Total 361 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Rochester, Kent, ME13LU

• To provide medicines optimisations services and support the GPs and dispensary team at HMP Rochester.
• To support patients with their medicine queries and concerns.
• To undertake medication review clinics.
• To stratify risk with high-risk medicines and work to reduce such risk for patients.

Dispensary
• To act as a responsible pharmacist in the dispensary.
• Co-ordinate and manage the workload in Rochester Prison Pharmacy Dispensary.
• To undertake clinical screening and final accuracy checks when working in the dispensary.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Communication
• To make clinical judgments within your clinical ability where information is highly complex or lacking or ambiguity exists. Where such judgments are outside of your clinical ability to refer the situation to a more senior pharmacist or GP for assistance.
• To provide newsletters on important prescribing messages to improve prescribers’ knowledge and work with the GP and Primary Care team to develop and implement other techniques known to influence implementation of evidence – such as audit and feedback.
• To communicate with external healthcare providers to ensure prisoners are treated with medication suitable for continuation on return to the secure environment.

Research
• To ensure systems are in place that support the implementation of evidence-based guidelines into practice within HMP Rochester, Maidstone and East Sutton Park..
• To undertake own audit of prescribing practices, analyse complex data, feedback results and make suggestions for change.
• Audit compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance involving medication at HMP Rochester, Maidstone and East Sutton Park. feeding back findings, analysis and solutions to the GPs and Medicines Management Committee.
• As part of the health and wellbeing team, identify patients at risk of admission to hospital and work to manage medicine-related risk for these patients.
• Implement improvements to patients medicines for LTCs, including de-prescribing and run LTC clinics where medicines are a large component of care.
• Develop and manage new services that are built around new medicines or NICE guidance.
• To provide leadership to ensure practice within healthcare is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
• Working with the Specialist Prison Services Pharmacist, develop and enforce the formulary
• Support the audit process in line with Oxleas NHSFT audit programme including and disseminate findings appropriately to improve prescribing practice

Leadership, Management and Training
• To devise and implement SystmOne computer searches to identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines.
• To devise and implement SystmOne searches to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of unplanned admission/readmission to hospital from medicines.
• To provide leadership to the Healthcare Manager and GPs to ensure that practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
• As part of the Health and Wellbeing model, to contribute to public health campaigns, including flu vaccinations and adult immunisation programmes using specialist knowledge on immunisation. To ensure all relevant PGDs for immunisation are in place and staff authorised to administer using a PGD have received the relevant training.
• Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.
• Identify and provide leadership on areas of prescribing requiring improvement. Present results of audits and provide leadership on suggested changes.
• To develop and manage new services that are built around new medicines or NICE guidance, where new medicine/recommendations allow the development of a new care pathway.
• Provide education and training to the primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.
• Support the Specialist Prison Service Pharmacist in providing education and training to the pharmacy team members as required.
• Identify from SystmOne patients prescribed medication that should be prescribed or initiated by Specialists/hospital doctors or subject to shared care and liaise directly with hospital colleagues to ensure prescribing and dispensing of such medicines is appropriately undertaken and adheres to the requirements of the secure environment.
• Develop, implement and maintain the prison formulary, in liaison with other OPS colleagues, and ensure this is updated onto SystmOne locally when changes are made.
• Manage the process if implementing changes to medicines resulting from MHRA alerts and product withdrawals and provide guidance for practitioners.

Clinical
• Work with the dispensary and Primary Care teams to identify patients at risk from high risk medicines to minimise such risks through medicines optimisation. Provide scheduled clinics for offenders across Rochester and West Kent to give advice and support on their prescribed medicines, OTC medicines and other medical issues they may raise.
• To put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of medicines likely to cause readmission to high-risk patient groups.
• Promote healthy lifestyles for offenders in line with local and national guidelines or promotions.
• To be an active member of the Rochester clinical governance/medicines management committee(s).
• To provide face to face clinics to help patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
• To hold clinics for patients requiring face-to-face Clinical Medication Reviews (CMRs) i.e. a review of the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their concordance with prescribed medication.
• To undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests.
• To see patients in multi-morbidity clinics and in partnership with the Health and Wellbeing coordinator(s), implement improvements to the patient’s medicines, including deprescribing.
• Run own long term conditions clinics where responsible for prescribing as an independent prescriber for conditions where medicines have a large component (e.g. stable angina, warfarin monitoring and dose adjustment).
• To demonstrate on-going continual professional development (CPD) and be responsible for self-development and learning within the field of pharmacy or other specialty where appropriate.
• Make recommendations for and manage changes to medicines (switches) designed to save on medicines costs where a medicine or product with a lower acquisition cost is now available.
• Answer all medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other healthcare staff and patients with queries about medicines. Suggesting and recommending solutions. Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes.
• Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance, including national prison formularies.

Other
• Post holders will be subjected to an advanced DBS check and a prison security check (level 2).
• To appreciate thesecure environment you are working in and to adhere to all prison procedures as necessary.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Sep 2024

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What skills and experience we're looking for

The University of Kent Academies Trust is seeking to recruit a proactive Speech and Language Therapist Lead to work at Brompton Academy. The post is suitable for an experienced Practitioner competency.

The role involves working within our current inclusion team to deliver a specialist integrated speech, language and communication service to secondary-aged SEND students. The salary for this role is equivalent to the upper end of NHS Band 6 and the lower end of Band 7.

The role is vital for a significant number of our students, particularly for those students with EHCPs and/or underlying SLCN in mainstream and in our specialist provision, the Eliot Centre, which is based at Brompton Academy. Working with the other SLT, you will have the opportunity to develop special areas of interest in SLCN and will be supported to access suitable CPD to develop your role.

We are looking for a vibrant and energetic individual who wants to make a difference to the lives of our students and who will engage with working as part of a highly committed and effective team. You will need to be confident, resilient, approachable and a good communicator as you will be required to liaise with students, staff, parents/carers and outside agencies. The successful candidate will be expected to work with students from upper Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 5 and to support and provide training to empower our staff to integrate specialist interventions and techniques into the classroom.

What the school offers its staff

The successful applicant will be coming to a multi-academy trust-wide supportive learning environment, characterised by open management, and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic (and down-to-earth) leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people. We would encourage applicants to visit the UKAT website to view the many employee benefits on offer: https://www.universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk/careers-with-ukat.

Further details about the role

Your application should be made after reading the job description and person specification, and you will use the application to tell us how your current skills and experience fit the requirements and why you think you would be suited to this role.

We are keen to attract top talent to our inclusive Trust and therefore we welcome applications from all people across the community spectrum regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment or age.

Commitment to safeguarding

The University of Kent 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. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). In addition, the Trust will carry out an online search, once, as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is intended to help us identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online.

This pharmacist development role has been created for new and recently qualified pharmacists. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your expertise in a specialist setting supported by a small and friendly team.

The post holder will initially join the Trust as a Band 6 Clinical Pharmacist and will undertake structured training and experience in various areas including clinical ward commitments, medicines information and dispensary.

Please see supporting notes for applicants which provides further information regarding structured training and progression timeframe.

Based in the pharmacy at the Bracton campus, but working across a number of Trust sites, the post holder will; (1) provide ward-based clinical pharmacy support to intermediate care units and mental health units as allocated; (2) work with the pharmacy patient safety lead to implement medicines safety initiatives within designated wards and; (3) participate in the dispensary, medicines information, and other internal rotas. There are opportunities to contribute towards the training of pre-registration students.

Oxleas pharmacy department has a long history of innovation. We believe in supporting our pharmacists to develop their full potential, and in particular to develop skills and expertise in medicines related quality improvement projects.

For further information call Elizabeth Bevan (Pharmacy Team Leader, inpatient services) on 01322 625762.

Informal visits welcome.





Overview of the post:
• To provide ward based clinical pharmacy support to mental health, intermediate care and elderly care wards. This includes following relevant policies relating to pharmaceutical practice, and providing clinical advice related to the uses and side-effects of medicines.
• To work with the Medication Safety Officer to implement medicines safety initiatives within designated wards.
• To participate in the dispensary, medicines information and other internal rotas.
• To participate in the on-call rota when required.
• Support to undertake a diploma in clinical or psychiatric pharmacy will be provided.



Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.



We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.



Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:


• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust: Bracton Campus—Pharmacy Department

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of mental health and community health services. These include acute adult and elderly mental health units and community teams based at a number of locations in Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich boroughs, and intermediate and elderly care units based at Queen Mary’s Hospital (QMH), Sidcup, and Eltham community hospital.

The Trust has dispensaries located at QMH and the Bracton campus, Dartford; both are registered with the GPhC and the QMH pharmacy store holds a wholesale dealers licence. Within Oxleas, clinical pharmacists are an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, with regular ward attendance and provision of a medicines information service which includes a patient telephone advice line.

Pharmacy also provide support to patients within the community, including to Community Mental Health teams, a specialist perinatal clinic and a home assessment Medicines Optimisation service to patients within Bromley.

Key tasks and responsibilities
• To provide clinical pharmacy services to mental health, intermediate care and elderly care inpatient units, to ensure patients receive appropriate medication on admission, have their medication and adherence reviewed during their stay, and have a clear medicines management plan on discharge.
• To provide information about the use of medicines to consultants, other prescribers, other health care professionals, patients, relatives and carers.
• To support professional leads in identifying and addressing issues around the use of medicines that are relevant to meeting CQC standards, for example advising on the safe and secure storage of medicines, and contributing to the audit and review of controlled drug processes.
• To work with the Medication Safety Officer to implement medicines safety initiatives within designated wards.
• To record information as required on clinical pharmacy activity.
• To take professional responsibility when clinically screening prescriptions to ensure the accuracy, legality, safety and efficacy of prescribed medication, including liaising with doctors and nurses to resolve any queries arising from the screening process.
• To seek advice from senior pharmacists where necessary.
• To participate in the dispensary rota as needed, working independently to liaise with doctors and nurses to resolve any queries arising from the screening process and to undertake the final accuracy check on prescriptions dispensed by other pharmacy staff.
• To participate in the medicines information rota, providing clinically sound, evaluated information on a wide variety of complex enquiries to service users and all grades of health care professionals.
• To participate in other internal rotas as required.
• To undertake any other relevant duties, as may be required by the Chief Pharmacist.
• Nothing omitted or written here shall absolve the pharmacist from at all times ensuring that correct professional techniques, ethics, attitudes and procedures are maintained by the staff for whom he/she is responsible.
• To participate in pharmacy peer review meetings, demonstrate on-going continuing professional development, and be responsible for own self-development and learning within the field of pharmacy, and other specialities as appropriate.
• To ensure personal mandatory training as required by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is kept up to date.

Clinical
• To provide a clinical pharmacy service as described in the key tasks and responsibilities.
• To provide clinical advice to pharmacy support staff.
• To prepare and deliver training related to the use of medicines to pharmacy and healthcare staff as required.
• To prepare and deliver patient education sessions as required.
• To contribute to the maintenance of the lithium database as required.

Research
• To contribute to quality improvement projects and clinical audits.

Communication
• To provide information about the use of medicines and medicines policy to consultants, other prescribers, other health care professionals, patients, relatives and carers. In some cases, medication use may be unlicensed, evidence base may be lacking, or medical opinion may differ. To ensure information is provided in a timely manner, appropriate to the situation.
• To ensure issues related to the use of medicines are raised at ward and directorate level as appropriate.

On-call/Unsocial hours
• To participate in the on-call rota when required.


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Sep 2024

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Pharmacy Assistant Apprenticeship - Kent
Gain experience in retail
Learn about over-the-counter medicines
Assist in dispensing prescription medicines
Order pharmaceutical stock
Advise customers on over-the-counter medication
Assist with minor ailments

£6.40phTraining to be Provided

Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 (GCSE) and Functional Skills if required.

As a senior member of staff, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the Healthcare Team, supporting junior colleagues and ensuring systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members. The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills. To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks. To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis. To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate. To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice. To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required. To deputise for the Team manager as required. The post holder will be part of skilled multidisciplinary teams comprising all healthcare staff, including strategic partners, and prison managing a single referral pathway. The post holder will be required to undertake training to maximise uptake of screening, health promotion and prevention activity, including vaccinations. The post holder will ensure a named care co-ordinator is allocated for every patient with complex needs who will ensure a proactive, evidence-based approach to clinical interventions, health promotion/prevention activity, and management of acute and long-term conditions using our stepped care approach. The post holder will ensure that a single, integrated, care plans developed, and the individualised care is regularly reviewed. The post holder will ensure that a comprehensive risk assessments and care plans are regularly reviewed in a needs-led review cycle. The post holder will ensure a care coordination criteria and MDT meetings for patients with complex needs will be tailored to the needs of the establishment. The post holder will ensure that they undertake all training in evidence-based CBT approaches, to enhance consistency and quality of care delivery. The post holder will support patients to manage their health at every stage, from oral health to long term conditions. The post holder will ensure that health promotion embedded into every aspect of the service. Main Duties and Responsibilities Operational To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model. To manage a complex clinical caseload. To support the development, implement and maintenance the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service. Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs. Maintain systems for the collection of triage & allocation of referrals as appropriate and monitoring and supporting the auditing of quality and effectiveness of service delivery. To be able to give intravenous injections, immunisations and syringe pumps and infusions as necessary for the role of co-ordinating complex prisoners. Management Implement the strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease, working proactively and collaborating with other professionals, organisations and agencies as required. Maximising resources to target need, including the supervision of staff. Delegate appropriate responsibility and authority to team members, whilst retaining overall responsibility and accountability on a shift-to-shift basis. To maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway whilst detained in prison. To implement appropriate & effective and accredited care planning tools that are subject to the process in accordance with agreed Trust Policies. To implement effective systems and interfaces with community and acute health services ensuring continuity of care on release or discharge. To actively promote and demonstrate working across professional and organisational boundaries. To maintain close working partnerships with all services that may be involved with the care and management of offenders, (prison staff, Ministry of Justice, Trust & Directorate senior managers & relevant forums, CMHT staff, NHS Hospitals, Probation Services, CPS, Courts, GP's, community health services, Housing/Benefit services, social care, community multi agency forums etc.). Human Resources Responsible for day-to-day co-ordination of the Integrated Healthcare Team. To ensure systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members including annual appraisal and identification of specific service, training, and personal development needs. Governance Ensure junior staff compliance with all Prison and Trust clinical policies and procedures as appropriate. Ensure appropriately skilled & qualified staff comply with the administration and management of medications according to their responsibilities in accordance with all relevant policies, guidance, and procedures. Ensuring high standards of electronic record-keeping competencies and offender confidentiality in line with trust & prison policy and systems, through effective monitoring and auditing processes. General To liaise with other senior Trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and to ensure the service is working collaboratively with the Trust's other Directorates as required. To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment. Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act. To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines. To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting. Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying. Develop and maintain inter-disciplinary and inter-agency working with all relevant agencies and organisations. Develop and maintain inter-disciplinary and inter-agency working with all relevant agencies and organisations. Undertake other duties agreed in conjunction with the Integrated Primary Healthcare Services. Custodial Responsibilities Assume personal responsibility for the security of issued keys. Understand and comply with prison orders, procedures, and instructions in your area of work. Comply with all security requirements. Respond to any situation or circumstance that might indicate a threat to security of the establishment or to the safety of an individual, completing Incident, Security, Injury, or other reports as appropriate. Report breaches of order and discipline including reporting and recording untoward incidents according to local protocol. Contribute to effective risk assessment and management procedures.

The successful candidate will be responsible to and work under the supervision of ENT Consultants.The post holder will be expected to participate in the day to day activities of the department in co-operation with the ENT team. The post holder will provide ward rounds, administrative and audit duties. The successful candidate is advised to participate in research projects and to attend various departmental teaching seminars and regional/ national postgraduate meetings. The post holder duties will ensure that he/she continues to gain appropriate clinical ENT experience. The post holder is expected to start the day promptly to receive any hand-over patients admitted the night before, continuity of care for in-patients and participate in Consultant ward rounds. The successful candidate is expected to be flexible in the exact hours worked each day. It is also expected that the Specialty Doctor will ensure that the Electronic Discharge Notifications are completed and accurate.

The Role: What you will do?

We have an excellent opportunity in our Kent and Medway NHS Talking Therapies service for a Senior Employment Advisor.

This is a key role in the service and combines a caseload with the management, motivation and development of a team of Employment Advisors focused on providing support and advice to our service users to help them gain, return to or retain employment. You will work closely with mental health clinicians and develop good working partnerships with a variety of stakeholders including employers, job centres, trade unions and employment agencies.

This is a great chance to use your relationship building and account management skills to gain in-depth knowledge of the local employment market and liaise with a range of schemes and initiatives to assist users with their employment situation.

It would suit someone with existing team leadership or supervisory experience and is an excellent opportunity to build on this and develop your career in a fast-growing company.

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UK’s largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of Making People Better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. We are an award-winning employer recently recognised nationally as “Best Company to Work for” at the Health and Wellbeing Awards 2024.

This is also recognised by current employees – our most recent Employee Survey results showed the top 5 reasons to work here as being:

• Supportive team and management
• Positive work environment
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• Trust and respect
• Autonomy and flexibility

We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development and provide regular Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme, apprenticeships and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers/

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is seeking to improve the diversity of its workforce. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. For further information on our EDI commitments please view here: Vita Health Groups commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to being equitable and supporting the wellbeing of all employees.

• We are a Mindful Employer
• Our status as a Disability Confident Leader dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be invited to interview.
• Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme where all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be invited for interview.
• Our Gender Matters Scheme where all women applicants for senior roles (£60,000+) that meet the essential criteria will be invited to interview.
• Our sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
• Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• Access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues including Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An embedded “speaking up” culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.
• Treating transgender individuals with dignity and recognising the potential complications that may arise when taking references. We encourage applicants to contact HR at hr@vhg.co.uk to discuss or amend how we manage reference requests.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you need in the application or interview process please contact recruitment@vhg.co.uk and we will facilitate.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check.

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months.

Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.

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Job title: Pharmacist

Branch Address: 2 Church Street, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2TP

Hourly Rate: £27.00 per hour

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 09.00 - 18.00 (Closed 1 hour for lunch) (Some flexibility available)

Are you a dedicated and patient-focused Pharmacist looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference in the healthcare industry?

Rowlands Pharmacy is seeking a talented and experienced pharmacist to join our team in the Broadstairs branch. As a reputable and community oriented pharmacy chain, we are committed to providing the highest standard of care to our patients. If you are passionate about improving the well being of individuals in your community and eager to work in a collaborative and supportive environment, we want to hear from you.

This branch is staffed with an experienced team including a Non-Pharm Manager providing an excellent service to the local community from their setting in a rural holiday village. Currently dispensing around 6,500 items per month, this is a relatively quiet branch. As well as providing a variety of services, this branch also utilises our Medipac robotic distribution technology. This frees up your time to provide the care our patients deserve.

What We Offer

• £27.00 per hour
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (Increasing to 32 days with length of service)
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• GPhC fees paid
• Performance related bonus of up to £5000 per year
• Company pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Market leading employee discounts programme including a range of big name retailers

Key Responsibilities

• Dispense prescription medications accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with all legal and ethical guidelines
• Provide medication counselling and support to patients, answering their questions and addressing concerns
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses, to optimize patient care
• Conduct medication reviews and ensure safe and effective medication management
• Maintain accurate patient records and manage pharmacy inventory
• Provide immunization services (where applicable)
• Offer advice on over-the-counter medications and healthcare products
• Actively participate in health promotion and public health initiatives

What We Require

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Proven experience in a community pharmacy setting
• Strong commitment to patient care and safety
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently
• Up-to-date knowledge of pharmaceutical products and healthcare trends
• A flexible and positive approach to problem-solving

INDPHA

Main duties of the role (not an exhaustive list) : Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs Cytology Wound care Removal of Sutures Urinalysis Travel Clinic Perform ECG recordings and present results to the requester. Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Spirometry To undertake chronic disease management (ie asthma, COPD) within Practice protocols, including monitoring progress, response to treatment. Hypertension Management Routine immunizations/Childhood immunisations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions. Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician Assisting GPs with minor surgery and LARC clinics if necessary Administer depo injections and carry out pill checks. Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate Participation in administrative systems in the Practice At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required. On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits Anything else that is custom and practice to enable the smooth running of the Practice Other Responsibilities Recognise and work within own competence and in accordance with the national and local guidelines Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines Reporting on Significant Events Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation Participate in regular staff training sessions to ensure development of skills and knowledge; to assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate. Participate in clinical, multi-disciplinary and whole team meetings. Observe and comply with all appropriate statutory requirements in relation to Child and Adult Safeguarding and to be familiar with the reporting process should this be required. Attending training where appropriate. Reporting to: Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Manager & Partners

An amazing new job opportunity has arisen for a Peripatetic Nurse Manager to cover 14 care homes in London, Kent, and in the South West in absence of the manager. You will be working for one of UK’s leading health care providers

This is one of UK’s leading not-for-profit care provider, focussing on providing high-quality care and running a sustainable and thriving family of homes

**To be considered for this position you must hold an active NMC Pin and an NVQ Level 4 in Health & Social Care**

As the Peripatetic Nurse Manager your key responsibilities include:
• Supporting 2 divisions and maintain regional contact for each Care home
• Conducting routine Head Office visits across care homes as directed by Divisional Directors
• Ensuring that a stimulated and caring environment is always maintained
• Overseeing and ensuring the effective delivery of the medicine administration process in line with the company care management of medicines policy
• Ensuring that attendance to both mandatory and required training courses, including that of staff members within a home, is met in order that skills, knowledge, and competency levels are maintained to carry out the role efficiently and effectively
• Supporting the Home Manager to plan and facilitate regular staff meetings: staff supervision establishing an effective communication system, ensuring that staff members are kept up to date with all current necessary information
• Providing support and assistance to staff members and ensuring that areas of responsibility are maintained and to delegate duties to staff as appropriate, ensuring implementation

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:
• Previous experience of working with a large multi-site Care Provider within a capacity of a high-Level Manager
• Excellent knowledge of the CQC standards
• Working knowledge of Legislation and the Regulatory Framework underpinning practice in relation to the care of older people
• Flexible and willing to travel and work a variety of shifts, including the occasional weekend shifts

The successful Peripatetic Nurse Manager will receive an excellent salary of £67,900 per annum. This exciting position is a permanent full time role working through days. In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:
**£4,000 Car Allowance**
• Free DBS
• 25 days paid holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
• Free learning and development
• Company pension scheme - employer’s contribution matched up to 6%
• 2 x Salary Death in Service benefit*
• Medical Health Benefit*
• Length of Service Awards
• Voluntary Lifestyle Benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme*

Reference ID: 6768
To apply for this fantastic job role, please call on 0121 638 0567 or send your CV to contact@jupiterrecruitment.co.uk

Woodview School are recruiting for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Therapy team now! We are looking for enthusiastic, caring, and passionate people to become an integral part of our therapy team. The successful candidate will join our multi-disciplinary team, which may suit someone experienced in a special needs environment or newly qualified, who will be required to work closely with other professionals providing support to students.
Here at Aspris, we are proud to be a leading provider of specialist education services with over 30 schools nationwide.
Set in its own private grounds, Aspris Woodview School will provide holistic support to children and young people aged 7 to 19 years with autism. You will have a unique opportunity to be part of establishing the school, to support our young people once the school opens.
The curriculum design will enable students to follow a broadly mainstream curriculum to accredited qualifications, preparing them for adulthood and the world of work. The school will aim to provide 10 places on opening in September 2024, rising to 96 places at full maturity.
What you will receive:
Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
Blue Light discount card
Comprehensive induction
Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS
Wellbeing support
Cycle to work scheme and more!
Main responsibilities:
Provide specialist intervention demonstrating clinical effectiveness by the use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures while being able to adapt practices to meet individual students’ needs.
Receives and responds promptly to referrals and EHCP requirements undertaking assessments to identify and prioritise needs before planning and delivering the appropriate and relevant interventions on an individual or group basis.
Maintains accurate and timely records detailing each individual progress, including conducting timely assessments and contributing to annual review meetings and documentation.
Maintains and develops close working relationships with professional and clinical colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring clinical practice is in line with Aspris policies and procedures and complies with statutory regulations and quality standards.
Maintains effective communication links with students, relatives, carers, and stakeholders.
Contributes to training of professional staff as required.
At Aspris Children’s Services , we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!
Resilience – We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.
Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.
Committed – will join a supportive and experienced team of dedicated support staff, committed to delivering the very best care.
Caring – Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.
Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.
If you want residential childcare to be a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

Woodview School are recruiting for an Occupational Therapist to join our Therapy team. We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and passionate people to become an integral part of our therapy team. The successful candidate will join our multi-disciplinary team, which may suit someone experienced in a special needs environment or newly qualified, who will be required to work closely with other therapists and other professionals providing support to students.
Here at Aspris, we are proud to be a leading provider of specialist education services with over 30 schools nationwide.
Set in its own private grounds, Aspris Woodview School will provide holistic support to children and young people aged 7 to 19 years with autism. You will have a unique opportunity to be part of establishing the school, to support our young people once the school opens.
The curriculum design will enable students to follow a broadly mainstream curriculum to accredited qualifications, preparing them for adulthood and the world of work. The school will aim to provide 10 places on opening in September 2024, rising to 96 places at full maturity.
What you will receive:
Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
Blue Light discount card
Comprehensive induction
Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS
Wellbeing support
Cycle to work scheme and more!
We are looking for a practitioner with a passion and knowledge surrounding ASD and sensory processing disorders. The successful applicant will be HCPC registered and will hold BSc Occupational Therapy or profession specific equivalent qualification. Experience of working with young people with complex needs is essential. You will have an experience/awareness of Sensory Processing Disorders and the application of sensory integration theory in practice, assessment and clinical observations and you will be able to demonstrate a dynamic and creative approach to delivering treatment approaches. This role will have a strategic element, whereby you will assess, deliver and review therapeutic provision to our young people. The applicant will be proactive in disseminating best ways of working to the wider support team and will be confident to deliver onsite profession specific training to colleagues as and when required.
The applicant will work in close partnership with a diverse team of Therapy and educational specialists to deliver tailored support that meets the needs of each young person. The applicant will join a supportive and experienced team of dedicated support staff, committed to delivering the very best care. The successful applicant will receive a bespoke internal induction programme and the ability to network with Therapists across other Aspris sites.
Resilience – We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.
Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Positive working relationships, good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.
Committed – will join a supportive and experienced team of dedicated support staff, committed to delivering the very best care.
Caring – Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.
If you want to progress your career, Aspris will help you get there.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist, Planned Medicine Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management within Rheumatology (Specialist Medicine care group). Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services in Rheumatology (Specialist Medicine care group) in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist. Participate regularly in outpatient clinics to deliver and promote high quality, cost-effective and patientfocused pharmaceutical care. Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within Rheumatology (Specialist Medicine care group). Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within Rheumatology (Specialist Medicine care group). Providing interface and discharge liaison and support. Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.

The ANP will have the following key job responsibilities, in delivering health services; 1.They will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the practice. 2.Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis. 3. Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly 4. They will advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to the practices social prescribing service, and where appropriate, other community or voluntary services. 5. Provide clinical leadership within the practice 6.Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice 7.Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. 8. They will communicate at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centred service is delivered. 9. They will provide an alternative model to urgent and same day GP home visit for the partnership. 10. They will communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the multi-disciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required. 11. They will maintain accurate health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice. 12. Contribute to quality improvements 13. Communicate effectively with patients, and where appropriate family members and their carers, where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding their physical health needs, results, findings, and treatment choices. 14.Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan. 15.Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment 16. Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news 17. Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating 18. Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication 19. Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders 20. Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures 21. Deliver care according to NICE guidelines and evidence-based care 22. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation 23. Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities 24. Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required 25. In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate 26. Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation 27. Use a structured framework to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events 28. Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery 29. Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance Safeguarding Children and Adults The Chislehurst Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people (anyone under the age of 18) and adults. It expects all staff to share this commitment and act in such a way that safeguards and promotes the health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults. Staff must ensure that they are familiar with the signs and symptoms of abuse and know what to do if any such concerns are raised. Staff are expected to know about and how to follow safeguarding children and safeguarding adult policies. All employees have a contractual right and a duty to raise genuine concerns they have with their employer about malpractice, patient safety, financial impropriety or any other serious risks they consider to be in the public interest. General The duties of this post are a guide to the range of responsibilities that may be required. These may change from time to time to meet the needs of the service and/or the development needs of the post holder. This job description will be revised regularly to take account of changes within the organisational structure and the practice business plan. Other duties The post holder will be required to undertake any other duties according to the needs of the service. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of activities, but rather an outline of the main areas of responsibility. Any reasonable changes will be discussed and agreed with the post holder before any variations to the job description are made. Travel to other sites The post holder may be required to travel. Reporting to: Practice Manager & Partners

To provide a service for Urology to the hospital and community designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness. Specialty Doctors are senior members of the Trusts medical staff, and in this role they have responsibility for assisting in the provision of a total Urological service, including supporting the multi-disciplinary weekly meetings and participate in training and education for the junior medical staff, medical students and nurses The post holder will provide a Urological Service to the Medway Foundation Trust. Candidates must hold full registration with the General Medical Council. The successful candidate will be responsible to and work under the supervision of Consultant Urologists. The post holder will be expected to participate in the day to day activities of the department in co-operation with the Urology team. It is also expected that the Specialty Doctor will ensure that the Electronic Discharge Notifications are completed and accurate. The post holder will be expected to work as part of a cohesive team with all members in the Surgical department. This post comprises of a mix of elective, emergency and clinic work with a commitment to the middle grade on-call rota, as well participation in the non resident on-call rota every 1/6. The department ensures all in-patient referrals are seen within 24 hours (Mon-Fri) and with the help of junior surgical staff, investigations are completed so that management decisions are taken efficiently. It is important that the post holders communicate well with their Surgical and Urology colleagues are to expedite the management of Urology inpatients.