Total 17 health beauty fitness job vacancies in whiston l35 5dr

Beauty Merchandiser – Flexible

Updating and re-sequencing make up stands in major high street retailers, working with leading brands such as L’Oréal Paris, Nyx Professional Make Up, Max Factor, Rimmel and Maybelline.

Momentum Instore have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Beauty Merchandiser on a flexible basis, working 8-hour days Monday to Friday as and when we have projects (2025).

We have a busy 6 weeks from the start of January 2025 (schedules of work to be given in December) and are looking for key people in your location. Paid training days will take place in December and paid before Christmas.

Work throughout 2025 on a project-by-project basis.

Role and Responsibilities


Visiting retailers and using detailed planograms to update the stand (attention to detail)
Moving and installing new parts around and resequencing stock according to a new planogram
Changing over the visuals/graphics
Maintaining the stand, keeping it looking fresh for customers that visit the store
Travelling to your depot* for kit collection, which is paid time.


What will I get in return?


Training: Provided in full and you are paid – This will be in December and paid before Christmas
Work: Assignment basis, under own supervision



Travel: Regionally, 50 to 80 miles of your home
Location: Field Based – working in various high street retailers
Hours: 8 hr days
Pay Rate: £13.00 per hour plus expenses (fuel/parking etc.)
Equipment: Uniform, Company van (for business use only), and PPE are all provided where applicable
Flexibility: Work when you are available on a variety of projects


Apply now, or for further information about the Beauty Merchandiser role please email: enquiries@momentuminstore.com

* Depots in Dunstable LU5, Reddish SK5, Loughborough LE11, Newport NP19 and Livingston EH54

An opportunity has arisen for a Senor Mental Health Nurse to join our multi disciplinary team. The Crisis Response Team provide interventions to young people at the point of mental health crisis. The team provide a 24/7 service which allows for flexibility from a 9-5 working pattern .As an Senior Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide high standards of evidence based client centred care to children and young people with mental health [CYPMH] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.

The post holder will be expected to provide interventions, advice, consultation and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE and clinical competency.

As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.

This post is subject to an enhanced with children’s and adult’s barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.



The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers.

The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to:

• Promote safe practices
• Value the aims of service users
• Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
• Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
• Value social inclusion

The team promotes the Thrive model of service delivery and so is continually developing innovative and creative practice - so the successful candidate will share our enthusiasm and hard working approach.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

CLINICAL
To hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work dependant on clinical competence and experience. To undertake assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research based evidence.
1.2. To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service.
1.3. Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework
1.4.To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.
1.5. To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young People’s services.
1.6. To participate directly in the teams duty rotas.
1.7. To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients
1.8. To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings.
1.9. To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers
1.10. To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge
1.11. To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines.
1.12. To provide consultation, advice and guidance to junior colleague. To promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network

1.13. Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships.
1.14. Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and Northwest Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust safeguarding policies
1.15. Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards.
1.16. To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records.
1.17. To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trust’s service user participation agenda.

COMMUNICATION
2.1.To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals.
2.2. Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young people’s mental health services.
2.3. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to children, young people and families and to other professionals with in young people’s services.
2.4. Communicate effectively with children, young people and their carers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations
2.5. Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews
2.6. Elicit highly sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young person’s stage of development
2.7. Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals
2.8. Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health intervention.

TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION.
3.1. Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and committed to continued development.
3.2. To provide training to other professionals to improve mental health knowledge and skills in line the transformation of children and young people’s mental health services
3.3. To provide specific training and /or presentations to other agencies, statutory and voluntary, and promote and deliver specialist training programmes
3.4. To contribute to training placements for a range of professional disciplines from different background so that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to positive change. To assess trainees competencies and write placement reports for trainees in line with Trust, professional body regulations
3.5. Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. This will include joint working; consultation; and training aiming to develop joint working across agencies.
3.6. Maintaining registration / accreditation requirements in accordance with the appropriate professional body in line with their professional qualification.
3.7. Be accountable for own clinical practice and professional behaviour

MANAGEMENT, POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
4.1. Identify priorities within and initiatives within the service and advice managers on the level of resources for service development.
4.2. Contribute to the service’s evidence based practice by engaging with audits and evaluations as appropriate
4.3. To contribute to recruitment processes by assisting with shortlisting, interviewing and the induction of recruited staff.
4.4. To support the workload of colleagues within the service through co-working practices.
4.5. Contribute to service developments.

RESEARCH AND SERVICE EVALUATION
To maintain an up to date knowledge of the evidence base in relation to mental health knowledge and other interventions.
. To contribute to planning and implementing systems for evaluation and monitoring of therapeutic practice and outcomes of clinical work within the service.
. Participate in research, evaluation and audit in response to the clinical and professional interest of the post, and to monitor standards, quality and consumer reaction to the provision of services in accordance with NICE guidance
. Participate in appropriate audit. Quality assurance programmes and research as directed.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
7.1.To receive and engage in regular clinical supervision in accordance with Trust Clinical Governance Standards and the Code of Practice and ethical guidelines of professional body
7.2. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training in consultation with the post holders service manager to meet professional body requirements for CPD and
registration.
7.3. To contribute to the development of best practice in the service by taking part in regular supervision and appraisal and maintaining awareness of current developments in the field.
7.4. To maintain professional body registration.


This advert closes on Thursday 19 Sep 2024

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals. Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young peoples mental health services. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to children, young people and families and to other professionals with in young peoples services. Communicate effectively with children, young people and their carers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews Elicit highly sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young persons stage of development Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health intervention.

As an Senior Nurse/ Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide high standards of evidence based client centred care to children and young people with mental health [CYPMH] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.

The postholder will be expected to provide interventions, advice, consultancy and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE.

As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers.

The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to:

Promote safe practices

Value the aims of service users

Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice

Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change

Value social inclusion



To hold a caseload of assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research based evidence.

To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children , young people and families referred into the service.

Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework

To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young People’s services, including urgent referrals

To participate directly in the teams duty rota’s.

To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings.

To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines.





Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.





To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals.

Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young people’s mental health services.

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to children, young people and families and to other professionals with in young people’s services.

Communicate effectively with children, young people and their carers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations

Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews

Elicit highly sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young person’s stage of development

Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals

Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health intervention.










This advert closes on Sunday 15 Sep 2024

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. 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.

KEY DUTIES To support the qualified Midwifery Staff in the maintenance of high standards of care to patients. To assist in providing an environment within the Department / Ward which is conducive to patient experience and pleasant for patients and their families To work as part of the Midwifery Team undertaking household support tasks and direct care tasks as delegated by the Midwife in Charge. To accept responsibility for specifically delegated functions within the Department / Ward which the Midwife in Charge feels are appropriate for untrained staff to undertake. To ensure the Health and Safety of patients, relatives and other staff is considered and not prejudiced by the post-holder at any time. To ensure that privacy and dignity of patients is paramount and is not compromised. To ensure that all patient information is confidential and is not disclosed to a third party except with permission of the Midwife in Charge. To present an appearance which gives a positive image of the Trust and a manner which is appropriate and which inspires confidence. In accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the post holder will actively participate in the prevention and control of infection within the capacity of their role. The Act requires the post holder to attend infection prevention and control training on induction and at regular updates and to take responsibility for the practical application of the training in the course of their work. Infection prevention and control must be included in any personal development plan and/or appraisal. All employees have a duty and a responsibility to protect and safeguard children and vulnerable adults. You must have an excellent working knowledge of local safeguarding children and vulnerable adult procedures and act in accordance of these at all times. CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES To report any untoward incidents/occurrences. To ensure that all patient care is delivered with the highest degree of professionalism. Preparing patients for consultation, i.e. urinalysis, weight, temperature, pulse, saturation, blood pressure readings, height, and chaperoning patients when required. To undertake venepuncture and other procedures applicable to the role (when trained to do so) Assist women with infant feeding (once trained) To provide basic care of the neonate as directed by the midwife ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES To ensure where entries are made in midwifery / nursing documentation, that these are correct, legible and comprehensive and countersigned by a registered midwife / nurse Receiving patients into the clinic and provide patients with information and advice as required. To check and maintain equipment used in dept/ward after appropriate training and to ensure all used equipment is decontaminated and sent to appropriate department as per Hospital policy. Carrying out errands between departments, answering telephones and taking messages including delivering specimens to laboratories and collecting x-rays etc. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Utilise resources and supplies effectively and economically, reporting deficiencies to the Ward / Department Manager RESEARCH & AUDIT To assist in their capacity as a Health Care Assistant in any departmental involvement in research / audit activities as directed by the Department / Ward Manager.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Clinical/Health Psychologist in our Clinical Health Psychology Department which provides specialist psychological therapy to service users experiencing distress because of their physical health conditions. Our service provides psychological intervention, consultation, supervision, and training across a diverse range of physical health specialists, working closely with our MDT colleagues.

We are a full team of Clinical and Health Psychologists working as one team to deliver high quality psychological care across a range of physical health conditions across St Helens and Knowsley. We also pride ourselves on offering EMDR and receive EMDR Consultant supervision to enable best practice delivery of this service offer. Applicants trained in EMDR are welcomed. EMDR training can be sought as a CPD opportunity for the successful candidate.

There will also be opportunity to utilise complex clinical skills across the specialisms we serve, including stroke services, diabetes, cancer, pain, bariatrics, burns, plastics, and other long term physical health conditions, both inpatients and outpatients. This is a great opportunity to exercise breadth in clinical work whilst developing your areas of interest further. We are a forward-thinking service and want a dynamic psychologist to help grow, develop, and drive the profile of Clinical Health Psychology. We are an outstanding and award-winning Trust.
• To provide a specialist Clinical Health Psychology Service within the Clinical Psychology Service across all sectors of physical health care, in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• To offer advice, consultation, and training on patients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to non-professional carers.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Psychology Department’s policies and procedures and to exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the Psychology Service.
• To utilise research skills to contribute to audit, policy and service development and research within the Department of Psychology.

You will be part of a high performing Clinical Psychology Department with access to psychology colleagues to support, reflect with, maintain your CPD portfolio and receive high quality clinical supervision from. You will work with the broader MDT within your specialisms and be a key member of our MDT teams. You will provide treatment in inpatient settings, outpatient clinics in the department and virtual treatment.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• ​​​​​​SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

· KEY DUTIES
• To provide a specialist Clinical Psychology Service within the Clinical Health Psychology Service across all sectors of care, both to inpatients and outpatients.
• To clinically supervise more junior clinicians within the team, including Assistant Psychologists, Psychologists on Trainee placements and Volunteers
• To take responsibility for specific projects to continuously improve service delivery.
• To offer advice, consultation, and training on patients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to non-professional carers.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Psychology Department’s policies and procedures and to exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the Psychology Service.
• To utilise research skills to contribute to audit, policy and service development and research within the Department of Psychology.
• To take part in complex MDT clinics and to provide specialist supervision to nursing, counselling, and other colleagues on psychological aspects of care.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To receive regular clinical supervision from a more senior Clinical Psychologist and attend regular management and professional supervision.
• To provide highly specialist psychological assessments and clinical understanding of patients referred to the Psychology Service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and others involved in the patient’s care.
• To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a patient’s psychological health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patient’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
• To be responsible for implementing a range of specialist psychological interventions for individuals, couples and families, and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations and drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
• To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into consideration both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, couple, family or group.
• To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, evaluation and discharge of patients.
• To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other health professionals, including medical consultants, clinical nurse specialists, therapists and counsellors, contributing directly to patients’ formulations, diagnoses and treatment plans.
• To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care for the benefit of all patients seen by the Psychology Service.
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for patients seen by the Psychology Service.
• To communicate orally and in writing, in a skilled and sensitive manner, to other health professionals, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients under their care and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
• To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care throughout the Trust.
• To develop and maintain professional pathways of care both internally and externally to other care providers, for example, IAPT services.
• To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the Head of Psychology.
• To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in clinical work within the Psychology service, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal, and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology, medicine and health psychology.
• To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific patient group and psychological health.
• To adhere to the Code of Practice of the British Psychological Society and the Health Professions Council and maintain appropriate professional registration and requirements for continued registration at all times.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society, Health Professions Council and Trust policies and procedures.
• To manage your diary against your agreed job plan, clearly and effectively so that it is accessible to administrators and colleagues within the service, enabling the management of referrals in a timely manner.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
• To continuously improve with regular CPD in Clinical Health Psychology, over and above the Trust Mandatory training, by reading, searching literature bases, attending workshops and conferences.
• To provide as required professional and specialist skills in clinical supervision and training.
• To contribute to teaching on local clinical psychology training programmes.
• To promote an understanding of the remit of the Psychology Service within the Trust.

LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSABILITIES
• To advise the Clinical and Professional Service Lead on those aspects of the service(s) and practice where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
• To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the Psychology Service’s operational policies and services, through the use of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.
• To provide as required professional and specialist skills in clinical supervision and training.
• To provide specialist clinical psychological supervision to Assistant Psychologists and other forms of therapist who may contribute to the team as required.
• To provide specialist clinical supervision of individual cases for trainee clinical psychologists.
• To provide specialist clinical psychological supervision and training to other healthcare workers.
• To contribute to teaching on local clinical psychology training programmes.
• To promote an understanding of the remit of the Psychology Service within the Trust

RESEARCH & AUDIT
• To use theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work, and work with other team members.
• To contribute to project management, including complex audit and service evaluation.
• To support the research initiatives of the Psychology Service to help develop and improve services to patients and their families.
• To generate service specific or treatment specific research and small project ideas for collaboration with local universities.
• To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in clinical work within the Psychology service, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal, and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology, medicine and health psychology.


This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Jul 2024

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Please see a detailed job description, main responsibilities and person specification on the attached documents.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified practitioner to join the Knowsley Children and Young People's Mental Health Service on a fixed term basis.

We are a very experienced, multi disciplinary team that are committed to providing excellent care and treatment for children and young people with mental health difficulties taking into consideration the Thrive Model.

The successful candidate should have previous experience in working with children and young people as well as families, although this is not essential. They will be able to work well as part of a team and be confident to work independently when required.



The successful candidate will provide high quality, evidence-based care for children and young people, and their families/carers within our community service. They will carry out duties as a practitioner under the supervision of a mentor.

They will function as a care co-ordinator to children and young people, assisting in assessment, planning and evaluation and review of care, within a recovery focused model of care.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Please see a detailed job description, main responsibilities and person specification on the attached documents.


This advert closes on Monday 1 Jul 2024

CLINICAL To hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work dependant on clinical competence and experience. To undertake assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research based evidence. To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service. Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young Peoples services. To participate directly in the teams duty rotas. To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings. To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines. To provide consultation, advice and guidance to junior colleague. To promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships. Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Childrens Board and Northwest Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust safeguarding policies Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards. To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records. To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trusts service user participation agenda. COMMUNICATION To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals. Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young peoples mental health services. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to children, young people and families and to other professionals with in young peoples services. Communicate effectively with children, young people and their carers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews Elicit highly sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young persons stage of development Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health intervention. TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION. Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and committed to continued development. To provide training to other professionals to improve mental health knowledge and skills in line the transformation of children and young peoples mental health services To provide specific training and /or presentations to other agencies, statutory and voluntary, and promote and deliver specialist training programmes To contribute to training placements for a range of professional disciplines from different background so that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to positive change. To assess trainees competencies and write placement reports for trainees in line with Trust, professional body regulations Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. This will include joint working; consultation; and training aiming to develop joint working across agencies. Maintaining registration / accreditation requirements in accordance with the appropriate professional body in line with their professional qualification. Be accountable for own clinical practice and professional behaviour MANAGEMENT, POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT Identify priorities within and initiatives within the service and advice managers on the level of resources for service development. Contribute to the services evidence based practice by engaging with audits and evaluations as appropriate To contribute to recruitment processes by assisting with shortlisting, interviewing and the induction of recruited staff. To support the workload of colleagues within the service through co-working practices. Contribute to service developments. RESEARCH AND SERVICE EVALUATION To maintain an up to date knowledge of the evidence base in relation to mental health knowledge and other interventions. To contribute to planning and implementing systems for evaluation and monitoring of therapeutic practice and outcomes of clinical work within the service. Participate in research, evaluation and audit in response to the clinical and professional interest of the post, and to monitor standards, quality and consumer reaction to the provision of services in accordance with NICE guidance Participate in appropriate audit. Quality assurance programmes and research as directed. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT To receive and engage in regular clinical supervision in accordance with Trust Clinical Governance Standards and the Code of Practice and ethical guidelines of professional body To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training in consultation with the post holders service manager to meet professional body requirements for CPD and registration. To contribute to the development of best practice in the service by taking part in regular supervision and appraisal and maintaining awareness of current developments in the field. To maintain professional body registration.

Are you motivated, enthusiastic and committed to working in a recovery focussed approach? Bridport Older Persons CMHT is looking for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join their team!

As a Community Mental Health Nurse you will be a dedicated care coordinator responsible for a caseload of older adults in the community with severe mental illness who have multiple and complex needs. You will provide a comprehensive accessible and responsive mental health service to Older Persons and their Carers within a defined locality. You will work alongside colleagues as part of a cohesive team in assessing people in community settings, delivering personalised well- being care plans, undertake risk assessments and provide high quality care and treatment in conjunction with other professionals.

The Community Mental Health Nurse is 37.5 hours position working Monday to Friday 9 to 5. You will be based at Bridport Community Hospital and will need to have a valid driving licence and use of a car to travel to assess and monitor patients in their own homes and within other community or inpatient settings.

To support the team and locality leader in implementation of the DHUFT Mental Health Strategy.

To continually develop clinical, team and service evaluation and delivery of service.

To contribute to effective multidisciplinary working within the CMHT and to build up effective liaison with community, primary and other secondary and tertiary services and agencies within the locality to provide a holistic care package based on an individuals needs and service development

For further details or to arrange an informal visit please contact Susan Gibson atsusan.gibson7@nhs.netor on 01305 426281.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contactdhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net


This advert closes on Monday 20 May 2024

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

Wheelchair Services have an exciting opportunity to recruit an engineer to support our workshop team to build, maintain and repair wheelchairs for our patients in Norfolk.

Our warehouse base is in Hellesdon

1) Managing assets in accordance with service process

2) Interpret wheelchair prescription to decide if a chair can be issued from stock or requires procuring.

3) Complete asset disposal forms

4) Interpret basic and complex wheelchair prescription forms and set wheelchair up to required specification.

5) Liaise with Stores Coordinator to order required parts for wheelchairs requiring refurbishment or repair, in a timely manner.



Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Information management
• In the absence of the Wheelchair Repair Lead, analyse and interpret wheelchair prescriptions to decide whether a wheelchair in stock could be refurbished cost-effectively and in a timely manner to meet 18 week RTT targets, requesting new wheelchairs where this is unlikely to be the case.
• Complete asset disposal forms for wheelchairs disposed of, listing the reason for disposal.
• Identify appropriate wheelchairs from stock and set up according to clinician request.
• Interpret basic and complex wheelchair prescription forms and set wheelchair up to required specification.
• Liaise with Stores Coordinator to order required parts for wheelchairs requiring refurbishment or repair, in a timely manner.

Knowledge
• To provide technical information on the safe use of equipment to patients and carers, raising any safety/suitability concerns with the use of equipment to Wheelchair Assessment Centre.
• Ensure all electrical wheelchairs, chargers and accessories are tested in line with manufacturer instructions.
• Undertake fault-finding and programming of electric/electronic components, circuits and electromechanical systems including wheelchair remotes and modules. Programme wheelchairs for handover according to prescription/clinical guidance.
• Keep up to date with industry standards and undertake any required technical training suggested by Wheelchair Repair Lead/Clinical team.
• Act in accordance with COSHH and PPE regulations.

Physical skills
• Able to use a wide range of tools/electrical and mechanical equipment to repair and maintain complex and non-complex wheelchairs and accessories.
• Support clinical service by recommending technical solutions to repair issues including welding, respraying using spray booth and manufacturing bespoke parts for wheelchairs (e.g. arm raisers, foot boards), supported by Wheelchair Repair Lead if needed.
• Utilising lifting equipment (e.g. pneumatic ramp) to complete repairs on ‘heavy’ powered wheelchairs which cannot be completed by Field Engineers outside of the workshop.

Operational Delivery
• To provide technical advice to admin team to troubleshoot wheelchair faults, saving the need for an Engineer visit.
• When disposing of wheelchairs, identify any reusable parts, refurbishing them to the required standard.
• Refurbishment of wheelchairs and associated mechanical and electrical parts to ‘as new’ standard.
• Request supplies, parts and accessories in preparation for refurbishment, repairs and maintenance.
• Liaise with suppliers/technical departments to resolve technical issues relating to wheelchairs and associated equipment.

Risk and Governance
• Liaise with clinical and administrative colleagues to report technical/safety issues relating to wheelchairs and equipment or to discuss prescriptions as necessary.
• Escalate any patient safety issues/incidents to Wheelchair Repair Lead.
• Conduct electrical safety testing of wheelchair chargers.

Patient contact
• When covering for Field Engineers, Wheelchair Engineers will be required to carry out a daily round of patient visits, repairing, servicing and maintaining wheelchairs in the patient’s residence, clinical setting etc.
• Attend emergency repairs during the working day when requested by Wheelchair Repair Lead.
• Be aware of specialist needs of patients, both mental and physical, and maintain a professional customer service attitude when dealing with patients and their families/representatives.
• During ‘pit stop’ repairs at base, discuss with patients/representatives repair and maintenance issues, escalating any clinical issues to the clinical service where required.
• Handover of stock basic wheelchairs to patients at Red House, informing them of its use and any safety information as required.




This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024

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CLINICAL To hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work dependant on clinical competence and experience. To undertake assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research based evidence. To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service. Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young Peoples services. To participate directly in the teams duty rotas. To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings. To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines. To provide consultation, advice and guidance to junior colleague. To promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships. Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Childrens Board and Northwest Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust safeguarding policies Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards. To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records. To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trusts service user participation agenda. COMMUNICATION To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals. Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young peoples mental health services. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to children, young people and families and to other professionals with in young peoples services. Communicate effectively with children, young people and their carers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews Elicit highly sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young persons stage of development Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health intervention. TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION. Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and committed to continued development. To provide training to other professionals to improve mental health knowledge and skills in line the transformation of children and young peoples mental health services To provide specific training and /or presentations to other agencies, statutory and voluntary, and promote and deliver specialist training programmes To contribute to training placements for a range of professional disciplines from different background so that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to positive change. To assess trainees competencies and write placement reports for trainees in line with Trust, professional body regulations Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. This will include joint working; consultation; and training aiming to develop joint working across agencies. Maintaining registration / accreditation requirements in accordance with the appropriate professional body in line with their professional qualification. Be accountable for own clinical practice and professional behaviour MANAGEMENT, POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT Identify priorities within and initiatives within the service and advice managers on the level of resources for service development. Contribute to the services evidence based practice by engaging with audits and evaluations as appropriate To contribute to recruitment processes by assisting with shortlisting, interviewing and the induction of recruited staff. To support the workload of colleagues within the service through co-working practices. Contribute to service developments. RESEARCH AND SERVICE EVALUATION To maintain an up to date knowledge of the evidence base in relation to mental health knowledge and other interventions. To contribute to planning and implementing systems for evaluation and monitoring of therapeutic practice and outcomes of clinical work within the service. Participate in research, evaluation and audit in response to the clinical and professional interest of the post, and to monitor standards, quality and consumer reaction to the provision of services in accordance with NICE guidance Participate in appropriate audit. Quality assurance programmes and research as directed. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT To receive and engage in regular clinical supervision in accordance with Trust Clinical Governance Standards and the Code of Practice and ethical guidelines of professional body To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training in consultation with the post holders service manager to meet professional body requirements for CPD and registration. To contribute to the development of best practice in the service by taking part in regular supervision and appraisal and maintaining awareness of current developments in the field. To maintain professional body registration.

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check. If you are interested in moving to Dorset we also offer a generous relocation package of up to £10,000.For further details on relocation expenses please email dhc.careers@nhs.net