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An amazing new job opportunity has arisen for a Peripatetic Nurse Manager to cover 14 care homes in London, Kent, and in the South West in absence of the manager. You will be working for one of UK’s leading health care providers

This is one of UK’s leading not-for-profit care provider, focussing on providing high-quality care and running a sustainable and thriving family of homes

**To be considered for this position you must hold an active NMC Pin and an NVQ Level 4 in Health & Social Care**

As the Peripatetic Nurse Manager your key responsibilities include:
• Supporting 2 divisions and maintain regional contact for each Care home
• Conducting routine Head Office visits across care homes as directed by Divisional Directors
• Ensuring that a stimulated and caring environment is always maintained
• Overseeing and ensuring the effective delivery of the medicine administration process in line with the company care management of medicines policy
• Ensuring that attendance to both mandatory and required training courses, including that of staff members within a home, is met in order that skills, knowledge, and competency levels are maintained to carry out the role efficiently and effectively
• Supporting the Home Manager to plan and facilitate regular staff meetings: staff supervision establishing an effective communication system, ensuring that staff members are kept up to date with all current necessary information
• Providing support and assistance to staff members and ensuring that areas of responsibility are maintained and to delegate duties to staff as appropriate, ensuring implementation

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:
• Previous experience of working with a large multi-site Care Provider within a capacity of a high-Level Manager
• Excellent knowledge of the CQC standards
• Working knowledge of Legislation and the Regulatory Framework underpinning practice in relation to the care of older people
• Flexible and willing to travel and work a variety of shifts, including the occasional weekend shifts

The successful Peripatetic Nurse Manager will receive an excellent salary of £67,900 per annum. This exciting position is a permanent full time role working through days. In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:
**£4,000 Car Allowance**
• Free DBS
• 25 days paid holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
• Free learning and development
• Company pension scheme - employer’s contribution matched up to 6%
• 2 x Salary Death in Service benefit*
• Medical Health Benefit*
• Length of Service Awards
• Voluntary Lifestyle Benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme*

Reference ID: 6768
To apply for this fantastic job role, please call on 0121 638 0567 or send your CV to contact@jupiterrecruitment.co.uk

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.Find out more about the community difference here.Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Assist patients will all activities of daily living (eating and drinking, movement, physical comfort, personal hygiene and use of toilet facilities). Communicate effectively with patients and the multi-disciplinary team. Participate in planning and liaison activities for patients. Inform a registered nurse as soon as possible when any change in a patients condition is noticed. Support patients in change due to admission, discharge, death or personal loss and in adapting to their new environment. Report any complaints or requests for information from patients immediately to the senior nurse on duty to enable prompt response. Report all risks to the senior nursing staff. Assist in the general running of the department by undertaking housekeeping and clerical duties as appropriate. Participate in appraisal and training of self to develop a personal development plan and strive to achieve the set objectives, Undertake any other duties commensurate to the grade and as requested by the line manager. Attend staff meetings, updates and attend mandatory training as required. Work closely with Management to ensure that the Prison Health Agenda is supported at all levels in the Practice. Develop and maintain effective communications with all interested parties. Actively engaging with offenders in the provision of holistic, needs-led care which takes into account the physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of individuals and groups. Demonstrates a commitment to equal opportunities for all people. Responding to the needs of people sensitively with regard for age, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and disability, especially regarding privacy and dignity Demonstrates a knowledge of the term professional boundaries and how to apply this to working with patients, offenders and others. Understanding the need for promoting health & well-being and the delivery of health promotion activities and programmes (including self-help programmes) in support of a registered nurse. Contributing appropriately to risk assessment and individualised care planning. 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).

We are looking for a Business Support Co-Ordinator to join our Transfer of Care team based in Maidstone.

Our team supports hospitals with getting patients home to recover after a stay in hospital.

We are comprised of nurses, social workers and support staff. You will play a key role in supporting the service in an administrative capacity.

You will oversee the efficient and effective delivery of our service.

You'll act as a primary point of contact between managers and a facilitator between our service and stakeholders.

You'll need to be an excellent communicator, organised and pro-active in your approach. Strong IT skills will definitely be a must and a willingness to support your colleagues when needed.

We're a strong believer in development and well-being. We always have opportunities for motivated individuals to develop in your career as well as employee benefits to support your well-being, such as flexible working patterns and the chance to buy annual leave.





Additional Working Pattern: 7.5 hours per day will include weekends

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community differencehere.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.


This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Oct 2024

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions. Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trusts 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email mtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.net if this is problematic)and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning. Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children) At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work. Interview Date: To be confirmed

We are seeking a dynamic, creative, and enthusiastic Occupational therapist to join our leadership team at DGSCMHT.

You will provide clinical leadership on our care pathways within Mental health together + pathways

This will be achieved by providing supervision andspecialist mental health advice and education to staff within the team. and offer clinical sessions offering short-term interventions based on psychological informed evidence based therapies and offer professional advice to client/patients and their carers, other professionals/ partners.

Being a key member of the leadership team you will support clinicians to provide timely and evidence based interventions.

Providing expertise in occupational therapy assessments/interventions and provide OT specialist support to the team (OT's and trainee OT's)

Developing working relationships with partner agencies and teams to ensure seamless progress of patients through the care pathways.

Supporting the leadership team in reviewing care across the services

Please see JD for more details

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Please see Job description and personal specification for full details of duties and responsibilities


This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

There is a very well established and reputed CESR program running in the department with direct oversight from the Clinical Director. There are currently 6 candidates progressing well through this program and 2 have successfully submitted their application already. The department has a number of existing substantive consultants who have progressed through this route to specialist registration with GMC.

The Orchards ward is a 16 bed acute assessment unit providing mental health care for older adults with acute functional or organic mental health needs.

Our aim is to deliver evidence based nursing care ensuring people are treated with kindness, dignity and respect by providing a caring, responsive, effective, well led and safe environment.

The team consist of a consultant psychiatrist, nurses, occupational therapists and assistants, health care workers, psychologists and other external services who attend the ward when requested.
• Assess patients by discussing their mental health conditions with them
• Provide treatment to patients and ensure medications are correctly administered
• Work to understand the source of patients’ disorders
• Conduct one-on-one therapy sessions
• Prepare patients’ records and maintain them effectively
• Conduct risk assessments on patients
• Monitor their progress with their family
• Ensure all legal requirements are complied with.

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.


This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Specialist Pharmacist

Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent | Full Time

Up to £52,500.00 per annum depending on skills and experience

37.5 hours per week

Our Pharmacy team at Nuffield Health Hospital Tunbridge Wells currently have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist with a specialist interest in oncology and the peri-operative management of elective surgical patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and self-motivated pharmacist to integrate with the Pharmacy team and oncology / surgical multi-disciplinary teams to deliver an outstanding level of service to our oncology, haemato-oncology and elective surgical patients. As a key member of the wider multi-disciplinary team at Nuffield Health, you will feel the benefit from processes that fully integrate medicines into the personalised pathway of care for our patients.

The ideal candidate will work flexibly to meet the demands of the service:

Approx. 0.8WTE of the role will be dedicated to the oncology pharmacy service, with patients currently being treated across 4 days per week. There is some flexibility in how the hours are worked on each day, and blended working arrangements would be considered for the right candidate. Our ambition is for the successful candidate to additionally support their Pharmacy colleagues through in-situ training and competency assessment to create a multi-skilled Pharmacy workforce within the oncology service offering.

Approx. 0.2WTE of the role will be spent providing ward-based clinical pharmacy services to our elective surgical patients, and assisting our pharmacy dispensary colleagues with the dispensing and checking of discharge and outpatient prescriptions.

This is an ideal role for a Band 7 (equivalent) pharmacist with oncology / haemato-oncology experience who is ready for the next step in their career, but wishes to maintain input into another clinical speciality for variety within their role. If you aspire to provide an excellent level of clinical care, and consider time spent face-to-face with your patients a key component of that, then please get in touch with the team that provides that time and encourages and promotes that approach.

As a Specialist Pharmacist, you will:

• To deliver a high-quality clinical pharmacy service within Nuffield Health Hospital Tunbridge Wells to oncology, haemato-oncology and elective surgical patients, in line with current government, NICE and BOPA guidelines

• Undertaking medicines reconciliation, organising discharge medications, provision of drug information and clinical counselling of patients

• Maintaining pharmaceutical care plans for all oncology and haemato-oncology patients

• Verification and screening of SACT treatment prescriptions, inpatient prescription charts, discharge and outpatient prescriptions

• Supporting and advising our clinicians on safe prescribing within oncology, haemato-oncology and peri-operative medicine.

• Daily coordination of the administration and delivery of SACT treatments to patients, maintaining effective communication with (and support to) the Pharmacy dispensary

• Development of protocols and guidelines for SACT treatment

• Ordering of SACT in readiness for patient treatment

• Education and training of colleagues in support of their development with oncology competencies

• Liaison with other Nuffield Hospital oncology sites to share knowledge and expertise

• Attending meetings with pharmacy and other oncology leads within the Nuffield Health group on a regular basis, implementing changes to policy and procedure locally

Skills & Experience:

• UK Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (Essential)

• At least 4-5 years of post-qualification experience

• Experience of supervising and training other staff

• Post-qualification experience within oncology and haemato-oncology and the ability to screen and verify oncology and haemato-oncology regimes and prescriptions (Essential)

• Post-qualification experience in the provision of a ward-based clinical pharmacy service is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided

• Knowledge of relevant hospital policies and procedures

• Excellent communication and people skills. This is essential as you will be working closely with patients as well as a variety of clinical staff.

Oncology experience is essential for this role, and further training within this clinical speciality will be encouraged and supported.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free private healthcare to gym membership, a cycle to work scheme and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

The Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital are recognised for their friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care. Our purpose-built hospital has been established since 1968. With 40 en-suite bedrooms, a busy outpatients and pre-assessment departments. We also provide a diagnostic imaging service (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography and X-ray), pathology, paediatric unit, surgical recovery ward, cancer care unit, 3 state of the art operating theatres and physiotherapy services.

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.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.

The MTW Psychological Staff Support Team is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated psychological therapist who is committed to providing evidence-based interventions for MTW employees accessing the Staff Support service. We welcome applications from those who have interest and experience working within staff support in an Acute Hospital setting.

The post-holder will work within the Psychological Staff Support team to provide psychological assessment and evidence-based treatments for staff members experiencing depression and/or anxiety or other common mental health problems arising from, and impacting, their role within the Trust.

An understanding of work-related stressors and the wider psychological support offers across Kent and Medway, along with experience of the issues that present to Occupational Health, Organizational Development and Employee Relations processes would be an advantage.

The post holder will be expected to work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
1. To provide high Psychological / high intensity CBT services to adults with moderate to acute mental health problem
2. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of team policies and procedure
3. To deliver direct and indirect staff support interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines, within agreed activity levels and model, meeting required key performance indicators (KPIs)
4. To promote wellbeing and social inclusion
5. To work flexibly and in accordance with service demands. This may include occasional, planned out of hours drop ins or clinics to accommodate the needs of the Hospital staff and intermittently driving to various satellite sites where other community services may be based
6. To work to the agreed number of clinical contacts per week as set by the Team Lead

Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.


We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.


In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.


Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.


Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Interview Date: TBC


This advert closes on Thursday 17 Oct 2024

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions. Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trusts 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email mtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.net if this is problematic)and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning. Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children) At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work. We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Interview Date: TBC

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions. Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trusts 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email mtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.net if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning. Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children) At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work. We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Interview Date: TBC

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Dementia and Delirium Clinical Nurse Specialist has arisen to join our Corporate Nursing Directorate. In this role, you’ll be an integral part of a dedicated team, working together to enhance patient care and outcomes for people living with dementia and delirium.

We’re looking for someone with a genuine passion for elderly care and a proven ability to drive quality improvements. You’ll be working closely with the Dementia and Delirium team, where your expertise will help shape better patient experiences. Excellent influencing and negotiation skills will be key, as well as the ability to challenge when required and advocate for best practices.

If you are looking to take the next step in your career, join us in this rewarding role and help us continue to deliver high-quality, compassionate care.
• The post holder will champion the rights of patients living with dementia and delirium in hospital, ensuring they are treated with dignity and respect and that care is person-centred.
• The post holder will support the development, implementation and monitoring of best practice standards in the care of people living with dementia and delirium, and their carers when they are admitted to hospital.
• The post holder will support the comprehensive screening and assessment of patients 65 years old and over to identify people with cognitive impairment and delirium and appropriately refer to enable access to support services.
• The post holder will participate in the provision of effective education and training in all aspects of dementia and delirium care.
• The post holder will support the Lead Dementia and Delirium Practitioner to ensure that all patient pathways are followed, audits are undertaken, screenings are performed and education and training is provided to all staff within the organisation.

Please see attached JD for further details.

Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible



MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.

We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email mtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.net if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Interview Date: TBC


This advert closes on Monday 14 Oct 2024

GLENHURST LODGE CARE HOME IS LOOKING FOR A COOK TO JOIN THEIR TEAM, COOKING FOR OUR RESIDENTS MONDAY TO FRIDAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9-3.

The Cook is an important part of our team, providing nutritious hearty foods for our service users.

ABOUT US

Bramley Health is a specialist health and social care provider. We support men and women of working age who pose variations of mental health challenges within our homes, to maximise their independence to live a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Glenhurst Lodge is a 22 bedded care home for just male service users situated in Maidstone, with beautiful grounds and spacious communal areas for our service users to enjoy.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Nutrition is an important part of providing the perfect care to our service users, and the Cook does just this! You will have all dietary requirements/ cultural requirements, and a genuine interest in the wellbeing of our service users, to serve up meals following these guidelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES

o Preparing nutritious meals for service users in line with guidelines/ requirements
o Daily cleaning and maintenance of the kitchen and equipment
o Maintain inventory of kitchen equipment and produce
o Utilise knowledge of HACCP and current food regulations
o Interaction with service users to reflect their food choices


KEY SKILLS

o Food hygiene level 2 certification
o Previous experience of food preparation in a commercial/ domestic/ hospital or care setting
o Warm, approachable personality to engage with service users and vulnerable adults with ease
o Confident managing kitchen alone including cleanliness


BENEFITS

o Training and development opportunities
o Retail discounts including food shopping, clothes, electronics
o Travel discounts for holidays
o Energy bill savings
o Online courses virtual, live and interactive to upskill yourself
o Help the planet, plant trees, save turtles!24/7 confidential counselling


If you are interested in the position then click apply today or contact us directly.