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We are looking to appoint a Consultant Anaesthetist with a Special in Interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia. There will be opportunities to specialise in anaesthesia for a variety of surgical specialties dependant on individual interests and training.

Candidates are invited to apply on a full time basis.

You must have a GMC licence to practice and be on the specialist register or CCT to be obtained within 6 months of the interview date which will be confirmed. Nov/Dec 2024

The proposed timetable will contain six DCC sessions, including two sessions (1 day) of anaesthetic provision within the maternity unit.

At the Conquest Hospital there is a consultant-led maternity unit where doctors, including anaesthetists, are available 24 hours a day. Anaesthetists provide epidural analgesia, and support assisted and emergency births. There is a Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). The Buchanan delivery suite has ten rooms, one main operating theatre and two recovery beds. There is also midwifery-led unit at Eastbourne District General Hospital. There were nearly 4000 births in 2023, of which 400 were elective caesarian sections and 600 carried out as an emergency. The anaesthetics department provides a consultant-led high risk obstetrics clinic once a week.

The Anaesthetic department covers two acute hospitals Conquest Hospital, Hastings and Eastbourne District General Hospital and the successful will be expected to work cross site.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.


In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.


There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.



Job plan and duties

The successful candidate will have a job planning session after 3-6 months of being in post to review their timetable and SPA (supporting professional activities). The 10.75 PA (programmed activities) job plan will incorporate 1.5PAs of SPA (1 timetabled SPA session per week, and 0.5PA additional SPA). Candidates who wish to work a different number of PAs will be considered.

Weekday Clinical Activities

The proposed timetable will contain six DCC sessions, including two sessions (1 day) of anaesthetic provision within the maternity unit.

Example timetable/job plan for anaesthetics

This is a 10.75 PA (programmed activities) job plan for a Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia based at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

A theatre session or all-day operating list is between 08:00 and 18:00 hrs and equates to 2.5 PAs. A single (AM or PM) session is 1.25 PA.

The morning session following a non-resident 1ston call (i.e. overnight) is non-clinical during weekdays to ensure adequate rest. On-call is 1.75 PA on average

See job description for more information


This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Oct 2024

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We are the largest Lead Employer in the country employing approximately 12,000 Post Graduate Doctors and Dentists in specialty training across a national geography, namely; North West, West Midlands, East of England, East Midlands, Thames Valley, Yorkshire and Humber and London and South East. As an established Lead Employer with over 11 years’ experience; strong team working relationships both with our internal colleagues and external stakeholders are high priority.

Our Lead Employer Model is focused on improving the working lives of Colleagues-in-Training. The Lead Employer model is a collaborative one, with the responsibilities of the traditional employer shared between three major stakeholders, who are:

• Lead Employer – Employer for duration of training programme.

• Host Organisation - NHS Trusts / GP Practice / Hospices / Dental Practices and any other approved training placements are the Host Organisation location where the trainee works and carries out their training. They provide day to day supervision and management of our colleagues in training.

• NHS England - Oversee the education for Specialty Trainees and GP Registrars.

Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant HR Business Partner to join our experienced and friendly HR Business Partner and Advisory Team in our Lead Employer Service. As an Assistant HR Business Partner for the Lead Employer Service you will have proven experience of working collaboratively and building positive stakeholder relationships.

Key responsibilities include:-
• Provide expert HR advice on complex employment matters in line with Lead Employer policies and procedures keeping in line with best practice and employment legislation.
• Working in partnership with the senior management team to provide professional customer focused HR advice, coaching and solutions that support the business in the identification and management of workforce issues and major change programmes.
• Support the development and implementation of robust systems and processes to enable effective monitoring and management employee relations issues.
• Analyse workforce information and Key Performance Indicators and work with the HR Business Partners to develop plans and strategies to support improvement and efficiency within the Service.
• Build effective working relationships with Trade Union Representatives.

We actively promote applications for flexible working. And you will be part of a team where we encourage and support each other’s health and well-being.

Please note interviews will include assessment tasks.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Supporting the Business

To contribute to the development of the HR plan aligned to the service delivery objectives and standards required by the Lead Employer Service.

Anticipate the impact of external changes on the workforce and develop effective solutions and strategies to support the changing environment.

Provide management/workforce information as requested to enable the development of workforce plans.

Represent the service at various meetings and stakeholder events as required within our 6 NHSE regions.

Support the senior management team to maintain and develop professional HR services, systems, records and quality/control procedures.

Policies and Procedure

Support Host organisations and Health Education England in the interpretation of policies and procedures e.g. Sickness Absence, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption.

Deal with complex or highly sensitive matters as cascaded from the Employment Services team, senior management team, Host Trusts and NHSE.

Produce high quality written correspondence including letters, e-mails and memos, in line with corporate communications guidance and Trust policies and procedures.

Contribute to the development and review of HR policies and procedures specific to the Lead EmployerService.

Maintain effective employee relations with staff side to ensure the efficient and effective management of cases.

Workforce Development and Transformation

Lead by example, working in partnership with the Learning & Development team; develop a coaching culture across the service to support personal development and succession planning as identified.

Identify specific employment issues from workforce trends and staff feedback mechanisms to support the development of HR interventions to meet business needs.

Design and deliver HR skills training as required.

Lead Workforce thinking, encouraging innovation and championing workforce transformation to support service development.

Active participation in leadership of development projects.

Lead and project manage key HR initiatives in accordance with agreed requirements realising effective co-ordination of people, resource and talent ensuring the benefits are realised.

Workforce Planning and Information

Establish workforce metrics and performance targets and work closely with the Workforce information

team and HR Business Partners to produce regular monitoring reports for effective cascade of management information to key stakeholders.

Analyse workforce information and productivity measures and work with the HR Business Partners to develop plans and strategies to support improvement and efficiency within the Service.

HR Service Delivery

Influence business decisions to ensure account is taken of best practice human resource management.

Advise key stakeholders on complex, sensitive or contentious employee relations issues, providing support to

key stakeholders investigating complex cases when required and supporting hearings.

Review and develop HR Policies and Procedures in line with governance and legal requirements.

Negotiate terms and conditions of employment with staff side in respect of specific projects andactivities.

Implement effective HR systems to record and monitor all case activity and monitor compliance in relation to data protection, E& & I and other HR related legislation

Ensure effective recording and monitoring systems are implemented and maintained for attendance management activity.

Service Improvement and Change Management

Contribute to the continuous improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of the Lead EmployerService.

Seek customer service feedback from designated areas of responsibility and make recommendations to the Lead Employer Senior Management team as part of the delivery of the SLA.

Support in the transformation of, new ways of working and continuous improvement of the service.

Undertake and participate in projects as required.

To continually promote equality diversity and inclusion and undertake equality impact assessments as required.

Relationship Management and Networking

Develop effective relationships within Host Trusts and ensure the service is viewed positively by adding value to the Lead Employer Service.

Develop and maintain relationships within the wider HR community to enable networking and sharing of best practice.

Work closely with other HR colleagues to ensure a ‘seamless’ and World Class HR service is delivered.

Team Leadership and Development

Support colleagues in their continuous professional development and provide training/coaching solutions as identified for the Employment Services team and key stakeholders.

Effectively manage the delegation of case work to members of the Employment Services Team/HR Advisory team as appropriate providing professional coaching to optimise their capability and careerdevelopment potential.

Manage the monitoring of regular reports on contractual matters escalating any areas of concern to theHRBP

Escalate any highly complex cases to the HRBP and support with the development of plans to mitigate risks to the organisation.

Be responsible for own development, including attendance at mandatory training and continually keep up to date with changes to employment legislation and best practice.

Performance Management

Contribute to the achievement of the Lead Employer HR Service to deliver against the corporate objectives and the Lead Employer Service Level Agreement.

Co-ordinate the provision of accurate and timely information as requested.

Support key stakeholders in the analysis of HR metrics/statistics highlighting any trends.

Support key stakeholders in the development of action plans to address any areas which require improvement.

Coach and guide key stakeholders on specific employment relations issues emphasising the importance of good record keeping and data protection.

Employee/Stakeholder Engagement

Develop and maintain effective internal and external communication networks to support the delivery of the Lead Employer Service.

Build and maintain effective relationships with Staff Side representatives.

Contribute to the process of involvement, consultations, negotiations with staff and their representatives.

Actively promote positive behaviours, the Trusts values and culture across the division.

Champion the Equality Diversity and Inclusion agenda and proactively support key stakeholders to ensure the principles are embedded in their areas of responsibility.

Continually promote equality diversity and inclusion in policy development and undertake equality impact assessments when required.


This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Sep 2024

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Working Pattern: Term time only (39 weeks) 32 hours per week
Actual starting salary (calculated pro rata): £21,315 per annum
Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments

Are you committed to the development and achievement of pupils? Do you take a creative approach when interacting with children?

We are looking to recruit a Higher Level Teaching Assistant on a permanent basis to teach our Pupil Premium students in small groups and tutor individual students, dependent on current need.

The successful candidate will be someone who:

Is patient, calm and relaxed with an enthusiastic approach to learning
Is confident in running stimulating, fun and educational activities with children
Can build and encourage confidence in children, allowing them to lead their own learning when appropriate
Please download the job description and person specification for full details of this rewarding role.

The St Leonards Academy

At The St Leonards Academy, we believe in the power of knowledge to enrich lives and shape educated citizens. We are committed to a broad and balanced curriculum ensuring every student, regardless of background, encounters the best of human thought and achievement.

The academy takes pride in its meticulously planned curriculum, dedication to excellence, and robust pastoral support system. We prioritise reading and offer comprehensive mental health support. Exceptional assistance is provided for students with additional needs, alongside a wide array of enriching extracurricular activities.

With rigorous safeguarding measures and opportunities for student leadership, The St Leonards Academy creates a safe, supportive environment where all 1400 students can thrive.

We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:

Automatic annual pay increments
High quality continuous professional development and support for your career progression
A strong commitment to your health & wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors, flexible working opportunities from Day 1, and Employee Assistance programme
Generous public sector pension scheme
Discounts on retail & travel
Cycle 2 Work scheme
Charity giving

As the largest Multi-Academies Trust in Sussex, we are a close-knit family of schools committed to achieving ambitions, delivering excellence, and nurturing potential. Sponsored by the esteemed University of Brighton, we provide high-quality learning experiences for our pupils.

Our success is a result of the dedication and expertise of our staff and central teams, creating vibrant places of learning that ignite curiosity and foster a lifelong love of education. Together, we aim to inspire our children and staff to flourish and achieve their best.

At the heart of everything we do are our pupils. We believe that learning should be exciting, engaging, and fun – an adventure where curiosity is celebrated, and creativity is encouraged. We strive to create an environment where each child feels inspired and supported, enabling them to discover their unique talents and interests.

Our commitment
The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
We welcome applications from all members of the community.
The Trust is proud to be part of the government’s Disability Confident scheme which underpins our staff and volunteer recruitment practices. If you would like any support or assistant at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know, by contacting us by email to recruitment@brightonacademiestrust.org.uk or by telephone to Emma Richings 01424 905 306.

To arrange a visit or to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Gail Sidders, Academy Administration Manager on g.sidders@thestleonardsacademy.org.uk

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Package Description: Shift Details : At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; we recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, supportingyour career development witha variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts. We are nowseekingacompassionate,enthusiastic,and dedicatedindividual to join ourfriendly, award-winning team asKitchen Assistant. ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus as Kitchen Assistant is tosupportthe catering function in food preparation and maintaining a clean environment for the safe production of beverages and meals, ensuring a high quality and comprehensive service is delivered to residents. Other responsibilitieswillinclude: Understandingthe principles of safe food handling, to ensure all food preparations undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene. Contributingfully to team working, responding positively tocolleagues,and actioning all reasonable work instructions promptly. Advisingon the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring thetimelyandappropriate orderingof replacement goods. Actingaccordingly towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident. 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. Our ideal candidatemust: Hold Basic Food Hygiene Certificate anddemonstrateshigh standardsof personal hygiene. Have theknowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments. Be an efficient worker, capable ofa high levelof sustained physical effort and able to respond to a demandingworkload. Demonstrate initiative and display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working. Exhibit a caring and understanding attitude towards the residents. ABOUT AVERY As one of the largestproviders of luxury elderly care homes in the UK,we believe that the lateryearsof our residents' lives should be as enriching as any other.Our vision of creating meaningful livestogether 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 forresidents 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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Matron to join our busy team on a permanent full time basis

The post holder will be required to provide clinical case management to a group of patients who meet the Trust identified criteria, who have long term conditions and other complex medical and social problems.

They will develop the clinical case management role and function across health and social care organisations.

The primary function of the role is to maximise the patient’s health, clinically assess and treat patients in a defined group and reduce risks that contribute to ill health, thereby reducing unnecessary admissions to acute services, reducing demand on GP time and facilitating the delivery of efficient, effective, co-ordinated and timely high quality care to patients.

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.

The post holder will be required to provide clinical case management to a group of patients who meet the Trust identified criteria, who have long term conditions and other complex medical and social problems.

They will develop the clinical case management role and function across health and social care organisations.

The primary function of the role is to maximise the patient’s health, clinically assess and treat patients in a defined group and reduce risks that contribute to ill health, thereby reducing unnecessary admissions to acute services, reducing demand on GP time, and facilitating the delivery of efficient, effective, co-ordinated, and timely high-quality care to patients.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers.

The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation. These principles will recognise the need to:
• Promote safe practices
• Value the aims of service users
• Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
• Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
• Value social inclusion

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

KEY DUTIES
• Maximise independence by supporting people with long term conditions and highly complex needs to remain in their own homes as appropriate, by utilising and commissioning available resources
• Undertake clinical assessment and diagnosis and provide treatment for patients within the defined group.
• Link with existing services to facilitate early discharge from hospital and prevent re-admission.
• Develop Partnerships and joint working within the local health and social care economy.
• Work collaboratively across organisation boundaries to support the effective and co-ordinated provision of social care and health care services.
• Be aware of and adhere to, the Professional bodies Standards for administration of Medicines Act 1992, and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
• Challenge professional and organisational boundaries to ensure that the Case Management role is focused on meeting the needs of service users, thus promoting continuity of high quality patient centred health and social care.
• Acts as an advocate and champion for patients in a variety of forums and professional groups and challenges attitudes and behaviour.
• Act as a role model so that patients receive the most effective care possible through:
• Encouraging optimum management of long term conditions to ensure that the patient is functioning at the most independent level possible.
• Acting in patients’ interests at all times.
• Make, implement and communicate changes to clinical practice as necessary in relation to case management

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Conduct a comprehensive health and social care assessment, utilising any current information in order to develop an individualised plan of care for patients within a defined group. This will include:
• Review of health assessment including medical history.
• Physical examination.
• Assessment and review of medication.
• Prescribing in conjunction with management plans.
• Making referrals for diagnostic tests.
• Functional /cognitive assessment.
• Assessment of social care need

Develop, monitor and manage the plan of care in collaboration with the primary health and social care team and others through:
• Application of clinical knowledge about long term conditions.
• Analysis of symptoms and data.
• Identification of risk factors associated with exacerbation of patient’s condition.
• Recognition and management of early signs and symptoms of acute illness.
• Involving patients and carers in the development of the care plan and ensuring that their views and abilities are reflected.
• Documentation of progress and continuous reassessment
• Referral and investigation.
• To be responsible for maintaining competence in clinical and diagnostic skills required to manage patients.
• Set up and actively participates in case review to evaluate the outcomes of care plans including social care needs.
• Co-ordinate care and treatment to avoid fragmentation, duplication and delay, in the least intensive setting appropriate to the patient’s needs by:
• Prioritisation and co-ordination of multiple health and social care needs.
• Referrals to specialist services.
• Ensuring effective communication and sharing of appropriate. information amongst professionals to avoid conflicting treatments.
• Integration across health and social care (including voluntary sector and housing).
• Identifying deficiencies in service provision and addressing these as appropriate (i.e. through commissioning services for individuals).
• Understanding and working through entitlements to social care and necessary financial assessments.
• Lead the process of identifying their caseload through interpretation of the information available on the health needs of the locality in which they are based.
• Participate in the development of case management across the Trust.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a case management role.
• Contributing to the development of policy and services to reflect the needs of the patient caseload.
• Liaise with patients and carers, community and specialist nursing and other health professional, GPs, acute colleagues, social care colleagues and the voluntary/charitable and non-NHS sector

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
• Promote formal and informal training to pre and post registration health and social care professionals in relation to integrated working and long term conditions and provide mentorship and teaching to others developing a case management function.
• Participate in the induction of new staff.
• Provide education, advice and support to health and social care staff, people with long term conditions and their carers; in both community and acute settings.
• Maintain up to date knowledge and competence in line with professional and service requirements and demonstrate critical thinking, decision making and reflective skills to ensure own professional development

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage the complex clinical and social care interventions of individuals within an identified patient group on an ongoing basis.
• Undertake risk assessment in relation to individuals within the client group
• Monitor and respond to the development of changing clinical and social situations with the identified
• Patient group without recourse to others where possible
• Ensure the safe management of care and service delivery
• Line manage a defined team of staff; including performing appraisal, personal development reviews and the application of staff management procedures
• Provide clinical support to complete complaints, investigations and staff development
• Contribute effectively to service developments
• Act as a role model by demonstrating excellent communication and listening skills with patients, relatives and staff
• Promote effective team working
• Participate in recruitment and selection of staff as required
• Actively market and promote the role of the community matron
• Provide an effective leadership role in contributing to resolving own service issues pertaining to clinical governance agendas and shared governance within the Trust e.g. maintaining standards, risk management, clinical audit and research, standard setting, benchmarking, evidence based practice, etc.
• Provide leadership to nursing and HCA staff with regard to training and development ensuring the delivery of consistently high quality care.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, QUALITY AND SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
• Participate in research and audit relating to long term conditions management
• Develop and implement policies and strategies in line with evidence based practice e.g. NICE/DoH and in partnership with other clinical teams.
• Be involved in identification, development and implementation of relevant policy/guidelines to aid future management by the MDT e.g. clinical pathways
• Assess the effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, bench marking, formal evaluation and consideration of patient responses.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Develop good working relationships with all staff and other members of the MDT, other departments within the trust and external bodies.
• Act in accordance with professional guidance/Code of Professional Conduct

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
• Comply with Trust Safeguarding Adult and Children’s Policy and standard operating procedures to safeguard vulnerable adults/children up to 18 years throughout the Trust, fulfilling your role as defined in these documents.
• Liaise with all relevant professionals (including Police and Social Services) in relation to safeguarding work undertaken by your Clinicians. Type any medical reports as requested by the Clinician, Nurse or other Medical staff. Arrange multi-professional meetings regarding adult/child protection cases. Minute multi-professional meetings as necessary.
• Provide administrative support for the Named Consultant and Named Nurse for Safeguarding
• Know about the range of physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and sexual abuse.
• Be able to recognise signs of abuse appropriate to role and what action to take.
• Know what to do if concerned that a patient is being abused.
• Know about the Trust’s local policies/procedures.
• Understand the importance of sharing information, how it can help and the dangers of not sharing information.
• Be able to recognise signs of abuse as this relates to their role. E.g. observe inappropriate interactions, an unusually quiet and withdrawn patient etc.
• Be able to seek advice and report concerns, ensuring that they are listened to.


This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Oct 2024

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We are looking to secure a registered Band 6 Nurse to join our established Community Nursing Team to deliver excellent health care across St Helens.

This role is vital in supporting our aim to provide exceptional patient care.

Successful applicants must be:
• Community experienced adult nurse and able to demonstrate extensive knowledge, analytical and the practical skills required
• Able to demonstrate delivery of quality care, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• An excellent communicator / listener, be non-judgmental and empathetic with patients, carers
• Able to work in partnership, liaising with health and social care professionals to ensure holistic patient care
• Dependable, committed and dynamic
• Flexible in meeting the needs of the service within the community setting
• Knowledge in implementing change, leading service improvement
• Committed to improve the health, wellbeing and independence of residents within the borough of St Helens

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
• To provide skilled nursing care and advice to patients in their own homes and elsewhere e.g., residential homes to undertake a comprehensive specialist assessment of patients using research to underpin their practice.
• To demonstrate the promotion of healthy lifestyle practices to the public by the utilisation of their teaching skills.
• Manage clinical caseloads efficiently and effectively.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex and urgent situations.
• To contribute to quality improvements via clinical governance, clinical supervision, and essence of care.
• To respect confidential information obtained during your work and refrain from discussing such information without the consent of the patient / client or a person entitled to act on their behalf, except where disclosure is required by Law or by the order of a Court or is necessary in the public interest.
• To liaise with other disciplines and members of the Primary Health Care Team in the provision of patient care.
• Maintain clear, concise, legible, and contemporaneous patient records always, in line with Trust Policies and Procedures and Standards for record keeping NMC.
• Under the Data Protection Act, staff using computers will be required to ensure that security procedures are followed.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programm

KEY DUTIES
• To provide skilled nursing care and advice to patients in their own homes and elsewhere e.g., residential homes to undertake a comprehensive specialist assessment of patients using research to underpin their practice
• To demonstrate the promotion of healthy lifestyle practices to the public by the utilisation of their teaching skills
• Manage clinical caseloads efficiently and effectively
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex and urgent situations
• To contribute to quality improvements via clinical governance, clinical supervision, and essence of care.
• To respect confidential information obtained during your work and refrain from discussing such information without the consent of the patient / client or a person entitled to act on their behalf, except where disclosure is required by Law or by the order of a Court or is necessary in the public interest
• To liaise with other disciplines and members of the Primary Health Care Team in the provision of patient care
• Maintain clear, concise, legible, and contemporaneous patient records always, in line with Trust Policies and Procedures and Standards for record keeping NMC
• Under the Data Protection Act, staff using computers will be required to ensure that security procedures are followed

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Registered practitioners who are non-medical prescribers are accountable for their prescribing activities by ensuring they are aware of their Professional accountability and any restrictions or special considerations in their prescribing practice
• Maintain and utilise advanced clinical skills to analyse and interpret history of illness, presenting symptoms and physical findings to enable diagnosis, planning and treatment of the patient
• To implement nursing care as per care plan as discussed with the Team Manager and to make accurate observations of the physical, mental, social conditions of the patient and / or carer
• To implement care based on research and from any post registration course undertaken

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure patient records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is done in line with Trust policies and procedures

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
• To ensure that their skills / knowledge is up to date and that continuing education and development is paramount to practice
• Ensure that all mandatory training is accessed and kept up to date
• To be aware of any changes in policy / procedure of the Trust

LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Delivering change within own sphere of practice when and were indicated to improve service
• The post holder will be expected to prioritise own workload and ensure effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice and that of others
• Effecting change within own sphere of practice when and were indicated
• Making recommendations to improve services
• Influencing, motivating, supporting, and enabling others to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of Community Health Services
• To train, supervise and develop junior staff through clinical supervision and mentoring

RESEARCH & AUDIT
• Qualified Nurses are required to evidence maintenance of their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and work to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• To ensure nursing care is evidence based
• To participate in clinical audits.


This advert closes on Monday 30 Sep 2024

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a general paediatrician to join our team. This is an exciting time to join our department, as part of an integrated trust which also delivers community paediatrics and health visiting, creating exciting opportunities to develop new models of care. We are also piloting integration with primary care, and successful applicants will be encouraged to develop this work. There are also opportunities to work with the Emergency Department.

The successful candidate will contribute to a 1:10 hot week/on-call rota and be expected to develop or maintain a special interest complementary to our department’s needs. Additionally, we are looking for individuals who can provide clinical leadership, driving forward initiatives and improvements within the department.

We welcome full-time or part-time applications and are committed to flexible working, with some sessions being delivered remotely.

Interview Date: TBC

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Attached JD awaiting College approval.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.


This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our Emergency Department team as a Receptionist.

The Emergency Department Reception team work a flexible full rotation 24 hour rota which include days, nights, weekends and bank holidays as required.

The successful candidate will embark on a full training plan and will be mentored throughout.
1. Provide a positive and approachable Reception service to all patients arriving at the Emergency Department.
2. Work alongside the UTC Care Navigators to instruct / direct patients to use the eTriage system to book into the department.
3. Register / book in patients that are unable to use the eTriage system as well as be responsible for checking patient demographics are correct and print any associated paperwork.
4. Book GP appointments when the UTC Care Navigators are unavailable.
5. Scan and file all completed Emergency Department documentation and to ensure safe storage and control of documents until disposal.
6. Check all returned patient documentation for referrals and send off referral paperwork as and when necessary.
7. Prioritise own workload within a busy Reception.
8. Ensure safe use of office equipment within the service.
9. To answer telephone enquiries in a professional and confidential manner and re-direct telephone enquiries to departments and wards as required.
10. Liaise with Emergency Department nursing and medical staff as well as other hospital staff as appropriate.

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.


This advert closes on Monday 23 Sep 2024

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The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic Peadiatric ED Nurse to join our pool of Staff Bank workers, there are many full time roles available but as they are ever-changing - the exact roles available will be provided once your Hiring & Recruitment is complete. We can give you an idea of the type of roles available at the time of contact, but we cannot guarantee set roles as your hiring time may vary. Depending on previous relevant experience & previous NHS experience, higher banding/rates can be discussed.

The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of peadiatric nursing care. Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and undertake delegated tasks from the ward manager/charge nurse. Following successful completion of foundation gateway will be required to take charge of ward/department for a span of duty. The post holder will always work within the NMC's Code of Professional Conduct.
• "At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values."
• OUR MISSION: 'TO PUT THE PATIENT FIRST BY DELIVERING GREAT CARE TO EVERY PATIENT, EVERY DAY'
• Theres never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
• Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patientsand carers and maintain agreed standards of nursing care.- Determines nursing priorities and plans patient care. Informs the nurse in charge whenchanges in circumstances may affect patient care.- Maintain nursing records in accordance with the NMC and Trust Guidelines.- Maintain and improve quality of patient care through contribution to the development of- Essence of Care and clinical benchmarking within the unit- Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients.- Providing information and support to patients/carers, and ensuring all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patients condition.- Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs.- To develop clinical knowledge and skills to care for acutely ill patients admitted via both planned and unplanned routes.- To undertake expanded practice, under supervision, in order to optimise patient care and in accordance with ward/department and Trust policies.- Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivering of care.- Ensure effective lines of communication within the ward/department multidisciplinary team.


This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Oct 2024

A Vacancy at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.


An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 physiotherapist to join our friendly and busy community stroke and neuro-rehabilitation team, supporting patients within the Bury area.

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and well organised individual with demonstrable skills within stroke and neurological rehabilitation to join our Multi-Disciplinary Team. You will need to be enthusiastic, motivated and an appropriately experienced practitioner in stroke/ Neuro rehabilitation. You will need to be a registered Physiotherapist who can demonstrate your commitment and enthusiasm to the speciality.

This is a dynamic MDT and a supportive learning environment for pre-registration students and support staff. The team work to SSNAP targets and relevant KPIs, reviewing and treating patients in a timely manner in line with national guidance.

This is a full time position at 37.5 hours per week and flexible working requests will be considered.

You will provide high quality care in an appropriate and timely manner, across Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Community Stroke and CNRT pathways, using evidence based practice to drive decision making and deliver care.

You will be supported through regular team meetings, 1-1 sessions, on-going education with access to a professional team of peers, nurses and AHPs to provide mentorship and support.

In short we are looking for a committed individual with the following attributes:
- Registered Physiotherapist
- Previous experience in stroke care/ Neuro-rehabilitation.
- A desire to learn and develop clinical skills and knowledge across all aspects of stroke and neuro-rehabilitation.
- Excellent standards of care
- Ability to communicate and work collaboratively with patients, Carers and a wide range of health and social care professionals.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers websitehttps://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk


This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Oct 2024

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Your new company
A market leading professional services organisation with offices in Ipswich.

Your new role
This is a new Ledger Analyst job. The main purpose of this new job is to maintain and actively resolve historical and current issues within a specific portfolio; reconciliation and allocation of cash and monitoring of bad debt exposure; ensuring all inward payments to third parties are made; liaising and updating 4 key teams across the business. Duties will be varied, and include, but not limited to:

• Responsible for the management of payable amounts (inward balances) on designated accounts.
• Responsible for the investigation and reconciliation of unallocated cash.
• Ensure that all cash received is posted to the ledgers and reconciled with technical transactions within 30 days of receipt.

What you'll need to succeed
To succeed in this job, you will need to be proactive, highly motivated and willing to learn new skills and systems; have previous ledger reconciliation experience which can demonstrate the ability to prioritise and break down complex tasks; insurance or financial services experience is beneficial, as well as being punctual and having the ability to ensure deadlines are met.

Personal Attributes
 Good interpersonal and written skills
 Good analytical skills
 Demonstrate the ability to prioritise and recognise order of importance
 Build up and maintain a network of contacts internally and externally via communication tools and verbally
 Ability to adapt in a changing environment

What you'll get in return
In return, you will be paid a salary of up to £32,000 (DOE), be entitled to a discretionary annual bonus, receive a corporate benefits package and have the flexibility of a hybrid working pattern.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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A Vacancy at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.


Do you want to make a difference? Have you ever thought about a career in Health Visiting?



If so this would be a perfect opportunity for you. The course timetable will be split between the University of Bolton, and the clinical placement in Bury, according to the curriculum.



An academic supervisor and assessor will be allocated, who will offer support in achieving the learning outcomes for practice. The students will be based with their supervisor and will have the opportunity to work at various sites within the organisation. Skills will be developed to enable the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in a variety of community settings, including Children’s Centre's and the family home environment, whilst working as part of a skill mix team.



Applicants for this programme must demonstrate how they meet the attainment section of the person specification



Also please look at the University of Bolton website for additional details regarding the course and any planned open evenings.



NOTE: Please provide one professional and one academic referee on the application form



Candidates will have to undertake a literacy and numeracy test.



Successful completion of the course will lead to registration on Part 3 of the NMC register, an NMC recordable qualification, and eligibility to apply for a post as a Health Visitor.





We encourage informal conversations and visits to the service in relation to this post

You will be given a fixed term one-year full-time contract to undertake a BSc/PGDip Specialist Community Public Health Nurse course (Health Visiting) at Bolton University; you will be paid at band 5 salary. The course commences January 2025 to be completed by January 2026. It is a full calendar year and it consists of 50% academic study and 50% in practice. The practice placements will be situated across Bury

These are fully funded training opportunities; subject to funding being made available from Health Education England, to qualify as a registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) and is open to all qualified Nurses and Midwives.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/


We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.


This advert closes on Monday 23 Sep 2024

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Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Relief Support Worker

East Ipswich, Suffolk

Flexible Work, hours to suit you

Pay £12 per hour, we pay £50 per sleep in shift and offer great benefits

Home, a place where you belong

Have you been looking to earn some extra cash, while keeping to your current commitments? Now you can, and what’s more, you’ll be making a difference. This is an exciting time to join Home Group, one of the UK’s Largest Housing providers, and be part of our brilliant flexible bank. You’ll be supporting our amazing customers achieve their hopes and aspirations, while picking and choosing the shifts you want to work.

As our relief Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex mental health issues who may also have a substance misuse issue and/or a mild learning disability

Typical shift as a bank Support Worker

• Starting the shift with a cuppa and handover from colleagues, Finding out about any changes since you were last on shift and the tasks/ support planned for the day ahead.
• You will be supporting customer with their identified support needs such as helping with cleaning, paying their rent/ bills, accompanying to community activity or appointment
• Supporting customers to learn and regain skills with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving on to independent accommodation when they are able.
• Supporting customers at times of distress and being resilient to support them
• Working to risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.
• Contributing to the maintenance of the property, reporting repairs and Health and safety requirements.
• One shift you might be working a sleep-in, making sure you’re available for overnight support, the next you might be working the day shift supporting customers.

Rest assured that wherever you will be working, we will support you all the way! Fancy going home each day, knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the top 10 Great Places to Work in the UK.

You bring

• Enjoyment working with a range of customers.
• Flexibility to work at short notice, as you’ll be the one picking your next shift.
• Experience as a Support Worker. It is important that you have worked in this type of environment before.
• A positive, can do and caring attitude, with the desire to learn to continue making a difference to our customers lives.
• Previous experience of working with support plans, recording, and using information concisely and effectively.
• If you are a real people person and are confident working in different services, locations, and teams, then this is the job for you.

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role.  This remains under regular review.

Our team

You’ll join our wider services in East region, and the great thing is you can pick up shifts in any of these services that need it! Currently we have hours available in our Ipswich East Cluster with our manager Kathy.

We’re really proud of how well as a team we work together and support each other especially at times when life gets a bit tricky for customers.   We’re a supportive bunch and like to have a good laugh.

Job details

• Flexible working hours
• We pay £50 per sleep in shift
• We’re looking for you to work across The Ipswich East Cluster working in our 24/7 and lower supported housing services, including supporting customers in their own homes.
• Able to use technology for doing mandatory learning / keeping in touch with colleagues and recording log notes.
• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers, and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• We’re a living wage employer. That means you’re paid a fair hourly rate for every hour that you work. On top of this, you’ll also receive holiday pay.
• This is a job with weekly pay, and you’ll be paid one week in arrears from when you worked.
• After you have been paid for your first shift, you’ll get access to our brilliant shopping discount scheme! Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays, and days out. Save money with us.
• You’ll get access to our excellent learning portal to develop your skills further!
• We’re sure you’ll enjoy working for us, so if you want to stick around, you’re able to apply for all Home Group Job Opportunities (even the internal only ones!)
• Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we are in the top 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Support Worker Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk  

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our team on a permanent full time basis.

The ANP is defined as a First Level Nurse; the role will be to provide highly specialised care to patients within the General Practice setting, using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence based.

You will be expected to function independently and within a clinical team and will demonstrate advanced autonomous clinical practice working across traditional boundaries and augmenting the medical role, utilising assessment, decision making and diagnostic skills. Providing expert advice and to ensure the needs of the patient are met by leading, challenging, and changing practice within the clinical setting.

You will be expected to take the lead and participate in educational issues; clinical supervision; research & audit; evidence-based practice and provide mentorship to other clinical staff working in the field of General Practice.

The role of the ANP will include working collaboratively with other health care professionals in primary and secondary care to ensure a high quality easily accessible service and act as a ANP in the service provided.

The post holder will accept new and follow-up patient referrals within the General Practice, undertaking clinical audit and research, recognising, and acting as an advocate for patients, carers within the service and organisation and leading on changes as required.

Interview Date - To Be Confirmed
• Provide advanced levels of clinical practice, knowledge, and skills in General Practice.
• Undertake history and physical examination to accurately assess the patient’s condition.
• Request, interpret and act upon relevant diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Interpret, convey and act upon complex and conflicting information to MDT members/patients/relatives including in possible stressful situations, which may be delicate or offensive in nature (i.e. breaking bad news).
• Act as a clinical expert providing continuous support to the nursing staff and other MDT members within and outside designated area of work.
• Undertake advanced (invasive and non-invasive) procedures pertaining to patient need, in accordance with appropriate training and clinical supervision.
• Prescribe medication in accordance with current legislation and Trust policy.
• Maintain comprehensive, contemporaneous, and accurate nursing/medical records and documentation, utilising information technology where available to facilitate caseload management.
• Effectively manage acute life-threatening conditions in accordance with current ALS guidelines (as appropriate at area of work/need).
• Act as a role model through demonstration of high standards of practice, providing a clinical environment that motivates and encourages effective working partnerships.
• Participate in multidisciplinary, case conferences, clinical and audit meetings.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide advanced levels of clinical practice, knowledge, and skills in General Practice.
• Undertake history and physical examination to accurately assess the patient’s condition.
• Request, interpret and act upon relevant diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Interpret, convey and act upon complex and conflicting information to MDT members/patients/relatives including in possible stressful situations, which may be delicate or offensive in nature (i.e. breaking bad news).
• Act as a clinical expert providing continuous support to the nursing staff and other MDT members within and outside designated area of work.
• Undertake advanced (invasive and non-invasive) procedures pertaining to patient need, in accordance with appropriate training and clinical supervision.
• Prescribe medication in accordance with current legislation and Trust policy.
• Maintain comprehensive, contemporaneous, and accurate nursing/medical records and documentation, utilising information technology where available to facilitate caseload management.
• Effectively manage acute life-threatening conditions in accordance with current ALS guidelines (as appropriate at area of work/need).
• Act as a role model through demonstration of high standards of practice, providing a clinical environment that motivates and encourages effective working partnerships.
• Participate in multidisciplinary, case conferences, clinical and audit meetings.
• Gain informed consent from patients for procedures undertaken by self or on behalf of others, both written and verbal, according to Trust policy.
• Provide evidence-based specialist knowledge and advice to patients, families/carers throughout the patient’s journey to meet their physical, emotional and psychological needs.
• Provide clinical expertise in the management of patients utilising specialist theoretical and clinical skills.
• Issue Fit Notes and Prescriptions.
• Certify expected deaths as per Trust policy.
• Facilitate and support general practice doctors/Matron/Trainees to develop effective working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team to enhance the care and management of patients.
• Act as an autonomous practitioner exercising judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care.
• To support junior medical staff, sharing clinical workload and allowing junior doctors to achieve training and development requirements.
• Act autonomously, referring to appropriate specialists/care agencies

EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Adherence to competency framework.
• Attend mentor meetings with respective Consultants.
• Take responsibility for one’s own professional development and continually assess and acknowledge areas for development as they arise.
• Advise on the promotion of health and prevention of illness to all client/carer groups and empower individuals to make informed health choices
• Recognise situations which may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the individual and manage risk accordingly
• Seek opportunities to publicise and promote the role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner and disseminate information regarding the development of practice
• Assist in identified training and educational needs of the nursing staff/medical staff and participate in its delivery

LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure that the patient experience remains the focal point for service improvement within the Division.
• Provide support for nursing staff in relation to clinical support to complaints, SIRI / SUI investigations.
• To contribute effectively to service developments both within the divisions and at strategic level.
• Attend General Practice meetings as required.
• To act as a role model by demonstrating excellent communication and listening skills with patients, relatives and staff.
• Promote effective team working within the team along with nursing and medical staff in the service.
• Network locally, regionally and nationally to share and exchange ideas and principles.
• Provide an effective leadership role in contributing to own departmental issue pertaining to clinical governance agendas and shared governance within the Trust e.g., maintaining standards, risk management, clinical audit and research, standard setting, benchmarking, evidence-based practice, etc.
• Develop clinic skills as required and assist where necessary.

RESEARCH & AUDIT
• Lead the reporting of clinical incidents/concerns and take appropriate action to address any safety and quality issues raised.
• Develop and implement policies and strategies in line with evidence-based practice e.g. NICE/DoH.
• Be involved in identification, development and implementation of relevant policy/guidelines to aid future management by the MDT.
• Facilitate and identify clinical audit/research and disseminate findings.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop good working relationships with medical and nursing staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team within and other departments within the Trust and external.
• Act in accordance with the NMC guidelines/Code of Professional Conduct.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
• Comply with Trust Safeguarding Children Policy and standard operating procedures to safeguard vulnerable children up to 18 years throughout the Trust, this includes the Protocol for Children who Do Not Attend Clinics, fulfilling your role as defined in these documents.
• Liaise with all relevant professionals (Police, Social Services) in relation to safeguarding work undertaken by your Consultant. Type any medical reports for child protection cases as requested by the Consultant, nurse or junior medical staff. Arrange multi-professional meetings regarding child protection/child in need cases. Minute multi-professional meetings as necessary.
• Provide administrative support for the Named Consultant and Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children
• Know about the range of physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and sexual abuse.
• Be able to recognise signs of abuse appropriate to role and what action to take
• Know what to do if concerned that a child is being abused.
• Know about the Trust’s local policies/procedures.
• Understand the importance of sharing information, how it can help and the dangers of not sharing information.
• Be able to recognise signs of child abuse as this relates to their role. e.g observe inappropriate parenting, an unusually quiet and withdrawn child etc
• Be able to seek advice and report concerns, ensuring that they are listened to.


This advert closes on Thursday 3 Oct 2024

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