Total 330 job vacancies by Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a suitably experienced pharmaceutical senior production technician to join our chemotherapy aseptic preparation and dispensing team based in Guy's Cancer Centre. The candidate should be an enthusiastic team player who is able to demonstrate excellent organisational & training skills, effective communication, and has an excellent working knowledge of GMP and manufacturing experience of pharmaceuticals.

Strong foundations in GMP practices, preparing PQS documents such as deviations, change controls and CAPA documents is required.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Supporting the Principal Pharmacy Technicians (Aseptic Services) in the running of the chemotherapy unit and supervising the production operators in the clean room environment.
• • To ensure the safe, efficient and compliant manufacture of a range of pharmaceuticals under section 10 exemption of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012
• Ensure excellent GMP practices are maintained at all times
• • To train junior staff members in aseptic production practices
• To supervise a cohort of pharmacy assistants and production technicians in both preparation and dispensing activities.
• To participate in the aseptic technical verification of screened prescriptions in EPIC
• To manage the workload in both cleanrooms and support areas
• To ensure that effective usage of the raw materials is undertaken and minimise wastage
• To ensure that daily physical monitoring is maintained and QMH courier is organised in a timely manner for daily delivery
• To act as team lead on weekend working

The Chemotherapy Preparation and Dispensing Unit is located at the Guy's Hospital Site and produces a variety of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies (SACT) for use within the hospital trust for patients.

A satellite Cancer Centre unit is based at Queen Mary's Hospital (QMH) - Sidcup that offers our cancer patients the opportunity for treatment closer to home.

CPDU works in close collaboration with the Quality Assurance team and other pharmacy aseptic services units in the Trust across sites; licensed and unlicensed units.

As an overview general duties include the following, for full details refer to the JD provided.
1. To supervise all technical aspects of aseptic preparation and to ensure products are made to the highest quality, enforced by GMP and QA systems and that they are fit for their intended use.
2. To act as a role model to staff working throughout the department.
3. To undertake any other reasonable duties as specified by the Principal technician and senior team.
4. To assist in recruitment and selection of staff to the Trust’s Pharmacy Manufacturing unit and assist in recruitment to the pharmacy as a whole.
5. To be the responsible supervisor critical checker within production areas and to undertake when required preparation and dispensing of raw materials and other products.


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Dec 2024

The Deputy Head of Employee Relations will be the lead specialist employee relations contact for Clinical (Delivery) Groups and play a key leadership role in the employee relations team in support of the Head of Employee Relations to providean expert source of advice on employee relations best practice to managers and staff consistently across the Trust, that ensures the Trust becomes and remains an employer and provider of choice.


• To provide an expert source of advice on employee relations best practice to managers and staff consistently across the Trust, that ensures the Trust becomes and remains an employer and provider of choice.
• Lead and inspire a team, overseeing all case management of employee relations issues both within the Trust and at Employment Tribunal.
• Advise and support the Chief Medical Officer with medical cases in line with Trust policies and MHPS.

· Provide workforce representation at Trust Safeguarding/Allegations panels as appropriate.

· To foster excellent working relationships with trade unions and professional organisations on specific employee relations practices to promote early and effective resolution of ER matters.

· Provide timely and effective interpretation of developing employment law and local and national NHS People policy and procedures.

· Provide expert information underpinned by analysis of trends, economic circumstances, laws and political factors to inform local action plans.

· To ensure services are provided in the context of statutory and regulatory compliance with accountability for delivery of nationally mandated, and locally agreed targets and standards.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals–Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.


• To provide an expert source of advice on employee relations best practice to managers and staff consistently across the Trust, that ensures the Trust becomes and remains an employer and provider of choice.
• Design, develop and implement a leading pro-active and responsive employee relations service which provides for all employee relations matters to be managed in a consistent, fair and respectful way and supports a culture that enables employees to contribute their very best to the Trust.

· Lead and inspire a team, overseeing all case management of employee relations issues both within the Trust and at Employment Tribunal.

· Advise and support the Chief Medical Officer with medical cases in line with Trust policies and MHPS.

· Provide workforce representation at Trust Safeguarding/Allegations panels as appropriate.

· To foster excellent working relationships with trade unions and professional organisations on specific employee relations practices to promote early and effective resolution of ER matters.

· Provide timely and effective interpretation of developing employment law and local and national NHS People policy and procedures.

· Responsible for People policy development that promote fairness, equity and inclusion.

· Provide expert information underpinned by analysis of trends, economic circumstances, laws and political factors to inform local action plans.

· Supporting the delivery of leadership and management development programmes

· To work with colleagues to develop, build and maintain relationships and engagement with key stakeholders, promoting the function.

· To ensure services are provided in the context of statutory and regulatory compliance with accountability for delivery of nationally mandated, and locally agreed targets and standards.


This advert closes on Thursday 5 Dec 2024

A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.


This senior clinical fellow post at the Royal Brompton (RBH) and Harefield Hospitals (HH) is a rare and exciting opportunity to gain experience in complex non-HIV immune compromised patients, transplant infectious diseases, peri/myo and endocarditis, post-surgical infections, complex cardiac device-related infections including experience in mechanical circulatory support infection issues. There will also be opportunities to develop experience in infection prevention and control related to these patient groups.

These posts may also involve acquiring laboratory skills in Microbiology and Virology and applying these to a ward-based consult service on the Guy’s, St. Thomas’, Royal Brompton or Harefield site, or to looking after infectious diseases in-patients on the St. Thomas’ site.

The post is suitable for clinicians experienced in Infectious Diseases / Microbiology / Virology (equivalent to ST3+ level), available to start asap.

The post involves opportunities to contribute to the wide-ranging clinical infection service run at Guy’s, St Thomas’, The Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals which compromises an inpatient ward, on site laboratories and specialist services focussing on delivering consults.





There are x2 senior infection fellow posts, rotating between RBH and HH under the supervision of the RBH Infection consultants.
Liaison with major clinical units

Serving the large cardiopulmonary departments, critical care and complex day unit teams within both hospitals.
Clinical consultation/microbiology & virology laboratory service

The clinical and diagnostic services are fully integrated. Most clinical work involves liaison with the diverse clinical specialities in the Trust. This may be via clinical consults comprising bedside assessment of referred patients or patients with significant microbiological or virological results, or telephone advice.

Multidisciplinary rounds in Paediatric ICU, adult ICU, cardiac/thoracic surgical, endocarditis (complex, tertiary referral)and transplant, in addition to other rounds the infection team will join when needed - congenital heart disease/cardiology, cystic fibrosis or inflammatory lung disease MDTs.There is also a ventricular assist device infection clinic weekly and regular fungal MDTs, antimicrobial stewardship meetings and infection control meetings.

The fellows work one to one with the infection consultant and also review referrals on the wards. This often includes pericarditis, myocarditis, endocarditis, cardiac and thoracic post-operative infections, transplant related infections in the immune compromised and returning travellers with febrile illness.



Dr Nicholas Price is the Clinical Director and joint-Director of IPC (DIPC) and Ms Avey Bhatia, Chief Nurse, has Executive IPC responsibility. Dr William Newsholme (Infectious Diseases) and Dr Simon Goldenberg (Laboratories) are the medical Service Leads.

IPC staff are led by joint-DIPC, Dr Jon Otter, plus a dedicated ID pharmacy team. Every DoI consultant works in partnership with IPC colleagues.

The Royal Brompton and Harefield (RB&HH) hospitals, which make up the UK's largest postgraduate specialist heart and lung centre, were merged with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS foundation Trust (GSTT) in February 2021. There are x4 ID/MMV or Microbiology consultants based at the RB and HH sites.

The Directorate also works closely with 7 Paediatric ID Consultants (4.0wte) based at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital on the St Thomas’ site.

In addition, the DoI hosts one of the 4 national high-level infection units for High Consequence Infectious Diseases-airborne pathogens (HCID-a).

The DoI is fully integrated with, and provides clinical leadership to, the Microbiology and Virology laboratories, which are part of a 15-year Joint Venture (JV) between GSTT, Kings College Hospital and a private sector partner.

A defining characteristic of the service model we have striven to develop is seamless integration of these distinct but complementary clinical disciplines in order to deliver the highest-quality patient care.






1.Job Summary

This senior clinical fellow post at the Royal Brompton (RBH) and Harefield Hospitals (HH) is a rare and exciting opportunity to gain experience in complex non-HIV immune compromised patients, transplant infectious diseases, peri/myo and endocarditis, post-surgical infections, complex cardiac device-related infections including experience in mechanical circulatory support infection issues. There will also be opportunities to develop experience in infection prevention and control related to these patient groups.

These posts may also involve acquiring laboratory skills in Microbiology and Virology and applying these to a ward-based consult service on the Guy’s, St. Thomas’, Royal Brompton or Harefield site, or to looking after infectious diseases in-patients on the St. Thomas’ site.

It may be possible to tailor the location in discussion with the service lead and local training faculty lead.
2. Liaison with major clinical units

Specimens are received from a wide range of departments including:Intensive Care Unit, HIV & Genitourinary Medicine, Renal Dialysis and Transplantation, Oncology, Haematology, Orthopaedics, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Haematology, cardiac and lung transplantation, specialist respiratory medicine (including cystic fibrosis), Evelina London Children’s Hospital (including the Neonatal Unit), Obstetrics, and Occupational Health.The Department also provides a comprehensive service for local Primary Care Trusts.

Any post holder based at RBH/HH sites will serve the large cardiopulmonary departments, critical care and complex day unit teams within both hospitals.
3. Direct clinical responsibilities

Clinical consultation/microbiology & virology laboratory service: The clinical and diagnostic services are fully integrated. Most clinical work involves liaison with the diverse clinical specialities in the Trust. This may be via clinical consults comprising bedside assessment of referred patients or patients with significant microbiological or virological results, or telephone advice.

At both RBH and HH there are multiple MDT rounds. All intensive care units are also ECMO retrieval units including the paediatric ICU. The clinical ID service is a consult service and there are 4 consultants covering the two sites.

RBH - Multidisciplinary rounds in Paediatric ICU, adult ICU, cardiac/thoracic surgical, endocarditis (complex, tertiary referral) that are routine weekly in addition to other rounds the infection team will join when needed - congenital heart disease/cardiology, cystic fibrosis or inflammatory lung disease MDTs.

HH - adult ICU, cardiac and thoracic surgical, endocarditis (complex, tertiary referral) and transplant ID MDTs routine weekly. There is also a ventricular assist device infection clinic weekly.

Across both sites there are regular fungal MDTs, antimicrobial stewardship meetings and infection control meetings.

The fellows work one to one with the infection consultant but are also expected to review referrals on the wards. This often includes pericarditis, myocarditis, endocarditis, cardiac and thoracic post-operative infections, transplant related infections in the immune compromised and returning travellers with febrile illness.
4. Clinical service routine
The hours of work will be 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday, plus any agreed on-call duties. Work outside these times may be required as necessary professional duties; nevertheless, the hours of work accord to the requirements of the ‘New Deal’ on Doctor’s hours, the European Working Time Directive and the New Junior Doctors’ Contract. It is a condition of employment that the appointee be prepared to work at any site where work relating to the appointment is carried out.

The post holder may be required to undertake other duties in line with the grading of the post as may be required by the head of department. Staff should recognise that job descriptions reflect the core activities of a post at a particular time and that as the Institution and the individual develops there will inevitably be changes in the emphasis and duties of the post. The Trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work and be willing to participate in training. If changes to a job description become significant the job description should be reviewed formally by the Head of Department and the post holder. At all times staff must conduct themselves and carry out their duties in a manner which supports the Trust’s equal opportunities policy and ensues that the working and learning environment provided within the Trust is free from bias or harassment.

The junior doctor accepts that he/she will also perform duties in occasional emergencies in unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant, in consultation where practicable with his colleagues both junior and senior. It has been arranged between the Professions and the Department of Health that while they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising out of this sub-section are exceptional; in particular, the junior should not be required to undertake work of this kind for long periods of time.
5. On-call

The postholder will be on the pay scale commensurate with their grade/experience. Rotations that involve the Guy’s or St Thomas’ sites would include an on-call commitment at a 1 in 9 frequency weekday nights (Monday-Friday) as first on call for Infection (Microbiology and Virology) advice to the Trust. If on-call, the postholder would also be expected to cover the High Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCID) service, if activated, and after appropriate training. This will include being contactable via mobile telephone. The StR on call will be covered at all times by a Consultant Virologist and Consultant Microbiologist from the department. The on-call commitment of this post will be timetabled with other junior medical staff in the Department to accord with the requirements of the ‘New Deal’ and European Working Time Directive.

This can be discussed further to provide detail on the arrangements which will apply in varying circumstances, such as at Royal Brompton and Harefield sites.
6. Teaching responsibilities

The Departments provide training and teaching for a wide range of professional groups, including postgraduate doctors in training, medical students, nurses, allied health professionals and laboratory staff. On occasion the postholder will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical students. Especially when they become more senior, they are encouraged to get more involved in postgraduate teaching and teaching of nursing staff and allied health professionals. Attendance at relevant teaching courses run by the Trust is encouraged.
7. Research possibilities

The post holder can be supported to develop R&D skills through participation in ongoing research projects. There are extensive research projects ongoing within the department and a well resource research infrastructure. The CIDR has particular interests in the pathogenesis and epidemiology of hospital-associated infection (especiallyC. difficileand MDR-Gram negative bacteria),S. aureusbacteraemia, and novel diagnostics, as well as an interest in Covid-19.
8. Clinical audit

There is an active clinical audit programme within the Department. The postholder is expected to lead audit projects through the 'audit cycle'. The Trust Clinical Audit Department provides advice and support in all aspects of clinical audit.
9. Management training

Experience should be gained, under supervision, in planning departmental policies and developing leadership qualities to implement them. Post-holders routinely take on responsibilities such as management of the on-call rota and organisation of the Tuesday morning educational Seminars. Once post-holders have achieved a certain seniority, they will be expected to attend meetings such as diagnostic service meetings, Infection Control meetings and senior staff meetings. Attendance at appropriate management meetings and training courses is encouraged towards the end of the training programme.
10. University links

Guy’s, King’s College & St Thomas’ School of Medicine (GKT) is a School of King’s College London. GKT is the largest free-standing medical and dental school in the UK with a projected annual intake of approximately 360 medical and 150 dental undergraduate and over 400 full time and part time postgraduate students. The GKT Department of Infectious Diseases comprises the Microbiology and Virology staff on the Guy’s, St Thomas’ and Denmark Hill campuses and their work is closely integrated with the GSTT Directorate of Infection. Members of the Departments of Infectious Diseases, Immunobiology, Rheumatology, Renal Medicine, Transplantation, the Neuroinflammation group and some members of the current Immunology Department at Denmark Hill, formtheDivision of Infection, Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases (DIIID).






This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional individual to join our Pathology Business Unit as the Finance & Commercial Manager. This leadership position will work across both Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Kings’ College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to support the delivery a new and exciting partnership to transform Pathology services across South East London.

This programme will deliver significant transformation of pathology services for South East London, through implementation of digital pathology and creation of a new clinically led target operating model with a new hub and essential services laboratories working on each site, working through unified and standardised pathways. This will provide improvements in service performance, outcomes, efficiency, and position SEL at the forefront of R&D and Innovation, while delivering material savings for Trusts, and a risk and gain share royalty, dependent on delivery of critical milestones.

The post holder will be responsible for leading the Finance & Commercial team of the Pathology Business Unit, responsible for the management and delivery of a £2.1bn contract with our Pathology partner (Synnovis) on behalf of Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Kings’ College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and other NHS partners.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Ensuring that financial management is understood across the PBU and that financial information produced enables that understanding
• Be responsible as a leading expert on the strategic financial and commercial planning agenda and programme for the PBU, including the financial lead on developing financial strategies and business plans.
• Responsible for ensuring that the PBUs financial direction is robust and fit for purpose. To ensure that as a financial expert you constructively and positively challenge all aspects of the PBUs financial and business performance.
• Responsible for the provision of financial leadership and guidance in delivering Trust wide programmes concerned with improved productivity, quality and efficiency programmes.
• Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and highlighting areas of risk and reporting on progress of these whilst indicating other opportunities in year
• Responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of the procedures, policies of the department. To ensure that all Trust wide financial policies are adhered within the PBU.
• Ensuring proper financial control is maintained and value for money achieved.
• Commercial support and adherence with the contract. Including to review, manage and complete when required CCEs (Change Control Enquiries), ensuring compliance with the contract where relevant.
• Be the contract subject matter expert. The key go-to persons in relation to contract queries.
• Responsible for ensuring that the PBUs financial direction is robust and fit for purpose. To ensure that as a financial expert to manage and constructively and positively challenge all aspects of the PBUs financial and business performance.
• The post will attend the PBU Boards and Performance Review meetings and will make a positive contribution to debates on service provision and PBU priorities.
• Responsible for the provision of financial leadership and guidance in delivering PBU and Trust wide programmes concerned with improved productivity, quality and efficiency programmes
• To work with the PBU, Business Intelligence Unit and Financial Planning and Development teams across GSTT and KCH to develop and maintain a suite of business intelligence applications and undertake appropriate bench-marking analysis to inform both Directorate and Trust wide performance
• Responsible as a leading expert in an organisation of a £2.1 Billion diagnostic contract for both GSTT and KCH for the provision and delivery of all financial service that complies with statutory requirements, Accountable to the Director of Finance for Directorates adherence to Trust financial policies and procedures and statutory requirements.
• To lead on the provision of financial advice and support to the PBU with regards to service development proposals.
• To make judgements on financial decisions where there may be no precedent and interpret external professional NHS and government bodies as required.
• Responsible for ensuring that all reporting is produced in line with the Trust financial timetable.
• To lead a team of financial professional in the provision of financial support to a designated PBU to support the delivery of an approved financial plan.
• Responsible for ensuring that all customers receive accurate and clear financial information, ensuring that budgets set reflect the cost of delivering contracted activity baselines and other agreed performance targets.
• As a leading financial expert, responsible for ensuring that all assumptions contained in PBU business plans have been constructively challenged and potential risks and further opportunities are high-lighted and quantified.
• Provide professional strategic financial expertise, support and advice to business cases and their related multi-disciplinary project groups. Undertaking the financial appraisal of each of the proposed options applying advanced, technical financial modelling, discounted cash flow (DCF) and sensitivity analysis and considering affordability under payment by results.

Key Working Relationships
• Internal
• Managing Director and senior team members of the Pathology Business Unit
• Directorate Management Teams
• Trust employees at all levels across all professions
• Executive Directors
• HR and Personnel staff
• Managers and budget holders throughout the Trust
• Finance Staff at all levels of the organisation
• Internal Audit

External
• Leadership teams from the Pathology provider (Synnovis) and SYNLAB
• Leadership teams of the SEL ICS, Local Boroughs and related NHS organisations
• Representatives of patients
• Staff from Kings Health Partners (KHP)
• Primary care directors
• Staff at other NHS bodies
• Local Commissioners and Councils
• District Valuer
• Charitable Foundation
• Finance staff at the Medical School
• External Auditors


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious registered Nutritionist to develop their clinical skills and work in a large multi-disciplinary obesity team.

Here at GSTT, we have a close-knit team of dietitians, dietetic assistants, nutritionists, physiotherapy, doctors, psychology, psychotherapy and technical instructors. This is an exciting role for registered clinical nutritionists, to support our 1:1 services and delivery of group education.

You will play a key role in assessing new patients coming into the obesity service, requiring strong people skills and advanced nutrition clinical skills. This role will sit alongside three other band 5 nutrition roles, where you will be involved in delegating of tasks to the wider dietetic assistant team, as well as line managing more junior members of the assistant team.

You will deliver one-to-one clinical services, as well as group interventions virtually and face to face across South East London. You will also contribute to service development and operational meetings.

You can choose to work remotely from home for some of the week, from our office site in Elephant and castle, or a combination of both. You will be delivering the online interventions, as well as delivering face-to-face groups at community sites across South East London. You will work 09:00-17:00 three days per week, and 11:30-19:30 two days per week.

You must have a depth of experience of delivering behaviour change interventions to groups of patients with significantly complex health challenges, and be confident to do this using virtual platforms. You should have experience of delivering interventions to people from the Black African and Black Caribbean communities. You must have a developed understanding of weight bias and stigma in both healthcare and everyday life.

You will be joining a large department with over 150 dietitians and assistants, psychologists, nutrition nurses, administrators, and project and operational managers. There is a wealth of opportunity for support, learning and development.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our team, and very much welcome applications from all people, including those from Asian, Black and minority ethnic backgrounds, and those living with disability.

Please see the following attached documents for detailed description of the roles and responsibilities of this post:

Job description; person specification; functional requirements.


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Dec 2024

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic nurse leader to lead and manage the Vaccine and Trials Team and Infection Research Team.

The position is full-time (37.5 hours per week) and is a one year fixed-term contract that can be applied to as a secondment.

The successful candidate will be an expert research nurse with proven leadership skills, flexibility and excellent organisational skills. You will be supported by Head of research Workforce, R&D leads and leaders within the directorate as well a network of Research Matrons and Managers.

The post holder will lead and line manage 2 research teams, one in the Directorate of Infection and the other is the Vaccine and Trials Team within the Directorate of Research and Development.

Duties include:
• Visible professional and clinical leadership for clinical research delivery staff.
• Ensuring the highest standard of patient care, good clinical practice standards
• Ensuring excellent performance on delivery of whole research portfolio
• Being an expert resource and facilitator for researchers and the research delivery teams

Please see job description for detailed information on duties.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Please see the attached job description for a detailed description of the clinical, managerial, governance, professional, research and education aspects of the role


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

This is an exciting role spread across several Women’s Services. This role will be a split-responsibility role between our Women’s Services Call Centre and our Assisted Conception Unit.

The post holder is responsible for providing a high standard of professional and patient focused service to a range of Trust-wide specialities and will support the service on a day-to day operational basis.

When working as a Patient Pathway Coordinator in the Assisted Conception Unit, the post-holder will be based in ACU and work closely with a wide range of clinical and managerial staff, providing high standard of administrative support to ensure our patients receive exceptional levels of care whilst undergoing assisted conception treatment.

When working in the Women’s Service Call Centre, the post-holder will be assisting with patient queries across Assisted Conception, Gynaecology and Maternity services, you will be required to answer telephone queries from patients and other services in the first instance, dealing with any requests or complaints. Ensure all requests are dealt with in a timely manner.

Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With over 3,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy’s and St Thomas’.



Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in hospital and in the community, continues to grow. We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Evelina London is here for children, young people and women from London to South East England, and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.

As the only NHS Trust in London with women’s and specialist children’s services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. We operate through four clinical directorates: Neonatology and Medical Specialties, Surgical Services, Theatres and Paediatric Intensive Care, Children’s Community Services and Women’s Services

Please see further details in the attached job description. Please see further details in the attached job description.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024

An exciting role is available in the Income Treasury & Cashiers team in Finance with responsibility for processing the invoices for the Trust income of over £1,900M a year. The role requires the use of the Trust's finance systems for review, processing, and approval of all sales invoice requests across the full range of Trust income ensuring that all requests are valid, accurate, and in line with the correct VAT treatment for NHS income. This role requires a good working knowledge of current best practices for sales invoicing with minimum queries.


The successful applicant will have good knowledge of current VAT legislation as applied to healthcare and associated income streams, be able to work with minimum supervision on the daily activities, be able to use Excel for month-end activity, and suggest changes to working practices to increase efficiency. This role will need to develop good working relationships with staff in income-generating departments across the Trust and to learn how the Trust works.

Please Note: Vacancy may close early due to high numbers of applications

Responsible for the accurate and timely raising and despatch of invoices and credit notes for all customers raising queries back to the invoice requester where relevant. Provide assistance with month-end income accruals ensuring that all invoice requests not processed by month-end are accrued. Provide query management service back to departments and to external customers in respect of the status of invoices raised or awaiting processing. Receive internal and external telephone calls and deal with customer queries.

Income Treasury and Cashiers are responsible for external customer billing for all goods and services provided by the Trust. The department is
responsible also for debt collection and processing of all receipts to customer accounts. There is a Cash Office on both hospital sites that looks
after patients' monies and patient travel refunds.

Ensure that all invoice & credit note requests are raised correctly, have sufficient supporting documentation, are appropriately authorized as per Trust Standing Financial Instructions, and are processed in a timely, accurate and efficient manner

Ensure that rejected invoice and credit note requests are returned to the requester in a timely manner, with sufficient information to enable the request to be amended and returned for processing

Ensure the correct treatment of and accounting for VAT output tax

Maintain all filing for invoice requests and backing documents on daily basis to enable queries to be investigated where appropriate



If you have applied for this post, and been unsuccessful in the past 6 months then please do not apply


This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.


Employer: Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

Department: Cardiac Physiology

Location: Royal Brompton Hospital

Salary: £29,485 - £31,088 per annum inclusive of HCAS

Band 3 – Non-Invasive Cardiology Booking coordinator

Permanent Position

We are currently recruiting a booking coordinator to join our specialist team at The Royal Brompton Hospital, Chelsea. Our excellent services are recognized worldwide, the specialist skills offered at our Centre will be transferrable for career progression.

This administration role is aimed at current band 3 booking coordinator looking for career progression and additional admin responsibilities. The post will suit a well organised, hardworking, efficient, and enthusiastic person, who will be responsible for the running of the appointment booking system, reception duties, answering telephone inquiries and liaising with clinical staff at all levels.

Customer service experience is essential. Previous experience of working within in a high demand, team-based environment is required. Ability to work within strict time deadlines, whilst retaining accuracy and attention to detail is required.

Due to popularity, the advert may close early if enough internal applications are received.

For any informal inquiries or visits, please contact Monica Ramos, Head of Non- Invasive Cardiac Physiology (03301288700).


• Answers the telephone in an appropriate manner and directs calls to the relevant person/department when required. Answers queries from patients, GP’s, other hospitals relating to patient investigations and the results of the same, along with technical questions concerning any technical equipment.
• Uses and develops effective communication skills. Able to communicate appropriately with other staff members, other departments throughout the trust, consultants, patients and their relatives.
• Aware of procedures involving patient/visitor/staff complaints.
• Patient/customer care
• Book non-invasive appointments using EPIC confirming, cancelling and changing appointments as necessary
• Ensure patients are communicated with effectively in relation to their appointments via email, telephone or letter.
• Courteously and efficiently receive all telephone inquiries in line with the Trust’s Service Standards from patients, carers and external agencies (in accordance with data protection and patient confidentiality requirements) ensuring that accurate records, both manual and electronic.
• Work closely with staff to monitor appointment attendance, cancellations and DNAs
• Ensure that patient telephone calls are answered in accordance with Trust policy.
• Deal with concerns / complaints as appropriate.
• Arrange transport and translators as required.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.



Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment, and research.



Title:Non-Invasive Cardiology Administrator – Maternity leave

Grade:3

Job base: Royal Brompton Hospital

Accountable to: Head of Non-Invasive Cardiology


• To provide a comprehensive administration, booking and appointment service for non-invasive Cardiac Physiology and ensure compliance with waiting time targets.
• To provide reception cover if required to the pacing clinic.
• To provide an excellent service to patients, their relatives and careers.



Main tasks and responsibilities


• Provides support to Cardiology Department Participates in quality control and technical audits.


• Maintains a high standard of clinical practice.


• Ensures that all patients, their relatives and visitors are acknowledged in an appropriate and friendly manner at all times.


• Ensures that patient’s privacy, dignity, religious and cultural beliefs are respected.


• Answers the telephone in an appropriate manner and directs calls to the relevant person/department when required. Answers queries from patients, GP’s, other hospitals relating to patient investigations and the results of the same, along with technical questions concerning any technical equipment.


• Uses and develops effective communication skills. Able to communicate appropriately with other staff members, other departments throughout the trust, consultants, patients, and their relatives. Facilitates good liaisons and working relationships with other disciplines working within the department.


• Aware of procedures involving patient/visitor/staff complaints.


• Patient/customer care (both direct and indirect)


• Book non-invasive appointments using EPIC confirming, cancelling and changing appointments as necessary in an accurate and timely manner, escalating issues and queries to line manager as appropriate.


• Ensure patients are communicated with effectively in relation to their appointments via email, telephone or letter.


• Courteously and efficiently receive all telephone inquiries in line with the Trust’s Service Standards from patients, carers and external agencies (in accordance with data protection and patient confidentiality requirements) ensuring that accurate records, both manual and electronic, are maintained and appropriate action is taken in a timely manner.


• Work closely with staff to monitor appointment attendance, cancellations and DNAs, timely completion of diagnostic tests and ensure follow up arrangements are made.


• Ensure all patient administration is in line with the Trust’s access policy, highlighting issues and taking corrective action where necessary, ensuring compliance with national referral to treatment time targets.


• Ensure that patient telephone calls are answered in accordance with Trust policy.


• Deal with concerns / complaints as appropriate.


• Arrange transport and translators as required.


• Provide reception services for patients, receiving patients to the department, capturing the outcome of their appointments and making follow up arrangements where applicable.


• Work closely with staff within the Divisions to monitor appointment attendance, cancellations and DNAs, timely completion of diagnostic tests and ensure follow up arrangements are made.


• Any other duties, clerical or otherwise, which are commensurate with the role of this post.


• Policy & Service development


• Participates in Cardiology Department meetings providing input to the development of policies. Assists in the implementation of these policies.




• Information management


• Enters data into the departmental databases and appointment system. Checks all entered patients details to allow efficient tracking of results.


• Trained to use EPIC to track patients, medical records and appointments.


• Ensures adequate documentation of all patient records. Reviews technical reports following patient investigations, prior to their release to other hospitals, GP’s, consultants.



To undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade as requested.



This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.






This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024

An opportunity has arisen for an Orthopaedic Optimisation Project Lead Fixed at Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Trust.

We have funding for an exciting new project which will manage Orthopaedic referrals for the South-east of London. The APP team in the integrated musculoskeletal Service will work together on this project andan opening has arisen within the team to participate in and supportthis exciting initiative whilst maintain clinical waiting times and meeting of activity targets.

The role provides leadership in expanding FCP clinics in primary care, working in MCATTs clinics in the Trust and as a clinical specialist in the Guys and St Thomas’ musculoskeletal outpatient department.

We are looking to further expand the FCP workforce to meet increasing demand.You will get the opportunity to work closely in PCNs . We have a well-established orthopaedic practitioner service within the organisation as well as MCATTs offering injection and POCUS intervention within the service.

You will be part of a highly skilled clinical team with diverse extended clinical experience who can help develop your capabilities, provide peer support and professional development.

An MSc or equivalent, and previous experience of extended scope practice/ clinical specialist is required, but a full induction package will be undertaken.

There is a full time role available but also the possibility of part time work

Advanced practice clinical including MCAT clinics, FCP and Orthopaedic practitioner clinics

Participating in the Orthopaedic Optimisation Project

Teaching on iMSK inservice training program

QI including audit and research are strongly encouraged

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the UK's busiest and most successful foundation trusts, with a long history of clinical excellence and high quality care.

The Trust comprises two of London’s oldest and best known teaching hospitals. It also includes Evelina London Children’s Hospital and both adult and children’s community services in Lambeth and Southwark and Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of only six academic health sciences centres in the UK.

The physiotherapy Department is within the Therapies Clinical Directorate along with Speech and Language therapy, Occupational Therapy, Foot Health and Patient Appliances, Spiritual Care, Psychology and Social Work support. The Directorate is part of the Integrated Strategic Business Unit. The department has over 300 staff and provides services across the Trust.

The Integrated Musculoskeletal physiotherapy service, comprising MCATTs and MSK physiotherapy services, is managed within the Physiotherapy Service and provides MCATTS assessment and physiotherapy to patients within the Trust and in local community clinics.

Musculoskeletal physiotherapy offers services on both acute sites (Guys and St Thomas’), in community at Pulross Intermediate Care Centre and Gracefield Gardens, at GP practices as part of the First Contact Practitioner (FCP) provision and, at local gyms in the Lambeth and Southwark Boroughs
• Provides an advanced level of clinical practice exercising autonomy of decision making in a context of complexity, uncertainty and varying levels of risk, holding accountability for their decisions.
• Responsible for the operational management of the Integrated Musculoskeletal (iMSK) Physiotherapy service in conjunction with the Consultant Physiotherapist in iMSK and Clinical Lead and the Head of Physiotherapy and contributes to departmental management and Trust initiatives in strategic planning and development of the iMSK Physiotherapy service across the whole organisation.
• Uses expert clinical reasoning skills to provide highly specialist support and advice to the physiotherapy team and other medical staff, whilst maintaining a clinical caseload of highly complex patients
• Professional and clinical leadership in the development and implementation of a comprehensive training and personal development plan for all designated physiotherapy staff and, in conjunction with the management team, strives to ensure excellence of training across the whole organisation.
• Supports the Consultant Physiotherapists/Clinical Lead to identify and implement clinical research, audit and data collection priorities within the area of MSK expertise to inform departmental clinical development strategy
• Responsible for maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence based practice and quality assurance in designated area.


This advert closes on Thursday 28 Nov 2024

The post holder will act as patient and participant advocate at all times, the post holder will be expected to co-ordinate research clinics and organise study related care. They will implement and evaluate strategies to identify and assist in the enrolment of research participants.

The post-holder will lead on a portfolio of research studies and perform a range of clinical assessments in line with accepted standards of practice. They will communicate proactively with the study and clinical teams to ensure good participant experience and adherence to study protocols. The post holder will be responsible for case report form completion, site file management, implementation of amendments and maintenance of databases. They will act as mentor and support for new and junior team members. They will contribute to quality assurance processes within the team. The post holder will ensure the well-being of participants by adhering to study protocols, relevant regulations and local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

The Gastrointestinal Medicine and Surgery research team delivers studies across the multidisciplinary gastrointestinal department. The team is made up of Principal Investigators and Sub-investigators, Research Nurses and Clinical Research Practitioners who work together to deliver studies to high standards across both Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital sites.

Clinical and Communication Responsibilities
• Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients and participants come first.
• Work within relevant regulations and ICH GCP (International Conference on Harmonisation and Good Clinical Practice) ensuring that the clinical trial protocol is adhered to at all times.
• Lead on a portfolio of trials and coordinate participation. This requires liaising with the clinical team to organise and ensure that trial specific investigations are undertaken according to the protocol, paying particular attention to accurate data collection and dissemination and version control of essential documentation.
• Devise, implement and evaluate strategies for recruiting participants into clinical studies and identify individuals potentially eligible for research studies. Gain permissions for research contacts.
• For specific studies post holder may be delegated to obtain consent from participants in line with Trust policy and research protocol.
• Organise and facilitate participant appointments and follow-up phone calls.
• Accurately perform and record observations of clinical activities required according to personal competencies and the study protocol and obtain the results including blood pressure, temperature, respirations, questionnaires, urinalysis, weight and height, and report abnormalities or changes appropriately.
• Report any adverse events or health concerns which occur whilst the participant is taking part in the study to the appropriate doctor or nurse in a timely manner, and to the appropriate principal or co-investigator.
• Liaise with pharmacy to co-ordinate the availability and dispensing of study drugs if appropriate.
• Perform tasks requiring clinical and laboratory skills, including phlebotomy, venepuncture, tissue and blood sample preparation within clinic and laboratory in line with personal competencies and approved study protocol
• Process biological samples according to personal competencies and the study-specific protocol and laboratory manual and organise the storage, shipment and documentation of samples.
• Provide ongoing support to the participant and carer whilst participating in the clinical study.
• Communicate study related information effectively with the research team and study participants and their family members. This information may be complex or sensitive, and there may be barriers to understanding.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently specialised advice pertaining to research protocols to members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Engage effectively with other departments and wards at the site/s, in order to promote a good working environment, integration of research and open channels of communication.
• Communicate with external study coordinators and sponsor representatives, nationally and internationally.
• Attend and participate in departmental meetings and help promote new ideas and methods and assist in their implementation.
• Attend and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Arrange, attend and record minutes for research and other relevant departmental meeting.
• Attend national and international study specific meetings and disseminate information to members of the multi-disciplinary team as required.

Information and data management
• Update participant study and medical records to accurately document study related activity and procedures.
• Ensure the confidentiality of verbal, written and computerised information.
• Complete case report forms in a precise and timely manner, ensuring that all the relevant clinical data in the participant’s medical notes and study file is transcribed accurately.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the Investigator Site Files.
• Aid with local study set up to ensure all applicable documents are ready to use once relevant approvals are received. Organise study set up visits, involving all relevant departments.
• Create databases, validate and maintain them and ensure their security and compliance with the data protection act.
• Update and maintain centralised database.
• Responsible for ensuring that all data queries are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of good office systems for the smooth running of the service.
• Plan, prepare documentation and participate in audit and monitoring visits.
• Implement strategies to ensure full and accurate data-set for all study participants.
• Process amendments according to standard operating procedure as received in a timely manner.
• Collate data and compile reports for the Clinical Lead, Research Managers and commercial sponsors as required.
• Provide timely information and reports to reflect recruitment of patients including timely entry to EDGE according to team processes.

Management and leadership
• Provide advice and training to colleagues as relevant to your role.
• Supervise, train or mentor new or more junior staff as required.
• Act as a role model, giving guidance, counselling and support to new and junior staff.
• Actively contribute to the teaching programme within the department.

Education and Professional development
• Take responsibility for identifying personal training and educational needs within the context of the service and those identified during the appraisal process.
• To maintain an up to date knowledge relevant to the specialty and research.
• Act in accordance with the Health Education England (HEE) Care Certificate framework standards at all times.
• Undertake an Individual Performance Review annually with your Line Manager.
• Maintain a record to reflect any training carried out pertaining to the post.

Other responsibilities
• Act always in a manner which, promotes positive working relationships and maintains the professional image of the Trust.
• Responsibly manage the control of equipment, resources and stock.
• Actively seek to develop the role to take account of changing requirements of the service.
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality.
• To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across R&D and wider GSTFT to facilitate the achievement of objectives and shared learning.


This advert closes on Monday 2 Dec 2024

Guy's ACU provides assisted conception, diagnostic, PGT and fertility preservation services. Founded in 1991, Guy’s ACU is one of the UK's largest assisted conception clinics offering both NHS and self-funded fertility care. Our state of the art laboratory utilises time-lapse incubator technology and the best equipment to allow us to deliver optimal care. We operate a seven day service caring for patients who are undergoing funded treatment and attract both national and international self-referrals. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated HCPC registered Embryologist to join our team. Guy's ACU Embryology requires high calibre, focused individuals to join the team and support our expanding OTC service. You will undertake all routine andrology and embryology procedures as well as support the training of new laboratory team members. There will be the opportunity to complete further training to undertake embryo biopsy for the largest PGT programme in the UK. In addition to this we require scientists with clinical experience in ovarian tissue cryopreservation and HTA regulations to support Guy's OTC programme. You will also perform a range of administrative, diagnostic and support activities that are critical in delivering a high quality service and helping our patients achieve their dreams of a family. (This a fixed term maternity cover, with potential to extend, if service demands require).

The successful candidate will work closely with the embryology, OTC and wider ACU teams to undertake a range of activities that support Guy's ACU and enable us to provide assisted conception, diagnostic testing, PGT-m and PGT-sr, fertility preservation and support the OTC programme. We operate a seven day service to ensure the best results and options for our patients.

ACU offers an attractive work environment for any motivated scientist. We recognise the value of our team and provide opportunities to complete further academic as well as practical training. This may include career development courses as well as embryo biopsy so that you can be part of the largest PGT programme in the UK. There is also the potential to We are an NHSE accredited training centre and there is the expectation that you will support delivery of the training and development of team members completing STP, HSST and other programmes.

We operate a seven day service caring for patients who are undergoing funded treatment and attract both national and international self-referrals. Each year we deliver 2000IVF/ICSI cycles including 500 PGD cases and an additional 1700 FET cycles.

You will undertake all routine andrology and embryology procedures including ICSI as well as support the training of new laboratory team members and Guy's OTC programme as required.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

The Professional Support Services team within the Office of the Chief Medical Officer at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS foundation trust wishes to appoint a Deputy Manager for the Professional Support Services team, which support and deliver the Revalidation, Job planning and appraisal function of the CMO office. The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service.

The Deputy Manager - Professional Support Services is responsible for managing robust and effective systems and processes to support the deliveryof the suite of professional support and development services delivered by the CMO Office, including medical appraisal, job planning, performance based awards schemes and other workforce related programmes of work.

As a key member of the service delivery team within the office, the post holder will manage a comprehensive and high quality project and service function in line with national policy requirements while continuing to meet the changing needs of the Trust’s medical and dental professionals. Importantly, they will provide critical management support to senior leadership in delivering against external reporting requirements and emerging programmes of work at national and local levels through the interpretation of guidance and the development of aligned processes.



This post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team and will require well developed organisational skills and the ability to handle queries in a sensitive manner. The role requires the exercise of initiative, and will include the deployment of sound judgement, problem solving and process focused skills in order to coordinate and report on a variety of time limited projects linked to the development of new processes.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHSFT comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with KCL in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Service and Project Management

· Responsible for the operational management and coordination of the core professional support and development services delivered across the workforce arm of the Medical Director’s Office, including medical appraisal and revalidation, job planning, and performance based reward schemes.

· To develop, establish and oversee the maintenance of robust and integrated service management and administrative systems and procedures to ensure efficient and effective operation of the services across the Trust.

· To plan and oversee multi-layered service improvement projects in response to performance indicators or changes in national policy or local requirements.

· To design and oversee the production of accurate and high quality reports and information on a regular basis in order to inform the strategic decisions and operational activities of senior management and the clinical workforce alike.

· To devise, adopt and implement any new reporting arrangements required by emerging national policy or local strategic or operational needs.

· To implement and manage agreed quality assurance systems and activities in line with national guidelines and to identify, plan and coordinate appropriate service improvement projects in response to performance across quality assurance metrics.

· To undertake additional research, audit and other project work linked to the managed services as directed by the Operational Delivery Manager.

· To monitorany internal fitness to practise investigation processes in response to GMC requests, including maintaining standards in process and good record keeping in line with GMC and local policy.

· To implement on the behalf of the Responsible Officer and MDO senior management team and lead on specific projects as directed.

Resource Management

· Responsible for the management of the service delivery team, including responsibility for training and development and performance management.

· Provide direction to the internal team to utilise their strengths and attributes to maximum effect to achieve objectives, ensuring they meet expected levels of performance and receive appropriate support and development.

Communications & Relationship Management

· To support the resolution of complex and sensitive issues where escalated by the service administrators, often acting as a mediator and providing expert advice where needed.

· To promote supportive and positive relationships between the internal MDO team and the medical and dental professional body at the Trust, running a service that is client focused and responsive.

· To draft and disseminate appropriate communications across the Trust, informing and engaging clinical and management staff with programme aims, progress and changes, and often dealing with complex and sensitive issues.

· To provide training to medical, dental and management staff across the Trust related to the professional requirements of medical appraisal, revalidation, job planning and performance based awards programmes, and the IT systems and processes in place to support staff in complying with national requirements.

· To provide management leadership in achieving service and programme aims through influence, negotiation and persuasion across diverse groups of clinicians, especially where colleagues are facing competing priorities in achieving professional regulatory requirements.

· Draft appropriate material for the MDO pages of the Trust intranet site and manage the team of administrators to ensure these pages remain up to date and relevant.

· Liaise with external bodies including the GMC, NHS England and the Royal Colleges in adopting best practice and complying with reporting requirements, as directed by the Head of Service

· Contribute to an aligned approach with colleagues across partner organisations within King’s Health Partners in the development of quality standards and the delivery of core services.

Information & Systems Management

· Responsible for proactively planning system changes to ensure that system inputs and outputs are designed to facilitate the Trust’s participation in and compliance with changes in national policy and reporting requirements, including interpreting new guidance and recommendations

· To ensure accurate and fit for purpose data management and reporting systems are in place to enable senior management to monitor programme progress and compliance with national standards, including key metrics in monitoring and evaluating the quality of the core services across the Trust.

Other Responsibilities

· To keep updated with developments, changes in legislation and updated national guidelines in relation to all medical workforce matters

· Ensure adherence to confidentiality of personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act across all managed services

· Any other duties commensurate with the grade to ensure the smooth running of the Medical Director’s Office

· To adopt a team approach to their duties in close liaison with the senior members of the core team, human resources and clinical departments in enabling the senior team, on behalf of the Trust, to meet their obligations under the relevant legislation


This advert closes on Sunday 17 Nov 2024

The Haematology Day Unit is a nurse led service offers apheresis, supportive care and venesection. We care for patients with haematological cancers, sickle cell disease and other haematology diseases.

Our aim is to provide expert care to allow patients to avoid hospital admissions and to manage their disease in an ambulatory setting.

We are seeking experienced senior nurses to join our team as a Senior Staff Nurse on the Haematology Day Unit.

The individuals should be motivated, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to organize, prioritize and co-ordinate within a challenging and fast paced environment. You will be supported by a strong expert team, including the Ward Sister, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and the inpatient Matron team.

We are currently open Monday to Friday 08.00 - 20.00. Shift patterns at present are 9.5 hour shifts per week. We do not currently work weekends or bank holidays regularly, however occasionally work out of hours to support the service and eventually we may aim for weekends to be permanent in the future.

Closing Date: 25/11/2024

Interview Date: 04/12/2024

We are seeking experienced and motivated nurses to join our team on the Haematology Day Unit. We are seeking nurses that are eager to develop their clinical skills and competence and want to be future leaders within haematology nursing in an ambulatory setting.

You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and training necessary.

We are seeking candidates with a strong desire to deliver the best individualized care to patients living with haematological diseases by working as an effective part of the nursing and wider team.

The successful candidate will need to have at least 1 year experience in haematology and acute setting and will be committed to developing their skills, knowledge, and leadership in a fast paced setting.

Opportunities for the right candidate include developing skills in apheresis, expert cannulation assisted by ultrasound, femoral line placement, and bone marrow biopsy skills. Informal visits/phone calls are strongly recommended.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and training necessary. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced nurses and specialists to develop and gain a plethora of skills to enhance your nursing ability. We have a supportive culture, whereby we encourage each other to strive to be the best within our daily practice, and our feedback as a team reflects this.

Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst
working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and
personalised direct patient care.

Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment,
planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes
history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed
diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.

Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication
including transfusion of blood and blood products.

Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the
speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead
others to do the same.

Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient
orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within
the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

Ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient
experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and
doctrines.

**Please see attached job description for full details**


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

Are you someone who can easily adapt to different settings, enjoy meeting new people, and would like to make a difference in health and social care through clinical research?

South London Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) is looking for an enthusiastic Research Nurse to join the Agile Workforce team.

The Research Nurse will play a key role in ensuring that any research undertaken within the Care settings department safeguards the wellbeing of the patients and is conducted according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and Amended Regulations 2006.

Working collaboratively with the clinical trials team and the wider multidisciplinary team in the management of research patients. They will also act as a patient advocate providing support and assistance as required and assist in the coordination and management of a portfolio of clinical research studies.

The post holder will be required to work flexibly across sites within the RDN: South London geography. The employing Trust will be Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

If applying as a registered nurse you must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering an agreed number of portfolios of clinical trials within the Secondary, Primary Care and Community settings across the South London region. They will work flexibly across the disciplines to ensure the success of the clinical research projects they are assigned to. The Research Nurse will play a key role in identifying opportunities to broaden the current portfolio.

The applicant must have considerable experience of working independently and have excellent organisational and time management skill.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is the nation's largest funder of health and care research. The NIHR:

● Funds, supports and delivers high quality research that benefits the NHS, public health and social care

● Engages and involves patients, carers and the public in order to improve the reach, quality and impact of research

● Attracts, trains and supports the best researchers to tackle the complex health and care challenges of the future

● Invests in world-class infrastructure and a skilled delivery workforce to translate discoveries into improved treatments and services

● Partners with other public funders, charities and industry to maximise the value of research to patients and the economy

The NIHR was established in 2006 to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research, and is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care. In addition to its national role, the NIHR supports applied health research for the direct and primary benefit of people in low- and middle-income countries, using UK aid from the UK government.

● Carry out planned care required by the clinical trials protocol for a group of volunteers without direct supervision
● Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient/volunteer care.
● Responsible for recruiting to, and following up, patients within studies. This includes both randomised clinical trials and other high quality clinical studies. The role will involve working closely with multidisciplinary clinical teams
● Act as a patient advocate enabling patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in the clinical trials and ensuring advice and information is provided.
● Ensure there is sufficient skill mix of staff for patient safety during clinical trials and ensuring that they are carried out within the Trust and Centre's policies and clinical trial protocol.
● Assist in clinical trials including venepuncture of volunteers when necessary ensuring that they are carried out within the Trust’s policies, research governance, Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials Regulations) Regulations 2004 and Amended Regulations 2006 Incorporating International Conference on Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) Data Protection Act and Human Tissue Act.
● Undertake clinical tasks such as phlebotomy, analysis of blood specimens, drug administration and clinical observation etc.
● Assist and advise staff, both registered and unregistered in the delivery of care to the volunteer.
● Ensure that written informed consent has always been obtained for any treatment provided for, or any sample or data taken from a Volunteer which will form part of a research study, in accordance with the Trust research governance arrangements and Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials Regulations) Regulations 2004 and Amended Regulations 2006. Incorporating International Conference on Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP)
● Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy.
● Maintain all data and case report forms relating to clinical trials in accordance with the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials Regulations) Regulations 2004 and Amended Regulations 2006 Incorporating International Conference on Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) and the Research Governance Framework.
● Report any deviation from normal practice to senior staff and implement agreed changes in care programme.
● Deal with concerns raised by volunteers and visitors in a proactive manner and take remedial action as necessary.
● Act as the volunteers’ advocate.

Administration

● Plan and organise workload in order to meet studies and volunteer needs.
● Ensure that nursing practices comply with Trust policies and procedures
● Communicate effectively at all times and maintain a harmonious working environment.
● Maintain a safe environment in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
● Assist managers and senior nurses/practitioners in managing incidents, accidents and complaints in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
● Assist in ensuring the availability of resources for volunteer care
● Ensure equipment is in good working order, and report appropriately when defective
● Participate in audits, EG those undertaken by the Medicines and Health Care Regulatory Authority (MHRA) nursing audits and clinical benchmarking exercises and suggest any change to improve standards
● Ensure the economical use of resources
● Contribute to the overall RDN CRN or departmental budget by identifying areas where cost improvements can be made
● Ensure the safe custody of volunteer’s property in accordance with Trust policies.
● Actively participate in and support the development of the clinical research facility.
● Promote and participate in the implementation of policies within the Centre and to ensure compliance with Trust, Government and EU Directives.
● Maintain accurate documentation in clinical trial documents and patient notes.
● Ensure that clinical trials are effectively archived as required.
● Assist in the process of gaining local regulatory committee approval (ethics and R&D approval).

Other

● Understand and adhere to Trust policies and procedures.
● To maintain patient confidentiality and standards of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) at all times.
● Maintain NMC registration


This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024