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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 knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. This is role within the service requires the post-holder to be confident to work independently within their own team as well as closely with multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust. The post holder will also be required to provide training and supervision for trainees and assistant psychologists in the service. Supervision will be provided by an experienced Clinical Psychologist with line management by the Clinical Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Candidates must have completed post-graduate level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence, and be registered as practitioner psychologists with the HCPC. 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.

To provide expert, care of a high standard to critically ill and stable babies and their parents/carers within the King's College Hospital. To take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of senior sister or as delegated by the Senior Nurse. To assist in the leadership and development of an identified group of nurses within the Unit. To act as a clinical resource and link nurse within the Unit and across the Care Group as necessary. To act as a positive role model to junior staff members.

The following are the core responsibilities of the Receptionist. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels: Man the front desk and provide excellent customer service to patients and visitors in the practice Complete patient tasks by arranging follow-up appointments and sorting referrals Signpost patients to the correct service Manage the generic practice email and sort queries appropriately Manage all queries as necessary in an efficient manner Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times Monitor and maintain the reception area and notice boards Support all clinical staff with general tasks as requested Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota

Clinical Practice To practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and adhere to this at all times To promote childrens well-being and safeguard them from potential or actual harm To assess, plan and evaluate individualised programmes of care to children and young people in partnership with the patient, their carers and the multi-disciplinary team using a family centred approach to care. To support and assist in the health education of patients and their families To ensure care is delivered in accordance with latest evidence based practice guidelines To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care To ensure that patients and parents/carers are informed as appropriate and consent is obtained according to current policy To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance with NMC, Trust and legal requirements To maintain patient confidentiality at all times To practice within the Unit philosophy To support junior colleagues, students, and visitors to the department Education and Research To assist in the teaching and practice development of junior colleagues and students To demonstrate the use of information and research findings to support and promote evidence based practice within the clinical area To participate in research and audit within the unit To assist in setting up protocols and guidelines to enhance best practice To assist in auditing of these protocols and guidelines To participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice. Management To manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff as appropriate To ensure that all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by colleagues as appropriate To work within and support the multi-disciplinary team To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within the Care Group and with associated clinical areas within the Trust To participate with the monitoring of standards of hygiene and cleanliness on the ward / department and report as appropriate To share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi-disciplinary team To participate in reflection & / or Clinical Supervision sessions as provided To observe personal responsibility for resource management To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post Personal Professional Development To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the Trust and Care Group To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with PREP requirements, attending mandatory study sessions as required To undergo and actively participate in your own performance appraisals To keep up to date with NMC & Trust guidelines and protocols To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional conduct working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence. Communication Will be responsible for the provision and receipt of complex, sensitive or contentious information related to patients, patient care, relatives, staff and other multidisciplinary colleagues Provides highly specialised advice concerning the care or treatment of identified groups or categories of patients / clients Communicate effectively and efficiently with all members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patient care Will communicate with patients and relatives, making reports and liaising, as appropriate, with medical staff and other members of the care team and management Will give and receive day / night reports Acting as team leader / member / coordinator as necessary Report to the Doctor / Senior Sister / Charge Nurse and members of the multidisciplinary team on patients condition, both verbally and in writing as necessary Liaise with inter-hospital departments / personnel Attend and participate in ward meetings and help promote new ideas and methods and assist in their implementation

Package Description: Shift Details: 7:30 am - 7:30 pm At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, support your career development with a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts. We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Care Assistant. ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Other responsibilities will include: Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times. Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner. Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident. Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task. ABOUT YOU To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role. Our ideal candidate must: Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home. Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members. Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice. ABOUT AVERY As one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our residents' lives should be as enriching as any other.Our vision of creating meaningful lives together is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees. Please note this role will require: A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

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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 knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. The ideal candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking with a progressive approach to enhancing patient care and safety within urgent, emergency and acute care services. In addition to excellent clinical skills a good working knowledge of care pathways and the patient journey is required, as is priority focus on communication, safe discharge planning and safe patient transfer. 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.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced manager to contribute to the delivery of high-quality cancer care. If you are committed to excellence and have the skills required to lead in this critical area, we encourage you to apply. 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.

The post holder will be expected to provide high quality care to patients in the Paediatric Intensive Care, and to provide outreach services to children at risk of deterioration in the inpatient paediatric areas at St Marys Hospital. They will also contribute to the research, teaching and training activities on the Intensive Care unit, including providing educational and clinical supervision. The post holder will work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure the continued high performance of the intensive care unit and will share responsibility for junior staff management. They will be expected to participate in governance activities and strategy and business planning activities of the department. The post holder will need to demonstrate excellent leadership skills. They will be expected to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients. The post holder must be available by telephone and be able to attend the hospital within approximately 30 minutes when on call. The post holder will be expected to participate in the appraisal process and relevant continuous medical education. Please see the attached job description for full details of the role.

Clinical Care The post holder will: Put the patient at the centre of everything they do. Assess and plan the delivery of patient care and take responsibility for implementing and evaluating that care, using an appropriate nursing model Caring for level 2 and level 3. Will be expected to undertake the introduction to Critical care work base module which if successful will gain 30 credits at level 6 (degree level) level 7 ( MSc level). Carry out nursing responsibilities with high standards of care according to Trust Policies, Practice and Clinical Guidelines and National Critical Care guidance. Ensure that documentation is comprehensive, up to date and reflects the nursing care/ interventions given to the patients. The post holder will embrace the philosophy of the multi-disciplinary team and take steps to ensure such working relationships are fostered at every opportunity. Staff will be expected to undertake internal rotation. Practice evidence-based clinical nursing taking steps to ensure that all nursing interventions are justified. The post holder will undertake to learn methods of literature searching, gathering evidence and critical appraisal to underpin nursing practice. Ensure that all equipment is maintained in safe working order and demonstrate competence of how to use the equipment safely and effectively with training and support. Promote psychological care and rehabilitation of critically ill patients. This will include use of patients diaries and increased awareness of critical care follow up. Report all incidents / accidents involving patients, visitors or staff to Matron or the shift co-ordinator, in the first instance. The post holder will ensure that the correct documentation is fully completed and forwarded to the appropriate personnel in accordance with Health and Safety requirements. Report all complaints immediately to the shift co-ordinator and Lead of Critical Care in the first instance. In cases where investigation is required, verbal or written statements and any other evidence, such as copies of documentation, must be provided promptly and professionally. Team Working and Communication The post holder will: Communicate daily with patients, relatives and carers to ensure that they are informed of nursing goals and medical objectives and are involved in decision-making. This requires a high level of interpersonal skill. The post holder will arrange for patients, relatives and carers to see senior nursing or medical staff, as required. Provide support for relatives and patients in a sensitive and respectful manner. Exhibit a thorough awareness of the patient activity in the entire unit regardless of the patient allocation system employed on a shift basis. The post holder will inform the shift co-ordinator of any activity which affects patient care. Actively seek out opportunities to participate in the education of learners allocated to the ward. Supervise a range of clinical skills and conduct teaching. At all times exhibit a nurturing attitude to the students to maximise their learning experience during their allocation. Assist in the induction of new staff to the unit under the guidance of more senior staff. Maintain a dynamic learning environment within the ward, distributing up to date information of nursing practice and developments, and compiling teaching programmes for the ward. The post holder will be aware of the requirements of a quality review of practice learning environments. Promote effective communication within the multidisciplinary team. Act as an effective role model and to attend departmental meetings as required. Professional Development The post holder will: Be responsible for their own professional development and updating by reading the nursing press, attending relevant courses both in-house and external, in line with the NMC requirements. Through the Appraisal and Development System, the post holder will construct a personal development plan in conjunction with the Line Manager that reflects individual and organisational needs. Ensure all professional performance is underpinned by NMC documents, e.g.) Code of Professional Conduct and Revalidation. Acquire new skills and knowledge to expand nursing practice. Will be familiar with local policies, protocols and guidelines. When representing the department, trust or profession, the post holder will ensure that this is conducted in a professional manner. Other Responsibilities The post holder will: Wear uniform at all times, in accordance with the uniform policy. Interact with patients, visitors to the ward, other members of the nursing team and managers in positive, supportive and co-operative ways. Carry out such other reasonably related duties appropriate to the grade, as assigned by the Lead or shift co-ordinator. Be prepared to work across the Trust, if required to do so, to meet the needs of the service. Be responsible for reporting their sick leave directly to the shift co-ordinator or CCU Lead, giving as much notice as possible. Study leave must be negotiated with the CCU Lead/Line manager and must reflect the organisation and individual requirements of the personal development plan. All learning should make a positive contribution to the unit and nurses are expected to share their learning with their colleagues after attending a course or study day.

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.

A full list of roles and responsibilities can be found within the Person Specification for this role.

Scope and purpose of the role To deliver a high standard of patient care as a salaried GP in nursing Homes, using advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base To manage a clinical caseload, dealing with patients needs in a nursing Home setting Provide advanced GP care and case management to patients with multiple complex long-term conditions Undertake medical and social care assessments to initiate interventions to improve quality of life in the nursing Home setting Reduce the fragmentation of care To provide informal training and support to the nursing home team (where applicable) and ensure the highest standards of care are provided for the patients Job Summary The post holder is an experienced GP, who acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice. They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing clinical leadership as required. Key Responsibilities Clinical role The post-holder will Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable Provide face to face visits via a clinical ward round during the working week. Provide a first point of contact for Nursing Homes for advice regarding medical/nursing conditions of patients, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan. This includes a comprehensive review (ensuring coding of all significant health conditions and allergies) of newly admitted patients to the Nursing Home and patients readmitted to the Nursing Home following discharge from hospital. This process would include a post-discharge reconciliation of the medication. Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports To prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework. This would include the prescription of monthly repeat medication, acute medication and the additional/cessation of medication as indicated (e.g. following discharge from hospital or from the advice of other healthcare professions including but not limited to specialist consultants). Additionally, this includes liaison with both community pharmacists (for example to ensure the continuity of supply of medication) and other pharmacists (including the medicines management pharmacists from GSTT). Provide polypharmacy/drug reviews of medications. To prescribe medication safely and in line with local CCG/national guidance including evidence based and cost-effective prescribing. Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care. This significantly includes documentation about resuscitation and advanced care planning (onto recognised registers such as Co-ordinate My Care) of all patients newly admitted to the Nursing Home as well as a retrospective review of already admitted patients where such resuscitation and advanced care planning discussions have not yet been performed. This is likely to be performed with the patient and/or their representatives (dependent on circumstances including where which involving the patient may not be appropriate) and also be done in Best Interest meetings with other relevant healthcare professionals where a patient lacks capacity about advanced care decision making (and where an advanced directive does not exist). Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate including social services and allied agencies/services. Work with nursing, medical and health care assistant colleagues to ensure that National Service Frameworks (e.g. Coronary Heart Disease/Older People/ Diabetes /Mental Health) are being delivered. This includes QoF/KPIs/Local & National schemes including enhances services in care homes schemes. Work with multi-disciplinary teams within the locality, and across the wider Health Economy, to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care. This includes playing a significant role in ensuring the delivery of effective multidisciplinary meetings (MDTs). Sustain & maintain high standards of patient care and service delivery. Participate in identification of community health needs and develop patient/family-centred strategies to address them. Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services. Be aware of and contribute to planning and delivery of practice-based commissioning. Where appropriate will perform non-nhs funded work (such as private reports). Teaching and mentoring role The post-holder will Promote a learning environment for patients, nursing & care home staff and other health professionals. Contribute to the planning and implementation of the teaching for existing staff, such as medical students, GP trainees and registrars, and Health Care Assistants, within the locality. Professional role The post-holder will: Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research. Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review. Maintain their professional registration. Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained. Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan. Record accurate consultation data in patient records in accordance with the latest guidance and other pertinent standards. Keep up to date with pertinent health-related policy and work with the locality team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation. Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the locality. Encourage and develop teamwork within the locality. Participate in multi-disciplinary protocols and Patient Group Directions development. Participate in meetings, reporting progress as required. Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate.