Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. Dispense and issue medicines from the Pharmacy Department including extemporaneously prepared products, controlled drugs, unlicensed medicines and clinical trials, in accordance with the policies, procedures and safe systems of work, which prevail in the department at the time.2. Order and supply pharmaceuticals as part of the ward stock top-up service.3. Load medicines received into the automated dispensing machine.4. Take lead responsibility for reception duties and direct workload and queries in the most appropriate staff members within the department and escalate if required.5. Input data into the Pharmacy computer system to ensure all appropriate records are made and kept up to date.6. Receive medicines into the Pharmacy Department and ensure that documentation and computer entry is carried out in a timely and accurate manner.7. Investigate and resolve delivery discrepancies, liaising with invoicing staff, and suppliers, making appropriate records of all investigations and outcomes keeping line manager fully briefed about key operational matters.8. Ensure that all pharmaceutical preparations are stored appropriately.9. Rotate stock at the point of goods receipt.10. Deal with more complicated enquiries referring to line manager if they are not commensurate with role.11. Ensure that all unused medicines (if appropriate) returned to the pharmacy are recycled in accordance with the safe systems of work and always participate in the safe disposal of medicines in accordance with departmental procedures.12. Manually handle IV fluids, bulk feed deliveries and manoeuvre cages and tote boxes for delivery towards/departments, outside clinics13. Deliver medicines to ward and departments as required.14. Deal with frequent interruptions eg telephone enquiries from internal and external customers.15. Fix the robot when basic errors occur.16. Participate in daily stock count.17. Issue medicines which are on To-Follows list.18. Participate in development and project work in line with the objectives of the Trust and Pharmacy Directorate19. Check picked stock items to ensure accuracy of medicines supplies on top up.20. Train, supervise and assess support workers.21. Deliver robot error training for pharmacy assistants and other staff who are new to the department in line with standard training plan.22. Deliver training to pharmacy assistants and other staff as they rotate through areas of practice .23. Deal with ad hoc stock requests as they arise (by telephone or portal) from wards/departments and outside clinics. These may be urgent and will need to be prioritised appropriately.24. Supply emergency orders25. Support pharmacy assistants with NVQ level 2 training where appropriate.26. Prioritise work so that services meet their objectives.27. Together with other members of staff to ensure that procedures are carried out in accordance with current legislation and regulations in respect of the Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH and that other pertinent recommendations and standards are complied with.28. Participate and co-operate in weekend, Bank Holiday, Statutory Holiday, early morning and evening services as per departmental arrangements.29. Undertake other reasonable duties commensurate with this role as required. This may be subject to change to meet the needs of our patients.30. Work across site where required.31. The post holder will be expected to adapt to changes that may occur, which may affect the current practices within the Pharmacy Department, such as the introduction of new equipment, procedures, policies, and hours of working.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services or Pharmacy equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience working in a pharmacy environment
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of dispensing prescriptions OR the preparation of aseptic products

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of stock control systems and storage of medication

Desirable

• Knowledge of hospital pharmacy supply and discharge planning
• Able to relate to all grades of staff within a multidisciplinary team

Skills

Essential

• Clear and accurate written communication skills
• Ability to use different IT applications
• Methodical with attention to detail
• Ability to train others

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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

CSSB Building

Liverpool

L7 8YE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Providing and receiving routine information which may sometimes require tact or persuasive skills or skills to overcome barriers to understanding. This may also involve providing and receiving complex or sensitive information, and providing advice, instruction or training to groups where the subject matter is straightforward. In particular, this will involve:

Responding to appropriate requests for information

Acting on correspondence responding to, or referring to the appropriate person

Providing routine advice on areas of knowledge/expertise, in a manner relevant to the audience and topic area (i.e. staff, students, external parties)

Liaison with partner services and organisations

Preparation/completion of routine documents, including letters, reports, presentations and forms e.g. photocopying, filing

Handling telephone queries and directing as appropriate.

Assisting patients/clients/relatives during incidental contacts such as phone calls.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RSA stage 3 or equivalent

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Good computer skills

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience in an administration role

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

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Harplands Hospital

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6TH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Band 6 job description for further details.

1. To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver an ongoing comprehensive mentalhealth service.2. To facilitate the delivery of Personalised Care and Support Planning in line with the Your Team your Conversation-Your Plan Policy and guidance.3. To record risk incidents and to collaboratively create and update Safety Assessments and Safety Plans.4. To provide personalised interventions to support people with Mental Health difficulties.5. To sometimes act as a Keyworker for people to whom you are delivering interventions.6. To plan, deliver and evaluate defined, non-profession specific specialist therapeutic interventions.7. To plan, deliver and evaluate Nursing Interventions as a member of a Multi- Disciplinary Team.8. To work as a member of a Multi-Disciplinary Team, assisting it to function well. Providing profession specific leadership, input and understanding, respecting and utilising the input of other professionals to enhance the overall quality of support provided.9. To deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to support Carers.10. To be responsible for maintaining own workload, as well as planning the workload of others, on a day to day basis, ensuring that time is prioritised effectively, utilising of electronic resources such as diaries/scheduling.11. To be responsible for the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures, including working with others in the planning development and review of protection plans, ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.12. Coordinating and undertaking protective interventions which may be required in the protection of others, as outlined in the protection plan, taking individual action where indicated.13. Undertake active clinical leadership and supervision within the team, covering for the manager and colleagues as required.14. To maintain the single health and social care record, ensuring both paper and electronic records are kept up to date in accordance with professional and organisational standards.15. Report and record within agreed timeframes, all activity relating to information reporting and performance requirements.16. To participate in management, caseload and clinical supervision in accordance with trust policy.17. To provide mentoring/training for others in relevant practice areas, according to professional requirements, taking a collaborative approach to practice development and evidence-based care. Specifically this means providing a safe and effective learning environment for the assessment and supervision of students , participating in their learning objectives and assessments.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

• Professional Registration - Registered Mental Health Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Experience in adult community mental health
• Evidence of risk management and developing risk management strategies

Desirable

• Experience, or placements in a wide variety of settings
• experience in medication management
• Older Adult Experience/Transferrable Skills
• Child and Young Person Experience/Transferable Skills

Communication skills

Essential

• Highly developed written communication skills
• Excellent documentation skills and report writing

Skills and Ability

Essential

• To be able to deliver interventions in the community and be practically able to do so. i.e - Driver

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Shearwater Lodge

1 The Avenue

Warminster

BA12 9AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To develop and encourage multidisciplinary working and partnerships with other practitioners, including medical consultants, divisional clinical directors and clinical leads.

2. To ensure effective communication of all Ultrasound issues. This will include regular documented communication with the Ultrasound team in addition to communication with the senior management team within Imaging including risks around delivery of required standards.

3. To make sure where relevant a process is in place to validate requests against agreed protocols and referral guidelines and also to actively participate in the process.

4. To arrange, plan and participate in the Ultrasound Quality Assurance programme to include national screening programmes.

5. To plan maintenance schedules, initiate and monitor external engineers to breakdowns, to support prompt service resumption.

6. To be accountable for the data collection of the service activity. To assess and analyse complex data in order to identify patterns and trends to enable effective and informed decision making and long-term planning of services.

7. To undertake and be responsible long-term workforce planning through analysis of data to assist in the planning of caseloads and inform decisions around changing skill mix. Identifying the future needs of the service in line with modernisation and changing healthcare needs.

8. To be responsible for recruitment, retention and regular review of staffing levels and skill mix within the service to ensure these meet the needs of the services, national targets and Trust objectives.

9. Manage staff rosters, annual leave, and training to maintain a core staffing resource working towards the delivery of a 7-day service in the future.

10. To manage day to day activities of any locum or third-party provider staff as required, supporting the ultrasound service.

Please see attached JD for full responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Registered (or equivalent professional body)
• Masters level qualification in Ultrasound

Desirable

• Management Qualification
• Quality improvement training

Experience

Essential

• Experienced Sonographer
• Experience of working and managing an Ultrasound Department
• In depth experience of leading and managing teams of sonographers across different levels
• Significant experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment with a range of health professionals

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable skills in leading change management with teams
• Advanced communication skills
• Advanced negotiating skills
• A proven ability to deal effectively with patients, their families and carers and the general public

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

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information please see attached the job description and person specification. If you have any questions or to arrange an informal visit please contact Jonathan Slack at [email protected] or on 07899 765346.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (RQF accredited)
• Moving and Handling Certificate
• NHS England accredited Care Certificate, with evidence of full completion of the knowledge and work based assessments / relevant experience
• Basic Life Support Certificate

Desirable

• Previous Orthopaedic 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.

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

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBChb (MBBS) and MRCPsych; CCT or CESR in general adult psychiatry

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of ability to work well in MDT
• Evidence of previous leadership experience and/or motivation in developing medical leadership

Experience

Essential

• Predominant experience in general adult psychiatry

Values-based

Desirable

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

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

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aire Court Community Unit

Leeds

LS10 4BS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description carefully and ensure that you meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification prior to applying. You will need to demonstrate throughout your application how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

We encourage all interested candidates to make contact with us to learn more about the team and/or to arrange a visit.

The AHLS Team operates over 24 hours, 7 day a week, with shift patterns. Knowledge of working in Liaison Psychiatry is desirable but not essential; however some community experience would be of benefit to any interested applicant.

For more information about this job or to arrange an informal visit to the team, please contact:

Kelly Green - Acute Hospital Liaison Team Manager

[email protected]

01723342663

Tyra Sutton - Community Modern Matron

[email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration with an approved professional body - Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD. HCPC (e.g. OT), Social Work England (Social Worker)
• To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential

• Working with people with mental ill health / learning disabilities
• Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Working in partnership with other agencies

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community setting.

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
• Understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Understanding of Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and Clinical Supervision, including application in practice
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.

Skills & Personal Attributes

Essential

• Must be able to manage own time and prioritise effectively.
• Must be self-motivate and able to motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team.
• Must be able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team.
• Must be able to use own initiative and make decisions independently.
• Must be self aware and committed to professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision
• Must be compassionate in meeting the needs of vulnerable people and their families and carers.

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

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Scarborough General Hospital

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities

(Please note this is a list of options, it is not exhaustive, which options are deployed will be decided by the individual PCN, in conjunction with the clinical pharmacist and SEL GP Group). It is however mandated by NHS England that this role is patient-facing in nature.

1. Patient facing Clinical Medication Review

Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring. These reviews could be cohort based, in care homes, polypharmacy or any other area required by the PCN, within the pharmacists competence. Home visits may be required.

2. Medicines quality improvement

Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the PCN, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the relevant practice team.

Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through computer searches. This might include risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both. Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups

3. Medicines safety

Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance.

4. Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments

Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence. Signposting to community pharmacy and referring

to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.

5. Patient facing medicines support

Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their

medicines in the practice.

6. Telephone medicines support

Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their

medicines.

7. Management of medicines at change of care setting

Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospital or admission to intermediate care or care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge. Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in Care Homes).

8. Medicine information to practice staff and patients

Answer relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other network staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines. Suggest and recommend solutions. Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes.

9. Drug monitoring

Ensure robust systems are in place for drug monitoring at each practice across the PCN, streamlining these where possible. Understand and apply the traffic light classifications for prescribing in the Leeds Health Economy.

10. Signposting

Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc.

11. Repeat prescribing

Ensure each practice in the PCN has a robust repeat prescribing policy, and streamline these across the PCN where possible. You may be asked to contribute to the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates. Ensure patients have appropriate monitoring in place when required.

12. Service development

Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets).

13. Information management

Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.

14. Education and Training

Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines

optimisation.

15. Care Quality Commission

Work with the general practice teams to ensure the practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.

16. Public health

Support public health campaigns. Provide specialist knowledge on all public health

programmes available to the general public.

17. Collaborative working arrangements

Work collaboratively with their PCN Clinical Director.

Participate in the PCN MDT.

Liaise with the Leeds GP Confederation Clinical Pharmacy team to benefit from peer support.

Liaise with CCG Medicines Commissioning colleagues on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit

Engage with the Leeds Practice Pharmacist and Technician Network and with the other SEL GP-employed pharmacists for peer support.

Foster and maintain strong links with all services across the PCN and neighbouring networks.

Explores the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and

sustain such relationships.

Liaises with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients,including but not limited to :

Patients and their representatives

GP, nurses and other practice staff

Social prescribers, first contact physiotherapists, physicians associates and paramedics.

Community pharmacists and support staff

Locality / GP prescribing lead

Locality managers

Community nurses and other allied health professionals

Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines optimisation

18. Professional development

Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the role and responsibilities.

Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.

Work with your line manager to access regular clinical supervision, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present.

Review yearly progress and develop clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others. Participate in the delivery of formal education programmes.

Demonstrate an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keep up to date with relevant clinical practice.

19. Research and Evaluation

Critically evaluate and review literature.

Identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice.

Generate evidence suitable for presentations at practice and local level.

Apply research evidence base into the workplace.

20. Health and Safety/Risk Management

Must comply at all times with the Health and Safety policies, in particular following safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting Systems

Comply with the Data Protection Act (2018) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).

21. Special working conditions

The post holder is required to travel independently between work sites and to attend meetings etc hosted by other agencies.

The post-holder will have contact with body fluids, i.e. wound exudates, urine etc while in clinical practice.

The post-holder is likely to need to visit patients in their own home.

22. Miscellaneous

Work as part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.

Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.

Duties may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

23. Equality and Diversity

The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc

24. Respect for Patient Confidentiality

The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities & Attributes

Essential

• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
• Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations, e.g. CCGs)
• Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision

Desirable

• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision

Professional registration

Essential

• Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Other

Essential

• Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
• Adaptable
• Evidence of being a great team-player
• Self Motivation
• Safeguarding and other mandatory training
• Immunisation status
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience as an established foundation-level pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams and community groups
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications & TrainingCompletion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Demonstrates and understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice.
• Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management

Desirable

• Holds or working towards an independent prescribing qualification
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
• Successful completion of the CPPE General Practice Pharmacist Training Pathway

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable experience as an established foundation-level pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
• Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
• Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
• Understand the principles of research governance

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience as an established foundation-level pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions

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

South and East Leeds GP Group

Address

Hosted Employers address

1st Floor Park Edge Practice

Asket Drive

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS14 1HX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will assist the Director of Midwifery and Neonatal Services (DoMN) in the development of the professional midwifery and neonatal nursing agenda to achieve consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus.

Please see attached the full Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Midwife or Nurse NMC Registered Practitioner
• Degree in Midwifery or Nursing
• Masters level study in a Health Related Subject (or working towards)
• Evidence of recent post registration continuous professional development/qualification

Desirable

• Project Management/Service Improvement Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in a senior midwifery or nursing position at Band 8a or above and currently working in a leadership role
• Experience of midwifery practice in hospital and community settings
• High degree of professional development
• Can demonstrate expertise in midwifery or nursing practice
• Experience in writing reports/presenting information internally/externally in a timely manner to a range of Senior Managers
• Demonstrable experience of leading change and problem solving in clinical settings, patient care and experience
• Experience of working on own initiative and as part of a team working with local and external terms, acting as an ambassador of a speciality

Desirable

• Evidence and experience in delivering midwifery operational and strategic performance including strategic safe staffing and skill mix reviews, infection control, risk management, complaints, and adverse incidents across a range of services
• Experience in setting and achieving objectives/KPI's
• Previous publication of own work
• Previous experience of clinical research or audit
• Previous experience of working with pre and post registration students of multiple disciplines

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

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN2 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Band 8a

Salary £57,528 - £64,750 pro rata

• To organise and develop clinical pharmacy services within designated patient populations
• The designated population will be a primary care network, Directorate service or other population/cohort across Newcastle geography of a similar size (e.g. care home residents or the frail population). Responsibilities include building and developing relationships between local community pharmacies and other NHS services
• To promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines by working closely with colleagues from all disciplines within the designated patient population to share good practice and change prescribing behaviours where necessary
• To perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist, including advice, supervision and co-operation with colleagues.
• Perform the professional role of a registered Independent Prescriber (NonMedical Prescriber) including prescribing and de-prescribing within the individuals scope of competence
• Provide expertise in structured clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients, regardless of setting. This could be in secondary care, primary care, intermediate care or domiciliary settings as befits the needs of the patients
• Run clinics where medicines pay a key role in the management of patients with long term conditions; for example, up titration of heart failure and hypertension medicines when clinically appropriate, reduction of cardiovascular risk, anticoagulation, management of chronic lung diseases
• Help patients to meet their health goals, reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and unnecessary medicines waste through structured clinical medication review
• Reconcile medicines following transfer between care settings and work with patients and their usual care providers to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post transfer of care
• Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues
• Interface and collaborate with community pharmacy, medicines optimisation and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals including the promotion of Stock Shortage Protocols and the Repeat Dispensing and New Medicines services
• Support the development of safe, efficient systems for prescribing and managing medicines within the designated patient population. This can include but is not limited to advising on prescribing workflow and procedures, sharing good practice in and between care settings and promoting the use of facilitative technologies
• Manage patients and health care professionals medicine queries.
• Collaborate with colleagues in all settings to implement drug withdrawals, shortages and alerts e.g. from the Clinical Commissioning Group or Medicines Health Regulatory Authority aimed at improving medicines safety
• Work with other healthcare professionals and patients to implement NICE, Shared Care and other evidence based guidelines
• Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews, multidisciplinary reviews and learning from serious incidents and near-misses
• Provide medicines information, clinical supervision and training to healthcare professionals and administrative staff working with the designated patient population
• Review and interpret pathology results for patients in their care
• Act as a source of medicines information for healthcare professionals patients and carers (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stock medicines)

Band 7

Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata

• Promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines by working closely with multidisciplinary team colleagues
• Perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist, including advice, supervision and co-operation with colleagues
• Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of their patients
• Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions e.g. anticoagulant monitoring clinics
• Run clinics where medicines pay a key role in the management of patients with long term conditions
• Undertake up titration of Heart Failure and Hypertension medicines when clinically identified
• Undertake minor ailments triage and support walk in centre activity where required: dealing with minor ailments and triaging patients appropriately
• Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review
• Reconcile medicines following transfer from acute care and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post transfer of care
• Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues
• Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat dispensing service
• Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates
• Manage patients and health care professionals medicine queries
• Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety with support from Trust Pharmacy
• Work with primary care professionals and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines
• Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews
• Provide medicines information and training to other healthcare professionals and admin staff
• Review daily Pathology results for patients on known medicines
• Act as a source of medicines information for all of the multidisciplinary team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives (e.g. around out of stocks

Person Specification

All Criteria for Band 8a

Essential

• M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre-registration experience
• Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
• Clinical Diploma or equivalent experience
• Independent Prescriber
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
• Well-developed clinical pharmacy knowledge across all aspects of drug use and the therapeutics of long term conditions
• Knowledge of clinical audit and its role in pharmacy and medicine
• Extensive post registration experience in hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy or primary care pharmacy, some at a senior level.
• Demonstrate a developing clinical role
• Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit
• Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Basic computer skills

Desirable

• Clinical Masters
• RPS Membership
• RPS Faculty Membership
• RPS Credentialing
• Specialist knowledge of the designated patient population or directorates
• Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre-registration pharmacist tutor.
• Demonstrate they have undertaken a managerial role
• Post registration primary care experience
• Lecturing skills
• Medicines information skills
• NHSBSA ePACT2
• Primary care record systems e.g Emis, SystemOne
• Advanced consultation skills including Health Coaching and Shared Decision Making
• Leadership Skills

All Criteria for Band 7

Essential

• M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre-registration experience
• Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
• RPS Membership
• Significant post registration experience in Hospital Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy or Primary Care Pharmacy.
• Demonstrate a developing clinical role
• Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
• Well-developed clinical pharmacy knowledge across all aspects of drug use
• Knowledge of clinical audit and its role in pharmacy and medicine.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information
• One to One Communication
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Basic computer skills

Desirable

• Clinical Diploma/Masters
• Independent Prescriber
• Faculty membership
• Specialist knowledge of the clinical area(s) or directorates involved.
• Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre-registration pharmacist tutor.
• Teaching skills
• Microsoft office
• Consultation 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

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

317 Trustwide

NE7 7DN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

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

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Diploma in administration, business or management, or equivalent relevant experience in a senior administrative or PA role.

Desirable

• Degree in Administration or Business Management
• Project Management experience
• Training or qualifications in data analysis, Excel or PowerBI.

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in a senior administrative or PA role supporting senior managers or leadership teams.
• Experience of diary management, meeting coordination, minute taking and action tracking.
• Experience of preparing reports, presentations and formal correspondence.
• Experience of working in a complex, fast-paced organisational environment
• Demonstrated ability to sustain initiative and direction under difficult circumstances.
• Experience of working within complex teams and across complex systems, including exercising own judgement to manage complex situations and resolve problems
• Ability to work collaboratively and in partnership with other senior managers and professions.
• Experience in supporting Data Quality tasks

Desirable

• Experience working within NHS or health and social care settings
• Experience supporting clinical or multidisciplinary leadership teams.
• Experience of producing analytical reports or dashboards to support decision-making.
• Project Management.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of a range of administration systems
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook and PowerPoint, with intermediate/advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of electronic patient record systems (RIO)
• Understanding of confidentiality, information governance and data protection principles.

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS systems and processes,
• Understanding/experience of Clinical Governance
• Relevant short courses in business administration
• Strong working knowledge of PowerBI.
• Awareness of mental health service environments and challenges.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate professionally at senior level.
• Ability to learn and apply new skills quickly, including new systems, digital tools, reporting requirements and ways of working, in response to changing service priorities and organisational needs.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to analyse complex information and present it in a clear and accessible format.
• Ability to use initiative, solve problems and work autonomously within agreed parameters.
• Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality at all times.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching IT skills.
• Experience of presenting and participating in delivery of conferences / training days.
• Experience of improving or streamlining administrative or reporting processes.

Values & Behaviours

Essential

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Flexible, proactive and professional approach to work.
• Commitment to teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates Trust values in all aspects of work

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Armstrong Way

1 Armstrong Way

London

UB2 4SD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for full details

• To undertake comprehensive assessment and treatment to children and young people and their families under the age of 18.
• To carry out face to face and remote assessments for young people presenting with mental health difficulties in the community.
• To work in the Getting Advice triage team as part of job plan
• To manage a caseload of identified young people, offering appointments in a timely way, and working towards discharge where appropriate
• To provide comprehensive clinical risk assessment and management in relation to children and young people including those presenting with self-injurious behaviour.
• To implement risk management and safety plans collaboratively.
• To develop collaborative care plans with young people and their families, based on the assessment of needs.
• To deliver evidence based interventions to children, young people and families according to NICE guidance and local pathways of care.
• To liaise with relevant agencies in the delivery of care for children young people and their families/ carers
• Using resources creatively to engage and motivate young people and families in their care.
• To maintain care records, ensuring both paper and electronic records are kept up to date in accordance with professional and organisational standards.
• Participate in the running of therapeutic groups/workshops

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

• Professional qualification leading to registration with professional body e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychotherapy or other professional qualification with evidence of robust community CAMH experience and the use of CAPA approach to clinical assessment and intervention.
• 2 years post qualifying experience in mental health nursing or equivalent as above
• Additionally, if not incorporated into the professional qualification, a therapeutic qualification for work with children, adolescents and their families to Masters Level or equivalent is required.

Desirable

• Evidence of post qualification training and development
• Experience of clinical supervision

Experieince & Knowledge

Essential

• Significant experience of working in a CAMHS team
• Significant experience of delivering evidence based therapeutic interventions preferably with children and adolescents

Desirable

• Experience in a community CAMHS service across more than one role
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to colleagues and more junior staff including trainees/students

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Long Fox Unit

Grange Road, Uphill

Weston Super Mare

BS23 4TS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904.

Person Specification

Questionnaire & Experience

Essential

• 3 years of ITU (at least ONE year's experience must be within hospitals in the UK with UK referee ( ITU Consultant)
• Working towards any of the following exams FICM, EDICM, FRCA, MRCP
• Ability to perform rapid sequence intubation without supervision in both adults and children

Desirable

• ATLS or PALS course
• Structured evidence in domains of leadership & management, clinical governance or teaching/ training
• Critical care ultrasound or echo cardiography 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

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Critical Care Medical Staffing

Romford

RM7 0AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• Be on the NHSE medical performers list

All applicants should have skills including:

Essential

• Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services;
• Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date;
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety;
• Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

Lawson Pl,

Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk

IP32 7EW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

See the Job Description for full role details. It also provides the complete role specification. Further information about responsibilities and expectations is included within the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC specialist registration (or within 6 months of CCT)
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• Experience in general cardiology
• Ability to independently manage diagnosis and care of cardiology patients
• Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills
• ALS provider

Desirable

• MD/PhD

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience commitment and enthusiasm for cardiology.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical diagnosis and care of patients
• Evidence of ability to mentor staff, both medical and nursing

Desirable

• Other sub-speciality interest in imaging

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Ability to prioritise clinical need
• Ability to effectively organise oneself and own work
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit
• Ability to take a lead in developing/managing a clinical area
• Experience in wider aspects of patient care/service delivery (service design and networks)
• Ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Ability to see patients as people, empathise, work co-operatively with others, be open and non-defensive, and maintain a sense of humour
• Ability to use a non-judgemental approach to patients and colleagues regardless of their sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs or financial status
• Ability to change and adapt their work practices to respond to rapidly changing circumstances
• Able to operate effectively under pressure, cope with setbacks, be self-aware
• Is well prepared, shows self-discipline/ commitment, is punctual and meets deadlines
• Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
• Car owner -- driver

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

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Yeovil District Hospital

Higher Kingston

Yeovil

Somerset

BA21 4AT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assess individual patients care needs and to organise and implement an appropriate programme of care.

To ensure programmes of care are implemented throughout the 24-hour period.

To maintain continuing personal contact with patients and their relatives and be responsible for the evaluation of programmes of care.

To be fully aware of all current hospice policies and procedures and implement accordingly.

To work flexibly in order to provide continuity of patient care within all areas of the service.

To ensure that all nursing records are completed accurately and updated at each shift handover.

To carry out/supervise the implementation of specific treatments and clinical procedures, including physiotherapy treatments.

To report to the Sister or Charge Nurse on call any relevant information on the condition of specific patients, their care and treatment.

To report any complaints from patients and/or relatives to the Senior Sister or Charge Nurse.

To report to the Senior Sister or Charge Nurse any matter affecting the smooth running of the Unit.

To administer drugs and assist with their ordering and storage in accordance with the NMC Standards for the Administration of Medicine.

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with all professionals and volunteers working within the hospice and community setting.

To maintain confidentiality at all times and adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

To give and receive verbal reports to and from the clinical team within the hospice and community to ensure effective communication.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years post UK qualification experience, ideally have experience of palliative care.
• Demonstrate ability to meet Oakhaven Hospice values
• Evidence of understanding professional issues in nursing
• Highly effective communication and relationship skills both face to face and over the phone
• Evidence of involvement with patient/user groups to develop patient centre care.
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of working with electronic record systems, MS Word, email etc.

Desirable

• Thorough understanding and knowledge of key indicators of excellent quality care
• Evidence of clinical standard/ guideline setting

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified UK RGN with ideally with some prior medical or surgical knowledge, currently working in the UK
• First-level degree or demonstrate equivalent experience and skill
• Post-registration qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject or working towards
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Communication skills training

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience in cancer, palliative care, or another speciality.
• Experience of multi-professional working
• Evidence of good communications skills both face to face and over the phone
• Ability to support and influence change
• Evidence of solid IT skills and knowledge

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

Oakhaven Hospice

Address

Lower Pennington Lane

Pennington

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 8ZZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities

Clinical

• Lead on assessing planning and implementing high quality care, and evaluating care options for patients in the clinical area, in line with the Trust values and objectives
• Lead on complex clinical care for patients within their area
• Ensure the safe custody, maintenance and administration of medication, in accordance with established Trust policy
• Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trustpolicies and objectives
• Provide sound evidence based clinical advice as required to staff and patients
• Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures as required
• Understand the Trust clinical governance framework, and participate in the promoting and safeguarding of high standards of care, through effective risk management & governance, and adherence to the Trust values
• Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices
• Undertake effective multi professionally work with colleagues to deliver care
• Coordinate and manage nurse led clinics where appropriate
• Coordinate specialist functions, including making clinical decisions where appropriate
• Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objectives
• Deliver and supervise a high quality patient experience
• Work with manager to collect and disseminate data on quality indicators etc, in line with national and Trust objectives
• Maintain a safe working environment, including ensuring equipment is safe, and used in line with Trust policy and values
• Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including proactively implementing falls prevention
• Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues
• Have an awareness of current professional and clinical developments within their area of practice and promote this to others

Leadership and Management

• Manage the day to day staffing arrangements and rotas, to ensure safe levels of practice
• Be a shift coordinator on a regular basis where appropriate
• Ensure staff adhere to Trust protocols of care, eg Infection Control
• Take continuing responsibility for the Ward / Department in absence of manager
• Participate in senior nurse / unit on call rota / bleep holder (some areas, eg paediatrics) as appropriate
• Lead and manage their own clinical team within general clinical areas, and of the total team in the absence of the manager, in line with Trust values
• Develop and maintain effective communication and working relationships with other professional groups, and staff generally within the Division and the Trust
• Contribute to the effective management of the area by ensuring correct levels of staff are in place to deliver and assist with the planning of off duty rotas
• Assist in the delivery of induction / orientation of new staff
• Act as a role model, ensuring staff work to Trust guidelines and values
• Supervise, under the direction of their manager, the work of qualified and unqualified staff and learners
• Provide clinical support and guidance to staff
• Act as a resource for clinical knowledge to staff
• Initiate action on complaints & incident management and responses, and assist in their investigation and resolution
• Participate in recruitment and selection, and develop effective selection and interviewing skills
• Undertake appraisals of staff, following training
• Chair team meetings as required
• Lead on specific projects, as indicated and agreed by manager
• Have a working knowledge of budget arrangements for area, focussing on cost effectiveness and quality, to ensure maximum use of resource
• Understand and manage local change with team members, including the embedding of new projects

Education and Research

• Participate in the education of all learners within their area
• Actively support and assist in preceptorship and in pre registration student support, supervision and guidance including mentorship where appropriate
• Identify and respond to learning needs for area
• Develop and deliver or organise local training sessions, mindful of the Trust values
• Facilitate others in the development of informal teaching skills
• Participate in the annual training needs analysis for their area
• Participate in any local or related research projects, clinical trials etc
• Apply and encourage others to utilise evidence based practice and relevant research findings in practice
• Identify areas of nursing / midwifery research within their area that will be of benefit, and encourage and educate other staff to recognise the importance of research

Professional development

• Maintain professional registration
• Ensure mandatory training and a satisfactory appraisal is in date
• Undertake a professional development plan and demonstrate achievement of objectives.
• Ensure adherence to Trust policy and guidelines at all times.
• Role model Trust values at all times

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Successfully completed or willingness to undertake teaching/assessing course
• Evidence of professional development
• Relevant specialist courses/training

Desirable

• HIV course
• Sexual health course
• Counselling course
• Working towards a BSc/ MSc
• Relevant specialist courses/training including a recognised Family Planning qualification
• Leadership training

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration sexual health or HIV experience at Band 5 level
• Wide variety of clinical experience
• Proven management experience
• Experience of clinical supervision
• Experience of excellence in leading all /part of a clinical team in practice
• Experience of teaching and supporting learners / new staff etc
• Experience of health promotion and education
• Relevant post registration sexual health or HIV experience at Band 5 level
• Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
• Awareness of HR issues
• Able to utilise evidence in practice
• To be competent in the independent STI management of asymptomatic and symptomatic patients or the management of patients living with HIV infection
• Experience of managing/coordinating team work
• Experience in issuing medicine using PGD's
• Proven management experience

Desirable

• Experience of clinical supervision
• Experience in gynaecology, HIV, counselling, research, working in outreach settings and other experience related to the speciality or willing to undertake training
• Evidence of practice development
• Participation in audit/research
• Management training
• Experience in working with young people under the age of 16
• Recent experience of providing contraceptive care
• LARC training / willingness to undertake

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Proven clinical knowledge linked to area of specialty, and excellence in care delivery
• Current experience as either a sexual health (GU/FP)nurse alternatively current experience in a HIV inpatient or outpatient setting
• Venepuncture
• Ability / experience of managing change personally and as a facilitator
• Knowledge of budgets
• Experience of data
• Microscopy
• Cervical Cytology
• Cryotherapy
• Assessing Fraser Competence
• Proven knowledge of safety issues through clinical governance and risk management
• Proven leadership and deputising skills in clinical area
• Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, staff and external contacts, including in challenging situations, demonstrating respect and kindness.
• Knowledge of current challenging and issues in nursing
• Commitment to teaching and learning for self and others
• Commitment to quality initiatives and research
• Clinical decision making skills and ability to prioritise workload
• Computer literacy skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of HIV and related issues
• Demonstrates the ability to interpret and utilise numerical and financial information
• Proven management, leadership and supervisory skills
• Human Resource management

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

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

10 Hammersmith Broadway

10 Hammersmith Broadway

London

W6 7AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

To deliver SAFE, PERSONAL and EFFECTIVE patient care daily. You should be an enthusiastic and motivated plaster technician with an existing British Casting Certificate and recent experience in a plaster room in an acute hospital setting. The successful applicant would work as a team player within our busy plaster room environment within our orthopaedic outpatients department. The majority of working would be carried out on the Royal Blackburn site. However, flexibility and cross site working at our Burnley General Hospital site may also be required.

The post holder will provide a full range of casts and splints for patients being treated by the Trust. This includes but is not limited to patients visiting the Emergency Department, adult and paediatric trauma and orthopaedic wards (on both sites), specialised theatre support, the fracture and orthopaedic clinics and the Nurse Dressing clinic on a daily basis.

MAIN DUTIES

• The post holder will hold the British Casting Certificate and practise in line with the training undertaken to achieve this

• Have a minimum of 6 months recent experience in the plaster room of an acute hospital setting.

• Will actively mentor and support members of the team readily sharing skills and knowledge with less experienced colleagues. Acting as a mentor and resource for trainees who are developing their casting and splinting skills within the Trust.

• Will practise in line with all Trust policies.

• Will be able to work unsupervised using their own initiative, and be able to advise colleagues regarding available options for fracture or injury management.

• To competently apply a range of casts, splints and supports appropriate to the injury or orthopaedic problems and meet the patients needs. Whilst doing so to provide reassurance and communicate the management required for the applied support.

• Assist medical and nursing staff in the assessment of patients, giving advice regarding appropriate casts, splints or techniques.

• Set and maintain a high standard of patient care and promote health care education.

• Be knowledgeable regarding possible problems and complications related to fractures and their management with casts, and to take appropriate measures to prevent occurrence.

• Attend regular departmental meetings to share learning and develop solutions to current issues.

• Help to maintain a friendly and efficient environment within the plaster rooms to reassure patients and relatives and put them at ease.

• Order and maintain levels of stock e.g., stationery, dressings brace etc to ensure that the plaster rooms and clinics are stocked appropriately.

• To work in the clinic are where required, supporting medical staff, patients and their relatives within range of competency.

• Acknowledge own limitations and ensure competence prior to carrying out any tasks.

• Deliver holistic care to patients promoting equality, diversity and rights.

COMMUNICATION

• To communication clearly and respectfully with patients / family & carer, and to

document these in accordance with Trust policy and the patients right to confidentiality. Communication should be empathetic, tactful and courteous.

• To communicate clearly and professionally with all members of the MDT and work closely with all members of the team in relevant departments to ensure effective management of patients and joint up working.

• Demonstrate ability to reflect on own communication skills and modify behaviour and practice accordingly.

• Ensure that resources are used efficiently and effectively and report any causes for concern to the appropriate manager.

• To effectively communicate complex and sensitive information.

• Educate and advise patients regarding their after-care, especially problems associated with casting.

• Ensure that verbal and written advice is provided for patients to help them manage injuries and casts for splints.

• Provide telephone advice to patients who call with concerns, and know when to seek assistance if unable to advise competently or book into a return appointment for visible assurance.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

• Maintain requirements for Plaster Technician as defined by the BOA.

• Develop own Knowledge and skills using evidence based practice, making effective use of learning opportunities.

• Ensure own compliance with mandatory training..

• Attend relevant study days, courses and other learning opportunities identified in personal development plan.

• To act as a role model and support professional development of all students and junior

Staff.

• Be aware of current advances in casting care and in conjunction with the team and instigate changes as appropriate.

ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prioritise workload and organise own work to meet the need of the organisation and patient, to reduce risk and enhance quality.

• Monitor and maintain health safety and security of self and others in compliance with organisational policy and procedure.

• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.

• Understand own limitations of competence and levels of responsibility.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To adhere to trust policies and procedures relating to own workplace to contribute to service development.

• Have a professional attitude in approach and appearance.

• To recognise the importance of peoples rights and interpret them in a way that is consistent with trust procedures, policies and legislation

• To challenge behaviour that infringes the rights of others

• To identify and take action where necessary to address discrimination and oppression

Person Specification

British Casting Certificate

Essential

• Must have British Casting Certificate
• Good Orthopaedic knowledge / experience
• Excellent communicate skill's, verbal, written and electronic
• Able to to communicate effectively with all MDT.
• Proven ability to work as a team member.
• Demonstrate a sympathetic approach when dealing with colleagues and patients
• Able to prioritise, plan and organise workload.
• Able to adapt to the changing needs of the service.
• Demonstrate ability to use own initiative and work without close supervision.
• Able to deal with confidential information in an appropriate manner.

Desirable

• Mentorship/Teaching Qualification
• Willingness to undertake future study for own professional development and service needs

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

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

East Lancashire Hospitals Trust - Royal Blackburn Holiday

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of cleaning in an employed capacity.

Desirable

• Previous experience of cleaning in a clinical environment.

Qualifications

Essential

• Non-specified, but relevant qualification and / or practical experience relevant to the role.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• I understand the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesn't guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.

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

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

New Haven

Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Stourbridge Road

Bromsgrove

Worcestershire

B61 0BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

as attached

Main duties

• Lead specialist clinical pharmacy services
• Provide expert advice for complex patients
• Prescribe independently within agreed scope
• Attend and contribute to ward and board rounds
• Lead medicines optimisation and patient safety
• Develop and implement clinical guidelines
• Drive service improvement and innovation
• Support clinical governance and risk management
• Line manage and develop pharmacy staff
• Support education, training and supervision
• Manage specialist medicines budgets
• Horizon scan new treatments and technologies
• Promote costeffective use of medicines
• Represent pharmacy at internal and external forums
• Deputise for senior pharmacy leaders as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy
• Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council GB
• Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
• Independent Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP)

Desirable

• Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Managing a team
• Delivering a relevant specialist pharmacist role in acute care

Desirable

• Experience of prescribing biologic/ immunomodulating therapy

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Working knowledge of medicine related legal and pharmaceutical regulations
• Excellent communication skills - written
• Methodical and attention to detail

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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree University Hospital

Liverpool

L9 7AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assist in the delivery of the Pharmacy Strategy, contributing to service development and innovation.

Lead on the development, implementation, management, and audit ofmedicines policies and clinical guidelines across the Trust, ensuring safe and effective prescribing for patients in the Acute and Emergency setting.

Supervise and support the training of pharmacy staff inpharmacotherapy, including prescribing considerations for conditions for patients in the Acute and Emergency setting.

Liaise with healthcare professionals acrossprimary and secondary care to ensure efficient use of medicines and resources, and improve communication of medication related issues.

Collaborate with consultants, multidisciplinary teams including specialist nursesto optimise pharmaceutical care and improve patient outcomes.

For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
• Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
• Antimicrobial Stewardship experience
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education
• Experience as a NMP

Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
• Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
• Full NMP qualification

Desirable

• MRPharmS
• UKCPA membership

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others

Desirable

• Ability to affect and manage change

Other

Essential

• Computer literate

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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree University Hospital

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Operational Delivery

• Support the day-to-day operational delivery of the East Sussex Community MSK Persistent Pain Service.
• Monitor referrals, waiting lists, clinic utilisation and capacity to support timely access for patients.
• Work with administrative and clinical colleagues to ensure waiting lists are regularly reviewed, updated and escalated where required.
• Support demand and capacity planning by reviewing referral trends, clinic utilisation and workforce capacity, highlighting pressures and escalating risks to the Service Lead where required.
• Support operational decision-making by ensuring options and recommendations take account of available capacity, budgetary limits, workforce availability and other service resources.
• Work with clinicians and managers to respond to operational pressures, risks and service flow issues.
• Deputise for the Service Lead on agreed operational matters, within delegated authority and with appropriate escalation where required.
• Coordinate clinic schedules and workforce deployment so capacity is planned, prepared and used effectively.
• Support effective use of service resources, including clinic capacity, administrative support and operational processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and value for money.
• Support mobilisation and implementation of new processes, pathways and service developments.

Governance, Quality and Risk

• Coordinate the management of incidents, complaints, plaudits and associated action plans.
• Coordinate the management of service crosschecks.
• Maintain service risk, action and governance logs.
• Support the management of service risks, ensuring risks and concerns are recorded, reviewed, followed up and escalated appropriately.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of governance frameworks, policies and procedures.
• Support the review and implementation of service policies, standard operating procedures and governance processes, ensuring they are kept up to date and used consistently.
• Support monitoring of service quality, safety and patient experience standards, escalating issues and contributing to improvement actions where required.
• Coordinate governance meetings, including agenda preparation, action tracking and reporting.
• Support audit activity, quality improvement initiatives and learning reviews.
• Support the capture and sharing of learning from incidents, complaints, compliments, audits and service reviews, helping to embed improvements across the service.

Performance and Reporting

• Monitor service performance against KPIs, contractual requirements and service standards, highlighting areas requiring action.
• Produce regular operational, quality and governance reports for managers, commissioners and organisational forums.
• Support data collection, validation and analysis to inform service planning, improvement and decision-making.
• Collate and prepare data for internal and external reports, supporting report writing and narrative updates where required.
• Maintain accurate records, dashboards and reporting systems to support effective oversight and assurance.
• Identify trends, gaps or exceptions in performance and governance information, ensuring these are highlighted to the Service Lead and relevant forums to support timely action.

People Management and Team Support

• Provide line management for Patient Care Advisors, including regular 1:1s, appraisals, supervision and day-to-day support.
• Support Patient Care Advisors to work effectively, manage workload and deliver a positive patient experience.
• Promote a culture of open feedback, learning, inclusion and continuous improvement within the team.
• Support staff development, wellbeing and training compliance, escalating concerns where appropriate.

Communication and Partnership Working

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with clinicians, administrators, commissioners, partner organisations and external providers to support smooth patient flow and coordinated service delivery.
• Act as a key point of liaison between operational, clinical and administrative teams, ensuring information is shared clearly and in a timely way.
• Support clear communication of operational priorities, decisions, risks and actions across the service, helping colleagues understand what is needed and by when.
• Contribute to service improvement projects and change initiatives, supporting effective communication and engagement across the service.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, inclusion, continuous learning and person-centred care.

Working arrangements

• Work flexibly across clinical and community locations within East Sussex in line with service needs.
• Hybrid working may be available after successful completion of training, subject to agreement with the postholder's line manager and service needs
• Occasional weekend working may be available, subject to service needs.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and follow through on actions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to share information clearly and appropriately.
• Confident using Microsoft Office and digital systems, including Excel, Teams and shared reporting or action tracking tools.
• Able to collect, validate, analyse and present information clearly.
• Able to identify risks, pressures or issues and escalate appropriately.
• Able to coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, track actions and support effective follow-up.
• Able to work across teams and act as a bridge between clinical, administrative and operational colleagues.

Desirable

• Skills in maintaining dashboards, trackers, reports or governance logs.
• Familiarity with clinical or operational systems used in healthcare services.

Community Working

Essential

• Able to work flexibly across community locations within East Sussex.
• Able to travel across East Sussex as required to meet the needs of the role.
• Comfortable working with teams based across multiple sites.
• Understanding of barriers that may affect access to community healthcare services, including transport, rurality, digital exclusion or deprivation.

Desirable

• Experience working across community-based services or multiple sites.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Organised, proactive and able to work reliably in a busy service environment.
• Calm, confident and solutions-focused when managing competing priorities.
• Able to build trust and work positively with clinical, administrative, operational and partner teams.
• Committed to inclusive, person-centred services and continuous improvement.
• Able to act with discretion, professionalism and sound judgement.

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3, Certificate of Higher Education and/or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to administration, operations, governance, quality or service coordination.

Desirable

• Relevant qualification in business administration, healthcare administration, management, governance, quality improvement or equivalent experience.
• Leadership, supervision or line management training.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a clinical operational or clinical governance role within a health, care, public sector or similarly complex service environment.
• Experience supporting service delivery, waiting list oversight, clinic coordination, referral management or demand and capacity processes.
• Experience supporting governance processes such as incidents, complaints, audits, risks, action logs or quality improvement activity.
• Experience producing reports, maintaining records and using data to support monitoring, escalation and decision-making.
• Understanding of confidentiality, information governance and safe handling of patient or service information.
• Understanding of quality standards and governance procedures within health or care systems.
• Experience supporting or supervising staff, or coordinating day-to-day team workload.
• Experience line managing administrative or patient-facing staff.

Desirable

• Experience working in NHS, community healthcare, MSK, pain services or primary/community care.
• Knowledge of service performance measures, KPIs, contractual requirements or quality standards.
• Experience supporting mobilisation, service change or new pathway implementation.

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

Care Unbound Ltd t/a Here

Address

The substantive base for this post is currently under review and will be confirmed prior to appointment.

The postholder will be required to work across clinical and community sites in East Sussex geography.

East Sussex

BN22 9NQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Skills/abilities required:

Excellent customer service skills

Good standard of general education

Strong communication skills both oral and written

I.T. Literate

Excellent organisation skills

Flexible and adaptable

Well motivated

Previous work experience in a similar environment would be desirable

A DBS check will be requested for the successful applicant.

Job Types Part-time, Permanent

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential criteria
• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above. Good standard of general education.

Skills

Essential

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times. Good organisational and time-management skills. Ability to follow policies, procedures and agreed protocols. Commitment to equality, diversity and patient-centred care. Willingness to undertake training and development. Ability to work flexibly to provide holiday and sickness cover when 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Wychbury Medical Group

Address

62 Cradley Rd

Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath

West Midlands

B64 6AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Act in accordance with current local Warwickshire Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children, and SWFT guidelines/policy to protect vulnerable adults and children.

Contribute towards ensuring AHP & Nursing Strategy is implemented across the Integrated Health Team.

To undertake the first contact assessment, including planning, implementation, evaluation and reassessments of the care plans.

In the absence of the District Nurse, to take responsibility for the day to day management of the nursing workload, delegating the workload appropriately to other team members.

To establish priorities of care in accordance with caseload management

To take responsibility for updating and developing professional knowledge and skills which relate to clinical practice

To act within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and comply with the Trusts policies and procedures

To participate in the development, training and mentorship of pre-registration students and staff as required including induction and preceptorship programmes

To provide skilled clinical nursing practices

Communication

Develop and maintain effective communication networks, with service users, health care professionals and other statutory and voluntary organisations

To promote and maintain accurate record keeping in order to conform to NMC policy and Data protection

Responsibility for patient care

To action referrals appropriately according to risk and need in accordance to the service referral criteria

To undertake planned and opportunistic health promotion and education activities with patients and carers

Act as a patients advocate where appropriate

Policy and Service Development

Understanding national policy and guidance and the ability to interpret and implement at service level

Responsibility for Human Resources

Direct supervision of junior members of staff

Act independently on a range of delegated tasks and use own initiative in order to manage own workload within appropriate professional guidelines

Participate in the PDR process to identify personal and team development goals

Able to organise staff in the absence of the District Nurse (Band 6) reporting to a senior member of staff any anomalies

Professional Responsibilities and Freedom to Act

Interpret national guidance on NMC guidelines

Participate in clinical supervision

Maintain clinical and professional competencies in accordance with relevant statutory legislation and guidance relevant to health professionals and their services

To participate in mandatory and statutory training requirements and keep a record of all training and other developmental activities

Responsibility for Research & Development

Ensure standards, protocols and policies are evidence based and applied to practice

Keep updated with current clinical issues thus always promoting best practice

Use research to inform practice

Participate in audits as appropriate

General

The post holder will be required to have access to independent means of transport for work purposes to travel across SWFT and to other agencies

Physical and Mental Effort

The post holder will undertake people moving and handling on a daily basis. The handling of equipment e.g. hoists, is integral to the post and may be required to be undertaken in confined spaces within patients homes.

The post holder will be required to operate as a lone worker in accordance with WCH policies and procedures

The post holder may come into contact with bodily fluids including urine and faeces and exudate from wounds e.g. blood and pus

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Mentor and Assessing Qualification or similar

Experience

Essential

• Experience of adult general nursing.
• Experience of working in a team environment

Desirable

• Experience of current developments in the NHS

Skills

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equal opportunities
• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the need for confidentiality in all aspects of the role
• Computer Literate

Desirable

• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to work autonomously within the framework of a team
• Must be able to work on own initiative and be able to supervise other staff effectively
• Ability to be an effective communicator
• Excellent role model

Desirable

• Ability to negotiate
• Ability to be self-motivated

Other Job Requirements

Essential

• Must be a non-smoker during working hours
• Must be willing to undertake a DBS to Enhanced / Standard level
• Must be legally entitled to work in this country
• Must be car owner/driver with full current driving licence with independent access to transport for work purposes
• Must be willing to work flexible hours including Bank Holidays and weekends and be able to participate in the cover of the evening service if required
• Must be willing to travel across SWFT

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

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bedworth Health Centre

High Street

Bedworth

CV12 8NQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities