Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying documents for key local information and job specification for this role. You are welcome to speak to a member of the team for more information- see below.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

• HCPC Registered Dietitian
• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Experience and/ or interest working with Eating Disorders

Desirable

• Work experience in the relevant area (mental health), or relevant transferable skills.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.
• Demonstrable IT, numeracy and literacy skills
• Experience of running and delivering groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Acer Unit, Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road

Bristol

BS16 2EW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading on implementing the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.

Highly developed and skilled in assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients/clients e.g. clinical assessment of complex health needs and social needs, interpretation of vital signs and related physical health assessments

Deliver person-centric nursing care via face to face, online or telephone contact in line with the persons choice, risk and/or clinical need.

Facilitate access to services such as housing, employment, education, and substance misuse support, advocating for patients needs and preferences.

Provide education and support to families and carers to enhance understanding and involvement in the patients recovery journey.

Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient-centred care; getting feedback and improving Personal Wellbeing Plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and system partners. Liaising and working positively with members of the multidisciplinary team and partner organisations.

Advocate for service users needs and rights within Trust policy. Encouraging and empowering service users to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care.

Communicate complex and sensitive clinical information to patients, families, and carers in a clear, compassionate, and professional manner.

Ensure that all information regarding Personal Wellbeing plans, treatment options, and health conditions is accurate, timely, and presented in an accessible format.

Comply with and implement local and Trust policies and procedures regarding appropriate communication.

To deliver specific interventions in line with the treatment pathway, including complex service users. Deliver care that is evidence based, reflecting current best practice and research (including NICE guidelines), demonstrating clinical excellence and high standards of professional practice to other staff

Demonstrate empathy, active listening, and reassurance when supporting individuals through difficult or emotionally charged situations, adapting communication approaches to meet the individual needs of patients, including those with sensory impairments, cognitive challenges, language barriers, or disabilities.

Proactively support patients in engaging with mental health and related community services, promoting recovery, independence, and social inclusion.Identify and address barriers to engagement, including stigma, accessibility, cultural factors, and individual anxieties or mistrust of services.

Advocating for service users needs and rights within Trust policy. Encouraging and empowering service users to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

• NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse with current registration and has successfully completed preceptorship
• Understanding of trauma informed approaches and current nursing practice
• Substantial experience at band 5 in mental health settings
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Function as keyworker coordinating all aspects of care and communication for the person, their family members
• Demonstrate leadership skills - motivating others, using own initiative, change management
• Mobile with the facility to move easily across a geographically dispersed, and often rural, area with limited public transport.

Desirable

• Post-graduate qualification in nursing or related discipline
• Is a veteran, has lived experience of the veteran community or has experience of caring for veterans

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Coast Resource Centre

Weston-Super-Mare

BS24 7FY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide a reception service for all patients and visitors reporting to the reception desk including appointment bookings, prescription requests and other queries such as explaining practice protocols where relevant e.g., home visit protocol.
• To receive and deal with incoming telephone calls into the Practice ensuring that patients are dealt with by the right person, in the right way at the right time.
• To be aware of the different services available to patients and ensure patients are being navigated to the right clinician or service, which may be face-to-face, over the telephone or using on-line systems following the processes set down in Practice protocols. To ensure that all communication with patients using all media is done safely, securely, and accurately.
• To give appropriate advice in cases of emergencies by following protocols e.g., chest pain protocol.
• To obtain all relevant information from service users, using the demographic protocol (name, date of birth, address) and input information into the patients healthcare records as necessary, in order to aid clinicians.
• To record relevant information on the appointment system e.g., the reason for the appointment, the reason for the home visit request, the reason why the patient needs more medication etc.
• To process any documentation and tasks in accordance with current protocols, ensuring any clinical tasks and messages are followed up as requested by other members of the team.
• To discuss electronic services with patients and enroll them onto the appropriate systems.
• To print out patient reports e.g., home visit reports and ensure that all clinical/non-clinical correspondence has been distributed to Practice members.
• To issue repeat prescriptions once trained, via all platforms.
• To chaperone clinicians when required to do so, following all protocols for appropriate documentation. Chaperones will be provided with appropriate training, and DBS clearance will be requested.
• To respond to patients in emergencies, including assisting with CPR if required, reacting to activated panic alarms in accordance with practice protocols.
• To liaise with the clinical/admin safeguarding leads for all safeguarding queries including looked after children, think family, reporting and actioning any tasks.
• To deal with informal complaints wherever possible.
• To share knowledge and have input in the development of office protocols and changes to processes.
• To ensure any external visitors to the practice sign in and out.
• To undertake general administrative duties including photocopying, franking.
• To secure and lock up the premises, where trained, following Practice protocols.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education (5 or more GCSE grade 4 (C) or above)
• GCSE Maths grade 4 (C) or above or equivalent
• GCSE English grade 4 (C) or above

Experience

Essential

• 2 years experience of working in customer service based role and/or working as part of a team within a very busy and, at times pressurised, office environment

Desirable

• 2 years of reception work
• Experience of working within General Practice

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written, oral, listening)
• IT Skills
• Clear, polite, telephone manner
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem Solving skills
• Confidential

Desirable

• Knowledge of SystmOne IT 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

Larwood Health Partnership

Address

56 Larwood Avenue

Worksop

Nottinghamshire

S81 0HH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for developing delivering and reviewing comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidence based practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.

3.To act as care coordinator for service users as appropriate, also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.

4.To plan, deliver and evaluate defined, specialist therapeutic interventions as indicated in the assessment process ,in line with personal recovery plans, including to service users who maybe on other caseloads. This might include: a. Individual or group therapeutic intervention b. Psychological treatments such as CBT, DBT approaches , family interventions c. Psychosocial interventions d. Motivational and coping enhancement strategies. e. Medication management f. Interventions under the Mental Health Act,

5. To deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to improve the carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.

6. To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, voluntary sector and with nominated carers/advocates.

7. In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible for facilitating the development of comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements etc, involving other agencies such as primary care etc where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, OT, Social Worker.
• Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC and commitment to CPD

Desirable

• Relevant post-registration qualifications, such as Thorn, CBT, AMHP, Brief Interventions etc.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience gained working in a range of frontline adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions.
• Demonstrates substantial experience of, and relevant professional practice qualification in mentoring/assessing students and learners.
• Demonstrates substantial experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies.

Desirable

• Experience gained in a wide variety of setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates a developed understanding of the recovery principles, and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care.
• Able to articulate a detailed understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding.

Skills

Essential

• Is able to deliver from a range of possible key therapeutic interventions CBT, Psychosocial interventions, Family Interventions, DBT approaches.
• Highly developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information
• Highly developed verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with people at all levels even when a more assertive approach is needed.

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

HMP Eastwood Park

Falfield

GL12 8DB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Assistant Psychologist will work under the direct supervision of a qualified Clinical or Forensic Psychologist and will support the delivery of psychological services across AWP Secure Services.

ClinicalTo support the Clinical/Counselling psychologists within the base service.Where required, to prepare and deliver high quality psychological interventions under supervision, either individually or in groups. Where required, to offer high quality psychological assessments following instructions appropriate to the assessment tools/processes.To gather and organise information about clinical notes, relevant psychological interventions and clinical tools for use by other staff.To work alongside other team members and ensure close liaison and communication within teams.To work at level of autonomy appropriate to a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist. Goals to be agreed and reviewed in clinical/management supervision.To maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times when working with distressed people.To maintain clinical records, databases and other professional records as appropriate.

Teaching and trainingTo undertake such training as might be required to maintain an appropriate level of expertise.To assist with the delivery of teaching and training for other members of the multidisciplinary team and staff in other agencies, in collaboration with qualified staff.

Research and auditWhere required, to assist with the audit and evaluation of the service in collaboration with qualified clinical and counselling psychologists and other members of the multidisciplinary team.To compile and return statistics and activity levels as required.Where required, to undertake literature searches and reviews.

ProfessionalTo understand and practice in line with the BPS (2009) Code of Ethics and Conduct and the DCP (2008) Professional Practice Guidelines on the roleTo participate in team business and professional meetings as appropriate.To be aware of and comply with all policies, procedures and directions of the Department, Service and Trust.To seek regular support and clinical supervision from a Practitioner Psychologist.To participate in individual, group and peer supervision.To participate in meetings with members of nursing staff and MDTs as appropriate.To maintain accurate and appropriate records of work.

Clinical governanceTo participate in service governance processes to ensure a safe and effective service. To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit.To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure best practice is shared. To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.

GeneralTo assist in the production of resources and materials used by the serviceTo assist with the general running of the Team/Service e.g. minuting department meetings.

Responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with psychological assessments and formulation-based work.
• Supporting the delivery and evaluation of individual and group interventions.
• Undertaking clinically related administrative tasks.
• Collecting, analysing and presenting service evaluation and outcome data.
• Undertaking literature searches and supporting research activities.
• Assisting in the preparation of reports, presentations and clinical resources.
• Supporting psychologically informed practice within multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential clinical records in accordance with professional and organisational standards.

The role offers valuable experience within a specialist forensic mental health setting, working alongside experienced psychologists and multidisciplinary colleagues across both men's and women's secure care services.

Person Specification

Essential Qualfications and Experience

Essential

• Honours Degree in Psychology (2:1 or above). Eligible for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

• Introductory training in a psychological therapy

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of person-facing work, either paid or voluntary.
• Understanding of common mental health problems
• Knowledge of safeguarding

Desirable

• Experience of working in a health or care role.
• Experience of working with a range of client groups.
• Experience of using statistical packages.
• Audit or research experience.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good written and verbal presentation skills
• Self-awareness and emotional resilience
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload
• Word processing and other IT skills
• Ability to use supervision well

Desirable

• Group work skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Bristol

BS16 1EG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will be based within the CAMHS Division, providing specialist pharmacy support to services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Base will be confirmed on appointment. Some hybrid remote working may be possible post-induction.

Travel to other AWP locations and primary care sites will be required for meetings and training.

Please see job description for full details of key result areas.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited British School of Pharmacy, or recognised equivalent
• Current GPhC registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Post-graduate qualification in clinical or mental health pharmacy (diploma or MSc) or willing to undertake this qualification
• Registered Independent Non-medical Prescriber, or willing to complete this qualification within a year of entering post

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Full (Credentialed) Membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacists, or willingness to work towards this
• Membership of the British Association of Psychopharmacology

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Significant experience of working within a secondary care pharmacy department post qualification with associated development of excellent clinical pharmacy skills
• Significant experience of working in specialist mental health or paediatric inpatient and/or community settings
• Understanding of how the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act support safe and legal treatment

Desirable

• Experience in compiling reports
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of multi professional team working and an ability to promote the role of the non-medical prescribing pharmacist within it
• Experience and training in carrying out clinical audit
• Experience of educating and training of others
• Highly specialist and up-to-date knowledge of the pharmacological treatment options for different mental health conditions including their adverse effects

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal skills for communicating with team members, service users and carers, and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to access, review and process complex clinical information from appropriate sources
• Ability to manage own time and workload and prioritise clinical work
• Adherence to the professional standards of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Ability to work collaboratively with other staff
• Empathy towards service users, carers and other staff
• Self-motivated and self-directing
• Ability to appraise own performance to identify own development/training needs
• Assertive, polite and robust in debate
• Flexible attitude to service provision and an enthusiasm for service development
• Car driver with valid UK license or otherwise independently mobile with the facility to move quickly across the Trust with possible limited access to public transport

Desirable

• Competent with standard information technology and associated tools
• Knowledge of specific Trust systems such as Safeguard, IAPTUS and Ascribe
• Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership 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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Callington Road Hospital

Marmalade Lane

Bristol

BS4 5BJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Skills

Essential

• FRCS (ORTHO) or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration

Desirable

• BSc, or MSc, or MD, or PhD
• ATLS AO Paeds Course

Experience

Essential

• A solid grounding in Orthopaedics
• Experience of working in the NHS

Desirable

• Recent Paediatric Orthopaedic experience (trauma and elective) at middle grade level in a recognised major centre

Knowledge

Essential

• Career intention in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery or clear path to CESR / CCT in Orthopaedics

Desirable

• Evidence of previous research or audit directly relevant to Paediatric Orthopaedics

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

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role is focused on providing effective, evidence-based interventions to people with complex emotional needs and personality difficulties, enabling them to meet daily health, social care, and wellbeing needs in line with recovery goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting support conversationscovering mental state, risk, physical health, social care needs, safeguarding, and capacity under the Mental Capacity Act.

• Reviewing treatment programmes, incorporating psychological therapies (DBTi, MBTi), psychosocial interventions (Peer Support and Psych Education), considering people's motivation to change.

• Delivering interventions to improve carers ability to support service users.

• Building hope-inspiring relationships with service users, focusing on strengths and aspirations to create meaningful recovery plans.

• Leading and supporting colleagues in clinical practice, mentoring students, and contributing to professional development.

• Ensuring compliance with safeguarding, confidentiality, infection control, and health and safety policies.

• Promoting Sequoias ethos of community, resilience, and inclusion, inspired by the Sequoia trees symbolism of strength and growth.

• Supporting service development through co-production, service user participation, and feedback mechanisms

This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with trust policy, all newly qualified social workers will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be agreed to extend this for a further 2 years.

On successful completion of the ASYE, for which you will be given full support of an experienced Social Worker as well as Divisional Social Work Lead, and peer support from other ASYE candidates, you will then be eligible to progress to a Band 6 position.

If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and registration

Essential

• Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, OT, Social Worker
• Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC and commitment to CPD.

Desirable

• Relevant post-registration qualifications, such as; DBT, MBT, Brief Interventions etc

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience gained working in a range of front-line adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions.
• Is able to deliver from a range of possible key therapeutic interventions, DBT, MBT SCM, CBT, Psychosocial interventions, Family Interventions.
• Experience of delivering group work in a mental health setting
• Demonstrates substantial experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies

Desirable

• Experience from a wide range of settings.
• Experience of co-production and service user participation

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Highly developed verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with people at all levels even when a more assertive approach is needed.
• Highly developed active listening skills, which allow for reframing and testing of understanding.
• Highly developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information.
• Substantially developed IT skills including competent use of Microsoft Office, and the use of electronic record keeping systems.
• Experience of delivering mental health interventions online, both 1-1 and groups
• Demonstrates a willingness to embrace new technology and processes.
• Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area with limited access to public transport.

Other Requirements

Essential

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Callington Road Hospital

Marmalade Lane

Bristol

BS4 5BJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
• Basic computer skills

Desirable

• Level II Certificate in Principles of Warehousing and Storage

Occupational experience

Essential

• Basic knowledge of vehicle maintenance
• Awareness of General Health and Safety requirements
• Works well in a team
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within an NHS or caring environment
• Decontamination experience
• Awareness of legislation relating to Equipment provision
• Understanding of stock monitoring
• Previous driving duties

Other

Essential

• Clean full driving licence

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

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Equipment Store & Wheelchair Service

Unit 4 Cupola way

Scunthorpe

DN15 7BH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal to the organisation and external, including: Medical Staff Multidisciplinary Teams (Community or Inpatient) Services Users and Carers Health and Social Care teams Third sector/voluntary agencies Community groups and local authority provision Other statutory agencies e.g. Police, Ministry of Justice etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Escalating issues to the Clinical Services Lead Administrator as appropriate.

Type patient reports/correspondence/e-mails as required, deal with telephone/face to face enquiries from patients.

Input accurate and up to date patient data onto the RIO and Connecting Care system.

The post holder will order stationery and other necessary items for the team via the procurement system.

Supporting the induction of new staff members as required.

Produce confidential correspondence and reports on a frequent basis.

Maintain efficient and effective electronic filing system/, Internet, Intranet, patient records to access and extract information as needed.

Take and distribute formal minutes as necessary.

Clerical duties including photocopying and scanning.

Undertake surveys or audits as necessary to own work. May be asked to contribute to audit and research projects within the service to inform service.

Provide cover for colleagues when and where necessary.

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

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

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• NVQ 3 qualification or relevant experience in administrative systems and office procedures

Desirable

• Administration experience in a health/social care setting

Skills

Essential

• Good IT Skills - competent in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work without direct supervision; Plan and prioritise own workload

Desirable

• Diary management

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working well in a team
• Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems

Desirable

• Ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Petherton Resource Centre

Hengrove

Bristol

BS14 9BP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties:

Clinical:

• To provide specialist psychological therapy assessments and treatments with clients referred to the NHS Talking Therapies service.

Professional:

• To provide professional and clinical supervision to other members of the team.

Communications and Relationships:

• To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care.

Teaching, training, and supervision:

• To receive regular clinical professional supervision from a qualified NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity Therapist and other professional colleagues.
• To develop skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and supervision, as appropriate.
• To provide professional and clinical supervision to other members of the team, including Trainee High Intensity Therapists, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and Assistant Psychologists. Where appropriate, to provide this to trainee NHS Talking Therapies workers and other clinical staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised/accredited post graduate level training in a psychological therapy

Qualifications

Essential

• Full accreditation with BABCP or eligibility for BPS/CPC and eligibility for BABCP accreditation.

Desirable

• CBT supervisors qualification or eligible to train as a CBT supervisor

Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients within an NHS Talking Therapies service
• Experience of working with a variety of client groups and presenting problems

Skills

Essential

• Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area with limited access to public transport.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Green Lane Hospital or Fountain Way Hospital

Devizes or Salisbury

SN10 5DS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To lead and deliver a high quality and largely autonomous and systematic clinical psychology service service users on Juniper Ward in line with best practice and National guidelines.

• To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessment, risk assessment and assessment for suitability for specialist psychological therapies with clients and their carers (as appropriate to the role).
• To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
• To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
• To provide at least one specialist evidence based psychological intervention as dictated by the needs of the service.
• To provide highly specialist consultation to members of the multidisciplinary team and beyond regarding formulation and psychological management of service users on Juniper Ward.
• To be involved in the development and delivery of training to multidisciplinary staff on Juniper and other wards in North Somerset.
• To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by teams.
• To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Service.
• To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
• To enter data as requested by the Trust in a timely manner.

MANAGEMENT

• Delegated caseload supervision.
• Represent the service at specialist meetings as requested.
• The co-ordination of small scale projects as requested.

PROFESSIONAL

• To fully adhere to the Policies and Procedures of the HCP. To fully observe the BPS (1996) Code of Conduct and the DCP Guidelines for the Professional Practice of Clinical Psychology (1995).
• To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, Area, Clinical Psychology policies and procedures.
• To participate in local psychological therapy and psychology meetings and trust wide meetings as appropriate.
• To maintain and develop high standards of clinical psychology practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with other clinical psychologists.
• To participate in an annual performance appraisal.
• To participate in clinical supervision.

SERVICE GOVERNANCE

• To participate in service governance processes in the profession and in the LDU to maintain a safe, effective service which responds to Service User feedback.
• To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit.
• To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure that best practice is shared.
• To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.
• To provide supervision for clinical psychology trainees from regional training courses and Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) and elsewhere as appropriate.
• To provide training, supervision and consultation in psychological approaches to other staff in multidisciplinary teams. This is to include joint assessment, formulation of psychological problems and planning of interventions to be implemented by other team members with service users.
• To contribute to the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care across service settings through providing teaching, training, consultation and supervision.
• To provide training and supervision to assistant psychologists.
• To participate in peer supervision arrangements for psychologists in the area.
• To collaborate with colleagues to develop and offer training courses, workshops and supervision groups to develop psychological skills for staff in the area.
• To contribute to the teaching of students and trainees in psychology, medicine, nursing and other health care disciplines.
• To agree a plan of personal development with the line manager and professional lead for the service.
• Provide inclusive, compassionate and effective leadership for your team by setting clear vision and direction.
• Encourage your team to feel able to raise concerns openly and safely.
• Promote equality of opportunity in service delivery and employment, ensuring that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, religion, creed, colour nationality ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation or disability.
• Support prompt recruitment by identifying vacancies to the AWP Recruitment Team as soon as they arise, and participate in the selection and effective induction and onboarding of new joiners to the team.
• Ensure that all team members have a very positive introduction to the team and a well-supported first year.
• Take responsibility for encouraging people to stay with AWP, ensuring that you are aware whenever a member of your team is considering leaving, seeking to understand their reasons and encouraging them to stay.
• Ensure that key messages are cascaded in your team and that your team are encouraged to put forward suggestions.
• Show appreciation to your team when they do good work and support them when they are struggling.
• Consider the individual needs of team members for a healthy work-life balance and think about how their needs can be supported by providing flexible ways of working.
  • Support all team members to keep their mandatory and statutory training up-to-date and identify the learning and development needs of all team members of the team ensuring that everyone has an up-to-date personal development plan (PDP).
  • Ensure that every team member as at least an hour of supervision (one-to-one meeting) each month, this may include both managerial and clinical supervision.
  • Ensure all team members receive a constructive assessment of their performance each year and set SMART objectives for the coming year.
  • Seek support from the HR Team to tackle any worries regarding matters of discipline, including both conduct and capability concerns, supporting a just and restorative culture. Take prompt action regarding serious concerns and ensure clear plans are in place for problems which are less serious in nature but prove difficult to resolve.
  • Act as a positive role model at all times, encouraging people to feel equal members of the team whilst working within clear frameworks and policies.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

• Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent.
• Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status.
• HCPC Registered.
• Post qualification and further specialist training in specified specialist intervention.

Desirable

• Supervision Training

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence based therapeutic interventions with client group ie inpatient.
• Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Experience of Risk Assessment and Management
• Clinical supervision/consultation with other professionals.
• Psychological assessment skills and knowledge.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism. Ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.
• Training others in MH services topics.

Desirable

• Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification.
• Clinical supervision of Psychological therapy trainees

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Juniper Ward, Long Fox Unit, Weston General Hospital

Grange Road

Weston-super-Mare

BS23 4TS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Manage a complex/specialist OT caseload from assessment to discharge from therapy. Service users may have multiple needs, including a combination of physical and mental health conditions or learning disabilities. Service users may demonstrate challenging behaviours or have difficult family situations of relevance.
• Ensure the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of service users are maintained at all times, and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence-based practice by all staff for whom the postholder has designated responsibility.
• Undertake complex occupational therapy assessments and develop complex therapy programmes.
• Assess and manage risk effectively in clinical and community settings, including the service users own home.
• Work with service users and carers to identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall multidisciplinary team plan.
• Develop and implement specialist interventions for individuals or groups, in collaboration with the service user(s) and MDT, to achieve therapeutic goals.
• Use technical and creative skills to engage service users in therapeutic activities and encourage service users/carers in a compassionate manner to support them in achieving their identified goals.
• Monitor and evaluate occupational therapy treatment to measure progress and modify treatment plans to ensure the effectiveness of clinical interventions.
• Provide reports and make recommendations on service user progress at clinical meetings, and participate in the clinical decision-making process regarding service user care programmes as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide specialist clinical advice to other healthcare professionals, including those in the acute hospital sector with limited mental health or learning disability experience.
• Provide professional advice, as requested and where appropriate, in relation to subject access requests.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
• Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist
• Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy
• Experience of supervising students on placement
• Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
• Legal aspects of moving and handling
• Significant knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
• Self aware and committed to professional and personal development

Desirable

• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management
• Care Programme Approach
• Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Motivate and work positively and constructively with other members of the team
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision
• Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

STEPs EDU, Acer Unit, Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road

Bristol

BS16 2EW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments as required, taking into account issues of safety and suitability for psychological therapy, to formulate, implement, and evaluate treatment or support programmes for patients.

Provide a psychological therapy service for individuals and groups as appropriate (e.g. CBT groups).

Be part of the MDT to contribute psychological therapy knowledge, discuss care pathways, identify risk and safeguarding concerns, and engage in joint working as appropriate.

Educate and involve family members and others in treatment and support, as appropriate.

Adhere to an agreed job plan relating to the number of patient contacts offered and clinical sessions carried out per week, in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.

Ensure timely and accurate recording of all data required by the Trust, and maintain accurate records on the electronic patient record system.

Ensure that patient confidentiality is protected at all times.

Monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.

Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.

Provide a specialist consultancy service to multidisciplinary teams and other agencies providing care for people with gambling harms.

Participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the service.

Provide supervision to colleagues as required by the service.

Attend and where appropriate chair multidisciplinary/professional meetings relating to referrals or patients in treatment.

Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help collate and disseminate the results for feedback.

Attend Team Days and engage in CPD activities to support the development and maintenance of skills and knowledge.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology, or postgraduate qualification in CBT
• HCPC registration or BABCP accreditation

Desirable

• Training in Motivational Interviewing
• Training in working with addictions

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working as a psychological therapist in NHS services
• Experience of providing evidence-based assessments, formulation and therapeutic interventions in addiction or mental health services (individual and group)
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Experience of safety assessment, safety planning and safeguarding

Desirable

• Experience working with people with gambling harms or other addictions
• Research and quality improvement experience
• Experience in teaching and training.
• Experience of working remotely and delivering therapy online

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road

Bristol

BS16 2EW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To contribute to the achievement of corporate and Strategic Business Unit objectives by leading effective operational management of the Community Team under your responsibility.

2. To take management responsibility for the operational delivery of services across your nominated responsibility and to ensure safe and effective services for our service users.

3. To contribute to the development of a service strategy of the patient group including identification of development needs of service improvement and service use development.

4. To contribute to the Annual Business Plan for the service youre responsible for in order to deliver the LDU strategy and the Trusts overall Business Plan.

5. To develop and enhance the Integrated Governance requirements relating to your service and establish clear and effective mechanisms to ensure ownership of governance at all levels throughout the area of operational management and including within your local delivery unit.

6. To work alongside your manager and contribute to help developments in strategic thinking, National Drivers and Trust Policy.

7. To liaise at a local level with Service Users, Carers, Staff and Partners in both statutory and non-statutory fields, ensuring that there is shared understanding of service provision and commitments.

8. To be responsible for the delivery of Health and Safety responsibilities as required by statute, regulation, legal obligation and Trust policies within the defined area youre responsible for.

9. To ensure full compliance of all staff within the area of operational management, with key mechanisms to support the clinical delivery of safe and affective services, Health and Social Care data entry, incident reporting, serious untoward incident review and complaints.

10. To implement and monitor effective processes for the line management of staff including: agreeing and maintaining appropriate staffing levels, caseload management, controlling use of overtime, bank and agency and ensuring processes are undertaken for recruitment, induction, objective setting, appraisal, supervision, rostering, vacancy management, absence management, investigations and grievances.

11. To ensure staff compliance with processes to protect Service Users, Careers, Communities and Vulnerable Adults.

12. To ensure compliance with legal and statutory duties related to Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Police and Criminal Evidence Act.

13. To manage the allocated budget for the area of operational responsibility within Trust standing financial instructions, delivering key financial planning actions at key stages of the Trusts annual business planning cycle and delivering financial sustainability through achievement of financial balance.

14. To manage the performance of individuals and teams required to ensure the clear delivery of team and LDU objectives.

15. To implement strategies for the operational team you are responsible for, workforce planning and staff development.

16. To contribute to, and take specific leadership responsibility for service redesign promoting the development of practice in line with national policies and evidence base.

17. To ensure involvement of the area of operational management in service planning, delivery, choice, and governance including the maintenance of links with key groups/networks such as Third Sector Partners, Commissioners, Stake Holders and Service User Representatives.

18. To ensure that services are planned and delivered with sensitivity to the diversity of the communities it serves.

19. To take a lead role in managing identified projects within the LDU.

20. To undertake investigations of serious untoward incidents, complaints, disciplinary and grievances across the LDU when required.

21. To maintain effective communication with Staff, Unions, Service Users and Careers.

22. To ensure that meaningful staff involvement takes place within the area managed so that commitment and ownership are maximised and staff have the opportunity, where possible, to influence service provision.

23. To contribute to the maintenance of the Trust estate from which your operational team is based and engage with processes for procurement and contract monitoring of hotel services, facilities management, maintenance, transport, waste management, equipping and environmental planning.

24. To contribute to the development of information packs, contingency plans, in and out of hours responses to unplanned events such as pandemic flu, winter challenges, estate disaster.

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & experience

Essential

• Relevant education to degree level or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
• Significant experience of managing Health and/or Social Care staff and services
• Experience of managing complex caseload/workload demands.
• Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with internal & external stakeholders
• Significant experience in leading a substance use service
• The ability to demonstrate experience in health, social care or third sector environments to a high level.
• Excellent communication skills including influencing, negotiation and empathic skills.
• Significant experience in leading/managing service change

Desirable

• A professional qualification in either Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work.
• Post graduate qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Coast Resource Centre

Diamond Batch Road

Weston-super-Mare

BS24 7FY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse (Level 1 or 2)

Desirable

• oENB 405 or willingness to work towards
• oMentorship Course
• oDiploma in Nursing

Knowledge Training and Experience

Essential

• oIs consolidating or has consolidated nursing skills through a period of structured preceptorship.

Desirable

• oPost registration experience
• oTraining in handling and administration of blood

Special Attributes and other

Essential

• oShows motivation in developing new skills
• oFlexible and reliable
• Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required

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 Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Grimsby

Scartho road

Grimsby

DN33 2BA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

BadgerNet is a platform for the collection, storage and reporting of live perinatal patient data. The post holder will be trained in the use of BadgerNet and to be able to generate reports relating to data that is held within BadgerNet.

The post holder will be expected to ensure all activity on the Neonatal Unit, post natal ward and Transitional Care wards are captured and that this is up to date on the BadgerNet system.

The post holder will be expected to work on his/her own initiative in accordance with the departments requirements with the support of the nursing and medical team. The post holder will be responsible for achieving the expected standards of his/her own work.

They will support the nursing and medical teams to ensure that data is collected and reported upon in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring the production of real-time data from admission, throughout the stay and to discharge.

The post holder will assist in the efficient and comprehensive data collection for audit and research purposes, to meet the needs of the Neonatal Service in accordance with trust policy.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged. Previous applicants need not apply.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Maths and English

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

• Use of IT in the workplace

Desirable

• Experience of working in an acute care environment
• Experience of using Badgernet

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Excellent keyboard skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate with all staff in an appropriate manner
• Excellent organisational/prioritising skills
• Team member

Desirable

• Aware of the trust policies and procedures
• Health and safety awareness
• Understanding of the clinical care setting

Special Attributes

Essential

• Good time keeper
• Demonstrate Empathy and Diplomacy
• Ability to work from both hospital 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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