Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description and Person Specification for details of main responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional SaLT qualification
• Member of RCSLT
• HCPC Registration

Experience

Essential

• Completed RCSLT NQP competencies
• Previously working in a health MDT

Desirable

• Previously worked as a SaLT within an Autism service
• Previously worked as a SaLT in mental health

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Knowledge of the relationships/interactions between Autism - Speech, Language and Communication Needs - Mental Illness

Desirable

• Awareness of a range of specialist assessment tools

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Mary's Hospital

135 Shooters Hill

Sidcup

DA14 6LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills.

To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service forthe prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.

To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.

To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.

To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.

To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required.

To deputise for the Team manager as required

To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.

Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.

To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines

To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.

Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READY:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

• Proof of right to work documentation
• Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID
• Proof of address documentation
• Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse RGN
• Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Registered General Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5.
• Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare.
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations.
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.

Desirable

• Experience of working within secure & prison settings.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working.
• Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.
• Knowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators.
• Good analytical and judgement skills.

Effort and Environment

Essential

• Ability to manage complex & challenging behaviour

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Standford Hill

Church Road

Eastchurch, Sheerness

ME12 4AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including neuro-psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

• To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in both community and in-patient/residential settings.

• To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups or clinical projects.

• To work with other staff to assess or support service users in residential and day service settings and contribute to multidisciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the clinical psychologist providing supervision.

• To assist in the development of a psychological based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

• To create graphs or charts to collate or summarise data on individual interventions or treatment programmes.

• To assist in producing visual or material or user-friendly information for interventions with clients.

Research

• To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.

• To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.

Communication

• Liaises with other psychology members of the team and other disciplines and agencies responsible for clients care.

Management responsibilities

• To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects with the service as required.

• To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.

Leadership

• To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.

• All roles will involve additional responsibilities to meet the wider need of the psychological therapies team (e.g. carer involvement, Trauma Informed Care initiatives).

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• A lower second class (2.2) honours degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

Experience

Essential

• Work with people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities and/or offenders.

Desirable

• Experience of paid work in direct care provision, particularly in the care group of the specialty of this post.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

• High levels of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be emotive.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems/offending behaviour or learning disabilities.
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
• An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• An interest in working within forensic settings with individuals with mental health problems.

Desirable

• Mental Effort - Frequent concentration required when assessing clients, writing up reports and when undertaking client sessions
• Emotional Effort - Contributes to therapy service working with emotionally demanding clients.

Other Requirements

Essential

• An ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
• Able to travel throughout the catchment area, without unnecessary delay.

Desirable

• A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology
• Driving licence & car owner

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bracton Centre

Dartford

DA2 7AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Task and Responsibilities

To work within the Long-Term Conditions team to ensure delivery of holistic, streamlined and patient-focused care.

To take direct responsibility for the assessment of patients physical, emotional, psycho-social needs.

To work with the multi-disciplinary team to plan and deliver services which are responsive to the needs of the patient and their families.

Assist in co-ordination of service provision with other agencies to ensure maximum benefit to patients.

To communicate effectively and sensitively with patients and carers to maximise their potential to understand and manage their cardiac condition involving them in planning their programme of self-care.

The post holder has personal responsibilities for working with colleagues to create good working relationships in a spirit which promotes teamwork and encourages motivation, innovation and high standards of clinical practice.

To have comprehensive knowledge of NICE guidelines and European Cardiac Society guidelines for best practice and ensure their implementation in the community heart failure service.

Keep abreast of new heart failure management and health care related developments and maintains own personal and professional development and attend regular one to ones.

Ability to prioritise and evaluate own workload

To observe the NMC Professional code of conduct and practice including up to date registration at all times.

Management responsibilities

Early informal management of complaints with the aim of a satisfactory resolution. Ensure appropriate escalation when this is not achieved.

Capability for deputising for the senior Heart Failure Specialist Nurses where appropriate.

Knowledge and understanding of the Long-Term Conditions strategy and capability for contribution to the strategy for Long Term Conditions within Oxleas NHS Trust.

To participate in the development of appropriate guidelines, protocols, audit and evaluation.

Leadership

Take an active role in the teaching and development of the multidisciplinary team in heart failure management.

To support students on clinical placement and to assist them with undertaking assessments and filling in documentation.

To participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis either by self or in a team environment.

Contribute to the implement of education programmes to meet the needs of heart failure patients.

Clinical

Use advanced clinical assessment skills, including physical assessment for assessing and formulating individualised care plans for patients with heart failure using relevant clinical protocols.

To provide advice and support on the change of medication within set protocols.

Provide an environment that encourages client centred involvement where clients are facilitated to ask for help, advice, and education.

Manage a caseload generated from a defined population requiring heart failure care.

To take part in nurse led clinics in the community for the assessment and education and active management of patients with heart failure.

To discuss with patients, relatives and carers specific aspects of care and treatment, including physical complications, drug efficacy and side effects etc.

Work closely with the patients family and GP practice to maximise patients health potential.

Liaises with both the patients GP and consultant cardiologist in the event of increased symptoms that need urgent investigation or possible admission to hospital.

Liaise with local secondary care providers in ensuring that patients admitted to hospital with heart failure are referred to the appropriate service for ongoing care at discharge.

Research

The post holder will contribute to monitoring and improving standards of heart failure care in accordance with NICE and ESC guidance.

The post holder will contribute to Clinical Governance within the service by contributing to audit as part of the heart failure team.

To deliver evidence-based practice in line with clinical governance, trust policies and procedures and NMC guidance.

Contribute to audit of practice, critically evaluates research findings, and contributes to clinical practice to improve outcomes for cardiac patients.

To monitor standards through the process of clinical audit in line with the Trusts objectives, reporting all research and audit activity and audit progress of patient caseload and service development to the Directorates Management Team.

Communication

Effectively communicate complex and sensitive information, issues and ideas to patients and carers, where there may be significant barriers to understanding and the need for persuasion and re-assurance.

Empower patients to make appropriate decisions about their self care.

Communicate with colleagues on complex matters and issues in relation to heart failure patient management.

Ensure that communication systems are in place to cover a wide variety of different settings and to liaise effectively with healthcare professionals, carers, patients, relatives, voluntary agencies, and others.

Demonstrates capacity to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and in external settings.

To develop individualized care plans and ensure that innovative intervention strategies are employed to ensure goals are met.

Undertake telephone/virtual assessment and initiate specialist advice.

Support the integration of local services across primary, community and secondary care by facilitating joint working within multi organisational teams.

To maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient held clinical records in line with trust and professional guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level cardiac qualification
• Training in cardiac care

Experience

Essential

• Working within cardiac care
• Assisting in audit
• MDT working

Desirable

• Heart Failure experience
• Community/Primary care experience
• Teaching staff or patients

Skills

Essential

• Computer literate
• Ability to assess health needs

Desirable

• Clinical skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of heart failure management
• Knowledge of heart disease

Personal attributes

Essential

• Ability to handle difficult situations (emotional/distressed patients and relatives)
• Can plan own workload

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

181 Lodge Hill

Goldie Leigh

Abbey Wood, London

SE2 0AS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills.

To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service forthe prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.

To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.

To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.

To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.

To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required.

To deputise for the Team manager as required

To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.

Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.

To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines

To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.

Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READY:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

• Proof of right to work documentation
• Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID
• Proof of address documentation
• Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse RGN
• Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Registered General Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5.
• Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare.
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations.
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.

Desirable

• Experience of working within secure & prison settings.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of change management and new ways of working.
• Ability to lead and empower people to make decisions and to plan ahead.
• Knowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators.
• Good analytical and judgement skills.

Effort and Environment

Essential

• Ability to manage complex & challenging behaviour

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Standford Hill

Church Road

Eastchurch, Sheerness

ME12 4AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Specialist skills and experience:

We are particularly interested in nurses who have experience in:

- Practice nursing or primary care.- District nursing or community nursing.- Long-term condition management.- Diabetes management and review.- Cardiovascular risk management and hypertension.- Asthma and COPD management.- Epilepsy and seizure management.- Leg ulcer assessment and management.- Chronic wound assessment and wound management.- Compression therapy.- Physical health assessment.- Health promotion and preventative healthcare.- Working with patients with complex or multiple health needs.

Experience of working within a prison or other secure environment would be advantageous but is not essential. Appropriate induction and support will be provided to nurses who are new to the secure environment.

About you

You will be an experienced Registered Nurse who is confident in your clinical decision-making and has a particular interest in primary care, long-term conditions and wound management.

You will be able to work independently while recognising the importance of effective multidisciplinary working. You will have excellent assessment and communication skills and be able to build therapeutic relationships with patients from a diverse and often complex population.

You will demonstrate a commitment to delivering safe, effective and person-centred care and will be able to adapt your practice to the unique requirements of a secure healthcare environment.

Why work with us?

Working as a Bank Registered Nurse at HMP Bristol provides an opportunity to use and develop your primary care skills within a specialist healthcare environment.You will work alongside an established multidisciplinary healthcare team and contribute to improving health outcomes for a population that can experience significant health inequalities.We welcome applications from experienced nurses who are looking for flexible working and who can bring additional primary care and long-term condition expertise to our service.

(Full JD's can be downloaded in supporting documents section)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Qualifications and Registration

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Must have completed preceptorship or gained 6 months post qual exp)
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to primary care and physical health.
• Evidence of maintaining clinical competence within relevant areas of practice.

Desirable

• Relevant Practice Nursing/General Practice qualification or equivalent experience.
• Non-medical prescribing qualification.
• Diabetes qualification.
• Leg ulcer/wound care qualification or additional specialist training.

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post-registration nursing experience.
• Experience of assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating nursing care.
• Experience of managing patients with long-term or complex health conditions.
• Experience of wound assessment and management.
• Experience of recognising and responding to clinical deterioration.

Desirable

• Practice Nurse experience.
• District/community nursing experience.
• Experience in compression therapy.
• Experience of managing epilepsy.
• Experience of working within a prison, secure or other complex healthcare environment.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Sound knowledge of long-term condition management.
• Good understanding of evidence-based wound care.
• Ability to undertake holistic physical health assessments.
• Understanding of professional accountability and the NMC Code.

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Bristol

Bristol

BS7 8PS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide a medicines optimisation services to the prison.
• To provide a medicines administration service to offenders at the medicines administration times as part of a 7 day per week rota.
• To undertake medicines reconciliation for prisoners admitted to the prison.
• To supervise assistants, when in the dispensary in providing dispensing services.
• To be an accredited checking technician providing final dispensing checks or medicines optimisation qualification.
• To ensure high standards of work in the dispensary, in clinics and for when out on the wings and to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
• To assist the Senior Prisons Technician with writing, updating and monitoring the use of medicines optimisation SOPs.

(Full JD can be downloaded in supporting documents section)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Registration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working in a pharmacy

Desirable

• Previous prison or mental health pharmacy experience

Skills

Essential

• Good knowledge of working within a set of SOPs
• Ability to use (or learn to use) computer packages including Pharmacy Manager/ JAC and Microsoft

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Channings Wood

Newton Abbot

TQ12 6DW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Registered Nurse Duties:

• To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.
• To manage a complex clinical caseload.
• To support the development, implement and maintenance the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.
• Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs.
• To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.
• To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.
• To manage a complex clinical caseload.
• To support the development, implement and maintenance the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.
• Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs.

Senior Nurse Duties:

• The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills.
• To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.
• To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.
• To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.
• To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.
• To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required
• To deputise for the Team manager as required
• To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.
• Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines
• To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.
• Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying.

(Full JD's can be downloaded in supporting documents section)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered NMC Qualification (B5/B6)
• Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience (B6)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care (B5/B6)
• Minimum of two years' experience at Band 5 (B6)
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations (B6)
• Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare (B6)
• Completed preceptorship training or obtained 6 months post qualification experience (B5)

Desirable

• Previous prison/secure experience (B5/B6)

Skills

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills (B5/B6)
• Ability to manage complex & challenging behaviour (B6)

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Bristol

Bristol

BS7 8PS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To develop clinical practice by ensuring it is evidence based and appropriate to meet the needs of service users.
2. Participate and when appropriate, run nurse led clinics for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs.
3. To develop appropriate monitoring systems during acute and chronic phases of mental illness as well as relapse indicators/early warning signs during remission.
4. Provide appropriate psychosocial therapeutic interventions.
5. Provide specialist advice and training on mental health needs to family and carers as appropriate.
6. Administration of depot medication and subsequent monitoring of mental state and side effect profile both in community settings and nurse-led clinics.
7. Development of guidelines for the administration of as required psychotropic medication and the monitoring of health parameters for clients on certain classes of psychotropic medication.
8. Where applicable with appropriate qualification, prescribe psychotropic medication in line with local, organisational and national guidance. Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of psychotropic medication, their uses, efficacy, interactions and side effect profiles.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• RNLD or RMN with substantial post qualifying experience
• Evidence of continued Professional development
• Educated to degree level or equivalent with a specialist Mental Health qualification if RNLD and LD qualification if RMN
• Plus specialist training to Master's equivalent level

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Substantial experience working as a community nurse
• Experience of working with people with a learning disability and mental health problems
• Experience of mentoring students and others

Effort and Environment

Essential

• Ability to frequently work under pressure and maintain concentration, particularly in unpredictable situations where there will be exposure to highly distressed and/or disturbed patients, often exhibiting challenging behaviours and the risk of physical violence
• Self-motivated, able to work autonomously and independently with confidence when required
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Commitment to equal opportunities

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Mary's Hospital

Frognal Avenue

Sidcup

DA14 6LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Volunteer car drivers need to be competent drivers, be very patient and have a caring nature.

Working with elderly mentally ill patients is not essential but would be and advantage.

Transport patients to and from their appointments

Keep a record of mileage, patients details & jobs carried out, to submit regularly for expenses

Behaving at all times in a professional manner.

Be confident when communicating with an older person who may have specific difficulties, such as hearing and sight loss.

Any additional information:

Volunteers will attend a short induction session.

You must adhere to health and safety procedures.

Should have good communication skills and of a polite and friendly nature

To comply with Trust policies regarding confidentiality at all times

• Applicants must live within the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicant must be over 25 years of age and hold a clean driving liecence.
• Applicants must live within the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich.

Communication

Essential

• Must have excellent communication skills

Skills

Essential

• Applicant must be caring and be patient and good with people

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial

Shooters Hill Road

Woolwich

SE18 3RG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including neuro-psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

• To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in both community and in-patient/residential settings.

• To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups or clinical projects.

• To work with other staff to assess or support service users in residential and day service settings and contribute to multidisciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the clinical psychologist providing supervision.

• To assist in the development of a psychological based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

• To create graphs or charts to collate or summarise data on individual interventions or treatment programmes.

• To assist in producing visual or material or user-friendly information for interventions with clients.

Research

• To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.

• To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.

Communication

• Liaises with other psychology members of the team and other disciplines and agencies responsible for clients care.

Management responsibilities

• To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects with the service as required.

• To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.

Leadership

• To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.

• All roles will involve additional responsibilities to meet the wider need of the psychological therapies team (e.g. carer involvement, Trauma Informed Care initiatives).

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• A lower second class (2.2) honours degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

Experience

Essential

• Work with people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities and/or offenders.

Desirable

• Experience of paid work in direct care provision, particularly in the care group of the specialty of this post.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

• High levels of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be emotive.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems/offending behaviour or learning disabilities.
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
• An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• An interest in working within forensic settings with individuals with mental health problems.

Desirable

• Mental Effort - Frequent concentration required when assessing clients, writing up reports and when undertaking client sessions
• Emotional Effort - Contributes to therapy service working with emotionally demanding clients.

Other Requirements

Essential

• An ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
• Able to travel throughout the catchment area, without unnecessary delay.

Desirable

• A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology
• Driving licence & car owner

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bracton Centre, Memorial Hospital and William Morris Centre

Dartford/ Shooters Hill

DA2 7AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from individuals from global majority backgrounds to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities with whom we work.

Oxleas Trust has consistently achieved high ratings in quality assessments, patient and staff surveys with a culture of supporting staff whilst providing excellent services within a robust clinical governance framework. There is a programme of work underway Building a Fairer Oxleas, involving staff from across all directorates, committed to making changes within the organisations that have a positive impact for all staff, but in particular BAME staff, disabled staff and LGBT+ staff.

Oxleas is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We recognise our responsibility to ensure that safe working systems are in place for staff working with children, adults and families in their care.Please note that for some occupations we receive a high amount of applications and where this is evident the post will be closed and we will put a limit on the number of applications that we are able to receive. If you do not hear anything within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted.Please note all communication will be via e-mail so please can you ensure that you regularly check your e-mails. There is a possibility that if you have set filters on your incoming messages that this message could be delivered to your junk mail. It would be helpful if you could enable your settings so that messages sent are directly received to your inbox.Unfortunately the Trust will not be responsible for any correspondence which has not been received/read in light of the above.The Trust is committed to equal opportunities promoting diversity, developing supporting policies and operates a variety of flexible working arrangements.

For further information please contact Dr Zara Hosany.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A good honours degree in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychology Society
• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential

• Work with a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Team or other NHS service.
• Experience of contributing to audit and service evaluation.
• Experience of data entry and data evaluation.

Desirable

• Experience of working in education settings

Skills

Essential

• High level communication skills
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to health and social service contexts.
• Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis.
• High standard of report writing.

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bostal House, Goldie leigh

Abbeywood

SE2 0AS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS.
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in older people's mental health services, including with people with dementia and their carers
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient, and assessment and intervention with patients with a wide variety of neurological deficits.

Desirable

• Experience of facilitating psychoeducation, skills-based and/or therapeutic groups

Skills

Essential

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities, dementia etc).

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bexleyheath Centre

1-3 Emerton Close

Bexleyheath

DA6 8DW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To communicate effectively on a range of issues that are often complex in their nature and in complex situations.

• Participate in the annual appraisal reviews and demonstrate reflective practice through the Knowledge and Skills Framework

• To maintain comprehensive and timely electronic clinical records ensuring confidentiality is always maintained.

• Provide supervision, mentorship & leadership for junior staff

• Be mindful of the unpredictable nature of the working environment, the job requirement and offender groups.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be soughtfrom:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN
• Minimum 2 yrs experience

Desirable

• Teaching and Assessing in the workplace or equivalent
• MSc, working towards, or equivalent

Attention to Details

Essential

• Registration in date
• Good IT Skills and diligence

Desirable

• Further education
• communication skills / interpersonal skills

Forensic Experience

Essential

• Forensic Experience

Desirable

• Prison Experience
• Systm One 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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Wandsworth

Heathfield Road

London

SW18 3HU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Monitoring the Mental Health Generic Inbox
• Ensure support has been given to external and internal stakeholders.
• Frequently liaising with the Mental Health Nursing Team, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Atrium, and other external / internal stakeholders.
• Process and log all referrals in line with Trust Access Policy and speciality SOP.
• Schedule new and follow up appointments with the most appropriate clinician, ensuring that capacity is proactively and efficiently used, escalating issues as required to the line manager.
• Reschedule appointments as requested by the line manager, in line with waiting time targets.
• Complete clinic cancellation requests and process according to SOP.
• Ensuring ADHOC clinics are built and sent to the relevant person (s) for confirmation / acceptance.
• Ensuring patients are aware of their appointments, in line with our clinic slips and movement slip SOP.
• Monitoring the waiting lists for inhouse clinics and ensuring a cancellation list has been created.
• Timely process the CMS tasks daily.
• To be prepared to attend and take minutes and complete any actions for departmental meetings e.g., Complex Case Discussion meeting and Health and Wellbeing Meeting.
• To complete comprehensive and detailed minutes for meetings, which will include In-Patient weekly ward round and In-Reach weekly case management meetings please bear in mind this will be clinical information.
• Expected attitudes towards work include an enthusiastic and positive attitude, compassion, and flexibility and to be able to remain calm under pressure.
• Be responsible for providing an administrative service for the clinical leads, other clinicians, and managers.
• Maintain stock for the department and order new stock as required.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE:

• To be able to demonstrate good communication skills at all times and to behave in a polite, professional, and respectful way towards others in line with Oxleas Values.
• To demonstrate excellent typing skills with an average 40 60 wpm and pitmans intermediate certificate or equivalent.
• Receiving and dealing with telephone enquiries as appropriate
• Input and look up data on Trust IT systems in accordance with Trust Policy
• To ensure post is opened daily and dealt with accordingly.
• Photocopying, scanning, and filing letters as required.
• Communication liaises with staff and service users.
• To assist colleagues as directed by Line Manager in times of pressure of work.
• Co-operate in the introduction of new technology and new working practices to ensure the smooth running of the department.
• Provide excellent telephone skills.
• Accurately record telephone messages and other enquiries and refer as appropriate.
• Provide efficient communication and problem solving both face to face via telephone.
• Be sympathetic and sensitive to the requirements of staff, service users when communicating by telephone or face to face, including dealing with a difficult situation, e.g., aggressive, or demanding behaviour.
• Attend 1-1 / admin team / departmental meetings on a regular basis.
• Contribute to building effective teamwork in exchanging views, ideas and communicating effectively.
• Great attention to detail
• Engage in the daily huddles to ensure fair delegation of team work
• Complete other duties at the discretion of management and in the absence of others that may not be in your job description.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING / SELF DEVELOPMENT:

• Provide training and advice to staff at all levels.
• Identify own training needs and development needs and undertake appropriate training/education as required.
• To attend all statuary and mandatory training as and when required.
• Act responsibly in respect of colleagues health, safety and welfare following safe work practices and complying with the Trusts Health and Safety Policies.
• Adhere to all Trust Policies where applicable.
• Cross Cover Band 4 roles when expected

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).