Job description

Job responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A relevant Social Work, Nursing or Allied Health Professional (e.g. Occupational Therapy) degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• Current registration with a nationally recognised professional body relevant to the professional qualification held e.g. GSCC for Social workers, HPC for Occupational Therapists etc
• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• Evidence of Up-to-date CPD with specialist training surrounding dementia and nursing older people.

Desirable

• Masters level qualification or equivalent short courses and / or experience
• Teaching qualification or significant experience

Knowledge & Expertise

Essential

• Excellent communication skills: working with staff, working with patients and carers, working with general practice, presentations, written reports, understanding and ability to interpret, research and facilitate staff to implement evidence-based practice
• Proven ability to challenge current practices and freedom to make change in light of evidence-based recommendations
• Knowledge, understanding and the ability to interpret and implement local and national policy direction relevant to practice
• Proven experience of clinical audit, skill and knowledge required to facilitate staff to undertake clinical audit
• Knowledge and experience of moving staff through the change management process
• Empowering staff to manage and support change
• Demonstrable effective clinical leadership with knowledge, understanding and application of leadership theories
• Relevant clinical expertise to support and facilitate clinical development and innovation
• Evidence of sound information technology skills

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the development of professional roles
• Successfully managed projects that demonstrate ability to communicate and implement change
• Demonstrable and proven understanding and experience of the clinical and corporate governance agenda
• Knowledge and experience of facilitation of reflective practice for staff and personal reflective practice
• Demonstrable ability and experience in motivating and empowering others to change roles and in leading practice development

Trust values

Essential

• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

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

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Silk Ward

Victoria Road

Macclesfield

SK10 3BL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse RMN or RNLD
• Evidence of Continued Professional development

Knowledge

Essential

• High level of clinical expertise
• Understanding and appreciation of national policy and health/social care issues
• Clear understanding of social inclusion/equality/diversity.
• Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries.
• Knowledge of cultural diversity within the healthcare setting.
• Awareness of current mental health issues, debates and practice
• Knowledge and understanding of physical health needs
• A willingness to undertake further training.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the MHA and MCA

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Supervision experience
• Working with service users with severe mental health problems utilising user/carer involvement.

Desirable

• Secure services 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

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Silk Ward

Victoria Road

Macclesfield

SK10 3BL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. For an informal discussion please contact Sarah McCartney

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Openness to explore and lead alternative working practices.
• Able to communicate efficiently and effectively.
• Demonstrate a high level of personal and professional autonomy and an understanding of professional accountability
• Openness to explore and lead alternative working practices.
• Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships.
• Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse Level 1
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and delivery of evidence based care
• Independent Nurse /Supplementary/ NonMedical Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake
• Appropriate management qualification of equivalent experience

Desirable

• RCGP Cert 1/2 Primary Care/LTC qualification

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience
• Significant experience of working in a complex environment with multidisciplinary professionals demonstrating effective communication and leadership skills
• Be able to demonstrate experience of clinical governance used to improve patient care
• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
• Change management experience
• Experience of leading a team and effectively using policy and procedures to improve clinical and professional standards
• Experience of multidisciplinary/multi agency working
• Understanding and application of confidentiality

Desirable

• Experience of working within Health & Justice
• Experience of working in primary care/substance misuse/acute care
• Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
• Research 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.

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

Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address

HMP Haverigg

North Lane

Haverigg, Millom

LA18 4NA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

We provide a comprehensive training programme designed to support you every step of the way.

Your Training Journey

• First 4 weeks: Classroom training, MonFri, 08:0016:00
• Next steps:
  • 10 one-to-one coaching shifts.
  • 8 shifts, 5 calls from your final 2 shifts will be selected randomly for audit.
  • Final sign-off observation with Education Team.

These will be full-time hours, and attendance is mandatory throughout the programme.

Ready to make a difference?

Join a team that saves lives, supports communities, and values every single person who walks through the door.

The Application Journey

1. Online Application tell us why youre a great fit
2. Online Assessments listening, problem-solving & critical thinking
3. Interview your chance to shine

Apply now your future with NHS Emergency Call Taker starts here.

If you have any queries relating to disability and the role or recruitment process, get in touch at: [email protected]

Please note original qualification certificates to meet the person specification for this role will be required, if you dont have copies of these, you will need to request replacement certificates by visiting: gov.uk/replacement-exam-certificate.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• GuidanceScore Good standard of education (i.e 2 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above including English) or equivalent demonstrable experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a customer focused environment
• Experience of using a computerised system

Desirable

• Geographical knowledge of the Operational area
• Experience of working in a call centre
• Experience of working rotating shifts
• Previous NHS experience
• Previous experience of patient care

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

• Attention to detail and accurate data entry skills.
• Ability to use communication and computerised systems.

Desirable

• Map reading.

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

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southern House

Sparrowgrove, Otterbourne

Winchester

SO21 2RU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

We provide a comprehensive training programme designed to support you every step of the way.

Your Training Journey

• First 4 weeks: Classroom training, MonFri, 08:3016:30
• Next steps:
  • 10 one-to-one coaching shifts.
  • 8 shifts, 5 calls from your final 2 shifts will be selected randomly for audit.
  • Final sign-off observation with Education Team.

These will be full-time hours, and attendance is mandatory throughout the programme.

Ready to make a difference?

Join a team that saves lives, supports communities, and values every single person who walks through the door.

The Application Journey

1. Online Application tell us why youre a great fit
2. Online Assessments listening, problem-solving & critical thinking
3. Interview your chance to shine

Apply now your future with NHS Emergency Call Taker starts here.

If you have any queries relating to disability and the role or recruitment process, get in touch at: [email protected]

Please note original qualification certificates to meet the person specification for this role will be required, if you dont have copies of these, you will need to request replacement certificates by visiting: gov.uk/replacement-exam-certificate.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Good standard of education (i.e 2 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above including English) or equivalent demonstrable experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a customer focused environment
• Experience of using a computerised system

Desirable

• Experience of working in a call centre
• Experience of working rotating shifts
• Previous NHS experience
• Previous experience of patient care

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

• Attention to detail and accurate data entry skills
• Ability to use communication and computerised systems.

Desirable

• Map reading.

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

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern House

Talisman Road

Bicester

OX26 6HR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Recruitment Process

The recruitment process consists of 3 stages. Candidates successful at each stage will progress to the next stage.

1. Application online application form, answering questions explaining clearly how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role. Use the additional information section to provide information on all relevant experience.
2. Assessment session an online assessment session gauging your listening and understanding skills, critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills. You will need to have access to a webcam and a laptop or PC to do the assessments (you will need to use a keyboard).
3. Interview a face-to-face interview, discussing your skills, experience and providing an opportunity for you to find out more about the role.

Qualifications and Training

Essential:

Good all-round education (i.e. 2 GCSEs at equivalent of grade 4 or above including English), or equivalent demonstrable experience in a similar role

For safeguarding reasons this role is only open to people aged over 18 years of age

Desirable:

NHS Pathways Trained

NVQ 2/3 Customer Services or equivalent demonstrable experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential:

Experience in a customer/patient services environment, dealing with the members of the general public

Experience of using a computerised system

Experience of using a telephone as a regular means of communication in a work environment

Desirable:

Experience in a call centre environment

Geographical knowledge of the operational area

Experience of working rotating shifts

Previous experience of working in the voluntary or health sector

Previous experience of patient care

Knowledge of first aid and/or anatomy

For full information on the role and essential and desirable criteria, please see the links to Job Description and Person Specification to the right of the advert.

Disability support

If you have any queries relating to disability and the role or recruitment process, get in touch at [email protected]

Please be advised that South Central Ambulance Service reserves the right to close this campaign earlier than the advertised closing date.

Please note, staff affected by theinternal corporate review may be considered ahead of other applicants, depending on their at risk status (please see Organisational Change Procedure and Redeployment)

Flexible working requests will be considered in line with business requirements

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good all round education (i.e. 2 GCSEs at equivalent of grade 4 or above including English), or equivalent demonstrable experience in a similar role

Desirable

• NHS Pathways Trained
• NVQ 2/3 Customer Services or equivalent demonstrable experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in a customer/patient services environment, dealing with the members of the general public
• Experience of using computerised systems
• Experience of using a telephone as a regular means of communication in a work environment

Desirable

• Experience in a call centre environment
• Geographical knowledge of the operational area
• Experience of working rotating shifts
• Previous experience of working in the voluntary or health sector
• Previous experience of patient care
• Knowledge of first aid and/or anatomy

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

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southern House

Sparrowgrove

Winchester

SO21 2RU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Recruitment Process

The recruitment process consists of 3 stages. Candidates successful at each stage will progress to the next stage.

1. Application online application form, answering questions explaining clearly how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role. Use the additional information section to provide information on all relevant experience.
2. Assessment session an online assessment session gauging your listening and understanding skills, critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills. You will need to have access to a webcam and a laptop or PC to do the assessments (you will need to use a keyboard).
3. Interview a face-to-face interview, discussing your skills, experience and providing an opportunity for you to find out more about the role.

Qualifications and Training

Essential:

Good all-round education (i.e. 2 GCSEs at equivalent of grade 4 or above including English), or equivalent demonstrable experience in a similar role

For safeguarding reasons this role is only open to people aged over 18 years of age

Desirable:

NHS Pathways Trained

NVQ 2/3 Customer Services or equivalent demonstrable experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential:

Experience in a customer/patient services environment, dealing with the members of the general public

Experience of using a computerised system

Experience of using a telephone as a regular means of communication in a work environment

Desirable:

Experience in a call centre environment

Geographical knowledge of the operational area

Experience of working rotating shifts

Previous experience of working in the voluntary or health sector

Previous experience of patient care

Knowledge of first aid and/or anatomy

For full information on the role and essential and desirable criteria, please see the links to Job Description and Person Specification to the right of the advert.

Disability support

If you have any queries relating to disability and the role or recruitment process, get in touch at [email protected]

Please be advised that South Central Ambulance Service reserves the right to close this campaign earlier than the advertised closing date.

Please note, staff affected by theinternal corporate review may be considered ahead of other applicants, depending on their at risk status (please see Organisational Change Procedure and Redeployment)

Flexible working requests will be considered in line with business requirements

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good all round education (i.e. 2 GCSEs at equivalent of grade 4 or above including English), or equivalent demonstrable experience in a similar role

Desirable

• NHS Pathways Trained
• NVQ 2/3 Customer Services or equivalent demonstrable experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in a customer/patient services environment, dealing with the members of the general public
• Experience of using computerised systems
• Experience of using a telephone as a regular means of communication in a work environment

Desirable

• Experience in a call centre environment
• Geographical knowledge of the operational area
• Experience of working rotating shifts
• Previous experience of working in the voluntary or health sector
• Previous experience of patient care
• Knowledge of first aid and/or anatomy

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

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southern House

Sparrowgrove

Otterbourne

SO21 2RU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

Clinical liaison Liaise in a timely manner with the Head of Department Microbiology/DIPC, clinicians, hospital staff, other medical microbiologists, general practitioners, BMS, ICN staff and UKHSA consultants concerning the diagnosis and management of patients, prevention and control of infections including the provision of telephone advice. Taking a proactive role within the Trust/hospital in matters relating to infection management including in outbreak and emergency situations. Providing Microbiology and antibiotic related information as a regular commitment to wards/departments/unit e.g., ward rounds, multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and other clinical or audit meetings (including commitments to for example, medicines management, and other non-infection control committees). Leading on antimicrobial stewardship initiatives across the Trust including attending the relevant committees, ward rounds and participating in regular audits. Taking part in Root cause analysis meetings for C difficile, MRSA bacteraemia and other alert organisms especially if the ICD is unable to attend. Participate in the services on-call rota

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Applicants that are non-UK trained; they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.

Desirable

• Subspecialty training aligned with service needs
• Higher degree (e.g., MD, PhD) or additional postgraduate qualifications
• Formal teaching qualification (e.g., PGCert in Medical Education)

Experience

Essential

• Broad and relevant clinical experience in the specialty
• Experience in teaching and supervising resident doctors and medical students
• Participation in clinical audit and quality improvement

Desirable

• Experience in service development or redesign
• Experience in curriculum development or educational leadership
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals; involvement in clinical research or trials
• Previous experience working in the NHS or similar healthcare system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Harlow

Essex

CM20 1QX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

To assess the current mental health need of children and young people referred to MHST.

To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services.

To act always in such a way as to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of patients and clients in accordance with National Occupation Standard

To plan, support, implement and manage programmes for children and their families in conjunction with other professionals and /or other agencies.

To advise agencies on the most appropriate service for the child, dependent on need.

To work in collaboration with adult mental health services for the care of young people whose mental health needs are likely to continue into adulthood.

To take responsibility for the management of their own caseload.

To undertake online appointments and attend case conference reviews as appropriate.

To take responsibility for own continuing professional development in order to meet statutory requirements and to utilise relevant research and evidence based practice.

To develop and utilise specialist knowledge about working with children and their families.

To hold a caseload independently and as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with children with moderate mental health needs

To undertake comprehensive and specific assessments of the children's and families' needs and in partnership, working with other disciplines/agencies.

To work as part of a team to coordinate the delivery of care.

To work in partnership with others, to assess and identify the childs needs, taking into account parenting capacity, environment as well as the childs needs.

Follow processes of reasoning which balance additional information against the overall picture of the child

Decide upon interventions from a holistic assessment needs.

To support and supervise EMHPs with low intensity interventions and implementing whole school approach principles.

Ensure care plans have clear measurable goals which have taken into account the views of the child and carers, inclusive of routine outcome measures.

Coordinate the delivery of care, feeding in relevant information to support wider service planning.

Monitor the implementation of care plans and make changes to better meet the needs of children with Moderate health and well-being needs.

Provide training and competency assessments for students, staff trainees on placement.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant professional qualification, e.g., Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
• Low Intensity Supervision Qualification
• Registration to professional body

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Excellent written communication Skills
• Effective organisational and time management skills
• An understanding of relevant legislation including NICE Guidelines, Mental Health Act, Children's Act.
• Ability to assess and manage risk

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working with people who have experienced mental health problems
• Experience of supervising others
• Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management

Other

Essential

• Car owner / driver

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

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

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Coventry Parkside House & North / East Warwickshire

Parkside Quinton Rd, CV1 2NJ

Coventry / Nuneaton / Rugby

CV1 2NJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a full list of the main responsibilities for this role. Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role within Provide.

Person Specification

shortlisting

Essential

• minimum of 2 years post grad experience as a physiotherapist
• experience of working with children
• post grad experience of treating neurological conditions
• able to drive and use of a car
• It skills - word/excel/email
• clear concise written English

Desirable

• post grad experience in paediatric physio
• experience of staff supervision
• relevant post grad training
• experience using virtual consultations

essential

Essential

• HCPC registered Physiotherapist

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

Provide CIC

Address

Kestrel House

Chelmsford

CM2 5PF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient Care and Communication: Provide compassionate, person-centred care that promotes dignity, independence, and well-being Communicate effectively with patients, families, and carers, providing education and support about transfer of care and advocate for patients' needs and preferences within the multidisciplinary team. Participate in family meetings as required

Teamwork and Collaboration: Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including doctors, therapists, nurses and other healthcare professionals Contribute to effective handovers and ensure continuity of care Participate in team meetings and quality improvement initiatives Mentor and support junior staff, students, and newly qualified nurses

Safeguarding: To work in partnership with trust safeguarding functions to ensure timely reviews occur in respect of adult's identified at risk of abuse. Ensuring that the MDT is sighted on latest practice developments around MCA/Safeguarding and DoLS

Quality and Safety: Adhere to all relevant NHS and Trust policies, procedures, and guidelines Participate in clinical governance activities and contribute to maintaining high standards of care Report concerns and incidents promptly, contributing to a culture of openness and learning Support the implementation of evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in Social Work
• Registration with Social Work England

Desirable

• Post graduate qualifications in Social Work or Social Work related subject area
• Formal training in Social Work and older people

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Post qualifying experience in a range of practice settings
• Post qualifying experience in supporting Adults and Families
• Social Work Theory and its application to supporting with old age and frailty
• Post qualifying experience working in a setting that specialises in supporting with older people

Desirable

• Post qualifying experience in a NHS setting as a Social Worker
• Post qualifying experience in a Local Authority setting as an Adult Social Worker

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with patients and their families
• Well developed interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to work effectively and constructively with other professionals and other disciplines.
• An ability to work independently, accept accountability and make full use of consultation and management processes.
• Skills and knowledge in the use of a number of models of social work intervention and the ability to select and use the most effective approach to meeting consumer need for the different aspects of the work
• Demonstrate organisational and professional skills such as: assessment, advocacy, recording, report writing, time management, liaison and communication.

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

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Princess Royal University Hospital

Farnborough Common

Bromley

BR6 8ND

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, we believe in providing excellent care which is delivered with pride and compassion. Everything we do is to improve the lives of the people and communities we serve and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all.

Access to information extracted from electronic health records is essential to support day-to-day clinical decision making through clinical decision support tools and clinical research. The Clinical Entity and Natural Language Programming (NLP) Service Lead is responsible for defining and managing a service to extract essential clinical information from clinical text and / derived from across the record for use in SLAM by clinical services through LUCi and for research via CRIS. As well as managing services for use within the Trust, this role includes the design and management of the externally facing and commercial Mental Health Text Analytics Cloud service (MH-TAC), by which other NHS Trusts and Universities can access and use NLP pipelines developed in SLAM safely and securely to extraction information from local clinical text. .

To that end the successful applicant will be someone with advanced technical knowledge and experience using cutting edge techniques and AI methodology in NLP and cloud infrastructure as well as excellent management, supervision and communication skills. They will have extensive knowledge of all aspects of electronic health records structure and use in a secondary mental health NHS Trust and experience working with both clinical and academic partners and customers.

Communications and Working Relationships: [FW1]

Internal:

Senior clinicians including clinical directors and service lead

Senior academics, including professors

SLaM Digital Services Technical Teams

SLaM Business Intelligence Team

SLaM Clinical Systems Team

SLaM and BRC Clinical Informatics Teams

Other Clinical and Administration staff

Other ICT staff

External:

SLaM service users and the general public

External suppliers and contractors

Colleagues in other academic institutions, Health Authorities, NHS Trusts, and other organisations (e.g. the Office for National Statistics)

Social Services departments

Government departments (e.g. the Ministry of Justice, the Department for Work and Pensions), etc.

Other NHS organisations (e.g. NHS Digital)

Kings Health Partners

Key Responsibilities:

To actively manage the SLAM Clinical Informatics Entity and NLP Service, establishing how professional and administrative policies should be interpreted and implemented

Responsible for managing service operations including development of a written service models to ITIL standards.

Line management of the services technical developer and service administrator

Initiate and lead discussions with senior clinicians in SLAM and IoPPN academics to identify information extraction requirements from clinical records to support best clinical practice, to evaluate technical options and feasibitliy and design effective, cost-effective solutions

Lead on the development of new technical pipelines to extract complex entities out of clinical data, using the most up-to-date technical processes including the latest AI techniques.

Supervise and train junior staff in the use of novel technical processes to extract information from text.Design and deploy an effective service DevOps and change management processes in line with highest industry standards and existing SLAM Digital Services policies and processes.

Actively manage the deployment of novel pipelines into routine operational services and processes, including monitoring and routine reporting of performance.

To ensure all services and solutions are cost effective and meet continue to meet budget requirements

Communicate effectively about the design, availability, definitions and performance of service outputs in response to enquiries from internal and external stakeholders and service users.

Co-ordinate and oversee continuous performance testing of service outputs in line with their usage in day-to-day clinicai practice and academic research use.

Ensure the SLAM cloud-based NLP technical infrastructure is operational and effective.

Work directly with and lead communications with all relevant SLAM Technical teams, and third-party system suppliers providing 4th line technical support, communicating complex technical requirements and deployment, ensuring the technical infrastructure is able to support all operational requirements efficiently and cost-effectively

Design and manage all elements of the SLAM MH-TAC service, enabling commercialisation of information extraction pipelines to other NHS Trusts and UK universities, including complex negotiation, contractual, costings and budget management and governance elements.

Lead on relationships with commercial partners and customers of MH-TAC

To develop and lead on the delivery of training, awareness and promotional resources to support MH-TAC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level in relevant area

Desirable

• ITIL Foundation Version 3 or equivalent
• Prince II project management

Experience

Essential

• Relevant service management experience
• Extensive experience proven track record of NLP development and deployment, using a range of cutting-edge methods including AI, to extract information from mental health clinical text
• Extensive experience in SQL Server, including t-SQL and SQL Programming (jobs and stored procedures etc.).
• Direct and extensive experience working with NHS Mental Health clinical data
• Experience working in clinical and academic environments, including writing of articles and/or conference presentations
• Experience working directly and effectively with a range of different professions, including technical, clinical, academic, management etc.
• Direct experience developing and deploying technical services including devops / change management and operational processes to ITIL standards
• Understanding of performance testing of clinical entity extraction, including the precision/recall trade-off

Desirable

• Line management experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• oKnowledge of high level of specialist technologies and infrastructure related to information extraction from text, including cutting edge AI, machine learning and manual coding.
• oExcellent standard or written and spoken English
• oAbility to investigate and solve complex technical challenges in novel areas
• oTeam Leadership skills, ability to motivate team members
• oThe facilitation of a customer focussed culture within a team.
• oThe ability to communicate with all levels of staff within the Trust and university both verbally and in writing.
• oA logical and sensible approach to problem solving.
• oPro-active and self-motivated in completing work to a high standard in conjunction with other staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

IOPPN

Decresigny Park

London

SE5 8AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working in specialist area.
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
• Current NMC Registration.

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Full understanding of Social Services and other Local Authority functions
• Conversant with national and local guidance on continuing care/NHS Funded Care for adults.
• Strong understanding of the operational management and clinical role of the NHS.
• Understanding of the patient experience agenda & its contribution to quality.
• Knowledge & understanding of the current NHS agenda and of primary care.

Desirable

• Understanding of the commissioning agenda including its scope, structure, methods of operation, processes and inter-relationships

Experience

Essential

• Track record in clinical quality & performance activities.
• Within a Community setting.

Desirable

• Experience of partnership working with other agencies.

Trust Values

Essential

• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

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

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Stein Centre Building

Derby Road

Birkenhead

CH42 7HB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership

To deputise for the Principal Pharmacist for Planned Medicine as necessary.

To lead clinical pharmacy services for patients treated within the Planned Medicine in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist.

To propose and implement policies and procedures designed to improve the pharmacy service to patients in the Trust in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist in line with national and international consensus guidelines.

To lead and comment on policy and service changes and plans within the clinical pharmacy service and to contribute to, and participate in, pharmacy service developments in line with departmental and Trust policy.

To develop, implement, monitor and evaluate evidence-based prescribing guidelines and protocols for use both Trust wide and within Planned Medicine.

To ensure services provided are in line with local and national policies, guidelines and frameworks. To contribute and adhere to clinical pharmacy service standards.

To proactively support the development of ward and clinical pharmacy services to Planned Medicine to advance the safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of drugs.

To attend relevant meetings, including inpatient and outpatient MDTs.

To attend Care Group meetings attended by senior management and clinical staff, participating in and representing pharmacy views at such meetings.

To manage specific service initiatives and changes affecting the clinical pharmacy service in the department and across the Trust.

Clinical Responsibilities

To participate in and contribute to the clinical/ward pharmacy service.

To act as a specialist practitioner within the field and as an expert pharmacist in Planned Medicine.

To practice as an independent prescriber, in area of own expertise, and provide direct high quality of care to inpatients and outpatients within scope of practice

To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care for Planned Medicine patients and more generally for all patients.

To provide highly specialised and complex evidence-based clinical advice and information using expert knowledge and experience to pharmacy, nursing, medical and other healthcare professionals on the care and treatment of patients, inside and outside of the Trust.

To actively participate in consultant ward rounds as appropriate.

To participate in outpatient clinics and assist in the further development of the pharmacists role in this area.

To actively participate regularly in multidisciplinary ward rounds, antibiotic ward rounds and other multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate, delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.

To participate in patient education and counselling schemes for all Planned Medicine patients/carers.

To ensure appropriate and timely supply of medication to patients in conjunction with dispensary staff, including the POD scheme and discharge facilitation for patients.

To liaise with other pharmacists/healthcare professionals to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues.

To develop shared care guidelines to support GP prescribing as necessary.

To support the set up and provision of homecare services, as necessary, in line with Royal College of Pharmacy Homecare Services Professional Standards

Maintain and further develop specialist information on the use of drugs in clinical conditions relevant to Planned Medicine, ensuring accurate and up to date clinical information is available to all pharmacists performing out-of-hours duties in a format relevant to those pharmacists needs.

To participate in Trust adverse incident reporting scheme.

Financial Management

To support the Principal Pharmacist in monitoring drug expenditure within the Care Group and provide accurate expenditure information, with appropriate analysis, to the Clinical Director and General manager.

To identify areas of potential cost-savings within the Care Group, and to implement systems to realise savings and contain prescribing costs.

Using horizon scanning techniques identify future high-cost medications.

To support the development and implementation of policies to control drug expenditure and ensure cost-effective prescribing.

To educate other healthcare professionals on the costs associated with drug therapy and promote evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing within the Care Group.

To attend Care Group or Specialty financial meetings when required. To work across traditional boundaries e.g. primary and secondary care.

To monitor all FP10 and homecare prescribing costs and feed those to the Trust, NHSE and ICS when required.

To optimise the use of homecare providers to ensure VAT savings are realised as necessary.

Research and Service Development

To participate in and co-ordinate relevant practice research or audit projects to investigate and where appropriate improve the quality of service.

To publish and present the results and outcomes of own research and audits locally, nationally or internationally as appropriate.

To supervise junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists undertaking audit projects.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• MPharm (Masters Degree)
• Registered Pharmacist (1 year competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification / experience
• Registered Independent Prescriber

Desirable

• Member of the Royal College Pharmacy

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
• Maintains a broad level of pharmacy practice
• Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda
• Understands national and local priorities
• Knowledge of regulations and legislation relevant to area of practice
• Experience of working with senior healthcare professionals outside of Pharmacy

Desirable

• Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the Royal College of Pharmacy Core Advanced Curriculum

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Be able to provide highly complex Information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor level)
• Be able to impart knowledge on medicines use to other healthcare professionals
• Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
• Be able to influence junior medical staff, the multidisciplinary team

Analytical and Judgment Skills

Essential

• Be able to analyse and interpret complex clinical information where there are a range of facts requiring analysis and where a range of options need to be compared
• Be able to use available evidence to make sound judgments in relation to patient-or drug-specific issues
• Basic knowledge of critical appraisal skills to analyse trial quality and its application to highly specialised patient group

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential

• Ability to plan the day-to-day activities of self and others
• Problem solving skills

Physical Skills

Essential

• To have basic keyboard and computer skills (word processing, spreadsheet, report generation and presentations)
• To have accurate dispensing skills
• Be able to concentrate on highly complex matters (drug use evaluations, drug query answering, clinical prescription review, checking of dispensed prescriptions) despite frequent interruptions
• Ability to work well under pressure by prioritising and managing time effectively
• Able to participate in Pharmacy seven-day service including the Late Duty, Weekend and Bank Holiday 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).

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

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Identify and approach women who are eligible for intermediate intervention smoking cessation conversations in a variety of different settings including community locations. Follow women through their engagement with the service to the location of their care provision to integrate care.
• Develop a personalised care plan of tobacco dependence treatment to include behavioural support and NRT to support the woman / pregnant person to remain smokefree, including:
• 1:1 meetings / telephone appointments in keeping with recommended schedule
• Offering nicotine replacement therapy and ensuring continued supply
• Recording quit status and conducting CO testing.
• To support the Tobacco Dependency Service operationally in line with NICE and other local and national guidelines.
• Provide counselling regarding the use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy, pharmacotherapy, and behavioural change support.
• Manage incoming referrals to the in-house Maternity Tobacco Dependency Service
• Manage outgoing referral to Local Community Tobacco Dependency Providers after pregnancy.
• Communicate effectively with women/birthing people and their families when delivering tobacco dependency support in a non-judgemental and sensitive manner.
• Deliver Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard and engage in the data collection and collation of CO rates in pregnancy and post-partum.
• Ensure that the relevant equipment is provided and maintained on an agreed schedule. Report any failings of equipment or other environmental factors to the specialist midwife.
• Ensure that smoking status and treatment plans are inputted correctly into the electronic patient record and this information is communicated to all appropriate services.
• Support health promotional events and national campaigns such as: No Smoking Day, World No Tobacco Day and Stoptober.
• Be aware of how to report incidents, concerns or complaints and escalate any concerns or complexities to the specialist midwife.
• To competently use trust IT systems to update patient records and service outcomes.
• Collaborate with the other members of the Tobacco Dependency Service in order implement and update relevant policies and pathways.
• Support the Smoking Cessation Lead Midwife in monitoring and reporting on relevant KPIs.
• Provide expertise and advice to other staff on Tobacco Dependency policies, treatments, and pathways.
• Manage own time effectively, ensuring all women under the care of the smoking cessation service have timely contact and are followed up in line with the maternity smoking cessation pathway.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare OR equivalent experience
• Demonstrates commitment to undertake smoking cessation training as required
• Level 4 or above in GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

Desirable

• Smoking Cessation Advisor Intermediate Level qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working with members of the public
• Healthy lifestyle or Behavioural change experience
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Evidence of continuing personal development

Desirable

• Experience of providing smoking cessation support
• Experience of working with pregnant women

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Literate in IT/Computer skills
• Ability to demonstrate organisational values and behaviours
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and service user

Desirable

• Database and/or Audit 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).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

London

SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a confident Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare.

You'll be working full time 42 hours a week, 12 hour shifts, including alternate weekends (four shifts week one, three shifts week two, on a two week rolling rota), days only, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Lowry House.

Lowry House is a specialist residential service, supporting people with learning disabilities, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge, including those with mental health needs.

We provide specialist care and support that is tailored to individual needs, promoting independence and community integration. We encourage and enable the people we support to lead a full and happy life and work with them to find out their strengths, abilities and preferences so that their care can be as person-centred as possible.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development - you'll also enjoy discounts with our free NHS blue light card, rewards gateway with vouchers for everyday purchases and shopping, private health cash plans, free confidential mental health support and much more, to support your wellbeing in and out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others - every day.

Your day-to-day...

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with and report on medical & welfare needs
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
• Supporting service users to access the community, to attend things like work, college, hobbies & activities, days out & holidays
• Supporting the service users to grow, develop & learn through engaging them in tasks such as cooking & cleaning

You are...

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
• An excellent communicator and a good team player
• Sensitive and intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Able to empower & support service user independence

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you...

• Salary: £13.15 per hour, rising to £13.45 per hour after three months (£29,435.70 first year), rising to £13.70ph after 18 months
• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Please be aware that this vacancy may close before the advertised date if the role is filled. Please send your application as soon as possible.

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

• Please refer to job description above

Desirable

• Please refer to job description above