Total 26 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 2SF

Are you a Junior Speech and Language Therapist looking for a new opportunity where you will be supported to develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, join The Dean Neurological Rehabilitation Centre in Gloucester. You will work alongside an experienced Lead Speech and Language Therapist who will provide you with all the support you need to achieve your RCSLT NQP and Dysphagia competencies. You will develop specialist skills including the treatment of cognitive communication disorder, AAC, prolonged disorders of consciousness and tracheostomy care. As part of a developing Speech and Language Therapy service there are opportunities to implement new service initiatives in line with your interests e.g. we have implemented the first on-site FEES service within Elysium this year. Joining our friendly and approachable Therapy Team that includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and Therapy Assistants, you will celebrate success through our Therapy Star Award and enjoy onsite MDT training, team building and social events. There is a strong emphasis on continuing professional development, you’ll receive support from a regional and national network of healthcare professionals and enjoy access to a variety of training courses to support you to reach your career goals. Where you will be working Location: Tewkesbury Rd, Longford, Gloucester GL2 9EE The Dean Neurological Centre has 60 beds in Gloucester (GL2 9EE), which is on the outskirts of the town within easy commute from Gloucester, Cheltenham and surrounding villages. The Centre delivers specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for people with complex long-term neurological conditions who require ongoing support and assistance to maximise functional ability. It specialises in slow stream rehabilitation where the emphasis is placed on maximising each individual's abilities, comfort and quality of life. As a Speech and Language Therapist, you will: Manage a caseload of residents with acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders, with support from your supervisor. Lead group therapy sessions to support residents to develop their speech, language and communication skills. Have access to an on-site FEES service and referral to local Videofluoroscopy service to support with the management of dysphagia. Support with the delivery of student placements. Contribute to audits and service improvement projects. Commit to Continuous Professional Development. How we will support you: A comprehensive induction programme. Regular clinical supervision to support completion of RCSLT competencies, development of specialist skills and management of own caseload; and regular managerial supervision. Regular Therapy Team Meetings and CPD sessions. Opportunities to attend external training courses. Access to a national network of SLTs across Elysium sites and divisions. Future opportunities to develop highly specialist SLT skills in the areas of tracheostomy and FEES. To be successful in this role, you’ll need: A Speech and Language Therapy qualification. HCPC, and desirably RCSLT, registration. Relevant experience of working with adults with acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders (this may include student placements). A genuine interest in neurorehabilitation and management of neuro-progressive disorders. What you will get: Annual salary of Up to £36,483 dependant on experience £3600 welcome bonus The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off! Free meals and parking Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance. Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals. Pension contribution to secure your future. Life Assurance for added peace of mind. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time. There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more. About your next employer: You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

The post holder will be expected: To work within a multi-professional primary care team to provide a service for adults18+ with varying levels of mental health needs, including SMI and Complex Emotional Needs that may co-exist with physical health problems within the registered patient population. To exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role. To act as a practice leader, managing your own workload and to work across professional, organisational and system boundaries to improve services and develop practice. To navigate, liaise with and refer onto mental health services, voluntary and public sector agencies and community support groups. To support the delivery of annual mental health reviews for adults on the practices mental health register. To provide specialist advice, supervision and support to practice colleagues in relation to patients with mental health issues. In particular to help identify (through Risk Stratification) those patients potentially at risk of relapse to support their continued wellbeing and to reduce their impact on the Health and Wellbeing service as a whole. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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 updating the stand
Moving parts around and resequencing stock according to a new planogram
Changing over the visuals
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

Nursery Practitioner

Nuffield Health Gloucester FWC | Nursery | Permanent | Full time
Up to £25,980.80 per annum, depending on experience
40 hours per week

Our Nuffy Bear Day Nursery is seeking a Nursery Practitioner to be based at our Nuffield Health Gloucester Fitness and Wellbeing Club.

As a Nursery Practitioner, you will be part of a team who offer full day care, sessional care plus a Pre-School for children aged from 3 months to 5 years.

Joining the team as a Nursery Practitioner, you'll provide care and education while promoting health, and helping children achieve the best possible start in life. We are Ofsted registered and follow the Early Years Foundation Stage. We offer a unique rage of wellbeing focused care for children including swimming lessons for our over 3's, making this a truly unique opportunity.

If the smile of a job well done is important to you, joining us as a Nursery Practitioner will give you the chance to learn by working with some of the best. You are to qualified to at least level 3 in childcare studies and have experience to NVQ Level 3 or NNEB. It's your passion teaching and making a difference, you'll fit right in with us.

As a Nursery Practitioner, you will:

• Provide high quality care and education while promoting health and wellbeing.

• Help children achieve the best possible start in life.

• Support the nursery educators in implementing the EYFS curriculum.

• Ensure learning is linked to the child's development.

• Plan for age appropriate activities.

• Communicate with Parents/Carers and other external professionals.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Find your perfect fit with our impressive range of lifestyle and wellbeing rewards, including free gym membership. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Job Purpose Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of a specific group of service users requiring enhanced care. To work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team To manage a patient / caseload of patients within defined clinical area Teach Staff where appropriate. Key Dimensions Working as an integrated member of the team providing evidenced based interventions for service users, acting as Care Coordinator where identified. Work and liaise with other agencies and organisations. As a Registered Mental Health Nurse the expectation is that, with adequate training, supervision and assessment, you will be able to; Clinical Work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker, taking responsibility for the assessment of care and health education needs Develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals ensuring individual needs are met Ensure that everyone involved in the care plan receives a copy and to ensure that all relevant details are recorded on trust IT systems. Utilising the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and in line with Trust policy, provide specialist care, education and advice to service users (including carers) who are suffering from common, severe and enduring mental health problem to promote recovery and social inclusion. Assist service users to meet their personal care needs e.g. assisting with bathing and washing, as outlined in the Care Plan. Liaise with and offer specialist assessment and advice to other agencies and professions. To participate in Multi-Agency meetings to offer advice and opinions to facilitate the ongoing treatment and care of clients and to ensure adherence to National Service Framework (NSF) guidelines Actively support service users in the management of their medication within a concordance framework and relevant policies. Administer medication, including Intra-muscular injections depot medication as appropriate and monitor side effects. Delegate the checking and delivery of medication when appropriate. Professional Maintain accurate written records and statistics to ensure that service user details and details of care given are recorded in notes and on the trust database(s) in line with trust policy Contribute if required to the preparation of appropriate reports, including reports for Mental Health Act Tribunals and Mental Health Managers review meetings as required by rule 6 (1) of the Mental Health Tribunal rules. Provide and receive complex and sensitive information from service users, carers or other professionals and agencies, on a daily basis. Work with and support other members of the Multidisciplinary team, using clinical judgements in the absence of key members of the team, including medical staff. Ensure that psychological intervention or treatment is offered to clients as outlined in National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines De-escalation of aggression using verbal de-escalation skills and physical breakaway technique. Leadership / Management Undertaking other duties appropriate to the post requested by his/her senior managers. Provide support to junior nurses, nurses in training and other members of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring training objectives are met. Implementing risk assessments and management plans on a daily basis working with people with common, severe, and enduring mental health problems who are frequently distressed and emotionally disturbed. To take responsibility for ordering and maintaining stocks of medication and clinical supplies, ensuring clinical waste is disposed of safely and in accordance with trust and national policies (if applicable) Multidisciplinary team Patients and relatives General public Community Support Services Physical, Mental & Emotional Effort & Working Conditions Will be required to utilise recognised manual handling techniques and guidelines May be expected to frequently manoeuvre patients / objects over 15 kg using appropriate aids Will have frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions and will be required to follow policies and procedures pertaining to infestations, bodily fluids, infection control and COSHH regulations Frequent exposure to distressing and emotionally demanding situations involving patients and relatives Some exposure to patients displaying verbal and physical abuse The work pattern may be unpredictable and there is a frequent requirement for long periods of concentration. You will be expected to work within both Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospital if the demand of the service requires you to move sites. There is the on-going requirement to maintain excellent standards of care whilst working under pressure in an ever-changing and challenging environment

To provide a medicines optimisation services to the prison. To provide a medicines administration service to offenders at the medicines administration times as part of a 7 day per week rota. To undertake medicines reconciliation for prisoners admitted to the prison. To supervise assistants, when in the dispensary in providing dispensing services. To be an accredited checking technician providing final dispensing checks or medicines optimisation qualification. To ensure high standards of work in the dispensary, in clinics and for when out on the wings and to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to. To assist the Senior Prisons Technician with writing, updating and monitoring the use of medicines optimisation SOPs. (Full JD can be downloaded in supporting documents section) IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

The main responsibilities of the role include being instrumental in; Leadership and management Clinical Responsibilities Improving patient safety, quality and experience Strategy and planning Education and Development Responsibilities People management and development Finance & performance management Information management and research Quality governance Job purpose: Focus on the provision of high quality, visible professional leadership for day surgery Provide clinical and professional support to the day surgery team to ensure effective management and drive change Provide assurance to the Ward Manger and Matron that there is continuous improvement in the delivery of clinical services and are tailored to the needs of the patients Act as a strong patient advocate ensuring that a culture of continuous improvement and learning is supported in order to drive quality care delivery across the division Ensure that clinical and non-clinical risks are managed, reported and investigated and that remedial action is completed where appropriate. Identifies and deals with issues of poor performance with the support of the Ward Manager Work in partnership and collaboration with other leaders within the Division Provide nursing leadership, set and maintain professional nursing standards, provide professional nursing advice and direction to the other colleagues within their Division. for further details please see the attached job description.

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to escape your current job role and work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? Now is the time to break into offender healthcare and develop your career.

Oxleas NHS trust were awarded the South West prison contract in 2022 and currently have a portfolio of 19 prisons across the South of England. We are currently looking to expand our pool of bank workers by recruitingPharmacy Techniciansto work within the Prison service on a flexible basis.

Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be providing a medicines management service to patients within the prison with the professional support of a prison service pharmacist. You will administer medicines to patients against a valid prescription, ensuring this is taken correctly, provide advice to patients about the appropriate use of medicines and promote healthy lifestyles to aid their rehabilitation.

You will dispense prescriptions and stock items, whilst supervising assistants when in the dispensary. There will also be elements of stock control involved in your role, such as undertaking stock top-up services and reviewing expiry dates and storage facilities for all medicines, reporting any deficiencies to the prison service pharmacist.

Wondering what it’s like to work within offender healthcare?

“I really enjoy working in the Pharmacy Service for Oxleas, my role is extremely varied and I work within a very supportive team. I find my role rewarding as it is all about enabling patient’s rehabilitation and I enjoy interacting with patients daily and building relationships with them. Oxleas are a good employer and there are plenty of opportunities to be supported through qualifications and training which then allows you to progress through different bands within the team.” Amanda - Pharmacy Tech.

Oxleas – About Us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.



We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care


• To provide a medicines optimisation services to the prison.
• To provide a medicines administration service to offenders at the medicines administration times as part of a 7 day per week rota.
• To undertake medicines reconciliation for prisoners admitted to the prison.
• To supervise assistants, when in the dispensary in providing dispensing services.
• To be an accredited checking technician providing final dispensing checks or medicines optimisation qualification.
• To ensure high standards of work in the dispensary, in clinics and for when out on the wings and to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
• To assist the Senior Prisons Technician with writing, updating and monitoring the use of medicines optimisation SOPs.

(Full JD can be downloaded in supporting documents section)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.



You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.



Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.



In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

To provide a speech and language therapy service to students at St Rose’s, meeting communication and eating & drinking* needs. *if appropriate competencies have been completed/post graduate dysphagia qualification heldTo be responsible for the management of a caseload of students with complex communication needs across school and college. To work as an autonomous practitioner completing assessments, planning and implementing interventions and evaluating therapy programmes. *To be responsible and accountable for the management of a complex caseload across school and college of students with dysphagia. To offer assessments and make recommendations for safest practice to students, carers and families. To provide written guidelines and write risk assessments for students who eat orally and have a diagnosis of dysphagia. To provide staff training and make onward referrals to relevant professionals when appropriate.
Clinical Work: • To offer Speech & Language Therapy to students at St Rose’s, promoting the development of communication skills, and delivering a dysphagia service* • To work as an autonomous practitioner completing assessments, planning and implementing interventions and evaluating therapy programmes for students with complex physical and health needs • To liaise with external agencies and allied health care professionals, including AAC WEST, AAC Suppliers, as well as consultants, case managers and private/individual therapists and make onward referrals as appropriate • To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of students, communicate effectively with students, carers, members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies, including onward referrals • To demonstrate use of evidence-based practice, undertaking relevant training to maintain and develop best practice and meet student needs and own professional registration • To ensure that students have an understanding of what they are doing in therapy and why it is relevant to them. With students who lack capacity to understand, to work in their best interest • To accurately record all therapeutic interventions in accordance with professional standards, protocols and guidelines • To contribute to student specific meetings and annual reviews and prepare reports and documentation to a high standard • To promote a professional image and raise the profile and the role of the Speech and Language Therapy service • To be responsive to the unpredictable demands of the post, undertaking other duties that may be within the scope of the role function • To support students at break times and lunch times as required • To assess the communication needs of children and young people and implement speech and language therapy interventions based on differential diagnosis and evidence-based practice, with support from clinical supervisor as necessary • To work in partnership with parents and care-givers, by means of effective communication and joint working as appropriate• To support the development of pupils’ communication skills within an environment which promotes a ‘Total Communication’ approach • To teach pupils the use of alternative and augmentative means of communication so that they may participate as fully and independently as possible in their education and a wide range of social opportunities • To train staff in the use of alternative and augmentative communication devices and strategies and make recommendations for the development of suitable resources • To supervise students and volunteers when required • To attend and contribute to appropriate staff meetings • To be responsible for security, care and maintenance of equipment, ensuring standards of infection control and safety are met
Accountability, Communication and Liaison:• Ensure that young people and their families/carers/teachers/support staff are involved and informed about their therapies • Ensure that consent to specific therapy provision will be sought from all young people/parents/guardians • Promote and develop good working relationships with relevant authorities and promote St Rose’s locally, regionally and nationally • Provide placing authorities/commissioners and parents with appropriate information as required
Personal Development: • Undertake relevant training to ensure continued professional development in line with HCPC and RCSLT standards • To engage in regular supervision with Speech Therapy colleagues and the wider Multi-disciplinary Team as appropriate

Youll be part of the team that provides the first stage in the Trusts care navigation system receiving requests using contact methods, including letters, e-mail and telephone. We provide a central resource for referrers and Trust staff to ensure the effective receipt and subsequent processing of referrals into our services. We further provide effective signposting to services external to the Trust. We accept routine, urgent and crisis referrals, each having a specific pathway to follow. We provide an effective first point of contact, a link with primary and secondary services, partner agencies and organisations outside of the trust. The service focus is to ensure callers or requests are directed to the appropriate person/resource in the Trust in the most effective manner. Where the request is for advice or a specialist opinion, the centre staff will link the request to either internal or external sources in a timely manner. The intention will be to leave the person making the request, feeling valued and satisfied with the outcome, before ending the contact. Where an immediate response for advice/specialist opinion is not available staff will work to an agreed response time, which will be shared with the person making the request. You will have support from Senior Health Practitioners colleagues (Band 6) and the Operational Manager to help your development and youll be able to share your knowledge and experience with our Call Handlers (Band 3) and Mental Health Practitioners (Band 5). The post holder will be part of the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust First Point of Contact Centre (FPCC) and will manage and triage mental health referrals coming in to into the Trust. The service is a professional referral service accepting telephone, letter, or e-mail referrals from patients, carers, GPs, Health Care Professionals within mental health working, police, ambulance staff, and some external agencies this list is not exhaustive. The practitioners within the team are responsible for initial screening, triaging and the allocation of referrals to the appropriate service within the Trust or signposting to a relevant external service. The post holder will be responsible for triaging referrals, routine and urgent made to the Trust and directing them to the most appropriate service. The post holder will be involved in the triaging of crisis referrals under supervision of senior colleagues. Full qualifications, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

To communicate effectively on a range of issues that are often complex in their nature and in complex situations. Participate in the annual appraisal reviews and demonstrate reflective practice through the Knowledge and Skills Framework To maintain comprehensive and timely electronic clinical records ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times. Provide supervision, mentorship & leadership for junior staff. Take all necessary care in the working environment, adhering to relevant health and safety policies. Participate and positively contribute to the services integrated clinical governance arrangements Carry out administrative tasks as directed including research, audit, data, and activity statistics. (Full JD can be downloaded in supporting documents section) IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

The post holder will be part of the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust First Point of Contact Centre (FPCC) and will manage and triage mental health referrals coming in to into the Trust. The service is a professional referral service accepting telephone, letter, or e-mail referrals from patients, carers, GPs, Health Care Professionals within mental health working, police, ambulance staff, and some external agencies this list is not exhaustive. The practitioners within the team are responsible for initial screening, triaging and the allocation of referrals to the appropriate service within the Trust or signposting to a relevant external service. The post holder will be responsible for triaging referrals, routine and urgent made to the Trust and directing them to the most appropriate service. The post holder will be involved in the triaging of crisis referrals under supervision of senior colleagues. Full qualifications, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application. Were currently recruiting for a variety of shift patterns including: Day Shifts - 7am to 8pm 9am 10pm 7am 3pm 2pm 10pm Night shifts - 21:30hrs 07:30hrs Flexible working options can be considered.

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to escape your current job role and work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? Now is the time to break into offender healthcare and develop your career.

Oxleas NHS trust were awarded the South West prison contract in 2022 and currently have a portfolio of 19 prisons across the South of England. We are currently looking to expand our pool of bank workers by recruitingMental Health Practitionersto work within the Prison service on a flexible basis.

Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

As a Mental Health Practitioner you will be providing specialist mental healthcare to offenders and working as part of the Mental Health In-Reach Team, plus wider mental health services. You will be required to work in a psychologically minded way with offenders in achieving their agreed goals and quality health outcomes.

Our Mental Health Team provide specialist interventions at primary and secondary care level including; referral management, screening assessment, triage, evidence-based interventions, care planning and risk assessing, plus one-to-one and group-work facilitation.

Our Mental Health Practitioners manage a mixed and challenging caseload and are required to perform robust assessment, screening and interventions to offenders with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will contribute to alternatives to inpatient admission and assisting with early discharge through the implementation of high intensity interventions and complex case management arrangements.

One of our key aims is to ensure continuity of care for an offender on ordinary location and reduce the length of stay, both in relation to prison inpatient services and external NHS/independent in-patient services. You will work closely with community mental health teams to ensure appropriate sharing of information, continuity of care and the Care Programme Approach for all offenders as necessary.

Oxleas – About Us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.



We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
• To communicate effectively on a range of issues that are often complex in their nature and in complex situations.
• Participate in the annual appraisal reviews and demonstrate reflective practice through the Knowledge and Skills Framework
• To maintain comprehensive and timely electronic clinical records ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Provide supervision, mentorship & leadership for junior staff.
• Take all necessary care in the working environment, adhering to relevant health and safety policies.
• Participate and positively contribute to the services integrated clinical governance arrangements
• Carry out administrative tasks as directed including research, audit, data, and activity statistics.

(Full JD can be downloaded in supporting documents section)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.



You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.



Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.



In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).


This advert closes on Thursday 21 Nov 2024

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Job Title: Deputy Head of Health and Safety
Contract: Full Time, All Year Round (Hybrid working)
Salary: Grade F - £38,419 - £40,989
Start: 13 January 2025
What we are looking for:
We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as the Deputy Head of Health and Safety. In this role, you will support the Head of Health and Safety in developing and implementing robust Health and Safety processes across our Federation, ensuring compliance and driving continuous improvement.
As our Deputy Head of Health and Safety, you will act as a Competent Health and Safety Advisor enhancing our current practices. You will also contribute to strategic planning that supports our commitment to excellence. Your expertise will be pivotal in the team delivers measurable improvements, reducing risks, and optimising service delivery to our staff and students.
As Deputy Head of Health and Safety, you will work alongside the Head of Health and Safety in championing a culture of coaching for compliance, empowering our teams to adhere to the highest standards of safety.
This opportunity is offered on a hybrid basis with a mixture of home working, attending meetings at our head office in Kingswood, Bristol as well as visiting a number of our academies across the South West.
About the Cabot Learning Federation:
The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, thirteen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.
CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
How to Apply:The job description and person specification for this role can be found on the CLF careers website.
Please submit your application form via the CLF recruitment portal by clicking ‘Apply’ on this page and then logging into your account/registering for an account. CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application.
Please note updates regarding an application, which could include an invite to interview, will be sent to the email address used when registering an account. Copies of all correspondence will also appear under the ‘messages’ section, in the event that emails are being directed to a ‘junk’ or ‘trash’ folder please make regular checks on the status of an application.Safeguarding and Pre-emploment checks:
The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.