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The Health Care Assistant (HCA) will contribute in the provision and delivery of a variety of activities of patient/client care. You will be required to undertake and maintain Core Ophthalmic Competencies and diagnostic procedures. EG Visual Acuity testing, near vision testing, Humphrey visual fields test, auto refraction readings and recording of Intra ocular pressure . This list maybe amended as new diagnostic procedures and clinics develop. You will be trained to instil prescribed eye drops. You will be required to organise clinic lists and undertake requested tests for each patient prior to their consultations. Also as a member of the team you will be expected in fulfilling ward/departmental administrative, clerical and housekeeping duties as designated by sister, e.g. booking transport, appointments, maintaining patients records, stock levels e.g. equipment, linen and Catering supplies. Please see the attached Job Description which details key responsibilities..

General Support the implementation and optimisation of the E-Rostering system (Optima) and associated applications across the Trust. Assist in project planning, ensuring deliverables align with Trust objectives, and providing regular updates to senior management. Contribute to data collection, analysis, and reporting to support workforce planning and Trust decision-making. Assisting and reviewing rostering policy for Non-medics, ensuring all rostering data adheres to Trust policies and best practices for data protection and accuracy. Engage with stakeholders to identify improvements and foster effective collaboration in rostering practices. Assist the manager in contributing to effective team working within the Rostering and Workforce Team by supporting the transfer of skills and knowledge to appropriate staff. Ensure all working procedures are documented, reviewed, and maintained to facilitate seamless task coverage in the absence of both the manager and other key team members. Undertake any assigned tasks relevant to the Workforce service as required Assisting in aligning processes and reviewing SOPs within both sites System Maintenance, Training, and Support Supporting the implementation, maintenance, and development of the system to optimize utilization and ensure cost efficiency under the manager's guidance. Assist with the day-to-day administration of the Optima rostering system, ensuring smooth operation and resolving issues. Provide first-line support to users, managing access permissions, resolving system-related queries, and escalating more complex issues when needed. Assist in monitoring and coordinating the interface requirements between ESR and Optima, ensuring alignment with weekly and monthly payroll deadlines. Assist in training staff on rostering tools and best practices, creating resources and delivering updates to key stakeholders. Evaluate new system updates and releases, communicating changes and assisting with the integration of new functionalities. Reporting, Audit, and Compliance Generate reports to monitor rostering efficiency, staff compliance, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Assist in audits of rostering practices to ensure alignment with internal and external regulations. Maintain accurate records of system access, training sessions, and rostering activity, preparing reports for internal and external review. Carry out designated tasks related to compliance and audit preparation as required Management and Leadership Assist in providing leadership to the E-Rostering Advisors, offering guidance and oversight on day-to-day tasks and priorities. Support the E-Rostering Manager in the management of the team, including performance monitoring and workload allocation. Support reconfigurations by establishing new rosters and modifying existing ones as needed, working closely with managers to agree on changes such as splitting or merging rosters as required Assist with the integration and training efforts for the Trusts temporary staffing service to enhance controls over bank and agency staff. Act as a point of contact for roster users and team members for any escalations or system challenges. Assist the manager in prioritizing, coordinating, and supervising the E-Rostering Team's tasks, ensuring efficient resource use and continuity of service in the manager's absence. Additional Responsibilities The post holder is expected to assist with any other band appropriate tasks as required by the Manager

To undertake training on electronic systems (e.g., iPM, CMIS, BadgerNet and Evolve) in order to provide a high quality administrative and clerical support to the neonatal clinical team. To maintain accurate data entry on various electronic patient clinical systems. To ensure accuracy of data entry is checked across various electronic patient information systems. To maintain accurate manual records of any patient information. To ensure that patient hospital notes are available for admission and are tracked on the hospital IT system. To ensure that hospital notes, upon a patients discharge, is correctly filed, sent for coding and scanning in a timely manner. To ensure that discharge letters are sent out in a timely manner. To ensure that forms are ready and available for use in the contingency folder in the event of any disruption of the IT system. To work with the clerical team, ensuring that any required outpatient appointments or referrals are made and sent to patients. To provide assistance and other general clerical duties to the nursing and medical team. To facilitate and teach the clinical team to enable them to adopt good practices in data entry and use of the IT systems. To highlight to the clinical team of any errors made by clinical staff so that there is shared learning. To teach, supervise and support any new or junior clerical colleagues. To review and update forms, charts or notices used on the NICU. To prepare NICU log books for patient care. To ensure that information leaflets are available for patients and families. To welcome NICU visitors, directing them as appropriate to the designated person. Escalate any concerns or uncertainty promptly to the Shift Leader. To support the clinical team in caring for families with sensitivity and respect, example, greeting families and offering hot drinks and food to bereaved families. To communicate effectively (verbal, written and electronic) with the multi-disciplinary team and families. To answer the telephone and respond to enquiries for information in accordance with the Data Protection Act. To escalate any concerns or uncertainty promptly to the Shift Leader. To prepare documentation packs for new staff induction program. To maintain and organise an effective and efficient filing system, ensuring that all office practices are up-to-date and fully functional. To order and maintain stationary stock for the neonatal service. To monitor that all items ordered are correctly delivered and to ensure that goods are received on the procurement system for payment. To participate in procurement activities for the neonatal service. To monitor that all items ordered are correctly delivered and to ensure that goods are received on the procurement system. To participate in the end of year stock-take and completing the necessary documents to be forwarded to the finance department. To participate in yearly appraisal to review own performance, the attainment of service objectives and seek opportunities to further enhance skills and knowledge. In addition to the statement regarding confidentiality given below, to work within the remit of the Data Protection Act and to act appropriately within the confines of the potential sensitivity of clinical and managerial information and reports.

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Main Duties and Responsibilities: Nature of Work Provide specialist advice and nursing care in keeping with NICE guidance, and local guidelines around treatment options and age-appropriate care to optimise treatment. Contribute to transition planning with the adult services. Contribute to multi-professional assessments of neurodevelopmental disorders in children and young people referred to the Child Development Centre using up to date and evidence based assessment techniques and tools, assessing information from education providers and parents/carers alongside observation of the young person. This may include specialist assessments in various clinics across the trust, and observations in educational settings. Provide specialist nursing expertise within and across professional boundaries and develop and streamline Child/Young person care pathways between professionals/partners and in collaboration with other partners. Planning Prioritise workload to ensure most effective use of time to meet current and changing needs of service. The post holder will plan their daily workload in accordance with agreed schedules. Liaise closely with other services in order to provide a co-ordinated and seamless service for Child/Young people and support the ongoing development of care pathways for these conditions. Project Involvement Participate in specific projects as required both in the department and across the trust. Patient Contact Where appropriate start, monitor and adjust pharmacological treatments and liaise with GP in line with agreed Shared Care Protocols Discuss and agree assessment outcomes and diagnosis with Child/Young person, carers, and other health care professionals, promoting health education and self-management. Be able to advise and support parents and other staff (e.g. school staff) in managing this group of childrens complex needs, including emotional and mental health issues; safeguarding / child in need issues and risk factors; multiple developmental difficulties and presentations and make appropriate and timely referrals, liaising with other professionals. Contribute to parent educational courses. Provide specialist nursing expertise within and across professional boundaries and develop and streamline Child/Young person care pathways between professionals/partners and in collaboration with other partners Be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical judgement & autonomous practice. This post requires the post holder to be an non medical prescriber and If you have a non-medical prescribing qualification, you will be expected to practice as a prescriber as part of this role. Policy Development Work with others to Review current caseload, referral, assessment and review criteria and develop a nurse led service that provides an efficient and effective pathway. Provide monthly activity data as required within the service specification. Participate as required in trust wide initiatives and service development activities. Contribute to the implementation of audits or research findings to improve services for Child/Young person. Contribute to the development and review of care pathways, clinical policies and guidelines. Prescribing Responsibilities This post requires the post holder to be an non medical prescriber and If you have a non-medical prescribing qualification, you will be expected to practice as a prescriber as part of this role. Communication The post holder must demonstrate the ability to communicate with the Child/Young person of all ages and their families/ carers who may: Have a varying degree of complex developmental difficulties, Neuro-disability or medical condition causing developmental disorder or delay e.g. ADHD/ASD. Be vulnerable as they are Children in Care Have complex needs where advanced communication skills are paramount. Be highly anxious or emotional due to news you are imparting. Be complaining about their care. The Post holder will: Work in partnership with Child/Young person and carers to enable them to make informed choices about care and treatment to promote their health and well-being Have the ability to communicate with professionals both internal and external to Trust about a childs/ Young persons care. This will include writing reports. Network and maintain effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary / multi-agency professions Work in close collaboration with other community services within health, social services, and other voluntary and independent providers. Deliver training to Childrens Services staff and other identified partners as required on neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Provide education to parent groups and teaching staff in regard to neurodevelopmental disorders where appropriate, and facilitate therapeutic groups within the service for this group of children and young people. Budgetary Responsibility Maintain identified equipment, in course of work duties including whilst in transit and also identify to line manager when equipment requires servicing and or replacement. People Management To provide management supervision and line management where appropriate To assist and participate in the development of induction programmes for new staff to the team and associated teams within childrens services. To provide learning environment for students and colleagues by evidence-based practice. To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy Research & Development Provide monthly activity data as required within the service specification. Contribute to the implementation of audits or research findings to improve services for Child/Young person. Contribute to the development and review of care pathways, clinical policies and guidelines. Involve Child/Young person, carers and families in clinical reviews and to be able to demonstrate service improvements in response to feedback received. Where necessary liaise with stakeholders Maintain a critical understanding of current practice Clinical and Practice Governance Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies. The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes. The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures. It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with your professional body, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration This job role requires the clinician to undertake a non-medical prescribing function. It is the responsibility of the non-medical prescriber to: maintain their current registration with their professional body as a non-medical prescriber ensure they register with the Trust non-medical prescribing administrator fulfil all relevant continuing professional development requirements identify their own development needs in regard to prescribing work in accordance with Trust Medicines Policy (DN014) and relevant procedures Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team. Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis. The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.

The full job description and salary information can be found in the supporting documents section on the right hand side. These are available for you to download. Further Information Salary: £24,125 to £30,480 per annum pro rata - depending on skills and experience. (£12.37 to £15.63 per hour) Hours: Alternate Thursdays - 08:30 to 16:30 Location: BPAS Luton - The Albany, 4 Cardiff Rd, Luton LU1 1PP Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today! This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion. References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment. COVID-19: BPAS encourages all applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and we invite you to share evidence of your vaccination status. This is in addition to the requirement to provide evidence of vaccination/immunity against the following conditions of Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, MMR and Varicella for clinical roles directly involved in patient care.

To carry out all relevant forms of care under supervision and when proficient demonstrate procedures of care; supervise junior qualified and / or unqualified staff including student nurses whilst maintaining a safe working environment. Please see detailed Job Description attached.

Participates as an active member of the nursing team, accountable for your practice and role modelling the highest standards of care to all members of the team Provides excellent clinical and management supervision to all members of the ward team. Communicates proactively with all staff on the clinical condition and treatment plan of patients and ensures accurate nursing records are maintained by all staff. Leads in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care of patients admitted to the Ward / department in accordance with Trust and departmental protocols.

The midwife has a responsibility to provide holistic woman/baby centred midwifery care; this maybe leading midwifery care or working in collaboration with the multi- disciplinary team that advocates pregnancy as a normal physiological life event. The midwife will assess, plan,implement and evaluate care for the women/baby. The role will encompass taking responsibility for the management/ leadership of the ward/department/ community caseload on a shift-by-shiftbasis. To collaborate with external agencies and consumer groups. The Midwife (Band 6) participates in the supervision and teaching of staff as well as being a Mentor/Assessor for midwifery students. Promote the wellbeing and safeguarding of children and young people by implementing the Trusts policy and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. Assess, plan implement and evaluate care women/babies for a defined caseload, using evidence to rationalise prescribed care. Develop link with all care agencies to facilitate seamless approach to maternity care. Practice within boundaries of autonomy as described by the NMC Code 2015. Review practices to reduce clinical risk. Record and report any untoward incidents and take action to avoid further incidents. Promote health and wellbeing through practice and education of women, relatives, carers and staff Support student midwives and other healthcare professional as a mentors and sign off mentors and assessors to ensure that the hospital/community midwifery experience meets the required practical and educational standards. Facilitate parenting education to women during the antenatal /postnatal period.

Attend the daily Unit huddle and planning of the day meeting with the OT Team. Working alongside the Education staff in supporting young people. Organising, planning and running sessions and therapeutic activities. Ensuring that admin duties are completed to a satisfactory manner. Be responsible for ordering provisions, resources and other items that can used for activities. Be confident in working in the community (assessments, shopping, observations) Being creative and comfortable working with young people and adaptable. Being interactive, approachable and dynamic. Show initiative

1. To provide support regarding communication for staff within the Trust and with patients/ relatives, to facilitate a successful outcome of all enquires.2. To keep a full record of patients admitted and discharged (in/Out Book), i.e., Hospital Number, follow-up appointment, movement of notes, and patient information. Updating IT systems for admission and discharge of patients3. Duties to include but not exhaustive: -a) To update IT systems: to include, admissions, discharges, updating of patient details (correct address, GP details, next of kin).b) To ensure that the patient is admitted under the correct Consultant.c) To file admission packs for new patients in accordance with admission pack filing notes.d) To ensure trollies are ready for Ward rounds, also ensuring that there are continuation sheets and labels for all in patientse) To make/request follow up appointments for discharged patients.f) To file discharge episode in accordance with discharge filing notes.g) In the case of deceased patients, ensure correct paperwork is printed forBereavement office and contact GP.h) To continually monitor IT systems throughout the working day for any changes in patients status.4. To support Ward staff in dealing with telephone enquiries5. To sort and distribute mail, re-addressing discharged patients' mail.6. Report any faults/work required or faulty equipment to facilities help desk and clinical engineering.7. Order non-stock equipment and stationery from Lyreco/ADB, keeping minimal stock as next day delivery available.8. To support with the training of new members of staff.

For details on main duties and responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification.

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To participate in the development, delivery and evaluation of a comprehensive programme of cardiac rehabilitation through all the defined phases. Demonstrating appropriate practice in the care management of patients referred to the cardiac rehabilitation service across all phases.

The Matron has a responsibility for operational line management of the clinical area(s) in their area of responsibility. The post holder will be responsible for providing midwifery leadership to the clinical areas and contributing to the operational management within Maternity, driving quality standards ensuring the safety and embedding learning. Please read the full JD & PS