Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient/ Customer Care

• To meet and greet patients, members of the public and visitors to the practice in a friendly and courteous manner
• Offer general assistance to the practice team and project a professional, positive, and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone.
• Facilitate effective communication between patients, members the primary health care team, secondary care, and other associated healthcare agencies.
• Liaise with district nurses, midwives, and other professionals within the community teams, on behalf of patients
• Ensure an effective and efficient reception service is provided to patients and any other visitors to the Practice
• Ensure that excellent customer care is being delivered at all times
• Play an active role in the co-ordination, and review of patient surveys
• Offer solutions and actively listen to patients to resolve issues.
• Deal with complex and sensitive issues
• Receive specimens for laboratory analysis from patients and advise patients of their test results on request Arrange patient transport as directed

Other main duties include

• Operational duties
• Prescriptions
• Patient Registrations
• Facilities
• Other admin tasks
• Health and Safety
• Equality and diversity
• Governance
• Confidentiality

Please see job description for further details.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills (Tasks and Oral)
• Good level of computer literacy
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Strong Customer service skills
• Ability to deal with sensitive issues often within hostile or emotional situations
• Time Management and the ability to work to deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative and work under minimum supervision
• Confidence and ability to follow practice protocol in an emergency situation
• Able to work well as part of a team
• Flexible approach to work
• Evidence of problem solving and improving processes
• Sensitive to the needs of service users, their families, and carers
• Recognise own development needs and identify how these may be met
• Confidence in ability to understand practice policy and protocols

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience of using SystmOne; ability to maintain the appointments system and make changes when appropriate.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with the general public
• Good Keyboard skills
• Experience of working in a busy environment
• Understanding of different patients and carer groups and needs
• Awareness of the importance of safeguarding and procedures
• Be aware of confidentiality and data protection when handling sensitive information
• Experience of high-volume telephone calls and managing workload
• Developing productive and effective relationships with all members of the healthcare team

Desirable

• Experience of working in receptionist role within a General Practice environment
• Patient/customer service related training/ previous role
• Up-to date knowledge of services and health resources in the local area
• Knowledge of the Data Protection Act and how this is applied in practice

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education or experience in similar role will be considered

Desirable

• NVQII in Customer Care

Employer details

Employer name

Beacon Medical Group

Address

Mudge Way

Plymouth

PL7 1AD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties will include:

• Face-to-face and telephone consultations

• Assessment and management of acute and long-term conditions

• Prescribing and medication reviews

• Reviewing test results and clinical correspondence

• Referrals to secondary care and other services where appropriate

• Participation in QAIF projects and surgery targets

• Home visits when clinically required

• Clinical administration associated with patient care, blood results , clinical letters etc

• Participation in practice meetings, clinical governance and quality improvement

• Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary practice team

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• We welcome applications from both experienced GPs and newly qualified GPs and offer a supportive environment in which to develop and grow.

Desirable

• We welcome applications from both experienced GPs and newly qualified GPs and offer a supportive environment in which to develop and grow.

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary medical qualification MBBS, MBChB or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with a current licence to practise
• Included on the GMC GP Register
• Included on, or eligible for inclusion on, the NHS Wales Medical Performers List

Desirable

• Primary medical qualification MBBS, MBChB or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with a current licence to practise
• Included on the GMC GP Register
• Included on, or eligible for inclusion on, the NHS Wales Medical Performers List

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Doctors Surgery

Corwen House, Market Place

Penygroes

CAERNARFON

Gwynedd

LL54 6NN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working with the team lead, the post holder will develop appropriate databases, contribute to reports as necessary, report any issues/concerns that may arise, and make sure that the service meets all targets in the service specification.

Successful candidates will work in partnership with the local Health Visiting teams to ensure seamless care as children progress from early years into school.

Successful candidates will adhere to and work within local and national child safeguarding policies in the prevention and early detection of abuse in all age groups.

Successful candidates will:

- Develop accurate factual reports and attend case conferences, and other multi-professional meetings as required, for identified children and their families.

- Meet with all identified children at least once a term and refer/signpost to other professionals/ services if identified.

- Work in partnership with primary care, ensuring that where appropriate, the relevant GP practice is notified of CYP health concerns, to secure an integrated system of care that safeguards them.

- Work in partnership with other key stakeholders to promote the welfare and safety of children and young people

- Contribute to keeping children and young people safe from the dangers of radicalization and extremism and promoting safe practices and a culture of safety, including e-safety.

- Offer strategic support to schools in order to contribute to reducing the number of children who enter the safeguarding system through preventative work.

- Work in partnership with identified school staff to contribute to the delivery of health improvement, promotion, and preventative approaches through signposting to other healthcare professionals/ services and available resources, and support staff with appropriate training.

- Promote emotional well-being through the school-aged years working alongside children and young people to support those with emotional and mental health difficulties and referring to CAMHS where appropriate.

- Have knowledge of other available resources to support emotional and mental well-being e.g. online, training packages.

- Work in partnership with primary and secondary care colleagues to support children and young people with long-term conditions or complex needs, signposting and referring school staff to appropriate support and facilitating correct management of health conditions to ensure hospital admissions are kept to a minimum.

- Work with the senior management team to develop a comprehensive Action Plan for the school which includes all policies, procedures, and guidelines, as an overview of SEN, safeguarding, and pastoral and medical needs together.

- Ensure that services are delivered in a culturally sensitive manner adapting the service provision accordingly to promote equal access to services through the use of interpreters, and flexibility of appointments offered.

- Work to and maintain school nursing standards as agreed by Bromley Healthcare, informing the Service Lead when agreed standards cannot be met.

- Develop and maintain professional links with similar services in other areas in order to share information and inform best practices.

- Attend regular team meetings to promote effective communication and team and will lead by example promoting best practices and high standards at all times.

- Work with the Team Leader to ensure that all policies, procedures, and guidelines are monitored and review service delivery to ensure the service meets both national and local requirements.

- Ensure that all incidents are reported appropriately using Bromley Healthcare's Incident reporting system and ensure that the Team Leader is informed of incidents affecting patient safety and experience.

- Support colleagues effectively and compassionately as part of the wider skill-mix team

- Participate in the orientation and induction of new staff, promoting good interpersonal relationships within the team.

- Act as a mentor in the education and training of pre and post-registration students. Act as a preceptor for newly qualified nurses'/ specialist practitioners in the School Nursing Service

- Act as a resource for skill mix staff offering guidance, support, and supervision.

- Identify own learning needs and that of skill mix staff within the team.

- Remain up to date with evidence-based practice, published research, and participate in regular CPD

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse - Degree or Diploma
• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Qualification in School Nursing (BSc or PgDip)

Desirable

• Practice Assessor qualification
• Evidence of further professional learning relating to Children's public health nursing

Professional Registration

Essential

• Current NMC registration

Training

Essential

• Experience in delivering Asthma / Anaphylaxis / Basic Life Support training
• Child safeguarding Level 3 training

Desirable

• Leadership course / qualification

Specific Skills

Essential

• Ability to work with children of all ages
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to work in a multi- agency setting
• Car driver with use of a car for work purposes - clean UK driving license.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and adapt to changing needs
• Excellent organisational skills for self and others
• Presentation skills

Desirable

• Understanding of service performance and outcomes
• Knowledge of managing change

IT Skills

Essential

• Computer Literate
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office packages

Desirable

• Experience of using EMIS

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience of working within a School Nursing team
• Recent experience of delivering health promotion and its importance in promoting healthy lifestyles
• Experience of safeguarding children and young people
• Sound knowledge of current issues and legislation relating to children

Desirable

• Experience of supervising/ appraising staff, students and working with the clinical governance framework
• Leadership experience

Personal qualities

Essential

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Motivated to provide a high standard of care
• High professionalism and interpersonal skills
• Car driver with use of a car for work purposes
• Committed to the 6 C's
• Flexible approach to meeting service & client 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.

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

Bromley Healthcare CIC

Address

Caritas House

Tregory road

Orpington

BR6 9XA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

For all relevant information please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• The ability to drive with access to your own vehicle, a valid UK driving licence and business insurance is essential to the role.
• We cannot offer Visa sponsorship for this post.

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent recognised by
• Ofsted.

Desirable

• D1 Bus Driver.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people with complex
• needs.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Ofsted Childrens Homes Regulations.

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

Devon County Council

Address

-

Dartington

Devon

TQ9 6JU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.devon.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. About the Service

Milton Keynes is part of the Luton & Dunstable OMFS hub-and-spoke network, providing OMFS care to the communities of Milton Keynes, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable and Stevenage. The postholder is directly employed in Milton Keynes and will contribute to a modern, collaborative, and patientcentred service.

2. Purpose of the Role

To deliver safe, effective, and compassionate OMFS care; to contribute to the daytoday running of the service; and to support continuous improvement, education, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

3. Main Duties and Responsibilities

3.1 Outpatient Clinics

Assess, investigate, and manage patients with:

o Intraoral hard/soft tissue lesions

o Dentoalveolar pathology

o Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders

o Head and neck lumps

o Salivary gland pathology

o Skin lesions

o Oral and maxillofacial trauma

o Suspected/confirmed head and neck malignancies

Provide clear explanations, shared decisionmaking, safetynetting, and timely documentation.

3.2 Operating Sessions

Undertake outpatient operating lists, primarily minor oral surgery under local anaesthetic (LA).

Participate in IV sedation sessions for suitable cases (training and supervision aligned to competence).

Upskilling opportunities in neonatal tonguetie procedures (for suitable candidates not yet experienced).

Potential to undertake procedures under GA where appropriate.

Introduce and deliver treatment for skin lesions and Botox clinics (training provided as needed).

Organise junior staff on operating lists and ensure efficient, safe list flow.

3.3 Accident & Emergency and Urgent Referrals

Hold the departmental bleep during working hours and respond promptly to emergencies from ED and other specialties.

Provide initial assessment, stabilisation, and onward management plans.

Note: Outofhours service is provided by Luton & Dunstable Hospital; Milton Keynes does not provide local OOH cover.

3.4 DaytoDay Service Management

Share responsibility for the daily running of OMFS clinics, theatres, and urgent pathways.

Prioritise cases, manage waiting lists, and maintain safe patient flow.

Escalate risk appropriately and contribute to rota resilience.

3.5 Governance, Audit, and Service Improvement

Attend regular audit meetings (with normal clinical activity paused to enable full participation).

Contribute to internal/external audit, clinical effectiveness, and risk management.

Lead on selected audits and support the implementation of improvements and service developments.

3.6 Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Working

Participate in MDTs, including the Head & Neck cancer MDT, ensuring timely information sharing and coordinated care.

Collaborate with dental, ENT, oncology, radiology, pathology, anaesthetics, nursing, and AHP colleagues.

3.7 Teaching, Supervision, and Team Development

Supervise and support junior medical staff and other learners in clinics and theatres.

Provide constructive feedback, contribute to teaching sessions, and model safe, evidencebased practice.

3.8 OnCall and Bleep Cover

Share bleep/oncall hours with other middle grades (during service hours as per rota).

• Ensure reliable handover and continuity of patient care.

4. Professional Development

• Take responsibility for selfdevelopment through supervised practice, courses, and reflective learning.
• Engage with the Trust annual appraisal process and personal development planning.
• Access leadership development and targeted upskilling (e.g., neonatal tonguetie, sedation practice, aesthetic procedures).

5. Accountability

• Clinically responsible to, and report to, the Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon.
• Work within departmental and Trust policies, clinical governance frameworks, and professional standards.

6. Key Skills and Qualities (Role Essentials)

• Strong clinical judgment and problemsolving in OMFS presentations.
• Excellent communication: clear notes, patientfriendly explanations, effective handovers.
• Teamworking and supervision skills with a supportive approach to juniors.
• Adaptability, organisation, and resilience in a dynamic clinical environment.
• Commitment to patient safety, audit, and continuous improvement.
• Willingness to upskill in LA/IV sedation procedures, neonatal tonguetie, and aesthetic clinics as appropriate.

7. Expected Outcomes and Standards

• Safe, timely assessment and treatment across clinics, theatres, and urgent referrals.
• Reliable documentation, coding, and adherence to pathways and guidelines.
• Active participation in audits/MDTs with demonstrable service improvements.
• Effective supervision and positive team culture.
• Consistent engagement in appraisal and development objectives.

8. Working Relationships

• OMFS Consultants, Specialty Doctors, trainees, nursing and AHP teams.
• Emergency Department, ENT, oncology, radiology, pathology, anaesthetics, dental services, and primary care referrers.

9. Additional Information

• The role is funded for 9.5 PAs per week: 7 PAs Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2.5 PAs SPA/Admin supporting clinical activity.
• Duties may be adjusted in line with service needs, competence, and development goals, following appropriate supervision and governance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• MRCS
• DOHNS

Registration

Essential

• GMC Registration and license to practice
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards

Experience

Essential

• Previous work in an NHS post

Desirable

• Prior experience of working in an ENT post

Language skills

Essential

• Have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

Clinical skills

Essential

• Technical Knowledge & Clinical Expertise: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need. Demonstrates appropriate technical competence with potential for developing strong/complex clinical/diagnostic skills

Desirable

• shows aptitude for practical skills e.g. hand-eye coordination, dexterity, Visiospatial awareness
• Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ALS, ALERTS or equivalent
• Previous experience in ENT

Specialty specific skills related to the post

Essential

• Research skills: demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, research and evidence-based practise, with potential to contribute to research

Desirable

• Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements
• Evidence of active participation in audit
• Evidence to contributing to teaching & learning of others
• Evidence of participation in risk management and/or clinical/laboratory research

Personal Skills

Essential

• Capacity to operate effectively under pressure
• Awareness of own limitations
• Capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively with others
• Demonstrates effective judgement and decisionmaking skills
• Capacity to work effectively in a multi disciplinary team & demonstrate leadership when appropriate
• Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands & follow instructions

Skills

Essential

• Takes responsibility for own actions
• Demonstrates respect for the rights of all
• Demonstrates awareness of ethical principles, safety, confidentiality and consent.

Commitment to Speciality

Essential

• Shows realistic insight into surgery and the demands of a surgical lifestyle
• Shows critical & enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition

Desirable

• Extracurricular activities/achievements relevant to surgery

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

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

E.N.T. - Med Staff (Dept)

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

In this senior clinician role, the Principal Psychologist will provide clinical leadership to the mental health team, ensuring the delivery of effective psychological services that support the unique challenges faced by individuals in prison. The Principal Psychologist will work collaboratively with the prison's senior leadership team and external stakeholders, and will actively contribute to regional quality review processes and service development meetings, ensuring that mental health services are continuously improved and aligned with best practices and meeting agreed targets. This role will work closely with the wider national psychological therapies team and contribute to service model review and improvement against new research and in line with best practice and NICE guidelines. Additionally, the role involves contributing to regional quality review and service development meetings to ensure that mental health services are responsive to the needs of individuals in prison and actively work to minimize the cycle of intergenerational trauma. By leading initiatives that connect individuals with essential resources and support, the Principal Psychologist will play a vital role in promoting the mental well-being of both patients and staff within a remand prison setting.

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical -

To provide highly specialist psychological assessment of high complex patients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members (when appropriate) and others involved in the patients care.

To make highly specialist clinical decisions and clinical judgements about patient care, processes and service developments;

To provide specialist trauma informed, psychological insight, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to patients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan;

To lead and evaluate the implementation of a range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models, and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses; engage in structured and dynamic risk assessments;

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking in to account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors including historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group;

To contribute directly and indirectly to a trauma informed, psychologically-based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, promoting the psychological mindedness of staff;

To contribute a psychosocial, trauma informed perspective within the multidisciplinary team including for those patients not directly on the psychologists caseload and attend individual patient reviews and risk management meetings where appropriate;

To attend ACCT reviews and segregation reviews in the prison as appropriate and to offer psychological opinion about management and appropriate referrals in that context and, offer psychological understanding into CSIP plans to support management of patients within the wing by prison staff;

Foster good working relationships with Offender Management, Probation to Reconnect services to a psychologically informed understanding of patients needs during transition into open conditions or release into the community;

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, highly complex/sensitive information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans to the patient, appropriate professional colleagues and to family members, as appropriate, and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of multi-disciplinary discussions;

To be able to complete and interpret formal psychometric assessments;

To maintain accurate clinical records and keep the PTS dashboard up to date with outcomes data for patient/service and staff outcomes;

To contribute to the development of specialized individual treatment plans or packages of care for patients with complex psychological problems and who may present a risk of harm to themselves or others;

To be able to manage the emotional impact of working, often one-to-one, with people who can be in crisis, who can show high levels of arousal and can be actively self-harming or suicidal;

To work jointly with other psychologists/therapists, to plan and hand over the psychological assessment and treatments of patients that may continue after either transfer to other prisons or released in the community or other recovery-based settings.

In liaison with Mental Leads and/or Heads of Healthcare and the National Head of Psychological Therapies, identify opportunities for and conduct service development projects in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team;

Participate in and contribute to CPD and peer supervision within the wider healthcare team;

Active engagement in appropriate practice supervision.

Teaching, training and supervision

To receive regular clinical supervision from an appropriately qualified and experienced supervisor, in accordance with the BPS and the HCPC guidelines and, where appropriate, from other senior professional colleagues and, to supervise junior psychology colleagues and other therapists and MDT colleagues as appropriate;

To provide training and supervision for members of the service (healthcare and prison) in the delivery of psychologically, trauma informed care and treatment;

To provide specialist advice and consultation and training to members of other disciplines within the teams and to non-psychology manager of the teams on psychological understanding, interventions and evaluations;

To develop and deliver teaching as appropriate for members of staff from other disciplines;

Responsible for planning, delivery and clinical supervision of a specialist psychology training placement for trainees on the postgraduate doctoral courses in clinical/counselling and/ or forensic psychology;

To develop further post-qualification experience in psychology over and above that provided through training by engaging in a clearly planned CPD programme in accordance with British Psychological Society guidance and in line with service model and needs;

To contribute to peer psychology supervision sessions.

Management, recruitment, policy and service development

To plan and supervise the work of undergraduate psychology students, and trainee psychologists and be responsible for their support in their placements;

To contribute to proposals and implementation of policy and service development changes in relation to psychology and psychological therapies;

To advise the Mental Health lead and/or Heads of Healthcare on those aspects of the service where psychological matters need addressing in line with best practice and service objectives;

Responsible for contributing to the planning, organizing, auditing and developing of policy strategies for the delivery of the psychological therapies service;

To contribute to proposals for and implementation of policy and service development changes in relation to psychology and psychological therapies within the service;

To take responsibility for representation of the profession at appropriate service development and governance meetings as agreed with their Line Manager and in line with Personal and Professional Development Plans (PDPs);

To contribute to recruitment shortlisting and interviewing as appropriate across the service;

Research, service evaluation & audit

To utilise theory, evidence based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual/ group work and work with other team members;

To undertake project management, including complex audit, research and service evaluation projects, with colleagues within the service, to help develop service provision;

To prepare and present information from audits, evaluations and research to professional audiences within and outside the Organisation

To prepare papers for publication based on audit, evaluation, research and development work

To utilise theory, evidence based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

Professional -

To attend regional and national Psychological Therapies meetings, service development and other relevant meetings regularly;

To adhere to professional/accrediting body codes of conduct, policies and procedures (e.g. HCPC, BABCP, BPS);

To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Practice Plus Group policies and procedures;

To maintain and develop high standards of psychology/psychological therapy practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with therapists, clinical, counselling and forensic psychologist colleagues;

To receive regular line management supervision by the Head of Healthcare

To participate in the organisations annual performance review and personal development planning process with the clinical supervisor and line manager;

To keep up to date with legislation, national directives, policies and NICE guidelines in relation to the work delivered.

Other

This Job Description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops, but such change will not take place without consultation between the post holder and their manager. Job descriptions should be reviewed at least annually at the appraisal meeting.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Desirable

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Experience

Essential

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Desirable

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Additional Criteria

Essential

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Desirable

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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

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice

Address

Brook House

Perimeter Road South

Gatwick

Surrey

RH6 0PQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The GP Partner will:

Provide a high standard of evidence-based, patient-centred general practice to registered patients.

Undertake face-to-face, telephone and other appropriate consultations.

Assess, diagnose and manage a broad range of acute and chronic conditions.

Provide appropriate clinical management and follow-up of patients.

Prescribe safely and appropriately in accordance with national and local guidance.

Make appropriate referrals to secondary care and other healthcare professionals.

Provide appropriate home visits and care for housebound patients where required.

Participate in the practice's duty doctor/on-call arrangements.

Support the practice's approach to urgent and same-day care.Participate in clinical audits, significant event reviews and quality improvement activity.

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team.

Maintain professional standards in accordance with GMC requirements and relevant NHS guidance.

Partners work collaboratively to:

Contribute to Partnership meetings and collective decision-making.

Help shape the strategic direction and long-term sustainability of the practice.

Work closely with the Practice Manager on operational management, workforce planning and business development.

Contribute to financial and business planning.

Support recruitment, workforce development and succession planning.

Identify and develop opportunities for service improvement and innovation.

Maintain high standards of clinical care, professionalism and patient experience.

Support a positive culture across the whole multidisciplinary team.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Delivers excellent, patient-centered clinical care.
• Enjoys working collaboratively within a supportive Partnership.
• Values continuity of care and building strong, lasting relationships with patients and colleagues.
• Wants to help shape the future of primary care locally.
• Is committed to high professional standards and quality improvement.
• Is enthusiastic about innovation and developing new ways of working.
• Is keen to contribute to the wider leadership and development of the practice

Qualifications

Essential

• Be a fully qualified and GMC-registered GP.
• Hold, or be eligible for, inclusion on the NHS Performers List.

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

Horsley Medical Practice

Address

Kingston Avenue

East Horsley

Surrey

KT24 6QT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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OaklandsOaklands is a specialist residential service with nursing, supporting individuals with learning disabilities and complex needs in Hexham, Northumberland. The team support individuals who have additional mental or physical health needs and behaviours that may challenge.Your Day-to-DayWe are seeking an academically strong candidate to support and enhance the psychological care of patients at the service by assisting the Qualif ied Psychologist with; Contributing to assessments, scoring and reporting (verbal / written) Clinical formulation and implementing care plans for psychological treatment Planning, delivering and evaluating individual / group programmes Administration, audit, research and service developmentWere looking for someone who is Degree qualified in Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent BPS (British Psychological Society) Accredited Preferably experienced in health care and/or in an Assistant Psychologist role Passionate about learning and working as part of an interdisciplinary team Qualified to Masters degree level or higher in Psychology (preferable)Why Cygnet? Well offer you

Salary: £28,826.70 Company pension scheme A comprehensive employee assistance programme and discount centre e.g. NHS card Free meals Internal and external CPD opportunities Opportunities to become involved in research Clinical supervision and peer supportRequirementsContracted hours: 40 hoursPlease note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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Person Specification

General Requirements

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Desirable

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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

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Darlington

DL3 9LN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name Mashid Heydari Position Matron Email [email protected] Phone number 0113 2066393 Shortlisting Date: 17/09/2026 Interview Date: 28/09/2026

The jobholder will play an essential role assisting the Team Lead with the 24-hour continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient management of the department. They will contribute to the provision of professional, clinical, managerial leadership and supervision for the department. The jobholder is responsible for helping to develop and maintain the department’s philosophy that has the patient at the centre of compassionate safe and quality care delivery. By assisting with managing the administrative and financial aspects of the department, the jobholder will support the cost-effective use of resources.

As an experienced nurse the jobholder will assist in co-ordinating activities on the department ensuring effective communication is always maintained, providing support to qualified and unqualified nurses within the department. He/she will play a key role in the assessment and placement of patients requiring admission to the Trust’s bed base.

The jobholder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing the team and ensuring effective management of the department in the absence of the Team Lead.

We currently have two exciting opportunities for the appointment of dynamic, self-motivated Band 6 Patient Flow Coordinators to work as part of the Patient Flow Coordinator Team within Specialty and Integrated Medicine, based at St James’s University Hospital Leeds. Both opportunities are secondments to cover maternity leave, with one post available to start in early November 2026 and the other in early January 2027.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to take responsibility and actively manage patient flow across the Clinical Service Units by implementing and maintaining processes that safely expedite patient placement and discharge.

The jobholder is responsible for the timely and appropriate placement of patients requiring admission to the Trust’s bed base and for the escalation procedure from the Emergency Department.

The role will give you an insight into the wider organization and the issues and drivers which shape current NHS services. You will develop advanced skills in identifying risks and solving complex issues, and gain valuable experience in balancing staff availability and skills against the needs of patients across the service. If you are compassionate, energetic and have a genuine dedication to improving the patient experience of acute medical patients, then we would like you to apply.

To assist in the delivery of care standards and quality indicators to support safe and effective patient care. To act as a clinical resource within the department and across the Care Group as necessary.

You should have knowledge in the field of hospital discharge and an understanding of the requirements of the national hospital discharge and community support policy and operating model.

To act as a positive role model.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate recent change management implementation, and a clear understanding of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Nursing & Midwifery Strategy.

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• For further information, please click 'Apply' where you can download the full job description and person specification from our careers site.

Experience

Essential

• For further information, please click 'Apply' where you can download the full job description and person specification from our careers site.

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

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St James’s University Hospital

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Responsibilities

• Foster recovery through empowerment of service users and carers by using a strengths-based approach involving the service user and carer in the planning of their care establishing and maintaining consistent supportive relationships, which encourage increased self-determination and responsibility for service users and their care.
• Offer a range of evidence-based interventions and risk management approaches enabling the service user and carers to reduce and manage symptoms and high-risk behaviour in episodes of relapse.
• Be proactive, innovative, and creative in delivering care, enabling the facilitation of service users recovery.
• Engage service users and carers in relapse prevention and risk management /contingency plans, providing interventions that maximize the service users ability to resolve relapse crisis and prevents admission to hospital.
• Liaise with inpatient units to support discharge through appropriate pathways.
• Facilitate early discharge from both inpatients and the CRHT Team by providing regular, formal reviews.
• Deliver a flexible and responsive service through practice that is dictated by service users/carers needs.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with other agencies.
• Deliver high quality care and provide solutions and signposting to service users with severe and enduring mental health problems to support correct pathway access.
• Provide care within the Strength Based Model of practice maintaining service users within their own environment in the community.
• Act as an educator for service users and carers. Advise on issues of mental health to generate a positive approach to health and strengthen the service users capacity to manage illness, symptoms, and relapse.
• Respond swiftly to urgent referrals providing interventions to prevent admission or re-admission.
• Work closely with carers.
• Recognise racial, cultural, sexual preference and address health inequalities.
• Ensure that record keeping/documentation reflects needs.
• Maximize the use of resources within the team and available in the community.
• To be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, using evidence-based tools and models of care.
• Work within the MDT framework according to code of practice, for delivery of optimum care.
• Ensure that care plans are reviewed and updated to take into account of the most recent information regarding service users needs. It should reflect the views of the service users and carers.
• Undertake risk assessment/management for service users on the caseload and disseminate the information to their team members and professionals involved.
• Ensure activity/contact is entered promptly on RiO, conforming to the organisations data quality requirements, in line with contract specification Trust and Social Care data quality requirement.
• Provide care plans in accordance with National Guidelines.

• To participate in the development of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the organisation.
• To actively promote integrated health professional working internally and externally.
• To facilitate the development of a positive and supportive team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict.
• To take an active interest in working parties and groups within the organisation to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols and guidelines.
• To participate in the audit process, linking in with the clinical governance agenda.
• To advise, encourage and share knowledge utilizing the latest research and practice development, through literature and peer reviews.
• To challenge and raise concerns around poor or unprofessional practice.
• To participate in the induction of new members of staff as a mentor.
• To participate and review staff performance.
• Act as a positive role model for colleagues.

• Have a working knowledge of current appropriate legislations.
• Engage in regular clinical and professional supervision.
• Adhere to and work within the guidelines of the NMC/HCPC professional code of conduct.
• Maintain registration of care profession and membership relevant to professional area; duties in relation to the relevant professional qualification will be required eg: the administration of medicines as stated within agreed policies and procedures.
• Act as a positive clinical role model for colleagues.
• Ensure that full regard is taken of the dignity, individuality and well-being of service users and carers.
• Ensure physical health checks are carried out in full with any relevant follow up arranged, as necessary
• Be accountable for own practice and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence.
• Advocate and promote self-advocacy for service users/carers.

• Communicate effectively with other members of the MDT pertaining to assessments, care plans, risk factors, relapse signatures, signs of deterioration in service users mental and physical health care.
• Ensure that information of sensitive and contentious content is handled with professionalism and communicated appropriately to clearly identified persons.
• Respond to emergency situations in a clear and supportive manner always showing sensitivity and direction.

• To act as a mentor to students, providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high stands of nursing care.
• Ensure students are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs.
• To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others.
• To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops.
• To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population and relates to organisational strategy.
• To support new staff and their integration within the team.
• To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post registration experience.
• Previous experience of working in a community team.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, or registered Occupational Therapist (holding diploma or degree qualification).
• MELPS (Mentoring and Enabling in a clinical setting).

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

Invicta Health CIC

Address

Britton House

Gillingham

Kent

ME7 1AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Person Specification

Language Skills

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• Numeracy and literacy to at least GCSE level or equivalent
• NVQ / Diploma at level 3 in Health and or relevant qualification.
• Record of professional development

Experience

Essential

• Recent clinical experience of working within a relevant healthcare or social care environment.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Willingness to attend to further training

Desirable

• Recognise the importance of fundamentals of care.
• Recognise rehabilitation principles and enabling patient to optimise independence.

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

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Glangwili General Hospital

Dolgwili Road

Carmarthen

SA31 2AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hours: Bank work shifts will be released on a four-week basis. Additional shifts may be released during this period according to the needs of the charity.

Salary: £13.45 per hour a shift is 7 hours. Hours of work are between 8am and 4:30pm.

(We are currently updating our salary scales; this information will be released to you as soon as it is available.)

If there are no available shifts in a month, a retention fee of £80.70 will be paid for that period.

Retention payments will be rescinded if three shifts are declined consecutively.

Referrals may include

Regular or occasional friendly (social) visits.

Telephone calls

Penpal/Happy Post Scheme

Holiday checks - short term for the duration of a relatives holiday.

Re-arranging furniture to enable greater mobility.

Occasional sitting to give a carer time to attend an appointment

Escorting to hospital appointments - service user to bear the cost of any taxi

Over the last few years there has been a steadily increasing demand for the service for a number of reasons

more older people stay in their own homes rather than go into residential care, including those with dementia

a more diverse range of professionals in health and social care are aware of and value the services we offer

the service is free of charge

We are now in a position where we need to expand the staff team.

Purpose of the Job

This post has 3 main strands:

• to contribute to the effective development and delivery of the Good Neighbour Scheme so that it improves the quality of life and reduces isolation of those using the service.

• to work with the Co-ordinators of our other services which offer a range of support to older people and their carers and ensure the scheme contributes to the overall aims of SCCCC.

• to establish links with new initiatives being set up by health and social services and investigate the potential for further joint projects to support older people.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with other team members to take referrals from a range of referrers, including health and social care staff, friends and family members and the individual themselves, and allocate volunteers where appropriate.

• Follow up, check and review all referrals with volunteers, service users and service providers in a systematic way.

• Be available for enquiries from service users and their families and respond to any requests for information in a timely and professional manner.

• Ensure that each service user receives a home visit prior to allocation of a volunteer, in order to confirm personal details, undertake a risk assessment and better understand them and their needs.

• Provide support to service users waiting for a dedicated volunteer by offering support in person or over the telephone where appropriate

• Ensure that those service users with complex needs and who are not appropriate for a volunteer receive a monthly visit from a relevant staff member.

• Work with colleagues who co-ordinate SCCCCs other services and take referrals from health/social care professionals when they are unavailable.

• Provide ongoing support and supervision to volunteers on the Good Neighbour Scheme and ensure that the service is responsive to the needs of its volunteers.

• Provide support where required to maintain, promote and develop the Penpal/Happy post scheme.

• Ensure compliance with SCCCCs policies and procedures.

• Liaise with the fundraiser in order to maximise donations to the organisation.

• Liaise with staff in all the relevant hospital departments and community teams to ensure effective operation and uptake of the scheme and all other SCCCCs services.

• Publicise the scheme through all appropriate channels.

• Liaise with the Operational Lead to participate in volunteer training as appropriate.

• Maintain accurate records of work undertaken and produce oral/written reports as required.

• Ensure that appropriate monitoring and evaluation procedures are put in place and used effectively.

• Cover the work of other Good Neighbour Scheme Team Members during periods of leave.

• Attend the meetings of the organisation and any other meetings as required.

• Attend appropriate training courses to enhance/develop his/her own skills.

• Carry out other duties and relevant tasks consistent with the responsibilities of the post which from time to time may be required as agreed between the postholder and the Senior Management Team.

• To participate in the on call cover arrangements for Christmas and New Year.

Accountability

The post holder reports to and will be supervised by the Good Neighbour Scheme Operational Lead

Relationships

The post holder will be expected to develop good working relationships with all members of the staff team and help maintain a mutually supportive and inclusive environment. This includes supporting the work of the organisations other schemes whenever possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 5 good GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths

Desirable

• Degree level qualification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years experience in a relevant post or organisation
• Experience working within community engagement and volunteering environment
• Experience of contributing to a team environment
• Evidence of recent relevant continuing professional development
• Understanding of the needs of older people and their families
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse range of individuals and organisations.
• Ability to communicate effectively both internally and externally to a wide variety of audiences and using a variety of methods suitable to different audiences.
• A proven ability to build robust relationships with key stakeholders to deliver excellent services, programmes or projects.
• Good telephone manner and the ability to deal sensitively with service users, family members and carers.
• Committed and highly self- motivated
• The ability to work in a self-directed manner, and as part of a team
• Computer literacy in dealing with standard MS office packages, including spreadsheets
• Proven organisational skills and administrative ability, capable of meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to adhere to an organisations policies, procedures and instructions
• Ability to problem solve competently
• Ability to relate well to volunteers.
• Able to act with integrity and take action if ethics, values or standards are compromised.
• Car driver/owner with daily access to a vehicle
• Willing to work outside office hours (both evenings and weekends) when necessary.
• Able to evidence outstanding timekeeping and attendance
• Able to display a flexible and adaptable approach to the range of duties required
• Shares SCCCCs values and ethos, and committed to SCCCCs vision.
• Level headed, non-judgmental and calm approach with a commitment to Equal Opportunities and Diversity.
• A willingness to learn and a commitment to training and development
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Clear Enhanced DBS disclosure check
• Proactive engagement in supervision

Desirable

• Understanding of the role of the Voluntary and Community Sector in the field of Health and Social Care.
• Knowledge of health and safety issues
• Qualification in Community Work and/or Health and Social Care

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

Sheffield Churches Council for Community Care

Address

Unit 19 President Buildings

Savile Street East

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S4 7UQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://scccc.co.uk/about-us/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

There may also be opportunities to work in the core SLT service to strengthen your clinical experience and maintain/extend your wider clinical skills and current areas of speciality.

You will join a team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists who work collaboratively and are committed to delivering NHS values and providing compassionate support to children and young people, parents, and one another.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Holds recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent.
• Holds Health Professions Council licence to practice as a Speech and Language Therapist.
• Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Evidence of completion of relevant short course and continuing professional development
• Holds post-graduate qualification in paediatric dysphagia or is able to participate and complete a post graduate qualification in paediatric dysphagia.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Extensive experience at post-graduate level with a range of speech, language communication difficulties in children.
• Significant experience of working with children and young people with a range of complex speech, language, and special educational needs including evidence of working with CYP who stammer
• Significant experience at post-graduate level of working in multidisciplinary teams to assess the needs of children and families.
• Experience at post-graduate level of using a range of assessments and assessment processes including experience of assessment for CYP for whom there are stammering concerns
• Experience of data gathering methodology and participation in clinical audit.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

• National policies and procedures relevant to Children's Speech and Language Therapy and to Children and Young People's Education.
• Safeguarding procedures and their implementation in practice.
• Demonstrate an ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including National guidance including for CYP who stammer
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service.
• Excellent analytical and reflective skills.
• Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge of relevant speech, language, and communication assessments, interventions, and techniques how to evaluate their relevance and effectiveness.

Other

Essential

• Must be able to meet the transport requirements of the post

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

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Stepping Stones/Coral House

Brunel Road/ 11 Long Bow Close

Malinslee Telford / Shrewsbury

TF3 2BF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

NB: ensure any supporting statements align with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.

Person Specification

Knowledge -

Essential

• Basic understanding of Ocular Anatomy

Desirable

• Understanding the Trust Values

Skills

Essential

• Good verbal and written skills

Desirable

• Evidence of Good Time management

Attitude

Essential

• Enthusiasm and willing to learn
• Evidence of being a good Team player.

Desirable

• Ability to adapt to change

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

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Eye Unit

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, Galsworthy Road

Kingston - Upon Thanes

KT2 7QB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
• Phlebotomy skills

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a health care setting and /or delivering phlebotomy

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Understanding of risk management ability
• Ability to work autonomously
• Evidence of evaluating clinical practice
• Experience of using IT in clinical practice

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

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Mount McKinley

Shrewsbury Business Park, Anchorage Avenue

Shrewsbury

SY2 6FG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Trauma Informed Approaches look to recognise and acknowledge the impact of adverse childhood events and how these can cause or contribute to the development of mental health problems in adults, including how we are able to seek and use help when offered.

It understands trauma in a broad sense that includes the impact of discrimination and marginalisation on both staff and those who use our services.

HPFT is committed to developing policies and practises to reflect this trauma awareness, ensuring that the key message of what has happened to you rather than what is wrong with you runs through everything we do.

On the wards and in our crisis services we seek to create conditions that promote emotional safety and reduce harm through our interactions that recognise safety, empowerment, collaboration, choice and trustworthiness.

Please see attached Job Description for full details of the role

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Good honours degree in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a Counselling Psychologist.
• Strong post-registration experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
• Full registration with Health Professions Council
• Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level.
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• Experience and or training in neuropsychological assessment
• Specific Training in Family/Systemic Interventions, CBT-P, DBT, MBT, EMDR, ASD/ADHD assessment/intervention.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adults of working age with a wide range of presentations of varying severity.
• Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems, including: psychosis and personality difficulties.
• Demonstrate further specialist clinical experience and training, through a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision, including supervision of clinical psychology trainee(s) and Band 7-8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologists
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary service.
• Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management with clients with complex problems, including specialised psychological interventions for difficult to treat groups (eg multiple mental health and/or physical health problems). Ability to demonstrate an area of special interest/skill in assessment, therapeutic intervention or research/evaluation.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and HPC.
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively and well, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, caress and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Able to plan own workload; and coordinate with other relevant staff in the delivery of clinical service
• Able to work at a high level of professional autonomy and responsibility, in a collaborative multi-disciplinary environment and also as a lone worker in circumstances where there may be exposure to verbal and sometimes physical aggression.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to adult mental health acute care.
• Experience of working within a multi cultural framework.
• Experience of working in an adult mental health inpatient setting

Desirable

• Experience of having published in either peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or booksExperience of having published in either peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books

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

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingfisher Court, Kingsley Green, Harper Lane, Radlett, WD7 9HQ

Kingsley Green, Harper Lane

Radlett

WD7 9HQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy
• Registered with Health and Care professional Council

Work experience

Essential

• Evidence of experience in relevant areas of clinical practice
• Evidence of teaching/student experience
• Experience of working within the NHS

Desirable

• Participated in audit and research

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of CPD detailing clinical experience relevant to the post
• Evidence of specialist level of clinical reasoning

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to develop skills with focus on continuing personal development

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 Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Rd

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on the role please see attached detailed job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree

Desirable

• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Eligibility

Essential

• Specialist Register
• GMC

Desirable

• Approved Clinician

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

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorside Unit, Trafford General Hospital

Moorside Road

Davyhulme, Manchester

M41 5SL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

• The post holder will be an experienced Research Nurse who, acting within their professional boundaries, will deliver high-quality care for patients taking part in Research. The main purpose of the job is to provide support for National Institute for Health Research NIHR portfolio adopted projects and commercial studies adopted by the practice. You will work across a range of studies which include observational research, novel drug therapy and clinical interventions. Under direction of the Research Lead Partner, and working alongside our current Research Team, you will participate in the recruitment and follow up of patients to research studies. The role will involve undertaking study related procedures as appropriate and the assessment, planning and on-going care of research participants throughout the duration of the study.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years experience in Nursing
• Current NMC Registration - RGN
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training (or willingness to complete)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of obtaining informed consent
• Experience of working directly with patients participating in Research
• Experience of using patient monitoring equipment
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Experience of wound care, observations, venepuncture

Desirable

• Experience of conducting research in primary care
• Experience of using electronic databases and study management systems
• Experience in early-phase clinical trials

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

Clevedon Medical Centre

Address

Old Street

Clevedon

North Somerset

BS21 6DG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• GCSE's in Maths and English Grades 9-4 (A-C) or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued professional development

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of ability to deal with confidential and occasionally complex matters
• Ability to plan and organise own workload
• Evidence of standard level use of IT packages including Microsoft Office
• Good inter-personal and communications 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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Karen Legdard

Head of Nursing OPS CSU

[email protected]

0791804106

Shortlisting 17th September

Interviewing W/C 21st September

Are you ready for a challenge, passionate about education, the continual improvement of services we deliver and patient safety. If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Educator to join the Outpatient Clinical Support Service for fixed term.

Working closely with the Head of Nursing, Clinical Educator and Matrons you will develop, support and implement an educational framework for both new and experienced outpatient nursing staff of all grades. You will be expected to lead the work with Sister/Charge nurses on developing and implementing learning packages and competencies to support induction, preceptorship, and mentorship for the registered and unregistered workforce across the Outpatient service.

As well as Nursing, there are a number of teams within Outpatient CSU that as Clinical Educator you will have the opportunity to work alongside. You will be able to advise and support the non-nursing educators and team managers within the CSU (ie reception, administrative, switchboard and phlebotomy) with staff development and competency packages in relation to improving our customer care and experience training.

With an ever changing workforce in nursing and phlebotomy the successful candidate will also be involved in the assessment, development and implementation of new roles within the outpatient environments.

The job holder will play a lead role in ensuring the development of clinical staff both registered and unregistered. The job holder will enable the development of clinical practice mentors, assessors and key trainers, providing supervision through on-site support and Trust wide continuous professional development activities. The post holder will be responsible for leading clinical education and associated resources in Outpatients and phlebotomy clinical areas. The successful candidate will provide a high standard of education.

The job holder will support the assessment of the quality of clinical and other practice learning environments, and implement interventions for improvement. The job holder will support mentors and assessors and ensure clinical professional development for preceptorship and other role developments. They will enhance the quality of care delivery from both the registered and unregistered workforce. The post holder may be line managing a junior clinical educator depending on the clinical service unit.

You will have

• Significant and recent relevant clinical experience.
• Clinical experience within the speciality (essential )
• Significant post registration experience in a junior leadership role eg Band 6 or equivalent
• Experience of clinical audit and standard setting

• Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
• Evidence of service development and or facilitation of change management
• Budgetary management experience (desirable)
• Understanding of performance management strategies
• Significant experience within a leadership position

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• For further information, please click 'Apply' where you can download the full job description and person specification from our careers site.

Experience

Essential

• For further information, please click 'Apply' where you can download the full job description and person specification from our careers site.

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

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Cross Site

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our staff work in a hybrid blend of home and office working. We provide the facilities for all staff to work full time in the office, but if you are able to provide yourself with a safe, suitable and confidential workspace at home, you may also work in a blended pattern.

Working from home is enabled making extensive use of Microsoft Teams and Outlook.

PWPs in the team offer Low Intensity CBT assessments, groups and treatments, as well as facilitating outreach events in the local community. There is also opportunity to be involved in working groups or champion areas.

A full internal CPD program is on offer to all our staff, which runs throughout the year.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

• Talking Therapies (previously IAPT) Graduate OR Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions
• PWP registration with BABCP or BPS OR must be eligible and willing to apply

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards of written communication
• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health

Desirable

• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Essential

• Advanced communication skills
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including telephone skills
• Computer literate

ANALYTICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
• Ability to assess common mental health problems
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

DIVERSITY

Essential

• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality

PHYSICAL SKILLS/EFFORT

Essential

• Car driver with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
• Computer skills for entering clinical notes on electronic patient record
• Requirement to carry laptop/files between office base and remote working in line with all relevant HPFT policies

MENTAL/EMOTIONAL EFFORT

Essential

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to concentrate on clinical work and deliver therapy for most of the working day
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
• Ability to deal with patients with common mental health problems
• Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients, patients and carers

GENERAL

Essential

• High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Welcoming / Kind / Positive / Respectful /Professional

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

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Saffron Ground, Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage, SG1 3LJ

Ditchmore Lane

Stevenage

SG1 3LJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered professional qualification

Desirable

• Post qualification certificate in a desirable subject

Experience

Essential

• experience working in a TT service
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desirable

• Previous experience of managing a busy service including offering 1:1 LM
• Experience of change management

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Full understanding of the role of a manager in an IAPT Service
• Good knowledge of Safeguarding and Risk Management

Desirable

• Good understanding of TT KPIs

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

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trafford Talking Therapies

Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre, 33 Market Street

Altrincham

WA14 1PF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work within the CFT to provide specialist mental health practitioner assessment and care planning.To take a lead role in the care planning process and work within the Care Programme Approach ensuring that CFT and Trust policies are adhered to.To take a lead role and work with those people who have more complex and challenging needs across the caseload. To develop practice within the teams in the assessment of health and well being needs. Working closely with the Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists, act as a central link in the ongoing management of complex cases for the team.To provide specialist knowledge and advice to other agencies for the purposes of public protection, including through MAPPA processes.To provide written reports in respect of Mental Health Tribunals as required. To act as a Social Supervisor for those people who remain subject to mental health act restrictions whilst living out of hospital.Take part in the evaluation of the care of individuals at review meetings, case conferences, ward rounds etc.To attend and contribute to team meetings, providing specialist professional advice and support to staff regarding the management of individual service users and their programmes of careWhere professionally appropriate may be responsible for the safe transport and administration of medicines in accordance with Trust policy, legal requirements and NMC guidance, administers intramuscular injections.To provide specialist clinical advice across the Trust as required.To liaise with community services; statutory and non- statutory and inpatient services

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

• Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Desirable

• Training relevant to Practice
• Post Graduate Diploma
• Specific training in family work or other psychological approaches.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Significant previous experience of working with service users with acute psychiatric disorders and complex mental health needs.
• Experience of managing a caseload.
• Experience of supervising staff and providing mentorship.

Desirable

• Experience of working with service users with Forensic histories.
• Experience of working with service users diagnosed with learning disability and or neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Experience of working in assertive outreach, crisis or home treatment services
• Lived experience of mental health challenges.

SKILLS/ ABILITY

Essential

• Ability to undertake assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment plans.
• Ability to prioritise work demands and be flexible
• Proven skills in undertaking risk assessments and management plans.
• Effective communication skills both verbally and written, including IT literacy
• An understanding and commitment to the principles of Recovery and social inclusion
• An understanding of the role of health promotion and education with the client group.
• Ability to advocate for the service users who you are supporting.
• The ability to supervise and participate in providing teaching and training to other staff.

Desirable

• In depth knowledge and skill related to a particular therapeutic intervention such as CBT, DBT, family work.
• Experience in group work

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Thorough understanding of care planning and the Care
• Programme Approach (CPA)
• Knowledge of physical healthcare needs.
• Commitment to and understanding of evidence- based practice.
• Knowledge of relevant NICE guidance.
• Understanding of the legislation relating to menta health care including - Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act, Care Act, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010.
• Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the role of the MOJ and other criminal justice agencies..

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

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingsley Green, Harper Lane, Radlett, WD7 7HU

Harper Lane

Radlett

WD7 7HU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will lead on:

Providing a high-quality Occupational Therapy Service and consultation to people within the Hertfordshire Community intensive Support team.

Undertaking assessments and interventions where intense and/or frequent contact is required

Providing advice and modelling on the implementation of Occupational Therapy interventions in the person's current setting

Offering hands-on support to staff teams to improve their confidence and skill base.

Contribute to risk assessment and management plans

Input into positive Behaviour Support Plans for those displaying challenging behaviour and Staying Well Plans for those with mental health needs

Scaffold and support colleagues who offer flexible out-of-hours support to reduce the need for hospital admission

Manage a caseload, using evidence based/client principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate Occupational Therapy interventions in clinic and community settings .

Providing specialist Occupational Therapy advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to a clients formulation, diagnosis and case management plan.

Planning and implement individual and/or group interventions using selected and graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

Helping to evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.

Ensure that clients are consulted and involved in decision about their care.

Maintain clinical records.

Develop skills and knowledge.

Providing an effective supervision framework for Occupational Therapy staff and provide regular supervision to allocated OT staff as per Trust policy.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION TRAINING

Essential

• BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.
• Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OT's
• Evidence of relevant post grad training.

Desirable

• Membership of RCOT
• Practice Placement qualification
• SI/BBAT training
• Broad base of clinical experience

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting
• Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
• Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g. AMPS, Pool Activity Levels
• Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others
• Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice.

Desirable

• Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Essential

• Strong communication skills, written and verbal and the ability to persuade and negotiate with peers and senior colleagues
• Proven track record of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of team dynamics
• Knowledge and application of key policy, health legislation and guidelines which impact on OT and mental health/LD practice.
• Ability to provide and receive sensitive and difficult information regarding service users care and social situation
• Knowledge of and effective use of appropriate professional relationships and boundaries
• High level of ability to grade and adapt practical skills
• Evidence of delivery of training and professional development sessions

Desirable

• Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)

ANALYTICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to apply broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health
• A high level of problem solving/clinical judgement skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Ability to respond and adjust appropriately to the changing needs of service users
• Highly developed Observational skills
• Highly developed ability to evaluate group interventions and outcomes
• Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of 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.

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

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Saffron Ground

Saffron Ground

Stevenage

SG1 3LJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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