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For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below. More detail about the role An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a skilled, experienced physiotherapist with a special interest in pelvic health to join the Therapy service at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Eastern Services). This permanent, full time, Advanced Physiotherapist position (37.5 hours per week) is predominantly based in the outpatient setting but carries, on occasions, a requirement to provide appropriate management of some in-patient cases. The position involves providing highly specialist assessment and treatment to a dedicated complex caseload in the speciality of pre-and post-natal MSK, gynaecology/pelvic pain and male health problems. It is essential that interested candidates possess significant post qualification experience in providing Physiotherapy to female patients with pelvic floor dysfunction. The position also supports the training of more junior staff to help develop an appropriately skilled workforce and will work closely with the Head of Acute Physiotherapy to support opportunities for service development. We are a welcoming Trust, focussed on valuing a persons differences and encouraging them to grow and flourish in their role in healthcare. Being set in one of the most beautiful areas of the UK, with easy access to the coast and the Dartmoor national park, Exeter really does have a lot to offer. Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week. Monday - Friday 08:15-16:30 Interview Date: To be confirmed For further information please contact: Lucy Huntington-Whitely, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Pelvic Health on lucy.huntington-whiteley@nhs.net. Or Rob Wickins, Head of Acute Physiotherapy on 01392 402487 As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. Benefits We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there. Looking after you is important to us. We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies. If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups. Salary is not the only financial benefit You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including: National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts. Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter Car lease schemes. The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK). Cycle to work scheme These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below. More detail about the role: A triage team consisting of clinical staff from Nursing, Therapy and Urgent Community Response will require coordinator support and these posts will help provide this cover. Other duties include supporting the Social Care team working closely with another coordinator and being able to cover other coordinator roles when required We are an integrated service, therefore you will be expected to support and cover other teams as needed. The posts are currently in Poltimore Building, Exeter Community Hospital and Osprey House, Sowton Industrial Estate. Central point of contact for the local multi-disciplinary activity, including the facilitation of the core group function. Co-ordination of the regular (weekly) core groups, taking minutes and noting core group actions. Preparation for core group discussions, check patient history and involvement with other agencies. Provide a high-quality customer service function in co-ordination of contact and outcome information. The provision of timely and effective co-ordination of contacts for the local Health & Social Care Team, working closely with other parts of the wider community teams. Identify urgent assessments that need action, alert and liaise with local Social Care Team Managers / Community Nurse, Urgent Community Response and Therapy Managers. Effective signposting of contacts to other agencies or sources of help as appropriate. Provide feedback to referrers about the outcomes of contacts and assessments in accordance with the agreed quality standards. Maintenance of IT based information systems and responsibility for key performance data. For NHS and DCC. To ensure the IM&T requirements for recording team activity are adhered to in collaboration with other team members. To provide key performance/activity data within the local Exeter Community teams. To be trained and in the use of EPIC and CF6 along with other relevant IT programmes. To record, send and store information in line with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott principles. To be able to plan and respond to work load according to operational priorities To participate in the induction of new staff to the cluster team. To take part in regular performance appraisal. To undertake any training required in order to maintain competency including mandatory training. To supervise staff The role needs someone with a strong administrative background who is well organised with excellent problem-solving skills. You should also demonstrate excellent interpersonal, and prioritisation skills due to the high-volume workload with frequent interruptions. Training and any opportunities to develop are supported. You will be expected to communicate across a wide variety of contacts, good communication skills with an excellent telephone manner are essential since you can be dealing with distressed patients. The role involves regular communication with clients, families, clinicians (from a wide range of disciplines) and the voluntary sector requiring strong customer care skills and a professional manner. You will require high levels of concentration due to the work involved along with excellent problem-solving skills. You should be a good team player, supportive, flexible and willing to offer help to your colleagues in other teams as necessary. You should be resilient and able to cope with a busy office and a large workload where change is constant. A strong administrative background is needed since you will be expected to set up systems which assist the clinical team and produce process notes to ensure consistency. You should be confident and have excellent IT skills this is a rewarding role helping a wide range of people. Flexibility and the ability to deal with challenging situations in a professional and confidential manner will be required as will accuracy. You will need to travel to various GP practices, other community sites and attend training courses. This is an interesting role supporting Social Care and will enable the postholder to work across NHS and DCC to gain considerable experience and open other career opportunities. Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, currently but could be asked to work occasional weekends. Interview Date: 26th November 2024, Osprey House, Sowton Industrial Estate For further information please contact: Patrycja Stefaniuk, Admin Line Manager, on 07919141961 or patrycja.stefaniuk@nhs.net or Sharon McAtackney, Locality Business Manager, on 07919141973 or sharon.mcatackney@nhs.net This role is not eligible for sponsorship and therefore, if you do not already have the right to work in the UK, you will not be able to apply for this post. Please note this role is based out of both Poltimore Building, Exeter Community Hospital, Hospital Lane, Exeter & Osprey House, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, Devon As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. Benefits We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there. Looking after you is important to us. We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies. If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups. Salary is not the only financial benefit You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including: National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts. Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter Car lease schemes. The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK). Cycle to work scheme These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

The CYP with Autism Spectrum Disorder or a Learning Disability Postgraduate Diploma programme involves both academic learning, coursework and supervised clinical practice. Alongside this, the post holder will work with colleagues in a specialist CFHD pathway, building relationships and wider skills in working children and young people with emotional and mental health needs in the community. This will include evidence-based assessment and outcome-monitored interventions in conjunction with the training. As part of the Neurodiversity Pathway, the post holder will work alongside colleagues providing specialist assessment of neurodevelopmental conditions. There will also be opportunities to engage in participation and service development as well as contributing to service delivery within the team as required. Post holders will be employees of CFHD on a substantive contract and also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diploma course with Exeter University. It is essential that applicants are able to balance a busy work and study schedule. As this is a Postgraduate level training, you will be required to study and perform at academic level and be prepared to work towards their studies outside of identified study time. Study time and/or teaching days are typically two days a week during term. Job Description. Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. The post holder will undertake academic and clinical practice training in evidence based psychological therapies and is required to attend, complete and pass all elements of the allocated CYP-IAPT training. The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive mental health services. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on providing expert assessment, formulation and evidence-based treatment for children and young people with autism and/or learning disability with a particular focus on adapted mental health interventions and support for parents/carers to manage behaviour that challenges in line with NICE guidance. Collaborative working with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies is central to this role. The post holder will contribute to the multi-disciplinary approach of the team, providing integrated healthcare for children across Children and Family Health Devon. Bringing professional expertise, skills and knowledge to multi-disciplinary team work, the post holder will work with, and offer supervision/consultation/advice to others. With a focus on providing high quality, safe and compassionate care to children/young people the post holder will engage in team and service development including participating in audit, evaluation and review. Successful applicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust (https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here ) Successful applicants will also be enrolled on the HEE funded CYP with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or a Learning Disability (Diploma) at Exeter University. https://swcypiapt.com/courses/cyp-iapt-courses/cyp-with-autism-spectrum-disorder-or-learning-disability/ As these are training positions initially, please be aware that you must both gain employment in an CFHD SMHP role and be accepted onto the University Course. You will be interviewed for both in one interview on the date listed. If you are ineligible for the University Course, we will be unable to be offer the role. If you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you will be unable to join the course. Please note for this role, the training course is not optional; the roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements. Applicants for this training will need to be available to start by January 2025 when the course starts. If you apply to this job, you are giving permission that information relevant to establishing eligibility can be shared between the CYP IAPT programme at Exeter University and CFHD. No irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed.

Job Purpose: To effectively lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) 0-19 (DH 2010)thereby improving outcomes for children and families. To contribute to the Public Health Agenda, meet Public Health targets and reduce healthinequalities in partnership with key agencies meeting National agendas To promote the protection of children, adhering to the Local Safeguarding ChildrensBoard policies and procedures. To actively lead teams both within Health Visiting and School Nurses and partneragencies where appropriate, e.g.: Advisory Boards of Childrens Centres. A requirement to be rostered regularly in the hub within a defined geographical area toprovide a Single point of access to families and stakeholders providing information, adviceand triaging referrals within the service. To work as part of a team to ensure that Key Performance Indicator targets that areset/negotiated by Local Area Teams/Commissioners for the service, eg: antenatal visitsare met. To support service development, standard setting, clinical audit and bench marking,deliver a high quality needs led, safe and effective service to all client groups.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Theatre Scrub Nurse

Exeter Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Includes weekend work
Up to £37,250 per annum depending on experience - £3,000 welcome bonus
37.5 hours per week

Wherever you're currently working, Nuffield Health is where you'll excel. As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we can offer you a unique opportunity to feel valued, free from constraints and able to grow your career, while you're helping us offer the highest standards of care. It starts here. It starts with you.

As a Scrub Nurse or Theatre Practitioner (ODP) at our Exeter Hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including NMC or HPC. You bring a passion for high standards, a meticulous eye for detail and post-registration experience. You're a focused, flexible and motivated team worker.

As a Scrub Nurse or Theatre Practitioner (ODP), you will:

• Work with some of the best in the field

• Enjoy a varied caseload

• Put your communication skills to work

• Use state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities

• Supervise, support and develop junior members of the team

• Shape patient experiences that are always clinically effective, evidence based and appropriate

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. From free membership across all of our fitness clubs, to a range of lifestyle and financial wellbeing rewards. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital.

The Exeter Nuffield hospital is based next to the RD&E hospital in Wonford, Exeter. The hospital has 2 theatres, as well as a hybrid cardiac catheter laboratory/theatre and an Endoscopy suite. There are two ward areas: an inpatient area with 21 beds and a day-case ward with 12 beds. We also have a busy outpatient department, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and radiology department including an MRI scanner. We specialise in elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery, cardiology including invasive procedures, general surgery, plastics and cosmetic surgery, ENT, and gynaecology. The Hospital has a MAKO robot that undertakes some of the joint replacement surgery which we have become well known for in this field of surgery.

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.

Children in Care Council, 2016 We need workers who think about how they treat us. This means workers who treat us fairly and who show us they care. We dont want to be labelled and we should be treated like normal people; dont look down on us. Workers need excellent communication skills, this includes listening skills. Our workers need to be able to listen to our views, ask how and what we are feeling and make sure they understand what we are saying by checking back with us. We expect our workers to demonstrate that they respect us and our experience in real ways by not taking phone calls during meetings, and by writing down what we say and talking in short simple language. Finally, we expect our workers to work hard for us. This means doing what they say they will do, sticking to promises and not making excuses. We expect our workers to respond promptly to us and provide up to date contact details, especially for out of hours. It is important that workers build good relationships with us and are flexible and willing to change their view and always do what is best for us. Job Purpose: The Community Health Worker works as part of the public health nursing team in providing preventative and supportive health care to children young people and their families. The post holder works under the supervision of a Specialist Public Health Nurse or Team Leader with a defined population. As part of the public health nursing team the post holder collaborates with a wider multi-disciplinary team in offering public health services to the community. The work takes place in a variety of settings, including home, clinic, schools and community venues. This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English. Main duties and responsibilities: The principle responsibility of the post holder it to support the delivery of universal services and targeted interventions to address health inequalities. The service will be offered within the framework of national and local targets including the Healthy Child Programme. Working in partnership to provide appropriate advice and support to families in accordance with evidence based practice under the supervision of Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN). Signposting families to supportive services e.g. Childrens Centres and services provided by the local authority or the voluntary sector. Maintain clear and accurate records as per standards and guidelines, ensuring clear analysis and outcomes for the child. Support and promote breast-feeding, good infant feeding practices, good nutrition, dental care, and smoking cessation. Communicates effectively with people who may themselves have communication difficulties, including willingness to seek out and use resources to help those whose first language is not English or those with sensory or learning difficulties. Able to communicate effectively and helpfully with people who may be distressed or angry, for example, may be asked to support families where there is a child with special needs. Communicates in such a way as to empower, motivate and/or support individuals, families and other members of staff, judging which approach is most likely to be effective in addressing the current health need or situation. Able to recognise situations where service users require advice and help from the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, for example, need for family reassessment, complex evolving family health needs, or child protection, thus ensuring safe practice. Able to use relevant equipment eg: electronic scales and measures of length and height, and interpret result. Refers measurements that are outside normal parameters. Where appropriate, manages and maintains equipment, eg: ensuring servicing of scales at the required intervals. Has due regard to efficient and effective managements of resources, eg: accurate prediction and maintenance of supplies, informing line manager of any difficulties encountered. Organises delegated workload to meet priorities of client care, making efficient use of time and travel. Organises and supports service delivery within health and community settings. e.g. child health clinics, National Childhood Measurement Programme in schools, Healthy Child Programme. Keeps a daily electronic diary containing accurate record of work content and travel. Initiate and participate in data collection, research, audit, surveys and service user feedback. Participating in supervision and annual appraisals which will help you to reflect on your work, understand your objectives and monitor your progress towards achieving them Using continuing professional development to consolidate, update or improve clinical skills. Please refer to the full Job Description & Person Specification on the right hand side when completing your application.

Theatre Nurse / ODP - Anaesthetics & Recovery (RGN / ODP)

Exeter Hospital | Nursing | Permanent contract | Full time
Up to £37,250.00 per annum depending on experience plus a £3,000 welcome bonus **

37.5 hours per week

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 Nurse / ODP in Anaesthetic & Recovery at our Exeter 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 Nurse / ODP in Anaesthetic & Recovery, you will:

• Be part of our close-knit multidisciplinary team

• Work with leading consultants and like-minded professionals who respect and value what you bring

• Enjoy a varied caseload with state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities

• Supervise, support and develop junior members of staff

• Create high-quality care and patient experiences that are clinically effective and evidence based

• Interact well with colleagues on the ward, understanding that continuity in patient care is key

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. From paid overtime to a cycle to work scheme, expert advice and support for your financial and emotional wellbeing, and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital.

The Exeter Nuffield hospital is based next to the RD&E hospital in Wonford, Exeter. The hospital has 2 theatres, as well as a hybrid cardiac catheter laboratory/theatre and an Endoscopy suite. There are two ward areas: an inpatient area with 21 beds and a day-case ward with 12 beds. We also have a busy outpatient department, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and radiology department including an MRI scanner. We specialise in elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery, cardiology including invasive procedures, general surgery, plastics and cosmetic surgery, ENT, and gynaecology. The Hospital has a MAKO robot that undertakes some of the joint replacement surgery which we have become well known for in this field of surgery.

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.

** We value you and the expertise you will bring to Nuffield Health and the Charity, we would love to welcome you with a Golden Hello bonus as part of your employment here with us (subject to T&Cs)

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role. The post holder will demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring,compassionate and committed experienced person who, acting within their professional boundaries, will be responsible for the provision of care to the child/young person. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment, treatment and evaluation of care and commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of children,young people, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures,and providing leadership as required. The post holder will work as a member of the multi professional team by providing an enhanced clinical role to support children, young people In receiving high quality specialist treatment working to identify and proactively prevent further deterioration in their psychological well-being by delivering a range of therapeutic interventions. The post holder will work as part of a multi professional team providing a clinical service that is sensitive to the needs of the population. The team will provide comprehensive assessment in order to establish diagnosis and creation of an appropriate person centred evidenced based treatment plan. The Specialist Clinical Practitioner will contribute to the development and implementation of effective models of care to facilitate timely, clinician to clinician advice.

Children in Care Council, 2016 We need workers who think about how they treat us. This means workers who treat us fairly and who show us they care. We dont want to be labelled and we should be treated like normal people dont look down on us. Workers need excellent communication skills, this includes listening skills. Our workers need to be able to listen to our views, ask how and what we are feeling and make sure they understand what we are saying by checking back with us. We expect our workers to demonstrate that they respect us and our experience in real ways by not taking phone calls during meetings, and by writing down what we say and talking in short simple language. Finally, we expect our workers to work hard for us. This means doing what they say they will do, sticking to promises and not making excuses. We expect our workers to respond promptly to us and provide up to date contact details, especially for out of hours. It is important that workers build good relationships with us and are flexible and willing to change their view and always do what is best for us. Job Purpose: To effectively lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) 0-19 (DH 2010) thereby improving outcomes for children and families. To contribute to the Public Health Agenda, meet Public Health targets and reduce health inequalities in partnership with key agencies meeting National agendas To promote the protection of children, adhering to the Local Safeguarding Childrens Board policies and procedures. To actively lead teams both within Health Visiting and School Nurses and partner agencies where appropriate, e.g.: Advisory Boards of Childrens Centres. A requirement to be rostered regularly in the hub within a defined geographical area to provide a Single point of access to families and stakeholders providing information, advice and triaging referrals within the service. To work as part of a team to ensure that Key Performance Indicator targets that are set/negotiated by Local Area Teams/Commissioners for the service, eg: antenatal visits are met. To support service development, standard setting, clinical audit and bench marking, deliver a high quality needs led, safe and effective service to all client groups. Key Responsibilities: This list is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and is not intended to cover every task that may be required of the role: To provide effective clinical leadership to the Public Health nursing team, enabling the team to deliver to the current Health Visiting and School Nursing standards, ensuring that evidence based practice is used. To take responsibility for the line management of support staff (skill mix) within the team, providing supervision and annual appraisal as per Devon County Council policy. Support the manager and professional lead/team leader in the development of the skills and knowledge of the team in order to maintain the competency level of the whole team. Participate in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff to enhance skill mix within the team. Facilitate inductions for public health nursing staff new to Devon County Council. To mentor pre-registration students on a regular basis. To mentor SCPHN students as needed with the support of a Practice Teacher. To act as Preceptor for newly qualified practitioners in their first year of practice. To actively take responsibility for appropriately identifying, accessing and participating in supervision, according to individual need i.e.: Child Protection, Restorative, and Clinical. Work closely with Childrens Centres actively participating in joint care planning meetings and attending Advisory Board meetings as the named Health Visitor as per Partnership Agreement. School nurses to work closely with learning communities, teachers and Boards of Governors as appropriate. Has an awareness of national policy and how this affects local policy and service development and provision. Initiate and participate in research, audit, surveys and service user feedback. To lead meetings in local area bases and delegate work appropriately to the skill mix team and promote positive team working. Develop and maintain effective communication networks, with service users, health care professionals and other statutory and voluntary organisations Patient Care Responsibilities To undertake clinical activities within the scope of professional practice. E.g. NHSP competencies. Plan, implement and evaluate health enhancing activities to meet health needs of the local population through home visiting, community development, clinics, workshops, support groups and parenting programmes, focusing on key national and local targets. To develop a workload profile, identifying needs as Universal, Universal Plus, Universal Partnership Plus. To identify children and families in need of early help through the Common Assessment Framework, known locally as the Early Help Assessment. To act as Lead Professional as required. Support and manage projects around health enhancing activities e.g postnatal support services, Baby Friendly Initiative, promoting the emotional health of young people. Act as a named Health Visitor/School nurse within context of caseload management. Act in accordance with current local and Trust guidelines/policies to protect children at risk. Takes professional responsibility and accountability in the joint decision making process within the Child Protection arena. Freedom to Act Able to work alone, assessing risk within risk management guidelines, and is accountable for own actions within the Standards, Policies and Procedures, set out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Devon County Council and local Safeguarding Children Panel. This includes mandatory child protection clinical supervision. Able to recognise situations where advice and help are required from managers, professional or child protection leaders eg: safeguarding and seeks advice accordingly. Able to arrange safe, timely and effective responses to acute situations, for example, disclosure of domestic or child abuse, individuals with suicidal intent. In such situations, able to offer appropriate first line assistance and refer appropriately. Location/Mobility You may be required to work at or from any additional location as may be determined by Devon County Council from time to time. Devon County Council also reserves the right from time to time to change your base on a permanent basis to a location determined by it at the time the change is made. You may also be required to travel between Devon County Council premises for the performance of your duties. Confidentiality and Information Security As a Devon County Council employee, you will be required to uphold the confidentiality of all records held by the company, whether patients/service records or corporate information. This duty lasts indefinitely and will continue after you leave the companys employment. All information which identifies living individuals in whatever form (paper/pictures, electronic data/images or voice) is covered by the 1998 Data Protection Act and should be managed in accordance with this legislation. This and all other information must be held in line with Devon County Council Policies and NHS national standards including the Records Management: NHS Code of Practice , NHS Constitution and HSCIC Code of Practice on Confidential Information and should only be accessed or disclosed lawfully. Monitoring of compliance will be undertaken by Devon County Council. Failure to adhere to Information Governance policies and procedures may result in disciplinary action and, where applicable, criminal prosecution. Information Governance Responsibilities As a Devon County Council employee you are responsible for the following key aspects of Information Governance (not an exhaustive list): Completion of annual information governance training Follow Devon County Council Governance Policies and Procedures Reading applicable policies and procedures Understanding key responsibilities outlined in the Information Governance acceptable usage policies and procedures including Devon County Council and NHS mandated encryption requirements Ensuring the security and confidentiality of all records and personal information assets Maintaining timely and accurate record keeping and where appropriate, in accordance with professional guidelines Adherence to the clear desk/screen policy Only using email accounts authorised by Devon County Council e.g. @devon.gov.co.uk, NHSmail etc. These should be used in accordance with Policies. Reporting information governance incidents and near misses to Devon County Council Information Governance using the correct procedure. Only using approved equipment for the use of Devon County Council business Governance Clinical governance is a framework through which organisations delivering health and care services are accountable to continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which clinical and other forms of care flourishes. Employees must be aware that clinical governance places a duty on all staff to ensure that the level of care services they deliver to patients is safe and high quality, and that they follow/comply with Devon County Council policies and procedures. Registered Health Professional All staff who are a member of a professional body must comply with standards of professional practice / conduct. It is the post holders responsibility to ensure they are both familiar with and adhere to these requirements. Please refer to full Job Description & Person Specification on the right hand side when completing your application.