Total 92 job vacancies by The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT

MEDICAL SECRETARY - 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK
1-YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT

We are seeking a Medical Secretary to join the Women's and Children's Administrative team.

To work as part of a team providing a full secretarial and administrative support service to the Division, clinical staff, and Safeguarding team within Women and Children’s Administration.

To facilitate the smooth running of the department and the service by acting as the main point of communication with patients and their families, GP’s and other health care staff.

“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”

Work as part of a team providing a full secretarial service. This will include the following:
1. Prioritise workload according to service requirements and urgency; working on own
initiative and referring to the appropriate manager as required.
2. Using Microsoft Office IT packages and databases to provide efficient, high quality admin
services including audiotyping.
3. Type correspondence relating to other areas of the Consultants’ work.
4. Complete administrative tasks and typing relating to Oncology, including organising
appointments following MDT.
5. Ensure each patient who has an episode of care in the Department has all the relevant
details relating to his/her care – correspondence, diagnostic investigation reports etc. –
documented and filed appropriately in the notes, as soon as is practicable, upon
receipt/despatch.
6. Arrange appointments as necessary.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

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Elective Admissions Booking Clerk - Band 3
Full Time 37.5 hours per week

**Previous applicants need not apply**

We are looking for an enthusiastic Elective Admissions Clerk to join our team here at the Great Western Hospital.

You will provide a patient- focused, accurate and efficient surgical admissions service for elective patients, in line with Trust values and in accordance with the Elective Access, Booking and Choice of Date policy, working together with colleagues in other departments to provide the best service for patients, fully utilising all available pre-op and theatre sessions.

To deliver a specialty surgical booking service in accordance with key national and Trust-wide performance indicators, such as Referral To Treatment targets.
1. Communicate and negotiate with patients and relatives, on the telephone, in person and in writing, to make certain the surgery date is booked with patient agreement. Ensure patients and relatives understand information conveyed regarding surgical admission.
2. Meet weekly with Speciality Consultants to ensure cases and patients are booked to appropriate lists, whilst adhering to the Trust policy on Elective Access, Booking and Choice of Date and other guidelines and targets.
3. Understand and interpret Trust waiting list information, and utilise this to ensure that speciality operating lists are booked appropriately and in target timescales.
4. Monitor and update speciality wait list information as work progresses, and provide feedback to responsible manager.
5. Understand and utilise a good working knowledge of national Referral To Treatment (RTT) rules and Cancer waiting times. Maintain knowledge of local and regional variations, including Interventions Not Normally Funded (INNF) and Independent Sector outsourcing/transfer guidelines

Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
• Service We will put our patients first
• Teamwork We will work together
• Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
• Respect We will act with integrity
• Ensure that theatre lists are booked to full capacity two to six weeks ahead, maximising theatre time efficiency. Analyse and report any shortfalls to the responsible manager before problems escalate.
• Manage Theatre cancellations

Please find attached a full job description and person specification


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

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Seeking a change? Want to feel valued and that you are making a difference? Want more support or more responsibility? We can offer all of the above to suit your needs and working style.

The Therapy Team working within the Emergency Department and Acute Assessment Units are seekinga Band 6 looking to add a string to their bow or aBand 5Occupational Therapist lookingto develop their senior skills.

You will be working with a large supportive team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Assistants to assess patients and facilitate rapid discharges. We work as an integrated team and feel valued by our MDT colleagues as making a difference.

The Great Western Hospital is positioned within minutes of the picturesque Cotswolds, the North Wessex Downs (AONB), The historic Ridgeway and Avebury Stone Circle. If it’s rolling green countryside, charming chocolate-box villages, or big towns and cities, they are all within the surrounding area.

To discuss this post further please contact Megan Haines (megan.haines7@nhs.net or Jessica Wootton (jessica.wootton2@nhs.net) Tel: 01793 605129

This service will be transitioning to HCRG Care Group from the 1stApril 2025. The successful candidate may transfer over (under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) on the terms and conditions they are employed on. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring a smooth transition for everyone involved



The role of the Senior Therapist is to provide, develop and deliver a specialised and skilled level of Occupational therapy intervention to emergency and assessment units across a seven day service.

Patients will include complex, multipathologies from medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions. The purpose of the team is to provide rapid assessment and timely discharges within the Emergency Department and Acute Assessment units. Avoiding admission to wards, reducing readmission rates and collaborative working with community services are the fundamentals of our work.

To be aware of the total therapy needs of the Front Door Team, the changing demands and take action in consultation with the Team Leaders to fulfil these needs.

We are an integrated OT/PT service with shared skills to facilitate seamless working.



“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”
• To assist with the modernisation of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
• To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for all patients on their wards, working without direct supervision. Supervision will take the form of regular formal training, clinical reasoning session’s and one to one sessions with a supervisor.
• The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To chair Team meetings, planning staffing and workloads. Monitor and manage annual leave or sickness ensuring adequate cover

Please see Job Description for full information.


This advert closes on Monday 9 Dec 2024

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Senior People Partner - Medical (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

A unique opportunity has arisen for a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract/Secondment as Senior People Partner supporting our Medical and Dental colleagues. You will support the Chief Medical Office providing strategic and generalist HR services, managing complex casework under the Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) and supporting workforce planning and working with Clinical Leads to transform pathways of care.

You will work with colleagues from regional Trusts to develop collaborative practices, ways of working and procedures. You will demonstrate that you can lead the co-ordination of a number of workforce projects to ensure effective delivery in line with Trust strategic objectives.

You will be confident in your operational HR knowledge and critical reasoning skills and will bring a systematic and organised approach to introducing new work practices and policies. While not essential it would be beneficial to have prior experience of delivering a HR service to a medical workforce and having knowledge of national medical contracts and terms and conditions.

The role requires you to work on site for a minimum of 3 days a week in line with our hybrid working model.



You will also be confident in your understanding of employment law, have experience of handling a range of employee relations issues, able to proactively coach and support customers with people management policies and be confident to lead on a dedicated work stream.

This really is a unique opportunity to further develop your core HR competences and expertise in a supportive and collaborative environment which never stands still. We will support you with the development of your transferable skills to enable you to maximise this opportunity and enhance your career pathway.



Whether you're involved in patient care or providing essential support behind the scenes, you’re here to make a difference! You'll be joining a great team in a great place, where your commitment will be genuinely valued, your skills respected, and your ambition rewarded.

This is an autonomous role working closely with our team of Senior People Partners. You will be part of an innovative and creative People Operations team with a strong reputation, which delivers a highly efficient, proactive, and customer focused service.

The role will require you to build strong and effective relationships across the organisation, including with senior and executive staff members.



The post holder will be the senior accountable HR representative for a Division and portfolio holder for a dedicated Workforce and HR work stream providing strategic HR support ensuring the people perspective is incorporated into business planning and organisational development.

The post holder is responsible for proactively ensuring that they contribute HR and Workforce expertise to business decision making and developing innovative HR solutions.

Please see attached the full job description


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

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The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a Performance and Operations Manager overseeing General Medicine and DOPs (Care of Elderly)

The successful candidate with work in collaboration with Clinical Leads, Senior Nurses, Midwifes and operational managers to support with operational functions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please get in touch with James Curtis, Deputy Divisional Director via email james.curtis5@nhs.net.

We look forward to hearing from you!

In collaboration with the Clinical Leads, Senior Nurses, Senior Midwives and AGM, the post holder is responsible for all operational functions within the department, supporting the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective provision of services to patients.

The post holder is responsible for resourcing the department with the required capacity to meet all service
demands.

Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

1. To manage the effectiveness and efficiency of the designated specialties within the Division, ensuring the
relevant standards are achieved.

2. To monitor the operational performance of the department, escalating issues where appropriate. This
may involve the analysis and interpretation of complex facts or situations and may involve the comparison
of a range of options.

3. In collaboration with the Assistant General Manager, ensure all performance indicators and national
standards are achieved (e.g. RTT, DM01, Cancer Wait times and Time in ED) to deliver a high quality,
effective service, where patient experience and patient safety is central.

4. Compile reports and statistical information in line with the Trust’s reporting framework.

5. Provide detailed feedback of performance from a variety of information systems at Trust wide and monthly
performance meetings.

6. To support with data entry and lead data validation.

7. To lead data quality assurance and manage appropriate databases.

8. To support the demand and capacity modelling process, ensuring all capacity is published 6 weeks in
advance.

9. To liaise with outpatients to ensure full utilisation of clinics and managing capacity.

10. To support the investigation of and response to patient complaints, which may be of a sensitive and
complex nature.

Please see the attached JD for further details.


This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

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A Vacancy at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Now is a particularly great time to be joining us. With several exciting new developments on the horizon, including a new Emergency Department set to open in Summer 2024, become an integral part of an organisation committed to continuous improvement, professional growth, and high-quality patient care.

We are seeking enthusiastic Acute Medical Consultants to join our dynamic Acute Medical department and support the developing service within our new Integrated Front Door. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and enhance our Same Day Emergency Care offerings and facilitate smooth patient flow through Acute Medicine. Both full time and part time applications will be considered.

As a service, we pride ourselves on the excellent relationships between our clinical, nursing, and management teams. We also have a fantastic working relationship with our supporting services, which includes the 'Front Door Team' (Physio/OT), Frailty Team, Specialty HOT clinics and input from associated clinical specialties.

We recognise the importance of our team maintaining specialist interests in other medical specialties. To support this, there is an opportunity for the successful candidate to receive a dedicated session offered as part of the role (1 PA). We are also keen to support professional skills and development, this could be through attendance at conferences, being an education supervisor or opportunities to lead improvement projects.

The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.

Clinical Duties:
• Multidisciplinary team working is a key component of working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues
• Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting
• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support)
• Development of subspecialty interests that fit in with division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activities
• Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues’ periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy
• Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education
• Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances
• The post holder will participate in an out of hours consultant rota, detailed within the job plan section
• Consultants allocated daily to each area as above
• Principle responsibility Post Take WR in all areas
• PTWR in Emergency Department for Medically referred patients
• Consultants rotate senior support – Physician of Day.

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

Service We will put our patients first

Teamwork We will work together

Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service

Respect We will act with integrity

The hospital is conveniently placed on the outskirts of Swindon with excellent travel links, it is just 5 minutes from junction 15 of the M4, 75 miles from London and 35 miles from Bristol. It is in the midst of beautiful countryside, sitting at the foot of the Marlborough Downs and just south of the Cotswolds.

Enjoy a £20,000 bonus recruitment premium and a competitive relocation package of up to £8,000.

Management and Leadership Responsibilities:

All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Consultants are key members of the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the patient experience.
• To support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Divisional Management Team.
• To contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director and in line with the Trust’s business plans.
• The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.
• Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.
• As part of the Division Management Team, assist in the cost-effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.
• Work within the Trust’s framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.
• Undertake direct supervision of junior colleagues and participate in departmental/trust wide teaching programmes.
• Undertake investigations and report writing for incidents and participate in clinical risk management
• Appointed candidates will embody the STAR values and use the principles of the NHS Constitution for England to guide decisions.



Clinical Governance and Audit

All consultants are expected to participate in clinical effectiveness activities. They are expected to maintain and foster improvements in the quality and standards of clinical services. Consultants lead the safeguarding of high standards of care by participating in the creation of environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.

Consultants are expected to support the Clinical/Medical Leadership teams within their division to achieve the following:
• Production of a Division annual clinical governance plan.
• Production of a Division quality strategy.
• Production of a Division quarterly report to the Trust’s Clinical Governance and Risk Committee.
• Ensuring targets within the plan are met, including:• Adoption of evidence-based practice including compliance with government guidance, e.g., NICE
• Establishment and implementation of a Division clinical audit programme
• Completion of risk assessments as required and compliance with the Trust’s risk management policies and strategies including controls assurance standards
• Encouraging research and development
• Ensuring, through the Divisional Director, in association with the Division of Workforce and Education, that Division staff meet the education and training targets agreed within the Trust’s annual plan.
• Ensuring through the Divisional Director that complaints management is timely and effective including implementing action plans relating to individual complaints.
• Contributing to work force planning to ensure timely availability of appropriate clinical skills to maintain excellence in patient care.
• The department aims to help support and maintain a work life balance. We offer an innovative and sustainable Consultant work pattern. This system balances out of hours work with ample and flexible compensatory time off factored into the job plan. The working week can be arranged for the successful applicant to have a non-working day each week. We can offer job plans of up to 12 PAs on a negotiable basis

Further details can be found on the attached Job Description


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

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Assistant Finance Business Partner - Fixed Term 12 Months

This is an important role that is key to the success of both the Divisions and the organisation. The post holder is expected to work at a high level in the organisation demonstrating credibility with the Divisional Management teams, Head of Service and Clinicians at all levels.

Reporting to the Finance Business Partner, the post holder has the following key areas of responsibilities: -
• Preparing and submitting a monthly Management Accounts Pack to the Finance Business Partner and to budget holders, together with a commentary to accompany monthly management accounts.
• Designing, producing, and maintaining budget reports and other spreadsheet-based reports and models in accordance with agreed timetables and departmental policies and procedures.
• Preparing monthly variance reports for specific departments within a division, investigating any variances from the plan and identifying mitigation strategies.
• Meeting regularly with budget holders and providing information and analysis to them regarding their budgets.
• Supporting all the relevant budget holders in the preparation of their annual plan including provision of analysis and projections.
• Advising and supporting budget holders with possible areas for efficiency and productivity improvements
• To act as Business Partner to the directorates, providing financial information and expert advice at Directorate Review Meetings and to Directorate Managers and to the Trust Executive Team as and when required. To provide complex, sensitive, contentious information (financial and non-financial), advice and support to the Division. Present this and other performance information at Divisional and specialty management meetings on a regular basis.
• To produce monthly management accounts which have integrity and support Directorate individually, and consequently the Trust as a whole, in achieving their financial objectives.
• To be the key support for the Finance Business partner on all aspects of financial management within the Division in conjunction with the Divisional Operations team.
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• Support the Finance Business Partner in improving links between activity, capacity and expenditure, in order to develop Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to inform decision making and inform financial plans and forecasting.
• To produce ongoing advice to budget holders on managing and understanding their expenditure variances and ensure by persuasion, negotiation and effective process management that corrective actions agreed by Division and individuals are delivered within the agreed timescales





Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:
• Service We will put our patients first
• Teamwork We will work together
• Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
• Respect We will act with integrity
• Hold the specialities and services to account for its financial practice and position, challenging poor financial performance and delivery of the efficiency programme, ensuring all services are cost effective, efficient and provide best value.

Please see attached JD for full responsibilities.


This advert closes on Tuesday 26 Nov 2024

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***previous candidates need not apply***

An opportunity has arisen with the Hepatology specialist nursing team to recruit a Band 6 Hepatology Specialist Nurse for 12 months. We are looking for a highly motivated, proactive and enthusiastic nurse to help with the continued development of this service. Previous experience within the Hepatology setting is desirable, however the successful candidate will be given training and development to enable them to undertake this role.

The Hepatology Specialist Nurse will provide a service to support the care of patients with acute and chronic liver disease through different stages of their care treatment. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, the ability to work in dynamic and often novel approaches, you will be organised, motivated and person centred.

You will work alongside the band 7 hepatology CNS and Consultant Hepatologist who will support the development of this role, and specialist training will be given. You will liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. You will play a key role in the development of the Hepatology service within the Trust whilst being proactive in pioneering and developing the role in response to changes in practice and healthcare needs.

If you are keen to be involved in the transformation of the Hepatology service within Swindon, and would like a challenge then we would like to hear from you.

“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”

Please see attached job description.

The Hepatology Specialist Nurse will provide a service to support the care of patients with varied acute and chronic liver disease through different stages of their care and treatment. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, the ability to work in dynamic and often novel approaches, you will be organised, motivated and person-centred.
You will work alongside the band 7 hepatology CNS and Consultant Hepatologist who will support the development of this role, and specialist training will be given. You will liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. You will play a key role in the development of the Hepatology service within the Trust whilst being proactive in pioneering and developing the role in response to changes in practice and healthcare needs.


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

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TransformationProgrammeManager

Interview Date: 12th/13th December

The TransformationProgrammeManager role makes a direct contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of our population and ensuring the sustainability of our services.GWH NHS Foundation Trust is investing in its Transformation & Improvement Hub; if you are looking for an exciting and enticing opportunity to influence the implementation of change and help drive the agenda of transformation and improvement, then we would love to hear from you.

The post holder will lead and deliver strategic improvement initiatives within the trust to help achieve the trust’s objectives - to enhance patient care and experience, improve operational efficiency, and financial sustainability. This role is crucial in supporting the Trust's transformation agenda, working collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders to implement best practices and innovative solutions.

In partnership with Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) and Project Leads, the Transformation Programme Manager will guide and support the delivery of key improvement projects across business areas. This includes managing essential governance activities such as milestone planning, risk and issue tracking, and change control to ensure structured, high-quality project execution.

Working with clinical and divisional teams, the Transformation Programme Manager will help identify, plan, and implement service improvements aligned with the Trust’s goals. The role requires strong analytical skills to assess and prioritize complex information, supporting large-scale, cross-functional change in alignment with Trust performance metrics.

The post holder will need to demonstrate strong inter-personal skills and the ability to work autonomously. They will also play a proactive role in the promotion of service improvement, programme and project management methods. This will take the form of coaching, help, advice and guidance or be of a specific nature in the form of facilitated workshops.

This role will require line management as agreed with the Head of Transformation & Improvement.

This is a great time to join the Transformation & Improvement team as it continues to lead the Trust in the roll out of Improving Together. For more information or an informal discussion about the role please contact Manny Wryter, Head of Transformation & Improvement, atmanny.wryter@nhs.net.

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

The Transformation Programme Manager role makes a direct contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of our population and ensuring the sustainability of our services. GWH NHS Foundation Trust is investing in its Transformation & Improvement Hub; this post is essential to our implementation of Improving Together (our continuous improvement approach) and key to influencing and supporting the implementation of change; helping drive the agenda of transformation and improvement.

Please find attached full Job description


This advert closes on Monday 2 Dec 2024

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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH) is seeking a Programme Support Officer to support their significant and exciting journey towards implementing and sharing an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) across the Acute Health Alliance constituent Trusts i.e., Royal United Bath Hospital (RUH), Salisbury Foundation Trust (SFT) and Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH), Swindon.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable previous experience supporting large digital or change programmes or projects.

The post holder will work as part of a busy and dynamic team in delivering an effective programme of work, supporting managers and staff with the EPR programme workstream and project activities. Day to day the work will involve supporting the teams to ensure the portfolio of tasks and projects is planned and managed effectively using PRINCE2 methodology and documentation standards.

The majority of the work will be undertaken remotely, but with a requirement to be work from GWH when necessary and potentially travel to other NHS sites when required. You will therefore be a self-starter and used to working with minimal supervision.

If you are therefore seeking a busy but rewarding challenge as your next career opportunity in Programme Support, we would love to hear from you. Previous applicants do not need to apply. Please align your experience to JD in your supporting statement, with clear examples given how you meet the criteria.

Liaising with multi-disciplinary teams across the Trusts the successful candidates will need excellent organisational skills, possess a high level of communication skills, both written and oral, and be motivated to help the teams achieve.

The post holder will work under the guidance of the GWH EPR Programme Manager to provide programme and project support on a range of PMO tasks. Support will be provided using standard PRINCE2 and other appropriate project management methodologies.

The post holder will provide support in relevant programme management groups, be actively involved with the day-to-day delivery of the programme activities and will manage both programme and project-level documentation on behalf of the EPR programme.

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.

Service We will put our patients first

Teamwork We will work together

Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service

Respect We will act with integrity

To provide comprehensive PMO support to the AHA EPR programme, working both at an individual Trust level and supporting projects and workstreams across the 3 constituent AHA Trusts.

Design and maintain a PMO configuration structure, using appropriate tools, processes and techniques, to ensure effective PMO management.

Establish and maintain a comprehensive PMO library ensuring appropriate access and confidentiality is maintained across the AHA constituent Trust

See JD for full details


This advert closes on Thursday 28 Nov 2024

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To provide a comprehensive administrative service to the Outpatient Department. To participate in creating a welcoming and friendly environment for women and their partners in the Maternity Care Centre, Day Assessment Unit and Antenatal Clinic.

1. Support staff by undertaking administration duties in the Maternity Care Centre, Day Assessment Unit and Antenatal clinic

2. Welcome women, birthing people to the department, check personal details are correct, escort to a room, as advised by the midwife.

3. Respond to all queries ensuring confidentiality is maintained.

4. Ensure telephone calls are responded to in a kind and compassionate manner.

5. Refer all telephone calls in relation to clinical matters to the midwife.

6. Assist in co-ordinating the booking of bank midwives where appropriate.

7. Liaise with other department/wards as appropriate.

8. Review incoming correspondence and take action as agreed with the co-ordinating midwife.

9. Ensure patients records, (both computerized and paper copies), are available and maintained throughout the patients care experience including filing when required.

10. Responsible for recording Admission, Discharge and Transfer into data system in a timely manner.



The Maternity Care centre and Day Assessment Unit is a dedicated Outpatient department which has a strong team spirit and work ethic. We are a growing team with high standards and are proud of the care we give to women and their families. We look forward to welcoming new members to our friendly team.

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.


Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity

To provide a comprehensive administration service to support staff and to improve the patient journey. Please see main duties as outlined above

11. Complete and keep up to date any daily administrative tasks and the communication board/diary

12. Order non-stock items and stationery as required

13. Monitor inboxes for Out of Area referrals, re-direct as necessary.

14. Complete printing orders/photocopying as required

15. Liaise with supplies department to ensure the effective use of materials management and any non-stock items as requested by the senior midwife

16. Report and complete works request book for all maintenance and repairs and expedite where necessary.

1. Maintain and organise reception areas

2. Keep patient information stocked to appropriate levels

3. Collate statistics when required by senior midwife

4. Keep a log of equipment and send to biomed when servicing is required

Patient Client Care

5. This role does not have a significant patient care component. Post holder is expected to deal with patientsin a polite and helpful manner, ensuring confidentiality, should the need arise.


This advert closes on Monday 18 Nov 2024

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Elective Admissions Booking Clerk - Band 3
Full Time 37.5 hours per week

**Previous applicants need not apply**

We are looking for an enthusiastic Elective Admissions Clerk to join our team here at the Great Western Hospital.

You will provide a patient- focused, accurate and efficient surgical admissions service for elective patients, in line with Trust values and in accordance with the Elective Access, Booking and Choice of Date policy, working together with colleagues in other departments to provide the best service for patients, fully utilising all available pre-op and theatre sessions.

To deliver a specialty surgical booking service in accordance with key national and Trust-wide performance indicators, such as Referral To Treatment targets.
1. Communicate and negotiate with patients and relatives, on the telephone, in person and in writing, to make certain the surgery date is booked with patient agreement. Ensure patients and relatives understand information conveyed regarding surgical admission.
2. Meet weekly with Speciality Consultants to ensure cases and patients are booked to appropriate lists, whilst adhering to the Trust policy on Elective Access, Booking and Choice of Date and other guidelines and targets.
3. Understand and interpret Trust waiting list information, and utilise this to ensure that speciality operating lists are booked appropriately and in target timescales.
4. Monitor and update speciality wait list information as work progresses, and provide feedback to responsible manager.
5. Understand and utilise a good working knowledge of national Referral To Treatment (RTT) rules and Cancer waiting times. Maintain knowledge of local and regional variations, including Interventions Not Normally Funded (INNF) and Independent Sector outsourcing/transfer guidelines

Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
• Service We will put our patients first
• Teamwork We will work together
• Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
• Respect We will act with integrity
• Ensure that theatre lists are booked to full capacity two to six weeks ahead, maximising theatre time efficiency. Analyse and report any shortfalls to the responsible manager before problems escalate.
• Manage Theatre cancellations

Please find attached a full job description and person specification


This advert closes on Thursday 14 Nov 2024

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We are looking for 2 Clinical Fellows at ST3+ level to join our Paediatric department at The Great Western Hospital. One post is available from the 4thSeptember 2024 for a period of 12 months, and the other from October 2024 for the same period.

This is a full time post following a full shift rota, but less than full time would also be considered.

The Great Western Hospital opened in 2002 following a move from the Princess Margaret Hospital elsewhere

The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.

Clinical Duties:

1. To be part of the ST1-3 Team (junior-grade) at the Great Western Hospital.

2. To provide in-patient services for children and infants

3. To participate in professional meetings for patient care

4. To participate in the Junior paediatric rota [including out of hours]

5. Participation in clinical audits.

6. To contribute to undergraduate/post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.

7. Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

8. Participate actively in patient safety, morbidity and other professional/patient meetings

9. Participate actively in Child Safeguarding



The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services (at the Great Western Hospital) and maternity services across Wiltshire. At the Great Western Hospital we have all of the facilities you would expect to find in a busy general hospital including an Emergency Department with separate Paediatric area, Childrens Unit with Paediatric Assessment Unit, Level 2 Special Care Baby Unit, Delivery Suite next to the Baby Unit, a full range of diagnostics tests such as X-ray, MRI and CT scans, outpatient clinics and 21 inpatient wards.



We have an impressive track record on issues such as patient safety and infection control. We have exciting projects in neonatology and acute paediatrics, as well an active programme of transition from child to adult services across all specialties. We have an active Learning from Excellence process too.



It is a busy Paediatric department with wide experience obtained in both general and Neonatal Paediatrics.

Swindon is set in the rural beauty of Wiltshire, with Bristol, Oxford and London all just 1 hour away by road or rail. There are excellent shopping, social and sports facilities within easy reach.

To apply for this post please fill in the online application form.

Management and Leadership Responsibilities:

All staff in each Directorate are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician and to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Directorate. Clinical Fellow ST1-3 level doctors are key members of the Directorate team and are accountable and responsible for following the changes to service that will improve the patient experience set out by senior members of the team.

1. The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Directorate including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.

2. Work in partnership with colleagues in other Directorates within the Trust.

3. Work within the Trust’s framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.


This advert closes on Friday 8 Nov 2024

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Senior People Partner - Medical (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

A unique opportunity has arisen for a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract/Secondment as Senior People Partner supporting our Medical and Dental colleagues. You will support the Chief Medical Office providing strategic and generalist HR services, managing complex casework under the Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) and supporting workforce planning and working with Clinical Leads to transform pathways of care.

You will work with colleagues from regional Trusts to develop collaborative practices, ways of working and procedures. You will demonstrate that you can lead the co-ordination of a number of workforce projects to ensure effective delivery in line with Trust strategic objectives.

You will be confident in your operational HR knowledge and critical reasoning skills and will bring a systematic and organised approach to introducing new work practices and policies. While not essential it would be beneficial to have prior experience of delivering a HR service to a medical workforce and having knowledge of national medical contracts and terms and conditions.

The role requires you to work on site for a minimum of 3 days a week in line with our hybrid working model.



You will also be confident in your understanding of employment law, have experience of handling a range of employee relations issues, able to proactively coach and support customers with people management policies and be confident to lead on a dedicated work stream.

This really is a unique opportunity to further develop your core HR competences and expertise in a supportive and collaborative environment which never stands still. We will support you with the development of your transferable skills to enable you to maximise this opportunity and enhance your career pathway.



Whether you're involved in patient care or providing essential support behind the scenes, you’re here to make a difference! You'll be joining a great team in a great place, where your commitment will be genuinely valued, your skills respected, and your ambition rewarded.

This is an autonomous role working closely with our team of Senior People Partners. You will be part of an innovative and creative People Operations team with a strong reputation, which delivers a highly efficient, proactive, and customer focused service.

The role will require you to build strong and effective relationships across the organisation, including with senior and executive staff members.



The post holder will be the senior accountable HR representative for a Division and portfolio holder for a dedicated Workforce and HR work stream providing strategic HR support ensuring the people perspective is incorporated into business planning and organisational development.

The post holder is responsible for proactively ensuring that they contribute HR and Workforce expertise to business decision making and developing innovative HR solutions.

Please see attached the full job description


This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

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The successful candidate will receive a bonus recruitment premium of £20,000, plus the standard relocation expenses, details of the recruitment premium is outlined below.

This role is within the department of Medical Oncology; the appointed candidate will join an existing team of 6 senior medical staff including Consultants & SAS doctors. On joining the department, you will become part of a well-established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service that we provide to our patients. As a senior member of the team, you will become a key part in the delivery of training and supervision to our junior colleagues. As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs. The Trusts Health and Wellbeing team has won a National Award during 2020 for the work they have done locally.

There are no on call requirements for this consultant post.

The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.

Clinical Duties:
• Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues
• Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support)
• Development of sub specialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
• Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues’ periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.
• Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
• Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
• The post holder will not participate in an out of hours consultant rota, detailed within the job plan section



Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

Service We will put our patients first

Teamwork We will work together

Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service

Respect We will act with integrity

Management and Leadership Responsibilities:

All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Consultants are key members of the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the patient experience.
• To support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Division Management Team.
• To contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director and in line with the Trust’s business plans.
• The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.
• Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.
• As part of the Division Management Team, assist in the cost-effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.
• Work within the Trust’s framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders standing financial instructions and financial procedures.
• Undertake direct supervision of junior colleagues and participate in departmental/trust wide teaching programmes.
• Undertake investigations and report writing for incidents and participate in clinical risk management
• Appointed candidates will embody the STAR values and use the principles of the NHS Constitution for England to guide decisions



Appointment to this role attracts a one off recruitment premium of £20,000. The recruitment premium will be paid in two instalments, £10,000 in the first month of employment and a further £10,000 on the 1st anniversary of the start date. Should a candidate receive the recruitment premium and leave within 5 years of joining the Trust, there will be a requirement to pay back all or part of the payments depending on time served.

For clarity on the repayment values, the day prior to the anniversary of start date will be the end of each year period, with the anniversary itself being the start of the new year period as defined below:

0-1 Year – Initial £10,000 Y1 instalment pay back

1-2 Years – £15,000

2-3 years – £10,000

3-4 Years – £5,000

4-5 Years – £2,500

Further detailscan be found on the attached job description


This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Nov 2024

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