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• Organize and direct the Occupational Medicine and Preventive Med program.
• Supervise and evaluate Occupational Medicine personnel in the clinic at the medical treatment facility.
• Inspect facilities and conducts periodic audit of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) programs for compliance with regulations.
• Provide medical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment according to standardized medical protocols for occupational and non-occupational illnesses.
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals in compliance with DHA privileges for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.

Starting at $97,979 Per Year (GS 12)

A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.


An exciting opportunity has arisen to develop your skills and abilities within our inpatient eating disorder team as Ward Manager.

To apply for this post, you will need to be a strong leader, who can manage an established multi-disciplinary staff group. You need to be passionate and committed to delivering high standards of care; and need to ensure that all the people use our services have a positive experience. You should also be able to work with partnership organizations delivering a safe and robust service. You must be a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with well-developed experience including management experience and have experience as a Band 6 / equivalent level or above or should have relevant transferable management experience and skills obtained in other fields.

The position of Band 7 Ward Manager will offer you an opportunity to maintain and develop your expert mental health skills and also to utilise your managerial and organisational skills to improve patient experience and develop junior staff. You will be working closely with a well-established clinical team. You will receive regular supervision and support as well as opportunities to further develop your skills, ability and career.

The post-holder will have specific responsibility for managing the day to day functioning of the ward, providing a dynamic leadership role for the ward team. Ensuring at all times that the needs of service users are at the centre of the ward philosophy, that there are good working relationships with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team and other agencies, maintaining the highest standards of care and, where necessary to take a lead role in ensuring continuous improvements in standards for the benefit of good patient care. Ensuring the most efficient management of all resources.

As part of the Trust’s ongoing drive to ensure consistently high standards of care and effective supervision of staff 24 hours a day and 7 days a week the post holder may be expected to work some shifts and at weekends.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Staff are the heartbeat of our organisation and we offer a £2,000 Post Probation Bonus, followed by £1,000 paid 12 months later.

CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Hear from our staff what it’s like working with our CNWL Eating Disorders service, please click on below videos

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We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
• Ensure nursing practice on the ward is in accordance with the NMC guidance, Mental Health Legislation and Trust Policies, which incorporates and respects differences in respect of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, culture and disability.
• Be able to build relationship with the patients and family in order to engage them in treatment.
• Be able to demonstrate warmth and empathy to service users and role model this to other staff.
• Ensure that high standard of refeeding skills for eating disorders patients in the team including enthral feeding
• Participate as an active member of the nursing team, accountable for your practice and ensuring the highest standards in all members of the ward team, and to work effectively in partnership with other health care professionals, patients and others in the delivery of care
• To ensure that good quality clinical care and management supervision is available to all members of the ward team
• When necessary to process referrals made to the service from outside agencies
• Organise the duty roster for staff using e-rostering ensuring best use of resources including effective management of bank and agency staff
• Attend and actively participating in clinical and management meetings
• Implement and evaluate systems to monitor risk
• Implement and evaluate systems to monitor cleanliness & infection control
• Monitor the effectiveness of care delivery
• Generate new solutions to improve service delivery and evaluate their effectiveness
• Develop, promote and implement the ward philosophy, vision and values.
• Ensure the maintenance of general and specific patient observations, ensuring the accurate recording of all relevant information in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures, ensuring this information are acted upon as appropriately
• Ensure has good physical health care is in place for patients suffering from eating disorders
• Involve in audits and other care quality tasks.( for example auditing of nursing handover)
• Always to act in a manner as to promote and safeguard the interests and well being of patients, visitors and colleagues and work to ensure the same standard in this area from the ward team as a whole
• Co-ordinate with the OT team to ensure that patients are attending group activities and in so doing maximise therapeutic opportunities for them
• Ensure that the ward team develop, implement & evaluate programmes of care using a problem solving approach that ensures the needs of each individual patient’s are met throughout their admission, including detailed arrangements for discharge, with the patient and, as appropriate, their carer central to the planning and decision making process
• Ensure the safe storage and administration of drugs in accordance with legal requirements, Trust Policies and local policies and procedures
• Ensure the ward emergency equipment are serviced and checked and all ward staff are aware of use, purpose and location
• To act as a suitable role model for your grade of employment
• To provide cover for the Clinical Nurse Manager if required


This advert closes on Thursday 21 Nov 2024

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The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role. Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust *In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row. UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Are you an outstanding Qualified Psychologist with a passion for delivering high quality care? Cygnet have been providing a national network of specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. With us, youll have the chance to progress your career as part of a dynamic, supportive team. We need a Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist whos passionate about helping people with a range of complex mental health needs. You will be joining us on a part time basis working 22.5hrs per week across 3 days. Maximising positive outcomes & recovery for ourpatientsits a challenging, satisfying vocation. So if you care about making a difference every day we want to hear from you. Cygnet Kenton: Cygnet Lodge Kenton, in North-West London, is a female high support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) service that provides a care pathway for service users who are preparing to step down and help bridge the gap between hospital stays and community living. Our service provides a high level of support and uses a recovery focused model. Your Day-to-Day Work as a team Psychologist within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) Carry out psychological assessments & provide therapy to individuals & groups Collaboratively develop care plans with the MDT Provide training & supervision to colleagues, & consultation to teams Evaluate the service, contribute to its development & carry out clinical research Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications. We are looking for someone who is... A HCPC registered Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist with experience in a clinical forensic or mental health setting Preferably trained in complex therapies such as Schema focused, Cognitive Analytical and DBT Passionate about working with people with a range of complex mental health needs Capable of treating difficulties such as self-harm, physical & verbal aggression, history of sexual offending and drug & alcohol problems. Why Cygnet? Well offer you Competitive Salary Strong career progression opportunities into management roles x Monthly reflective practice, & support with CPD opportunities Expert clinical supervision & peer support Employee referral scheme Pension scheme Cycle to work scheme & employee discount saving. Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Ready to make a positive change? If interested, please apply below or forward your cv to vickylinstead@cygnethealth.co.uk Join us! In this role youll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.

Are you an outstanding Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist with a passion for delivering high quality care? Cygnet have been providing a national network of specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. With us, youll have the chance to progress your career as part of a dynamic, supportive team. We need a Qualified Psychologist whos passionate about helping people with a range of complex mental health needs. You will be joining our team on a part time, 16hrs per week basis across 2 days (Ideally Monday and Tuesday) Maximising positive outcomes & recovery for ourpatientsits a challenging, satisfying vocation. At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development. Youll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work. So if you care about making a difference every day we want to hear from you. Cygnet Bostall House: Cygnet Bostall House provides assessment and treatment for men living with a learning disability and associated complex needs. The team can also support those who have mental health needs and behaviours that may challenge. The Role: The applicant will be a HCPC registered Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist with a keen interest in working with people with complex mental health needs, and the ability to engage them positively. This post is suitable for a candidate who appreciates variety and a certain degree of autonomy. Reporting directly to the Consultant Psychologist, the successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary team, will manage a small caseload at Bostall House and will also play a role in training, supervision and service development. The post holder will apply skills and expertise in clinical and risk assessments, collaboratively develop formulations and care plans, facilitate group and individual psychological assessments. Some of the benefits of this role include: 25 days pro rata annual leave plus bank holidays Fully paid training Paid DBS Freeparking Courtesy meals and refreshments whilst on shift Shopping and entertainment discount scheme(over 800 retailers) Cycle to Work scheme Opportunities to progress and develop Please note, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Ready to make a positive change? Please click on the apply now link below. Join us!

1. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES Provision of a high-quality clinical pharmacy service as part of the multidisciplinary team to all patients within the renal unit, to ensure maximum efficacy, safety and economic drug use and to demonstrate professional accountability to enhance patient care. The responsibilities will include regular attendance of consultant ward rounds and daily registrar ward rounds Delivery of a high quality, specialist ward-based pharmacy service, including medicines reconciliation, expert review of complex drug regimens, drug history taking, drug interaction monitoring, dose reduction and ensuring timely and efficient drug supply and discharge planning within the Renal Unit. Delivery of a high-quality, comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to the five satellite haemodialysis units and two kidney care centres. Management of the self-medication programme for renal transplant patients on the acute renal wards. Act as a supplementary or independent prescriber within agreed protocols, and prescribe all required immunosuppression medication for transplant patients for delivery by the homecare service. Demonstrate a high level of expert knowledge in the field of nephrology, dialysis and transplantation. Communication of complex pharmaceutical information, according to the level of understanding, direct to patients/carers and healthcare professionals. Make evidence-based decisions, in partnership with patients and other professionals within the specialist area. Development and review of Patient Group Directions Development and review of Shared Care guidelines. Develop and implementation of relevant local and national guidelines within the renal speciality. Identify, initiate and evaluate Drug Usage Reviews and audits and implement changes in prescribing practice accordingly. Develop relevant patient information leaflets which complement licensed product information Provide support on concordance related issues to patients Provide clinical screening and dispensing support to the renal technicians for the accurate and timely dispensing of renal prescriptions. Provide expert medicines information to clinicians and healthcare professionals and ensure that this information is utilised in a systematic and appropriate way to optimise patient care. To liaise and work with other specialist pharmacists to share the best practice, to strengthen patient focused pharmaceutical care. 2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS To assist in identifying and managing changes necessary to maintain a high-quality service responsive to patients needs and to consider the implications of changes for other areas/personnel. To assist in the planning and organising of a clinical pharmacy service to renal patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. To deal effectively with situations where medication errors have occurred, including liaising directly with patients and staff concerned. Assist in responding to complaints from patients and the public in relation to medicines management issues as required. Ensure that all renal patients are counselled on all aspects of their medication in order to maximise their understanding of their treatment. To deliver a high quality and comprehensive medicines counselling service to patients and/or their relatives on all aspects of their pharmaceutical care including specialist and unlicensed drugs. To overcome communication barriers through the use of interpreters or other forms of communication. 3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT To assist the Lead Pharmacist, Renal Services in the production and implementation of business plans for the development of the pharmacy service provided to the renal and urology units. To assist in the formulation, prioritisation and implementation of long-term strategic plans for clinical pharmacy services in line with local, network and national objectives Contribute to the development of and ensure adherence to evidence based prescribing guidelines Ensuring compliance with CQC medicines related outcomes, NICE appraisals and other government related initiatives To ensure that all pharmacy activities, procedures and documentation within the speciality are carried out in accordance with standard operating procedures and relevant medicines legislation To assist in the Implementation of the Trusts Clinical Governance agenda within Renal Medicine To identify the risks of medicines use in the directorate and implement strategies to minimise them, working closely with the specialities clinical risk management committee To participate in the audit of clinical incidents and the changes in practice resulting from this To assist in the auditing of services provided with the aim of improving the services provided by the renal pharmacy team 4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES Provision of detailed evaluated reports on drug expenditure to the Divisional Finance Manager, General Manager, and Clinical Head of Service Identify options for reducing drug expenditure. Forecasting new drug developments, and identify changes in prescribing practice that may impact on the drugs budget. Contributing to the annual pharmacy department drug cost pressure document Interpreting published data on new drugs for use within nephrology, dialysis, transplantation and urology, and to prepare evaluations and present applications to the Drugs, Therapeutics Committee. To communicate relevant decisions back to the specialty care group. Liaising with the key decision makers (senior managers, CCGs, commissioners) to ensure provision of funding for high-cost drugs i.e. Immunosuppression and treatment of renal anaemia and CKD-MBD within the Directorate. 5. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING To share expertise with healthcare professionals on a nationwide level through professional conferences, forum and bodies. To motivate and inspire others in order to create and maintain a good working environment and facilitate staff retention To plan and organise the provision of the clinical pharmacy service to the renal wards and units, including the day-to-day allocation of the workload To support and facilitate the development of junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist, Renal Services in his/her absence To support the Lead Pharmacist, Renal Services in the recruitment of staff To manage difficult and ambiguous situations and be aware of ethical dilemmas that may present in patient care and provide support and guidance to colleagues in any decision-making process. To attend and be active participant in relevant clinical and managerial groups divisionally, corporately and externally, in order to ensure the delivery of best care to patients. To represent pharmacy and act as link person at relevant meetings and conferences and disseminate knowledge of developments to other staff. eg. London Renal Pharmacy Group, UK Renal Pharmacy Group, BTS, BRS. 6. RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES To prepare reports in response to freedom of information act enquiries. To prepare drug expenditure reports To be competent in the use of JAC pharmacy system, Cerner and other relevant hospital IT systems To be compliant with Trust Data Protection and Patient Confidentiality policies Responsible to keep all relevant databases (eg high cost drugs) up to date. To assist in the implementation and be competent in the use of the electronic prescribing and administration system (EPMA) within the specialist areas. 7. RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT To support relevant medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to ensure that nephrology, dialysis, transplantation and urology trials are run efficiently and effectively. To undertake and co-ordinate clinical research and audit projects and publish or present these findings. To supervise and advise other members of the pharmacy team research projects. To develop a personal research portfolio. To implement findings of research into clinical practice. 8. EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES To act as a resource for renal pharmacy issues across the trust and community where appropriate. To contribute to the education and training of junior doctors in the safe and effective use of medicines in patients with renal impairment. To develop, implement and maintain a renal drugs knowledge and competency learning package for nurses working on the renal unit. To participate in the development of clinical based pharmacy training programmes To contribute to the departmental appraisal and development programme for junior pharmacists and technicians. To contribute to the education and training of pharmacy, medical, nursing staff and other healthcare workers. Please refer to the attachment for more details.

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Please see the attached JD but as a flavour of responsibilities, the Head of Improvement you will: Ensure materials for cross government meetings, press releases, etc. have undergone the correct fact checking and support the strategic interest of the organisation. Lead and orchestrate analytical projects. For example, commissioning and guiding analytical teams to respond to analytical requests from private office. Forge and maintain strong links between private office and analytical teams. For example, acting as a lead on day-to-day work including the performance overview dashboard. Work with external organisations on their data and analytical commissions. For example, working with civil service departments on data access requirements. Take a forward look to support analytical insights that the CEO, CFO and COO will need in 6-12 months time. Utilise a variety and depth of analytical techniques to provide quality, timely analysis and intelligence relating to key priorities of NHS England. Lead and suggest analytical solutions to problems, to analyse and triangulate data in innovative ways and ensure findings are presented clearly to a range of audiences.

To be responsible for verifying, entering, maintaining and accessing accurate and timely information on the Trust Personnel System (ESR), ensuring it complies with Trust Policies, NHS Employers Terms & Conditions, Local agreements and Legal Regulations, working closely with the Workforce Development Team, Trust Managers, Finance and especially Recruitment, Payroll and Medical Staffing to ensure that staff salaries are paid correctly and on time. To provide a friendly, welcoming and efficient customer service to all staff, managers and visitors or callers. To assist Head of Workforce Intelligence and ESR Team leader in the provision of in house maintenance, training and first line support for ESR modules. KEY RESULT AREAS To be responsible for verifying Workforce/Payroll/TRAC forms for newly appointed or internally promoted employees and any other form introducing changes to Terms and Conditions of Employment for existing staff on a daily basis. To be responsible for entering the data from the aforementioned forms onto ESR system accurately and timely on a daily basis working closely with Recruitment team and Payroll to ensure pay cycle deadlines are met and staff are paid correctly and timely. To be responsible for verifying and entering leavers details on ESR system on a daily basis, ensuring the accuracy of the information to avoid overpayments. To be responsible for initiating Inter Authority Transfers via ESR to request service details for new employees in order to verify service and adjust starting salaries where appropriate. To be responsible for issuing and sending amendment to contracts containing the appropriate changes to Terms and Conditions of Employment. To liaise with managers with regards to any unreturned contracts on a regular basis to ensure signed copies are held and available in employees files. To liaise with managers, payroll, HRBPs, ER team and Recruitment with regards to any queries politely advising on the relevant issues. To liaise with managers advising them of expiry dates for Fixed Term Contracts, Allowances and any temporary changes raising memos/forms for managers to complete ratifying or amending original arrangements. To liaise with managers and ER team in relation to Right to Work Permits and Visas due to expire in accordance with standard operating procedure to include Employer Checking Service requests as necessary. To provide advice and guidance to staff, managers and other members of the workforce & education team on NHS Employers terms and conditions and workforce/pay related issues as and when required, only referring complex matters to team leader or manager. To keep up-to-date details of professional registrations and expiry/renewal dates for all staff required to hold a professional registration. To liaise with the relevant professional bodies regularly to verify registration renewal in accordance with national requirements and Trust Policies. To inform the relevant manager of any employees registration which has lapsed and to follow up advising of most appropriate action and chasing progress regularly. To assist team leader and manager in the provision of protection of earnings estimates and advice as and when required. To respond to general enquiries from individuals and requests for information from external bodies where appropriate (including Tax Office, DWP), Fraud) using initiative and judgement and ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act and the Trust Confidentiality Policy. To be responsible for maintaining effective filing and bring forward systems within the Workforce Information Office including central employee and leaver files (electronic and paper). To report any ESR faults to Team leader/Head of Workforce Intelligence and implement recommended action as directed where possible. To assist the Head of Workforce Intelligence and team leader in the implementation of any new software releases/developments. To assist other members of the team in maintaining the accuracy of work structures, locations, payslip delivery points, signatory list and establishment Information on ESR system making any necessary amendments as required and notifying other users. To have sufficient knowledge of other systems used within the department i.e. TRAC, NHS Jobs, Payview, Healthroster, etc to obtain any information necessary to own role. To assist ESR Team Leader, analyst and manager with distribution of reports or mail shots to the relevant Trust managers/staff. To maintain confidentiality of own work, security of files and ensure all relevant policies, procedures and legislation relating to personal data are complied with. To provide support to the team, performing any other duties consistent with the banding of this post.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.