Total 264 Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Preston, PR2 9WT

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust strive to deliver outstanding mental health and community services for the population that we serve, and we have placed information, knowledge and insight at the centre of our programme of continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated candidate to join the BI Team on a1 Year Fixed Term basiswith responsibility for Operational Support of the Trust’s in house data warehouse and BI services.

You will be part of the team working with Microsoft BI tools to develop the Trust data warehouse and business intelligence platform, helping us develop the information infrastructure.

You will support new electronic patient record projects that are rolling out throughout the Trust.

You will also be required to provide additional support to the BI Data Analytics function in respect of additional reporting requirements related to the roll-out and maintenance.

Working closely with other BI developers and information analysts you will be expected to translate internal and external business requirements into BI solutions using the Microsoft BI stack and Power BI reporting Tools.

A strong work ethic is essential, together with an ability to manage multiple projects to tight time scales and having the communication skills and confidence to present complex data and themes

As a team, we recognise that data needs to be easily accessed and understood by frontline clinicians for it to be useful.

Forming Positive relationships and enthusiasm are key to the role and the success of the Team overall.

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 Tuesday 9 Jul 2024

This is a twelve month secondment or fixed term contract opportunity.

Are you an experienced Midwife with a passion for continuity and would love to join the midwifery-led service as a Team Leader? If you are dynamic, motivational, visible and have the drive and determination to support the national picture of maternity service transformation then this is the opportunity for you.

We are looking for a resilient individual who is able to manage complex situations as well as being well organised and innovative. You will be motivated to provide evidenced based care, with the aim of promoting a positive experience of maternity services and increasing births in the midwifery-led settings.

You will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that there are good lines of communication between midwifery-led and complex midwifery services.

Working in partnership with the other lead midwives, the matron for midwifery-led services and the consultant midwife, the successful applicant will lead a team of skilled midwives and support staff to successfully deliver the Better Births vision of Continuity of carer for all women.

The Team leader has a key leadership and management role at a senior level and will provide specialist skills and knowledge to support the organisation and the delivery of care for women and their families throughout their pregnancy, birth and postnatal journey in accordance with the department philosophy and standards of care, ensuring that Trust values and behaviours are upheld.

The Team Leader has a fundamental role in monitoring and maintaining high standards of professional practice, ensuring an environment that is conducive to well-being and contributing to effective budgetary management.

Working as part of the senior midwifery team, the Team leader will contribute to the future development of the maternity service through participation of development initiatives.

Leading the service into the future will be a key requirement, working closely with the Consultant Midwife and Matron for midwifery-led services.









We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

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

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

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

If this is not enough…… we have a BIG PLAN to:
• consistently deliver excellent care
• create a great place to work
• deliver value for money
• ensure we are fit for the future
• Develop our staff to be the best they can be

We hope you can you see yourself being part of this dynamic team of midwives who really care about your career development, your ideas and your contribution to make our service the best it can be.

You can chat with Laura Thorpe our Matron for Midwifery Led Services: laura.thorpe@lthtr.nhs.ukto find out more.

Clinical/professionalresponsibilities
• Performs, promotes and monitors high standards of midwifery care in line with local and national standards and the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Professional Code of Conduct/Rules and Standards.
• Work effectively in all community, birth centre and complex care settings. Ensures an accessible and flexible service.
• Develops and supports innovative approaches of care to meet the needs of women and their families.
• Uses high quality evidence based practice.
• Ensures the team and individuals in the team are accountable and responsible for clinical decision making.
• Provide midwifery care for preconception advice and support, for early pregnancy, and provision of a triage service.
• Promote birth as a normal physiological process as part of a woman’s life
• Act as an advocate for women at all times.
• Empower women to make informed choices about all aspects of their pregnancy, birth and postnatal care.
• Ensure the provision of innovative parent education programmes with a focus on the promotion of normality and increase confidence in early parenting skills, including infant feeding practices.
• Recognise limit to own role and abilities and seek support where appropriate followed by training and development to address issues.
• Participate in continuing professional development requirements.
• Adhere to appropriate frameworks to achieve compliance with safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
• Ensure public health principles are embedded in care provided, to contribute to the improvement of each woman’s and her family’s health status.
• Manage ethical dilemmas in a supportive, collaborative manner
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Ensure the provision of Excellent Care with Compassion
• Proactively manage risk and maintain safety, conforming to health and safety, infection control and LTH policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Comply with Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulations.
• Contribute to a positive learning environment underpinned by LTH core values.
• Manage concerns raised about individual practice or behaviour.
• Participates and leads in change management
• Promote research in order to maintain and develop midwifery practice.
• Undertakes audit and evaluation programmes and ensure that the midwifery contribution within the team contributes to quality indicators such as clinical benchmarking and is meeting NHS government targets.
• Evidence of being active mentor and role model and sign off mentor.
• Actively involves and supports Midwifery and medical students and junior staff in educational opportunities
• Be involved in Induction and Monitoring of new staff- Ensure midwifery related documentation is appropriate, accountable and defensible.
• Encourage and promote an evidence-based culture in staff through the use of individualised care plans and protocols of care within an inter-disciplinary approach

Communication
• Communicate in a professional and timely manner.
• Work with your team when requesting annual leave and on call rota to ensure a seamless, coordinated midwifery service.
• Ensures team performance is monitored and readily accessible.
• Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters or difficult situations, in an appropriate, supportive and empathic manner.
• Comply with absence management in line with LTH guidelines.
• Communicate sensitively and effectively with women and their families.
• Actively seek feedback from women and their families through promotion of a range of methods, including the Friends and Family Test, and use this to improve experiences.
• Ensure documentation is complete, legible and accurate
• Ensure regular structured team meetings and monitor attendance
• Communicate effectively with relevant professionals and colleagues, using written and verbal means of communication as appropriate.
• Ensure that records are legible, accurate and contemporaneous, in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidelines and LTH policies on record keeping and management.
• Communicate with women and their families in a highly sensitive manner, using various methods of communication including telecommunication equipment provided; and to liaise with the wider maternity team to meet the woman’s identified needs.
• Communicate highly complex and sensitive information in an understandable format to women, their families and other professionals.
• Interpret information obtained from clinical assessment and use the information to plan effective care.
• Produce clear concise action plans and reports, in a timely manner.
• Work to Caldicott Guardian recommendations around sharing information and confidentiality.
• Use interpreters as needed to enable families with English as a second language and those with sensory impairment to access the service.

Operational
• Monitor effective diary management to ensure safe working practices to meet European Working Time Directives
• Ensure regular structured team meetings, encourage and monitor attendance of the team members
• Investigate all accidents, incidents, near misses, faulty equipment or environmental issues immediately as per Trust Policy
• Ensure the use of risk assessments and incident reporting to improve the quality of care for women and their babies
• Participate in governance and risk management activities including attendance at professional groups and meetings, guideline development, investigation of clinical incidents, research, and clinical audit activities.
• Promote a culture of collaboration with team members and other teams as required.
• Support team activities, including the provision of parent education or social networking opportunities to ensure that women have access to social groups to reduce social isolation and exclusion.
• Approach challenges with a solution focused attitude.
• Network with the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and local agencies to promote the ethos of care and reputation of LTH.
• Actively seek opportunities to participate and present service to local General Practitioners, community partners/agencies, national/local study days as required.
• The management of pay and non-pay resources to meet the Directorates financial duties and targets
• Maximise the use of staff resources to match patient requirements
• Identify equipment priorities to support the care provision and safety of the physical environment.
• Ensure the efficient use of temporary staffing and monitoring quality and spend.
• Ensure that Child protection and vulnerable adult legislation is adhered to by all team members.
• Ensure implementation of service user experience data collection and engage the team in quality improvement initiatives.

Team Work
• Work effectively as a team member as well as autonomously.
• Work collaboratively with the wider maternity team.
• Have awareness of social issues and liaise with wider health and social care professionals as appropriate.
• Plan own workload to make most effective use of time and ensure sustainability of service provision.
• Lead team meetings and meet with other agencies as required.
• Contribute to the team working and planning of service development to effectively meet the needs of women and their families.
• Build capacity and expertise amongst work colleagues to support women and their families
• Effectively exchange information and ideas.

Professional development
• Maintain and acquire clinical skills and competencies to practice as a midwife and to promote the philosophy and ethos of women centred care across the team
• Identify Training and Development needs through goal setting, clinical governance and team meetings.
• Ensure 100% compliance with mandatory /statutory training and development and appraisal for the team
• Contribute to the content of midwifery training and support/facilitate/deliver sessions as appropriate.

Students
• Support midwifery students within the Team to ensure that each student has an optimal learning experience.
• Participate in mentorship and offer opportunities for enhanced learning for all students who attend shadowing or elective placements.
• All vacancies are recruited to in a timely manner in line with Trust Recruitment and Selection Policy
• Staff identified through the Talent management Programme report they are supported and encouraged by their managers.
• Manager liaises with finance on a regular basis to ensure establishment reflects staff in post
• All recruitment adheres to Establishment Control and Vacancy Control requirements
• Workforce planning is undertaken in a timely and appropriate manner – Workforce Business partner feedback is positive and reports that managers are engaged with the process
• Low agency spend & temporary staffing usage; active and rigorous recruitment plans; reduction in hard to fill posts
• Find solutions to ensure the department has sustainable staffing structures at substantive spend,


This advert closes on Friday 12 Jul 2024

A Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Are you a motivated registered Diagnostic Radiographer with an interest in Angiography and working in a Cardiac Cath Lab? Then look no further...

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a friendly multi-disciplinary team working predominantly in our two Philips Cardiac Cath Labs at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Previous experience of working in a Cardiac cath Lab or interventional Radiology department is an advantage but not essential as we are happy to provide training and support to individuals who demonstrate an interest and are keen to develop their skills in this speciality.

This is a full time position of 37.5hours, with opportunities to rotate into other areas of Fluoroscopy & Interventional Radiology.

Your will perform a wide variety of radiographic procedures on patients to a high imaging standard and provide excellent patient care within the team. As a Radiographer working in a multidisciplinary team you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with both IRMER and IRR policies. The role is a Band 6 position and you will be responsible for co-ordinating workload and prioritising patients according to clinical need in association with the other members of the Multidisciplinary team.

As a band 6 specialist radiographer you will be expected to have effective leadership and motivational skills, be an effective communicator, and able to work alone or as part of a team, demonstrate organizational skills, and have the ability to work to a high standard, both technically and in patient care .

You will be a HCPC registered Radiographer. You must hold a BSc in Diagnostic Radiography or DCR and demonstrate a flexible approach to working within the department to meet the needs of the service.

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

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

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

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

There are a core group of Specialist Radiographers that support the procedures in the Cardiac Cath Labs alongside cardiologists, nurses and Cardio-physiologists. The team undertake, coronary angiography and pacemaker insertions / interventions ensuring high standards of patient care & experience. The unit has 2 Philips Allura C-arms which are due to be replaced in the near future. As the Trust is both a Neuro and Vascular regional centre, you will also have the opportunity to broaden their horizon and rotate into Neuro intervention or Interventional Radiology suites.

Duties will include, but not be limited to:
• Assist and support the Lead radiographer in the safe, effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation
• Be responsible for the delivery and coordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff
• Ensure a high radiographic standard is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of standards to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Communicate with patients, relatives and other healthcare workers to ensure appropriate dissemination of complex information, in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
• Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness
• To participate in education and training of junior staff
• Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice.
• Comply with the requirements of the Ionising Radiation Regulations and IR (ME) R and related departmental protocols and procedures
• Use information Technology systems as required at every level of the role


This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jul 2024

A Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Do you want to work at the forefront of acute hospital care leading a new and innovative team? Are you experienced in delivering high quality acute patient care within a busy, fast-paced environment? Is frailty your thing? If so then you are the person we’re looking for!

Our Acute Assessment and Frailty Therapy team are looking for a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to support the implementation of a new and exciting way of working at the trust. You will use your excellent organisation, prioritisation and delegation skills to support the delivery of therapy assessments and intervention across the emergency department and assessment areas across the trust.

We believe the best thing for our patients is to receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time and therefore our focus is to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital in a safe and caring way. To achieve this you will rely upon your advanced therapeutic assessment and intervention skills, problem-solving skills and effective risk management to achieve positive results for patients.

You will provide leadership to the Acute Assessment and Frailty Therapy team alongside the other Clinical Leads, supporting each other to provide integrated, responsive and effective care across all the service areas.

This position will require you to be able to manage both a complex clinical caseload and the leadership and management of the team, therefore it will be important to be organised and to be able to work effectively under pressure.

Your positive approach to collaboration and communication will enhance your working relationships and interactions with team members across the acute and community pathways. Your open and empathetic communication style will also positively impact on patients who may be in a moment of crisis looking to you for help.

Using your advanced clinical assessment skills you will be able to make timely decisions regarding patient care and discharge planning as well as supporting others within the team to do the same.

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.

No two days will be the same within this team, covering ever changing assessment areas you’ll always be on the go! Alongside your team you will need to identify patients appropriate for therapy input, complete the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of a variety of patients and liaise with community teams to ensure patients are able to leave hospital in the safest way. You will also need to manage the day to day running of the team alongside the clinical lead physiotherapist as well as providing evidence and audits as to the effectiveness of this new team.



We’re looking for someone who is dedicated to service improvement who can lead from the front and can inspire others to engage in change.Your enthusiasm for service development and improvement will be infectious and allow yourself, the team and the service to reach its full potential.

You’ll have the opportunity to attend and lead in-service training both within the team and as part of Core Therapies such as the cognitive and perceptual training led by our Occupational Therapy team. You will also lead on regular team meetings for your speciality allowing the team to share ideas, information and learning as well as having the opportunity to just get together and catch up.

There is also band 7 Occupational Therapy forum and a Clinical Leads forum that meet regularly providing a space for discussion with your peers as well as strategic updates and workforce developments.



Duties to include but not limited to:


• To communicate and collaborate with all Core Therapies stakeholders
• To support personal and people development
• To help to ensure the health, safety and security of users of the core therapies service, self and colleagues
• To support service development and planning
• To support the Clinical Governance and Quality agenda within core therapies
• To support equality of opportunity and access within core therapies for both staff and patients.
• To support financial and other resource management within core therapies
• To provide and use information to support admin processes and patient care
• To directly support the delivery of therapy to patients
• To provide leadership and management support

For more information please see the job description.


This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jul 2024

This exciting opportunity will see you working within a small but dynamic Business Analysis and Change Team. The team works with clinical, operational and corporate colleagues across the trust to identify, plan and undertake digital improvement projects, utilising appropriate improvement techniques.

We are looking for an experienced candidate who has a proven track record in Business Analysis within a digital environment, working with teams from design to implementation and possessing the skills to get stuck straight into our challenging programme. This will include supporting business process design and the planning of change management across the trust. We would also welcome applications from colleagues that have experience of working with clinical and corporate services where there is evidence that the candidate has led service/process improvements that have required attention to detail and a logical approach towards problem solving.

You will have a full understanding of the Business Analysis framework as well as recognised improvement tools, techniques and methodologies as well as a working knowledge of project management in practice.

You will be able to support teams and individuals in the organisation to develop their vision for their future state designs, associated requirements, and specifications and to develop plans that support them to realise the benefits and embedding the change.

You will use your knowledge and engagement skills to gain understanding of clinical pathways and operational processes to assist clinicians, senior managers and other stakeholders in taking maximum advantage of electronic clinical systems.

This is an excellent opportunity for any individual with energy, creativity, passion and a desire to learn without having an aversion to a bit of hard work.

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.

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.

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


This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jul 2024

This is a new exciting role with the Integrated Discharge Team. If you have an interest in discharge services and are passionate about patient care, this is the job for you!

We are looking for a proactive and motivated individuals who enjoy and are passionate about discharge and discharge planning for our patients that are in our care. The successful candidates will be working in a challenging and busy environment to support the Integrated Discharge team.

You will be based across both sites Royal Preston Hospital & Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital. You will be part of the IDS team, supporting the Integrated discharge manager.

You be expected to manage discharges from the hospital and assist with the co-ordination of them in line with national and locally agreed standards and guidelines, also ensuring queries from patients and their families are responded to in a timely and appropriate way.

Eventually, you will provide training and support to new and ongoing Discharge Facilitators within the team, and develop and maintain effective communication and working relationships with clinicians, nursing staff, and mangers within Trust Wide and externally.

Undertaking return to work interviews following staff sick leave in line with Trust policy, providing advice and support as required and giving feedback in a manner likely to maintain and improve performance.

We have 9000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area and give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire and 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 and staff, ensuring we keep thriving and delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You will have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet great people and do things you would never have done.

You will make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold and help innovate to keep improving our services. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
• Provide training and direct line management support and supervision of the discharge facilitators, ensuring strict compliance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that discharge facilitators are trained and have ongoing training to ensure we are delivering an excellent service.
• Work with the Clinical Manager Integrated Discharge Service to ensure robust service delivery, including ward cover and rota compliance.
• Identify appropriate community services, and working in collaboration, agree method of easy referral to local agencies
• Monitor and report on the number of referrals and evaluate how the referral supported the patient experience/outcomes


This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jul 2024

We are looking an exceptional individual, capable of playing a role in supporting delivery of our expanding and busy peatland team.

The Peatland Programme Administrator will be a key role, for enabling the smooth delivery of LWT’s peatland programme and projects through the provision of a range of support services, including the co-ordination of project grant claims and reports, maintaining relationships with funding partners, and provide general support to the work of the Peatlands team to help it achieve its aims and objectives

The successful candidate will be a confident individual who is highly organised with excellent communication skills and experience of working with and reporting to funding partners.

The position is full time, working 35 hours per week, however reduced hours will be considered for the right candidate.

n return we offer 28 days holidays plus bank holidays per annum, increasing with length of service. A friendly and flexible working environment with the chance to be a part of the largest nature conservation body in the area, working together to improve our region for nature as well as engaging and inspiring people to connect and take action for wildlife.

Further details including a full Job Description can be found on our website https://www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/peatland-programme-coordinator

Please review the Job Description before you apply.

Closing Date: Monday 1st July 2024

Interviews: To be confirmed

Join our dynamic team as a full-time Link Grade Radiographer! You'll split your time between our state-of-the-art MRI department, which operates 7 days a week, and the Healthport. We offer a variety of shift patterns, including 12.5-hour day shifts, weekends, and bank holidays. As part of the Link Grade training program, you'll also participate in a fully supervised on-call service.

Our department has been completely refurbished, featuring three new scanners installed over the past five years. Located in a bright and spacious standalone building, we house four cutting-edge scanners: a 3T Siemens Skyra scanner, two 1.5T Philips Ingenia scanners, an Esaote Oscan 0.3T extremity scanner, and a Philips mobile scanner at the Healthport supporting the community.

We've proudly earned three consecutive Gold Star ratings in the STAR (Safety Triangulation Accreditation Review) visits. Our forward-thinking department actively supports research through a dedicated Research Radiographer and prioritizes Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and staff growth, perfectly exemplified by the Link Grade Radiographer role.

Ready to make a difference in a leading-edge environment? Apply now to be part of our award-winning team!

As part of our team, you'll work across two sites, performing scans for both inpatients and outpatients, covering all body areas. Effective communication is essential, as you'll interact with patients, relatives, and healthcare workers, ensuring information is shared appropriately and sensitively, tailored to each individual's needs, background, and preferred communication style.

In this role, you'll also perform quality assurance (QA) checks on all scanners, promptly reporting any faults to line managers and completing the necessary documentation.

Our MR radiographers and Imaging Department Assistants collaborate closely with Consultant Radiologists, Registrars, and Anaesthetic Teams to ensure a streamlined service. Our excellent team dynamics and motivated staff create a happy and innovative workplace, offering a fantastic opportunity to enhance or broaden your MR skills and engage in a wide variety of MR imaging.

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

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

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

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

Duties to include but not be limited to:
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation.
• Be responsible for the delivery and coordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, and supervision of duties carried out by Assistant Practitioners, and more junior staff including students.
• Ensure a high MR Imaging standard is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of standards to meet patients’needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines.
• .To complete all training competencies, assessments and objectives within the competency based link grade progression programme
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Communicate with patients, relatives, and other healthcare workers to ensure appropriate dissemination of information, in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.

For more information please see the job description!


This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jul 2024

Are you fascinated by the amazing science of pain and motivated to help clients make sense of their own persistent pain? Do you enjoy supporting individuals to build upon their skills to successfully self-manage their pain and to achieve their personal goals? Would you like to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills within the field of Pain Management?



You will be supported by and work closely with an interdisciplinary team of dedicated and expert pain specialists including physiotherapists, psychologists, pharmacist, occupational therapists, pain consultants, osteopath, therapy assistant and nurses. The pain team integrates with our Rheumatology, MSK and CFS/ME services and you will benefit from shared learning opportunities.



We are based at Minerva Centre (PNE FC stadium) innovatively moving pain management into the heart of the community we serve. We provide a service to the Central Lancashire area. We run clinics at a variety of other locations across Chorley and Preston. In addition we provide an online and telephone service too.



You will be involved in delivering a full range of specialist Pain Management Physiotherapy approaches including listening and communication to facilitate shared understanding of complex pain presentations, goal setting, exercise, graded exposure to confident and relaxed movement, pacing, relaxation skills, flare up planning and support regarding daily living and work.









To be responsible for a specialist physiotherapy caseload of adult and older people with diverse therapy needs.

To undertake comprehensive assessment of adult and older people with diverse presentations, using self-determined investigative and analytical skills, to formulate hypotheses in order to determine a diagnosis

To establish individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a range of evidence based treatment and skills and options to formulate interventions and programmes of care.

To participate in the co-ordination, development and delivery of training programmes and information packages for colleagues in health, voluntary sector organizations, and patients/ carers.









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 Tuesday 2 Jul 2024

Due to continuous growth, we're currently recruiting for Finance Recruitment Consultants to join us at Service Care Solutions.

In the role, you will be supplying candidates into the public sector, private practice and in-house roles on both a temporary or permanent basis, across the Midlands and North of England.

With an existing client base, there is work to come in and hit the ground running alongside Business Development. You will be driven and resilient, with a real passion for success.

As a finance recruitment consultant, you will be liaising with senior-level professionals daily, so strong communication skills would be required. Given the size of the market and the scope for progression, this position would also suit someone who is competitive and ambitious and have a real passion for delivering high quality service. There is real scope in this position to grow your own team and develop into a management position within the business.

Requirements:

• You're driven to achieve results.
• You're ambitious and looking for a way to accelerate your career.
• You want an employer who is as committed to you as you are to them.
• Recruitment experience or experience of sales in an office-based environment is desirable.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.

The Serious Details:

• Basic Salary £25,000 - £30,000 based on experience, with a great commission structure.
• Flexible & Hybrid working after initial probationary period, plus early finish on a Friday.
• Lancashire MIND well-being coaching sessions.
• 30 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day per each year of service up to 5 years.
• In-house Training Academy with access to tailored courses.
• We offer limitless progression opportunities.

The Sociable stuff:

• Monthly breakfast events to celebrate good performance for all colleagues.
• Off-site quarterly awards ceremonies for all colleagues, celebrating success and achievements.
• Black tie annual awards ceremony, including a 3-course meal and entertainment.
• Team nights out, competitions and incentives.
• New recreational break out area with pool table and car simulator

If you fancy joining BIBA's medium business of the year and Red Rose Employer of the year, hit the apply button and start your application today.

IRS Practitioner

Base: Avondale, Royal Preston Hospital or Bickerstaffe house, Ormskirk District General Hospital, there are positions available at either base

The service offers:
• A single referral point for GPs and other professionals
• A 24-hour telephone advice and support for people who use services and carers to be able to self-refer. We offer mental health triages/assessments over the phone or face to face.
• More responsive crisis services with improved experiences for people who use services, carers and professional.
• We work together as a team, we support one another in everything that we do. As we are a 24 hour service we are open to flexible working patterns if needed.
• IRS is the front door to services and anyone from GP, professionals, can call and the clinicians have the capacity to respond within hours giving great customer service which gives great job satisfaction for the clinicians.

Come and join our Initial Response Service team . This is an exciting time to be part of the crisis pathway and support people with mental health to ensure they access the most appropriate support at the right time.

There has never been a more exciting time to join our Trust. You will be part of delivering a significant transformation to the way services are accessed and delivered. We are looking for experienced Band 6 Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists to join our expanding team.

Our aim is to provide people with mental health issues access to the support they need at the right time, with positive outcomes. We help people with a wide range of mental health disorders to ensure that they get the right support at the right time

The service is 24/7 but as Triage Practitioner you will be working a shift patterns within our teams based in Preston based at Royal Preston Hospital and will include referral screening, triaging, signposting and supporting the call handlers and administrators team, who provide information and support over the telephone.

Shift times and days are negotiable and can be discussed at interview.

We are looking for people who are dedicated to promoting recovery, and who can inspire people experiencing mental health and their families that recovery is possible for everyone.

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 Monday 1 Jul 2024

We are delighted to invite applicants to apply for the position of Administrative Support Officer – Governors.

If you are somebody with drive and determination, an effective communicator and would like to join the Corporate Affairs team, this could be the role for you.

We are seeking a dedicated individual to take on this exciting role to support Trust Governors. Some support will also be provided to the Company Secretary although this will not form the main requirements of the role. As well as providing a comprehensive secretarial andadministrative service to Governors, you will be expected to co-ordinate attendance at events held by both the Trust and partner organisations. You will need to facilitate, support and co-ordinate the infrastructure required for the effective organisation of full meeting and events schedules required in support of the operational management function of the Trust Council of Governors. Supporting the Governors at external events will also be required both during the week and on occasions at weekends, and the ability to co-ordinate, travel, and transport light promotional materials to and from the venues and across the Trust’s hospital sites is essential.

Some of the key attributes for the role are excellent communication and inter-personal skills, a strong drive to develop harmonious relationships, and a consistently high professional approach.

You will have a pro-active approach to your work, be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, along with being able to multi-task and manage your workload effectively. You will need to be flexible, have excellent organisational abilities and exhibit initiative in resolving problems when they arise.

Whilst upholding the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality, you will facilitate, support, and coordinate the infrastructure required for the effective organisation of full meeting and event schedules.

You will exhibit Microsoft Office competencies and possess strong organisational skills, to ensure effective working practices are in place. Some duties will be problem solving and you will need a flexible approach, with a willingness to learn.

During the week and on occasions at weekends you will be required to attend and support Governors at internal and external events, therefore, the ability to co-ordinate, travel, and transport light promotional materials to and from the venues and across the Trust’s hospital sites is essential.

Without doubt, no two days will be the same. Your role will help to strengthen the infrastructure between the organisation and the Council of Governors.

We have 9000 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.
• Responding to external and internal telephone queries relating to Council and others and referring to appropriate person.
• Handle governor issues either by telephone or in person in a timely manner and in accordance with Trust and local procedures.
• Communicates with a range of staff, users and visitors to the Trust / Department utilizing a variety of communication methods including verbal, electronic, and passing information in a format that is appropriate to the individual request.
• Manage the electronic calendar for Council, organising meetings as required and accurate maintenance of electronic diaries with effective communication of diary commitments.
• Coordinate attendance by governors at external events. Liaising with the Communications Team with regard to the presence of governors at events held both by the Trust and partner organisations.
• Support governors at external events as and when required (this might include the transportation of materials to and from the venue).
• Chase progress on issues as directed by line manager with appropriate managers on behalf of Trust Council as and when necessary to ensure that deadlines are met.
• Maintain efficient and effective administrative systems, including governor details, length of service, etc and ensuring that details of governors on Trust documentation (including the Trust website) is accurate and up to date.
• Support Council workshops, including arranging the venue, ordering refreshments, and taking notes.
• Provide secretarial and administrative support to the Company Secretary.
• Liaise with Communications Team on the production of Trust Matters and other communications specific to governors.
• Maintenance of a variety of electronic databases as required and as directed.
• Support, as directed, with the annual Governor Elections process.
• Support the organisation and facilitation of the Annual Members’ Meeting.
• Support governor training. Including maintaining the register of mandatory training dates and ensure training dates are flagged to all relevant governors and an attendance report submitted through to the Company Secretary.
• Promote and support administration functions within the department and to ensure effective working practices are in place.


This advert closes on Sunday 30 Jun 2024

EOC Dispatcher - open to Internal and external applicants, training will be given.

Location:This advertisement is for the Preston Area.

Please read detailed job description and main responsibilities regarding interview and training locations.

Are you calm, highly motivated and have a flair for multi-tasking? The North West Ambulance Service is recruiting Dispatchers for its Emergency Operations Centres in Liverpool, Manchester, and Preston. Working alongside 999 call handlers, you will be responsible for dispatching emergency resources and communicating via radio with our paramedics and other emergency responders.

The Emergency Operations Centres receive emergency calls and dispatch ambulances 24 hours per day, seven days per week. It is essential that applicants are flexible and able to commit to working a rota pattern, which will include night shifts, weekend shifts and bank holidays, including religious festivals.

The Emergency Operations Centres are fast paced environments and excellent typing speeds are an essential requirement. Successful applicants will have very good communication skills and be able to maintain a calm and professional manner when working under pressure. No previous medical knowledge is needed and a full training package will be provided

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.

Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.
We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.

Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.

We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Assessment Centreswill be heldat our Broughton site,nearPreston on Saturday 6th July 2024.

Candidates will be invited to complete typing, memory and recall, attentional focus, and multi-tasking tests and, if successful, will be invited to attend a formal interview on the day.

Successful applicants will need to commit to four weeks of training. The training course will commence on:

Monday 16th September 2024 in Broughton, near Preston

During the first week of the training course, candidates will complete observation of the various roles at one of the Emergency Operations Centres.

The training package will involve a variety of daytime and late shifts.

Salary – NHS Agenda for Change, Band 4, £25,147 plus unsocial hours payment.




This advert closes on Sunday 30 Jun 2024

What a role! Supporting the delivery of our strategic aims and objectives, you’ll have a significant focus on working within the Lancs and South Cumbria System on the restoration and recovery of our clinical services following the pandemic, including embedding and sustaining some of the innovation that we have seen over the last year. No mean feat we know, but for the right person this is just the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Your inspirational leadership skills, compassionate style and expertise in information and operationalperformance management will firmly cement you as an integral member of the Chief Operating Officers team.

Joining our senior leadership team at an exciting time, you’ll work with our new COO, Katie Foster-Greenwood, supporting the implementation of service delivery and development plans, together with plans for Divisional developments and assisting in the business planning process.

Working with partners, you’ll help create a sustainable organisation for the future, delivering what our population needs, all from a challenging resource position. These are tough but exciting times for the NHS nationally and for us, so we need someone with strong resilience and a kind, considerate leadership style.

The delivery andprovisionof effective, high quality, safe patient care whichmeets theneeds of patients and canbemet within the allocated budget is paramount for ensuring our services are sustainable for the future. Are you up for the challenge?

Assuming responsibility on behalf of the COO for the day to day operational running and performance of all activities, you’ll work closely with our Divisional Directors, Nursing Directors, Medical Directors, Clinical Business Unit Managers and the Deputies to the executive directors. You’ll be responsible for support, transformation, management of the site and flow and all aspects of emergency planning, resilience and the central cancer team. There will be opportunities to lead on corporate and organisational wide projects and involvement in organisational strategy which we know will really excite and motivate you.

Your driven and influential style will see you responsible for the management of corporate functions including site management & the corporate cancer team. Working with day to day delegated authority of the COO to ensure daily operational activities are carried out delivering the best possible care and staff and patient experience.

There will be a strong emphasis on the need to continue to develop a culture of performance management/delivery underpinned by organisational values, improvement and appraisal as a foundation. You will manage the delivery of agreed performance indicators in relation to clinical outcomes, clinical efficiency and service inreporting. Includingresponsibility for providing leadership management and direction to ensure the successful delivery of our Operational Services.

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

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

Everything you need to know is here:A great place to work | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals (lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk)

There’s never been a more exciting time to join us. Your experience in operational management and operational performancemanagement coupled with your expertiseinNHSinformationdatasetsandknowledgeof NHSdatadefinitions will set you apart from the rest.

We don’t expect you to stay in the same role forever, so we’ll develop and support you whatever your goals for the future are.

You will have opportunities for professional development and supported exposure at place level for maximising their impact as part of the leadership team.

We’ve moved to an agile working approach and work life balance is important to us so please feel free to discuss with us.

There’s only so much we can cram into an advert, for an informal chat about the role, contact Katie Foster-Greenwood our Chief Operating OfficerKatie.Foster-Greenwood@LTHTR.nhs.ukor Emma Ince our Interim Chief Operating Officeremma.ince@lthtr.nhs.uk

The Deputy Chief Operating Officer (DCOO) will be a vital member of the Chief Operating Officer’s team, helping to roll out service delivery and development plans, as well as divisional advancements and business planning. This role focuses on creating a culture of performance management, ongoing improvement, and thorough appraisals to boost organizational performance. The DCOO will manage key performance indicators related to clinical outcomes, efficiency, and service reporting. They will also oversee four Divisional Directors and two Heads of Operational Performance.

The DCOO will work closely with divisional teams to develop strong multi-disciplinary services and play a key role in advancing the Trust’s corporate goals, working within the framework set by the Trust Board and individual Directors.

Alongside the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the DCOO will help build a culture that encourages partnerships and multi-professional care delivery. They will work with the senior team to find benchmarking opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, and clinical quality.

The DCOO will team up with the COO to develop and lead strategies for service improvement and performance to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care. They will provide leadership and direction to ensure the successful delivery of Operational Services within Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring high-quality, safe patient care within the allocated budget.

Additionally, the DCOO will lead the implementation of business development, performance management, and commercial development strategies that align with the Trust’s commitment to delivering safe and effective person-centered care.






This advert closes on Sunday 30 Jun 2024

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is seeking an experienced Digital Senior Project Manager to join its Digital Project Management Team. This is an exciting time to join the team as recently the Trust secured investment from the national Frontline Digitisation Programme, which aims to accelerate the uptake of the foundational technology that is needed to underpin digital transformation. Therefore, the Digital Department has an ambitious and transformational portfolio of work, including further development of its core Electronic Patient Record (EPR), Rio, plus the deployment of a new Community Physical Health EPR.

We're looking for someone with extensive experience of managing complex Digital projects using PRINCE2 methodology, demonstrating excellent risk management and financial control throughout. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of multiple simultaneous projects within the digital portfolio. This can range from large-scale transformational work involving numerous enabler digital systems, to complex infrastructure upgrades for critical systems.

The post holder will also be line managing and mentoring Digital Project Manager(s) and Junior Project Manager(s).

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with experience to work in a fast paced and diverse environment, where the opportunity to ‘make a difference’ is ever present.

The Trust requires staff to have a Trust Site as their base, however, this role offers flexible working and allows for home working. There is a still an expectation that the successful candidate will travel when required but the organisation does utilise Microsoft Teams and Outlook for meetings and communication where appropriate.

For more details on this opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification


This advert closes on Sunday 30 Jun 2024