Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

• Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

• Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.

• As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies.

• Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR.

• Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.

• Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.

• Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.

Technical and administration

• Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.

• Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage.

• Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).

• Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering.

• Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.

• Support practice Reception Teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and Clinical Pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.

• Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.

• Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.

• Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements

General

The post holder will:

• Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity. The post holder must be aware of and committed to the Equality and Diversity policies of the appointing GP Federation and comply with all the requirements of these policies and actively promote Equality and Diversity issues relevant to the post.

• Ensure the principles of openness, transparency and candor are observed and upheld in all working practices.

• The post holder will have, or acquire through training provided by the organisation, the appropriate level of safeguarding and knowledge, skills and practice required for the post and be aware of and comply with the organisations safeguarding protection policies and procedures.

• Ensure that any infection prevention and control issues are reported to the Line Manager/Infection Prevention and Control

Equality and diversity

The post-holder will support equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers & colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, directly or under supervision.

• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.

• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Indemnity

• All Pharmacy Technicians must work within their competencies and have professional indemnity for their role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
• Please provide your registration number of your GPhC professional registration.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Experience

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

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

Primary Integrated Community Services

Address

Nottingham West PCN

Nottingham

NG9 1GA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://picsnhs.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

I:HUB Clinical Lead and IGPF Clinical Quality Lead

Reports to:Chief Executive Officer

Responsible to: Medical Director

Working hours: 4 sessions per week, including 1 protected session for IGPF-wide clinical supervision and clinical records audit

Job Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership and Governance

• Provide clinical leadership across all aspects of I:HUB.
• Work in partnership with the Operations Manager to ensure the safe, effective and sustainable delivery of the service.
• Serve as the CQC Registered Manager for I:HUB, ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements and readiness for inspection.
• Lead the clinical governance framework for I:HUB, including audit, incidents, complaints, safeguarding, quality improvement and clinical performance review.
• Lead the development, implementation and review of clinical pathways, protocols and operating procedures.
• Ensure appropriate systems are in place to identify, monitor and mitigate clinical risk.
• Monitor patterns of clinical practice, including referral quality, prescribing, clinical documentation and adherence to agreed pathways, taking appropriate action where improvement is required.
• Provide advice and support in relation to clinical issues arising within the service.
• Chair regular I:HUB clinical meetings and ensure agreed actions are delivered.
• Attend Federation clinical governance meetings and other relevant governance forums.
• Lead and deliver a proportionate, risk-based programme of clinical records audit across IGPF services, providing objective scrutiny that is independent of the day-to-day management of the service being reviewed.
• Agree the scope, standards, methodology, sampling approach and schedule for audits with the Medical Director and relevant service leads, taking account of contractual, regulatory, patient-safety and organisational priorities.
• Review the quality and completeness of clinical documentation, clinical decision-making, prescribing, referrals, follow-up, coding and adherence to relevant pathways, policies and professional standards.
• Analyse audit findings to identify good practice, unwarranted variation, recurring themes and actual or potential clinical risk; escalate urgent patient-safety or professional concerns promptly through the appropriate governance route.
• Produce clear service-level and organisation-wide audit reports, present findings to the Medical Director and relevant IGPF governance forums, and make practical, evidence-based recommendations for improvement.
• Agree and monitor improvement actions with responsible leads, ensure learning is shared appropriately across services, and complete re-audit to provide assurance that required changes have been embedded.
• Maintain confidentiality, professional objectivity and appropriate information-governance controls throughout the audit process.

Operational Partnership

• Work collaboratively with the Operations Manager and I:HUB Operations Team to support effective day-to-day service delivery.
• Provide clinical input into operational planning and decision-making.
• Support the management of demand, capacity, workforce planning and service resilience.
• Maintain positive working relationships with host practices, Federation colleagues and partner organisations.
• Support the review and resolution of clinical aspects of complaints, incidents and service concerns.
• Contribute to service reporting and performance review processes.
• Maintain a clear work programme for the protected IGPF-wide session, balancing planned supervision and audit activity with emerging clinical risks and agreed organisational priorities.
• Provide regular assurance updates on delivery of the supervision and audit programme, including themes, risks, actions and evidence of improvement, while preserving individual confidentiality where appropriate.

Workforce Leadership and Development

• Lead the clinical induction and onboarding of new clinicians working within I:HUB.
• Ensure clinicians receive clear and timely communication regarding clinical updates, governance matters and service developments.
• Provide clinical leadership to a workforce comprised predominantly of sessional clinicians and support consistent engagement with service priorities, governance processes and clinical standards.
• Foster a shared culture, values and clinical approach across the workforce to support consistency in patient care and service delivery.
• Support clinicians to understand and adhere to agreed pathways, referral criteria and service protocols.
• Develop effective mechanisms for communication and engagement with clinicians who work varying numbers of shifts and may have limited regular contact with the wider service.
• Lead the review of concerns relating to clinical performance, professional behaviour or clinical practice, ensuring appropriate feedback, support and escalation processes are followed.
• Support the integration and development of multidisciplinary clinical teams, including ARRS-funded staff and other emerging workforce models, to ensure that patients are seen by the most appropriate clinician
• Support the development of I:HUB as a training environment, including the successful integration of GP trainees and other learners.
• Provide planned, structured clinical supervision for non-medical prescribers across IGPF services, with supervision arrangements proportionate to role, experience, scope of practice and service risk.
• Use supervision to support safe prescribing, clinical reasoning, case review, reflective practice, professional development and consistent application of evidence-based guidance and local pathways.
• Agree supervision objectives and frequency, maintain an appropriate confidential record of supervision, and ensure actions and development needs are followed through.
• Support non-medical prescribers to work within their professional competence and agreed scope of practice, identifying where additional training, competency assessment, mentorship or service support is required.
• Identify and respond to concerns arising through supervision, providing constructive feedback and support and escalating patient-safety, performance, conduct or capability concerns to the Medical Director and relevant operational or professional lead in line with IGPF policy.
• Work with service leads, operational managers and relevant professional leads to address recurring supervision themes and strengthen multidisciplinary learning, prescribing governance and clinical consistency across IGPF.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with member practices, Primary Care Networks, neighbourhood teams, commissioners and provider partners.
• Support the development of effective borough and neighbourhood-based models of care through collaborative working with partners across the health and care system.
• Represent I:HUB at relevant borough-wide and North Central London meetings and forums.
• Act as a clinical ambassador for the service internally and externally.
• Present relevant IGPF-wide audit and supervision themes at clinical governance and other assurance forums, supporting transparent organisational learning and effective follow-through of actions.

Digital Innovation and Service Improvement

• Support the ongoing development of digital access routes into I:HUB.
• Promote innovative approaches that improve patient access, experience and operational effectiveness.
• Work with operational and digital teams to design, implement and evaluate new ways of working.
• Support the safe and effective adoption of new technologies and digital solutions.
• Use service data, patient feedback and clinical insight to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation across the service.
• Use aggregated findings from clinical records audit and supervision to identify cross-service improvement priorities, inform training and pathway development, and evaluate whether changes have improved quality and safety.

Strategic Development and Service Transformation

I:HUB operates within a changing primary care and commissioning environment. The Clinical Lead will play a key role in ensuring the service remains clinically effective, adaptable and sustainable.

Responsibilities include:

• Support the strategic development of I:HUB alongside Federation leaders and operational colleagues.
• Contribute to service redesign, mobilisation and transformation programmes.
• Support the development of clinically excellent, operationally sustainable and financially viable workforce models, including multidisciplinary and ARRS-led approaches where appropriate.
• Contribute to discussions regarding future commissioning and recommissioning opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, productivity, value and patient outcomes through innovation, technology and new models of care.
• Advise Federation leaders on organisation-wide clinical quality priorities arising from audit and supervision, helping to shape governance, workforce development and service transformation plans.

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Strong understanding of safeguarding, clinical governance and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication, influencing, written reporting and presentation skills across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Detailed knowledge of clinical audit methodology, including standard setting, proportionate sampling, analysis, action planning and re-audit.
• Ability to analyse information, exercise independent clinical judgement, recognise material risk and escalate concerns proportionately.
• Ability to provide constructive and appropriately challenging clinical supervision while maintaining psychological safety and clear professional boundaries.
• Knowledge of prescribing governance, professional accountability, scope of practice and the supervision needs of non-medical prescribers.
• Understanding of confidentiality, UK GDPR, information governance and secure handling of patient-identifiable information in audit and supervision.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, including delivery of supervision and audit within protected time and support for change across a predominantly sessional workforce.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the North Central London primary care landscape and relevant commissioning and contractual frameworks.
• Knowledge of CQC fundamental standards and the responsibilities associated with being a Registered Manager.
• Knowledge of clinical governance across extended access, urgent care and other at-scale primary care services.
• Understanding of professional standards and competency frameworks for non-medical prescribing roles.
• Understanding of digital innovation and modern models of primary care access.

Experience

Essential

• Clinical leadership and clinical governance experience within primary care, including risk management, audit and quality improvement.
• Experience of managing clinical incidents, complaints, safeguarding concerns and clinical risk.
• Experience of developing and reviewing clinical policies, pathways, protocols or standards.
• Experience of structured clinical supervision for non-medical prescribers or other autonomous multidisciplinary clinicians.
• Experience of designing and delivering clinical records audits, analysing findings and completing the audit cycle through action planning and re-audit.
• Experience of presenting clinical quality or assurance findings to senior clinical leaders or governance committees.
• Experience of identifying and appropriately escalating patient-safety, prescribing, performance or capability concerns.
• Experience of collaborative, cross-service working and influencing improvement without direct line-management authority.

Desirable

• Experience within I:HUB or a comparable extended access, urgent care or at-scale primary care service.
• Experience as a CQC Registered Manager.
• Experience of service redesign, mobilisation or transformation programmes.
• Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams incorporating ARRS roles.
• Experience of organisation-wide clinical assurance, prescribing governance or support for a multidisciplinary non-medical prescribing workforce.
• Experience of using digital technologies to improve access, clinical safety or service efficiency.

Personal Attributes & Abilities

Essential

• Collaborative and inclusive leadership style with a commitment to high-quality patient care.
• Flexible, adaptable and committed to innovation and continuous improvement.
• Calm and effective under pressure, with the credibility and resilience to lead through influence.
• Objective, professionally independent and confident in providing external scrutiny and constructive challenge.
• High level of integrity, discretion and respect for confidentiality.
• Commitment to reflective practice, multidisciplinary learning and the development of others.

Desirable

• Able to build trust across different professional groups while retaining appropriate independence and accountability.

Qualifications

Essential

• GP registered with the GMC and included on the NHS England
• Performers List.
• Minimum three years post-CCT experience.
• Evidence of clinical leadership within primary care.
• Current licence to practise, satisfactory appraisal and revalidation, and appropriate professional indemnity.
• Evidence of training, competence or substantial experience in the clinical supervision of healthcare professionals.

Desirable

• Continuing professional development relevant to clinical leadership, governance and patient safety.
• Recognised clinical educator, trainer or supervisor qualification.
• Formal training or qualification in clinical audit, quality improvement, patient safety or healthcare leadership.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

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

Islington GP Federation

Address

Unit 16-18

The Studios, Hornsey Street

Holloway

London

N7 8EG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: SALARIED GENERAL PRACTITIONER

REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically)

THE PRACTICE MANAGER

HOURS: Up to 8 sessions per week

Job summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.
• Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)
• Hand hygiene standards for self and others
• Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure
• Management and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible manager
• Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal
• Maintenance of own clean working environment
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsible managers
• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)
• Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container use
• Maintenance of sterile environments
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• - Full GMC registration
• - National Performers List registration (England)
• - Independent prescriber
• - Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• - Evidence of current validation
• - Evidence of last appraisal
• - Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

Experience of continued professional development

Essential

• General understanding of the primary care contact
• Experience of continued professional development

Personal skills

Essential

• Good interpersonal and customer service skills
• Good written presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong IT skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

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

Bird In Eye Surgery

Address

Uckfield Community Hospital

Framfield Road

Uckfield

East Sussex

TN22 5AW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Promote the service and support clinical staff to facilitate the safe, effective and appropriate transfer of patients identified as suitable for care from ED, wards and the community.
• Work with and be responsible for the case management of patients identified for Rapid Response and Hospital at Home.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings and participate in cascading information from these meetings to relevant parties.
• Record data and support thecollection of data for performance monitoring and reports.
• Understand the protocols and pathways for IUCRT and work with the MDT.
• Advise and recommend appropriate discharge options to patient, family and MDT in relation to any further care needs following discharge such as community nursing.
• Provide a follow up process of contacting patients being case managed, for example following up test results
• Manage and co-ordination of patient care
• Develop patient condition specific management plans with medical staff to improve patient clinical management
• Attend appropriate internal and external meetings as representative of the Trust in relation to the IUCRT role and responsibilities.
• Actively participate in the development of the IUCR service.
• Assist in the development of IUCRT pathways, associated protocols and relevant patient group directions.
• Gain real time feedback from the users of the service to ensure that they are benefiting and that the service delivery is the best possible.
• Contribute to a summary report and clinical audit of the service and evaluate its effectiveness on patient outcomes.
• Act within the NMC/HCPC code.
• Undertake further educational qualifications and training in order to increase professional knowledge and remain updated.
• Assist in ensuring that clinical risk is assessed and managed in line with professional Whittington Health standards.
• Ensure that comprehensive risk assessment and management strategies are incorporated into all patient assessment and care
• Ensure that the information contained in any Comprehensive Risk Assessment is responsibly shared with members of the Multidisciplinary team, Social Services and other agencies in order to appropriately manage and reduce risk.
• Always adhere to Whittington Health and Safety guidance and to lead by personal example of good practice.
• Ensure accurate, contemporaneous records are kept that facilitate safety and continuity of patient care. This is to include both paper and electronic records kept within the office and in the patients own home.
• Ensure accurate statistical data is promptly submitted in line with Whittington Health Guidelines.

Work within Whittington Health Quality and Assurance Standards including the monitoring and reviewing of quality standards, policies and protocols as required within the service.

• Take the service lead in areas where there is a specific need as agreed with Leads.
• Ensure that the care given meets the standards and policies set by Whittington Health. To inform line management of constraints that will prevent these standards from being met.
• Respond promptly to any incident where service quality has fallen below an acceptable standard and report to the Lead Matron. To investigate such incidents and set action plans to ensure that identified weaknesses are resolved.
• Investigate complaints and clinical incidents as delegated by Team Leads, making recommendations about changes to practice and service that may result.
• Participate in research projects, clinical audit and/or innovations following agreed policy and protocol, leading on these in certain areas as agreed with Team Leads.
• Contribute to the development of the IUCRT by participating in working parties, committees and planning and discussion groups as agreed with supervisor and Team Leads.
• Submit timely information relating to service performance indicators and balanced score cards to Team Leads and the Quality and Assurance Department.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• RGN or Paramedic with current NMC/HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Post registration education in a relevant area

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Portfolio of varied Clinical experience
• Experience in Community/ A and E/ Care of the Elderly/ICU

Desirable

• Advanced Clinical Assessment Module or willing to work towards
• Knowledge of current issues in the NHS

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Well-developed communication skills (verbal and written).
• Community Nursing skills, or willingness to expand field of knowledge and practice
• Administration of IV medicines.

Desirable

• Diagnostic skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Professional attitude
• Multi-disciplinary team working

Desirable

• Possess vision and commitment to the organisation

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

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Hornsey Rise Health Centre

London

N19 3YU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Parent Infant Mental Health Service aims to support parents and carers and your baby/young child to feel safe and secure, to manage the emotional demands of infancy and new parenthood, and to build positive relationships. PIMHS have led the borough in developing integrated perinatal and parentinfant mental health services for parents and children under five and have received wide recognition for good practice and forward thinking from other professionals and services around the country.

The FITS clinical team comprised of mental health professionals, will work in partnership with the Family Intervention Service of Childrens Social Care, while also maintaining strong links with core CAMHS. The aim is to ensure timely access to training, consultation, supervision, and intervention while simultaneously promoting trauma-responsive practice and supporting healthy relationships within our Tameside families.

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate level qualification as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist as recognised by the Association of Child Psychotherapists. AND Full membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists OR Doctorate level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS or BPS Statement of Equivalence AND Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychology Status & HCPC registered.

Desirable

• Parent-Infant Psychotherapy Training Additional Training in other relevant evidencebased Parent-Infant interventions

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with patient groups presenting high levels of complexity and trauma, including infants, young children and families.
• Experience in psychotherapy/psychological assessment and therapeutic work with infants and young children and their families/ parents/carers with a full range of presenting problems.
• Experience of consulting with other professionals in Health, Education, Social Services and Local Authority
• Experience of representing child psychotherapy /clinical psychology within the context of multidisciplinary and multi-agency treatment and care.

Desirable

• Experience of working in CAMHS and/or with infants and young children, prior to training as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist /clinical psychologist
• Experience of Audit and Research
• Experience and knowledge of the developmental issues of under 5's
• Experience of work or contact with adult mental health services.

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of awareness of perinatal/parental mental health in relation to infant/child mental health matters.
• Knowledge of the impact of developmental trauma and trauma-informed care
• Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the needs of infants and young children.
• Doctoral level (or equivalent) knowledge of child and adolescent psychotherapy/ clinical psychology, including highly developed knowledge of psychoanalytical/psychological theories and models of development, psychopathology, family and institutional dynamics.
• Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with infant and young children, particularly in relation to the statutory framework around child protection

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of psychoanalytical/psychological methods of assessment, intervention and management in work with infants, and young children and families.
• Skills in co-working, liaison and consultation with others, especially with regard to highly complex families.
• Evidence of a capacity to work collaboratively and flexibly in a multi-disciplinary team context and in multiagency partnerships
• High level of skill in assessing risk in the context of parent infant mental health and with young children.
• Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and ethnicity from one's own.
• Demonstrate sensitivity in all contact with disadvantaged groups
• High level of ability to communicate effectively (both written and verbal) complex, technical and clinically sensitive information to children, parents and carers and a wide range of professionals.
• Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse and communicate in situations in which there may be barriers to the acceptance of communications.
• Good organisational skills
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by ACP /HCPC

Work related circumstances

Essential

• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Springleigh Clinic/ Ashton Primary Care Centre

Stalybridge/ Ashton under Lyne

SK15 2AU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Salaried GP role. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• The delivery of highly effective medical care to the practice population
• The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract
• Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance
• Effective management of long-term conditions
• Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance
• Working collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
• Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process
• Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice
• Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) of the QOF
• Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
• Ensure compliance with the appraisal process
• Prepare and complete the revalidation process
• Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team
• Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines
• Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure
• Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all time

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS/MBChB) or equivalent medical qualification from a recognised university.
• GMC Registration: Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current Licence to Practice.
• Familiar with the use of the following systems: SystmOne, ICE, Microsoft Office
• GP Register: Included on the GMC GP Register.
• CCT/CEGPR: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice or Certificate Confirming Eligibility for GP Registration (CEGPR).
• National Performers List: Included on or eligible for inclusion on the National Medical Performers List for England.
• Indemnity: Appropriate medical defence indemnity (e.g., MPS/MDU).
• Right to Work: Eligibility to work independently in the UK.
• Immunisation Status: Satisfactory immune status for relevant viruses (e.g., Hepatitis B).
• MRCGP qualification

Desirable

• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Experience of medicines management
• General understanding of the GMS contract

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Committed to high standards of clinical care
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Desirable

• Experience of using SystmOne

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

Richmond Medical Centre

Address

462 Richmond Road

Sheffield

S13 8NA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GSCE level

Desirable

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Previous work experience in a healthcare setting
• Experience of working in a public/patient facing role

Desirable

• Experience of working with Cerner, or similar electronic Patient Administration Systems
• Previous experience of minute taking

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to use initiative and problem solve, in a busy clinical environment
• Good level of computer literacy skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and databases
• Flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the service
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Working knowledge of Cerner/PAS application management and organisational skills
• Time management and organisational skills

Desirable

• Typing and data entry skills

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Ability to work under pressure to meet conflicting demands
• Adaptable and supportive of change
• Sympathetic attitude to patients and relatives, who may be extremely distressed or anxious
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to people at all levels
• The ability to manage conflict and identify where escalation to senior staff is necessary
• Ability to work positively and effectively within a team
• Able to use initiative
• Attention to detail

Others

Essential

• To have a desire to provide the best service to patients, colleagues and the Trust

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

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Barnet Hospital

Wellhouse Lane

Barnet

EN5 3DJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home and in nursing homes, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation

• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

• Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate

• Developing care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE

• Providing counselling and health education

• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

• Ensuring appropriate follow up of patients

• Recording clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards

• Collecting data for audit purposes

• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

• Prescribing generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance)

• Working with and support other members of the primary health care team in delivering high quality primary care

• Promoting the application of standards and codes of Practice set by the Royal College of General Practice, General Medical Council, Department of Health, and local NHS trust

• Participate in the practice achieving agreed QOF and other key performance indicator targets as required.

• Take responsibility for targets and services allocated, such as a QOF, Enhanced Services, Commissioning, and CQC as required.

• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

• Commitment and contribution to achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as the QOF and other agreed Key Performance Indicator targets as required.

• A commitment to life-long learning and evidence-based best practice

• Champion Parkside's Motto, Values and Ethos in all activities

• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the Organisation

• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data

• Attendance at regular in-house governance and educational meetings and training as well as events at other agencies as appropriate

• Assistance with the training of other staff members and also with the education of doctors and nurses as appropriate

• Contribution to research studies and involvement as required

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

• As a doctor you will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

• Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

• Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients

• Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)

• Hand hygiene standards for self and others

• Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure

• Management and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice

• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the GP partners

• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes

• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the GP partners

• Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal

• Maintenance of own clean working environment

• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed

• Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

• Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with the GP partners

• Undertaking periodic infection control training

• Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container use

• Maintenance of sterile environments

• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is nonjudgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post holder will maintain continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for appraisal and revalidation are met. This may include training needed for areas of practice development.

This should include:

• Taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members

• Communicate effectively with patients and carers

• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance

• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

• Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• The successful candidate must possess and maintain the following qualifications and professional registrations to practice legally and safely in the UK:
• Medical Degree: Full primary medical qualification (MBChB, MBBS, or equivalent) recognized by the General Medical Council (GMC).
• GMC Registration: Full and current registration with the GMC with a license to practice.
• GP Register: Inclusion on the GMC General Practitioner Register.
• Performers List: Inclusion on the National Performers List (England) before commencing employment.
• Postgraduate Qualification: Certification of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice, or equivalent, with MRCGP qualification (or equivalent assessment).
• Clearance: Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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

Parkside Medical Centre

Address

187 Northmoor Road

Manchester

M12 5RU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.
• Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)
• Hand hygiene standards for self and others
• Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure
• Management and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc, and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible manager
• Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal
• Maintenance of own clean working environment
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsible managers
• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)
• Correct waste and instrument management including handling, segregation, and container use
• Maintenance of sterile environments

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Performers list Registration
• Full GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation
• Full clean driving licence and access to car
• Evidence of Tetanus, Polio, Diphtheria, MMR, BCG and Hep B immunity
• Satisfactory DBS check
• Satisfactory references
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Excellent level of clinical knowledge
• Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services
• Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Directed Enhanced Services
• Current knowledge of Department of Health guidelines/National Services Framework/Public Health guidelines
• Clinical and Information governance awareness
• Commitment to life-long learning
• Clinical audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Computer literate including Microsoft Office programs i.e. Word/Excel
• Maintaining patient records at an acceptable standard
• Understanding of clinical coding
• Investigation and diagnostics skills
• Ability to work as a team member and independently
• Able to work in accordance with the GMC guidelines
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Kind, calm, flexible, approachable & friendly
• Sensitive and empathetic
• Good team working skills
• The ability to work under pressure
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Confident to ask for advice and support if you are unsure about anything
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Desirable

• Experience of delivering LES in Nottinghamshire
• Knowledge of Nottinghamshire ICB initiatives, including prescribing
• General understanding of the primary care contract
• An interest in a particular disease area and willingness to take a leadership role within it
• Knowledge of SystmOne
• Experience working in a large organisation
• Previous experience of teaching and assessing in clinical practice
• Producing and using clinical reports
• Experience of medicines management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

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

Castle Healthcare Practice

Address

50 – 60 Wilford Lane

West Bridgford

Nottingham

NG2 7SD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Employed by Newcastle South Primary Care Network, the postholder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Care Coordinators, Social Prescribers, Health and Wellbeing Coach, Dietician, Mental Health Practitioners, and First Contact Physiotherapist.

The PCN is made up of five practices with a patient population of over 43,000 patients.

Scope and Purpose of Job Description

The following Job Description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work and is not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Duties may vary from time to time dependent upon factors such as workload, staffing levels, new legislation, and changes in technology or policy, in this event appropriate training will be provided.

Job Purpose

The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the nest from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.

The postholder will practice as an independent prescriber, working with and alongside the general practice team, holding face to face consultations including for long term conditions within scope of competence.

In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

1. Clinical

1.1 Letter from Secondary Care

Review letters from secondary care that recommend a change in medication.

Update the patients list of repeat medications.

If appropriate, communicate with the patient (or the person responsible with their care) and their nominated pharmacist.

If necessary, issue a prescription.

1.2 Prescription Queries

Resolve queries from the prescribing team.

Request for medication not on the patients repeat list.

Request for medication that is not available.

The patient appears to be over or underusing medication.

1.3 Medication Reviews

Review the records of patients whose repeat medication has reached the review date.

Check that biological and laboratory measurements are up to date and within target.

Minimise polypharmacy.

Optimise prescription duration.

Check that doses are appropriate to age, renal and hepatic function.

Consider patient capacity and concordance.

Consider the possibility of prescription drug addiction.

If necessary, advise patient of need for consultation with nurse or doctor.

Issue a prescription.

1.4 MHRA Alerts

Monitor the MHRA and respond to alerts as necessary.

Run a computer search on the drug involved.

Arrange appropriate information to go the patients involved and update their records.

Repeat the search after a suitable time interval.

1.5 Repeat Prescribing

Ensure the effective implementation of repeat dispensing by:

Identifying patients suitable for repeat dispensing.

Work closely with prescribers and community pharmacies.

Issue medication for future repeat prescribing within scope of competence as an independent prescriber.

1.6 External Stakeholders

Provide patients on treating self-limiting conditions through face to face or remote consultation with referral to community pharmacy services as appropriate.

Build rapport and work with relevant ICB team members to achieve local incentives with includes antimicrobial stewardship, cost effective prescribing and medicine safety management in line with local formulary and guidance.

1.7 Assist with minor illness clinics

2. Management

Initiate and implement ideas to improve acute and repeat prescribing.

Support the doctors and nurse practitioners in maintaining good prescribing.

3. Administration

Maintain accurate and clear clinical records.

Be familiar with the current QoF, LES and DES requirements.

Initiate and participate in practice audit.

Contribute to the smooth running and future development of the practices.

4. Professional Development

Pursue self-directed learning: identifying areas of weakness and taking steps to improve.

Complete significant event forms when these occur.

Maintain continued education by attendance at appropriate courses and study days as agreed with the PCN Leadership Team.

Maintain registration with the GPHC.

Adhere to the GPHC code of professional conduct.

Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for all workers, carers and patients. Ensure that all statutory regulations (eg Health and Safety, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) are implemented.

Promote a professional approach at all times by attire and attitude to patients and staff both in and out of the Practice.

5. Code of Conduct

All staff are required to work in accordance with the code of conduct for their professional group (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health Professions Council, General Medical Council, NHS Code of Conduct for Senior Managers).

6. Health, Safety and Welfare

In accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 you have a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to yourself and to others by your work activities.

The post holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others Health, Safety, Welfare and security as defined in the Practices Health & Safety Policy and in accordance with The Health and Safety at Work Act to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.

Identifying the risk involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

Managing risks and reporting.

You will be issued with an identity badge which you must wear at all time on site.

You are responsible for the security of any keys, smartcards, passwords, etc., issued to you.

7. Infection Control

It is the responsibility of all staff, whether clinical or non-clinical, to familiarise themselves with and adhere to current policy in relation to the prevention of the spread of infection.

Clinical staff, on entering and leaving clinical areas and between contacts with patients, must follow the practices handwashing policy. Staff are required to communicate any infection risks to the practice manager.

8. Equality and diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

9. Clinical Governance and Risk Management

The PCN believes everyone has a role to play in improving and contributing to the quality of care provided to our patients. As an employee of the PCN you are expected to take a proactive role in supporting the PCN and Practices clinical governance agenda by:

Taking part in activities for improving quality such as clinical audit.

Identifying and managing risks through incident and near miss reporting and undertaking risk assessments.

Following polices, guidelines and procedures.

Maintaining continued professional development.

Clinical staff making entries into patient health records are required to follow any standards of record keeping.

10. Information Quality Assurance

As an employee of the PCN it is expected that you will take due diligence and care in regard to any information collected, recorded, processed or handled by you during the course of your work and that such information is collected, recorded, processed and handled in compliance with PCN and Practice requirements and instructions.

11. Freedom of Information

The post holder should be aware of the responsibility placed on employees under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and is responsible for helping to ensure that the PCN and Practices comply with the Act when handling or dealing with any information relating to PCN or Practice activity.

12. Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree or MSc in Pharmacy Hold or be working towards a Postgraduate Diploma Independent prescribing qualification.

Behavioural competencies and skills

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
• An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practice.
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing. Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
• Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Produce timely and informative reports.
• Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
• Work effectively independently and as a team member.
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provisions.
• Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary.
• Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity.
• Can follow legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies / procedures and codes of conduct.

Desirable

• Good IT skills.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of principles of evidence-based healthcare.

Other

Essential

• Self-motivation.
• Adaptable and Flexible.
• Full driving licence.
• Professional indemnity insurance (if not covered by practice policy).

Professional Registration

Essential

• Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
• A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical 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.

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

North Staffordshire GP Federation

Address

Newcastle South PCN

And all practices within

ST5 2BQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• The postholder will be advised to attend and complete the New T2DM and Obesity Management Education Programme.
• Work alongside Diabetes Specialist Nurse, as part of the team to deliver the nursing service for patients with diabetes and improve staff competence.
• The Diabetes-Obesity Nurse Educator will be expected to attend regular diabetes-obesity training and updates.
• Demonstrate highly specialist knowledge and skills in the specialty of diabetes.
• Have a primary clinical responsibility for patients with diabetes.
• To be the primary link in the coordinating of patients with diabetes between hospital services including surgery, medicine, paediatrics and community services.
• Responsible for planning mandatory training and keeping accurate records.
• The Diabetes-Obesity nurse educator will develop and deliver education and training packages concerning Diabetes, Obesity, Safe prescribing and monitoring of Glp-1 therapies
• The Diabetes-Obesity Nurse Educator will link with CHFT clinical educators, providing training to CHFT nursing staff and new starters.
• Produce a competency document, responsible for assessing competency, training, and sign off, once the HCP feels proficient and confident.
• The Diabetes-Obesity Nurse Educator will be responsible for keeping Health Care Professionals informed and up to date as and when new diabetes obesity evidence is released, guidelines and treatments updated, as well as sharing outcomes and audit data.
• Responsible for upskilling primary care staff to develop confidence and competence initiating, prescribing, monitoring GLP-1 (non-insulin) injectable therapies.
• To be the point of direct contact providing assessment, advice and clinical judgment on future patient management.
• Actively manage and maintain responsibility for a defined patient caseload in collaboration with medical staff.
• Lead in ensuring all education issues are addressed.
• Participate in development within the service and contribute to achieving performance targets, meeting capacity and demand required.
• Play an active role in research and evaluation of the diabetes service and ensure best use of evidence-based health care. Contribute to a wider national agenda within the field of Diabetes.
• Deliver nursing care in diabetes for both outpatients and inpatients across both acute sites.
• Demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills through nursing practice.
• Maintain own expert levels of clinical competence.
• Promote and facilitate research and evidence-based practice in Diabetes Nursing.
• To support in establishing, implementation and monitoring of nursing practice guidelines, standards, policies and protocols/care pathways.
• Maintain a high profile in the clinical area, acting as a role model for other health care professionals.
• Be aware of ethical and legal issues.
• Always act as a role model for quality nursing care, promoting the need for effective evidence-based interventions.
• Act as patient advocate at all points of the care pathway.
• Maintain a professional portfolio.
• Adhere to the Trust Policy & Procedure.
• Act always in accordance with NMC code of conduct and guiding documents.
• Ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being met.
• Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of the care.
• Support and enable patients to make informed choices.
• Recognise, prevent and diffuse potential areas of conflict and where required take a key role in the management of the outcome.
• Be proactive in the development of practice/services in the clinical area through the business planning process/service development and in conjunction with Team leader, Matron, General Manager and clinician.
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others and participate in the development of the same.
• Continually monitor standards of care and contribute to the improvement of care through benchmarking, Clinical Audit and Research.
• Support and facilitate research evidence- based practice in the specialist area.
• Disseminate good practice by pursuing opportunities to present work at national conferences, MDT meetings and journal publications.
• Promote patient and public involvement activities in the specialist area leading to service improvement.
• Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
• Identify clinical issues and incidents within the Trust that reduce the quality of care within the specialist services.
• Take part in activities to counter these to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• First level registration NMC
• Recognised teaching and assessing skill
• Mentorship/Preceptorship Qualification
• Recognised teaching qualification or working towards this
• Evidence of recent education in relevant field
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Nurse Prescriber / willingness to work towards

Desirable

• Degree in health care
• Leadership training

Knowledge, Experience and Expertise

Essential

• Evidence-backed experience in diabetes management
• Evidence of effective leadership and developmental work
• Experience of delivering training packages
• Experience of presenting
• Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of diabetes
• Demonstrate an understanding of current issues in health and social care
• Up to date professional knowledge
• Commitment to clinical audit, research and evidence-based practice

Desirable

• Experience in research/audit
• Experience and facilitation of change management
• Evidence of innovative practice

Communication and Relationships

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Demonstrate commitment to CPD.
• Education and Training skills
• Self-motivating and the ability to influence others

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

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CRH/HRI

Calderdale and Huddersfield

HX3 0PW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Refer to Key Local Information and Job Description

• To undertake comprehensive assessments of service users referred to the team, both urgent and routine, including specialist assessments of clients requiring non-medical prescribing, ensuring that a full health and social needs assessment, including medical history and medication history, is undertaken and implemented where required.
• To establish diagnosis and prescribe accordingly, discussing all treatment options (including non-pharmacological treatment) and potential side-effects with each service user.
• To ensure that record keeping is both up to date and accurate adhering to Trust, NMC and good practice guidelines, including clear documentation of medications discussed their effects and risks.
• To establish, plan and implement Clinical Management Plans (CMPs) where appropriate and review at least annually.
• To request formal diagnostic tests in line with Trust, NICE and Department of Health guidelines.
• To assess and review the service users progress with their care coordinator.
• To prescribe and change medications within area of speciality and competence.
• To formulate, implement and evaluate individual care plans and nursing treatment plans with the involvement of all parties in the care of the service user.
• To work within Trust Medicines and Non-Medical Prescribing Policies.
• To establish and maintain good liaison with GP practices and other mental health services in the area, including sharing prescribing information and rationale.
• To maintain comprehensive case records in line with Trust requirements, including recording medications prescribed.
• To ensure that all prescribing decisions are communicated.
• To be the lead Drug and Alcohol nurse prescriber supporting the care of service users within the framework of the Care Programme Approach [CPA]
• To undertake risk assessments and management plans.
• To monitor and evaluate the quality of care given to service users.
• To offer carers an assessment of their needs.
• Prepare reports for tribunals, case conferences as required.
• To ensure the Trust Policies in relation to CPA, Risk Management and Confidentiality are strictly adhered to.
• To maintain an holistic approach with service users and work with them in all aspects of their lives in a variety of settings.
• To participate in the Reach SPOC Duty System to provide urgent response and advice to service users as required.

Person Specification

Professional registration/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (part 1)
• Post registration qualification in Nurse Independent / Supplementary Prescriber recorded by NMC.

Clinical Assessment Skills

Essential

• Approved Medication Management training (this incorporates CBT techniques, motivational interviewing and psycho-education).
• At least 3 years post qualifying experience in Mental Health, 2 at Band 6 or above
• At least 6 months experience working as a Supplementary Nurse Prescriber. o Expert clinical assessment skills.
• Experience of care co-ordination for a group of service users, developing specialised Clinical Management Plans.
• Knowledge of key Government targets in Mental Health.
• Experience of using different treatment models in practice.
• Thorough knowledge of the principals of CPA.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of current Mental Health legislation.
• Can demonstrate knowledge and principal of Risk Assessment and Risk Management.
• Knowledge of the National Service Framework standards.

Other

Essential

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

Desirable

• Experience of leading clinical teams

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with other staff. o Good organisational skills.
• Able to be self-motivated and self-directing.
• Experience of clinical audit process.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Weymouth Drug & Alcohol Service (Reach)

Weymouth Coffee Tavern

Weymouth

DT4 8JH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide specialised advice on Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and its provision across the Trust to promote safe and effective working practice. The post holder will lead, in collaboration with the Clinical Lead, on the development of strategy and operational delivery of MBCT within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHC) to the workforce.

To work as an autonomous practitioner, and to coordinate the delivery of a programme of MBCT groups within the service, developing and monitoring clinical and staff wellbeing aspects of the service. This will entail processing referrals, screening individuals as to the suitability of MBCT, considering risk issues and tailoring advice according to their presentation under the clinical supervision of the Clinical Lead.

To support the development of a supervised MBCT training pathway for staff within the Trust: providing: training; supervision/mentorship; and assessing competency to adhere with national standards and guidelines.

To engage in audit, research and service evaluation initiatives to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of MBCT service provision.

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

Person Specification

essential

Essential

• A recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, medicine, social work and occupational therapy or equivalent experience to work in the mental health field.
• MBCT training recognised as meeting Good Practice Guidelines by the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (BAMBA)

Desirable

• Listed as a mindfulness-based Practitioner with the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (BAMBA)

essential

Essential

• Significant experience of working in a core mental health profession, including: Clinical work with patients drawn from a wide range of diagnostic groups. Experience of working with acute and chronic anxiety disorders and depression

Desirable

• Experience of working with complex presentations beyond the scope of this post e.g. severe and enduring mental health problems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Ann's House

117 Thorneywood Mount,

Nottingham

NG25 0DE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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