Total 478 Customer Service job vacancies in Barrow In Furness, LA14 1PY

• Designs, develops, and delivers innovative training curriculum to enable compliance with mandated certification programs for the Acquisition Workforce (AWF).
• Provides oversight and direction to the Acquisition staff in preparing responses to audits, inspections and Administrative inquiries (FOIA’s) that come into the Portfolio.
• Participates in conducting training for the AWF to improve acquisition practices and in the formation and implementation of Center level strategies. Initiatives are developed and tailored for AWF implementation.
• Monitors and controls transactions, prepares special reports and recommends suggestions on modifying existing programs. Ensures acquisition policies and operating instructions are followed by the AWF.
• Assesses the skills, performance, productivity and talents of employees and preparing written evaluations with supporting advice for improvement and knowledge.
• Manages a team of students and the associated workload; trains junior contract specialists, works with peers to provide a consistent training experience to include both technical acquisition training and guidance, as well as a more broad introduction to GSA, healthy workplace practices such as team building, and soft-skills training.
• Ensures that the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team’s strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
• Leads the team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload ensuring tasks are in accordance with established workflow, skill level and/or occupational specialization; making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks; and ensuring that each employee has an integral role in developing the final team product.

Starting at $103,409 Per Year (GS 13)

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 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

What you will be doing: This role is to support our male client with a spinal cord injury within his own home You will move into the client’s home and support him with personal care (including washing, dressing and toileting), moving and handling, domestic tasks and social activities Supporting the client to use local amenities such as shops and leisure facilities and attend community events Follow the service user plan as documented for the client Maintain accurate and confidential records Participate in manual handling procedures as specified for the client What to look forward to: Salary £138 up to £162 per day depending on UK experience and qualifications Regular consistent work with set rolling rotas Accrued holiday pay A Nest Personal Pension account We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Role: Pharmacy Technician (Community Mental Health Services)

Band: 5

Posts available: 1wte (37.5hours/week)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Duddon House and Dane Garth)

Due to a review of the staff skill mix and internal staff movement, we are excited to be able to offer a post for a Pharmacy Technician to work across inpatient and community mental health based in Barrow-in-Furness. The role offers the opportunity to work amongst various professionals and be a key member of the multidisciplinary team working across these sectors to support seamless transfer of care. The community team is based at Duddon House and the inpatient unit is Dane Garth in Barrow.

The successful applicant will be expected to work closely with the clinical team, which also includes a Clinical Pharmacist, to address the care needs of patients and service users. The post will also involve close liaison with, patients, carers, primary care, in-patient mental health services and local acute trusts.

There will also be a requirement to ensure safe and effective medicines management processes within the service. This will include compliance with regulatory medicines management standards and implementation of medicines safety alerts. As a valued member of the pharmacy team, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to broader Trust initiatives and priorities. Due to the location of various units, an ability and willingness to travel around Trust locations on occasion may be required.

You should be enthusiastic and self -motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to prioritise own workload. You will provide a high level of pharmaceutical care as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team. In line with the rest of the trust The Bay will be implementing Clozapine One-Stop clinics and you would be instrumental in the development and delivery of this service.

Your time within the inpatient unit will enable the support and development of your role and your personal development, this will be especially useful for individuals with mental health experience.

There is no bank holiday or weekend working. We can also offer flexible working hours and are committed to improving working lives.

The Pharmacy Service within Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust is a well-established team with a wealth of expertise in both Mental Health and Community services and continues to provide high quality clinical input into all aspects of the health provision delivered by the organisation. We are a supportive team committed to the education and development of our expanding service.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

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


This advert closes on Thursday 28 Nov 2024

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Primary source of advice to the APHIS Administrator and senior leaders regarding economic and policy analyses.
• APHIS liaison for economic analyses with various policy staffs of the Department and with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
• Primary source of expertise on benefit-cost analysis and other economic methodologies in support of policy development and planning.
• Plans and directs economic and/or benefit-cost analyses of APHIS policy changes in support of rulemaking.
• Leads RIAs as required by Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 for significant or economically significant rules.
• Analyzes the impacts of APHIS regulations on agricultural products, affected industries, consumers and the U.S. economy as a whole.
• Plans and directs the conduct of short- and long-term analyses of APHIS issues, programs, and policies using benefit-cost analysis, econometric analysis and other analytical techniques.
• Provides guidance to other APHIS Staffs on analytical techniques for analyzing potential socio-economic and trade impacts of APHIS policy issues.
• Directly supervises EPAS staff in facilitating Agency economic and policy analyses and ensures these analyses use the most current data and the economic analytical frameworks available for the task.

Starting at $143,736 Per Year (GS 15)

The major duties of the Contracting Specialist position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides procurement direction, guidance and requirement/policy interpretation on Federal, Department and Bureau regulations. Serves as lead contracting member on project teams; analyzes difficult issues and identifies alternative or new courses of action.
• Oversees acquisition planning and pre-award activities and requirements; serves as source selection authority. Awards and obligates contracts.
• Prepares government decisions in response to contractor requests for equitable adjustments and claims.
• Oversees contract administration; negotiates contract changes, modifications and terminations.
• Ensures contractor compliance throughout contract performance period.

Starting at $103,409 Per Year (GS 13)

Note: This is a DETAIL/TEMPORARY appointment (not to exceed 120 days). Supervisor approval in writing is required before starting if selected and you will return to you position at the conclusion of the detail/temporary assignment.

This announcement will close on 11/18/2024. The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 50 applications. The first 50 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management.

Duties

• Incumbent serves as a member of the VACO General Post Fund Review Committee which reviews and approves the distribution of available resources to the field facilities.
• Provides program and technical support to Central Office, regional offices and medical center directors to maintain a high level of program activity.
• Supervises research and special projects directed towards utilizing information and data from the system to maintain and expand the program.
• Develops, coordinates and evaluates the training program required to operate the program successfully.
• Identifies the training needs and develops appropriate training experiences; and determines to what extent training improves performance.
• Develops guidelines and resource material to support institutionalizing methods in which VA can receive and act on VSO resolutions and other Issues in an expeditious and organized fashion.
• Serves as the principal representative, staff advisor and points of contact with Veterans Service Officers (VSOs) for the Under Secretary for Health.
• Develops, administers and coordinates a variety of organizational and operational issues that impact the work of the Voluntary Service Office.
• Develops guidelines and resource material to support institutionalizing methods in which VA can receive and act on VSO resolutions and other Issues in an expeditious and organized fashion.
• Serves as a member of the VA Central Office (VACO) General Post Fund Review Committee, which reviews and approves the distribution of available resources to the field facilities.
• Provides program and technical support to VACO, regional offices and medical center directors to maintain a high level of program activity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Compressed/Flexible: May be available at management's discretion.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Director of Voluntary Service Program/PD009990
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Starting at $143,737 Per Year (GS 15)

• Performs pre-award and post-award functions involving highly specialized procurements of significant importance to the agency. Requirements typically involve systems or programs such as those involving research, development and production of extensive, specialized equipment or systems; state-of-the-art Information technology products, equipment and/or services impacting customers throughout the nation and/or world; or similarly complex commodities and/or services integral to national defense or security.
• Performs procurement planning. Identifies those large-scale systems, components, equipment, and services to be acquired by contract. Develops procurement objectives and strategies in terms of competition and price range and constructs the contractual vehicle including use of pricing arrangements, subcontracting policy, set-aside policies and similar considerations. Prepares and maintains current acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules.
• Serves as an advisor to program officials in procurement planning meetings, identifying the procurement objectives and methodologies to be used and assists in the preparation of statements of work and acquisition plans. Prepares determinations and findings and solicitation documents. Performs detailed analyses of all elements of cost in contractor proposals and makes competitive range determinations. Conducts pre-proposal conferences with prospective contractors to arrive at a clear understanding of what is required under the proposed contract. Obtains appropriate data from business and technical officials. Issues necessary modifications to clarify questions concerning such topics as specification changes, language ambiguities or clarification of contract clauses. As required by the lack of meaningful cost and price information, incumbent explores new or innovative contracting approaches to arrive at an equitable contractual arrangement.
• Plans a comprehensive negotiation strategy, coordinates strategy with others technical experts involved and leads negotiations which are conducted with contractors to develop the contract prices and terms. Awards the contract. Performs contract administration, including incremental funding, preparation of rate and cost adjustments, redirection of effort, coordination of time extensions, incorporation of change orders, issuance of stop work orders, issuance of cure notices or show cause letters, monitoring of Government property reporting, approval of progress payments, final payment and contract close out. Terminates contracts for the convenience of the Government or default by the contractor.

Starting at $103,409 Per Year (GS 13)

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Provides expert advice for all pre-award and post-award functions and is involved with the planning and development of purchase and financial assistance programs and procedures.
• Determines both financial and technical responsibility of potential new vendors and assists those vendors through the process to become an approved vendor.
• Reviews and analyzes relevant production and price data and, where applicable, makes recommendations concerning the need for surplus removal purchase programs.
• Responsible for reviewing announcements, invitations to bid, requests for information, requests for proposals, and related contractual documents in the administration of contracts.
• Reviews, analyzes, and makes recommendations concerning various factors affecting ongoing purchase and other financial assistance operations.
• Works closely with minority business firms, small businesses, the Small Business Administration and the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
• Recommends purchase and financial assistance programs relative to the full range of agricultural commodities.
• Examines Instrument and Notices of Assignment, invoices, claims, and other requests for payment for commodities provided to the Government.
• Develops procedures and overall contracting strategies to effectively accomplish unique acquisition programs including making independent decisions on complex problems.

Starting at $103,409 Per Year (GS 13)

Data Software Engineering and Security

• Serves as an expert data engineer and consultant, managing and directing multiple highly complex and innovative data engineering and information security projects and initiatives.
• Leverages data, programming, data visualization, and advanced analytic tools, skills, and techniques to support accomplishment of the organizational mission and facilitate the program’s adoption of data-driven information security, cybersecurity, and risk management approaches.
• Utilizes integrated development environment software for data engineering and visualization (e.g., R Studio, Visual Studio Code, Tableau, MicroStrategy), general purpose programming languages for statistical and data analysis (e.g., R, Python, Java, Scala), data structures, algorithms, and SQL (e.g., SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Engineers data automations and processes (e.g., building, testing, and deploying code) using programming languages and other tools to minimize human error and improve data security, reliability, efficiency, and quality for program/customer agency missions, goals, and future planning.
• Uses relevant programming language(s) as well as its packages or libraries for various applications to organize, manipulate, reuse, and/or scale data and for associated secure engineering functions and processes used in program office data operations.

Customer Communications and Reporting

• Provides authoritative advice on data engineering and security methodologies, products and services, and related analyses in discussions with program office managers, supervisors, data consumers, and coworkers.
• Determines appropriate data tools or services with clients or customers to define project scopes, requirements, and deliverables.
• Implements and/or maintains data engineering quality assurance processes.

Data Security Support

• Supports emerging IT and information security initiatives including but not limited to DevSecOps (i.e., development, security, and operations), continuous integration and continuous delivery, and vulnerability management, ensuring new technologies are appropriately accounted for from a data engineering and security perspective.
• Provides technical expertise and advice on the restructuring and/or re-architecting of program data collection storage and approach to ensure maximum visibility into risk while minimizing data collection and storage engineering overhead.

Starting at $143,736 Per Year (GS 15)

• Duties are listed at the full performance GS-12 level
• Provides Regional advice and guidance to line and staff officers and other program managers in all aspects of the unit's grants and agreements to federal and non-federal agencies; state, local, and tribal governments; and other varying entities.
• Provides advice and guidance on the administrative aspects of partnership agreements including cooperative agreements, cost-share agreements, participating agreements, collection agreements, interagency agreements, and cooperative fire agreements.
• Exercises full and final authority to negotiate grants and agreements within the limits of delegated authority, reviews all reimbursement requests for appropriateness, and processes payments.
• Provides interpretation of laws and regulations concerning use of Federal funds and qualifying program expenditures. Determines appropriate legislative and program authority prior to execution of each grant or agreement.
• Develops instruments within the delegated authority, circularizes requests for proposals for grants and agreements, reviews and analyzes responses, and makes or recommends acceptance by higher authority as appropriate.
• Monitors and analyzes the effect of changes in laws, regulations and policies pertaining to grants and agreements, administration and management, and performance reporting.
• Plans and conducts annual meetings or workshops for agency personnel for maintaining partnership agreement and grant expertise
• Approves all official correspondence sent to partners, program personnel, and other interested parties relating to any specific case.
• Terminates grants and agreements as the situation dictates. Closes out grants and agreements within the established closeout procedures.

Starting at $72,553 Per Year (GS 11-12)

• Provide technical expertise to accomplish analysis of options and development of the design for advanced and complex IT systems on projects which typically involve analyses of systems with high visibility or widespread impact within the agency.
• Perform business and systems analysis, analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan development of new systems or modification of existing applications or systems.
• Support integration of new software by developing interfaces with existing systems and databases.
• Design, develop, and modify software systems, using analysis and models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
• Develop, maintain, and publish internal standard operating procedures relating to such items as data location, system access, system change procedures, and database design.
• Prepare written reports, correspondence, and documents internal and external to the organization to convey plans, policies, status, and results.

Starting at $86,962 Per Year (GS 12)

• You will be expected to remotely supervise HR Specialists and HR Assistants.
• As a working supervisor, you will be expected to train, coach, and develop HR Staff to draft, post, evaluate applicants, issue certificates, and onboard new hires for both delegated examining and merit promotion.
• This position plans and tracks high volume of work to be accomplished, sets workload priorities and deadlines, and makes assignments based on capability and expertise.
• You will carry out first-level supervisory duties in accordance with all regulatory requirements in areas such as diversity; equal employment opportunity (EEO); merit systems principles; safety and occupational health; performance management; ethics, conduct and discipline; and hiring reform.

Starting at $103,409 Per Year (GS 13)

This position has job functions that must be executed within specific geographic locations. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home) within the specified geographic area. Although you must reside and perform the job functions in the specific geographic location, it will not require you to report to the agency worksite on a regular and recurring basis.

Starting at $103,409 Per Year (GS 13)

VA Careers - Medical Support Assistant: https://youtube.com/embed/EE9c4XkaELo

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DUTIES:
Medical Support Assistants provide administrative support to our clinical colleagues in the care of our Nation's Veterans. Our mission is to provide efficient and effective healthcare services by promoting and enabling the delivery of timely, accurate, accessible health care. VA is committed to cultivating a dedicated workforce of highly skilled employees who understand, believe in and take pride in VA's mission. MSAs are essential to the success of this mission and may be assigned to many areas (service lines) of the medical center that have a need.

GS-5: This is the full performance level MSA position. The MSA is responsible for scheduling appointments in accordance with national scheduling guidelines, including interpreting and verifying provider orders. Assignments at this level include, but are not limited to: scheduling, canceling, re-scheduling patient's appointments and/or consults; entering no-show information; monitoring the electronic wait list; preparing for clinic visits; monitoring both inpatient and outpatient appointments for areas of responsibility; ensuring encounter forms are completed in order to obtain appropriate workload credit; verifying and updating demographics and insurance information; processing all emergency and non-emergency transfers to other VA facilities or private hospitals; performing basic eligibility, co-pays and pre-authorization requirements for specific coverage.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0730-1600 or 0800-1630 (PST); compressed tours available.
Compressed/Flexible:Available
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior Federal civil-service or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework: Not Available
Remote: This is a 100% Remote position.
Functional Statement #: 0000

Starting at $49,533 Per Year (GS 5)