Total 31 Junior Executive level Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Preston, PR2 9HT

Wesham rehabilitation unit are seeking Health Care Support Workers to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity and the successful candidate will be part of an evolving service, inpatient based with regular access to and promoting reintegration into the local community.

Encouraging independence, enhancing life skills and assisting to develop therapeutic relationships across a number of support services in a safe and caring environment is key to the support we offer service users at Wesham.

We are looking for applicants that are enthusiastic, reliable and committed to helping others in their recovery journey to come and join a forward thinking, dynamic and constantly developing team.

Whilst working as part of the team you will be required to:-

Work as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), working within a rotational shift system to support patients according to their care needs, some of whom may present with problematic or challenging behaviour.

Contribute to, and participate in the on- going support of patients and their carer’s. Contribute to the protection of patients, from abuse.

Contribute to the health, safety and security of patients and their environment. Obtain, transmit and store information relating to the delivery of a care service. Assisting to maintain the safety and security of the unit. At times undertaking levels of observations.

Being aware of the trust policy and adhering to.

Day to day this would be supporting service users engaging in their therapeutic timetable following the guidance and instruction from senior staff.

This could include a range of activities such as ADL support – cooking, laundry, promoting self-care, accessing community via attendance to local support groups, outdoor activity, education opportunities, developing structure and routine,

Understanding and supporting set goals and care plan. Providing feedback to senior staff and wider MDT regarding service user interactions.

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 Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank NIGHT Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Bank Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career. We are looking for bank night carers ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive. REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously. As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary. If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help us provide the quality care and support our residents deserve. No two days will be the same as you take on diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering. It's because this is such a wide-reaching role that you'll be able to play your own part in creating a warm and homely environment. Caring and empathetic, as a General Assistant you'll put our residents first and build the kind of positive professional relationships with them that make their experience with us happy and meaningful. ABOUT YOUPeople in a General Assistant role come from all walks of life and have all kinds of life experiences and career paths behind them. You'll be a big part of our home so what matters is that you're reliable, compassionate, caring and always ready to make a difference. You should be practical too, happy to turn your hand to different tasks. If you have all of this, our training will cover everything else you need to thrive. You'll also have the opportunity to take courses that will develop your skills even further. REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include: Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme If you'd like to use your can-do approach and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Bank Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career. ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive. REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously. As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary. If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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

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

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

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



Maintenance, design and manufacture.



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

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

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

· To assist in installs of radiotherapy and associated equipment.

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

· To attend technical, academic training courses as required.

· To manufacture bespoke and replacement test leads.

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

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

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





Communication



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

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

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





Quality Assurance.



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

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





Information Collection and Analysis.



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

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

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

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

· To comply with Information Governance policy and legislation.





Take part in Research and Development



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





To maintain and develop own professional competence.



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

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

· Participate in mandatory training as outlined by the Trust.

· Maintain up to date technical and academic knowledge.

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





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



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

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

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

· Carry out COSHH and risk assessments.




This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Oct 2024

Do you want to join a dynamicaward winningfinance team who are Towards Excellence Level 3 accredited, who will support you to develop your career? If yes, then this could be the role foryou!

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for high calibre accountant to join their Finance Directorate.

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Financial Advisor. You will be a self-motivated Financial Advisor who will support the Finance Team and assist the Division with its financial position.

We are looking for an individual with the drive to succeed, who can work as part of a team, on with their AAT qualification which we will support, and assist both clinical and operational leaders and managers.

The role is responsible for providing financial support and assistance to the Senior Assistant Financial Advisor & Financial Advisor in providing the delivery of a financial advisory service to the Division and its Clinical Business Units / Specialty Business Unit

The post will be based at the newly refurbished Finance Department at Preston Business Centre, which is located close to the M6/M55 and Trust's Royal Preston Hospital site.

There is an expectation that this role will be hybrid, working from home 60% of the time with the other 40% office based as per the Finance remote working policy.

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

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

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

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


• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers and others within Finance and Trust wide service users.
• Be the point of contact for all day to day enquires, referring where necessary to more senior staff in a competent and professional manner.
• Ensure that all budgetary information is entered into the general ledger system.
• Produce detailed set reports and ad hoc reports on a monthly basis and ensuring these are issued in a timely manner.
• Collect and collate data/information.
• Ensure that the data/information meets pre-set quality criteria and report any quality issues
• Store data / information
• Assist the Senior Assistant Financial Advisor & Financial Advisor with analysing information at month end.
• Help budget holders understand their budgets by analysing expenditure
• Ensure that monthly reports of the budgetary position are issued to budget holders
• To be responsible for own continual professional development
• Contribute to service improvements
• Be a responsible team member


This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Bank Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career. ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive. REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously. As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary. If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents. Our ethos is all about celebrating life, so you'll help to devise imaginative, fun and motivational activities that suit every interest and ability. An extremely rewarding role, part of your time as a Bank Activities Coordinator will be spent getting to know our residents and their families before you create tailored activities programmes focused on maximising everyone's wellbeing, independence and social engagement. ABOUT YOUYou'll need to be warm, empathetic and personable to join us as a Bank Activities Coordinator. Your organisational skills and driven mind-set mean you always get things done and make things happen. Meanwhile, your infectious enthusiasm and creative approach will inspire our residents and staff to get involved in activities both within the home and in the local community. Any similar experience would be ideal, but it isn't essential especially because we'll make sure you have the training you need to develop your skills and progress your career with us. REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously. As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary. If you'd like to use your planning and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

The Anaesthetic Directorate is led by a team supporting the perioperative model recommended by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. This comprises a Clinical Director and Associate Clinical Directors for Perioperative, Elective, Emergency and Workforce..

The Trust provides many tertiary services including, Neurosurgery, Interventional Radiology, Vascular, Upper GI, major Oncology Surgery, Maxilla Facial, Plastics and Burns.

Applicants are invited to apply for this Junior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia and will be expected to provide pre-operative assessment, anaesthesia and follow-up. You will be offered experience in the range of subspecialties we cover, a regular commitment to medical education in a variety of areas such as undergraduate medical students and simulation at Lancashire Simulation Centre and the option of a regular commitment to our state-of-the-art clinical research facility. There will be a combination of teaching lists and solo lists with appropriate supervision.

The post holder will be expected to have experience in Anaesthesia and ideally in Intensive Care Medicine. The post holder will be expected to work under distant supervision especially during out of hour’s shifts.

It is essential that the applicants be committed to their own continuing medical education and professional development.

To promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care, supporting professional activities and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.

The post holder will:
• Provide an Anaesthetic service across the
• Participate in the trainee anaesthetic rota on both hospital sites with additional cover during colleagues’
• Assume a continuous commitment for the care of patients, even if employed less than full-time and ensure, in consultation with colleagues, that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional
• Exercise the freedom to assist in development of specialist elements of the services to reflect perceived priorities within available
• Undertake administrative duties involved with the care of his/her
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care of patients and the health and safety of the theatre
• Maintain continuing education and professional development at least to the requirements of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.


Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students.

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

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

We are able to offer CT3 equivalence for anaesthetists who require stage 1 top up. Specific modules and requirements can be discussed with the college tutors.

We are also able to offer a regular commitment to medical education in a variety of areas such as undergraduate medical students and simulation at Lancashire Simulation Centre. Specifics can be discussed prior to interview by contacting the College Tutors (details below) and confirmed upon appointment.



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


This advert closes on Monday 9 Sep 2024

Communicate verbally with the Domestic Supervisor and colleagues by phone and radio and through written procedures, ensuring an effective exchange of information about cleaning tasks and service needs Communicate with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff, patients and visitors to understand service needs Carry out cleaning duties in designated area of responsibility Assist with cleaning duties in any area of the organisation as required to support service delivery Maintain accurate and complete records of all cleaning activities Assist staff carrying out maintenance work on existing and new hard and soft floor coverings Identify and report all equipment defects and stock shortages Identify and report any potential risks within the working environment e.g. pest sightings or building environment faults Follow policies and procedures in relation to buildings security and access Pro-actively support the continued improvement of the Domestic service Supporting new domestic services assistants using the department Buddy Syste

We have an exciting opportunity to come and join #TeamED as a Junior Clinical Fellow.

You will have an opportunity to use your existing knowledge and skills gained as a junior doctor and develop these further in a busy, buzzing, well supervised Emergency Department. These 12 month posts are a great opportunity for those wishing to expand their front line experience before entering Specialty training.

You should have the equivalent experience of having successfully completed your FY2 year and have experience of working in the NHS for 12 months.

Clinical duties will include all those duties normally expected of a Junior Doctor (FY2-ST2 equivalent) in similar sized emergency departments in the United Kingdom and will include:



The initial management and primary care of patients presenting in the Department, however referred. It is expected that such work will be carried out to the highest clinical standards at all times and in accordance with accepted good medical practice and the various clinical policies of the Service.



Arranging the follow-up of patients they treat in the Department – including the follow-up of any investigations performed and the taking of appropriate action in accordance with the results of these.



Transmission of relevant clinical information on patients to other medical, technical and nursing staff either within the Department, within or without the hospital or at any other hospital, regarding patients under care or those referred to other places for further treatment or follow-up.



Initial management of fractures including reduction and immobilisation.



The performing of minor surgical procedures and operations.



Maintenance of adequate and proper records on patients for both clinical and audit purposes (including data input into the computer system) and for the furnishing of letters, reports and other documentation as required for medical, legal and statutory purposes.



Coding diagnostics and treatment of patients on the information system



At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, our team is our work family. Working for the Trust, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion.

Our purpose is to be recognised as the centre for acute and specialised hospital services in Lancashire and South Cumbria.



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


This advert closes on Friday 9 Aug 2024

The Intensive Support Team (IST) is a service designed to support individuals with a learning disability who are struggling with mental health crisis and/or behavioural distress which is placing them at risk of admission to hospital. The team is expected to meet the holistic needs of service users and carers, avoiding hospital admission where possible.

IST are looking for a Healthcare Assistant with the passion and skills to join an innovative team, working locally within Central and West Lancashire, but at times across the whole of LSCft footprint. The Consultant Nurse leads the team of dedicated Practitioners to supporting a caseload of people needing intensive support. There are three locality arms of the team (Spokes) who work in partnership with local service users and key agencies providing vital support in helping people remain safe in community.

An opportunity has opened for a Healthcare Assistant with relevant skills and experience to join the team.The service is very much committed to providing a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeingand the post holder will be part of a team approach to offeringinterventions to people who are at risk of breakdown in care and admission to hospital.

Being a Healthcare Assistant in the IST gives you the opportunity to:

- Help the most vulnerable people at risk of care breakdown or hospital admission.

- Be part of an innovative team striving to ensure people receive good quality care.

- Develop your understanding of positive behavioral support, risk management, managing mental health conditions, and building independent living skills.



The clinical development of our employees is a high priority, so the successful applicant will join a service that regularly provides clinical and career development opportunities.

The Post holder is expected to work 4 days per week, over two long shifts (8-8) and two standard shifts, which include rotating weekend cover to meet the needs of team and Trust network.

A means of transport is essential, and applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced CRB check.

We want to recruit people to the service who share our values and are confident in their ability to contribute to the demonstrated effectiveness and acceptability of our service.

Staff at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust work to improve lives with a culture based on four core values:

We are kind

We are a team

We are respectful

We are always learning

To keep informed of latest trust news and events follow us on twitter @Lscft_jobs and @WeAreLSCFT

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on the role. When completing thesupporting informationsection of your application, please ensure you show how you meet each of the criteria of the person specificationproviding illustrative examples where possible;as this is what you will be shortlisted against.


This advert closes on Thursday 8 Aug 2024

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Trust (LSCFT) was established in April 2002 and authorised as a Foundation Trust on 1st December 2007. The Trust provides health and wellbeing services for a population of around 1.5million people. The services provided include community nursing, health visiting, and a range of therapy services including physiotherapy, podiatry and speech & language. Wellbeing services provided include smoking cessation and healthy lifestyle services. The Trust specialises in inpatient and community mental health services. Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust covers the whole of the county and employs around 7,000 members of staff across more than 400 sites.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Trust is a great place to work and has a sound future as a leading provider of excellent services. The Trust invests in its staff and seeks to provide them with opportunities for training and personal development.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a keen and enthusiastic band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join the Forensic Community Mental Health Team (FCMHT). FCMHT is part of the Forensic Community Service within the Specialist Services Network. FCMHT is based at The Parlick Centre at Guild Loge in Whittingham, Preston. However, the role will require travelling within the areas of Lancashire and South Cumbria.

FCMHT is a community based specialist mental health team, providing care designed to support and supervise service users who have a diagnosis of severe mental disorder with a risk to others who have previously received inpatient treatment at low, medium, or high security settings.The FCMHT provides an accessible, responsive and adaptable service, prioritising the needs of service users with complex needs, to maintain the safety of service users, families, carers and the general public.

The post holder will support all aspects of the service delivery, in particular supporting the delivery of the clinical model, engaging in supervision, assessing the needs of those referred, developing collaborative formulations, supporting the development /delivery of structured sessions/group work, undertaking specialist risk assessment under supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, and collecting and inputting data as required.

We want to recruit people to the service who share our values and are confident in their ability to contribute to the demonstrated effectiveness and acceptability of our service.

Staff at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust work to improve lives with a culture based on four core values:

We are kind

We are a team

We are respectful

We are always learning

To keep informed of latest trust news and events follow us on twitter @Lscft_jobs and @WeAreLSCFT

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on the role. When completing thesupporting informationsection of your application, please ensure you show how you meet each of the criteria of the person specificationproviding illustrative examples where possible;as this is what you will be shortlisted against.


This advert closes on Thursday 8 Aug 2024

Welcome to our Vascular Specialist Nurse Team!

Lancashire Teaching hospital is designated as one of the major vascular centres in the country. The agreed footprint of services is a ‘hub and spoke’ arrangement with the hub being based at Preston. We offer support to patients with vascular conditions covering a population of 1.5 million people from Barrow, Kendal, Lancaster, Blackpool, Preston/Chorley and Wigan providing both outpatient clinics and surgery across this area.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Vascular team at Royal Preston hospital. We have a vacancy for a highly motivated Band 3 Vascular Assessment Unit Assistant at 37.5 hours (5 days per week) and are seeking individuals who would like to expand their knowledge in vascular services or develop new skills. The post involves supporting the vascular nurse specialist team in the daily running of their nurse-led clinics and when reviewing inpatients. The role involves both administrative and clinical duties.

This job is a combined role of approximately 70% administrative and 30% clinical duties to enable the smooth running of our multiple nurse-led outpatient clinics.

Your role requires completing administrative duties to include preparing, organising and storing patient information on paper and digital form, dealing with queries on the phone and by email, booking patient appointments and liaising with the multi-disciplinary team.

In addition to administrative duties your role with include clinically helping and supporting the vascular specialist nurses in clinics carrying out band 3 nursing responsibilities with extra training in specialist care.

You will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, must be flexible in approach, able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, being aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity.

In return we can offer a huge commitment to your ongoing development.

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

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

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

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

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

· Provide administrative duties in the daily running of nurse-led vascular clinics

· Manage telephone enquires in a polite and efficient manner

· Review patient records and data to ensure accuracy and updating trust systems to reflect any updated information

· Make/amend/cancel patient appointments for nurse led clinics and liaise with outpatient booking services to ensure smooth running of patient appointments

· Be the point of contact for all day to day enquires, referring when necessary to more senior staff

· Utilisation of local or trust case note tracking system

· Work under the direct supervision of the vascular nurse specialists

· Undertake clinical duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of competencies

· Take observations from patients

· Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards

· Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines

· Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care

· Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals

· Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, complaint with standards for hygiene and cleanliness

· Maintain and develop own competence

· Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager

· Undertake any training/skills deemed appropriate




This advert closes on Thursday 1 Aug 2024

Duties to include, but not be limited to: Communicates all relevant information and advice to the pharmacy, nursing and medical teams; patients and service users; and with external organisations as required Provide an effective ward top up service to wards/departments of the Trust Provide an effective medicine supply service to external customers who include Lancashire Care, GPs, Private hospitals and other NHS hospitals. Provides an effective reception service whilst working on the phone rota, receiving incoming work and dealing with customer enquiries. Receive all incoming orders in line with MHRA and Good Distribution Practice. Carries out housekeeping duties to maintain good environmental standards Contribute to effective team working within pharmacy Acts as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation Develop positive relationships with internal and external key personnel Comply with legal and organisational requirements, standards and codes of practice on equality, diversity, discrimination and rights relevant to own role and responsibilities Maintain and develop own competence and seeks to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice, policies and legislation Supports the training and development of pharmacy team To ensure the quality of quality of service provision Comply with current legislation, policy, good practice, organisational and professional codes of practice and ethical standards To ensure any incidents and near misses are identified, reported and recorded according to Trust policy. Contribute to the formal handling and investigating of complaints, error reports, accident/incident reports and monitor for preventative and/or corrective action and improvement Proactively manage risk and maintain safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines To contribute to the delivery and achievement of the department Service Plan and specific service improvements To support the department to deliver PET targets and achieve financial balance.