Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum of 2 GCSE must include Science, English or maths or equivalent level qualification
• IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part I or equivalent qualification/significant experience at relevant level

Desirable

• A level or equivalent qualification

Experience

Essential

• Previous Histology laboratory experience
• Experience of following SOP's

Desirable

• Previous NHS Laboratory experience
• Previous experience of embedding, microtomy, manual staining
• Previous administrative experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the NHS Constitution & 'Understanding the New NHS'
• Good organisational and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise work and work effectively under pressure
• Good attention to detail

Desirable

• Health and safety legislation
• COSHH
• Theoretical understanding of Histology

Other

Essential

• Ability to take part in working rotas as required by the service including late shift, weekends and bank holidays
• Flexibility in working hours to suit the needs of the service
• Ability to adhere to policies, procedures and standards

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesDocument Management

• Scan, index and file patient documentation into the clinical system.
• Ensure all documents are accurately matched to the correct patient record.
• Process and manage document workflow tasks within EMIS.
• Maintain electronic patient records to a high standard of accuracy.
• Process document amendments and record updates as required.
• Redact patient information where appropriate and in accordance with data protection legislation.
• Handle incoming and outgoing post, ensuring timely distribution and processing.
• Manage incoming and outgoing emails and correspondence.

• Clinically code patient information in accordance with Practice protocols and NHS coding standards.
• Summarise new patient medical records accurately and efficiently.
• Review and summarise historical patient records where required.
• Process and manage laboratory reports through EMIS workflows.
• Identify and escalate clinical information requiring urgent attention.

• Process online access requests for medical records.
• Manage proxy access applications in line with Practice policy and NHS guidance.
• Process Subject Access Requests (SARs) and Insurance/GP Reports (IGPR) in accordance with legal and contractual requirements.
• Ensure all record requests are completed within statutory timescales.

• Complete urgent and Two Week Wait (2WW) referrals accurately and within required timescales.
• Send referrals via appropriate systems and pathways.
• Monitor referral status and follow up on outstanding, delayed, or rejected referrals.
• Chase appointments and expedite referrals where clinically indicated.
• Process Advice and Guidance requests on behalf of clinicians.

• Type and format dictated correspondence using the Lexacom system.
• Prepare and format letters generated through Heidi and AccuRx systems.
• Draft, edit and format documents, reports and clinical correspondence.
• Respond to internal staff queries relating to document processing and patient records.
• Communicate with secondary care providers and consultants on behalf of GPs regarding patient care, appointments and clinical queries.

• Maintain strict patient confidentiality at all times.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, Data Protection legislation, NHS Information Governance standards and Practice policies.
• Handle sensitive information securely and appropriately.
• Ensure records management processes comply with relevant NHS guidance and statutory requirements.

• Participate in team meetings and training activities as required.
• Work collaboratively with clinicians, administrative staff, and the wider Practice team.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives and support Practice objectives.
• Provide support and cover for colleagues where appropriate.

• Undertake mandatory training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Maintain knowledge of current Practice procedures, NHS guidance and relevant legislation.
• Comply with Practice policies, procedures and Health and Safety requirements.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade and responsibilities of the post.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in a medical secretarial or administrative role
• Experience managing and prioritising a varied workload in a busy office environment

Desirable

• Experience working in a GP practice or NHS setting
• Experience using EMIS and other similar clinical systems
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
• GCSE Mathematics and English (C/4 or above)
• Good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

Benchill Medical Practice

Address

Brownley Green Health Centre

171 Brownley Road

Wythenshawe

Manchester

M22 9UH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you a naturally caring experienced Healthcare Assistant in the UK, looking for your career to be fulfilling, where you’re valued, recognised and supported?

If you want to make a positive difference to the lives of others and change lives for the better, then join the team at Arbury Courtin Warrington as a Healthcare Assistantand experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

You’ll have access to a range of training and development options to help you achieve your career aspirations, while working as part of a supportive and friendly team in a culture built on kindness and teamwork.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care for women in medium, and low secure, and psychiatric intensive care PICU) environments, who have Personality Disorder and Mental Health conditions., using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recover pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.

Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analysing behaviours and adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your involvement, knowing that you’ve made someone’s life better

Where you will be working

Join the multidisciplinary team at Arbury Court and provide care and treatment for adult women in medium, and low secure, and psychiatric intensive care PICU) environments, who have Personality Disorder and Mental Health conditions.

Rehabilitation and recovery at Arbury Court focuses on care being ‘person-centred’ as opposed to ‘disease-centred’.

The service is located just off the M62 junction 9 in Winwick, which benefits from good transport links, making it easy to commute to from most local areas between Liverpool and Manchester.

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Hourly Rate £13.11
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Candidates should have previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant, demonstrating a caring and supportive nature.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Warrington

WA2 8TR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Theatre Practitioner - Anaesthetics & Recovery (RGN / ODP) (Bank) Tees Hospital | Nursing | Ad hoc | Part Time Up to £23.00 per hour depending on experience As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we offer a fantastic home for your career. And we'll give you the freedom to work autonomously, making full use of your expertise. Here's where you bring your drive, passion and high standards to help shape the health of the nation. As a Theatre Practitioner / ODP in Anaesthetic & Recovery at our Tees Hospital, you'll be registered with the appropriate governing body. You have the qualifications and experience that are relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC. Plus, you bring post-registration experience, flexibility and excellent communication skills. You're also a great team worker. As a Theatre Practitioner / ODP in Anaesthetic & Recovery, you will:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As a Theatre Practitioner / ODP in Anaesthetic & Recovery at our Tees Hospital, you'll be registered with the appropriate governing body. You have the qualifications and experience that are relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC.

Experience

Essential

• Plus, you bring post-registration experience, flexibility and excellent communication skills. You're also a great team worker.

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

Nuffield Health

Address

Junction Road

Stockton-on-Tees

TS20 1PX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, evidence based and equitable speech and language therapy interventions for children and young people attending The Childrens Trust in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Devise suitable, individual, plans that fit within the childs daily routine, whether to be carried out by parents or members of the Multidisciplinary team; these should be monitored, evaluated, and adjusted appropriately according to the needs of the child.
• Facilitate involvement of family and carers in the rehabilitation process, including day-to-day therapy sessions, and the handing over of practical skills and care.
• Be an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for assessment, treatment and planning for an allocated caseload of children/young people.
• Be a key point of support and advice for the speech and language therapy team and Multidisciplinary team.
• Work closely with all members of the Multidisciplinary team, as well as the child and family, to provide a fully integrated approach to the overall management of the child. This will include any home/school visits, professional child related meetings and / or appointments, as required.
• Liaise with all appropriate medical staff, whether employed by The Children's Trust, visiting consultants or at off-site clinics, and attend clinics with the child as required.
• Contribute to the assessment and discussion of new referrals to The Children's Trust, carrying out off site referral assessments around the United Kingdom, as required.
• Identify, assess, and refer appropriate children / young people requiring instrumental assessment, for example Videofluoroscopy Swallow Study, in accordance with departmental policy and guidance.
• Contribute to child related reports, including looked after children and annual review reports as required, and assist with the collation of these as and when required, in a timely manner and in line with organisational targets.
• Utilise patient reported and standardised outcome measures for each allocated child/young person and complete in a timely manner.
• Assess, evaluate, and recommend discharge/transition plans for children/young people within the multidisciplinary team framework.
• Provide clinical cover across the service during episodes of staff shortage/heavy workload, in order to ensure effective service delivery.
• Work flexibly in terms of hours, in order to meet the needs of the individual child / young person, as well as the service as a whole, including an early evening (maximum one per week) and weekend day (maximum one per month)
• Actively participate in and support the running of relevant meetings.
• Actively contribute to audit and research, including production of research outputs.

Communication

• Facilitates effective communication with families and members of the multidisciplinary team, supporting others to embed the advice regarding management of needs around communication and eating and drinking.
• Recognises barriers to communication and be able to reduce and repair these as appropriate.
• Communicates regularly and effectively with the wider team and Therapy Leads.
• Maintains clear and concise documents and records, in accordance with The Childrens Trust Policy.
• Ensures documents are managed confidentially at all times.
• Involve children and families in areas of service development.
• Use a range of advanced communication skills, to share specialised information and discussions with a range of audiences, with different levels of knowledge and expertise.
• Attend, contribute and chair Multidisciplinary Team meetings, to discuss individual children/ young people.
• Manage informal complaints, in line with The Childrens Trust polices and contribute to the resolution of written complaints and as they occur, taking immediate action where necessary.
• Develop and promote relationships with external networks, including professionals, stakeholders, and specialist centres, in order to ensure excellence of care, whilst representing the organisation and reflecting The Children's Trust core values.

Governance

• Read and implement all policies, procedures, and risk assessments, pertinent to working practice and keep up to date with changes as and when they occur.
• Critically evaluate practice through clinical audits and by appraisal of the information gained, in combination with current knowledge of evidence-based practice; identify opportunities for service improvement and development, with support from Clinical Specialist Therapists/ Heads of Therapy.
• Continue the audit cycle, by evaluating any changes implemented as a result. This should include the adoption of evidence informed practice, the trial of emerging interventions and the cessation of interventions, where evidence is insufficient and other approaches are indicated.
• Recognise and critically appraise situations where the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of the service are compromised and take appropriate action to resolve the situation, with support from Highly Specialist Therapists/ Head of Rehabilitation Therapies.
• Critically reflect on own performance and that of other staff; and use this evaluation to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of future practice.
• Undergo The Childrens Trust Risk Assessor training, in order that all activities are risk assessed and documented in the most appropriate format. Ensure that detailed risk assessments are completed, as required.
• Actively participate in local clinical governance activities.

Career Long Learning, Education and Research

• Undertake all mandatory training, in line with The Childrens Trust policies.
• Independently advance personal knowledge, understanding and skills, in line with identified learning needs, by making appropriate use of a variety of learning and development resources and opportunities, e.g., by attending courses/ lectures, attending, and contributing to journal club, contact and involvement with relevant Clinical Excellence Networks, engaging in shadowing and peer observation sessions, and/ or visiting other departments.
• Develop and deliver external training courses in area of specialism, where potential demand is identified.
• Disseminate and ensure the embedding of relevant new practice, through attendance at and contributing to in-service education, Literature Reviews, mentoring and shared sessions.
• Record outcomes of learning activities, in a format that reflects personal preferences and professional requirement, in line with the RCSLT competencies.
• Complete and maintain clinical competency documents in line with job role, for example RCSLT dysphagia competencies.
• Take an active part in the training of junior colleagues and lead the development of Reflective Practice in others.
• Participates in in-service competency training programmes and teaching sessions, as appropriate.
• Continuously updates knowledge of the external environment and highlights any issues that will impact upon existing policies and procedures.

Limits of Authority and Problem Solving

• In addition to The Childrens Trust policies, the Specialist Speech and Language Therapist is governed by, and should adhere to, the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Proficiency for speech and language therapists and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Quality Assurance Standards.
• Make day-to-day decisions regarding speech, language and feeding / swallowing requirements for children and young people, based on case load, including recommendations for specialist equipment.
• Responsible for day-to-day time management and prioritisation of workload, taking into account the needs of the whole service.
• Monthly formal supervision.
• Provides formal supervision monthly to junior Speech and Language Therapists and/or Multidisciplinary Technicians.
• Support recruitment processes, as requested by the Therapy Team Lead.

Professionalism

• Takes action and raises concerns.
• Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust.
• Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.
• Committed to demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times.

Health and Safety

• Adheres to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures.
• Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post.
• Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training.
• Promotes the health and safety of others.
• Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (Vantage), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.
• Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment.

Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience

• Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.
• Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary.
• Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience.
• Remains organised and focused when under pressure.
• Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.
• Motivates self and other.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Formal and informal assessment of speech, language, communication, and ability to devise and carry out intervention plans
• Ability to meet the physical demands of providing intensive speech and language therapy
• Attention to detail
• Professional integrity, particularly in clinical governance
• Commitment to working flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical and creative problem-solving skills in unpredictable situations, synthesising a variety of evidence and presenting this in a relevant format e.g., report; presentation
• Workload management including delegation of tasks and day-to-day teamwork
• Competent Microsoft IT skills in order to collect and interpret data, present reports, and compile presentations in a range of contexts
• Advanced verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to parents/carers and managing conflict when appropriate
• Reflective practice skills able to give clear and effective feedback and support others to develop
• Develop and lead clinical audit within specialist clinical area

Desirable

• Competent in supporting junior staff in developing dysphagia skills
• UK Driving Licence

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Commitment to the vision and values of The Childrens Trust.
• Flexible and can do attitude to competing commitments in workload.
• Highly motivated and reliable.
• Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.
• Commitment to maintaining personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of colleagues.

Experience

Essential

• Willingness to engage in awareness level tracheostomy training and dysphagia competency training at Level C
• Experience in any one or a combination of the following -
• (Neuro rehabilitation; adults or paediatric, Children or adults with complex medical needs, Alternative Augmentative Communication)
• Worked within a multidisciplinary team
• Worked with children and families

Desirable

• Minimum of 18 months clinical experience post basic qualification
• Clinical experience of working with children, young people, or adults with feeding / swallowing issues
• Experience of service development and quality improvement

Qualifications

Essential

• RCSLT recognised degree or postgraduate degree diploma in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Certified member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy
• Evidence of successful completion of relevant specialist courses
• Willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties including extended role activities
• Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards

Desirable

• Evidence of completing RCSLT dysphagia competencies Level A/B or working at Level C
• Demonstrated competency in dysphagia

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of oro-pharyngeal dysphagia assessment and range of interventions used for acquired and developmental rehabilitation
• Knowledge of current research, clinical audit, and service evaluation methods
• Clinical assessment and intervention skills relevant to children and/or adults people with neuro-disability.
• Clinical reasoning skills in predictable situations, analysing a variety of evidence and presenting this in a relevant format e.g., report; presentation
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people with complex disabilities
• Commitment to the vision and values of The Childrens Trust
• Flexible and can do attitude to competing commitments in workload
• Highly motivated and reliable

Desirable

• Knowledge of tracheostomy impact on speaking; secretions and swallowing; and knowledge of management of tracheostomy care and weaning
• Understanding of physical, communication, behavioural and emotional changes after acquired brain injury (ABI).

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

The Children's Trust

Address

The Childrens Trust

Tadworth Court

Tadworth

Surrey

KT20 5RU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Weve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.

As part of your induction, you will be required to attend face-to-face training sessions and/or complete e-learning modules relevant to your role. If you have previously worked for another NHS organisation before joining Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), we can transfer eligible mandatory training records where appropriate, helping to avoid unnecessary duplication of learning.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration or equivalent.
• FRCR/MRCP or equivalent
• (Entry on the Specialist Register as a clinical oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the advisory appointments committee)

Desirable

• Higher qualification in Medicine.
• Research degree (MD/PhD).
• Clinical Experience in relevant tumour sites.

Skills

Essential

• Enthusiasm for developing tumour site specialisation and Cancer Services in Kent.
• Ability to organise and manage.

Desirable

• Experience in Clinical Audit and Research.
• Experience in medical education

Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work in a team.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Caring attitude to patients.

Desirable

• An interest and a capacity to teach and learn from members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Dedication to maintaining and developing the cancer care group in co-operation with other hospital departments.

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

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

Maidstone Hospital

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9QQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide strong and decisive leadership and management of all staff within RCDAS. To manage the staff team and all day-to-day issues of the service. To take the lead role in the induction, team building and retention of staff. To deputise at designated times in the absence of the Borough Lead.2. To ensure regular clinical and line management supervision, appraisal and teaching of staff across the team to ensure high standard of client care. To identify and support opportunities for staff development and training.To facilitate and manage change whilst maintaining a high quality effective service.3. To take responsibility for the management of a defined caseload of clients with complex needs and facilitation of groups or other elements of front line service delivery where required. At times to deliver nurse specific interventions such as vaccinations and where appropriately qualified deliver non-medical prescribing within scope of practice and Trust guidelines for alcohol and drug clients attending the service.4. To ensure service information requirements are met through the production of required statistics and data and ensuring this remains a priority. Ensure timely inputting of information by team members so as to support effective Trust, local commissioning and national reporting requirements.5. Undertaking of regular audits to ensure that all clinical records/ practice is of a high quality and in line with CAG, Trust, CQC standards and national polices/ guidance such as safeguarding adults and children, PHE recommendations and NICE guidance. 6. To organise, attend and facilitate relevant clinical and service development team meetings as well as specific borough and CAG wide meetings.7. To actively promote and encourage service user and carer involvement in the service.8. To draft/ review/ evaluate clinical protocols/ operational procedures as required, to ensure the service is responsive to changes in practice, trends in substance use and legislation.9. To manage human resources issues to optimum effect including being involved in and leading on staff recruitment and selection process, performance management, sickness management etc. as required.10. To have knowledge and awareness of expenditure in relation to budget and prescribing costs, identifying and reporting on cost pressures where appropriate.11. With the Borough Lead's support and direction, identify appropriate areas of development in collaboration with other SLaM/ partnership colleagues. To continually consider how the service could be developed to meet the needs of this client group and review the Service Contract/ emerging strategies as appropriate and make recommendations. To develop and maintain effective links and lines of communication with partnership agencies, Trust departments, commissioners, CCG and other local stakeholders.12. To ensure effective investigation of complaints and serious untoward incidents in consultation with the Borough Lead/ Consultant Psychiatrist/Psychologist and other appropriate SLaM staff, and to identify systems learning as a result of such investigations and implement changes as appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (BSc (Hons) in Nursing) with extensive post qualification experience a significant proportion of which has been working with people with substance misuse related problems
• Evidence of post qualification training related to substance use

Desirable

• MSC or Degree level training relevant to care of clients with substance misuse problems
• NMP qualification
• Management qualification or relevant experience at senior level
• Evidence of a certificate in Practice Supervisor Training, Practice Assessor Training, Practice Supervisor or Assessor Training, SSSA-aligned training, or a recognised Mentorship Certificate (or equivalent qualification)

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of taking a lead on specific areas and projects within an addictions team
• oExperience of working with and managing staff within substance misuse and co-morbid mental health/dual diagnosis problems within the community
• oManagement qualification or relevant experience at senior level
• oExperience of assessment and casework which meets the needs of adults with substance misuse problems who require community care and an ability to engage a team to implement this in a systematic way
• oExperience of taking a lead role in multidisciplinary working
• oAbility to both clinically supervise, line manage and appraise staff
• oExperience and skills in delivery of psycho-social therapeutic interventions
• oExperience of recruitment and selection of staff

Desirable

• oExperience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals
• oExperience of staff performance management
• oExperience of project management
• oExperience of having undertaken audit work

Knowledge / Skills

Essential

• oWorking knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with care for this client group
• oAn understanding of Recovery-led practice and a willingness to promote social inclusion and recovery principles in clinical practice
• oEvidence of continuing professional development and training related to substance misuse
• oKnowledge and experience of health required and substance misuse specific data reporting and computer literacy
• oAbility to build and maintain high standards of communication with a variety of personnel and agencies at all levels
• oAbility to effectively manage resources within an allocated budget
• oAbility to analyse complex data and use the information to improve performance
• oComputer literacy and experience of use of electronic patient record systems or other health-related recording systems

Desirable

• oProven ability to maintain a balance between strategic and operational management
• oAbility to work changeable hours/ location at fairly short notice where there is clear and reasonable service need
• oAdvanced computer skills and use of spread sheets

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

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

WCDAS | St John's Therapy Centre

162 St John's Hill

London

SW11 1SW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, execute and evaluate physiotherapy interventions for referred children, within a multidisciplinary team setting and using facilities available, both on and off site.
• Carry out highly specialist physiotherapy assessments and interventions, including support for the on-site Botox clinic; serial casting; and Orthotics provision.
• Produce functional goals in collaboration with the child / young person, family and MDT.
• Devise suitable, individualised, 24hr physiotherapy/postural management programmes for each child, whether to be carried out by parents or members of the Multidisciplinary team these should be monitored, evaluated and adjusted appropriately according to the needs of the child.
• Work collaboratively with families to maximise engagement in therapy sessions; support the management of and promote confidence, in meeting their childs needs.
• Assess for and organise provision of necessary therapy equipment and/or orthotics. This may be loaned equipment for use at The Childrens Trust or recommendations for equipment for long-term use on return home.
• Teach, integrate and monitor physiotherapy interventions/ advice in the childs environment, whether it is carried out by parents, therapy staff, nursing or care staff.
• Work closely with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team, as well as the child and family, to provide a fully integrated approach to the overall management of the child. This will include any home/school visits, professional child related meetings and/ or appointments, as required.
• Use awareness of how other components of the childs care and rehabilitation may impact on their respiratory function.
• Use awareness of how a 24hr postural management programme impacts on the respiratory system, sleep pattern and the compliance to rehabilitation, to inform physiotherapy interventions and the multidisciplinary care and therapy plans.
• Support the delivery of 24hr rehabilitation, through the provision of advice/ information, education and modelling, to the Multidisciplinary Team, tailoring the provision of information to the needs of the child, their family and the staff concerned.
• Liaise with all appropriate medical staff, whether employed by The Childrens Trust, visiting consultants or at off-site clinics and attend clinics with the child, as and when required.
• Contribute to the assessment and discussion of new referrals to The Childrens Trust, carrying out off-site referral assessments around the United Kingdom, as required.
• Work collaboratively with professional colleagues in other services, to facilitate the admission and discharge process.
• Take on the role of Coordinating Therapist, following team discussion or as requested by the Heads of Therapy, in accordance with the profile description.
• Keep appropriate and accurate intervention records, fulfilling legal, professional and all other requirements of The Childrens Trust.
• Contribute to child related reports and assist with the collation of these as required, in a timely manner and in line with organisational targets.
• Critically evaluate new intervention methods and implement where deemed appropriate/ necessary.
• Provide clinical cover across the service during episodes of staff shortage/heavy workload, in order to ensure effective service delivery.
• Work flexibility in terms of hours of work, including the ability to work an early evening (weekly) and one weekend day, per calendar month.
• Represent the Therapy Team and The Childrens Trust when appropriate, deputising for the Heads of Therapy as required.
• Actively participate in and support the running of relevant meetings.
• To undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with children/young people (applying the principles of consistent communication).
• Facilitate effective communication with families and members of the Multidisciplinary Team.
• Recognise barriers to effective communication and be able to reduce these as appropriate.
• Maintain clear and concise documents and records, in accordance with The Childrens Trust Policy.
• Ensure documents are managed confidentially at all times.
• Attend and contribute to regular meetings with the Multidisciplinary Team, to discuss individual children/young people and service in general, as required e.g., reviews, case conferences, parents evenings, clinics.
• Manage informal complaints, in line with The Childrens Trust polices and contribute to the resolution of written complaints, and as they occur taking immediate action where necessary.

Governance

• Read and implement all policies, procedures, and risk assessments, pertinent to working practice and keep up to date with changes as and when they occur.
• Critically evaluate practice through clinical audits and by appraisal of the information gained, in combination with current knowledge of evidence-based practice; identify opportunities for service improvement and development, with support from Clinical Specialist Therapists/ Heads of Therapy.
• Continue the audit cycle, by evaluating any changes implemented as a result. This should include the adoption of evidence informed practice, the trial of emerging interventions and the cessation of interventions, where evidence is insufficient and other approaches are indicated.
• Recognise and critically appraise situations where the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of the service are compromised and take appropriate action to resolve the situation, with support from Highly Specialist Therapists/ Head of Rehabilitation Therapies.
• Critically reflect on own performance and that of other staff; and use this evaluation to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of future practice.
• Undergo The Childrens Trust Risk Assessor training, in order that all activities are risk assessed and documented in the most appropriate format. Ensure that detailed risk assessments are completed, as required.
• Actively participate in local clinical governance activities.

Career Long Learning, Education and Research

• Undertake all mandatory training, in line with The Childrens Trust policy.
• Advance personal knowledge, understanding and skills in line with identified learning needs, by making appropriate use of a variety of learning and development resources and opportunities, e.g. by attending courses/ lectures, contact and involvement with relevant special interest groups and visiting other departments/ organisations and by conducting Literature Reviews.
• Prepare appropriately for Performance Development Reviews, identifying learning objectives and setting targets; identify opportunities for professional development in order to meet continuing professional development requirements.
• Participates in in-service competency training programmes and teaching sessions, as appropriate.

Limits of Authority and Problem Solving

• Make day-to-day decisions regarding physiotherapy requirements for children and young people, based on case load, including recommendations for specialist equipment.
• Responsible for day-to-day time management and prioritisation of workload, taking into account the needs of the whole service.
• Monthly formal supervision.
• Provide formal supervision monthly to junior Therapists and/or Multidisciplinary Technicians.
• Supporting the Physiotherapy Team and house based multi-disciplinary team in delivery of an effective service.

Professionalism

• Takes action and raises concerns.
• Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust.
• Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.
• Committed to demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times.

Health and Safety

• Adheres to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures.
• Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post.
• Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training.
• Promotes the health and safety of others.
• Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (Vantage), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.
• Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment.

Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience

• Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.
• Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary.
• Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience.
• Remains organised and focused when under pressure.
• Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.
• Motivates self and other.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Attention to detail
• Professional integrity, particularly in clinical governance
• Ability to work flexibly, in order to meet the needs of the service, including an early evening (weekly) and one weekend day, per calendar month (N.B. there is no On Call service required)
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Commitment to the vision and values of The Childrens Trust.
• Flexible and can do attitude to competing commitments in workload.
• Highly motivated and reliable.
• Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.
• Commitment to maintaining personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of colleagues.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of five years clinical experience post qualification
• Minimum of three years clinical experience working in Paediatrics, Neurology and/ or Neurosurgery
• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Working with children and families
• Experience of undertaking a research study or audit

Desirable

• Experience of leading a team and change management
• Experiencing developing a new service pathway, or desire to do so
• Experience working in spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Continuous Professional Development, above the regulatory body standards

Desirable

• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or European Academy of Childhood Disability
• Postgraduate Diploma or Masters (or currently enrolled/ near to completion)

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current research in acute brain injury in paediatrics
• Knowledge of relevant outcome measures relating to acute brain injury and/ or paediatric neurology
• Competent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Desirable

• Podium and/or poster presentations at conferences

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

The Children's Trust

Address

The Childrens Trust

Tadworth Court

Tadworth

Surrey

KT20 5RU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE:ARRS General Practitioner

EMPLOYER:Wandsworth Primary Care Network Services Ltd

SESSIONS:Four sessions per week

ACCOUNTABLE TO:Clinical Directors - Dr Abid Shoaib & Dr Soleman Begg,

PCN Operations Manager - Mr Tim Hodgson

Naomi Lee - Service Manager, The Junction Health Centre

Dr Kulsum Ansari - GP Partner, Clapham Junction Medical Practice

PLACE OF WORK:The Junction Health Centre & Clapham Junction Medical Practice

CONTRACT:Fixed Term until 31 March 2027 with a view to change subject to national DES contracting.

The opportunity:

Wandsworth PCN is a forward-thinking Primary Care Network delivering care to a patient population of circa 54,000 across 6 practices:

• Chatfield Health Care
• Falcon Road Medical Centre
• The Begg Practice @ St John's Hill Surgery
• The Junction Health Centre
• Bolingbroke Medical Centre
• Clapham Junction Medical Practice

Our aim is to provide exemplary patient care, finding innovative solutions in general practice to deliver the best care we can to our patients.

Our PCN and practice teams have a positive and supportive working relationship, and this role is an opportunity to enhance our PCN services further. Due to the changes in the ARRS Scheme to introduce more experienced General Practitioners we are looking to expand our team by seeking to employ an experienced General Practitioner to work alongside our practice and PCN staff.

Our PCN ARRS staff currently includes GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Social Prescribers, a Physician Associate, a First Contact Physiotherapist and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a GP to support our health care service to continue to meet the demands over the winter period. The successful applicant will be based at 2 of our practices, between The Junction Health Centre (2 sessions) and Clapham Junction Medical Practice (2 sessions). There will be further scope to develop areas of personal interest with an aim to offer services that would have a positive impact on the network.

To perform as an autonomous general practitioner working independently with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within a primary care setting. Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues whilst maintaining clinical excellence. To be professionally accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical practice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct, ensuring the safety of patients and quality of their care is primary.

The post holder will need to be capable of independent travel within the local neighbourhood and work flexibly to meet the needs of the business.

This role is a fixed term position with a view to extend for further years subject to National DES contracting.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical responsibilities

• In accordance with the practice rota, as agreed, the post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing/authorising 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.
• Expectation to complete a mandatory induction.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• The post-holder will be required to visit patients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated.
• The post-holder will undertake a fair percentage of enhanced access sessions as allocated on the network rota.

Generic Responsibilities:

All staff at this organisation have a duty of conform to the following responsibilities:

Quality

• To ensure that work is carried out within the clearly defined protocols, policies, and procedures of both practice and network.
• Recognises scope of job role and does not act beyond this boundary.
• Provide accurate information in a timely manner to patients and their carers/relatives

Quality and Continuous Improvement (CI)

• To preserve and improve the quality of our output, all personnel are required to think not only of what they do, but of how they achieve it. By continually re-examining our processes, we will be able to develop and improve the overall effectiveness of the way we work. The responsibility for this rests with everyone working within the practice to look for opportunities to improve quality and share good practice and to discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.
• At this organisation, we continually strive to improve work processes that deliver healthcare with improved results across all areas of our service provision. We promote a culture of continuous improvement where everyone counts, and staff are permitted to make suggestions and contributions to improve our service delivery and enhance patient care.
• All staff are to contribute to investigations and root cause analyses whilst participating in serious incident investigations and multidisciplinary case reviews.

Collaborative working

• All staff are to recognise the significance of collaborative working and understand their own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time. Staff are to prioritise their own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team
• Teamwork is essential in multidisciplinary environments and the post holder is to work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working, while working effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery.
• Effective communication is essential, and all staff must ensure they communicate in a way which enables the sharing of information in an appropriate manner.
• All staff should delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Experidenced GP of 5+ years ( with full GMC registration and license to practice).

Clinical knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results; advising patients accordingly
• Assessing and managing acute deterioration/exacerbations of long-term conditions
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practices
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to senior GPs

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues in the local areas
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative.
• Motivated, forward thinker with ability to use own judgement and common sense.
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
• High levels of integrity. Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations.
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patients.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.
• Observance of strict confidentiality.

Other Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) including recording of accurate clinical notes.
• Strong IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Effective time management (Planning, organising and prioritising), with excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to listen and empathise whilst being honest and caring.
• Ability to follow clinical policies and procedures with an understanding of the audit process.

Desirable

• Knowledge of General Practice clinical systems, e.g. EMIS

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a GP practice.
• Experience in triage.
• Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions.
• Experience of providing home visits.
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Evidence of working autonomously.

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena.
• Knowledge of health-promotion strategies.
• Experience of supervising other clinical staff, including medical students

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

Wandsworth Primary Care Network Services Ltd

Address

The Junction Health Centre

Grant Road

London

SW11 2NU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Trustees of The Childrens Trust play a critical role in the leadership of our Charity, ensuring that it achieves its objects to the benefit of children, young people, and their families.

With one of our trustee members of the Quality, Safeguarding, Experience & Assurance Committee (QSEAC) having recently resigned from the board, we are looking to appoint a new trustee with recent board level experience as a strategic medical or clinical leader, ideally with senior paediatric experience.

This is an exciting time to join the Trustee Board as we roll-out our new strategy to ensure the Charity continues to thrive into the future, fulfilling its duties and responsibilities to its beneficiaries.

Our most important objective is to appoint trustees who are motivated and excited by the charitys work and ambition and who display a strong affinity with the needs and experiences of its beneficiaries.

We are particularly looking for someone who can bring strategic medical leadership, strong clinical governance insight, and an understanding of how specialist services operate and develop within the NHS. The successful candidate would be a full Board member and member of QSEAC.

At the heart of our new strategy, is our role as a provider of clinical services working increasingly closely as part of a wider local, regional, and national healthcare systems.

Providing safe and effective care for all children and young people at The Childrens Trust is and will continue to be our number one priority. We continue to further strengthen our clinical governance system and processes in line with national policy.

We would like to hear from you if you are, or have been, a senior medical or clinical leader with experience in paediatrics or a closely related specialty and can help the Board provide strategic oversight of quality, safety, service development, and clinical governance. Experience of paediatric neurodisability, acquired brain injury, rehabilitation pathways, specialised commissioning, or service growth would be welcome, but is not essential.

Key responsibilities

As a trustee and full board member, you will be responsible for:

Ensuring The Childrens Trust (TCT) is carrying out its purpose for public benefit, maximising its reach and impact.

Ensuring compliance with TCTs governing document, charity law, and all other relevant regulations.

Ensuring the board acts in the charitys best interest, exercising reasonable care and skill in its decision making, managing TCTs resources responsibility, and avoiding exposing the charitys assets or beneficiaries or reputation to undue risk.

Contributing to the strategic development and planning process, including providing commercial acumen, insight into the external market and wider sector, or brining experience of strategy development at similar organisations.

Ensuring the organisational culture and values, governance arrangements, management, and operational structures are fit for purpose, helping TCT achieve its strategic aims and objectives and minimise risk.

Reviewing and approving budgets and business plans to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.

Supporting the board to fulfil the full range of its statutory and oversight responsibilities. This includes oversight of operational and financial performance, risk management, governance (corporate, clinical, and educational), quality and regulatory compliance and in providing assurance on these matters to the board.

Coaching and mentoring senior leadership or providing subject matter expertise on specific topics/ challenges.

Participating and contributing to the activities of any working party groups, the board or its committees may set up from time to time to lead specific projects and initiatives.

Supporting fundraising events and initiatives including through personal networks.

Ensuring the organisation has robust safeguarding arrangements in place.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• A senior medical or clinical leader, likely with consultant and board-level experience, who brings credibility in paediatrics or a closely related specialty and a strong understanding of quality, safety, and clinical governance.
• A senior clinical leader who can contribute effectively to the broader organisational strategy, quality oversight, and Board-level assurance, including through constructive challenge and an understanding of clinical risk.
• NB: The trustee does not necessarily need to be practising clinically but should still be viewed as a credible senior medical or clinical leader.

Desirable

• Service level experience: Experience in paediatrics or a relevant specialty, with knowledge of specialist or complex care pathways. Experience of acquired brain injury, paediatric neurodisability, rehabilitation, community paediatrics, complex long-term conditions, or multi-disciplinary services would be particularly helpful.
• Strategic thinking, service improvement, transformation, innovation, and development. The ideal candidate will have ability to help the Board answer:
• Where should TCT expand?
• Which services should we prioritise?
• Where should we invest?
• How will NHS strategy and policy affect demand?
• What are the future commissioning opportunities?
• System influence: ability to contribute external perspective, understand NHS systems and clinical networks, support stakeholder engagement and help raise TCTs profile appropriately.
• Clinical governance: Strong understanding of quality governance, patient safety, clinical risk, regulatory assurance, and outcomes measurement. Strong grasp of current patient safety principles, such as Freedom to Speak up, models for continuous improvement, complaints procedures, PSIRF.
• Regulatory: Familiarity with regulatory requirements, including CQC requirements for children and young people.
• Safeguarding: Good understanding of best practice safeguarding policy and practice and familiarity with current legislation.
• Patient experience: Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the impact of brain injury on the whole family. Experience in the oversight of patient and family experience initiatives.

General Personal Attributes

Desirable

• Understanding of the responsibilities of charity trustees.
• A well-developed, continuous improvement mindset.
• An effective communicator who can express ideas clearly and concisely, listen actively to other views and engage stakeholders in a positive future vision.
• Able to build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Able to absorb sometimes complex information and rationalise appropriately.
• Able to think laterally and independently in order to arrive at proportionate and pragmatic solutions.
• Able to commit sufficient time to help drive the charity forward through a period of change.
• High standards of ethical behaviour and avoidance of any personal conflicts of interest.
• Able to recognise, declare and manage actual or perceived conflicts of interest, particularly where current or recent roles involve organisations that commission, provide or compete with similar services.
• A clear commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion through either lived experience or allyship towards under-represented communities.
• Lived experience or proximate exposure to brain injury and neurodisability.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Children's Trust

Address

The Childrens Trust

Tadworth Court

Tadworth

Surrey

KT20 5RU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will work as a Bank Children’s Support Assistant providing a high quality of care to children/young people and their families, considering the individualised needs for each child based within your allocated Rehabilitation or Residential House.

You will work within a holistic model to ensure care, education & therapy needs are met twenty-four hours a day.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Basic understanding of IT systems.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Commitment to the vision and values of The Childrens Trust.
• Flexible and can do attitude to competing commitments in
• workload.
• Highly motivated and reliable.
• Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

Essential

• Regulated Qualifications Framework Level 3 (Residential Childcare).

Desirable

• QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework) Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care will be considered.

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working with children/young people with disabilities and complex health needs.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Good level of written and spoken English.
• Able to prioritise tasks and have a flexible approach towards
• learning.
• Regularly picks up shifts as and when required.
• Highly organised & the ability to effectively communicate with
• children/young people, families, and the multidisciplinary team:
• Understands and has the ability to document concise and
• accurate records.
• Understands and maintains confidentiality as appropriate.
• Works within professional boundaries.
• Adheres to equality and diversity standards.
• Implements individual care plans as assessed and devised by
• senior staff.
• Has the flexibility to work within various houses on-site,
• dependent on the needs of the organisation.
• Able to effectively communicate with children/young people,
• families, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Active member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Actively participates in supervision and the Performance Development Review 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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Children's Trust

Address

The Childrens Trust

Tadworth Court

Tadworth

Surrey

KT20 5RU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.

The Job Description for this post has been approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
• On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
• Section 12 approved or within 3 months
• AC status or within 3 months

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this role

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Harbour

Windmill Rise

Blackpool

FY4 4FE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Able to use electronic information systems
• Team Player
• Communication skills
• Customer Service Experience

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS systems

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• GCSEs Grade C and above in English and Maths or equivalent experience
• NVQ Level 2 in Administration or equivalent experience
• IT qualification or equivalent level of experience using Microsoft packages
• RSA/OCR Level 2 or equivalent experience

Desirable

• ECDL
• AMSPAR -City & Guilds level 3

Experience

Essential

• Previous clerical/office experience

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

Employer details

Employer name

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Address

Eirias Park

Abergele Road

Colwyn Bay

LL29 8BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Nuffield Health is the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we're committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• You're registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC. With post-registration experience, you're a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care.

Experience

Essential

• As a Staff Nurse in our hospital, you'll be alert, focused, detail-oriented and empathetic

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

Nuffield Health

Address

Junction Road

Stockton-on-Tees

TS20 1PX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Interested? You will find the full details in the Job Description Document attached.

For further information, please visit:

www.pendresurgery.co.uk/pages/New-GP-Vacancy

To arrange an informal discussion or visit, please contact:

Dr Emma Poyner[email protected]

or

Alison Davies[email protected]

Telephone: 01352 744381

Closing Date

14 September 2026

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date should a suitable candidate be identified.

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
• Ability to work with a flexible approach
• Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately
• Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to work within the changing structures of the NHS and work to the requirements of other regulatory bodies
• Excellent communicator

Desirable

• Ability to input to strategic and practice development requirements
• Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner

Qualifications

Essential

• On GMC GP Register
• On Medical Performers list
• Annual appraisal and revalidation - when appropriate
• Enhanced DBS check
• UK Driving licence
• UK work permit - if required

Desirable

• Evidence of continued professional development
• MRCGP

Experience

Essential

• Chronic disease management
• Primary prevention and screening services
• Clinical Governance
• Delivery of QI targets
• Self-audit and reflection
• Organised and efficient in record keep and completion of paperwork
• Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• EMIS
• Docman
• Adaptability to change
• Service development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Pendre Surgery

Clayton Road

Mold

Flintshire

Clwyd

CH7 1SS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Please see the supporting documentation attached for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully trained GP with Vocational Training Certificate.
• Up to date CPR training
• Current and full driving licence.
• Appraisal / Revalidation up-to-date.

Desirable

• Higher post graduate
• membership, for example,
• MRCGP / nMRCGP, MRCP, DRCOG, DCH.

Experience

Essential

• Currently working/training in General Practice or some form of community medicine or urgent care.
• Evidence of consolidation of professional training, for
• example, able to demonstrate particular areas of interest or further study.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary Working.
• Knowledge of appraisal/Audits and SEA

Desirable

• Experience of delivering QOF.
• Understanding of Practice
• Based Commissioning
• Knowledge of national and
• local agendas in respect of
• primary care commissioning,
• and intermediate and urgent care agendas.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills.
• Evidence of computer literacy and keyboard skills.
• Ability to work flexibly within a team

Desirable

• Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to implement and
• sustain positive change.
• Familiarity with EMIS WEB, ICE, referral pathways.

Behavioural attributes and competencies

Essential

• Good team player who is able to support, value and respect other members of the team.
• Good time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure.
• Self-motivated and able to
• work autonomously
• Ability to recognise own
• limitations and act upon them appropriately.
• Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis.
• Adaptable and able to respond to a changing situation.

Desirable

• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary Team.
• Prepared to make a
• Commitment to the long-term development of the practice.

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

Darwen Healthlink

Address

Darwen Health Centre

James Street West

Darwen

Lancashire

BB3 1PY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Daily ward rounds, weekly outpatient clinic and elective and emergency operating sessions

To undertake responsibility for the teaching and training of the junior paediatric neurosurgical staff.

Each consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of the service allowing for appropriate delegation for the training of their staff.

Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential

• Always welcoming
• Always helpful
• Always expert
• Always one team
• Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential

• Full GMC registration (specialist register for neurosurgery) with Licence to Practice
• Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent
• Completion of recognised one-year fellowship in paediatric neurosurgery with experience in complex congenital spinal cord malformations and fetal surgery

Desirable

• Higher degree - MSc, MPhil related discipline

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of teaching and presenting to students and multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of leading in Clinical Audit processes
• Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance through experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects

Desirable

• ESPN training course in Paediatric Neurosurgery
• Published research in peer reviewed journals in relevant area
• Previous experience at consultant level

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• High level written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Ability to prioritise clinical needs
• Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Ability to work on own initiative within an ever-changing environment.

Desirable

• Leadership skills
• Presentation skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Great Ormond Street

Greater London

WC1N 3JH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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