Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to children aged 0-18years referred to Enfields Childrens Occupational Therapy Department.

To contribute to planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Childrens Occupational Therapy Service. To contribute to service improvements and Quality initiatives within the team.

To be responsible for a defined caseload of children both within the community and special school, working autonomously with regular access to supervision and clinical support.

To provide family centred, occupationally focused assessment and intervention to disabled children and children with additional needs. To work within the available evidence based and good practice guidelines.

To undertake Band 6 Competencies framework during between 12-18 months of employment. If Competencies successfully completed to progress internally to a Band 6 within the team

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Person Specification

Education and professional qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/BSc/MSc Occupational Therapy or recognised equivalent
• Current HCPC Registration
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• Practice Educator/Fieldwork Educator qualification
• Membership of RCOT

Royal Free shared commitments

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of self-directed learning and professional development
• Experience of multidisciplinary working

Desirable

• Experience working as a qualified Occupational Therapist in a relevant paediatric setting or children's private practice
• Post-qualification experience of six months or more
• Experience working within occupational therapy frameworks of practice

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Strong commitment to working within community paediatric occupational therapy
• Ability to achieve Band 6 competencies within 18 months
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Accurate documentation and report-writing skills

Desirable

• Ability to analyse and respond to complex information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Michael Site Cedar House

Gater Drive

Enfield

EN2 0JB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details for the role, please see the uploaded Job description and Person spec which will give a detailed overview and skills needed.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registered
• Evidence of ongoing CPD development

Desirable

• Attendance at Post Grad Courses
• Membership of professional body or interest group

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 18 months - 2 years post graduate experience.
• Broad post graduate experience with significant component in relevant area
• Evidence of minium 12m NHS Experience
• Supervision Experience of students or rehab assistants

Desirable

• Participation in audits or projects
• Community working experience

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Ability to prioritise, organise and work in a busy environment.
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
• oGood communication skills, able to present information (written and oral) in a clear and logical manner

Desirable

• Good presentation skills.
• oAble to deal with difficult situations, e.g. dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers

Others

Essential

• Car owner/driver with valid UK driving license and car available for work purposes
• Good communication skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Micheal's Primary Care Site

Gater Drive

Enfield

EN2 0JB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

To complete social communication assessments as part of the Neurodevelopmental assessment pathway. To contribute to MDT discussions to make decisions about possible diagnosis. To write reports with advice and to signpost to appropriate support.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Skills

• To assess and diagnose within the highly specialist clinical area.

• To produce detailed reports reflecting specialist knowledge regarding patients' needs and summarising proposed treatment plans.

• To contribute to legal documents such as Education, Health and Care Plans. Annual reviews and individual education plans.

• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures

• To adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences

• To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust policies

• To share information with carers and other professionals, observing data protection guidelines

To contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions regarding possible diagnosis.

• To communicate complex information from specialist assessment to patients, carers and other professionals

• To demonstrate empathy with patients, carers and other professionals, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where significant barriers to understanding exist.

• To respond sensitivity at all times, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the clinical difficulties and their implications

• To demonstrate expert skills in managing conflict within the context of the highly specialist clinical area

• To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible, in line with trust policy

• To foster productive relationships with others who have challenging communication difficulties and/or who may be under stress

• To employ excellent communication skills

• To apply expert strategies to facilitate and enhance the effectiveness of communication, both verbal, non-verbal and environmental

• To provide specialist assessment and advice on optimising the patient's communication environment, including the communication skills of carers and other professionals within the patient's environment

• To provide supervision and specialist clinical advice, support and second opinions for therapists and other professionals working within highly specialist clinical area, offering case discussions, joint assessments.

• To demonstrate independence in dealing with complex issues associated with caseload management.

• To discharge appropriately, agreeing a point of closure with the client/carer, and informing other professionals.

Clinical Governance Requirements

• To gather statistical data punctually.

• To participate in departmental research as required.

• To initiate and undertake clinical governance/audit projects within: clinical area, as required.

• To demonstrate expert knowledge of relevant procedures including: Safeguarding Children, SEN procedures, Working with Vulnerable Adults and other legal frameworks (clinical area).

Continuing Professional Development

• To identify personal/professional development evidenced by Personal Development Plan/ Professional Portfolio developed within an appraisal framework, including objectives relating to clinical specialism.

• To participate in Individual Performance Review ensuring that the objectives set reflect the Service and Trust plans, including specific objectives relating the clinical specialism.

• To attend specialist short courses and advanced training in order to maintain and develop skills and knowledge required of a highly specialist therapist working in the field of complex communication disorders and maintain up to date HCPC and RCSLT registration.

• To demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to RCSLT Professional Guidelines and develop local guidelines within specialist clinical area.

Teaching Skills

• To develop and deliver specialist training to others in area of clinical expertise.

• To demonstrate the ability to target training appropriately to the needs of course participants.

• To demonstrate the ability to reflect on and evaluate training provided.

Clinical Leadership

• To provide full student placements, including assessment of the placements as appropriate.

Analytical Skills

• To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice independently, with peers and mentors to identify own strengths and development needs.

• To demonstrate a well-developed ability to integrate information, taking into account all aspects of the patient's communication, including verbal, non-verbal and environmental.

• To anticipate and take appropriate steps to prevent the breakdown of relationships with patients, carers and other professionals.

• To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from specialist assessment seeking internal and external support as appropriate.

Responsibility for Patient Care and Contact with Carers

• To demonstrate a well-developed ability to manage people with challenging behaviours including the application of appropriate management strategies.

• To work within infection control and health and safety guidelines in order to deal appropriately with unpleasant conditions related to client contact as they arise: for example exposure to body fluids, infectious conditions, encountered on a regular basis.

Extent of Responsibility for Planning and Organisation

• To advise line manager on clinical issues of service delivery including shortfall, service pressures etc.

• To assume delegated tasks as requested by line manager, including participation in working groups, policy development groups.

• To use specialist knowledge to lead service/policy developments as appropriate.

Physical Skills

• To demonstrate highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of patients/clients.

• To demonstrate skills in positioning clients with disabilities.

• To demonstrate highly developed ability to use AAC appropriately.

• To have due regard for your own personal safety and that of people, in particular to have regard to moving and handling regulations, restraining policies and ensure the safe positioning of self and others.

Responsibility for Equipment or Financial Resources

• To monitor stock levels in own service area and request new equipment as appropriate.

• To be responsible for the security, care, maintenance and delivery of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained including equipment loaned to clients.

Freedom to Act

• To provide leadership within appropriate specialist area.

• Manages complex caseload independently.

• To monitor and evaluate own specialist service delivery and provide progress reports.

• To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking support as appropriate.

• To work within defined departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct.

Please see Full Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience assessing Children/YP with social communication difficulties
• Experience of managing large caseloads, prioritisation, planning workloads
• Experience of monitoring service outcomes

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across Bridgewater Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs, including on occasions evenings

Sponsorship

Essential

• Please confirm your Right to Work status (share-codes will be checked where applicable).

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Speech and Language
• Therapy Degree Qualification or
• Equivalent
• Health Care Professions Council registration.
• RCSLT Licence to Practice

Desirable

• Registered member
• of Royal College of
• Speech and
• Language
• Therapists
• Membership of
• relevant Clinical Excellence Networks
• Evidence of additional training / continuing professional development around specialist area
• AODS training
• ADI training

Relationships

Essential

• If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Knowledge of Code of Practice and
• National Curriculum
• Understanding of the principles of clinical
• governance/audit
• Previous experience of NHS IT systems
• Excellent interpersonal skills including
• observation, listening and empathy
• skills
• Negotiation and problem solving skills
• Demonstrates good analytical and
• reflection skills
• Well developed concentration skills
• Good presentation skills, both written
• and verbal
• Good organisational skills
• Prioritisation skills
• Good auditory skills and ability to
• transcribe speech phonetically
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team
• Member
• Knowledge of assessment tools

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)

Address

Halton Child Development Centre

Crow Wood Health Park

Crow Wood Lane

Widnes

Cheshire

WA8 3NA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the British Psychological Society
• HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist.

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including community, primary care, outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Post-qualification experience of work within interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary environments.
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.

Desirable

• Evidence of post-qualification supervised clinical experience in assessment and intervention with patients with long-term health conditions, including techniques at a specialist level.
• Post-qualification experience of working in a medical team.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of other qualified Psychologists and other professional disciplines.
• Experience in leading case conferences, complex case discussions or other patient-focused meetings.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
• Knowledge of at least two relevant theoretical models and psychological interventions relevant to the care of patients with sickle cell and thalassaemia.
• Highly skilled in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the British Psychological Society/HCPC.
• Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting.

Desirable

• Formal training and/or experience in supervision of other psychologists.
• Experience in service development, leadership and management.
• Familiarity with SPSS databases (or similar) and statistical package.

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to take responsibility for the work of others.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Short Stay Ward provides assessment, treatment and care for patients who are expected to require a brief hospital admission, usually up to 72 hours. The ward supports timely clinical decision-making, treatment, recovery and discharge, while identifying patients who require transfer to a specialist or longer-stay inpatient ward.

The postholder will provide safe, compassionate and effective nursing care to patients with a range of acute medical conditions. They will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to assess patients, implement care plans, monitor clinical progress and support timely discharge or transfer to an appropriate ward.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Care

Assessment and Patient Flow

Communication and Handover

Discharge Planning

Multidisciplinary Working

Patient Safety and Quality

Professional Responsibilities

Short Stay Ward Environment

Working Conditions

The role involves working a rotational shift pattern, including days, nights, weekends and public holidays. The postholder will regularly be required to undertake moving and handling activities, respond to urgent clinical situations and provide care to patients with complex physical, emotional and social needs.

See attached Job Description for full job role details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration
• oDiploma qualification

Desirable

• ILS/PILS/TILS or equivalent

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels. (2) Ability to prioritise workload (2) Attention to detail (2)
• oRecent post registration demonstrable experience of working within an acute care environment
• oUnderstanding of general omedical/surgical conditions
• oFull understanding of the Band 5 responsibilities and accountability
• oHas completed preceptorship programme
• oProven knowledge of relevant policies and procedures

Desirable

• oDemonstrable experience working within the Emergency Department setting
• oDemonstrable experience of managing a clinical area

APTITUDE & ABILITIES

Essential

• oAbility to assess clinical situations and act appropriately
• oEmpathy when giving sensitive information
• oStandard keyboard skills/computer literacy to access and input into Patient Information Systems, word processing and use of email
• oExcellent communication skills

Desirable

• Cannulation and venepuncture

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

Thrushel ward Derriford Hospital

Breast road

Plymouth

PL6 8DH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional specific degree i.e. BSc Speech and Language Therapy.
• State registration via Healthcare Professions Council
• Registered member of the RCSLT

Desirable

• Relevant courses/attendance at SIG's
• Post graduate dysphagia training

Experience

Essential

• Good theoretical knowledge of adult acquired communication impairments Knowledge of speech & language therapy assessment and how such can be used in differential diagnosis.
• Experience of working with adults with acquired speech and language impairments
• Able to assess language disorders resulting from neurological impairment and use this to plan patient and goal led therapy.
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development
• Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary team working.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexible attitude
• Able to handle sensitive situations Well-developed concentration, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective written communication skills e.g. clinical records, reports to other health care professionals and external agencies.

Desirable

• Experience of working in the community setting

Skills

Essential

• Aware of the principles of audit, research, clinical governance and evidence-based practice.
• Knowledge of local and national policies and procedures e.g. RCSLT/Healthcare Professionals Council Code of Conduct/Ethics, Health and Safety, Infection Control, CPR, Equality and Diversity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Good organisational / planning / prioritisation skills
• Ability to motivate and encourage reluctant and challenging patients
• Excellent time management skills.
• Word processing and IT skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Address

2 Jubilee Close

Tickhill Road Hospital Site, Balby

Doncaster

DN4 8QH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to NVQ Level 4, Degree level (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline such as public health, health promotion, occupational health, wellbeing, organisational development, human resources, or a related field

Experience

Essential

• Experience of designing and delivering workshops, group facilitation and stakeholder engagement activities
• Experience of working with employers across sectors and building successful partnerships.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Public Health Wales

Address

2 Capital Quarter

No 2 Capital Quarter

Cardiff

CF10 4BZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://phw.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide visible clinical leadership, promoting safe, effective and recovery focused care for people with complex mental health needs.

Act as a source of expert clinical advice and support, helping staff confidently manage risk, complexity and challenging clinical situations.

Lead on clinical quality, governance and patient safety, ensuring high standards of practice, care planning, record keeping and safeguarding.

Oversee the day to day flow of clinical work, including allocation, prioritisation and management of team workload to support timely access to services.

Work collaboratively with the Operational Manager and Specialist Nurse to deliver service objectives, improve performance and drive positive change.

Monitor and support key quality and performance indicators, using systems such as SystmOne, SMART, MaST and Datix to inform service improvement.

Chair multidisciplinary meetings and provide clinical oversight for complex cases, ensuring decisions are person centred, evidence based and outcome focused.

Lead learning from incidents, complaints and patient safety reviews, embedding improvements that enhance care quality and service user experience.

Provide supervision, coaching and mentorship to clinicians, support workers and newly qualified staff, fostering professional growth and clinical excellence.

Champion a culture of continuous learning, reflection and innovation, supporting education, research and evidence based practice across the team.

Support students and learners, helping to create a high quality placement and learning environment.

Build strong partnerships with colleagues, partner organisations and wider stakeholders to deliver integrated and coordinated care.

Contribute to service transformation and the development of new ways of working, helping shape the future of community mental health services.

Support workforce planning, recruitment and resource management, ensuring the team is equipped to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care.

Be a key member of the leadership team, inspiring colleagues and creating an environment where staff feel valued, supported and empowered to thrive.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Band 7 experience in Leadership and Management
• Community Mental Health Experience

Desirable

• Quality Assurance experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Leadership and Management Qualification
• Registered Mental Health Professional

Skills

Essential

• Experince delivering Clinical Supervision
• Experince delivering service improvement projects

Desirable

• Professional qualification holder with 3 years of experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

St Marys Hospital

London Road

Kettering

NN157PW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide assistance and support to all team members of the multi-disciplinary team (including other Healthcare Assistant, Housekeepers etc), as directed.
• Arrange or where necessary scan/prepare notes for patient transfer.
• Prompt clinical team for patient discharge and liaise with Patient transport where appropriate.
• Organise the transfer of patients to other areas if required.
• Communicate with Nursing and Medical staff to update them on completion of tasks or where unable to complete.
• Liaise with the Registered Nurse in charge / shift coordinator and resolve issues preventing prompt patient transfer out of ED.
• Answer the telephone / greet visitors promptly in a polite and professional manner and deal with enquiries as appropriate, pass on written and verbal information as required to colleagues and patients.
• Where required ensure patients and their relatives or carers are kept informed of delays with their treatment/investigations and waiting times.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising there may be a need to utilise alternative methods of communication. Where there are barriers to understanding, arrange / access information, support and others services to aid effective communication / use of distraction & play therapy.
• Ensure children are safeguarded in line with local and national policy.
• Support main ED during periods of high acuity as needed.

Person Specification

Desirable

Essential

• Key skills - literacy and numeric
• NVQ II In Direct Care

Desirable

• NVQ Level III in Direct Care
• Consider NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Direct Care
• Able to undertake: Phlebotomy, ECG ,Aseptic dressings, Plaster cast application (or willing to undertake training within 6 months) Catheterisation (or willingness to undertaken training within 6 months) Venepuncture and Cannulation (or willingness to undertake training within 6 months) Blood cultures (or willingness to undertake training within 6 months

Experience

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Can prioritise workload and make judgements in relation to workload.
• Ability to adapt to change within working situation
• Able to be flexible in relation to service demands

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

Parkhurst Road

Newport, Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Current First Level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Recognised recent ICH-GCP training
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• First degree/ on degree pathway or relevant clinical experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Good understanding of the purpose of clinical research, including ICH-GCP

Desirable

• Understanding of the regulatory agencies, frameworks and legislation underpinning clinical research
• Knowledge of clinical research processes

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working across a variety of clinical areas

Desirable

• Experience of working in a clinical research environment
• Experience of writing standard operating procedures

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Highly effective communication skills
• Good written and analytical skills
• Ability to plan and manage workload autonomously
• Demonstrable IT skills (including use of Microsoft suite)
• Clinical skills competency in venepuncture
• Effective team working across professional and organisation boundaries

Desirable

• Involvement in informed consent process within scope of professional practice
• Co-ordination of specialist patient care pathways

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

• Some flexibility in working hours to meet service need
• Ability to travel independently between hospital sites or to attend research related meetings (as required)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role-specific criteria.

Please note that if you currently work for another NHS Trust or UHSussex and you are applying to accept this position as a secondment opportunity, before applying you must seek agreement and authorisation from your current Trust/Manager. Secondments cant be agreed without this approval. If you are unable to gain approval, you should refrain from applying unless you wish to take this role as a fixed term position.

Technical Development & Data Engineering

Design, create and maintain SQL database objects including tables, views, stored procedures and functions, ensuring optimal database design principles, data integrity and performance.

Write complex, efficient SQL queries to support reporting, analysis and data extraction requirements across the Trust; proactively review and optimise existing queries and database objects to improve performance, maintainability and reliability.

Develop and maintain ETL processes to load data from multiple sources into SQL Server databases, as well as produce structured datasets in Excel/CSV formats for internal use and external submissions (including national and regional data returns).

Build, develop and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards and semantic models, utilising best practice in data modelling, DAX, Power Query and visual design to deliver intuitive, self-service reporting solutions across the Trust.

Develop and manage reporting solutions within Microsoft Fabric, including the creation and maintenance of Fabric pipelines for data ingestion, transformation and orchestration.

Review existing SSRS reports and subscriptions for migration to PowerBI to support operational and statutory reporting needs.

Reporting, Analysis & Information Delivery

Carry out a systematic review of existing reports, dashboards and their underlying code/logic - much of which has not been reviewed for some time - to determine what should be retained as-is, updated to incorporate EPR data, consolidated with other reports, or decommissioned as part of the transition to EPR.

Develop, design and deliver dashboards and reporting solutions from the Trust's data warehouse and the EPR data repository, and lead on discrete areas of work which evolve the reporting estate into one which is optimised for BI, consistent in its measures and definitions, and straightforward to maintain and update.

Work seamlessly with the BI business partners, data management team, and liaise directly with report area subject matter experts in clinical and operational teams, to confirm business rules and ensure the reporting layer is designed to meet internal and external reporting requirements, implementing well-defined business logic and ensuring solutions are designed to support an efficient data environment, automated for efficiency, time saving for stakeholders, and enable self-service.

To use sophisticated analysis techniques and performance management to monitor and report on progress against targets and identify where improvements in the effective and efficient delivery of services can take place.

Strategic & Operational Support

To develop solutions which support the strategic and operational BI support function and cycle for the clinical and corporate divisions, contributing alongside Business Intelligence Partners and the wider BI team to a value-added, forward-looking and wide-ranging BI service.

To support the Head of Business Intelligence Development and Head of Operational Business Intelligence in delivering Trusts Business Intelligence strategic vision to streamline activities and focus on value-added goals, implementing a real-time corporate approach to intelligence, a single version of the truth, promoting a self-service and ease of access approach to data, exploring and utilising world-class technologies.

To develop and own a part of the Business Intelligence improvement plan and work with wider BI team colleagues and staff within Divisions to maintain and implement.

To work with colleagues in the wider BI team to inform developments of products to deliver the BI improvement plan, reduce manual or disjointed processes, such that service is value-added and not just provision of information.

Support the transformation into an exemplar organisation based on sound business intelligence, against a rigorous Performance Framework.

Essential Skills & Experience

Expert-level SQL skills, including the ability to design and create tables, write highly efficient and complex queries, critically review and optimise existing SQL code, and develop stored procedures and functions to support reporting and data processing needs.

Strong business analysis skills, with the ability to engage effectively with report area SMEs and other stakeholders to elicit, document and agree detailed reporting requirements and specifications.

Experience developing SSIS packages for data loading, transformation and extraction, including producing datasets for national/regional submissions and internal reporting in Excel/CSV formats.

Proven expertise in Power BI, including data modelling, DAX, Power Query, report/dashboard design and deployment, with the ability to deliver enterprise-grade self-service reporting solutions.

Experience with Microsoft Fabric, including building and managing Fabric workspaces, lakehouses, dataflows and pipelines for end-to-end data orchestration and processing.

Experience developing business applications using Microsoft PowerApps to support operational processes and data capture is desirable.

Demonstrable experience in Excel for data analysis, reporting and the preparation of submission-ready datasets.

Experience of working with multiple stakeholders at all levels, translating complex data and technical concepts into accessible, actionable intelligence.

Proven ability to mentor and support colleagues within a technical BI environment.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

Ensuring each completed piece of review, consolidation or development work is accompanied by clear technical documentation for reports, datasets, ETL/data pipelines and database objects including data lineage, source-to-target mappings, transformation logic and refresh schedules so that reporting solutions are fully documented, auditable and maintainable and handed over to the BAU BI team on completion.

Maintain a data dictionary / metadata catalogue defining report measures, calculations and business rules consistently across the reporting suite, reducing the duplicate-definition problem the EPR review is meant to fix.

Document business rules and report specifications agreed with report area SMEs, ensuring sign-off is captured and traceable. Support the development of the wider BI team's knowledge and technical skills through documentation, knowledge-sharing and on-the-job coaching as pieces of work are completed and transitioned into business-as-usual.

Maintain change logs / version control for reports and underlying code as part of the review, consolidation and decommissioning process

Contribute to or maintain a testing and validation log for the parallel-running/reconciliation work during the EPR transition (documenting what was checked, by whom, against what expected outcome)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, Business Analytics).

Desirable

• Qualification in project management

Technical Skills

Essential

• Expert-level SQL skills -- including the ability to design and create tables, views, stored procedures and functions
• Extensive experience of designing and deploying Business Intelligence reporting solutions using Power BI, including data modelling, DAX, Power Query/M, row-level security
• Skilled in the translation of business needs and issues into logical analytical framework and clear outputs
• Experience of developing and managing solutions within Microsoft Fabric, including workspaces, lakehouses, dataflows Gen2 and semantic models.

Desirable

• Knowledge of PowerShell scripting for automation of BI and data tasks
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric pipelines for end-to-end data orchestration and processing.
• Knowledge of Python for data manipulation, automation or advanced analytics

Experience

Essential

• Experience of presenting reporting solutions and analytical outputs to a range of stakeholders across clinical, operational and corporate functions
• Experience of carrying out systematic review of complex data and reporting setup
• Experience of writing technical guidance documents for complex data and reporting setup

Desirable

• NHS experience working in a similar Business Intelligence development role
• Strong understanding of NHS data, information standards, national reporting requirements
• Evidence of Proactively keeping abreast of developments in BI technologies, NHS data strategy (including the NHS Federated Data Platform), data governance and best practice in healthcare

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role-specific criteria.

Please note that if you currently work for another NHS Trust or UHSussex and you are applying to accept this position as a secondment opportunity, before applying you must seek agreement andauthorisationfrom your current Trust/Manager. Secondmentscantbe agreed without this approval. If you are unable to gainapproval,you should refrain from applying unless you wish to take this role as a fixed term position.

Technical Development & Data Engineering

Design, create and maintain SQL database objects including tables, views, stored procedures and functions, ensuring optimal database design principles, data integrity and performance.

Write complex, efficient SQL queries to support reporting, analysis and data extraction requirements across the Trust; proactively review and optimise existing queries and database objects to improve performance, maintainability and reliability.

Develop and maintain ETL processes to load data from multiple sources into SQL Server databases, as well as produce structured datasets in Excel/CSV formats for internal use and external submissions (including national and regional data returns).

Build, develop and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards and semantic models, utilising best practice in data modelling, DAX, Power Query and visual design to deliver intuitive, self-service reporting solutions across the Trust.

Develop and manage reporting solutions within Microsoft Fabric, including the creation and maintenance of Fabric pipelines for data ingestion, transformation and orchestration.

Review existing SSRS reports and subscriptions for migration to PowerBI to support operational and statutory reporting needs.

Reporting, Analysis & Information Delivery

Carry out a systematic review of existing reports, dashboards and their underlying code/logic - much of which has not been reviewed for some time - to determine what should be retained as-is, updated to incorporate EPR data, consolidated with other reports, or decommissioned as part of the transition to EPR.

Develop, design and deliver dashboards and reporting solutions from the Trust's data warehouse and the EPR data repository, and lead on discrete areas of work which evolve the reporting estate into one which is optimised for BI, consistent in its measures and definitions, and straightforward to maintain and update.

Work seamlessly with the BI business partners, data management team, and liaise directly with report area subject matter experts in clinical and operational teams, to confirm business rules and ensure the reporting layer is designed to meet internal and external reporting requirements, implementing well-defined business logic and ensuring solutions are designed to support an efficient data environment, automated for efficiency, time saving for stakeholders, and enable self-service.

To use sophisticated analysis techniques and performance management to monitor and report on progress against targets and identify where improvements in the effective and efficient delivery of services can take place.

Strategic & Operational Support

To develop solutions which support the strategic and operational BI support function and cycle for the clinical and corporate divisions, contributing alongside Business Intelligence Partners and the wider BI team to a value-added, forward-looking and wide-ranging BI service.

To support the Head of Business Intelligence Development and Head of Operational Business Intelligence in delivering Trusts Business Intelligence strategic vision to streamline activities and focus on value-added goals, implementing a real-time corporate approach to intelligence, a single version of the truth, promoting a self-service and ease of access approach to data, exploring and utilising world-class technologies.

To develop and own a part of the Business Intelligence improvement plan and work with wider BI team colleagues and staff within Divisions to maintain and implement.

To work with colleagues in the wider BI team to inform developments of products to deliver the BI improvement plan, reduce manual or disjointed processes, such that service is value-added and not just provision of information.

Support the transformation into an exemplar organisation based on sound business intelligence, against a rigorous Performance Framework.

Essential Skills & Experience

Expert-level SQL skills, including the ability to design and create tables, write highly efficient and complex queries, critically review and optimise existing SQL code, and develop stored procedures and functions to support reporting and data processing needs.

Strong business analysis skills, with the ability to engage effectively with report area SMEs and other stakeholders to elicit, document and agree detailed reporting requirements and specifications.

Experience developing SSIS packages for data loading, transformation and extraction, including producing datasets for national/regional submissions and internal reporting in Excel/CSV formats.

Proven expertise in Power BI, including data modelling, DAX, Power Query, report/dashboard design and deployment, with the ability to deliver enterprise-grade self-service reporting solutions.

Experience with Microsoft Fabric, including building and managing Fabric workspaces, lakehouses, dataflows and pipelines for end-to-end data orchestration and processing.

Experience developing business applications using Microsoft PowerApps to support operational processes and data capture is desirable.

Demonstrable experience in Excel for data analysis, reporting and the preparation of submission-ready datasets.

Experience of working with multiple stakeholders at all levels, translating complex data and technical concepts into accessible, actionable intelligence.

Proven ability to mentor and support colleagues within a technical BI environment.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

Ensuring each completed piece of review, consolidation or development work is accompanied by clear technical documentation for reports, datasets, ETL/data pipelines and database objects including data lineage, source-to-target mappings, transformation logic and refresh schedules so that reporting solutions are fully documented, auditable and maintainable and handed over to the BAU BI team on completion.

Maintain a data dictionary / metadata catalogue defining report measures, calculations and business rules consistently across the reporting suite, reducing the duplicate-definition problem the EPR review is meant to fix.

Document business rules and report specifications agreed with report area SMEs, ensuring sign-off is captured and traceable. Support the development of the wider BI team's knowledge and technical skills through documentation, knowledge-sharing and on-the-job coaching as pieces of work are completed and transitioned into business-as-usual.

Maintain change logs / version control for reports and underlying code as part of the review, consolidation and decommissioning process

Contribute to or maintain a testing and validation log for the parallel-running/reconciliation work during the EPR transition (documenting what was checked, by whom, against what expected outcome)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, Business Analytics).

Desirable

• Qualification in project management

Technical Skills

Essential

• Expert-level SQL skills -- including the ability to design and create tables, views, stored procedures and functions
• Extensive experience of designing and deploying Business Intelligence reporting solutions using Power BI, including data modelling, DAX, Power Query/M, row-level security
• Skilled in the translation of business needs and issues into logical analytical framework and clear outputs
• Experience of developing and managing solutions within Microsoft Fabric, including workspaces, lakehouses, dataflows Gen2 and semantic models.

Desirable

• Knowledge of PowerShell scripting for automation of BI and data tasks
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric pipelines for end-to-end data orchestration and processing.
• Knowledge of Python for data manipulation, automation or advanced analytics

Experience

Essential

• Experience of designing, developing, and maintaining data warehouses, including understanding of dimensional modelling, star/snowflake schemas and reporting layers.
• Experience of carrying out systematic review of complex data and reporting setup
• Experience of writing technical guidance documents for complex data and reporting setup

Desirable

• NHS experience working in a similar Business Intelligence development role
• Strong understanding of NHS data, information standards, national reporting requirements
• Evidence of Proactively keeping abreast of developments in BI technologies, NHS data strategy (including the NHS Federated Data Platform), data governance and best practice in healthcare analytics

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to use Welsh in routine workplace situations, such as greeting customers, answering calls, responding to routine enquiries, providing information, arranging appointments and taking messages. Have a look at our Croeso Candidate booklet below for more information. If you have these Welsh language skills, please apply.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent level of skills and knowledge gained through experience.
• Good general standard of education

Desirable

• Additional ICT related qualifications.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a busy office environment.
• Experience of setting up and maintaining office processes.

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to prioritise work and identify urgent requirements.
• Excellent communication and customer care skills and a good telephone manner.

Desirable

• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

Values

Essential

• Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of confidentiality.
• Clear knowledge of the importance of Health & Safety Regulations in the Workplace.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Prince Charles Hospital

Gurnos Road

Merthyr Tydfil

CF47 9DT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential Criteria Experience of securing and managing corporate partnerships, major accounts or high-value business relationships. Experience of developing and delivering income generation strategies. Proven ability to achieve financial targets and objectives. Excellent relationship-building, networking and stakeholder management skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills. Experience of leading, motivating and developing team members. Ability to identify opportunities and adopt a proactive, commercially focused approach. Good organisational and project management skills. Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle. Commitment to the values and vision of St Luke's Hospice. Desirable Criteria Experience within the charity, hospice or not-for-profit sector. Experience of trusts and grants fundraising. Knowledge of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes and partnership development. Experience of using fundraising or customer relationship management (CRM) databases.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Please refer to attached employee specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

St Luke’s Hospice

Address

Little Common Lane

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S11 9NE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.stlukeshospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

What you will do:

Lead the planning, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of agreed standards for infant feeding.

Provide leadership and collaboration to meet the vision for achieving and then maintaining full UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative BFI accreditation.

Provide leadership support and direction to the Infant Feeding Service ensuring that the team is able to work effectively supporting our families both in and out of the hospital setting.

Participate in and support regular audits.

Support and encourage quality and service improvements led by both evidence and service user feedback.

Champion the public health benefits of breastfeeding, leading initiatives to increase breastfeeding continuation rates in alignment with BFI standards.

Provide specialist clinical support and expert advice on infant feeding, working collaboratively with the wider workforce to deliver individualised, evidence-based care and support to families.

Develop and implement a comprehensive training strategy to ensure all members of the multidisciplinary team receive appropriate foundational education and regular updates in infant feeding practices.

Ensure personalised support to empower informed feeding choices and promote positive outcomes.

Contribute to the delivery of high-quality training programmes and workshops for both healthcare professionals and service users, supporting a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Lead the implementation of evidence-based practice changes, ensuring care remains individualised and responsive to emerging themes through robust, local governance processes.

Collaborate with local services and partners to promote and support breastfeeding, contributing to improved public health outcomes across the community.

You will be expected to demonstrate:

Competency and skills acquisition within the band 7 midwife role Being a strong advocate of effective and evidence based feeding practices The ability to perform and train staff to maintain an effective frenulotomy service Ability to communicate effectively and compassionately Ability to work under own initiative and prioritise workload Good interpersonal skills Enjoying working collaboratively with our families and supporting their decisions.

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Registered Midwife on relevant part of the NMC register
• Significant clinical experience
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Associate/mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
• Relevant and recent clinical experience or with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in midwifery practice and responsibility for managing a clinical team
• Expert clinical skills relevant to speciality and achievement of all midwifery competencies

Desirable

• Experience of writing protocols, guidelines and integrated care pathways
• High dependency course
• Team leadership role
• Evidence of audit
• Examination of the newborn qualification
• Understanding of local and national NHS initiatives

Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

W&N Maternity Public Health and Education

Southampton

SO16 5YA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the development and delivery of high-quality training, advice and guidance to Internal and external organisations.

To support the reduction of the impact of substance misuse in the setting within which the training is delivered.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Has experience in teaching, training and assessment.
• Is passionate about creating and delivering engaging, high-quality learning.
• Has excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Can build positive relationships with and support a diverse range of learners.
• Is enthusiastic, creative and committed to continuous improvement.

Desirable

• Experience in dealing with challenging learners.
• Understanding of issues facing substance misusers.

Qualifications

Essential

• Holds a Level 3 Education & Training qualification (formerly PTLLS), or an equivalent qualification.

Desirable

• Level 3 Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement or equivalent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Alcohol & Drug Service

Address

The Alcohol & Drug Service

Kingston House

12 Saxon Way

Hessle

HU13 9PB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://ads-uk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)