Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Professional Registration & Qualifications

Essential

• Inclusion on the Specialist Register / Admission to the Register within 6 months of interview
• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• Completion of CCT/higher specialist training or equivalent in Dermatology
• To be formally recognised as a Clinical Supervisor as defined by the GMC Trainer Standards

Desirable

• Participation in management training course
• Participate in an advanced IT training course
• Higher Degree
• To be formally recognised as an Educational Supervisor defined by the GMC Trainer Standards

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Current Advanced Life Support Certification
• ATLS or ETC certification

Clinical Knowledge & Expertise

Essential

• Clinical Audit: Experience and undertaking of clinical audit project/s
• Trained to the level of clinical supervisor
• Academic Achievements and Research: Relevant reviewed peer publication(s).
• Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS Consultants
• IT Skills

Desirable

• Paediatric experience
• Demonstration of lessons learnt from clinical audit projects.
• Experience of recent and current research.
• Appearance in international meetings.
• Administrative roles during training.

Safety

Essential

• Can demonstrate a commitment to putting patient safety at the heart of all activity

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience and expertise in dermatology
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
• Knowledge and appreciate of the core legal, ethical and political issues with govern medical practice
• Experience of recent and current research/relevant publication

Quality - Performing Efficiently & Effectively

Essential

• Ensure delivery of a quality service
• Able to implement policies and plans
• Empowers others to take responsibility
• Accountable for performance of self and others

Desirable

• Evidence of administrative roles during training

Communicate Effectively

Essential

• Is empathetic and sensitive to patients needs
• Able to explain things clearly - particularly complex or sensitive information
• Is able to influence and persuade effectively

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Can demonstrate a commitment to putting patient safety at the heart of all activity
• Can work well in a team
• Understands and values the contribution of others
• Able to cope under pressure within conflicting demands
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Acts with integrity - honest and trustworthy towards both patients and staff
• Is able to lead and drive change
• Can help create a culture of innovation and improvement

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

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Royal Hospital

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for more information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN/RN/Diploma Nursing Studies
• Non-medical prescribing V100/V150 or willing to work towards within specified timeframe
• Specialist training/short courses relevant to the post or equivalent level of experience

Desirable

• Specialist Community District Nursing post graduate diploma

Knowledge

Essential

• Current Legislation and impact on community nursing services.
• Evidence based practice
• Mentorship or evidence of supervision/teaching/team management
• Evidence of understanding of the role of Case Manager and care coordination.
• To demonstrate an understanding of proactive caseload management
• Integrated Team working

Desirable

• Understanding of audit processes, Key Performance Indicators and Targets, CQUIN collection data and Quality Monitoring X P286 Case Manager Evaluated 26th May 2016 8 Programmes
• Integrated Team working
• Understanding of research methodology and audit
• To have an understanding of the principles of restorative practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

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

City Health Care Partnership CIC

Address

Bransholme Health Centre

Goodhart Road

Hull

HU7 4DW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leadership

Provide focused support to deliver against the role primary functions as listed above these will lead all delivery and activity and should be considered the primary role specific responsibilities ahead of all others noted.

As part of the local service team, provide clinical leadership; supporting your own services development to deliver psychology, psychosocial therapy and talking therapies, and linkage to relevant local pathways for support.

Work as a professional registered within professional guidelines.

Provide clinical leadership and supervision within the sphere of your professional expertise.

Provide evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions with due regard to issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Actively promote integrated health/care professional working internally and externally.

Facilitate the development of a positive and supportive team culture.

Deliver regular monthly reflective practice, team formulations and other psychologically informed approaches for clinical and non-clinical teams.

Take an active interest in working parties and groups within the wider service to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols and guidelines.

Support delivery and understanding of an effective, trauma-informed psychology provision within your service, supporting MDT understanding of evidence-based/evidence-informed provision.

Lead the more junior psychological professionals within your service, such that the best professional standards are deployed.

Provide clinical supervision and consultation to more junior psychologists inclusive of assistant psychologists, psychology trainees and counsellors as appropriate.

Provide rotational monthly group supervision for Mental Health First Aiders and Web Chat/SUEC Practitioners in your given service delivery area as required and if these roles are present.

Support the recruitment of psychology staff, ensuring that required standards of governance, qualification, practice, and registration as determined by the HCPC and other relevant professional bodies are met.

In the course of your work build and maintain links with local NHS, voluntary sector providers and other related services, enabling shared learning and collaboration.

Clinical and Clinical Supervision

Provide consultation, training and clinical supervision to junior psychologists inclusive of assistant psychologists, multidisciplinary professionals and non-clinical colleagues to support the provision of psychologically-based interventions.

Provide highly specialist, psychological assessment and formulation for the people who use our services.

Promote and contribute to multidisciplinary assessments that reflect an understanding of the impact of adverse experiences on a persons mental health and overall well-being.

Provide highly specialist, evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions with due regard to issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Receive regular clinical supervision from a senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, and to use opportunities for relevant peer support and CPD through Change Grow Lives Psychology Team.

Use theory, literature, and research to support evidence-based and evidence-informed practice within the service.

Lead provision to ensure that interventions provided are trauma informed,

Lead provision to ensure that interventions are delivered in accordance with NICE guidelines, CQC regulation and best practice.

Ensure that up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional and organisational standards and policy, utilising the local case management system.

Research and Development

Contribute to and support colleagues with local, area and national evaluation, research projects and audits in this area.

Use specialist knowledge of research method

General terms of reference In carrying out the above duties the post holder will:

Work flexibly within an agreed number of hours of work to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision.

Seek to improve personal performance, contribution, knowledge, and skills.

Participate in and deliver as necessary appraisal, training, and supervision processes.

Keep abreast of developments in services, legislation, and practice.

Ensure the implementation of all Change Grow Live policies.

Contribute to maintaining safe systems of work and a safe environment.

Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• For Clinical Psychologists Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or the BPS Statement of Equivalence in Clinical Psychology. (The statement of equivalence is designed for overseas qualified clinical psychologists who need to undertake further training to meet UK standards and for psychologists qualified in other domains wishing to become clinical psychologists. The statement is no longer available to new entrants.)
• For Counselling Psychology Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or the BPS Qualification in Counselling Psychology.
• For Forensic Psychology Professional Doctorate in Forensic Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or Masters degree in Forensic Psychology (accredited by the BPS) plus stage two of the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology; or Stages one and two of the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology.
• Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/ supervised practice/ additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration.
• Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/ BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/ADMP-UK.
• Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• Training in clinical supervision

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a psychologist and/or successful completion of a preceptorship.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment of people across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of people, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Experience of the application of Clinical or Counselling Psychology in different contexts.
• Experience of working within a trauma-informed framework.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of working in a drug and alcohol services and working with people who use drugs and/or alcohol.
• Experience of multi-agency working.
• Experience and skill in using Motivational Interviewing.
• Experience of delivering psychological interventions to people with experiences of complex trauma.

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

Change Grow Live

Address

Mill House

351 Mill Road

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB1 3DF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans for patients; promoting proactive independence and autonomy; working within a multi-disciplinary team.

To build and continually advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence through educational programmes.

Provide specialist advice around the management of fragility to others.

To work in collaboration with other professionals within our neighbourhood to deliver and ensure proactive care is provided appropriately to our population

To demonstrate clinical effectiveness of service delivery by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.

To have the skills to take a history, assess, examine, diagnose, and develop a management plan.

To recognise, assess and manage risk across the immediate and wider working environment and make appropriate decisions autonomously ensuring statutory requirements are met.

To be responsible for patient safety through knowledge of systems, legal requirements and understanding of litigation.

To communicate effectively verbally and in written form in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information in demanding situations using de-escalation, mediation, resolution, and professional Duty of Candour.

To evaluate care, taking appropriate action leading to improvement in quality standards through clinical audit, root cause analysis and dealing with complaints.

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To demonstrate leadership qualities collaborating with stakeholders to deliver a vision for the frailty service that embrace continuous service improvement and development.

Support the management of change through strategic thinking and operational delivery, use of negotiating skills, self-awareness, and communication.

Act as a role model whilst promoting proactive, positive, respectful, supportive, reliable, and trustworthy behaviours.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES / WORKFORCE

To provide clinical support to and receive clinical support from other colleagues.

To provide regular advice/guidance/support to more junior staff.

To be responsible for teaching and assessing in clinical practice to junior staff.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Participate in surveys, regular audits, and clinical trials relevant to the role as required

To take responsibility for keeping abreast of developments and research relevant to specialist clinical work and the profession.

POLICY & SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

Responsible for contributing to the development of policies, procedures, and practices applicable to the role.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION / DATA

To maintain and ensure the highest quality of recording of patient data into the relevant record system,

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure that personal performance meets job requirements, Professional Codes and Standards, and competency standards always.

Ensure the required level of IT competence required for the role to process, record, evaluate, analyse, and report data.

Demonstrate commitment to the role and to service improvement through innovative thinking and small-scale project management.

Challenge poor practice and take appropriate action as required.

Provide a positive, compassionate role model to junior staff to ensure the delivery of people-centred care and the key components of compassionate care

Create effective teamwork across professional boundaries using team building skills, creating common goals, and through engagement.

Respect and apply the requirements of equality, diversity, and inclusion, promoting and role modelling these across the multi-disciplinary team.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

To provide proactive, holistic assessments of adults living with frailty working with people and their families/carers to develop and support personalised care planning to promote independence and reduce unplanned admission.

To proactively assess, manage and monitor the health and social care needs of people with complex long term health conditions.

To be able to recognise deterioriating patients and respond appropriately

To work in collaboration with the wider frailty service to promote proactive, enhanced clinical management that reduces unwarrented hospital admissions.

To work flexibly to meet the demands of the service and adapt to changing priorities within the working day/week

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

The role will require developed physical clinical skills where accuracy is important e.g., for patient interventions

Person Specification

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to conduct the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered practitioner with further professional qualifications or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty
• Membership of the relevant Professional Body
• Evidence of recent professional development in an up-to-date portfolio

Desirable

• History taking and Physical Examination course HAPE or Enhanced Assessment Skills for Clinical Practice
• Knowledge and understanding of primary care relevant to role
• Competent in DNAR and Advanced Care Planning

Experience

Essential

• Experience at Practitioner Band 5 level or above
• Experience of managing change
• Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of frailty
• Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
• Experience of devising and delivering training
• Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively

Desirable

• Experience of working with Frailty and Long-Term Conditions
• Recent previous experience within a comparable role

PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Evidence of demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours.
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels of an organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors, or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
• Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
• Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.
• Experience of planning and organising complex activities, e.g., organise own time and that of junior staff and learners, planning off duty rotas and undertaking discharge planning involving co-ordination with other agencies.
• Ability to use own initiative within sphere of authority
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to practice
• Demonstrable leadership qualities and the ability to perform as a role model
• Willingness to advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence

BUSINESS TRAVEL

Essential

• Able to travel using own vehicle

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

The Blackmore Vale Partnership

Address

Sturminster Newton Medical Centre

Old Market Hill

Sturminster Newton

Dorset

DT10 1QU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered nurse
• Degree in relevant branch of nursing
• Educated to Masters
• Ongoing CPD
• Leadership Qualification

Desirable

• Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
• Coaching qualification
• PSIRF investigator training
• Project management training

Experience

Essential

• working within the specialty of critical care/acute care in a senior nursing role
• teaching, mentorship and supervision of staff practice development, including policy development
• Audit / research based nursing practice resource management, change management , Leading and developing a Team
• Experience managing safeguarding concerns.
• Effective budget management
• Complaints handling
• Delivering training to meet specified outcomes
• Trust wide initiatives/committee membership
• Working at a senior nursing level at band 8a

Desirable

• Experience of analysing detailed information
• Experience in leading quality, governance, clinical audit and performance standards.
• Experience conducting QI projects successfully and follow through actions.

Knowledge

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Ability to develop protocols and guidelines
• Understands the role of clinical governance and audit in high quality critical care
• Understands and implements PSIRF methodology
• clinical incident and risk management
• Budget and people Management.
• infection control issues

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in critical care/acute care management
• Ability to lead and inspire a large team
• Analyse complex information to make operational decisions.
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Formal presentation skills
• Able to utilise IT to full potential.
• Works under own initiative with good organisational skills, can work to deadlines.
• Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Able to use problem solving skills
• Capable of working strategically.
• Ability to manage change and deal with complex and difficult situations.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.

Desirable

• Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings

Other

Essential

• Ability to act as a role model
• Creative, lateral thinker
• Able to participate on on-call senior management rota for site
• The ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice
• Able to work flexibly across 24/7
• Enthusiasm / Motivation Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with reasonable adjustments

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

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Newham University Hospital

Glen Rd

London

E13 8SL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application!

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Person Specification

Legal Requirement

Essential

• Inclusion on the Specialist Register
• Should either have, or be within 6 months of obtaining a CSST in Acute Medicine

Training

Essential

• Certificate of completion of specialist training (CCST) in Acute Internal Medicine

Desirable

• Attendance at appropriate professional courses

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Wide experience in all aspects of acute medicine and medicine. To be willing to develop skills as appropriate to the service needs

Desirable

• POCUS
• Leadership

Management/Audit

Essential

• An understanding of the NHS management responsibilities of consultants. Experience of clinical audit.

Desirable

• Attendance at an appropriate management course.

Research/Publications

Essential

• Evidence of recent and current research, with relevant publications.

Professional Interests

Essential

• Commitment to CPD

Desirable

• Membership of appropriate professional society(s). Knowledge of up-to-date literature

Personal Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and their relatives, and with other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Experience of supervising Junior Medical staff in acute Medicine including SDEC work with junior medical staff
• Ability to work and make patient management decisions on own initiative, whilst seeking appropriate guidance from colleagues when required.
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues, both medical and other disciplines.
• Enthusiasm for improving the service

Desirable

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff and relevant staff in other disciplines.

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent
• Full Registration with the General Medical Council
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• An appropriate higher qualification

Teaching

Essential

• Interest in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff as well as other healthcare workers.

Desirable

• Teaching qualification e.g. PG Cert in Med Ed

Circumstances

Essential

• Agreement to live within 10 road miles of the hospitals served, or to have access by motorway in the equivalent period of traveling time.

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

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Acute Medicine, 2nd Floor

Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road

Manchester

M23 9LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Providing comprehensive care to clients with substance use issues, supporting them from their initial entry into service throughout their treatment and recovery journey.

Completing screenings and assessments, delivering evidence-based interventions, planning for recovery, and completing care reviews.

Identifying appropriate interventions, services, placements, and packages of support.

Presenting funding requests and/or updates concerning client outcomes to an appropriate panel and monitoring/reviewing agreed plans/placements.

Effectively managing a caseload of clients. Regularly reviewing cases, implementing actions, reviewing risks and following all safeguarding processes and procedures.

Developing effective working relationships and communication with key voluntary and statutory services to embed a more solution-focused response to people with multiple needs.

Carry out risk assessments and risk management.

Performing proactive outreach including home visits, appointments in the community and outreach for street active/entrenched groups to enhance engagement and promote social inclusion.

Identifying and addressing barriers/obstacles to treatment and developing innovative solutions to enhance accessibility.

Planning service delivery contact flexibly to meet individual needs and adopting a proactive approach to engagement to maximise service accessibility. This includes delivering interventions peripatetically in a wide range of settings and communication via a range of methods.

Working alongside our specialist nurse prescribers to support our substitution prescribing program.

Working closely with clinical staff to ensure clients have access to appropriate clinical interventions.

Ensuring strict adherence to all clinical pathways, processes and guidelines including titration and medication pathways.

Supporting clients identified through the criminal justice to reduce substance use related harm as well as reducing the risk of reoffending.

Delivering DRR/ATR interventions in alignment with National Probation Service (NPS) court order requirements.

Ensuring seamless transitions between police/court custody suites, prison, ad community settings.

Providing harm reduction information and implementing harm reduction strategies.

Following processes relating to referrals for detox and rehab.

Working alongside any relevant person/services to plan safe exits from service and organising appropriate ongoing care.

Ensuring accurate recording of clients progression, records and plans.

Ensuring clients have regular up-to-date copies of their support plan and safety plan.

Recording activity and results in an accurate and timely manner to support project evaluation as well as funding and research requirements.

Making constructive use of supervision sessions as well as engaging in reflective practice.

Commitment to continuous professional development.

Working appropriately within professional boundaries.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Working flexibly to meet the demands of the service.
• Knowledge or experience of delivering creative and effective evidence-based interventions to improve service user outcomes.
• A strong working knowledge of local services and ability to work collaboratively with partners with the ability to galvanize a team around a service user to achieve effective outcomes.
• Ability to demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective time management and organisational skills and the ability to manage competing work demands.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the legislative, guidance and policy framework for homelessness, substance misuse, and domestic abuse and good understanding of issues faced by those experiencing homelessness, substance misuse and domestic abuse.
• Ability to engage service users in co-production including planning, delivery, and evaluation of provision.
• Willingness to train in and work to a strength-based model of service delivery.
• Strong understanding of trauma and impact trauma has on capacity to access support.
• Knowledge and safeguarding adult and childrens procedures.

Qualifications

Essential

• Full UK Driving License and access to own vehicle (Business Insurance is required to prior starting if not already in place).

Desirable

• Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Vocational Qualification in relation to substance misuse, domestic abuse or homelessness.

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of working with a range of vulnerable and complex service users in a range of settings.
• Experience working in crisis intervention, need and risk assessment, advocacy and support for vulnerable service users.
• Experience of using/inputting onto information and caseload management systems.

Middlesbrough Values

Essential

• Being passionate about working for Middlesbrough Council with a commitment to meeting our values.

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

Middlesbrough Council

Address

Fountain Court

119 Grange Road

Middlesbrough

TS1 2AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/careers-and-job-opportunities/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Senior Project Support Officers provide vital assistance to project managers; this role requires a highly organised, dynamic professional who possesses the capability to work on a variety of projects. As an apprentice senior project support officer, you wont only perform routine administrative duties like minute taking rather, your responsibilities will be inextricably tied to the success of the project you are working on. Driving everything forward from planning to implementation, your actions will directly influence the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the project. This exciting role will lead you to working with a variety of key stakeholders both inside and outside of the Trust and will provide the opportunity to be part of a team that delivers fundamental change to continually improve patient care.

The PMO here at NWAS is filled with friendly, dynamic, supportive and skilled project professionals with a great ethos and drive for delivery. We are very supportive to our apprentices, compassionate and focused on improving patient care with the projects we are delivering. We offer a clear career pathway and are passionate about developing our staff to succeed in their project management journey.

The organisation also places a high emphasis and importance on staff health and wellbeing with a pool of resources available to all staff and a range of support networks aimed at diversity and inclusion.

Regular travel in your own vehicle will be required (subject to Agenda for Change terms and conditions) whilst a reduction in unnecessary journeys via the use of technology will be actively encouraged.

If you possess the experience and skills that we are looking for, care passionately about supporting the delivery of a range of projects and want to play a part in supporting the vital role of the North West Ambulance Service please complete the online application form.

For further details on the apprenticeship qualification, please visit

Business administrator / Skills England

Visa sponsorship is not possible for this role for either candidates or existing employees. This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker/ Health and Care Worker visas as set out at gov.uk. Graduate visa holders should have no expectation of long-term employment through sponsorship. Additionally, your visa conditions and validity period must allow you to work in the role question and for a suitable period to allow training and execution without requiring sponsorship.

Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before applying.

Person Specification

Skills / Competencies

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage with all levels of hierarchy
• Good verbal and written communication skills including report writing
• Ability to work on own or in a group with minimal direct supervision
• A flexible and methodical approach to work to meet the needs of the role
• Strong IT skills, able to use a wide range of software packages including Visio, Microsoft Project, Powerpoint, Excel - produce spreadsheets/formulas etc
• Excellent organisation skills
• Ability to keep accurate and complete records consistent with best practice policies and procedures

Qualification and Knowledge

Essential

• Maths and English 4-9 (A-C) GCSE or equivalent qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of prioritising workload and working to set time parameters

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Working together - demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable
• Being at our best - professional and adaptable and takes pride in work
• Making a difference - act with compassion, kindness and integrity towards everyone

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Broughton

Preston

PR3 5LN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications and Registration

Essential

• BSc. or MSc. in Nutrition and Dietetics Or BSc. in relevant science followed by Post Graduate Diploma or State Registration in Dietetics
• State Registered Dietitian with the HCPC

Desirable

• Evidence of further study relevant to post
• Member of BDA
• Post graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetic related area of study

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of the current best practice in clinical dietetics
• Basic competence in calculating nutritional requirements
• Knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment
• Competent to develop nutritional care plans in hospital and/or community settings
• Basic competence in assessment of Enteral feeding, use of Enteral feeding products, equipment and regimens
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and work in multi-disciplinary teams
• Basic IT skills
• Evidence of understanding CPD
• Awareness and understanding of importance of equality, diversity and inclusion
• Ability to record keep and present information in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to work autonomously and safely within own remit
• Use and understanding of various anthropometric methods

Desirable

• Experience of team working
• Good presentation skills
• Audit and research awareness and 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

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualification and Registration

Essential

• Professional qualification relevant to health, safeguarding, or public health nursing leadership e.g. Registered General Nurse /Midwife
• Part 3 registration in specialist Community Public Health Nursing; Health Visiting or School Nursing
• Current NMC Registration
• Have completed a post registration training in safeguarding Children including Law, Policy and Practice at post graduate Level.
• Knowledge and expertise in management acquired through in- depth experience or theoretical study, equivalent to post graduate level.

Desirable

• Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level in specialist area
• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in leadership, systems change, public health or safeguarding

Experience

Essential

• Significant senior-level experience within health, safeguarding, or a closely related system role
• Experience contributing to or leading system change, service redesign or reform programmes
• Experience of working with children, young people and families in a safeguarding or public service context
• Experience of multi-agency and partnership work across disciplines, organisational and professional boundaries e.g. ideally across education, social care or safeguarding
• Proven record of leading and managing change across services.
• Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
• Significant experience of leading and managing community public health nursing at service level

Desirable

• Experience of engaging provider organisations to implement system-level change
• Experience supporting or influencing statutory safeguarding processes (e.g. child protection, early help, family support systems)

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of statutory safeguarding arrangements and multi-agency responsibilities under Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) and wider children's safeguarding legal and policy framework
• Strong understanding of the health system's role as a statutory safeguarding partner, including commissioning, provider delivery and governance
• Demonstrate evidence of specialist expert knowledge in Specialist Community public Health Nursing.
• Extensive Knowledge of clinical governance, safety and risk management.
• Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues and is up to date with legislation and current reforms.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Families First reforms, inc Multiagency Child Protection Teams (MACPT) and Family Group Dynamic (FGDM)
• Understanding of roles and responsibilities of the ICB, NHSE and Commissioning
• Training on DOLs and MCA
• Experience of setting and managing budgets

Skills

Essential

• Intellectual flexibility to be able to work between strategic and operational priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, able to interpret complex health and safeguarding information,
• Managing groups / stakeholders in conflict and professional boundaries
• Able to create and communicate a shared vision in a range of compelling ways
• Experience of report writing formal and informal presentations both internally and externally.
• Planning and performance management skills and techniques

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking investigations/RCA

Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work effectively and sensitively with children, young people and adults, communicating in a manner that promotes dignity, respect and person-centred care
• Ability to deliver against KPIs
• Demonstrates a high level of highly complex numerical and data analytical skills, including spreadsheets and databases.
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

• Understanding of information sharing frameworks, consent, and proportionality in safeguarding contexts
• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

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

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community

Medlock Family Hub

Oldham

OL8 3PB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Diagnosis and treatment of patients

Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff.

There will be a fixed job plan which will be agreed by the Directorate and Clinical Lead on appointment/.

UHNM supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist in preparing your supporting statement. However, we reserve the right to reject applications where AI has been used in a misleading manner, for example, by implying experience or understanding that the applicant does not possess or where its use is excessive or unfair. If AI has been used to support your application, you must declare this within your submission.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with GMC
• FRCS or equivalent
• Success in Intercollegiate specialty examination or overseas equivalent or specialty accreditation if acquired prior to introduction of such examinations
• Entry on Specialist Register in Urology Surgery (or entry expected within 6 months via CCT from date of interview)Entry on Specialist Register in Urology Surgery via CESR

Desirable

• Other higher degree (PhD, Masters)
• Successful completion of specialist Urology Fellowship

Clinical Experience & Training

Essential

• Clinical training and experience in relevant specialty

Desirable

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in relevant specialty
• Interest in radical prostatectomy

Professional and Multidisciplinary Team Working

Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Attendance at MDT meetings

Desirable

• Experience of Audit management
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Experience of Audit 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

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

University Hospitals North Midlands

Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Dementia Specialist Unit Activities Co-ordinator is a vital member of the multidisciplinary team, responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering meaningful activities that enhance the wellbeing, independence, and quality of life of patients living with dementia. The post holder will create a stimulating and therapeutic environment that promotes dignity, inclusion, social interaction, and cognitive engagement while supporting the Trust's Eat, Drink, Dress, Move to Improve (EDDMI) approach.

Working closely with patients, families, nursing staff, occupational therapists, support workers, and the Complex Dementia and Delirium Team, the post holder will assess individual interests, abilities, and care needs to develop personalised activity programmes that complement clinical care and support holistic patient outcomes.

The role combines creativity, compassion, and excellent communication skills to encourage participation, reduce isolation and distress, promote emotional wellbeing, and support patients to remain as active and independent as possible during their hospital stay. The post holder will also contribute to patient safety by observing and reporting changes in a patient's condition, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring activities are delivered safely and appropriately.

• Plan, organise, and deliver a varied programme of meaningful one-to-one and group activities for patients within the Dementia Specialist Unit.
• Adapt activities to meet individual patient interests, abilities, preferences, and changing needs.
• Promote cognitive stimulation, emotional wellbeing, social engagement, and independence through therapeutic and recreational activities.
• Encourage participation and motivate patients to engage in activities that enhance their hospital experience and wellbeing.

• Assess patients' interests and support needs in collaboration with patients, carers, relatives, and clinical teams.
• Support patients experiencing anxiety, distress, confusion, or social isolation through personalised engagement and therapeutic interventions.
• Monitor patient wellbeing during activities and promptly escalate concerns or changes in condition to registered healthcare professionals.
• Assist with clinical support worker duties and other patient care activities as directed by a registered practitioner.

• Build positive and effective relationships with patients, families, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Work collaboratively with nurses, occupational therapists, doctors, support workers, and the Complex Dementia and Delirium Team to ensure activities support individual care plans.
• Provide feedback and regular updates regarding patient participation, engagement, and wellbeing.
• Contribute to handovers and share relevant information to support safe and effective patient care.

• Observe patients throughout activities and make appropriate judgements regarding suitability and safety.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records in line with Trust standards and information governance requirements.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to emergency situations or deterioration in a patient's condition.
• Report accidents, incidents, hazards, and concerns through appropriate Trust reporting processes.

• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, audits, surveys, and service developments relating to patient experience and dementia care.
• Maintain activity resources, equipment, and stock, ensuring materials are used safely and effectively.
• Support the induction and development of new staff by demonstrating aspects of the role and sharing good practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 3 OR relevant experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with service users with dementia
• Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience of using activities in a care/public service environment

Communication

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients/relatives/carers
• Positive and enthuasiatic approach to work

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Flexibility

Essential

• Ability to work flexible shift patterns and times to suit the needs of the patient group

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

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Ward 29 - Sister Dora Suite, Walsall Manor Hospital

Moat Road

Walsall

WS2 9PS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

For further details please see full job description and person specification within the attached documents.

Person Specification

Valued and behaviours

Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.

Physical requirements

Desirable

• Physical skills in line with MVA Breakaway.

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised OT Degree/diploma.
• RCOT Registered.
• HCPC Registered.

Training

Essential

• Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD including specialist knowledge of Sensory attachment / Integration and the impact on service users with a range of Neurodevelopmental / Developmental disabilities such as Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, etc.

Desirable

• Post-graduate training specific to client.

Experience

Essential

• Working experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload with adults with MH needs.
• Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Experience of designing and delivering different learning and development opportunities for staff teams.
• Experience of delivering environmental approaches to OT service delivery and evaluating them.
• Experience of providing professional consultation.

Desirable

• Highly specialist experience of working with people with autism / Asperger syndrome complex intellectual disabilities and mental health diagnoses/personality disorders.
• Experience of working with children/adults with severe eating disorders.
• Experience of supporting students and other staff.
• Experience of linking communication to risk issues.
• Post basic dysphagia training or completed competencies.
• Experience in developing evaluation / audit tools and resources as part of OT team.

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist applied knowledge of working with young people/adults with sensory/attachment/trauma with Autism, Intellectual Disabilities.
• Knowledge of appropriate tools, assessments and interventions relating to the client group.
• Knowledge of National Policy and guidance and impact on local practice.

Skills

Essential

• Empathetic and psychologically minded.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload.
• Good reasoning skills.
• Mentorship/ Leadership skills.
• Motivated and a motivator.
• Team builder and team member.
• Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision.
• Reflective practitioner.
• Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this.
• Delivery of group intervention

Desirable

• Highly specialist skill in working with young people and adults with ASD / DLD / ID
• Experience of supporting other staff and students

Contractual requirements

Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
• Ability to travel between sites.

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

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mandala Centre

Gregory Boulevard

Nottingham

NG7 6LB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working under the guidance of the referring GP, take referrals from a wide range of agencies, including PCNs, GP practices and multi-disciplinary teams as well as the wider system and occasionally via self-referral.
• Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to empower people to take control of their lives, support low level mental health and promote self-care. Encourage people to live independently and improve their health access and outcomes, as a key member of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.
• Engage and develop trusting relationships by giving people time and focus on what matters to me and taking a holistic approach, based on the persons priorities and the wider determinants of health.
• Co-produce a simple personalised care and support plan to improve health and wellbeing, including introducing or reconnecting people to appropriate community groups and statutory services.
• Manage and prioritise own caseload in accordance with the needs and priorities of individuals on the caseload.
• Maintain a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies.
• Work with a diverse range of people and their communities, to draw on and increase the strengths and capacity of local community groups, enabling local VCSE organisations to receive social prescribing referrals.
• Work collaboratively with all local partners to contribute towards supporting the local VCSE organisations and community groups to become sustainable.
• Ensure that community assets are nurtured, through sharing intelligence regarding any gaps or problems identified in local provision with commissioners and local authorities.
• Educate non-clinical and clinical staff within their PCN multi-disciplinary teams on what services are available within the community and how to access them.

Role Specific Key Tasks

Education

• Promote all aspects of social prescribing across the PCN, Health & Social Care professionals and the wider system, including its role in self-management, addressing health inequalities and the wider determinants of health.
• Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health access and outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
• Provide referral agencies with regular updates about social prescribing, including training for their staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.
• Promote low level mental health guidance, signpost to self-help and the most appropriate service.

Referrals

• Receive and action referrals for social prescriptions via agreed systems.
• Manage and prioritise referrals appropriately.
• Redirect referrals, using the agreed protocols, to more appropriate Social Prescribing Link Workers or agencies.
• Be proactive in developing strong links with all local agencies to encourage referrals.
• Support referral agencies to provide appropriate information about the person they are referring.
• Provide appropriate feedback to referral agencies about the people they referred.
• Work closely within the MDT and with GP practices within the PCN to ensure that the social prescribing referral codes are inputted into clinical systems.
• Adhere to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements.

Personalised Support

• Listen to and talk with people and their families about what matters to me by giving people time to tell their stories.
• Be proactive in encouraging equality and inclusion, through connecting with diverse local communities, particularly those communities that statutory agencies may find hard to reach.
• Meet people on a one-to-one basis, making home visits where appropriate within SGPA policies and procedures.
• Build trust and respect with the person, providing non-judgemental and non-discriminatory support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.
• Be a friendly and engaging source of information about health, wellbeing and prevention approaches.
• Help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
• Help people maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
• Work with individuals to co-produce a simple personalised support plan to address the persons health and wellbeing needs, based on the persons priorities, interests, values, cultural and religious/faith needs and motivations.
• Identify what individuals expect from the groups, activities and services they are being connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing.
• Where appropriate, physically introduce people to culturally appropriate community groups, activities and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable, feel valued and respected. Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
• Where people may be eligible for a personal health budget, help them to explore this option as a way of providing funded, personalised support to be independent, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate.

Community Asset Development

• Provide a regular confidence survey to community groups receiving referrals, to ensure that they are strong, sustained and have the support they need to be part of social prescribing.
• Support community groups and VCSE organisations to receive referrals.
• Forge strong links with a wide range of local VCSE organisations, community and neighbourhood level groups, utilising their networks and building on whats already available to create a menu of diverse community groups and assets, who promote diversity and inclusion.
• Develop supportive relationships with local VCSE organisations, culturally appropriate community groups and statutory services, to make timely, appropriate and supported referrals for the person being introduced.
• Work collectively with all local partners to ensure community groups are strong and sustainable.
• Work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet diverse needs within the community and gaps in community provision.
• Encourage people who have been connected to community support through social prescribing to volunteer and give their time freely to others, building their skills and confidence and strengthening community resilience.
• Develop a team of volunteers within your service to provide buddying support for people, starting new groups and finding creative community solutions to local issues.
• Encourage people, their families and carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as setting up new community groups or volunteering.

Collaborative working

• As part of the PCN multi-disciplinary team, build close working relationships with staff in GP practices within the local PCN, attending relevant MDT meetings, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
• Seek advice and support from the GP teams and/or identified individual(s) to discuss related concerns (e.g. abuse, domestic violence and support with mental health), referring the patient back to the GP or other suitable health professional if required.
• Work with established VCSE organisations and existing Social Prescribing Link Workers to provide a robust and consistent approach to our Sunderland people.
• Explore ways of working and share good practice and learning across all social prescribing roles within the system.

Data Collection

• Encourage people, their families and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.

Professional Development

• Work with the GP teams and/or line manager to undertake continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities.
• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, equality, diversity and inclusion training and health and safety.
• Work with the GP teams to access regular clinical supervision, where appropriate, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present.

Service Development

• Seek regular feedback about the quality of the service and impact of social prescribing on referral agencies.
• Work as part of the healthcare team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
• Contribute to the development of policies and plans relating to equality, diversity and health inequalities.

Leadership

• Be a system leader in the development, delivery and education of social prescribing, ensuring involvement where value can be added.
• Provide role coaching and mentoring for all staff where appropriate.

Other

• Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
• Duties may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

Person Specification

Motivation and Skills

Essential

• Ability to identify risk to self and others, Identifying and reporting safeguarding incidents
• Outstanding organisational skills
• Work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team but also autonomously.
• High level and adaptable communication skills across a range of individuals of all ages, backgrounds and cultures with varying social and emotional needs
• Able to respond to challenges with resilience and manage situations calmly and professionally.
• Promote and maintain good working relationships with a variety of external partners.
• Experience of accurately collecting, recording information and data whilst maintaining confidentiality
• Work on own initiative but within constraints of the role
• Provide motivational coaching with the ability to inspire trust and confidence
• Able to work under pressure and emotionally resilient

Desirable

• Understanding the impact of economic and environmental factors on people's health and wellbeing
• Mental Health First Aid

Qualifications

Essential

• Demonstrable commitment to personal and professional development
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
• Qualification or training in motivational coaching, or equivalent experience

Desirable

• PCI Accredited
• qualification in Social Prescribing

Experience

Essential

• Ability to competently use technology and IT systems including word processing, email and the internet to create simple personalised plans with individuals
• Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a paid or unpaid capacity
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of handling confidential information.
• Experience of collecting and recording information and data
• Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a paid or unpaid capacity
• Experience of supporting people, their families and carers with low level mental health issues
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Ability to identify risk to self and others, Identifying and reporting safeguarding incidents

Desirable

• Experience of working in or with voluntary organisations or groups in a paid or unpaid capacity
• Experience of working collaboratively with different organisations, building trust, confidence and partnerships
• Extensive knowledge of local services within a Sunderland locality through either living or working within one of the wider Sunderland settings.
• Experience of working with GPs and/or other Health or Social Care providers or knowledge of how systems work Experience of working collaboratively with different organisations, building trust, confidence and partnerships

Other

Essential

• Understands the principles of equality and diversity.
• A firm commitment to CPD
• Full UK driving licence with use of own car
• Ability to travel across Sunderland if required
• Meet DBS standards and Criminal Record checks

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

Sunderland GP Alliance

Address

North East BIC

Wearfield

Sunderland

Tyne and Wear

SR5 2TA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Graduate Operational Management Apprentice will be an integral member of the Aintree University Hospital management community, contributing to operational delivery across a range of services and functions.

Reporting to a General Service Manager and supported by senior operational leaders, the postholder will undertake a structured developmental role designed to build capability in NHS operational management through supervised responsibility, rotational experience and formal learning.

Responsibilities will span service delivery, performance management, workforce coordination, quality improvement, governance activity and operational planning. The role is explicitly developmental; responsibility, autonomy and decisionmaking authority will increase over time in line with assessed competence and formal review.

Completion of the Graduate Operational Management Apprentice Programme does not guarantee appointment to a substantive role. Where suitable vacancies exist, individuals will be supported to apply through open recruitment processes in line with Trust policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree minimum 2:2 (any discipline)
• Evidence of academic or professional learning demonstrating analytical ability
• Willingness and ability to undertake a Level 5 Operations / Departmental Manager apprenticeship

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification (e.g. MSc, MBA, MRes, PGCert/PGDip)

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a complex, fast-paced organisational environment
• Experience coordinating people, processes, projects or workstreams
• Exposure to operational delivery, service performance, or improvement activity

Desirable

• Experience within the NHS, healthcare, or public sector
• Experience of supporting or delivering change or improvement initiatives
• Experience working with performance or management information

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of the role of operations management in service delivery
• Awareness of performance, demand, capacity or workflow concepts
• Awareness of governance, accountability and professional standards in organisations

Desirable

• Awareness of NHS operational pressures and priorities
• Knowledge of quality improvement or change management approaches

Skills

Essential

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to interpret data and information to support decision-making
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage competing demands
• Ability to influence, engage and build professional relationships

Desirable

• Presentation or report-writing skills

Behaviours

Essential

• Demonstrates behaviours aligned to LUHFT values
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Resilience and adaptability in demanding environments
• Openness to feedback and commitment to continuous development
• Demonstrated interest in a career in NHS operational leadership

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree University Hospital

Lower Ln, Liverpool

L9 7AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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