Total 111 job vacancies by Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We are inviting applications for a Senior Clinical Fellow to join the Colorectal Department. This is a full-time, 12-month post, available to commence as soon as possible, but a suitable start date could be arranged with the successful applicant.

The post is ideally suited to fully registered doctors seeking to extend their existing experience of colorectal surgical services, in an experienced and supportive department.

The post-holder will be required to work across both Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District General Hospital sites.

Previous experience in General Surgery is essential.


Ward Duties
• Supervise the clinical & teaching activities of junior trainees.
• Assess all new patients & liaise with the Consultant and other colleagues.
• Maintain appropriate clinical progress notes in the case notes.
• Keep relatives informed regarding the progress of the patient & obtain Informed Consent for operations/procedures co-ordinating with the Consultant as appropriate.

Operating Theatre
• Attend the regular operating sessions of the Clinical Team to assist with major surgery & be trained in skills of increasing complexity under the close supervision of the Consultant.
• Assist in the operating sessions of other teams from time to time and co-ordinate, assist with/perform emergency operations.

Outpatient Clinics

Assist with the regular outpatient clinics including the ambulatory emergency general surgical clinic under the guidance & supervision of the Consultant.

On-Call

Currently there is a 1:10 full shift system in operation, with prospective cover for annual leave and study leave.

Responsible forthe care of all Surgical inpatients including those in general ITU, Paediatric and other wards. This demands a goodclinical awareness of all inpatients &appropriate communicationsbetween colleagues.


Administrative


The main administrative duties include:

• Dictate discharge summaries.
• Dictate outpatient clinic letters & other relevant clinical correspondence.
• Dictate operating notes/write operation notes in conjunction with the Consultant.


Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is a major acute trust in the North West. General Surgical services are currently delivered by a unified department across the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites.

At Royal Preston Hospital, the General Surgery Department is based on three wards. Three of the fourteen theatres are dedicated to general surgery. There is a dedicated 24-hour Emergency Theatre and a separate Day Case Unit/Theatre and modern Endoscopy Suite.

At Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, there are two general surgical theatres with an integrated laparoscopic theatre and in-patient surgical beds, as well as full out-patient facilities and a radiology department providing CT, MR and interventional facilities.

Our team is our work family. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion. We celebrate diversity, encourage everyone to contribute, and you are valued for who you are.

Our values were developed in consultation with staff in 2010, our values define the actions, behaviours, and attitudes we expect from every member of staff and living by our values will ensure that colleagues, patients, families, and others are always treated in the right way. Our values are as follows:
• Being Caring and compassionate
• Recognising Individuality
• Seeking to Involve
• Building Team Spirit
• Taking Personal Responsibility

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team




This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Dec 2024

Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow to work within the Plastic Surgery Department. This would be ideally suited to fully registered doctors seeking to extend their existing exposure in the speciality. There may be a requirement to participate in the on-call rota working alongside middle grade colleagues.

In this role you will be working within a supportive and educationally focused environment. Although this post is not recognised for training purposes, considerable 'hands on' training is provided in line with skills and experience.

This is a full time post fixed term post for 12 months.

Previous experience in Plastic Surgery is essential.



The unit treats the full range of general adult and paediatric plastic surgery conditions including patients with major and minor burns. Microsurgical procedures are performed on elective and emergency patients. Day case surgery under both local and general anaesthetic is carried out

Morbidity and mortality audit is performed monthly, and quarterly clinical governance meetings are help. The Junior Trust Doctor will be expected to organise a major topic audit in liaison with clinical audit department.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day care of in-patients and be expected to attend operating sessions and outpatient clinics (depending on the Consultant attachment).

Weekly teaching meetings – with Consultant input - are held.



Undergraduate medical student teaching has commenced in 2003. The Plastic Surgery Directorate has active links with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) with trainees undertaking laboratory research at the University. Considerable opportunities exist for research and development, which are integral to teaching hospital status.

This post is subject to the National Terms and Conditions of service for Hospital medical and dental staff (England and Wales) Sept 2002 and remuneration will be as set out in the NHS Medical and Dental Pay Circular.

Our team is our work family. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion. We celebrate diversity, encourage everyone to contribute, and you are valued for who you are.

We support the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal Colleges and are committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

You will receive the full support of the Trust and the Directorate to develop specialist areas of interest in line with Directorate business plans and the development of services generally within the Trust.

Clinical research is actively encouraged.

Support to study leave and medical meetings can be arranged

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:



• What we can offer

• Job Plan/On-call Requirements

• The Team




This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Dec 2024

We are currently recruiting to a full -time Housekeeper for Lancashire Community Healthcare Hub Meadow Unit.

We are looking for a highly motivated Housekeeper with a positive "can-do" attitude to join our amazing team.

Our unit is a very busy and demanding but has a friendly warm atmosphere. The ward has been designed to be patient friendly, so patients feel at home whilst they await their discharge plans.

We have an established team who strive to provide an excellent standard of care to all patients. Working closely as a team and deal with the day-to-day pressures with positivity and high levels of energy.

The position would suit a motivated and organised individual with good communication skills, who would enjoy the challenge of a demanding, but rewarding work environment. You will need to be an excellent team player with a committed and professional approach, playing a key role in maintaining a clean and safe environment; You will provide support with basic administration duties, maintenance of stock including ordering & stock rotation and the provision of refreshments to patients.

Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting or working with the public would be desirable although support and training will be given to the successful candidate.

If this sounds like you, we would love you to apply.

You will need to be an excellent team player with a committed and professional approach, playing a key role in maintaining a clean and safe environment; You will provide support with basic administration duties, maintenance of stock including ordering & stock rotation and the provision of refreshments to patients.

In return you will be fully supported by colleagues who are committed to teaching and nurturing. We recognise that our staff are our most valuable resource, and we are proud of the excellent levels of service our team provides to our service users and the dedication and professionalism of our staff.

Main working hours are Monday-Friday with an expectation to be flexible as required by service needs. Working hours would be between the hours of 8-4pm or 10-6pm to meet the needs of the service.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

For full details of job role and main responsibilities please refer to enclosed job description and personal specification requirements.

For further details / informal visits contact:


This advert closes on Monday 9 Dec 2024

Hello my name is Jessica Wolstenholme and I am the ward 8 manager. We have exciting opportunities for registered children's nurses of all levels of experience. You would be joining a friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary team.

We want all our young patients and their families to have a positive experience whilst at our Trust and are looking for some very special staff to join our team. Superpowers include ability to prioritise, resilience, communication, working as part of a team and independently, time management skills, a willingness to develop and also the ability to maintain high professional standards with an element of fun.

Please note: All overseas applications who do not have NMC registration allowing them to practice as a staff nurse in the UK will not be shortlisted.

You will be responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of patients and families, in line with the Trust’s Values & Nursing & Midwifery Professional Framework Standards

We have a dedicated outreach team which manages care for children with enuresis, epilepsy, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, complex needs and acute care.

Working with others we have close links with the Emergency Department, Paediatric Assessment Unit, Children’s Outpatients Department and Community Paediatric Service. Our ward based team is multi-disciplinary including physios, pharmacist, play specialists, patient experience coordinator and the CAMHS team.

We can offer a preceptorship package for newly qualified staff, induction training and a ward based educator. The trust also offers a package of health and well -being support to all staff.

The unit includes a 26 bedded inpatient ward, 4 high dependency beds, Paediatric Assessment Unit, Children’s day case unit and specialities include general paediatric medicine and surgery, ENT, max fax, orthopaedics, plastic surgery, neurology and shared care oncology.

We are a forward thinking team and have a number of exciting developments planned, we value the voice of staff as well as patients and there will be opportunities for involvement in shaping the future of the unit.

Our priority is patient safety and experience and we believe this is achieved by creating a positive experience for staff in the workplace.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence-based guidelines.
• Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff.
• ⚠️ Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• ️ Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in a timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards for documentation.
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation.
• ⚖️ Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.
• Ensures environment of care is safe, well-equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
• To participate in education and training of junior staff.
• Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within the scope of role and professional practice.
• Proactively engage with Trust-wide or local changes and developments in nursing practice e.g. intentional rounding, alcohol screening.
• ❓ Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

A Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


We are seeking to recruit a Transformation Director for the Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a forward-thinking provider collaborative dedicated to enhancing patient outcomes through increased collaboration across the Northwest region.

We are seeking a candidate who demonstrates:
• Proven Leadership:Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams across multiple organisations.
• Strategic Insight:Strong programme management capabilities to manage complex and large-scale initiatives.
• Influence and Collaboration:Superior interpersonal and influencing skills to work seamlessly with partner Trusts and system-wide stakeholders.
• Transformational Capability:A robust track record of delivering substantial improvements in healthcare services and patient outcomes.

This role presents a unique opportunity to join an advanced Provider Collaborative committed to healthcare excellence. If you possess the leadership acumen, strategic vision, and collaborative spirit required for this role, we invite you to apply and contribute to the future of healthcare in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

If you wish to have an informal conversation with the Managing Director please contact Meg Fraser (details below). Please apply by submitting a covering letter detailing your motivation to apply for this role and how you meet the criteria along with your CV to:

Meg Fraser, Business Support Officer (megan.fraser@lthtr.nhs.uk /07732826404)



The Transformation Director will be instrumental in supporting the delivery of large-scale transformation, particularly with the clinical reset programme, with and through the Provider Collaborative team and broader partners across Lancashire and South Cumbria. The role demands strong leadership, exceptional programme management skills, and the ability to influence and work across various partner Trusts and system partners. The successful candidate will be responsible for:
• Leading and managing the clinical reset infrastructure, governance arrangements and administrative support, including the operation of an effective programme management function.
• Working alongside the Provider Trusts and ICB colleagues to ensure the PCB workstreams and cross-partner programmes are delivering effectively.
• Intelligence gathering, analysis and formulation of materials, including joint policy development, tactical planning and strategic development.
• Working across a wide and diverse stakeholder group to build commitment to a shared vision for the Provider Collaborative and aligned areas of focus and ensuring the contribution of the Provider Collaborative within ICB plans for Lancashire and South Cumbria.
• Work with key stakeholders to establish and evolve mechanisms to support the development and delivery of the clinical blueprint. Using skills of diplomacy, tact and performance management to foster collaboration and enhanced system working.

The five Acute and Mental Health NHS Trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria have established a collaborative to improve health and healthcare services. The primary objectives are to reduce health inequalities, enhance services, outcomes, and patient experience through working in partnership with the Integrated Care Board to enable system recovery, transformation and long-term sustainability. Additionally, the collaborative aims to make Lancashire and South Cumbria a great place to live and work.

The Provider Collaboration Board, which leads this initiative, comprises of the Chairs and Chief Executives of the five Trusts, who jointly make decisions to benefit the 1.8 million residents of the area. This collaborative effort is a key component of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System, underscoring the importance of unified healthcare delivery.

Collaborative Members:
• Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust



Working with the Managing Director for PCB, the Transformation Director is responsible for leading the Provider Collaborative’s Clinical Portfolios to deliver the following:

Change Management and Delivery
• Develop and drive the delivery of key programmes of change and improvement, in partnership with clinical teams to deliver patient benefit and financial sustainability.
• Work with the System Planning Lead on oversight of the operational planning cycle across the Provider Collaborative, ensuring key linkages between changes to leadership arrangements to financial ,workforce and activity are in place; closely aligning to the NHS Long Term Plan.
• Responsible for ensuring the plans of the Clinical Portfolios align to NHSE strategic aims, and have actions in place to deliver the clinical, operational, and financial outcomes sought; and that complexity / uncertainty is understood and mitigated.
• Proactively support the working relationships between the Trusts at CEO, Executive and Professional Lead level; providing fair and transparent brokerage focused on achieving the outcomes agreed.

Strategy and Planning
• Lead the development and implementation of clinical strategic plans for the clinical portfolios, aligning national, regional and ICB strategic aims with the Provider Collaborative context facilitating engagement at all levels.
• Ensure the workplans from the Portfolios are understood by all stakeholders and are delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.

Leadership and Management
• Be an influential leader across the Provider Collaborative and wider system to support collaboration that will improve outcomes for the local population and beyond.
• Provide visible leadership that models exemplary behaviours of personal integrity and inspires and empowers staff to deliver on the Provider Collaborative strategy and objectives.
• Work with the Managing Director, CEOs and members of the Executive Teams to build on successes to date and further develop the required structures and processes in order to deliver on Provider Collaborative priorities.
• Work with the wider system to ensure that the Provider Collaborative continuously develops in order to remain fully effective in the context of a changing NHS and wider health care environment.
• Support a culture which promotes collaboration, inclusion, openness, accountability, and equality of opportunity at all levels.
• Lead and develop the clinical portfolio’s teams in developing and achieving the Provider Collaborative strategic vision and objectives.

Governance and Compliance
• Work closely with leadership teams and clinical leads to ensure strong delivery in the realisation of anticipated benefits, smooth and prompt identification of issues and resolution/escalation to oversight board and identification of common themes or issues across the Provider Collaborative.
• Ensure that the clinical portfolios implement and operates a robust governance structure which is designed to both sustain shared business operations and shape and develop new opportunities.
• Work closely with clinicians and executive teams across the five providers, to ensure that workstreams are agreed, and to drive delivery.

Partnership working and Stakeholder Management
• Lead development of effective working relationship across the Collaborative and wider system to enable collaborative working across organisational boundaries.
• Foster collaboration, leveraging the expertise of partner organisations and wider stakeholder groups.
• Work with system stakeholders to ensure the Trust’s priorities are reflective of system priorities and to ensure an effective contribution to system plans in collaboration with commissioners and partner providers.
• Develop strong working relationships with wider system partners to develop the integration and collaboration of services.
• In collaboration with the Provider communications team, ensure internal and external stakeholders are involved in the development of plans and are well briefed on change programmes.

If you wish to have an informal conversation with the Managing Director please contact Meg Fraser (details below). Please apply by submitting a covering letter detailing your motivation to apply for this role and also a covering letter showing how you meet the criteria along with your CV to:

Meg Fraser, Business Support Officer (megan.fraser@lthtr.nhs.uk or07732826404)


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

A Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


"Smile" isn't something our patients need to do for you to take their photograph, however you will need to have a friendly smile to put your patients at ease if you wish to become a clinical photographer in our small but perfectly formed team. We have two new posts to help with our growing telederm service and are looking for qualified clinical photographers to join our team .

We provide a comprehensive clinical photography service to all specialities offering a varied and diverse workload.

As a band 5 clinical photographer you will hold a degree in photography alongside a post graduate certificate in Clinical Photography or equivalent, professional membership of the Institute of Medical Illustrators and be registered with the AHCS.

For those candidates who don't meet these criteria, we will consider applicants with a degree in photography or equivalent for a training position whilst you undertake the relevant clinical photography qualification under Annex 21. You will be required to become AHCS registered and maintain yearly registration on completion.

The post is full time, 37.5 hours Mon - Fri although this is open to change if service demands change.

If you are enthusiastic, pro-active with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, please ring to have an informal chat about what we can offer you.

Based over two sites at the Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District Hospital, you will partake in the daily and weekly rota, be required to work on your own and as part of a team to help provide clinical photography for a range of specialities across the Trust. These include but aren't limited to, dermatology, plastics, maxillo-facial, orthodontics, tissue viability, gynaecology, radiology, oncology, major trauma and oculoplastics.

You will be working on wards, in theatre, outpatients and a studio setting, using standardised procedures to capture accurate images of clinical conditions. Post producing and uploading images onto our digital imaging system, ensuring accuracy and high standards are met.

You will also help provide a comprehensive Telederm service to ensure the Trust meet the criteria for the skin cancer pathway.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

For full information please see the attached job description.

Duties will include, but not limited to:
• Perform a range of clinical photography for medical records, teaching, ,medical research and publication requirements. This will include challenging situations such as non-accidental injury and bereavement photography.
• Using professional judgement and experience to interpret complex information from the clinical request form
• Run Telederm clinics, editing and uploading the images within a restricted time frame
• Downloading, editing and quality checking images before uploading onto Fotoweb or eDerma systems.
• Ward, theatre, outpatient and studio photography.
• Use of Adobe Bridge/Photoshop and digital imaging software.
• Have a knowledge of medical conditions, terminology, and anatomy
• Gaining relevant and informed consent
• Safe storage of images following information governance protocol


This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

We are looking for a consultant to cover for a 12-month maternity leave vacancy that has arisen within the Department of Restorative Dentistry in Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post will be part of the team for Restorative Head and Neck Cancer treatment, which has been developed to expand and enhance secondary hospital-based Oncology Restorative Rehabilitation Dentistry Services in Preston.

The successful applicant must hold full registration with the General Dental Council and be on the Specialist list for Restorative Dentistry. Possession of FDS or MFDS (or equivalent) plus FDS (Restorative Dentistry) or equivalent is essential or be within 6-months of completion of post-CCST training and attaining the necessary qualifications at the time of the interview.

Applicants should have established skills in Restorative Dentistry with a commitment to, and experience of Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching, as well as a research interest.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and/or those wishing to job share.
You will be expected to show drive and initiative towards patient care, putting the patient first in line with the Trust's core values.

You will be expected to have a high level of knowledge and expertise in the field of Restorative Dentistry and its mono specialties and be able to demonstrate a high-quality approach to patient management.

You will be required to provide all aspects of Prosthodontic treatment (fixed, removable and implant supported), for multidisciplinary cases. Proficiency in diagnosis and treatment planning in endodontics and dento-alveolar trauma is also required.

The position requires attendance at the HNC MDT meetings and restorative assessment/rehabilitation of these patients.

Participation in issues such as clinical effectiveness relating to patient management is essential, as well as sharing in the administrative tasks in the Department and Division. You will be expected to work closely with the highly skilled, well-established teams based at both sites (RPH and CDH) in terms of both within the division, inter-departmentally and part of wider multi-disciplinary teams and networks.
At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, we take pride in caring for our staff as well as our patients.  We recognise that working in a busy environment requires help with a healthy work-life balance.  We also believe in ensuring that our staff get the chance to reach their full potential when working with us.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients.  Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area and give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

 Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to supporting our patients and staff, ensuring we keep thriving and delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

 You will have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills and meet great people. 





Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:



• What we can offer

• Job Plan/On-call Requirements

• The Team










This advert closes on Thursday 28 Nov 2024

‍⚕️Lead the Immunisation Programme within Maternity Services!

Are you an experienced Midwife or Nurse looking for a rewarding leadership opportunity? Join our dedicated team to lead the Immunisation programme for maternity services at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust.

In this role, you will collaborate with the Specialist Midwife for Public Health and other team members to oversee and provide a comprehensive Immunisation programme for pregnant women.

As the Immunisation Lead, you will be at the forefront of rolling out the new RSV vaccination programme. You will also take on the vital responsibility of monitoring and providing oversight for the vaccination service within maternity services.

This role plays a key part in tackling health inequalities by promoting the vaccination programme to families. You will work across both hospital and community settings, with minimal indirect supervision, while maintaining accountability for all aspects of your work within your assessed level of competence.

You will work to deliver a safe and effective vaccination service for pregnant women and people across the Lancashire Teaching Hospital Trust footprint.

️ You will develop a robust vaccination service for the delivery of all maternal immunisations, ensuring every service user receives a full vaccination offer during their maternity journey.

You will develop the communications package for the Trust, promoting vaccinations and ensuring a fair and equitable provision for all pregnant women and people.

You will work collaboratively with wider system partners to encourage and influence endorsement of the maternal immunisation programme for their local population. 

We have **10,000 fantastic people** working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after **370,000 people** in our local area and provide specialist care to **2.1 million people** across Lancashire and Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and a sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely makes a difference in supporting our patients and staff, ensuring we continue to thrive and deliver outstanding healthcare across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet incredible people, and experience things you may have never done before. You'll gain insights into working in a hospital, engaging with people from different roles to build your skills and enhance your career.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold, and help innovate to keep improving. Everything we do centres around **patient care**, making your role pivotal and truly something to be proud of.

Work to deliver a safe and effective vaccination service for pregnant women and people across the Lancashire Teaching Hospital Trust footprint.

️ Develop a robust vaccination service for the delivery of all maternal immunisations, ensuring every service user receives a full vaccination offer during their maternity journey.

Develop the communications package for the Trust, promoting vaccinations and ensuring a fair and equitable provision for all pregnant women and people.

Work collaboratively with wider system partners to encourage and influence endorsement of the maternal immunisation programme for their local population. 


This advert closes on Thursday 28 Nov 2024

This is a fixed term full time post for 12-months for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Microbiology, to work within an evolving Infection Service based in the Department of Pathology at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR), based at Royal Preston Hospital.

As a Senior Clinical Fellow, you will have a Consultant in the directorate nominated as their educational supervisor and you will participate in providing medical microbiology services under Consultant supervision.



You may be asked to participate in the provision of an out of hour’s service as outlined in the training programme and expected to participate in regular clinical audit and in risk management relating to microbiology and infection control.

It will not permit the award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) as this would require completion of a five year programme.

The Medical Microbiology service includes: advice regarding appropriate specimens and investigations, interpretation of results, patient management including appropriate choice of antibiotics, preventive measures, and the preparation of policies, procedures and guidelines. This may be through responding to incoming telephone enquiries, regular attendance at ward rounds, and involvement in the management of individual patients on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) requiring full clinical liaison in response to referrals or laboratory results.

You may be asked to participate in the provision of an out of hour’s service as outlined in the training programme and you will attend in regular clinical audit and in risk management relating to microbiology and infection control.

To participate in the teaching of medical students, laboratory staff, junior doctors, general practitioners, EHOs, nurses, and other health professionals, including professional supervision and management of junior medical staff, as appropriate.



You would be expected to keep up to date in terms of their knowledge and the skills and techniques relevant to the duties of the post and maintain registration with the General Medical Council.





The Trust is committed to patient safety and minimising the risk of spread of infection. The Trust has a multidisciplinary infection prevention control team (IPCT) which provides support to the clinical services to help reduce the risk of infection. The IPCT comprises infection control nurses, pharmacists and administrative support.



A programme to expand the molecular biology service in the directorate is currently taking place and microbiology is a key stakeholder in this development.



The Department is accredited for the training of BMS staff and is approved for the training of medically qualified Microbiologists.



As a teaching hospital we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles.



You will be given the opportunity to rotate through relevant sections of the laboratory according to previous experience and educational needs. Laboratory skills training & assessments will be provided by senior biomedical scientists.

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:



• What we can offer

• Job Plan/On-call Requirements

• The Team


This advert closes on Thursday 28 Nov 2024

Lancashire Hospitals Services (Pharmacy) Ltd is delighted to be able to offer multiple vacancies for a Bank Outpatient Pharmacist where no two days will be the same!

Why you ask? We have different branches which you will rotate across and with being in a hospital environment, it will enable you to develop your clinical knowledge in the multiple specialities including Oncology, Paediatrics, Neurology and many more.

If you have never worked in a hospital setting before, you will be provided with the necessary training to help you succeed. The team are friendly, helpful and supportive of one another and by working collaboratively, enable us to deliver a service that we are proud of. You will also work as part of a wider, multidisciplinary team and will regularly engage with other healthcare professionals.

Please note that we are open Monday to Friday 8.30am - 6.00pm so one shift will consist of 1 x 9.5 hour shift (with a paid lunch break).

You will need to be enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate a desire towards developing our services whilst putting the patient at the heart of everything you do. If this sounds like you, and you would like to know more or come for a visit, please feel free to contact us to discuss further.

Please note: the interviews for this post are expected to take place the week commencing 6th of January 2025.

This post is an ideal opportunity for those looking to gain hospital experience and also to those that already have and enjoy this type of environment,

On a day to day basis, you will act as the Responsible Pharmacist and play a pivotal role in terms of ensuring a safe and effective environment for our patients.

You will also provide leadership and develop fantastic working relationships with other colleagues and teams.

If you have always aspired to work within a hospital setting and working alongside other highly motivated individuals, then you are going to love this role. We are offering an opportunity for you to join our friendly and dedicated team where you will learn, grow and flourish, supported all the way.



Lancashire Hospitals Services (Pharmacy) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We provide the NHS Trust with the outpatient dispensing service at Royal Preston Hospital, Rosemere Centre (within Royal Preston Hospital) and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital.

If you have always aspired to work within a hospital setting and working alongside other highly motivated individuals, then you are going to love this role. We are offering an opportunity for you to join our friendly and dedicated team where you will learn, grow and flourish, supported all the way.

Duties to include but not be limited to:
• Adhere to the GPhC Code of Conduct, uphold the standards for Pharmacy Professionals and support other members of the team to do so.
• Provide professional and legal clinical supervision in the dispensary.
• Undertake the role of the Responsible Pharmacist as required.
• Ensure pharmaceutical aspects of patient care are provided in accordance with national and local standards and guidelines in order that statutory obligations are met.
• Clinical query handling and resolution.
• Support other members of the Pharmacy team to provide safe pharmaceutical care and ensure key performance indicators are met.
• Strive to ensure the customer has a positive pharmacy experience.

For more information please see the job description.


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

Lancashire Hospitals Services (Pharmacy) Ltd is delighted to be able to offer a vacancy for a Pharmacy Technician to come and join our fantastic team. The role is varied with opportunities to work in all three of our branches covering a range of tasks.

If you have never worked in a hospital setting before, please do not be discouraged from applying as full training will be provided. The team are friendly, helpful and by all working together, we deliver a service that we are proud of.

Please note full time hours are 36 hours per week worked over four days.

You will need to be enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate a desire towards developing our services.

If all of the above applies to you and you would like to know more or come for a visit, please feel free to contact us to discuss further.

On a day to day basis, your duties will vary and help provide a high quality service to our patients whether this be provided customer service, dispensing/checking medicines or ordering and receiving pharmacy stock.

You will also develop positive working relationships with our fantastic colleagues and multidisciplinary team and be a valued member of the company.

Lancashire Hospitals Services (Pharmacy) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We provide the NHS Trust with the outpatient dispensing service at Royal Preston Hospital, Rosemere Centre (within Royal Preston Hospital) and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital.

If you have always aspired to work within a hospital setting and working alongside other highly motivated individuals, then you are going to love this role. We are offering an opportunity for you to join our friendly and dedicated team where you will learn, grow and flourish, supported all the way.

As a employee, you will enjoy a rewarding career by really making a difference. You'll work hard but be recognised for your contribution which includes having your registration feed paid and be able to keep a healthy work/life balance.
• Contribute to the delivery of a safe and effective pharmacy service
• Use EMIS pharmacy stock control and patient medication record system
• Manage stock appropriately and contribute to stock management
• Accurately dispense prescriptions whilst minimising patient waiting times
• Maintain accurate records
• Ensure the safe and accurate issue of prescriptions
• Act as an accuracy checker
• Purchase, receive and store medicines
• Assist in dispensing and planning prescription deliveries
• Work effectively as part of the team to meet company targets
• Offer suggestions to improve working processes
• Maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues, health professionals and patients
• Participate in quality and/or clinical audit projects
• Contribute to the development and review of Standard Operating Procedures
• Provide cover for other Pharmacy Technicians, across sites, as appropriate
• Promote and maintain strong working and customer relationships with key stakeholders
• Maintain professional standards
• Observe confidentiality requirements
• Support the implementation of local and national medicines-related guidance
• Supervise the routine work of other staff and assist in activity/workload planning
• Provide leadership and act as a role model
• Carry out CPD and maintain GPhC Registration
• Train, coach and mentor new and existing members of the team
• Work within the Company’s business and strategic plans




This advert closes on Sunday 15 Dec 2024

Lancashire Hospitals Services (Pharmacy) Ltd is delighted to be able to offer a vacancy for a Bank Pharmacy Technician to come and join our fantastic team. The role is varied with opportunities to work in all of our branches covering a range of tasks.

If you have never worked in a hospital setting before, please do not be discouraged from applying as full training will be provided. The team are friendly, helpful and by all working together, we deliver a service that we are proud of.

You will need to be enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate a desire towards developing our services.

If all of the above applies to you and you would like to know more or come for a visit, please feel free to contact us to discuss further.

Please note: the interviews for this post are expected to take place the week commencing 6th January 2025.

On a day to day basis, your duties will vary and help provide a high quality service to our patients whether this be provided customer service, dispensing/checking medicines or ordering and receiving pharmacy stock.

You will also develop positive working relationships with our fantastic colleagues and multidisciplinary team and be a valued member of the company.

Lancashire Hospitals Services (Pharmacy) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We provide the NHS Trust with the outpatient dispensing service at Royal Preston Hospital, Rosemere Centre (within Royal Preston Hospital) and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital.

If you have always aspired to work within a hospital setting and working alongside other highly motivated individuals, then you are going to love this role. We are offering an opportunity for you to join our friendly and dedicated team where you will learn, grow and flourish, supported all the way.


• Contribute to the delivery of a safe and effective pharmacy service
• Use EMIS pharmacy stock control and patient medication record system
• Manage stock appropriately and contribute to stock management
• Accurately dispense prescriptions whilst minimising patient waiting times
• Maintain accurate records
• Ensure the safe and accurate issue of prescriptions
• Act as an accuracy checker
• Purchase, receive and store medicines
• Assist in dispensing and planning prescription deliveries
• Work effectively as part of the team to meet company targets
• Offer suggestions to improve working processes
• Maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues, health professionals and patients
• Participate in quality and/or clinical audit projects
• Contribute to the development and review of Standard Operating Procedures
• Provide cover for other Pharmacy Technicians, across sites, as appropriate
• Promote and maintain strong working and customer relationships with key stakeholders
• Maintain professional standards
• Observe confidentiality requirements
• Support the implementation of local and national medicines-related guidance
• Supervise the routine work of other staff and assist in activity/workload planning
• Provide leadership and act as a role model
• Carry out CPD and maintain GPhC Registration
• Train, coach and mentor new and existing members of the team
• Work within the Company’s business and strategic plans




This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

Lancashire Hospitals Services (Pharmacy) Ltd is delighted to be able to offer a vacancy for a Pharmacy Operations Manager. Part of the role will require providing strategic leadership to our fantastic team. If you like variety, then this is the role for you. We are continually developing our services and are currently looking into opportunities to expand. It really is an exciting time for the company.

Whilst having experience of working in an outpatient pharmacy setting would be advantageous, please do not be discouraged from applying if you haven't.

You will need to be enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate a desire towards developing our services.

If all of the above applies to you and you would like to know more or come for a visit, please feel free to contact us to discuss further.

Please note full time hours are 37.5 hours per week worked over five days days. Whilst having a visible leadership presence is an essential part of the role, there may be the opportunity to work from home one day a week. This can be discussed and agreed as part of the interview process.

Please note the interviews for this post are expected to be held the week commencing the 9th of December.

Providing managerial and strategic leadership for the pharmacy outpatient service.

Ensuring that contractual KPIs are met.

Ensuring compliance with GPhC Standards for Registered Pharmacies in conjunction with the Superintendent Pharmacist.

Ensuring safe and effective working practices with SOPs that are in date and fit for purpose.

Developing services to maximise company profitability; working closely with the Finance Manager.

Lancashire Hospitals Services (Pharmacy) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

We provide the NHS Trust with the outpatient dispensing service at Royal Preston Hospital, Rosemere Centre (within Royal Preston Hospital) and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital.



Provide leadership and act as a role model for the staff of LHS Ltd.

Stock is always managed appropriately and accurately.

SOPs are in place to cover all activities.

Robust recruitment processes are in place including induction programmes and probationary reviews.

Training packages are in place to cover all core activities and are used to ensure that all team members are trained to the appropriate standards.

To ensure pharmacy stock is handled appropriately in terms of it being safe and secure.

To ensure that the pharmacy is developed and operated as a profitable business tailoring staffing and services as appropriate.

Work closely with the Finance Manager to have full financial oversight

Pharmacy rosters are managed appropriately in line with budgeted costs.

To be responsible for ensuring effective leadership and management of the dispensary teams including:-

Regular team meetings with minutes circulated.

Promptly enacting and following all policies and procedures, ensuring standards are upheld including those related to workforce.

Effectively communicating with individual members of the team as required including dealing with more sensitive topics and having difficult conversations.

Treating individuals equitably, fairly and consistently at all times

Compliance with LTHTr mandatory training requirements

Quarterly 121s are in place for all team members

Annual Appraisals are in place for all team members

(This list is intended as an illustration and is not exhaustive)

To ensure that workload and resources are effectively managed across all three branches.

To lead (or provide support to the team leaders) on service development.

Systems are in place where incidents are investigated including those reported by Datix or through PALs and appropriate actions plans developed/corrective action taken when required and Lessons Learnt are shared with the team.

To ensure all relevant risk assessments are in place and reviewed regularly.

LHS Single Improvement Plan is maintained, actions progressed and where applicable updated with further improvements when they are identified.

In conjunction with the Finance Manager, prepare corporate and annual business plans and monitor progress against these to ensure that the company attains it's objectives as cost-effectively and efficiently as possible.

To provide strategic advice and guidance to the chair and members of the board, to keep them aware of developments within the industry and ensure that appropriate policies are developed to meet the company's mission and objectives and to comply with all relevant statutory and other regulations.

To establish and maintain effective formal and informal links with LTHTr (and future clients), key decision-makers and other stakeholders, to exchange information and views and to ensure that the company is providing the appropriate range and quality of services.

To provide direction and coordinate the work and resources of the dispensary teams ensuring robust recruitment and retention processes are in place.

Represent the company in negotiations with customers, suppliers and other key contacts to reach the desired outcome.

The above list of duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.






This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

The Neurology service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is a tertiary specialist service, providing acute neurology care to a population of 1.8 million people living in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

You will be supported by a team of consultants, junior doctors, specialist nurses and allied health professionals to deliver care and develop yourself so the service is fit for the future and the changing needs of patients. This post is fixed term for 12 months.

The duties of the Locum Consultant Neurologist will be to provide outpatient sessions at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and at a peripheral hospital depending on the needs of the service, but this will be discussed with the post-holder within the consultant job planning process. We occasionally may ask consultants to provide support to other peripheral hospitals, if required. This would be discussed with the appointee at job planning and the necessary adjustment to the job plan agreed.

The post holder will:

Participate in the on-call rota

Promote high standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by maintain their continuing professional development

Provide direct input to patients, contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and lead the co-ordination of care for patients within Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

Requirement to provide in-reach at local district general hospital site, to be discussed at interview

Contribute to training and teaching of Junior Doctors

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is the regional centre for cancer, renal, vascular, plastics, major trauma, neurology and neurosurgery.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is the regional centre for cancer, renal, vascular, plastics, major trauma, neurology and neurosurgery.

The Neurosciences Centre compromises of both Neurosurgery, and Medical Neurosciences (Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neuroradiology including interventional neuroradiology, Neuropathology and Neurorehabilitation.

With excellent road and rail links there is easy access to major cities, the expansive North West coastline and areas of outstanding natural beauty in the Forest of Bowland and the Lake District.

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:



• What we can offer

• Job Plan/On-call Requirements

• The Team


This advert closes on Thursday 28 Nov 2024

Join our dynamic Radiotherapy Engineering Team and embark on a rewarding journey of maintaining cutting-edge medical technology! You will help to maintain advanced medical technology to ensure safe and accurate delivery of external beam radiotherapy.

There are two assistant electronics technician posts available, these are full time established posts.

Prior to being selected for interview there will be a session to attend at the hospital where your aptitude and manual dexterity will be examined, along with presentations about the job and the department.

The small, but highly skilled, Radiotherapy Engineering Team is in need of a talented assistant electronics technician capable of maintaining extremely complex medical technology. Our engineering team is close knit and offers a warm welcome to new recruits. You will be made to feel very much part of the team.

Your responsibilities will encompass the design, manufacturing, and rigorous testing of bespoke mechanical and electronic devices. Additionally, you'll assume a pivotal role in the installation of radiotherapy equipment, offering invaluable assistance to guarantee optimal performance.

Full training will be provided both on-site and at manufacturers training centres. You will be expected to attend college to attain a HNC in electrical and electronic engineering which will be fully funded by the Trust. You will be expected to work towards membership of the Register of Clinical Technologists.

Try as we might, we just cannot cram everything into one advert, so we really encourage you to get in touch to find out more. David Ormrod, Radiotherapy Engineering Manager really welcomes you to contact him to arrange to come and visit or have an informal chat david.ormrod@lthtr.nhs.uk

You will work with other radiotherapy engineers in providing electronic, electrical, mechanical and IT systems support within a multidisciplinary engineering department for the maintenance, calibration and repair of all cancer treatment and associated equipment within the Rosemere Cancer Centre Radiotherapy Department. This will ensure the safe and efficient delivery of radiotherapy treatment to patients

Each day presents new challenges and the opportunity to make a profound impact on the lives of patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment.



We have nearly 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet amazing people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.



Maintenance, design and manufacture.



· To partake in planned and unplanned maintenance of complex radiotherapy treatment delivery equipment and associated IT systems.

· To manufacture bespoke beam limiting devices to required tolerances using lead and other metals, and high density low melting point alloy.

· To partake in planned and unplanned maintenance of beam measuring equipment.

· To assist in installs of radiotherapy and associated equipment.

· To liaise with equipment manufacturers for maintenance advice and guidance.

· To attend technical, academic training courses as required.

· To manufacture bespoke and replacement test leads.

· Carry the departmental phone on a rotational basis to provide first contact for radiotherapy equipment problems.

· To provide safety support for more senior engineers as required.

· To design, manufacture and install custom mechanical items used on RT and other equipment.





Communication



· Cascade information from training to other staff members enabling them to maintain appropriate and correct standards.

· To provide limited technical advice on engineering or technical matters to other staff within the department.

· To liaise with outside agencies ensuring any information is shared with the appropriate staff.





Quality Assurance.



· To partake in routine and none-routine radiotherapy quality assurance.

· To perform on-going calibration and quality control of clinical dosimeters.





Information Collection and Analysis.



· To be able to locate documentation necessary for the correct operation and maintenance of equipment within radiotherapy.

· To collect and analyse data from radiotherapy treatment equipment to enable failure trends and performance variation to be identified.

· To use commercially available software to produce text documents, spreadsheets and databases for data analysis.

· Maintain logs of any faults or interventions that occur on radiotherapy equipment.

· To comply with Information Governance policy and legislation.





Take part in Research and Development



· To assist in R&D projects and to liaise with other staff working on such projects.





To maintain and develop own professional competence.



· Participate in appraisal and personal development planning process and have a current appraisal and personal development plan.

· Undertakes identified learning and development opportunities as agreed with the manager.

· Participate in mandatory training as outlined by the Trust.

· Maintain up to date technical and academic knowledge.

· To work towards membership of the Register of Clinical technologists (RCT)





To be aware of Radiation Protection, Health and Safety issues and legislation.



· To be aware of, and comply with, current radiation protection legislation and to bring to the attention of the RPS or RPA any safety issues identified.

· To be aware of, and comply with, current and applicable Health and Safety legislation.

· Be aware of and comply with manual handling, lone working and working at heights policy and legislation.

· Carry out COSHH and risk assessments.




This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Oct 2024