Total 38 job vacancies by Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Do you have a high level of clinical knowledge? Are you an independent prescriber?

Would you like to make a real impact for patients in the community?

An exciting opportunity has arisen in to support the medicines optimisation in Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Welwyn Garden City. We are recruiting to a12 month, fixed term maternity cover,full time Band 8a Senior Pharmacist- Primary Care Networks role.

In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is providing clinical pharmacy services to PCNs in the local area. This is a unique opportunity for pharmacists to experience work in the rapidly expanding area of primary care, whilst retaining the support, benefits and familiarity of employment in an NHS organisation.

The Senior Pharmacist will provide expert input to the GP surgeries in a PCN, the patients they cover and locality services to achieve improvement in the quality and cost effectiveness of prescribing and achieve local and national health initiatives.

Utilising their prescribing qualification, the role will support the medication needs of the patients as well as educate other healthcare professionals on prescribing and the effective use of medicines.

The Senior Pharmacist will undertake clinical medication reviews and patient facing clinics, working in partnership with the patient’s GP practice, nurses, care homes, community pharmacists, secondary care and the local authority. The successful applicant will need to be self-motivated and able to work on their own, whilst also integrating into a well-established team. You will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills together with a good working knowledge of primary care and the challenges facing medicines management in the new era.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

The successful candidate must have experience of working and influencing senior clinicians and have a proven track record of successful implementation of Medicines Optimisation projects. Primary Care sector experience is a plus. You will need to have a combination of at least five years post registration experience, a clinical diploma and a prescribing qualification. You will also need a great deal of self-motivation, sound clinical knowledge and computer literacy.

The role will also be supported by a full training package, according to needs.

Therole is based in Welwyn Garden City.

If you think you have the right experience and are up to the challenge, we would love to hear from you.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a maximum payment of £1,845 per annum (pro rata where applicable) if based in Welwyn Garden City.

Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment (VCOD) for Healthcare Workers - Candidates offered a role with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, who are aged 18 and over and who will have direct, face to face contact with service users as part of their role will be required to evidence that they have received a complete course of an approved COVID-19 vaccine, subject to limited exceptions, by no later than 1 April 2022. This will include front-line workers, as well as non-clinical workers not directly involved in patient care but who nevertheless may have direct, face to-face contact with patients, such as receptionists and ward clerks.



Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Maximum score 8

· Pharmacy degree (Masters level).

· Registration with the GPhC

· Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.

· Non-medical Prescriber

Desirable criteria

Maximum score 8

· Accredited Diploma Tutor

· Member of the RPS

· Post graduate Masters in Pharmacy

· Management courses

Experience

Essential criteria

Maximum score 14

· Evidence of specialist practitioner practice within specialism

· Evidence of influencing members of the multidisciplinary team in delivering patient care.

· Evidence of relevant continued professional development

· Evidence of managing and delivering a project

· Experience of supervising and training staff

· Policy and service development

· Experience of collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings

Desirable criteria

Maximum score 8

· Risk Management

· Presentation to Trustwide meetings

· Demonstrable evidence of undertaking research and audit and using the results to improve patient care.

· Experience of delivering education and training to undergraduates and postgraduates of various healthcare professions.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria

Maximum score 24

· Well-developed written and verbal communication skills

· Report writing

· Organised and able to devise, plan and manage and prioritise work programmes

· Critical review/analysis and interpretation of clinical literature and medicines legislation

· Appropriate IT skills are required to utilise clinical information systems, pharmacy computer systems, databases and other software to improve patient care.

· Demonstrable advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement. Ability to apply logical and analytical skills to manage clinical risk during the use of medicines

· A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

· Ability to influence other professionals

· Negotiation skills

· Presentation skills

· Supervisory skills

· Medication counselling skills

Desirable criteria

Maximum score 6

· Business case preparation

· Ability to integrate research into practice.

· Ability to formulate, lead and implement service strategies or projects

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This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024

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Do you have a lot of ambition to succeed and revolutionise the delivery of care by pharmacy technicians?

Would you like to make a real impact for patients in the community?

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice Primary Care Networks (PCNs). We are recruiting to a Full Time Band 5 PCN Pharmacy Technician to work in Welwyn Garden City PCN for a 9 month maternity leave cover. It is a great time to join the PCN pharmacy team which consists of clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The expanding team work to support the safe and effective management of medicines prescribing and monitoring to support with personalised patient care and achievement of national and local targets.

In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and the primary care network directed enhanced service contract by NHS England, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is providing clinical pharmacy services to PCNs in the local area. This is a unique opportunity for a pharmacy technician to experience work in the rapidly expanding area of primary care. This role is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care across a PCN, whilst retaining the team support, benefits, training support and familiarity of employment in an NHS organisation.

The Technician will help patients get the best from their medicines, through clinical medication reviews and medicines management, working in partnership with established primary care clinicians and local stakeholders. As part of a wider team complimenting clinical pharmacists, these first-wave pioneer pharmacy technicians will provide support to the GP surgeries and PCN multi-disciplinary teams, the patients they care for and services to achieve improvement in care quality to achieve local and national health initiatives.

We are seeking applications from highly motivated, forward thinking, experienced and personable Pharmacy Technicians interested in developing their career and support to primary care and healthcare systems locally. You will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills and encourage a positive culture of medicines optimisation principles to assist the PCN in achieving local and national medicines-related objectives.

Whilst primary care experience will be valuable, it is not essential but having a medicines management background will be beneficial. You will need sound pharmacy clinical knowledge and computer literacy. The role will also be supported by a full training package, according to needs.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff. We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.

For more details on main responsibilities for this role, please find attached job description and personal specification.

We are a Trust with many different services and work with primary, secondary and social care. As a Community Trust we support the NHS long term plans to shift to care into the community.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) offers a huge range of opportunities for clinical and support staff. Here are some of the reasons for coming on board with us:
• Voted one of the top 100 NHS trusts to work for in the country
• A friendly team
• Passionate about patient care
• A culture supporting and empowering our staff
• A massive portfolio of development opportunities
• A place where your views matter

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High-Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary as per Agenda for Change terms.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

If you think you have the right experience and are up to the challenge, we would love to hear from you.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.


This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024

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Be at the Heart of our Community!

We seek a Band 4 Technical Instructor to join our friendly team. You’ll be making a real difference to your patients every single day - delivering outstanding community care as a valued member of the Discharge Home to Assess Team.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.



We are looking for full time applications.

The service runs 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm at weekends. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the weekend working Rota.

The service covers both North and East Hertfordshire and the post holder may be expected at times to cover across localities.

You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes are essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

This post will close early if we reach the maximum amount of applications, early application is encouraged.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.

We don’t want you to miss out, so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible -Apply now.

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview - please use this link for more information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work
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Working within a multi-disciplinary team of health and social care professionals, providing support for clinical care to patients closer to home as part of the patient pathway from the acute sector through to discharge.

To provide support, assessment and treatment for patients within their own homes providing appropriate aspects of exercise, activity and treatment programmes which may be prescribed by a clinician, with the aim of rehabilitation and optimising potential.

To carry out non-clinical activities which facilitate the efficient running of the team (e.g. clerical support).

A further detailed description of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.


This advert closes on Monday 4 Nov 2024

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Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) provides community-based healthcare services in Hertfordshire, West Essex and parts of the East of England with a value driven approach that is innovative, caring and agile. HCT's Child Health Information Service and Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) work together with other stakeholders to identify eligible individuals and provide immunisations in community and school settings, as well as providing dynamic responses to disease outbreaks wherever required.

The role is to lead the East of England wide team, to deliver an effective call and recall service across the East of England





· To feed into service evaluations and service improvements, growing the service based on the needs to the local populations.

· To work collaboratively with the Immunisation teams to provide a service which meets the KPIs and expectations of the commissioners.

· To work with local statutory, private and voluntary providers and users to develop and promote practice that is accessible and responsive to all sections of the local community, ensuring that servicesaretargetedtothemostvulnerablegroupsandindividualstosupportsocialinclusion.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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• To work according to national and local guidelines on immunisations
• To write and review agreed SOPS and ensure that HCT processes and procedures are followed by the Call & Recall Team to ensure that data is processed safely and accurately with the intention of meeting service key performance indicators.
• Use established processes to assess and monitor team and individual performance, resolving issues locally where possible but escalating when required.
• Efficiently lead the call and recall administrator team to ensure a seamless delivery of administrative services for HCT call and recall.
• Management will include handling rotas, roster, leave requests, sickness and all other aspects of team management, as required.
• To lead the team to work towards agreed objectives, which may change daily.
• Work closely with the Call and Recall Administration Manager and Clinical Lead, as required.
• To have conversations with parents/carer/individuals around vaccination and vaccination concerns.
• Keep an overview of the administration team’s work ensuring are accurate records are kept both on the Electronic Patient Record and the trackers.
• To liaise with the CSAIS teams when needed to ensure clinics are appropriately staffed.
• To assess immunisation histories and vaccinate at vaccination sessions.
• Provide support to CSAIS staff when manning call and recall clinics, especially as new programmes are introduced.
• To be a clinical expert in the vaccinations offered.
• To use own judgement to plan and organise work within the agreed priorities and timescales referring to the Call & Recall Team Clinical Lead for support and clarification when necessary.
• Maintain a high degree of professionalism, particularly when interfacing with the public, team members and other stakeholders.
• Oversee the development of the process of client and user satisfaction feedback to help evolve service provision.
• To collate and feedback data on the service with external stakeholders, including NHS England commissioners, as required.
• Identify opportunities for meaningful involvement of patients/clients and carers inrelation to the development of immunisations services.
• Fosteracultureofenquirythatissupportiveandfacilitative,encouragingcreativityand innovation.
• Maintain a culture of person-centred care within theservicearea.
• To promote and monitor safe and effectivepractice.
• To participate in audit, research projects and/or innovations following agreed policy andprotocol.
• Work collaboratively to achieve the serviceobjectives.
• Accept responsibility in discussion with Immunisation Clinical Team Lead for personaldevelopment.
• Participate in induction and training programme for new staff .
• Befinanciallyawareinordertomanagethe HCTresourcesappropriatelyandeffectively.
• BeresponsibleforensuringthatequipmentismaintainedinaccordancewithHCTpolicy.
• Maintain own professional and personal development in accordance with the code of conduct relating to your profession.




We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

Interview date is 7th November 2024


This advert closes on Monday 4 Nov 2024

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A new opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Senior AdministratorBased at Trust HQ in Howard Court, Welwyn Garden City - working both remotely and within the office on a rotational basis

This position will be based within the Business Support Team offeringsenior administration supportto Assistant Directors and the wider Integrated Business Team (IBT).

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary (pro rata where applicable).



The post holder will be a Senior Administrator in the Business Support team within the Integrated Business Team (IBT). The purpose of the role is to provide coordinated administrative support to the various areas of the IBT.

The role will undertake a wide range of administrative tasks, including having responsibility for a number of delegated duties as a part of a comprehensive administrative service.

The post holder will act as a source of advice and guidance, and be a key point of contact for relevant enquiries from internal and external stakeholders at senior levels.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you

For more details about the responsibilities of this post please find attached links to the Job Description and Personal Specification

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.


This advert closes on Monday 4 Nov 2024

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The post holder will play a leading role in the Trust's external communications and engagement through a planned programme of activity with the media, key partners and stakeholders.

Working as a business partner to our Children and Young People services, the role will lead on developing stories, insight and reflections on the experiences of patients and colleagues we work with, and raise the profile of the Trust's services.

The post holder will also be responsible for line managing the Communications Officer and developing best practice within the Communications team.We work in a hybrid way and offer flexible working. Part-time and job-sharing will also be considered.

A full driving licence, and use of a car for business use, is required as the post holder will need to travel to different sites, working with patients, staff, the media, stakeholders and partners.
• Responsibility for external communications and engagement, informing stakeholder management.
• Supporting the work of the Trust to help reduce health inequalities and achievement of the Trust’s strategic aims, working as a business partner to our Children and Young People Services.
• Line manage the Communications Officer.
• Supporting development and delivery of the Trust’s communications and engagement strategy. This includes media relations, public affairs, stakeholder bulletin and management, reputation/crisis management, patient/service case studies, and social media posts. Support internal communications. Skills in creative writing and editing, design and producing multi-media materials for a range of channels are essential.
• Creating and publishing website and intranet content and helping with the ongoing development of our website and intranet.
• Fostering good relationships with the media, senior managers, stakeholders and other NHS colleagues in complex environments.
• Facilitating two-way communications with the Trust’s key partners.
• Helping improve the Trust’s communication policies and processes to improve our branding and protect the Trust’s reputation.
• Project managing external agencies delivering communications services, ensuring successful outcomes and value for money
• Designing, organising and promoting external events
• Ensuring the Trust’s online and offline communication materials comply with national NHS identity guidelines.

You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview - please use this link for more information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work
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This is a key role that helps translate communications strategy and planning into action that will see real and lasting changes in awareness and understanding of HCT, the services we provide and the positive impact we have.

The postholder will help:

· Enhance and promote understanding of the purpose, work, and achievements of HCT primarily externally with the public and stakeholders, and also internally with staff.

· Contribute to developing a programme of external communications to enhance the reputation of the Trust.

· Support Board and senior managers to work with stakeholders to create a positive environment for the development of community services.

· Support the work of engaging staff, patients, and members of the communities we serve in the organisation’s development.

Strategic management

As a key member of the Communications and Engagement team, the postholder will contribute to the strategic development of the communications function. This includes leadership on communications issues, monitoring, evaluation, and learning about diverse communications. Help to forward plan communications and engagement activity.

Service development and improvement

The postholder will need to demonstrate and develop examples of continuous improvement and innovation using an evidence-based approach to communications and obtaining feedback to use that learning in future projects.

Management and leadership

The postholder is expected to support other members of the team and share their own skills and experience to drive performance and quality. They must develop and manage good relationships with the media, senior managers, and other NHS colleagues.

Communication and relationship building

The postholder must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, to inspire confidence and support at all levels both internally and externally. The postholder will develop and maintain good relationships with key stakeholders and audiences and be able to take complex information and quickly translate it into key messages for different audiences.

Finance and resource management

The postholder must be able to manage numerous projects simultaneously, with a good grasp of project management methodology. Experience in managing and setting budgets is desirable as the postholder maybe an authorised signatory, signing off expenditure and media campaigns.


This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024

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ARE YOU a highly motivated, organised and flexible administrator? If so, we are looking for a fixed term full time Band 2 administrator to be based at our Dental Office at St.Albans.

The Special Care Dental Service in Hertfordshire is an award winning NHS service who pride themselves on providing outstanding care for vulnerable people. Come and join our supportive and inclusive team.

Applicants must have good organisational skills, a range of office skills and experience in working in administration. Warmth and empathy are important as you will have telephone contact with vulnerable service users on a daily basis. Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, a friendly approach and being enthusiastic are all required for this post. A knowledge of dental software would be an advantage but not essential as training will be provided.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

To work within the Special Care Dental Administrative Team, to enter data on Dental R4 software and SystmOne relating to referrals into the dental clinics and domiciliary service, to book and cancel appointments within the R4 diary and communicate with professional staff and the general public with tact and sensitivity.

The role will include responding to variations in workload as outlined below;
• Provide quality clinical administrative and referral management to support the services delivered in the Special Care Dental Service across the county.
• Work unsupervised on assigned administrative tasks.
• To actively participate in the Trust’s mandatory training where appropriate.

Support the day-to-day running of the dental service main administration office and Sandridge Gate and to act as a point of contact for patient queries and professionals in relation to referral information


This advert closes on Friday 25 Oct 2024

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Are you a registered nurse with community experience looking to develop your clinical skills and leadership in a supportive and friendly community team? Do you want to work in a dynamic team that encourages staff to flourish and reach their potential, offering training opportunities to enhance your professional development? Look no further!

Royston Integrated Community Team are seeking motivated an enthusiastic Community Nursing Sister to join our friendly, supportive and Gold Accredited Team. You will be working alongside our nursing support and therapy staff to provide safe, effective, and high quality care to our patients within their own homes. We understand how important it is to have time to settle in to a new team; all staff joining our team are provided with a thorough 4-6 week induction period. Here, you will have the chance to work as a supernumerary member of the team, shadowing numerous staff in various roles within and outside of our team before working independently.

The Royston Integrated Community Team is an expanding and evolving service. We provide a wide range of nursing led care to people within their own homes. As a nurse in our team, you will be supported to develop and broaden your skill set. To achieve this, we facilitate our staff to access an extensive training and education programme, as well a range of personal and professional development opportunities including the PgDip Specialist Community Nursing course and prescribing courses. We also offer training in leadership and management to support you to manage your team effectively. In order to support your clinical and professional development, we provide regular supervision, held alternatively with a matron and manager.

Our service operates 8am – 10pm, 365 days a year. We can offer flexible working patterns and pride ourselves on working with our staff to ensure their work schedule supports a healthy work life balance. We are happy to consider full or part time applicants.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please be aware that if you are applying from overseas, we expect overseas candidates to have FULL registration with the NMC (including an OSCE pass), if you do not have full NMC registration, unfortunately your application will not be successful.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Our Community Nursing Sisters are committed to teamwork, have excellent communication and decision making skills and consistently work collaboratively with other professionals within HCT and beyond. Our Community Nursing Sisters regularly attend Gold Standard Framework meetings, to discuss care of palliative patients with a wider network of health care staff, and are often included in other MDT working such as safeguarding meetings and supporting the voluntary sector where possible. We aim to provide a high standard of patient care using an evidence-based framework.

Successful applicants will be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community. You will manage a caseload of a smaller area within the locality, working with your team to oversee high quality care for all our patients. You will act as a role model for your team, to foster an environment of openness and honesty thus enabling excellent patient care.

A commitment to health promotion teaching and training is essential, to optimise our patient’s ability to self-manage their health needs and engage them in maintaining their wellbeing.


This advert closes on Friday 25 Oct 2024

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As a registered dental nurse for HCT you will be responsible for supporting the dental team to ensure the service user's needs are met through high quality dental care. As a specialist service for patients with additional needs you will offer a patient centered approach.



You will be expected to maintain high standards of clinical work whilst carrying out dental nurse duties and to offer a high level of care for our cohort group.

Thank you for choosing to work for the Special Care Dental service within HCT, you will find it a great place to work with many benefits offered.

We provide all the support and finance to maintain your mandatory training and CPD.

We have vacancies for Band 4 roles across all of our sites in

Hemel Hempstead

Watford

Cheshunt

Letchworth

We put our patients, their families and carers at the center of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Alongside all routine dental nursing duties you will;

Assist the dental surgeon in the provision of a complete range of NHS dental care, to include treatment under inhalation sedation, general anesthesia or IV sedation where appropriate.

Accurately record treatment using the R4 dental electronic system, including charting from the dentist’s instructions at the time of treatment.

You will be required to participate in the annual individual performance review process.

You will be required to carry out other appropriate duties commensurate with the post, eg: school visits, home visits and epidemiology.

Your base will be specified but you will be expected to work at any of the Special Care Dental Service sites throughout Hertfordshire to cover staff sickness/Annual Leave/Study leave etc when required.

There may be the need for you to sit or stand for varying lengths of time in restricted positions and be able to respond to unexpected changes of treatment plan. This may involve the movement of bulky heavy equipment e.g. hoists.

There will be occasional direct exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances such as during the treatment of very sick children or patients with challenging behavior

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We encourage post qualification progression especially in Oral health.

We aim to support band 4 nurses to complete the OH certificate to be part of the OH team and carry out nurse led clinics




This advert closes on Thursday 10 Oct 2024

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We are recruiting 4 trainee CWPs. Post holders will undertake training with University College London (UCL) alongside working in service . You will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-help interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will also be taught how to deliver interventions in the community, for example, service user participation activities, training and group interventions. The post holder will use their newly developed skills to support children and young people who are referred into the service. Trainees will receive supervision to support their professional development.

All applicants need to complete and submit an application form to UCL for a place on the Diploma in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice. The application form needs to be completed as part of your job application as you cannot be considered for a position without this. Application details are in the attached CWP Recruitment Pack.

Applicants will need to be ready to start work from 6th January 2025. Posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date.

Interview dates: week beginning 30th September and 7th October

*** Please note, depending on the volume of applicants, this advert may close early therefore we advise you complete your application early. Once the advert closes we cannot consider other applications ***

You will study at University College London/Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, with tutors that are renowned for their great work with children and families in the area of emotional and mental health. The Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice will begin in January 2025 and the course lasts 1 year. As part of your training you will use the theory that you learn to deliver low intensity mental health interventions to adolescents and the parents of children presenting with mild anxiety, low mood and behaviours that challenge.

In service, you will initially shadow intervention and assessment sessions; shadow and take part in triage discussions and partake in clinical skills development. You will then be expected to complete initial assessments and deliver interventions for anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties with the support of your supervisor. Additionally you will attend regular supervision and training sessions; engage in service development activities and deliver workshops and groups with qualified members of staff.

We expect all our staff to work in an inclusive manner, aiming to make the service accessible to all and therefore we welcome applications from those from a diverse range of backgrounds.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff. The Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Service is a small service comprised of CWPs, a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, a CWP Supervisor and the Service Lead. The team is a warm, friendly, inclusive team that strives to improve the experience of service users and staff.

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible- Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

The Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner Service is looking to recruit 4 trainee Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) to improve children and young people’s mental health in Hertfordshire. The training forms part of the service transformation initiative delivered by NHS England as part of the Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Psychological Trainings (CYP PT). Formerly known as CYP IAPT.

These posts are salaried at NHS Agenda for Change Band 4 and fully funded for a one year post graduate diploma in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice through University College London. Further intensive supervision and on the job training will be provided by an experienced supervisor.

During training, the post-holders will work under close supervision to gain experience across healthcare and community settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing
mild to moderate mental health problems.

You will be expected to attend university whilst applying the skills you learn in a practical setting in service. You will be expected to initially shadow colleagues, then provide assessments and interventions. You will provide interventions in 1-1 and group settings and you will be expected to co-facilitate workshops.

As part of your role you will attend weekly clinical skills and case management supervision. You will also access group supervision, safeguarding supervision and line management meetings. As part of your training, you will be expected to video record your sessions where consent has been obtained. You will be expected to review and reflect on some of these recordings in supervision sessions as well as at university for your development. When you start working with us you will be expected to complete a HCT Trust induction and mandatory training which may be online or in person.

To be successful in this role you will need:
• Strong communication skills
• The ability to work cohesively within a team
• Motivation to learn and and to be challenged
• The ability to use feedback constructively and adapt accordingly
• Good self-reflection and self-awareness skills
• Good organisation skills
• Strong time management skills (splitting time between university and in service work)
• Experience of working within a mental health setting and/or school pastoral care
• Experience of working with children and understanding how to talk to them
• Commitment to using data and relevant measures to assess clinical outcomes
• Ability to use computer software like Word, Excel and Powerpoint

For more information on what this job entails please see the job description.

This role would suit applicants who are passionate about early intervention mental health support; improving the mental health of children and young people and those who are keen to progress their career in working therapeutically with children and families.

We currently have 4 vacancies which will based across Hertfordshire. The vacancies will be based in Ware (East), St Albans (West), Watford (South) and Stevenage (North) however travelling across the county will be expected for training and meeting purposes. It is possible some of the locations may change but it will be within the same regions/quadrants of the county. Please note this job involves regular driving and travelling for appointments therefore you need to be confident driving.

Successful applicants will need to have a full UK driving licence, have access to a car and you will need car insurance for business use from the start date of the role.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification before applying for the role.

Please note that an application to University College London Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice needs to be made alongside your application to the HCT CWP Service. Please see in the attached documents the UCL application guidance and course brochure for more information. Please use this link to apply for the course:Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice PG Dip | Prospective Students Graduate - UCL – University College London

We cannot invite you for an interview or make an offer of a job without a successful completed university application.

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This advert closes on Thursday 26 Sep 2024

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Supporting the team by visiting people at home as part of their rehabilitation from hospital discharge. Daily administration and updating notes on SystmOne.

A clinical role supporting the team by visiting people at home. This may include reviewing a patient with a team member, providing equipment after a colleague has assessed, helping a patient relearn how to do a functional task with guidance or helping a patient to complete their exercise programme provided by a colleague, amongst other tasks. Daily admin and updating notes on SystmOne.

You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview - please use this link for more information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work
You need to apply before the interview takes place.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

Daily the team meet to allocate patients, where you would be included. You would have patients to support guidance from a registered practitioner. You would also support the team with admin tasks, which could include referring to other services, equipment ordering and office tasks amongst others.

The main aspect of the role is clinical. Supporting the team by visiting people at home. This may include reviewing a patient with a team member, providing equipment after a colleague has assessed, helping a patient relearn how to do a functional task with guidance or helping a patient to complete their exercise programme provided by a colleague, amongst other tasks.

You would be expected to follow the trusts organisational and service policies and procedures whilst working within legal framework. Eg Consent.

You would be expected and supported with completing competencies that will help guide your practice and you will have a supervisor and buddy as part of the trusts support for new starters.

We would provide you training relevant to your role and would expect you to take an active role to support your learning. This is expected to be kept up to date as per trust policy.

You will have an active role in the team meetings and in-service training and will have access to functional assessor training amongst others. Included expectation is for you to be an active member within our multidisciplinary team meetings that support our patients with coordinated care.

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.


This advert closes on Saturday 21 Sep 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Supporting the team by visiting people at home as part of their rehabilitation from hospital discharge.

Daily administration and updating notes on SystmOne.

A clinical role supporting the team by visiting people at home.

This may include reviewing a patient with a team member, providing equipment after a colleague has assessed, helping a patient relearn how to do a functional task with guidance or helping a patient to complete their exercise programme provided by a colleague, amongst other tasks.

Daily admin and updating notes on SystmOne.

You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview - please use this link for more information:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work
You need to apply before the interview takes place.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

Daily the team meet to allocate patients, where you would be included. You would have patients to support guidance from a registered practitioner. You would also support the team with admin tasks, which could include referring to other services, equipment ordering and office tasks amongst others.

The main aspect of the role is clinical. Supporting the team by visiting people at home. This may include reviewing a patient with a team member, providing equipment after a colleague has assessed, helping a patient relearn how to do a functional task with guidance or helping a patient to complete their exercise programme provided by a colleague, amongst other tasks.

You would be expected to follow the trusts organisational and service policies and procedures whilst working within legal framework. Eg Consent.

You would be expected and supported with completing competencies that will help guide your practice and you will have a supervisor and buddy as part of the trusts support for new starters.

We would provide you training relevant to your role and would expect you to take an active role to support your learning. This is expected to be kept up to date as per trust policy.

You will have an active role in the team meetings and in-service training and will have access to functional assessor training amongst others. Included expectation is for you to be an active member within our multidisciplinary team meetings that support our patients with co-ordinated care.

You must be able to use a range of communication skills to enable you to work effectively with our patients this maybe non-verbal or verbal or with an interpreter to support the patient.

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.


This advert closes on Saturday 21 Sep 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Supporting the team by visiting people at home as part of their rehabilitation from hospital discharge. Daily administration and updating notes on SystmOne.

A clinical role supporting the team by visiting people at home. This may include reviewing a patient with a team member, providing equipment after a colleague has assessed, helping a patient relearn how to do a functional task with guidance or helping a patient to complete their exercise programme provided by a colleague, amongst other tasks. Daily admin and updating notes on SystmOne.

You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview - please use this link for more information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work
You need to apply before the interview takes place.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

Daily the team meet to allocate patients, where you would be included. You would have patients to support guidance from a registered practitioner. You would also support the team with admin tasks, which could include referring to other services, equipment ordering and office tasks amongst others.

The main aspect of the role is clinical. Supporting the team by visiting people at home. This may include reviewing a patient with a team member, providing equipment after a colleague has assessed, helping a patient relearn how to do a functional task with guidance or helping a patient to complete their exercise programme provided by a colleague, amongst other tasks.

You would be expected to follow the trusts organisational and service policies and procedures whilst working within legal framework. Eg Consent.

You would be expected and supported with completing competencies that will help guide your practice and you will have a supervisor and buddy as part of the trusts support for new starters.

We would provide you training relevant to your role and would expect you to take an active role to support your learning. This is expected to be kept up to date as per trust policy.

You will have an active role in the team meetings and in-service training and will have access to functional assessor training amongst others. Included expectation is for you to be an active member within our multidisciplinary team meetings that support our patients with coordinated care.

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.


This advert closes on Saturday 21 Sep 2024

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Do you have a passion for delivering holistic, patient centered compassionate care, and are motivated to make a difference? You can expect the offer of continued professional development to expand your skills and expertise within this role including leadership experience.

We have a vacancy in our team for a Band 6 Community Specialist Palliative Care nurse.

You will be joining a small team committed to managing palliative and end of life advice and support to patients and their families with complex needs who have life limiting illnesses.

We welcome applications from individuals aspiring to deliver excellent standards of care and who will positively contribute towards achieving an outstanding service.

The successful candidate will:
• Be able to work autonomously as well as being an active team member
• Be able to conduct a holistic assessment including symptom management discussions
• Be part of a patient focused team, working collaboratively with Integrated Care Teams, GP's, local hospices, and acute care colleagues.
• Work in partnership with family support therapists and psychologists to deliver complex psychological support.
• Attend monthly clinical supervision sessions to support practice
• Be experienced in using electronic records whilst mobile working (though support will be offered with this)
• Be offered a wide range of training opportunities including advanced communications training, psychological assessment skills and career progression coaching.
• Be flexible to meet the needs of the service
• Have a full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Interview - 1st October 2024

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.


Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.


We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
• Provide specialist palliative care advice and support to patients and their families who have life limiting illness and reside in North Hertfordshire, Stevenage and Royston areas, 7 days a week (including band holidays) 9-5pm. This could be in a clinic, virtually or in the patient’s home.
• Provide specialist palliative care advice and support to generalist nurses, care agencies, health and social care professionals including doctors and consultants, to ensure high quality individualised patient care. This will include support with education and training in conjunction with the band 7's in the team.
• Participate in triaging new referrals to the combined specialist palliative care services across East and North Hertfordshire, based at the integrated Care Co-ordination Centre at Abel Smith House in Stevenage.
• Work towards enhancing your palliative care skills including symptom control with the support of the band 7 team members.
• Work independently as an autonomous practitioner and as a member of a multidisciplinary team whilst being aware of your personal well being and professional boundaries.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times and manage information sensitively.
• Demonstrate discretion, dignity and respect when communicating with patients, colleagues and other agencies.
• Act as the patients’ advocate whenever necessary.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all its’ staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defense against COVID-19.

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.


This advert closes on Saturday 21 Sep 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Supporting the team by visiting people at home as part of their rehabilitation from hospital discharge.

Daily administration and updating notes on SystmOne.

A clinical role supporting the team by visiting people at home.

This may include reviewing a patient with a team member, providing equipment after a colleague has assessed, helping a patient relearn how to do a functional task with guidance or helping a patient to complete their exercise programme provided by a colleague, amongst other tasks.

Daily admin and updating notes on SystmOne.

You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview - please use this link for more information:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work
You need to apply before the interview takes place.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

Daily the team meet to allocate patients, where you would be included. You would have patients to support guidance from a registered practitioner. You would also support the team with admin tasks, which could include referring to other services, equipment ordering and office tasks amongst others.

The main aspect of the role is clinical. Supporting the team by visiting people at home. This may include reviewing a patient with a team member, providing equipment after a colleague has assessed, helping a patient relearn how to do a functional task with guidance or helping a patient to complete their exercise programme provided by a colleague, amongst other tasks.

You would be expected to follow the trusts organisational and service policies and procedures whilst working within legal framework. Eg Consent.

You would be expected and supported with completing competencies that will help guide your practice and you will have a supervisor and buddy as part of the trusts support for new starters.

We would provide you training relevant to your role and would expect you to take an active role to support your learning. This is expected to be kept up to date as per trust policy.

You will have an active role in the team meetings and in-service training and will have access to functional assessor training amongst others. Included expectation is for you to be an active member within our multidisciplinary team meetings that support our patients with co-ordinated care.

You must be able to use a range of communication skills to enable you to work effectively with our patients this maybe non-verbal or verbal or with an interpreter to support the patient.

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.


This advert closes on Saturday 21 Sep 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme