Job description

Job responsibilities

• To support the reception within Sefton CAMHS
• Ensure clinic booking summaries and clinic pro-formas are completed timely and accurately.
• To carry out regular audits as required.
• Maintain / input / validate data for all areas, as required, ensuring patient details are accurate, using the Pas (Meditech) system, spreadsheets, and Patient Databases.
• Work without direct supervision using experience and knowledge.
• Participate in regular staff meetings.
• Business Continuity Duties Follow Policies and Protocols to ensure continued effective service provision when required.
• Continue to maintain own competencies, including ensuring all mandatory and statutory training is up to date

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Computer and Keyboard skills
• Microsoft office

Knowledge

Desirable

• Patient administration Systems

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to use own initiative
• To have an organized and systematic approach to tasks, prioritise and plan workload effectively
• Team Player

Education & Training

Essential

• Good General Education

Desirable

• NVQ Level 2 Customer Care or Equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of office duties including telephone and reception

Desirable

• Acute Healthcare experience/ including experience of liaison with patients/health professionals or equivalent in an acute Healthcare provider 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.

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Burlington House

Crosby Road North

Waterloo

L22 0PJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Supporting Consultant Radiologists with all aspects of MDT

e To actively track patients progress through the patient pathway to ensure that care is carried out in a timely fashion on a daily basis and follows escalation and tracking on a PTL (patient tracking too

Specific co-ordination and auctioning of process of cross site referrals to another specialty (internal within the Trust

General co-ordination and action MDT outcomes and recording of progress on RIS.

To facilitate and co-ordinate the administration functions of the multidisciplinary team meetings

To ensure that all patients are identified and discussed at MDT meetings

To ensure patient diagnoses, investigations and management and treatment plans are completed and added to the patients notes electronic clinical reporting database.

To ensure all correspondence, notes, x-rays, results etc. are available for MDT meetings and following the MDT meetings, upload to pro-formas.

To work with key MDT members to identify areas where waiting time targets are not achieved, undertake process mapping to identify bottlenecks

To support wider Clerical Team with on going administration duties

Communicate professionally and effectively with patients/parents/carers, the general public and all internal and external agencies both verbally and nonverbally in a timely manner

To establish effective communications networks with clinicians and other members of the multi-disciplinary team and actively participate in development and change to any systems to improve patient journey.

Ensure diplomacy, empathy and confidentiality when dealing with distressed patients/parents/carers.

Liaise with clinical and non-clinical staff to resolve any issues that may arise, to the mutual benefit of all concerned.

Meet and greet external visitors to the department in a professional and polite manner.

Attend and contribute to departmental meetings, team briefs etc.

Typing of minutes of meetings and general departmental correspondence when required and within locally agreed timescales.

To use clinical systems according to guidelines, monitoring milestones and submitting the required reports in the given format and required times.

To keep comprehensive electronic diary of all team meetings including attendance

Work flexibly to ensure the needs of the service are met at all times

Assist the management team in addressing any complaints within the agreed timescales which may have been received within the Clinical Business Unit.

Exercise judgement and initiative in order to manage the workload effectively and efficiently, taking appropriate action to resolve any issues, liaising with appropriate personnel and seeking guidance from the Line Manager when required.

A high degree of organisational skills required to ensure that data is capturedfor all patients under the care of Radiology

Ensure Clinicians respond and action referrals within locally agreed timescales ensuring a clear audit trail

Ensure a clear audit trail to ensure actions have been dealt with

Have a clear understanding of current Government and locally agreed t targets ensuring key performance indicators are achieved by working in conjunction with the clinical and management teams.

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Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

• Achieved grade/years experience

Desirable

• NHS Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alderhey Children's Hospital

East Prescott Road

Liverpool

L14 5AB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the ND Team for the diagnostic assessment of ASD/ADHD, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and specialist neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

Where appropriate develop detailed formulations to inform and provide a psychological assessment report of a clients mental health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

Where appropriate be responsible for implementing a range of psychological assessments for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

Where appropriate make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about diagnostic presentation considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

Where appropriate exercise full responsibility and autonomy for the assessment of and discharge of clients whose problems are managed as a psychologically based standard care plan, ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation, and evaluation, communicating with the referral agent and others involved with the care on a regular basis.

Where appropriate provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professional contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

To ensure that all members of the clinical team have access to a psychologically based framework for the understanding and care of clients of the service, through the provision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological knowledge, research and theory.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for relevant individual clients and to provide both general and specialist advice for psychologists and other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management.

Where appropriate act as assessment co-ordinator, where appropriate, ensuring the provision of an assessment, appropriate for the clients needs, arranging clients care reviews as required and communication effectively with the client, his/her family and all others involved in care.

Where appropriate communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation, and evaluation plans of clients under their care and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni and multi-disciplinary care.

To provide advice to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the team.

To provide consultation about the psychological care of the client group to staff and agencies outside the Directorate and Trust.

Teaching, training and supervision

In common with all clinical psychologists to receive regular clinical supervision and professional management, according to good practice guidelines, from a senior clinical psychologist and where appropriate clinical supervision from other senior professional colleagues.

Where appropriate provide specialist clinical placements for trainee clinical and/or counselling psychologists, ensuring that they acquire the necessary clinical and research skills to doctoral level where appropriate, and competencies and experience to contribute effectively to good psychological practice, and contributing to the assessment and evaluation of those competencies.

To provide advice, consultation and training and clinical supervision to other members of the team for their provision of psychologically based interventions to help improve clients functioning.

Where appropriate provide pre and post qualification teaching of clinical and/or counselling psychology as appropriate.

To continue to develop expertise in the area of professional pre and post graduate training and clinical supervision.

Management, recruitment, policy and service development

To participate as a clinician in the development of a high quality, responsive and accessible service for patients and their families within the ND Team.

To participate in the systematic governance of psychological practice within the ND Team.

To be support the implementation of service developments and projects within the ND Team.

Where appropriate take responsibility for managing the workloads of trainee, assistant and graduate psychologists and other professional staff as required within the framework of the services policies and procedures.

Where appropriate assess the clinical competence of trainees and provide formal feedback to the relevant university training body.

Research and service evaluation

Where appropriate be involved in the planning and implementing systems for the evaluation, monitoring and development of the locality service, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit and ensuring incorporation of psychological frameworks for understanding and provision of high quality care.

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

Where appropriate undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research within the ND Team.

Where appropriate use appropriate means of analysis for research data (e.g. use of computer packages such as Microsoft Excel, Access and SPSS) for departmental or service projects supporting other team members.

Where appropriate communicate research/audit findings in a professional manner through use of IT packages (e.g. Microsoft Word and PowerPoint) for the preparation of documentation.

Where appropriate support the implementation of project management, including complex audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within and across the service to help develop and improve services to clients and their families.

Information Technology

To maintain comprehensive clinical notes and consultation records as defined in the operational policy, utilizing both case files and the services electronic patient record system.

To utilize electronic patient record data for implementation of audit and service delivery purposes to inform service developments.

Professional

To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programme, in consultation with professional and operational managers and within the KSF, BPS, and HPCP CPD best practice guidance and requirements.

To prepare for and attend an Annual Review/Personal Development Plan. Chaired by the Psychology professional line manager, and involving any relevant senior clinicians. To provide evidence of CPD undertaken e.g. in the form of a CPD log book. To collaboratively set aims and objectives and systematically monitor progress.

During the first two-three years in post to consolidate and develop clinical, research and supervisory skills through a structured CPD programme using the KSF framework. To aim to then function as a highly specialist practitioner, this may involve a banding review.

To maintain the highest standards of record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures.

To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both children and families and mental health

To attend and contribute to Clinical Psychology meetings and the development and articulation of best practice in psychology across the service, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and related disciplines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of Psychopathology, Clinical Psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• Current registration with the health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.

Desirable

• Training and experience in supervision of qualified staff

Experience

Essential

• Assessed experience of working as a psychologist within CAMHS or Paediatrics.
• Training/experience of providing evidence based interventions.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and stressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of conducting risk assessments within complex clinical settings.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.

Desirable

• Experience of working with young people with ASD.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• A high level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
• Knowledge of legislation and its complications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC.

Desirable

• Formal training in supervision of others.
• Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and severely challenging behaviours etc.)
• Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery, and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services within the context of multi-disciplinary mental health services.
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to 'hold' the stress of others.

Desirable

• A commitment to the evaluation of services, enthusiasm for both multi-professional and uni-professional audit, and a wish to continue to develop expertise in the service area.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills.

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
• Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to articulate and interpret clearly the role of the profession of clinical psychology based upon a good understanding of the framework of government and national professional policy.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
• Record of having published in either peer reviewed or 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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities for this role are provided in the attached job description/person specification.

We welcome applications from pre-registration clinical psychologists, with the expectation that registration will be achieved within six months of appointment into post. If you would like further information about this, please contact [email protected] to ask for a copy of the Recruitment ofPre-registrationClinical Psychologists in Mental Health Services Standard Operating Procedure.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• Qualified in core profession (nursing, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, arts therapy, psychotherapy, counselling, practitioner psychology) with current registration OR Recognised degree level broad based health & social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and Attributes KSA Guidelines (babcp.com) as part of the application process
• Plus Training in a relevant therapeutic modality to an accreditable level with registration (where registration is applicable)
• Plus Post qualification study in a mental health field.

Desirable

• Certificate in supervision skills.

Experience

Essential

• Working in specialist mental health services for children and young people
• The application of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions in different cultural contexts.
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team AND with other agencies and professionals in a variety of settings including managing difficult conversations and differences of opinion.
• Experience of providing a variety of interventions for children and young people and their families
• Assessing clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans including safeguarding.
• Analysing presenting problems and able to work autonomously utilising a range of therapeutic perspectives and modalities, depending on the needs of the client.
• Providing case management and/or clinical supervision for colleagues and students as required.
• Experience of mentoring and supervision of others, including supporting the mental health and wellbeing of junior staff and trainees.
• Experience of developing and providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans and effective use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs).
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures

Desirable

• Experience of delivering training.
• Experience of audit and research.
• Experience of delivery of group work and workshops.

Knowledge

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation, NICE guidance and government policies.
• An understanding of child development and psychological/psychosocial theories.
• Advanced knowledge and skills in delivery of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.

Desirable

• Audit and research methodology

Skills

Essential

• Skilled in assessment and formulation, with the ability to manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely.
• Skilled in planning, delivering and evaluating evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individuals and groups) with children and young people across the age range, and their families/carers.
• Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans.
• Skilled in case management, able to function as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other internal and external agencies, maintaining positive working relationships.
• Ability to communicate highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, families, carers and other professional colleagues within and outside the NHS
• Ability to demonstrate strong organisational skills.
• Ability to autonomously manage own workload and act as lead practitioner
• Ability to manage and organise own time and diary; and to work flexibly and creatively in a clinical context and pressurised situations.
• Ability to work independently with the support of clinical and management supervision.
• Ability to select, use and interpret assessment tools and outcome measures / ROMs effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person, and family.
• Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision.
• The ability to work with people from a range of different backgrounds, cultures and or different ages.
• To be able to provide feedback and constructive guidance to junior members of the team and trainees to facilitate their personal and professional development.
• The ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance.
• The ability to follow policy and make proposals for change.
• The ability to maintain clinical records both written and electronic.
• The ability to cope with stressful situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the case of highly emotive and distressing problems.

Desirable

• Ability to develop, provide and evaluate training and workshops.
• Advanced IT skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrate a commitment to personal professional development
• Commitment to work in line with Trust values
• A commitment to the inclusion of young people's and parent/carer views in service delivery, development and design.
• Willingness to contribute to team functioning, performance and the ongoing development of the service.

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Warrington

North West

WA1 1GG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities for this role are provided in the attached job description/person specification.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• oQualified in core profession (nursing, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, arts therapy, psychotherapy, counselling, practitioner psychology) with current registration (e.g. HCPC, NMC, BABCP, UKCP) Or Recognised degree level broad based health & social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and Attributes KSA Guidelines (babcp.com) as part of the application process
• o Additional, accredited training in a specific therapeutic modality.

Desirable

• Post-graduate qualification in a field relevant to this post.

Experience

Essential

• oSubstantial experience of post-qualification work with children, young people and families oSubstantial experience working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary setting oExperienced in and able to demonstrate proficiency in autonomous case management responsibility. oExperience of assessing and managing risk, including safeguarding. oExperience of mentoring and supervision of others.

Desirable

• Experience of working with gender-diverse children and young people.

Knowledge

Essential

• oWorking knowledge of health, education, social services and the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector. oRelevant legislation, NICE guidance and government policies. oSafety factors in management of self-harming behaviours and child protection issues oAn understanding of child development and psychological/psychosocial theories oAn understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice. oAn understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures.

Desirable

• oKnowledge of audit and evaluation methodology oKnowledge and understanding of the research process.

Skills

Essential

• oAbility to demonstrate application of therapeutic and analytical skills oAble to demonstrate ability to be self-reflective in relation to practice. oAbility to assess emergency/self-harming behaviour. oOrganisational skills to manage and prioritise workload balance appropriately. oThe ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely. oThe ability to use assessment tools and outcome measures / ROMs effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person, and family. oTo be able to function as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other agencies i.e., education, GPs, maintaining positive working relationships. oThe ability to follow policy and make proposals for change. oThe ability to work independently with the support of clinical and management supervision. oThe ability to maintain clinical records both written and electronic oIT competent

Desirable

• oExperience of delivering training

Personal attributes

Essential

• oCommitment to work in line with Trust values oDemonstrate a commitment to personal professional 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).

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Children and Young People's Gender Service

Warrington

WA1 1GG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Supporting Consultant Radiologists with all aspects of MDT

e To actively track patients progress through the patient pathway to ensure that care is carried out in a timely fashion on a daily basis and follows escalation and tracking on a PTL (patient tracking too

Specific co-ordination and auctioning of process of cross site referrals to another specialty (internal within the Trust

General co-ordination and action MDT outcomes and recording of progress on RIS.

To facilitate and co-ordinate the administration functions of the multidisciplinary team meetings

To ensure that all patients are identified and discussed at MDT meetings

To ensure patient diagnoses, investigations and management and treatment plans are completed and added to the patients notes electronic clinical reporting database.

To ensure all correspondence, notes, x-rays, results etc. are available for MDT meetings and following the MDT meetings, upload to pro-formas.

To work with key MDT members to identify areas where waiting time targets are not achieved, undertake process mapping to identify bottlenecks

To support wider Clerical Team with on going administration duties

Communicate professionally and effectively with patients/parents/carers, the general public and all internal and external agencies both verbally and nonverbally in a timely manner

To establish effective communications networks with clinicians and other members of the multi-disciplinary team and actively participate in development and change to any systems to improve patient journey.

Ensure diplomacy, empathy and confidentiality when dealing with distressed patients/parents/carers.

Liaise with clinical and non-clinical staff to resolve any issues that may arise, to the mutual benefit of all concerned.

Meet and greet external visitors to the department in a professional and polite manner.

Attend and contribute to departmental meetings, team briefs etc.

Typing of minutes of meetings and general departmental correspondence when required and within locally agreed timescales.

To use clinical systems according to guidelines, monitoring milestones and submitting the required reports in the given format and required times.

To keep comprehensive electronic diary of all team meetings including attendance

Work flexibly to ensure the needs of the service are met at all times

Assist the management team in addressing any complaints within the agreed timescales which may have been received within the Clinical Business Unit.

Exercise judgement and initiative in order to manage the workload effectively and efficiently, taking appropriate action to resolve any issues, liaising with appropriate personnel and seeking guidance from the Line Manager when required.

A high degree of organisational skills required to ensure that data is capturedfor all patients under the care of Radiology

Ensure Clinicians respond and action referrals within locally agreed timescales ensuring a clear audit trail

Ensure a clear audit trail to ensure actions have been dealt with

Have a clear understanding of current Government and locally agreed t targets ensuring key performance indicators are achieved by working in conjunction with the clinical and management teams.

T

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

• Achieved grade/years experience

Desirable

• NHS Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alderhey Children's Hospital

East Prescott Road

Liverpool

L14 5AB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Customer Experience & Service Excellence Provide a friendly, professional, and customerfocused support service across the Tech Bar and Digital Support channels. Assist colleagues in resolving common IT issues, offering clear and jargon free communication throughout. Support regular floorwalking activities to ensure colleagues can access help at point of need. Promote Trust values by acting as a positive and helpful first point of contact.

Technical Support & Escalation Provide firstline resolution of routine incidents such as password resets, account lockouts, minor software issues, and basic hardware faults. Support device setup, configuration tasks, and simple equipment fixes where appropriately trained. Log all incidents accurately within the Sunrise ITSM tool, ensuring clear triage notes. Escalate more complex or unfamiliar technical issues to the Lead Digital Support Engineer or other Digital teams as appropriate. Follow established procedures and technical guidelines to ensure safe and effective resolution of support tasks.

Team Support & Collaboration Work collaboratively with Digital Support Engineers and senior colleagues. Share knowledge and support peers informally to ensure consistent service delivery. Assist in embedding new procedures and quality standards as directed by line management

Incident, Problem & Service Quality Management Prioritise tasks in line with service expectations, escalating when service levels may be at risk. Ensure accurate, timely documentation of all activities, including incident details, actions completed, and any followup required. Identify recurring issues and report them to senior colleagues to support problem management.

Tech Bar Support Provide basic troubleshooting and reassurance to colleages experiencing IT issues when presented to the Tech Bar Support service continuity by helping staff recover quickly from disruptions. Assist in rollout activities such as device swaps, basic configurations, and peripheral setup

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• Computer or related qualification at Diploma Level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of a commitment to ongoing professional development (CPD).

Desirable

• NHS experience
• CompTIA A+ / Network+
• ITIL Foundation / Awareness

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES

The general principles within the Acute & Specialist System are:

Inpatient and consult work

• Inpatient care andOutpatient clinics

Assist in the care of inpatients or shared care patients, and day cases, including planning admission, investigations, management, and follow-up. There will be opportunity to attend consultant led clinics.

Undertake initial assessment of new ward referrals and formulate differential diagnoses, investigations, and management plan in liaison with the consultant.

• Ward rounds

Participate in daily ward rounds of specialty patients and those referred for specialist consultation & advice by other teams.

• MDTs

Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings with a range of specialities through the working week (this may involve contributing to the discussion, providing background history and investigation results, and making notes of the discussion and outcome). Also join MDTs arranged for individual complex patients.

• Paediatric Assessment Unit

A new model of care is currently being piloted at the Trust predicated on the creation of a dedicated assessment area for acute paediatric patients (PAU).

PAU accepts referrals from ED and community colleagues (GPs, health visitors, walk in Centres etc.)

Referrals from ED should be for medical patients who the ED team feel need Paediatric assessment with the potential need for further treatment and admission which is likely to be greater than 4-6 hours

You will be expected to undertake initial assessment, investigations, formulation of management plans and initiation of treatment, allowing for a period of observation and aiming for earlier discharges.

Assisting the Advanced nurse practitioners, ST1-3, F1/F2/GPST juniors in clerking in patients.

Discuss cases with the PAU Consultant and feedback advice, recommended investigations, and management.

• On-call out of hours duties

You will be expected to participate on the ST4+ on-call rota. You will contribute to a 1:25 ST4 whole time equivalent Rota (dependent upon Deanery allocations). Out of hours shifts include long days (09:00-21:30) and night shifts (21:00-09:30) Monday to Sunday, and short-day shifts (08:00-16:00) at weekends.

The on call duties are shared as part of a team incorporating junior tier Resident Doctors (Foundation trainees, GP trainees and ST1-3) and senior tiers (ST4+).

Please find below the individual on call roles and responsibilities expected at ST4+ level.

ST4+ Duties

Senior support: Consultant on call and fellow ST4+

• You will be expected to lead/support all crash calls.
• You will be expected to assess and manage acutely deteriorating/unstable patients.
• You will review both General Paediatric and Specialty in-patients including those on HDU.
• You will provide reviews of surgical patients referred for medical opinion.
• Review of patients stepped down from HDU and PICU to inpatient ward.
• Accepting referrals and providing advice to our ED and community colleagues (GPs, health visitors, walk in Centres etc.).
• Clerking in of all specialty TCI patients out-of-hours
• Assisting the ST1-3 and F1/F2/GPST juniors in clerking in patients.
• Senior review of all new admissions within 4 hours as per RCPCH Facing the future.
• All patients who are being considered for discharge is seen by or has their case discussed with a ST4+ doctor, as per RCPCH Facing the future.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration and license to practice with GMC (or eligibility for)
• MRCPCH

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable experience at ST4 level and above within the UK Health Setting minimum of 6 months

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Written communication skills in English and the ability to explain clinical procedures to patients
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation

Desirable

• Demonstrate an interest in research
• Ability to work effectively in regards to teamwork
• Demonstrate evidence of ongoing commitment to personal and professional 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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey NHS FT

Merseyside

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Accept clinical responsibility for the dietetic management of children and young people with a broad range of complex and highly complex clinical conditions. Organising workload effectively and efficiently according to clinical priorities.

1. Undertake comprehensive assessment of clinical and nutritional status including anthropometrics, biochemistry, clinical condition and nutritional requirements.

1. Analyse and interpret the results of the nutritional, biochemical and clinical assessment to help formulate both a diagnosis and a treatment plan taking into account clinical, social and cultural factors.

1. Plan and implement dietetic intervention based on the results of the nutritional assessment to achieve the expected clinical outcome.

1. Comprehensively assess patients requiring nutrition support including parenteral nutrition and be able to manage all the dietetic aspects of these interventions

1. Provide suitable written and verbal information to families, nursing staff, special feeds unit and catering to ensure the provision of correct dietary treatment for in-patients.

1. Continuously evaluate the young persons clinical parameters and outcomes and modify the dietetic treatment plan as necessary to achieve expected long term dietetic and clinical outcome.

1. Advise medical staff on the prescribing of appropriate medications and nutritional supplements to support treatment e.g. vitamins, minerals, protein and energy substitutes, pancreatic enzymes

1. Communicate complex and sensitive information to children and their families in a way which is understandable to them and which may include unwelcome or difficult to accept information

1. Engage and negotiate with children and their families to enable and motivate them to agree and achieve the required dietetic intervention in a supportive and empathetic framework.

1. Attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings and ward rounds appropriate to the needs of the speciality area of work and ensure that the dietetic aspects of care are communicated effectively within the multidisciplinary team

1. Ensure safe and timely discharge of patients including liaison with GPs, community dietitians and other key agencies.

1. Undertake community, school and home visits when necessary to support the dietetic treatment of the child.

1. Continuously monitor and review the dietetic management and other associated medical treatments against outcome measures adjusting treatment and goals as appropriate to the clinical situation.

1. Develop and maintain a range of educational resources to support dietetic advice which have a clear evidence base and which are understandable by children, young people and their families.

1. Liaise with medical teams when clinically appropriate to arrange admissions when clinically necessary

1. Record accurately all dietetic intervention in line with the agreed record keeping standards of the HCPC and the department. Communicate orally, and in writing where appropriate, relevant patient information to all relevant health professionals and agencies

1. Develop evidence-based protocols and standards of care for dietetic care of children with these specific conditions.

1. Evaluate regional, national and international standards of care to ensure that dietetic care is delivered effectively to current accepted standards.

1. Work with the dietetic assistants to ensure accurate and up-to-date nutritional product data is maintained

1. Provide clinical dietetic cover within other specialities as and when workload demand requires this.

Person Specification

Supporting information

Essential

• HCPC registration
• Experience as a band 6 paediatric dietitian
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience of working in MDT
• Good communication skills
• Relevant experience

Desirable

• Experience as band 7 dietitian
• Experience in paediatric cardiology
• Experience of line management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Department of Radiology is in a central location on the ground floor of the hospital. The department performs approximately 73,000 examinations per year.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBChB or equivalent MRCP, FRCR, GMC Registration

Desirable

• MRCP, FRCS or equivalent, MD or PhD

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 4 years in recognised training post in Radiology
• Demonstrates interest in, and aptitude for, Paediatric Radiology

Desirable

• Can provide evidence of personal CME, involvement in appropriate audit and research
• Shows an interest in the teaching of Junior team members and students. Demonstrates an understanding of the principles of supervision and delegation and inspires confidence

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification for further details.

1.To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of caseload. To ensure a high standard of clinical care (for the patients under your management) to maximise function and independence and support more junior staff to do likewise.

2.To demonstrate the ability to carry out specialist occupational therapy assessment and interventions within specialist area of practice. To demonstrate the ability to carry out OT assessment and specialised interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling and demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.

3. Provide expert advice to the MDT team regarding neurodevelopmental assessment and treatment of children, including those with complex presentations; encompassing any musculoskeletal or Respiratory presentations that fall under scope of practice based on clinical evidence.

4. To hold an independent, complex, and highly specialist caseload, being able to highly demonstrate specialist assessment, diagnostic, treatment, and management plans with goals based on advanced clinical reasoning skills.

5. To use advanced clinical assessment and reasoning skills and evidence-based knowledge to assess patients with highly complex conditions. To plan and implement highly individualised therapy programmes to be carried out by the therapist, Assistant, Educational Staff and Carers. To continually monitor, evaluate and modify the programmes to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention for children with changing needs.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HPC registration
• Experience of working with children with complex needs / LTV
• Evidence of CPD, post registration educational and training
• Level 7 study or equivalent
• High level knowledge of a variety of assessments and treatment modalities

Desirable

• Experience of Supervising Junior Staff and Students
• Knowledge of specialist paediatric approaches and high standard of performance in a range of general paediatric skills
• experience of audit
• evidence of relevant CPD
• Experience of working in paediatrics
• Experience of working in acute health 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.

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Analyse complex clinical operations, organisational structures, and care processes to facilitate decision making regarding clinical transformation.

To be able to analyse interpret and use analytical skills in situations that are highly complex and multifunctional and use data to aid decision making and overcome barriers.

In depth analysis, interpretation and production of complex and multiple reports including financial returns.

To create high level presentations and reports to a variety of meetings both internal and external.

Contribute to the strategic planning of Department or Directorate initiatives, identifying interdependencies across functions, potential impacts on wider

Contribute to the development of performance and governance strategies and the development and implementation of improvement programmes

Person Specification

essential

Essential

• Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ)
• 5 years Coding experience
• Previos presentation experience

Desirable

• Clinical Coding Auditor
• Previous Neurosurgery or Cardiac surgery coding experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool innovation Park

Eaton rd

Liverpool

L7 9NJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Developmental Paediatrics and Neurodiversity Service

Deliver a safe and effective Medicines Management service to the Developmental paediatrics and Neurodiversity (ND) team, adhering to all relevant procedures and governance frameworks.

Lead on the provision and monitoring of medicines for patients under the care of the Developmental Paediatrics and ND service, with the Lead Pharmacist in ensuring appropriate follow-up and therapeutic oversight.

Provide pharmaceutical care to paediatric patients, working collaboratively with clinical pharmacists to optimise treatment outcomes.

Developing and updating highly specialised patient information leaflets for use in medicines initialisation clinics as well as other resources

Lead on the training of nurses with regards medicines used in the developmental paediatrics and ND service

Independently offer specialist medicines information to healthcare professionals across primary and secondary care, as well as to parents/carers of Alder Hey patients and those from external trusts.

Communicate complex medicines-related information (e.g. dosing, administration, supply) clearly and compassionately to patients and families, including those with barriers to understanding, using verbal, written, and electronic formats.

Independently respond to prescription queries from parents and clinicians, ensuring timely and accurate advice.

Provide direct support in clinics, including:

o Conducting medication counselling

o Performing drug interaction checks for clinicians and where appropriate summarise this information and present to the clinician.

o Identify stock issues and act on these to support the clinician in person

Lead on designated clinics to support patients in learning to swallow tablet dosage forms (PIL School)

Develop and lead on medicines counselling clinics within developmental paedaitrics and ND service

Proactively review patients to ensure they are booked into clinics at appropriate times for review as per national guidelines

With the lead pharmacist lead in the initiation and monitoring of shared care agreements for the relevant medications

With the lead pharmacist lead in ensuring the transfer of amber initiated prescribed medication to primary care where appropriate.

Identify medicine related risks within Developmental Paediatrics and ND service and support the Pharmacy Governance Teams agenda in the implementation of risk reduction measures

Manage and close medication-related incidents, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

Participate in the Community and Mental Health Medicine Safety Subgroup.

Lead on the audit of the use of FP10/EPS to ensure strict governance procedures are followed.

Support the Purchasing Department and Formulary & Procurement Pharmacist in assessing the quality and safety of licensed and unlicensed medicines, including completion of risk assessments and supporting the introduction of new drugs.

Liaise with pharmaceutical suppliers and manufacturers to facilitate the safe implementation of new medicines into the Trust.

To report and investigate adverse drug reactions via MHRA yellow card scheme.

Actively encourage others to report yellow card where appropriate.

Support the implementation and monitoring of digital systems for streamlining prescribing workflows to enhance safety and efficiency.

Utilise digital advancements within the trust to improve medication management.

Lead on the development and review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for medicine management in the developmental paediatrics team with the support of the lead pharmacist

Provide stock updates and formulary advice to clinicians to ensure continuity of care and medicine availability.

Provide education to the wider pharmacy team on medicines management within the developmental paediatric team

Planning and organising skills

To be able to work independently and as part of a team in planning, organising and prioritising the daily workload. This may involve allocating tasks or jobs to other members of the team based on the urgency, complexity or nature of the workload and ensure deadlines are achieved.

To manage own workload and work unsupervised on multiple concurrent complex enquiries or tasks. To recognise own limitations and when necessary to refer to a senior pharmacist.

Responsibility for information resources (detail within)

To ensure the resources used within the department remain up to date in accordance with national guidance; this includes the renewal and ordering of new resources.

To maintain and develop the BI dashboard, Electronic prescribing systems and RPA system

To ensure appropriate documentation and workload records are maintained e.g clinic documentation and clinic letters

To set up and maintain specialist internal medicines information databases/systems e.g. sharepoint

Main Pharmacy Service Responsibilities

Please see Job description for full details

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• oNVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services & BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science
• oRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• oBTEC Accredited Checking Technician Qualification, with extensive experience in the role (B5)
• oComputer Literate with functional knowledge of pharmacy computer systems

Desirable

• oCompletion of L6 or equivalent advanced clinical qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• oExtensive previous experience and knowledge of working in a hospital pharmacy environment
• oGood working knowledge of safe dispensing practices
• oDemonstrated experience of delivering staff training
• oDemonstrated experience of supervising pharmacy technicians and assistants
• oLeading quality improvement schemes
• oLeading on risk reviews
• oLeading on incident reviews and implementing change

Desirable

• oExperience of Paediatric Pharmacy
• oPrevious experience of dispensing clinical trials
• oDemonstrated experience of maintaining stock control systems
• oPrevious experience of completing department projects and audits

Knowledge

Essential

• oPaediatric medicines
• oFormulation issues effecting compliance with medicines in paediatrics
• oGood understanding of medicines used to treat paediatric conditions such as ADHD and ASD

Desirable

• oAbility to adapt to different computer packages
• oExtensive knowledge and expertise in extemporaneous manufacture of medicines and Good Pharmacy Manufacturing Practice

Skills

Essential

• oGood interpersonal skills to promote a good customer service
• oAbility to work effectively within various teams
• oDemonstrated good time management skills
• oDemonstrated good organisational skills
• oGood analytical skills when carrying out formula, measurement and emergency box checks
• oAbility to solve complex technical problems
• oAbility to adapt communication skills to complex needs children

Personal Attributes

Essential

• oAbility to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with patients and staff
• oGood attention to detail and responsible attitude to quality and accuracy
• oCommitment to Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• oPro-active approach to the extended roles for technicians
• oPro-active approach to training

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L122AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication

1. To communicate information effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of condition and implication of management where there may be barriers to understanding.

1. To communicate with children of all ages who have a range of physical and psychological barriers to understanding. Verbal and non-verbal communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent are used with a variety of patients, parents and carers.

1. To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), social services, education colleagues and voluntary organisations to ensure delivery of a timely and co-ordinated multi-agency service. This will include the identification of issues and attendance of patient reviews, in variety of settings and the planning of ongoing care.

Analytical skills

1. To carry out assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, using clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence-based practice and liaison with senior occupational therapy staff to determine appropriate care plans.
2. To use theoretical knowledge and practical experience to interpret and analyse clinical diagnoses and presentations in children with motor difficulties.

1. Analyse and understand the impact on the child and family of various treatment plans/diagnosis.

Planning and organising skills

1. To refer to other healthcare professionals and agencies in line with departmental policy, as part of the overall management of the child to ensure holistic care.

1. To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and time management.
2. To be responsible for own workload, designated by a more senior team member, and to plan and organise efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and time management.

Physical skills

1. To demonstrate the ability to carry out occupational therapy assessment and specialised interventions with children with motor and co-ordination difficulties.

Responsibility for patient/client care

1. To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of caseload. To ensure a high standard of clinical care (for the patients under your management).

1. To continually reassess patients and adjust treatment plans accordingly in order to progress treatments effectively.

1. To provide advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other health care professionals and agencies, to promote understanding of the aims and benefits of occupational therapy, and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.

1. To provide advice, teaching and training to other members of the multiagency team regarding the occupational therapy management of patients.

1. To gain valid informed consent in accordance with trust policy and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

1. To provide advice to occupational therapy colleagues working in other trusts.

1. To manage clinical risk within own caseload and to contribute to that of designated teams at all times.

1. To be responsible for maintenance of accurate written records. To compile progress and discharge reports.
2. To act in accordance with the Rules of Professional Conduct and Standards of practice set by the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) and Health Professionals Council (HPC).

1. To attend Child Protection training and work in accordance within the national guidelines.

21. To be responsible for ensuring the effective selection and use of all treatment resources available both in the department and community environment.

22. Participate in in-service staff training, meetings, and internal/external courses. Liaise with educational staff, Social Services, families and carers to assist in the delivery of treatment programmes, attending and contributing to clinics/multi-agency meetings.

Responsibility for policy/service development

23. To demonstrate a sound understanding of Trust values, Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to the work situation.

24. To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies, which may be required to improve the safety of your work area, including your prompt recording and reporting of accidents and incidents (in line with policy), and ensuring that equipment use is safe.

25. To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out Occupational Therapy duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure its safe use by others through, teaching, training and supervision of practice.

26. To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate parents/carers, internal and external agencies in the form of reports and letters in accordance with Trust Data Protection Policy.

27. To have knowledge of and comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate.

1. To undertake any duties that might be considered appropriate by the Senior Occupational Therapist.

29. All individuals will have some risk management responsibilities with which you are required to comply, for details of your responsibilities please refer to the current Risk management strategy which is available on the intranet and in the local strategies folder.

Responsibility for financial and physical resources

1. To assess children for specialist equipment and recommend its purchase and to be responsible for the safe use and maintenance in homes and nursery settings, in accordance with department procedures.

Responsibility for human resources

1. Supervise and educate less experienced members of therapy staff and provide support to peers.

1. To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and personal development plan (PDP).

Responsibility for information resources

33. To be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department and other specialist groups within the trust, and for national reporting.

Responsibility for research and development

34. To maintain own continuing professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any trends and developments and incorporate them as necessary into your work. Being responsible for maintaining written evidence within CPD portfolio.

35. To be an active member of the in-service training programme available via staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses and reflective practice by regular attendance and participation in the former including the delivery of presentations.

1. Participates in evidence-based projects/audits contributes to the implementation of these changes within designated team/area.

37. To attend Mandatory Training and incorporate these within working practices.

Person Specification

Education Training

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy, recognised by HCPC
• Member of HCPC

Desirable

• Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Knowledg

Essential

• Knowledge of basic occupational therapy assessment techniques
• Proven Physical ability to carry out any therapeutic handling required.
• To use reflective practise to evaluate own skills and performance.

Desirable

• oComputer skills at an appropriate level for report writing and data collections.
• oEvidence of interest within the field of paediatrics

Experience

Essential

• Experience of occupational therapy rotations
• Demonstrate experience of working well in a team environment

Desirable

• Paediatric experience as a student or band 5 occupational therapist
• Experience working within a community setting.

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of good communication skills, written and verbal, ensuring effective communication with service users and other professionals
• Ability to demonstrate assessment and clinical skills within the occupational therapy field.
• Organisational and prioritisation skills

Desirable

• Ability to work flexibly when necessary.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Access to transport for work purposes
• To work well within a team setting, complimenting existing team dynamics
• Motivated to develop new skills
• To be able to work independent of peer support or supervision.
• The ability to deliver complex and sensitive information

Desirable

• Innovative in approach and outlook

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

1st Floor, Kilby House, Liverpool Innovation Park

Liverpool

L7 9NJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for additional information.

Job Summary:

• To be a team member of the Community Paediatric Physiotherapy Service and as such, assist in the provision of Community Respiratory Physiotherapy services in Sefton.
• To assume a clinical role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within this specialty, providing a comprehensive community respiratory physiotherapy service for patients with complex health needs, formulated around evidence-based practice and recognized national standards.
• Develop standards of practice and clinical guidance in this area using audit and current models of best practice.
• To work as an autonomous clinician using specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in the treatment of patients within this specialty who have acute and long term, serious and terminal medical conditions.
• To use highly developed analytical and judgment skills to be directly involved in the clinical decision making process as part of the multidisciplinary team, using and interpreting the results of diagnostic tests to progress the management of the childs condition and respiratory status.
• To be a key part in the clinical decision-making process as part of the respiratory and community medical team, providing appropriate advice and education to families and colleagues to promote optimal management of the childrens long term condition.
• To be responsible for the supervision of junior staff and teaching post graduate students, regarding physiotherapy management and management of children with complex health needs.
• To lead and participate in research projects within the specialist field of the management of children with complex health needs in the community.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy, recognised by Health and Care Professions Council
• Member of HCPC
• Evidence of post graduate further training & development in the field of paediatrics

Desirable

• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Member of Association Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists

Experience

Essential

• At least 5 years of post- registration experience including the treatment of neurological and respiratory patients
• Minimum 2 years at Band 6 level including experience of the management of patients within respiratory physiotherapy
• Proven experience of a wide range of approaches relevant to the management of paediatric patients

Desirable

• Paediatric rotational experience as a Band 6
• Experience working within a community setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of knowledge of a wide range of approaches used within specialist clinical field
• Evidence of knowledge of specialist assessment techniques in a specialist clinical field
• Post Graduate courses relevant to clinical specialty
• Evidence of knowledge of current trends within clinical specialty
• Proven knowledge of Safeguarding procedures

Desirable

• Evidence of knowledge of respiratory equipment

Personal

Essential

• Access to own transport with ability to move around community sites
• Proven ability to compliment the existing dynamics of the team

Desirable

• Innovative in approach and outlook

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of excellent communication skills, written and verbal, enabling applicant to converse across a range of understanding
• Evidence of experience of supervising and teaching junior/undergraduate physiotherapists
• Proven experience of the delegation of tasks to other staff, with a firm understanding of the process of delegation
• Proven ability to prioritise and organise caseload, underpinned by sound time management skills
• Evidence of experience of positive working as part of a multiagency team

Desirable

• Excellent presentation skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Blossom House

Park Road

Waterloo

L22 3XE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

ClinicalInpatient workThe team receives referrals from across the hospital for advice on investigation and management of infection and immunology-related problems. We also receive referrals from the AMS team and directly from the microbiology laboratory. We work very closely with the on-site microbiology laboratory and have a review of positive cultures every morning with a Consultant microbiologist and laboratory staff before beginning rounds. Requests for advice are also received from hospitals around the region. A specialist HIV/immunology nurse with advanced clinical skills co-ordinates the care of our hepatitis, HIV and immunodeficiency patients and delivery of home and hospital-based immunoglobulin infusions.

Multidisciplinary working and allied teamsThe ID/immunology and microbiology teams hold a number of scheduled multidisciplinary team meetings with specialist teams through the working week. These currently include PICU and PHDU twice-weekly, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, neonatal surgery and oncology.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary medical degree

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent

Qualifications

Essential

• CCT or within 6 months of CCT (or equivalent)

Qualifications

Essential

• Valid Level 3 safeguarding training

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Hospital Trust

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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