Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities Radiology systems management

• Provide operational management and specialist oversight of PACS, RIS, IEP and associated Radiology digital systems.
• Ensure systems are available, reliable, resilient and fit for purpose to support safe and effective patient care.
• Monitor system performance, availability and usage, identifying and resolving issues that may affect clinical or operational delivery.
• Maintain appropriate system configuration, user access controls, role-based permissions and audit arrangements.
• Support the safe and accurate storage, retrieval, transfer and availability of imaging data and reports.
• Ensure Radiology systems support effective workflows across referral, imaging, reporting, image sharing and clinical review processes.
• Oversee data quality activity, including the management of patient mismatches, missing studies, incorrect demographics and other system-related data issues.

• Act as a senior point of contact for Radiology system queries, incidents and service requests.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to clinical, operational and administrative users on the safe and effective use of Radiology systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system, workflow and access issues, escalating to Digital Services, suppliers or other specialist teams where required.
• Support users during periods of system change, upgrade or disruption, ensuring clear communication and practical guidance.
• Develop and maintain user guides, standard operating procedures, training materials and system documentation.
• Promote consistent and effective system use across Radiology and associated clinical areas.

• Support the development, testing and maintenance of business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements for Radiology systems.
• Assist with the implementation of contingency workflows during system downtime, service interruption or major incident response.
• Identify, assess and manage risks relating to Radiology systems, escalating significant issues through appropriate governance routes.
• Contribute to incident investigation, root cause analysis and lessons learned activity where Radiology systems are involved.
• Ensure system risks, dependencies and mitigations are clearly documented and reviewed.
• Support compliance with Trust risk management, clinical safety, information governance and cyber security requirements.

• Support the planning, testing and implementation of Radiology system upgrades, enhancements and new functionality.
• Provide specialist input into technical configuration, workflow design, testing, validation and implementation planning.
• Work with Digital Services, suppliers and clinical users to ensure system changes are delivered safely and effectively.
• Contribute to project documentation, including implementation plans, risk and issue logs, highlight reports, testing records and lessons learned.
• Support service improvement and digital transformation initiatives across Radiology.
• Assist with the development of business cases, option appraisals and service improvement proposals where required.

• Act as a key liaison between Radiology, Digital Services, system suppliers and external partners.
• Support the management of supplier performance, including monitoring service issues, escalation routes, response times and resolution activity.
• Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support system performance and service development.
• Represent Radiology systems interests in relevant operational, project, governance and supplier meetings.
• Communicate complex technical information clearly and appropriately to clinical and non-technical audiences.
• Support regional or network-level imaging initiatives where they impact Trust Radiology systems.

• Ensure Radiology systems are managed in line with Trust policies for confidentiality, information governance, data protection and cyber security.
• Support audit activity relating to system access, data quality, system usage, reporting, image availability and compliance.
• Produce reports and analysis to support service management, operational decision-making and governance requirements.
• Promote high standards of data quality and safe information handling across Radiology systems.
• Support the completion and maintenance of relevant documentation, including DPIAs, system records, operating procedures and governance evidence.

• Support the design, delivery and maintenance of training for Radiology system users.
• Identify training needs arising from incidents, system changes, new starters, upgrades or changes in workflow.
• Support the development of super users and local system champions where appropriate.
• Promote continuous improvement by reviewing user feedback, incident trends, system performance and workflow issues.
• Recommend and implement improvements to enhance system usability, service resilience and patient safety.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Radiology systems, imaging informatics, NHS digital requirements and emerging technologies.

• Provide day-to-day guidance, support and supervision to Radiology systems staff where applicable.
• Support workload prioritisation, service cover and resilience across the Radiology systems function.
• Contribute to appraisal, development and training arrangements for staff where line management responsibility applies.
• Promote a positive, professional and improvement-focused culture within the team.
• Work autonomously within agreed policies and procedures, escalating significant issues to the Radiology Systems Consultant or relevant senior manager.

• Work in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and values at all times.
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure all patient, staff and business information is handled appropriately.
• Comply with statutory and mandatory training requirements.
• Support equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the role.
• Contribute to a safe working environment by following health and safety, infection prevention and risk management procedures.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role and band as required by the Radiology Systems Consultant or senior management team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent senior-level experience, supported by management and project management training or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Relevant IT, computer science, project management, PACS/RIS, information governance, data quality or clinical systems training, such as PRINCE2 Practitioner or vendor-specific PACS/RIS training.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Ability to lead and manage a specialist service and team within a complex healthcare environment.
• Ability to operate autonomously and make decisions affecting service delivery and patient safety.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, including ability to translate complex technical concepts to clinical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to lead service improvement and change initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills. Ability to manage risk, governance, and compliance requirements.

Desirable

• Advanced data analysis and reporting skills. Experience in service design and transformation.
• Ability to lead training programmes and workforce development initiatives.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to lead a specialist service/team within a complex healthcare environment.
• Able to work independently and make decisions affecting service delivery, risk and patient safety.
• Able to manage competing demands, incidents, projects and operational pressures.
• PACS/RIS and Radiology workflow knowledge
• Clinical systems and integration knowledge
• Information governance and data protection
• Clinical safety and digital governance
• Data quality and system administration
• IT infrastructure relevant to imaging systems

Desirable

• Advanced data analysis and reporting
• Service design and transformation
• Training and workforce development
• Advanced stakeholder engagement
• NHS procurement and contracting

Experience

Essential

• PACS/RIS or Radiology systems experience
• Clinical systems / healthcare IT experience
• System administration, incident management and user support
• Leadership, service management and autonomy
• Supplier, stakeholder and project/change experience

Desirable

• Large-scale PACS/RIS implementation experience
• Imaging network / cross-organisation experience
• NHS procurement, contracting or business case experience
• ITIL or service management experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

Employer details

Employer name

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Twmpath Lane

Gobowen, Oswestry

SY10 7AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

1

The post-holder will be an integral member of the Lower Limb Arthroplasty team and will work closely with Mr Banerjee, Mr Duckett and the wider multidisciplinary team. The fellowship is designed to provide advanced subspecialty experience in hip and knee arthroplasty and to facilitate the transition to independent consultant practice.

The post-holder will:

Participate in regular elective operating lists, gaining experience in primary hip and knee, and revision hip arthroplasty.

Develop advanced operative skills in complex primary and revision arthroplasty, including management of bone loss, injection and other complex reconstructive problems, as appropriate to their experience and training needs.

Undertake operative procedures with a graduated level of responsibility, progressing from supervised to independent operating where appropriate and where the supervising consultant is satisfied with the fellows competence.

Participate in the assessment and management of patients undergoing arthroplasty, including pre-operative assessment, operative planning and post-operative care.

Attend regular outpatient clinics, including pre-operative, post-operative and specialist arthroplasty clinics, with opportunities to develop independent clinical decision-making under appropriate supervision.

Participate in the management of elective inpatients, including ward rounds, assessment of post-operative patients and management of complications.

Participate in the multidisciplinary management of complex arthroplasty patients, including relevant infection, radiology and other specialist MDT meetings.

Gain experience in the investigation and management of periprosthetic joint infection, including revision strategies and staged treatment where applicable.

Participate in departmental teaching of medical students and resident doctors.

Participate in clinical audit, research and quality improvement projects relevant to arthroplasty surgery.

Be encouraged and supported to present research and audit work at regional, national and international meetings and to publish relevant work.

Maintain an appropriate operative logbook and portfolio and participate in regular appraisal and educational supervision.

The post-holder will be expected to demonstrate progressive development throughout the fellowship, with increasing autonomy in clinical assessment, decision-making and operative practice where appropriate. The precise level of independent practice will be determined by the fellows experience, competence and the clinical circumstances, with consultant support available at all times.

The fellowship is intended to provide advanced subspecialty training and experience in preparation for a future substantive consultant appointment in lower limb arthroplasty.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
• MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
• FRCS Orth
• On, or anticipate being on, GMC specialty register for Trauma and Orthopaedics at time of appointment.

Desirable

• Higher Degree (MSc, PhD)
• Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• Commitment to lower limb arthroplasty
• Evidence of experience in lower limb arthroplasty / complex revisions demonstrated by a log book

Desirable

• Experience as first surgeon in 200 plus primary arthroplasty operations

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of commitment to lower limb arthroplasty as demonstrated through active participation in audit, research and CPD relevant to sub speciality
• Good communicator and team player
• Ability to prioritise tasks and deal with complex patient

Desirable

• Ability to design and carry out prospective research
• Relevant publications and presentations in arthroplasty.
• Attendance at appropriate specialty meetings (e.g. British Hip Society)

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

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

Gobowen

Shropshire

SY10 7AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

TheHead of Commercial Financewill lead financial oversight of all commercial activities across

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH). The role supports RJAHs strategic ambition toimprove lives through excellentinnovation and careby ensuring commercial income streams, ventures, partnershipsand contracts are financially robust, deliver value, and are aligned with the Trusts priorities and values.

The postholder will be responsible for high-quality financial planning, analysis, commercial modelling, and performance reporting to enable strong financial governance and efficient use of resources, in line withRJAHs strategic priorities.

The role will influence decision-making across the organisation and with external partners, ensuring that commercial interests of the Trust arerealised to support long term financial sustainability.

Duties include:

• Provide strategicfinancialadvice to Executive and Board-level committeesproviding clear recommendations and accountability for delivery

• Ensure strong financial governance over commercial operations

• Maintain robust risk management processes, ensuring early identification and mitigation of commercial risks.

• Develop a suite of enhanced financial and activity reporting for the Trusts commercial services for a wider variety of stakeholders including managers, executives, committees and clinicians

• Use in depth specialist knowledge of NHS legislation and financial policies and draw on benchmarking and networks to provide financial advice, challenge and leadership on developments.

• Provide expert financial modelling and pricing for commercial ventures

• Support Trust leadership in identifying new income opportunities and optimising existing ones.

• Support negotiation of commercial contracts, ensuring cost recovery, sustainable margins, and alignment withRJAHs strategic aims

• Provide leadership, line management and development to finance and/or commercial staff as required

• Build financial capability across clinical and operational teams through coaching and training.

• Contribute to the leadership of the wider Finance and Commercial function

• Contribute to the development and review of Trust policies relating to commercial activity, pricing, and income generation

• Work collaboratively with commercial partners, system partners, and NHS organisations to develop service models and cross-organisational opportunities

• Provide financial leadership on all commercial contracts and partnerships, ensuring appropriate risk sharing, financial safeguards and value for money

• Ensure robust financial controls, income assurance processes and reconciliation arrangements are in place across commercial activity

• Oversee invoicing, reconciliation, and validation processesas required for commercial activities.

• Ensure full compliance with NHS financial regime, HM Treasury guidance, IFRS and Trust Standing Financial Instructions

• Analyse, interpret and present, with a clear ability to focus on the main issues, highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information that confirms, constrains, or influences the direction of proposals.

• Support the development business cases ensuring that commercialand financial acumen are applied to complex and potentially risky casesalignedwith Trust priorities. Ensure challenge is provided to enable the optimisation of benefits, income generationand saving opportunities.

• Ensure the impacts of developments are reflected in forecasts, in year financial performance monitoring and financial planning.

• Tosupport the Head of Private Patient Servicesand the Commercial Directorin negotiations with the Private Medical Insurersusing highly developed financial analysistosecure the best tariffsfor the Trust.

• To provide robust financial forecasting of income and expenditure for commercial services linking closely with finance management colleagues to assess risk and mitigations.

• To lead on the analysis and setting of fixed cost patient packages to ensure full recovery of expenditure and overheads including a margin to ensure a commerciallyviable private patient business.

• To lead on price benchmarking and pricing strategy for the private patient services at the Trust using relationships, market intelligence and Trust data to establish the optimal price points for each service.

• Tosupportnew commercial opportunities with new and existing partners, developing innovative services, businessmodelsand ways of working

• To model a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes

• Is proactive and takes responsibility for the identification, introduction, adaption and improvement of financial systems.

• Contribute to the assessment of training needs for the team and assist with the training and development of finance and non-finance staff to improve awareness of financial issues and ensure financial control is exercised.

• Maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues in the Trust and outside it, ensuring that work is carried out efficiently, to a high standard, to deliver a professional service focused on achieving a high level of customer satisfaction.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

• Educated to degree level in a related subject
• CCAB qualified
• Leadership or management qualification
• Evidence of senior professional development

Desirable

• Master level qualification or equivalent in related field

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-qualification experience in a complex public or private sector environment
• Extensive senior experience in private healthcare / commercial NHS services
• Experience working in a senior finance role demonstrating track record success
• Evidence of extensive experience in financial reporting, business case development and improvement
• Extensive influencing and negotiating experience with internal and external stakeholders

Desirable

• Evidence of influencing a wide range of senior stakeholders
• Evidence of managing complex contracts e.g. private insurers

Skills and Compentencies

Essential

• Advanced communication and effective interpersonal skills
• Advanced commercial acumen
• Ability to influence Executive and Board decision-making
• Very high financial literacy including an awareness of the NHS financial regime and private sector business
• Confident communication skills, including presenting complex information.

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

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The RJAH Orthopaedic NHS Foundation Trust

Oswestry

SY10 7AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Support out-patient clinics.

2. Assist in theatre lists, with potential for access to other theatre lists to extend your experience in orthopaedics

3. Assessment of new patients, with consultant supervision.

4. Clerk admissions where required and be the primary responsible middle grade doctor for the day-to-day care of in-patients.

5. Attendance to ward rounds with senior colleagues and specialist nurses.

6. Discharge requirements for in-patients.

7. To assist with any other aspects of patient care as appropriate.

8. To support in surgical planning, and assist in clinic preparation and MDT duties.

9. To participate in audit and research.

Rota

Duties will be Monday to Friday with time flexibility required within a normal working day. The is no hospital oncall requirement with this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
• MB ChB or equivalent
• FRCS Orth

Experience

Essential

• Commitment to lower limb arthroplasty
• Evidence of experience in lower limb arthroplasty/ complex revisions demonstrated by a log book

Skills and competencies

Essential

• Evidence of commitment to lower limb arthroplasty as demonstrated through active participation in audit, research and CPD relevant to sub speciality

Desirable

• Able to design and carry out prospective research
• Relevant publications and presentation in arthroplasty

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

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

Gobowen

Shropshire

SY10 7AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated colleague with an interest in orthopaedic anaesthesia to provide anaesthesia and peri-operative care for all aspects of orthopaedic surgery.The post is permanent and whole-time, comprising 10 Programmed Activities (PAs): 8.5 PAs of Direct Clinical Care and 1.5 PAs of Supporting Professional Activities (SPA).The post will involve all aspects of peri-operative anaesthetic care for orthopaedic and spinal surgery and the post holder will be expected to:1. Ensure effective and open communication with anaesthetic and surgical colleagues.2. Take part in all aspects of pre-, intra- and post-operative anaesthetic care for both inpatient and day case orthopaedic surgery.3. Demonstrate a degree of flexibility in their working patterns, as demanded by a consultant-based service.4. Take part in the anaesthetic on-call rota. This is currently 1:16, though this may be subject to change.5. Provide in-theatre and formal training for rotating specialist registrars, Anaesthetic Fellows, nurses, ODPs and colleagues.6. Assess patients fitness for surgery within the pre-op clinic, both directly and indirectly by supervising nursing colleagues.

The on-call commitment for the post will be between 1:12 and 1:16 (currently anticipated to be 1:16 but flexible to allow individuals to come off the on-call rota for a variety of reasons if necessary).

There may be opportunities, subject to service need and agreement with collaborating organisations, to maintain and further develop experience in other specialties and acute surgical practice through working arrangements with neighbouring trusts, thereby supporting both individual professional development and wider service resilience.

The vast majority of trauma and emergency work is carried out on scheduled lists, leaving very little out-of-hours work. The on-call team provides anaesthesia for out-of-hours cases and manages the Critical Care Unit. The successful candidate will be expected to live within a reasonable distance of the hospital.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise; Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia, or within 6 months of award of CCT (or equivalent) at the date of interview

Desirable

• FCICM or equivalent recognised qualification

Clinical Experience and Skills

Essential

• Broad-based training and experience in elective and emergency anaesthesia across a range of surgical specialties, including adult orthopaedic surgery
• Ability to undertake independent consultant anaesthetic practice safely and effectively, including participation in the consultant on-call rota
• Experience in anaesthesia for major orthopaedic surgery, including arthroplasty, limb surgery, spinal surgery, deformity correction, or complex reconstruction as relevant to the service
• Demonstrable interest and experience in regional anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery, including regular practice of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks and neuraxial techniques, evidenced by logbook, fellowship, rota role, or portfolio
• Experience in perioperative assessment, optimisation and management of patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery, including those with significant co-morbidity and frailty
• Understanding of the perioperative needs of children undergoing orthopaedic surgery, including age-appropriate assessment, consent, analgesia and communication
• Understanding of the perioperative needs of patients undergoing orthopaedic oncology surgery, including major tumour resection, reconstruction, blood conservation and multidisciplinary planning

Desirable

• Fellowship or equivalent focused training in regional anaesthesia
• Experience providing anaesthesia for paediatric orthopaedic surgery in a specialist setting
• Experience providing anaesthesia for orthopaedic oncology surgery, including major limb salvage, pelvic surgery, or complex reconstructive procedures
• Experience in acute pain services, block room working, enhanced recovery programmes, or development of orthopaedic regional anaesthesia pathways
• Demonstrable interest in perioperative critical care, evidenced by FCICM, substantive ICU experience, enhanced care work, outreach, perioperative optimisation, or high-risk surgical pathway development

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of teaching medical students and/or postgraduate trainees
• Ability to provide effective teaching in theatre, perioperative settings, simulation, courses, or departmental teaching programmes

Desirable

• Formal training or qualification in medical education
• Experience as an educational supervisor, clinical supervisor, simulation faculty member, or faculty for regional anaesthesia or perioperative courses

Audit and Quality Improvement

Essential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and/or quality improvement activity, with completion of a full cycle or demonstrable measurable change
• Understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, incident review and risk management within the NHS
• Evidence of reflective practice and engagement with appraisal, revalidation and continuing professional development

Desirable

• Evidence of leading audit, quality improvement, guideline, protocol, or pathway development resulting in sustained service improvement
• Publications or presentations in anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, perioperative medicine, paediatric orthopaedics, orthopaedic oncology, or critical care
• Experience contributing to perioperative pathways for orthopaedic, paediatric orthopaedic, or orthopaedic oncology patients

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

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT

Oswestry

SY10 7AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To type clinic notes, operation notes, pre operative notes, ward notes, specialist reports, discharge summaries, conference notes and correspondence of varied medical terminology, accurately through audio typing distributing as necessary to the relevant healthcare professions. This work involves a significant use of word processing and the Trusts computer systems, PAS, EPR and Microsoft Office and digital dictation system.

Process incoming mail and distribute as necessary on a daily basis.

To scan documents into the correct section of the patients EPR record, performing a quality assurance check for each scanned document.

To regularly check Big Hand for urgent dictation. Also checking for missing dictations and alerting the Medical Secretary.

Ensure all clinical letters are completed and dispatched, where possible, within the10 day standard as directed by the Trust liaising with medical staff to encourage dictation and signing of letters in a timely fashion.

Complete Inter Provider Transfer forms accurately to effectively coordinate patients pathway with other hospitals.

Requesting external case notes and x-rays via IEP.

The use of photocopying handling skills and fax machine skills to reproduce or fax documents as required.

Ensure that all entries and information on the hospital computer systems such as PAS and EPR are accurate and complete.

To liaise with the Medical Secretary and when directed to answer incoming telephone calls as well as carrying out external telephone calls.

The ability to deal with frequent interruptions whilst maintaining levels of concentration.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• RSA level 2 Typewriting and audio typing (or equivalent)
• English GCSE at Grade C - or equivalent

Desirable

• AMSPAR diploma
• ECDL/NVQ

Experience

Essential

• Experience of producing volumes of typing to a high standard
• Able to work with a range of computer systems for transcription and administration

Desirable

• NHS experience and or medical terminology experience

Aptitudes and Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrates clear communication skills and a professional manner
• Able to manage own workload unsupervised.
• Able to pay attention to detail and follow actions through to completion

Values

Essential

• Demonstrates commitment to the Trust's published values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

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

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT

Gobowen

Oswestry

SY10 7AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder will be responsible for managing the stock lists for Theatres in collaboration with the senior theatre staff and the pharmacy assistants who do the routine top ups.

Will be responsible for leading on the governance aspects of medicines in theatres including ensuring that all audits are up to date and action plans are in place.

It will be expected that the postholder would spend at least 25% of their time working with the theatre team.

Support the theatre senior pharmacist with managing medicine supply issues.

Along with the theatre pharmacist be the point of contact for any issues relating to medicines in theatres.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering a high standard of clinical care to patients through the provision of a safe and effective clinical medicines optimisation service. Work is managed by the individual.

• Provide comprehensive technical support to all members of the department in the provision of a dispensary service.
• Ensure the timely and efficient delivery of requests for pharmaceutical products across the Trust by the dispensing and issuing of prescriptions, signed orders and controlled drugs orders establishing and maintain a communication link between pharmacy and the wards served.
• Providing a ward-based Pharmacy Technician service to designated wards. This will include medicines reconciliation of newly admitted patients, assessment of patients own drugs, overseeing the ordering of medication and c-ordinating the supply of discharge medication.
• To counsel patients on the routine use of their medicines, providing specific information to any special requirements ensuring patients understand their discharge medication.
• To act as an Accredited Checking Technician under a nationally recognised accuracy checking technician framework. To perform a final accuracy check on dispensed items against prescriptions and requisitions. To show continuous competency in checking accurately and safely.
• Supervising student pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support workers, dispensers and trainees in the department and across all wards.
• Liaising with pharmacists and a multi-disciplinary team to ensure a proficient and comprehensive medicines management service to all patients and staff across the integrated care system supporting across primary and secondary care.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Knowledge of medicines management, including relevant legislation and policies acquired through NVQ3 or BTEC equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training, NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent plus other additional training for checking dispensed prescriptions, supervising a technical area within the pharmacy to degree or equivalent level

Desirable

• Team leading or management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable recent experience of successfully delivering technical pharmacy services as a qualified technician
• Working knowledge of a broad range of medicines and their safety issues
• Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Experience of working with a Pharmacy computer system e.g. CMM or EMIS, and procurement systems such as Powergate
• Experience of liaising with patients and healthcare staff

Desirable

• Experience of ward-based services, including Patients Own Drug schemes
• Recent hospital experience of working as a registered pharmacy technician
• Interaction with other departments for provision of pharmaceutical supplies
• Experience of dealing with difficult and complex situations, queries and complaints
• Experience of negotiating with healthcare staff, suppliers and/or external organisations

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of prescribing, dispensing and administration processes in the hospital settings
• Ability to cope with busy dispensing workload
• Computer literate and able to use Windows applications including Microsoft Word and Excel, and internet
• Good range of pharmaceutical knowledge
• Able to interpret highly complex data
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of people, including members of the public and all levels of healthcare professionals
• Good analytical and evaluative skills with the ability to investigate queries solve problems and act if appropriate
• Methodical with effective organisational skills in the workplace
• Interest in expending knowledge and self-development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

Twympath Lane

Oswestry

SY10 7AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Under the direction of the Ward/ department manager the post holder is responsible for providing skilled high quality nursing care within a multidisciplinary environment, to ensure individualised and effective care is practiced.

Contribute to the continuity of good team spirit and high standards of nursing care. Empowering junior staff to develop the highest possible level of clinical skills and facilitates communication within all care groups

Utilising the ward/department resources to promote excellence in practice and promote and expedite quality issues relevant to the service delivery.

Professional and Clinical issues

Be accountable and responsible for maintaining own nursing practice and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence.

To be responsible for the delivery of patient centered care. Maintaining own specialist knowledge and clinical skills participating in direct patient care and uphold evidence of PREP standards as required by the NMC. The post holder must be able to demonstrate extremely developed dexterous skills during clinical practice and the capability to manage periods of moderate physical effort during the shift worked.

Assist the ward staff in the provision of clinical and professional advice, expertise and support, developing practice and monitoring performance.

Keep abreast of current political issues within the NHS, and future nursing trends.

To provide leadership to all staff promoting a culture of positive and effective team work.Assess care required, requesting medical input as necessary and devising appropriate care programmes for the patient, implementing and evaluating care during the admission and inpreparation for a safe discharge. Supported by written evidence.

To provide a high standard of nursing care based on the assessment of care needs - in consultation with the patient, their relatives and the multidisciplinary team.

To continuously evaluate the quality of care given, and regularly re-assess the needs of the patient, in consultation with the patient, other carers and the multidisciplinary team to effect change required to achieve planned goals.

Liaise with other professionals to ensure cohesive patient care.

Formulate well-planned discharges with appropriate follow-up, ensuring effective liaison with the family, Allied Health Professionals and community services.

Ensure a patient / client-focused approach to care.

Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of the patient family, carers and staff.

To uphold the Trust's Diversity/Equal Opportunities Policy.

Ensure due regard is given to the safety of patients belongings.

Providing and receiving complex or sensitive information about patients, dealing with confrontation where you will be able to reassure, calm and defuse difficult situations.

Advise on issues within own scope of practice relating to health promotion & MECC.

To identify the learning needs of the patient, relatives and staff, and in consultation with the Ward/department staff will plan and implement education to meet those needs.

Facilitate and maintain patient records to ensure information is accurate and up to date for future reference and complies with the Data Protection Act, NMC Patient Record Keeping Guidelines.

Prepare care plans to ensure the delivery of effective patient care.

To be able to manage time effectively, ensuring patients are ready for planned procedures and staff receive adequate breaks during the working day and finish at the appropriate time.

Ensure the safe delivery of medicines by the prescribed route adhering to national and Trust guidelines.

Assist the Ward staff to ensure the ward area meet risk management standards, working with all health care professionals.

The ability to use and recharge intravenous drug administration pumps including the recognition of early signs of drug reaction, and the appropriate steps to be taken.

Frequent provision of patient care, which requires the use physical effort to roll, manoeuver and stand patients. The use of ward manual handling equipment / training is essential, to reducephysical strain and maintain safety of the patient. Annual manual handling training is mandatory.

Frequent handling of waste body fluids, ensuring correct disposal.

Participate in a yearly appraisal, setting personal objectives for own professional development plan.Completion of yearly statutory training to ensure adherence to Trust policy and current legislation.

Attend relevant in house training sessions which is pertinent to own clinical practice, to enhance knowledge and skill, maintaining competencies

Staff Management

Provide leadership for the nursing, ward clerks and housekeeper team and acts as a role model.

Act as a resource advisor for junior colleagues in the delivery of nursing care.

Ensure staff wear identity cards and adhere to uniform policy

Assist in the creation of a good working atmosphere.

Quality Management

Maintain a working environment that enhances and promotes the health and safety of patients and staff and all visitors to the area.

Responsible for the implementation of own safe manual handling activities.

To have a responsibility for ensuring commitment to maintaining a high quality service to patients by continual development in practice, in light of research evidence and standards set withinNational service frame works, NICE and clinical guidance.

Act as the patients advocate within the clinical specialty.

Promote evidence based care through integration of relevant research into practice.

Ensure adherence to Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and current legislation particularly to health and safety procedures.

Respond to patients and relatives concerns at ward level and refer on to Ward/ Department Manager or Nurse in Charge, as appropriate.

Assist in audit / review of the quality & availability of patient information.

Communication

Ensure that communication is effective enabling that communicative issues in the sending and receiving of such information is conveyed and received in such a manner as to foster excellent relationships between clinicians, allied health care professional, patients and relatives.

Ensure that communications between all patients, and their relatives are effective and conducted in a manner that enables the patient to make informed judgments about their care.

Maintain good interpersonal relationships with patients, relatives and inside and outside agencies. Provide relevant advice on issues relating to health promotion, maintaining confidentiality and working closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Ensure that the established system of continuous communication is effective for the assessment and reporting of patient care and activity over a shift.

Providing and receiving complex or sensitive information about patients, dealing will confrontation where you will be able to reassure, calm and defuse difficult situations.Dealing with anxious relatives / staff, supporting the bereaved, liasing with appropriate support networks.

Persuading the patient to cooperate with prescribed treatments and care required.

Communication with patients with special needs where the recognition and understanding of nonverbal communication would be essential.

Act as a resource for nursing and allied health care professionals in the delivery of care.

Respond to telephone enquiries, following an analysis / interpretation of the situation you will share your clinical judgment offering appropriate advice and referring to appropriate personnel. Maintaining a recording in telephone advice book.

Resource Management

Seek ways to make best use of all resources and control expenditure.

Develop and maintain a working knowledge of P.A.S., E.P.R Bluespier and the Trust intranet.

Actively seek to ensure best use of beds, communicating verbally and electronically with colleagues both within the Trust and referring hospitals / outside agencies.

Perform any job-related duties not specifically enumerated in this job description, which may be assigned by your line manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration

Desirable

• Post registration orthopaedic qualification
• Assessors qualification
• Technical skills such as venepuncture, cannulation, central venous devices and their management

Skills

Essential

• Ability to adapt to changing pressures of work.

Desirable

• Able to take charge of the team

Knowledge

Essential

• High level of communication skills and ability to work within a team Basic computer skills
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT

Gobowen

Nr Oswestry

SY10 7AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing a welcoming reception service for patients, relatives, and visitors.

• Attending the daily multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting to support patient flow and communication.

• Managing admissions using the National Spinal Cord Injury Database and requesting external imaging via SECTRA.

• Handling sensitive and confidential information with patients and families following life-changing spinal injuries.

• Coordinating Progress and Goal Planning meetings with patients and relatives.

• Obtaining quotes for specialist spinal injury equipment purchases and rentals.

• Arranging patient transport with Ambulance Trusts across the West Midlands and North Wales.

• Monitoring shared ward email inboxes and ensuring timely communication and administrative support for the multidisciplinary team.

Please see attached job description and person specification for a more detailed description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 Business/Admin or demonstratable experience.
• Knowledge of secretarial or administrative procedures and systems, such as answering queries, progress chasing, task-related problem solving, acquired through experience.

Desirable

• NVQ Level 2 in Customer Care

Experience

Essential

• Experience of using Microsoft Office Applications

Desirable

• Qualification in word processing/IT skills.
• Customer Care Experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Good numerical skills
• Experience in dealing with matters of a confidential nature.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and maintain accurate records.

Desirable

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with patients and healthcare staff.

Knowledge

Essential

• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Willingness to undertake appropriate training.
• An understanding of the requirements of the role.

Desirable

• Competence in using healthcare software and electronic medical records systems.

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

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

Twmpath Lane

Gobwen, Oswestry

SY10 7AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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