Job description

Job responsibilities

We provide aMulti-professionalpreceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to theprogrammewe also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).

Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which issimilar toa preceptorship programme.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 3 exercise qualification in personal training
• REPS / CIMSPA registration

Desirable

• Health and Social Care qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of delivering exercise intervention 1:1 or in a group

Desirable

• Experience of working with people with long term conditions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

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

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Respiratory Service

Southgate Moorings

Gloucester

GL1 2DB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Bank Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience of caring for older people, excellent communication skills, compassionate nature

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

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Bath

BA2 3NR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Kitchen Assistant is so important. You'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents, enhance their hospitality experience and develop your skills.

ABOUT YOUWhen you join us as a Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

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

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Bath

BA2 3NR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs Care Home Deputy Manager at Cadbury Hall Care home in Yatton, with up to 34 residents, you'll support the delivery of the quality care we're known for. Working closely with the General Manager and taking on leadership duties in their absence, you can expect to help with everything from ensuring care standards to motivating your team. You'll inspire a multidisciplinary team to make sure they help every resident to enjoy the best possible quality of life. That means leading by example and monitoring standards through regular audits, supervised clinical practice and checking our regulatory compliance. You'll set the highest standards and draw on your skills to develop and deliver strategies that will help you achieve your goals.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Care Home Deputy Manager you'll need experience in helping residents with different health needs and a successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. We'll also look for some HR experience or recruitment, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing and an understanding of budget management. Finally, you'll be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care in our engaging and energetic environment.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your benefits would include:

Free learning and development such as L5 Leadership course Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes

If you'd like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience in healthcare management, safeguarding investigations, clinical risk assessments, HR experience, sales and marketing knowledge, budget management 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

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Bristol

BS49 4DW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a team
• Experience of working without supervision and initiating own workload
• Experience of working in a complex environment with competing service demands
• Experience of dealing with staff of all levels within a large organisation

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work on your own initiative and with minimal supervision
• Ability to prioritise your own work when under pressure and multitask
• Excellent written/verbal communication and numeracy skills
• Ability to develop productive working relationships
• Good organisational skills
• Excellent IT skills with experience of all Microsoft packages, especially Excel
• Flexible approach to meet needs of the service
• Strong organisational skills
• Self-confident and approachable
• Willingness to learn new skills, Highest integrity
• Understand the sensitivity and confidentiality of work-related issues and handle the situation in an appropriate manner

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Good standard of education to at least GCSE (including English and Mathematics) and A level or equivalent qualification
• ECDL trained or other Microsoft Office qualifications (including Word, Excel) or equivalent experience
• Good Keyboard, word processing skills

Desirable

• Formal typing/word processing qualifications

Aptitudes

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Capable of working with minimal supervision
• Highly Organised
• An empathetic approach to customer service
• An encouraging team leader

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

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are unable to make all of the above training days please do not apply for this intake.

Applicants will have a good all round education; a full driving license held for at least one year, with no more than 6 current penalty points and have access to a vehicle with current tax, MOT and insurance for your use. Following shortlisting, applicants will be invited to attend a formal interview whereby they will be expected to have some knowledge of the role and South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust. This information can be found on the South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust website.

Candidates will be required to attain the Level 3 Award for First Responders on Scene during training in order to complete the recruitment process

For further information about this role please see attached the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Full driving licence held for at least one year, with no more than 6 current penalty points.
• Have a vehicle with current tax, MOT and insurance for your use.

Desirable

• Current advanced driving qualification.
• Up to date First Aid Qualification.

Previous experience (Paid/ Unpaid relevant to role)

Essential

• Previous experience (Paid/ Unpaid relevant to role)

Desirable

• Previous experience (Paid/ Unpaid relevant to role)

Skills, knowledge, ability

Essential

• Commitment to volunteering for a minimum of 12 hours a week.

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

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

GL2 9QL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To work jointly with staff from other agencies in direct work with children and young people and their families.
• To assess child safeguarding issues for each case. To practice within local safeguarding guidelines, sharing and directly referring on concerns when appropriate and participating in multi-agency safeguarding conferences.
• To inform and influence child mental health strategy including the development of joint agency protocols for pathways of care, intervention or treatment, joint planning and collaborative working relationships.
• To participate in identifying service needs and gaps across agencies with regard to children and young peoples mental health.
• To assess child safeguarding issues for each case. To practice within local safeguarding guidelines, sharing and directly referring on concerns when appropriate and participating in multi-agency safeguarding conferences.
• When appropriate within the role to engage in joint work with other specialist CAMHS personnel as agreed with line manager.
• As required, contribute to the triage of CAMHS referrals and other tasks within Getting Advice such as providing advice to families/carers and professionals via the Advice Line
• To comply with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of their professional body.
• To comply with any necessary data collection and information sharing across agencies in line with Trust guidelines on confidentiality

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Current registration with the NMC, Allied Health Professional with HCPC registration or UKCP registration and commitment to CPD or relevant professional registration and/or accreditation

Desirable

• Relevant post-registration qualifications relevant to children's and adolescent mental health and systemic therapeutic skills.

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Experience of using assessment skills of mental illness and risk in children and young people
• Working knowledge of how specialist child and adolescent mental health services are organised and operate; where and how they fit into the health and social care community
• Demonstrates experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies with young people

Desirable

• Experience gained in working mental health with children young people and families
• Experience of specialist training in delivering evidence-based intervention to children, young people and families

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Good verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with young people, families and carers as well as professionals from a wide range of services
• Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area with limited access to public transport.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Barton Hill Settlement

Ducie Road

Bristol

BS5 0AX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details on the main responsibilities of this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE level - Minimum Grade C in Maths and English
• Experience of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Experience

Essential

• Proven administrative experience including initiating and maintaining office systems
• Experience of handling telephone enquiries
• Experience of planning and organising administrative tasks
• Experience of managing own workload

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

• Clear communicator with excellent writing, data entry and telephone communication skills. Capable of constructing and delivering clear information/instruction to a wide range of people.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and able to work autonomously, working to tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail with ability to input data accurately

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

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide- Endoscopy Booking Office

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Overall Job Purpose

The Strategic People Change Partner (SPCP) will serve as a key strategic partner to senior leadership within several transformation programmes, working closely with SROs and Clinical Directors, as well as People Business Partners, Organisational Development colleagues and senior operational and clinical leaders across the Trust.

The postholder will align transformation objectives together with the organisations wider strategic goals including the AWP Great Place to Work strategic priority. and the Clinical Groups goals and objectives.

This strategic partnership role will provide leadership, advice and expertise on all workforce related matters relating to transformation. This includes shaping workforce plans, enabling and driving engaging change processes, developing comprehensive workforce plans and ultimately ensuring that that transformation changes are delivered and sustained through an inclusive, engaging and compassionate approach.

The ability to encapsulate the concept of matrix working across the People Services, Transformation, and Divisional teams will be crucial to the delivery of the role.

Transformation Programme Delivery

The SPCP partners with the SRO role will ensure that transformation programme benefits are realised, including tens of millions of pounds of savings over several years, potentially a reduction of the workforce of at least 10%.

They will be the professional lead on the workforce components of programme delivery, including strategic workforce planning, OD informed change, and engagement strategies aligned to programme milestones.

Partnering with SROs, the SPCP will define, baseline and track workforce-related benefits, including financial savings, productivity improvements and workforce efficiencies. Leading the development of workforce inputs to business cases and programme plans, ensuring alignment to clinical, operational and financial outcomes, establishing and maintaining workforce benefits realisation frameworks, including KPIs, reporting and tracking mechanisms.

The role will support transformation governance, working with the transformation programme teams on identifying and mitigating workforce risks, interdependencies, benefits registers, etc.,ensuring workforce issues are appropriately considered at project and programme meetings and act as the subject matter expert on workforce at programme boards and governance forums.

The SPCPs will be the named workforce expert leads on specific programmes, covering the whole trust-wide portfolio between them. They will be expected to work closely together to ensure that there is cross cover for programmes during absences, that programmes adopt consistent approaches to workforce transformation plans, and that cross-programme workforce interdependencies, opportunities and economies are identified.

It is vital that the SPCP takes into account business as usual divisional and trust-wide workforce matters (changes, pressures, problems, etc.) in understanding and responding to the context in which transformation is being designed and delivered, integrating operational workforce intelligence (e.g. vacancies, turnover, industrial relations issues) into transformation design and delivery. They will work collaboratively with People Business Partners, OD and divisional teams to ensure alignment between transformation and operational workforce priorities.

Workforce Planning

The SPCP will be responsible for ensuring that each programme has a comprehensive strategic workforce plan, that dovetails with any divisional workforce plans, and includes a workforce development plan, ensuring plans clearly articulate future workforce models, transition pathways and measurable outcomes.

They will provide expertise to facilitate clinical leads in effective organisation design, that enables the delivery of the future clinical model / strategy.

Working closely with the Clinical Lead for Mental Health Workforce, they will use a broad range of workforce data and performance metrics to inform this process, apply evidence-based workforce planning methodologies, analyse and interpret complex workforce datasets (e.g. ESR, productivity, agency usage) to inform decision-making and utilise recognised frameworks (CIPD, NHSE, HEE) to ensure best practice and benchmarking.

The strategic workforce plans will consider alternative skills mixes, new and advanced roles, flexible and multidisciplinary workforce models, partnerships with voluntary and community organisations and digital opportunities. This will include a clear workforce development plan that details how skills and capabilities will be developed to meet future needs and is developed with input and support from Learning and Development colleagues and professional leads.

Workforce Change, Engagement and communication

A critical part of the SPCPs role will be to ensure that transformation changes are approached in an inclusive, engaging and compassionate way, reinforcing the Great Place to Work strategic priority and principles.

Using an Organisational Development informed approach, tools and expertise, the changes will maximise engagement from the workforce and embrace co-design principles, taking into account workplace culture, history and norms, and using data to identify risks and hotspots.

The SPCP will lead on a workforce engagement and communications plan that ensures the transformation changes are designed, adopted and sustained effectively and in a timely way. This will include coaching leaders and line managers in progressive engagement and communication approaches, and designing engagement events and communications, undertaking stakeholder analyses, etc. They will work closely with the Great Place to Work programme leads, the Associate Director for Retention and Organisational Development, and the Communications teams on this.

The SCPC will work with divisional leads to ensure that there is a commitment to deliver equality and inclusiveness in all aspects of service line activity including service provision and the approach to the process of change, ensuring completion of equality impact assessments and addressing disparities.

The SPCP will also be responsible for ensuring that transformation plans are realistic and legally compliant in terms of workforce structural changes, redundancy and consultation processes, working closely with HRBP teams and engaging their expertise and support on this, and working proactively with Trades Unions under positive partnership working principles, thereby reducing the risk of adverse employee relations cases and tribunal processes.

Because of the seniority of this post the postholder may be required to participate in on-call arrangements, after suitable training

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MCIPD or equivalent / potential

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of the planning and delivery of the workforce aspects of business / service changes in a large complex organization.
• Comprehensive experience of transformation programmes and projects governance and approaches.
• Experience of developing and implementing workforce plans and strategies.
• Knowledge of OD and change management approaches and tools in a complex change programme environment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Bath NHS House

Newbridge Hill

Bath

BA1 3QE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal to the organisation and external, including:

• Medical Staff
• Multidisciplinary Teams (outreach or Inpatient)
• Services Users and Carers
• Health and Social Care teams
• Third sector/voluntary agencies
• Community groups and local authority provision
• Other statutory agencies e.g. Police, Ministry of Justice etc.

Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with a wide range of people, including outside agencies, sometimes requiring tact and persuasive skills where there may be barriers to understanding or agreement.

Exchange verbal and written information with patients, staff and carers relating to appointments, admissions and meetings etc.

Provide and receive routine and complicated information, including dealing with enquiries from external stakeholders and the public. This may include sensitive information.

Work within a multi-disciplinary environment ensuring that communication with appropriate team members is effective.

To receive and open mail (paper and electronic as necessary) and distribute/despatch accordingly ensuring appropriate action is taken with high priority items.

To manage both telephone and face to face contacts with distressed service users in a supportive and empathetic manner.

Exercise judgement when dealing with patient inquires, analyse and resolve non-clinical patient problems including resolving conflicting diary appointments or schedules, clinics, meetings, tribunals etc.

Manage the organisation of key meetings including business meetings and conferences, grievance hearings etc. and compile and prepare agendas and supporting papers for meetings.

Type patient reports/correspondence/e-mails as required, deal with telephone/face to face enquiries from patients. Input accurate and up to date patient data onto the RiO system.

Interpret and advise on data and office management functions and implement relevant procedures.

Consider line management issues and decide on a course of action to be taken.

Day to Day line management of Clinical Services Administrators as required:

• Carry out supervision sessions on a monthly basis
• Undertake appraisals
• Provide immediate guidance and assistance in problem solving
• Agree/monitor absences in regard to annual leave, flexi time, sickness
• Workload management

Prepare and present reports and a range of complex information in a range of formats including the production of scorecards, KPIs, performance reports and ad-hoc reports.

Collect performance data and produce monthly performance reports as required and directed by the Business Coordinator.

Ensure that appropriate systems are developed and maintained to prompt bring forward information or follow-up that is required for appointments, meetings and projects etc. and for outstanding work that has been requested by a certain deadline.

Take and distribute formal minutes as necessary.

Authorised signatory for small payments, timesheets.

Set up and manage effective office

Management/filing systems to support the service delivery.

May need to arrange rotas/staff cover.

Plans own workload to ensure that weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual tasks are met.

Prioritise workload with particular consideration to issues arising and responding to shifting priorities appropriately.

Assist patients during incidental contact, to provide non-clinical advice or information to patients/relatives or carers.

Please see attached Job Description for full details

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Maths and English
• NVQ 3 in Business Administration or similar relevant qualification or equivalent competence acquired by experience or willingness to undertake NVQ 3 Administration Qualification under the Trust Apprenticeship Scheme

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to take and convey clear messages
• Ability to prioritise and work to conflicting demands without direct supervision
• Good IT Skills - competent in Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Dexterity co-ordination for keyboard skills or equivalent

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the full range of routine and non-routine admin and secretarial procedures
• Excellent computer and IT skills to enable the production of reports and spread sheets.
• Experience of using specialist Intermediate theoretical knowledge of admin terminology and organisational procedures to enable problem solving etc.
• Line management experience.

Desirable

• Administration experience in a health/social care 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Specialised LD IP Kingfisher Service

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 2EW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide focused, person-centred assessment and support to people experiencing an acute mental health crisis. You will identify and assess a persons needs, enabling appropriate support, signposting and onward referral to services where required, under indirect supervision of a registered colleague. This will be remote assessments across the model. You will work alongside registered healthcare professionals to provide recovery and solution-focused care which:

Prioritises service-users and carers needs and preferences, and their respect, privacy and dignity.

Prioritises patient safety, and functions in accordance with local and national safeguarding, risk management and suicide prevention processes.

Promotes and develops personal strengths, enabling and empowering people and their families to manage their mental health issues in as non-restrictive a way as possible.

Recognises mental health recovery as a holistic process, encompassing individuals physical, psychological, emotional, financial and social wellbeing.

You will:

Promote and champion the rights, values, responsibilities and diversity of people.

Promote and maintain effective communication with people in order to build and sustain positive working relationships with individuals, families and carers, team members and other agencies. This may include accessing translation and interpreting services.

Contribute to the planning, implementation and review of care packages, where applicable, including implementing specific parts of an individual care plan.

Working autonomously within relevant practice boundaries, under indirect supervision of registered clinicians.

Conduct comprehensive assessments of mental health needs and clinical risks.

Maintain accurate, confidential records of patient activity, contributing to a range of written documents as appropriate, including reports, referrals and letters.

Enable people to understand and manage their mental health needs in line with their care plan and relapse prevention strategies. This may include enabling people to manage their own domestic and personal resources, housing needs, and enabling people to access learning / training, or work opportunities.

Support individuals in developing and maintaining their identity and personal relationships, including potentially difficult relationships.

Support people with mental health needs to engage with their own health care, in accordance with their care plan.

Act to protect individuals from abuse and harm in line with local and National policies and procedures (e.g. Safeguarding, Risk Management, Suicide Prevention).

Work proactively with carers and families, identifying carers needs and signposting to appropriate services or agencies.

Proactively develop your knowledge and practice, making use of both clinical and management supervision and available learning opportunities.

Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the workplace.

Our comprehensive onboarding package, ongoing training and supervision supports your development in this highly rewarding frontline role.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to use initiative appropriately, making decisions within the context of the role and service.
• Well-developed listening skills and effective verbal communication skills, and ability to communicate both face to face, via email and by telephone.
• Ability to form and sustain a trusting relationship with service users/carers.
• Written communication skills, with the ability to contribute to written reports, maintain accurate records and interpret relevant clinical information effectively.
• IT skills: ability to use email, Microsoft word and basic clinical records databases.
• Ability to manage own workload in an effective and timely manner
• Team-working skills, and ability to function effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Ability to articulate and demonstrate compassionate, recovery-focused care that values diversity and equality.
• Enthusiasm for continual professional development and service improvement.
• Flexible and adaptable to change.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Significant experience (2 years +) of working in a mental health setting in the UK
• Sound knowledge and understanding of mental health issues, including UK mental health frameworks e.g MHA/MCA

Desirable

• Previous community experience working within a mental health setting
• Experience of working in a health customer care environment, eg an Advice Centre, Telephone Helpline or Advocacy Service.
• Experience of conducting or assisting with front-line mental health assessments
• Experience of teaching / training individuals or groups

Education and Qualification

Essential

• Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 5 vocational qualification (Foundation Degree in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
• Level 2 Functional Skills (e.g. GCSE Mathematics and English Language Grade C/4 or above or equivalent).

Desirable

• Training in psychosocial interventions (e.g. CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing).
• Training in an allied field such as counselling, mediation or advocacy.

Other Requirements

Essential

• Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Bradley Stoke (Bristol) or Whitchurch (Bristol)

Bristol

BS32 4QJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To take a lead role in the planning, development and delivery of the Dietetic service.

To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

To assess the nutritional status and lifestyle of appropriately referred Inpatients within the Mental Health services and collaborate with the service users to establish realistic and achievable aims and objectives, plans and interventions.

To formulate individualised management and treatment plans to help promote optimal physical and mental health and nutritional status with regular supervision from Dietetic Manager. This will include providing advice on the appropriate timing of interventions such as food fortification, nutritional supplements and Enteral nutrition.

To monitor patients and alter treatment plans according to changes in physical or psychological conditions taking into account biochemical and anthropometric measurements, changes in medication and dietary compliance.

To provide highly effective dietary and medical information in a clear and straightforward manner, in conjunction with carers and interpreters when necessary (e.g. sign and language interpreters).

To communicate effectively with patients in an empathic and sensitive way.

To also communicate effectively with medical and nursing staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team through personal, written or telephone contact. This will include the provision of high quality written reports to GPs, Consultant Psychiatrists and other health care professionals regarding patient progress and Dietetic concerns.

To have an appreciation of the barriers to communication that can occur when working with clients within the mental health setting.

To participate in multidisciplinary team working and ensure that Dietetic intervention is evidence-based, timely and tailored to the individual patients needs.

To attend multidisciplinary meetings to discuss patients care and discharge planning.

To liaise with catering services on the provision and implementation of appropriate diets for inpatients.

To use motivational techniques to enable to comply with dietetic treatment plans when there are barriers to understanding or acceptance of the need for treatment.

To provide group education and training to patients, health care professionals and students on a regular basis.

To record and submit professional activity data in accordance with departmental and Trust standards.

To maintain accurate and up to date patient records that meet departmental, Trust and British Dietetic Association (BDA) standards.

Person Specification

Other requirements

Essential

• Car driver
• Aware of and meets professional code of conduct
• Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems
• Ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times

Desirable

• Member of the BDA

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good presentation and teaching skills
• Experience of evaluation of practice / managing a project
• Demonstrates ability to reflect on practice with peers or mentor

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate leadership qualities

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Experience / interest in working in mental health setting
• Clinical experience in Malnutrition, Diabetes, Weight Management
• Comprehensive, in depth knowledge and understanding of clinical nutrition and dietetics and a wide range of clinical conditions

Desirable

• Experience of providing clinical supervision

Education and qualifications

Essential

• BSc degree in nutrition and dietetics or post graduate diploma in dietetics
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Motivational interviewing qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Callington Road Hospital

Marmalade Lane, Brislington

Bristol

BS4 5BJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Utilise written and verbal communication skills to connect with a wide range of people

Exchange verbal and written information with patients, staff and carers relating to appointments, admissions and meetings etc

To receive and open mail (paper and electronic as necessary) and distribute/despatch accordingly ensuring appropriate action is taken with high priority items

To manage both telephone and face to face contacts with distressed service users in a supportive and empathetic manner

Arrange meetings and appointments for members of the team

Type patient reports/correspondence/e-mails as required, deal with telephone/face to face enquiries from patients. Input accurate and up to date patient data onto the Rio system

For a comprehensive list of duties please see the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ 3 in Business Administration or similar relevant qualification or Equivalent competence acquired by experience and willingness to undertake NVQ 3 Business Administration qualification under the Trust Apprenticeship Scheme

Skills

Essential

• Good IT Skills - competent in Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Dexterity co-ordination for keyboard skills or equivalent
• Experience of administrative systems and office procedures.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a team.

Desirable

• Experience of coping with behaviour which may be challenging at times
• Experience of administration in a clinical setting.
• Experience in activities such as answering queries, progress chasing, task-related problem solving, acquired through experience and training to Vocational Level 3 or equivalent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 1EG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed information of this role please download the Job Description document attached. Thank you.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients
• Able to participate as key member of cardiac arrest team with advanced airway skills
• Demonstrates good clinical judgement
• Understands audit and governance processes

Desirable

• Completed specialist skills courses (e.g. difficult airways, advanced life support course)
• Able to anaesthetise and care for complex cases with appropriate supervision
• Designed and / or completed audits

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Good communication skills
• Honesty and reliability
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Flexibility
• Inquiring and critical approach to work
• Demonstrates initiative
• Ability to cope with stressful situations and take responsibility and be appropriately assertive
• Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients

Desirable

• Ability to take on administrative roles within the Department
• A willingness to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered with General Medical Council (UK)
• Completed stage 1 training in anaesthesia
• Previous NHS anaesthesia experience

Desirable

• FRCA (Part 1) or equivalent
• Other membership, fellowship or diplomas
• Previous experience of working in the British Healthcare system (not observing)

Additional and Aptitudes

Essential

• Respectful
• Collaborative
• Supportive
• Innovative

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

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Marlborough Street

Bristol

BS2 8HN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Clinical Nursing Practice To carry out clinical nursing practice within designated areas, working to provide high quality, evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, intervention and evaluation. This will include: Utilising excellent communication skills to develop a rapport to be able to provide and receive complex sensitive confidential information including distressing or emotional circumstances. Recognising the potential barriers to communication and practicing with empathy, reassurance and understanding. Undertaking complex comprehensive nursing assessments using analytical and judgement skills on a range of problems requiring investigation. Collaboratively undertaking clinical risk assessments and developing and supporting personal safety plans and crisis and contingency planning with the service user, and where appropriate carers and families. Using professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level, supplemented by specialist clinical training and current practice-based evidence to plan and organise provision of care. Planning appropriate care and treatment interventions alongside colleagues, service users and where appropriate carers and families. Providing specialist advice in relation to care to service users and where appropriate carers and families. Delivering a range of psychosocially informed nursing therapies in accordance with service users care plans, needs and preferences. Organising complex interventions requiring formulation of need and risk. Demonstrating highly developed nursing skills obtained through practice, understanding the importance of accuracy and a narrow margin for error. Demonstrating a commitment to reducing restrictive practice whilst supporting challenging behaviour and verbal aggression. Delivery of restrictive interventions within Trust and legislative guidance, requiring a varying level of physical effort. Administering appropriate medication within relevant Trust and legislative guidance, by different routes including injectable medicines. Ensuring the ordering, storing and disposal of medication complies with relevant Trust and legislative guidance. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of the relevant Mental Health Legislation. Collaboratively evaluating the impact and effectiveness of care and working to improve these outcomes. Supervising the practice of less experienced and newly qualified practitioners, student nurses or support worker colleagues. Leading clinical meetings to support the service users journey through the care pathway, proactively identifying and overcoming barriers to discharge. 2. Continuing Professional Development To maintain and develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure that practice reflects best practice, remains evidence based, is current and responsive to the changing service user and NHS serviceneeds. This will include: Taking responsibility for post-registration education and for continuing professional development as outlined in NMC standards. Participating in education and training opportunities. Undertaking a thorough revalidation process in line with NMC and AWP policy. Maintaining up to date knowledge of the relevant medicines, related medication management issues and act in accordance with the appropriate NMC standards and Trust guidance. Abiding by the legal rules, statutory regulations and professional responsibilities relation to practice as outlined in the NMC code of conduct. Receiving restorative clinical supervision on a regular basis in line with the Trust clinical supervision policy. Engaging in management supervision from an identified line manager, or appropriate delegate in line with the Trust management supervision policy. Engaging with Trust appraisal process in line with policy. Maintaining Health and Safety in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974). Working within the Trust Policies and Procedures . 3. Education, Development and Collaborative LearningTo work towards a sustainable culture of continuous collaborative learning to keep own practice clinically current, and to foster a team learning ethos. This will include: Support effective learning environments by upholding the NHSE Safe Learning Environment Charter principals Modelling nursing skills and promoting the value of clinical nursing to modern mental healthcare at any opportunity including demonstrating own activities to new starters, less experienced practitioners and students. Providing advice, mentoring and supervision (both management and clinical) for colleagues Acting as a Practice Supervisor / Practice Assessor for a range of learners and provide robust practice development and assessment experiences. Support other registrants to undertake a thorough revalidation process in line with NMC and AWP policy. 4. Recording, Reporting and Communication To maintain standards of record keeping and associated administration in accordance with AWP Trust Policy and professional guidelines. This will include: Keeping contemporaneous, chronological and accurate mental health records in accordance with NMC guidelines and Trust policy. Adhere to and role model effective records management in line with Trust policies and procedures. Practice within the legal requirements relevant to the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Legislation. Taking part in a rolling programme of audit. Participate in relevant practice development, Quality Improvement and/or research activity relevant to practice area 5. Compassionate Leadership and Management To provide clinical leadership for colleagues and external professionals at all levels. Making the best use of resources to ensure the delivery of high-quality care. Follow Trust policies in relation to the security of the building and service users to ensure safe practice and protection of service users, staff, visitors and members of the public. This will include:Fulfilling Nurse in Charge role as per AWP guidance. Demonstrating effective and appropriate delegation of duties. Using own skills, knowledge and resources to provide clinical leadership for all members of the MDT.Effectively managing both own time and that of junior staff and students. Deputising for the ward manager in their absence which will include short term roster management. Undertaking discharge planning involving the coordination of external organisations. Providing supervision for unregistered practitioners and junior registered nurses in accordance withTrust management and clinical supervision policies. Contribute to the management and development of junior staff through the delivery of clinical teaching.Providing appraisals for junior staff in line with Trust appraisal policy. Maintaining the safety of service users and staff within the inpatient setting and ensure legalobligations are fulfilled. Having an understanding of any identified environmental risks and their mitigation plans. Taking part in environmental risk assessments as requested.Demonstrating safe staffing through the effective use of the electronic rostering system.Managing temporary staffing resources in line with AWP guidance.Being familiar with and complying with all Policies and Procedures operational within the Trust.Contributing to policy and practice changes arising from learning from experience opportunities i.e audit, complaints, SUI.Maintaining stock control and a personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources.

Person Specification

Registration, Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• RNLD or RMN with valid NMC registration
• Substantial experience at band 5
• Significant experience of working with people who experience mental health difficulties
• Demonstrate leadership skills - motivating others, using own initiative, change management
• In depth knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983
• Significant experience of effectively coordinating and leading shifts as Nurse in Charge
• Understanding the importance of Health and Safety
• Collaboratively manager and support behaviour which may be challenging at times.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.

Desirable

• Relevant specialist CPD qualification.
• Evidence of basic counseling and group work
• Experience of managing other staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 1EG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To deliver high quality care and recovery interventions for service users within designated clinical areas, in collaboration with, and under the indirect supervision of, registered care staff.

These may include:Supporting individuals with fluids and nutrition, physicalwellbeing, and personal care.Assisting service users with financial or accommodation issues.Escorting or accompanying service users for planned periods of leave on hospital grounds and in the community facilitating social inclusion.Encouraging service users to talk about their experiences in one-to-one or group discussions.

To help maintain a clean, well-organised, safe and therapeutic environment that meets the needs of service users, carers andcolleagues, and to support registered care staff to perform standardised environmental assessments to monitor and improve the care setting.

To deliver psychosocially-informed one to one and group interventions aiming to positively impact service users cognitive and emotional wellbeing.

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. To assume lead or link roles on core practice initiatives and priorities (e.g. Essence of Care, Safewards and carer engagement) under the supervision of registered staff. To integrate areas of personal interest with clinical practice to enhance the diversity of the teams provision of care.

To practise planned care, and to directly participate in the development of recovery-focused interventions that address service users and carers needs and preferences. To proactively review, record and assess the on-going impacts of such interventions.

To participate in the on-going care planning, CPA and risk assessment processes in collaboration with service users, their carers, and other members of the care team and to contribute to all aspects of clinical record keeping.

To maintain a basic working understanding of both the Mental Health Act (1983) and Mental Capacity Act (2005), and any other relevant legislation, as required by mandatory and statutory training (MaST).

To adhere to AWPs Code of Conduct for unregistered practitioners; promoting and embedding it through the delivery of peer support and supervision to junior, temporary and newly appointed Health Care Support Workers.

To observe and record interactions with service users and carers both verbally and in writing via clinical records and staff handovers.

To deliver a wide range of fundamental care interventions using evidence based clinical tools, to monitor and improve physical health and personal wellbeing and to model a high standard of dignity, respect and candour.

To engage in reflective practice to maintain and promote ongoing clinical practice.

To promote and enhance a positive learning culture, being proactive in the induction, orientation and support of juniors, temporary and newly appointed Health Care Support Workers, seeking to embed core care values into practice.

We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. We are committed to supporting employees and staff wellbeing and development is important to the team at Poppy.

You will be learning on the job continually building new skills. There will also be developmental and learning opportunity that are accessible, which includes a comprehensive statutory and mandatory training programme. You will also receive training to complete the NHS Care Certificate and a Level 3 Healthcare apprenticeship.

Please see Job Description for full details

Person Specification

Experience and skills

Essential

• An understanding of how mental health issues can affect the lives of individuals, their families and their community, and experience of using a range of evidence-based approaches to reduce the impact of such issues.
• Experience of working in a busy team, and an ability to use initiative at times of pressure.

Qualifications

Essential

• Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work with a degree of autonomy, whilst also taking direction from senior colleagues.
• Ability to communicate in written and verbal English to a high standard, and basic numeracy 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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Fromeside

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 1ED

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Registered nurse with current NMC licence to practice and experience within an acute hospital setting.

Evidence of continued professional development i.e. a professional portfolio and participation in appraisal and development review.

To have achieved a recognised teaching & assessing qualification.

Completion of training for additional clinical skills required in the ward/department

Green card training for the use of pumps or machinery relevant to the ward or department.

Evidence of attendance at mandatory training appropriate to the role.

Competence in the use of computers and electronic communication systems or expectation to develop existing skills further as the needs of the service dictate.

Evidence of an ability to critically appraise and utilise research to maintain and improve patient care.

Sound knowledge of health promotion issues to ensure junior staff, patients and carers are provided with education, support and advice as required.

Evidence of experience and knowledge of the importance of resource management including protocols for staff utilisation, equipment, and products for clinical care.

Organise and participate in the delivery of high standard, evidence-based nursing care.

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse, with current live NMC registration / Student awaiting pin
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing qualification or willing to undertake after 2 years post registration (secured a position on this type of course)

Work Experience

Essential

• Completion of training for extended roles required by the ward / department. i.e. IV drug administration, Cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs, male catheterisation, PCA and Epidural training
• At least 12 months recent experience as a Registered Nurse in either an acute hospital setting, surgical setting, admission/ emergency setting OR a qualifying student who has completed a placement within surgery or an admissions unit

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping
• Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Basic computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service i.e. IHS, Acis, Email use.

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

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Bristol

BS10 5NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure the health and safety of the children in your care To provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential To plan and evaluate day-to-day activities to ensure that children experience a wide range of appropriate activities that meet their interests and learning needs To organise both individual and group activities for the children and ensure they are adequately supervised on and off the site To take responsibility and care for a group of children, taking the lead for their learning diaries and completing all observations, reports and other paperwork as necessary To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their childs welfare To provide a transition plan for new children to the nursery or for those children who are moving on to another setting or school To work alongside other agencies to support special educational needs

To occasionally take part in home/school visits for any children needing extra support To work as part of the early years team, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust To be responsible for the maintenance of positive behaviour in accordance with the Behaviour Policy To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information To have a sound knowledge and understanding of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager To follow North Bristol Trusts and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme To attend parents evenings to provide parents with their childs progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis To maintain professional relationships, build on team work and share ideas To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained To adhere to the settings dress code at all times To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality

Person Specification

Shortlisting criteria

Essential

• NNEB/DCE/NVQ level3/BTEC in Childcare
• Experience with children between the ages of 0-5 years
• NHS experience
• Experience in a childcare setting
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to plan for a wide range of activities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of current legislation
• Team player
• Enthusiasm for the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Southmead Road

Bristol

BS10 5NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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