Total 205 Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7HR

The Mental Health Integrated Community Service (MHICS)in Slough has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist (full time, Monday-Friday 9-5) to join our multidisciplinary team, with some work across the rest of East Berkshire. This vacancy will be available from late July/early August 2024.

MHICS is a community-based mental health service. We work closely with GP Surgeries, Drug and Alcohol Services and Talking Therapies; providing short-term treatment to people whose mental health needs are such that they require more intensive and specialist treatment than Primary Care alone can provide, but who do not generally require Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) involvement. However, we also work very closely and share and office with the CMHT, and many of our patients have had treatment from the CMHT earlier in their recovery journey.

Assistant Psychologists deliver a range of short-term interventions within MHICS under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist. This includes helping service users to access and work with online CBT packages, often as an adjunct to therapeutic intervention with other members of the team, but also as a stand-alone. The role may also include co-facilitating group work online and Face-to-Face.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Dr Masrita Ishaq (Principal Counselling Psychologist) atMasrita.ishaq@berkshire.nhs.uk
• Work under the supervision of a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to fulfil duties associated with the provision of psychological interventions to service users with significant mental health issues.
• Collaborate with service users and their families/carers as appropriate to develop individual and achievable goals and to enable service users to work towards recovery.
• Provide specific, time limited support to service users accessing online CBT.
• Provide additional psychological support within MHICS as required.
• Assess/monitor risks and act to manage these in discussion/collaboration with supervisor or other colleagues to ensure these are appropriately and safely managed.
• Provide information to other team members and multi-agency colleagues to support the particular needs of the service user and to ensure any risks are appropriately managed.
• Ensure clinical records, letters, reports, and other data entry requirements are complete, up to date and of a good quality in line with relevant policies and are reviewed by the supervisor before being shared appropriately within the limits of confidentiality.
• Develop and maintain relationships with other teams and professionals from other agencies as required to facilitate a coordinated approach and to provide mental health information and advice as required.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Work jointly with, and offer training to, other mental health workers to enable and support the delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions.
• Undertake administrative, audit, service evaluation and research tasks as directed and to analyse and report the data and findings in good quality reports and presentations as required.
• Ensure services are delivered in a manner that is appropriate, relevant and respectful to all community members, recognising the diversity of ethnicity, culture, belief, privilege and capacity of family members.

The 4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role: 
• An upper second class (2:1) honours degree or higher in psychology.
• Awareness, knowledge and skills of evidence-based psychological interventions as relevant to this role, particularly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
• High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotional.
• Experience of supporting people with significant mental health problems in community settings.


This advert closes on Wednesday 8 May 2024

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Purchase Ledger Clerk

Location: Windsor / Slough

Salary: £12.00-£13.00ph Temporary ongoing

Hours: Monday - Friday (9:00AM - 5:30PM)

Our client is a family of people drawn together by a passion for creating happiness in others. Founded 34 years ago and still 100% owned by their founders, they are now one of the fastest-growing business support companies in the UK, providing cleaning, security, engineering, and other support services to a wide range of companies, from globally recognised brands to small local businesses. Their success is down to one thing; the passion and commitment of their 10,000 strong family, who deliver happiness to over 4,500 client sites every single day. Ensuring they remain focused on their purpose as they grow, they recruit first and foremost on their values, so for those committed to living them alongside them, there is no better place to work.

About the role of Purchase Ledger Clerk:

This is an exciting opportunity for you to contribute to the Purchase ledger team objectives and participate in the continuous improvement of the team's administration and processes. Reporting directly into the Purchase Ledger Manager, you will be part of managing a vast range of our client's supplier accounts, therefore this role would suit someone who has previously worked in a high volume or FM environment.

What you will be doing as the Purchase Ledger Clerk:

Process supplier invoices and credit notes whilst ensuring all are correctly authorised and coded.

Dealing with supplier queries in relation to their invoices

To prepare payment runs and submit for authorisation in a timely manner.

Supplier statement reconciliations

Ensure all employee expenses are compliant with company policy, returning claims and offering help as necessary to achieve this.

Maintain relevant procedures for area of responsibility.

Checking invoices have been charged to client and updating info for recording.

Processing consolidated invoices

Issuing purchase orders as requested in a timely manner.

Any other ad-hoc duties required by management

What we are looking for in the Purchase Ledger Clerk:

Previous experience of working in an Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger role

Excellent attention to detail

Good numeracy skills

Experience of using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (intermediate level)

Ability to communicate with all key stakeholders including senior management

A keen focus on detail and clear oversight around reconciling data.

Ability to work as part of a team

Excellent Customer Service

Excellent planning and organisational skills

Please contact Aimee Wilkins at Tru Talent on 07851755207 or 01202 237129, using reference (2061) or you can 'Apply Now'.

The post is based at Britwell Health Clinic, in Slough, which is a quiet part of Slough, but which gives quick access to the main areas as well the neighbouring localities.

The ideal candidate will be someone who truly values the opportunities that the mental health professionals have in assisting people going through difficult times in their lives. They will be passionate about helping people with Serious Mental illness.

These posts offer the ability to work flexibly at hours that suit you. Whilst there is an expectation to cover night shifts, these will be scheduled to meet your needs.

The team is very supportive with many very experienced practitioners from different clinical backgrounds.

The Health Advisor will be a key individual within the Mental Health Urgent Care Services for Berkshire and work as part of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team’s Triage Team to review all referrals received by CRHTT. These referrals may be via NHS 111, patients, carers or from other teams both within and outside of the organisation.

The post holder will provide basic health advise to patients who have been identified as not requiring onward referral to the CRHTT, or other services, and support them in managing their own symptoms at home whilst working under the guidance of a registered professional.

The post holder will be responsible for the prioritisation of presenting clinical symptoms, throughout a 24 hour period. This will include the transfer of patient calls to the appropriate responders by undertaking brief clinical risk and mental state assessment, formulation and brief psychological interventions for people presenting in mental health crisis.

The post holder, working via telephone, will be responsible for validating, de-escalating crisis and coaching people in distress tolerance and emotional regulation strategies using a range of brief psychological interventions, empower patients, carers and families to manage distress and crisis effectively

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites

The  “must haves” for you to be considered for this role: 
1. Experience working on a secondary care setting or psychology background
2. Compassionate and caring
3. Likes working in a team

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Jackie Glenister on 07995013928 or email: jackie.glenister@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.


This advert closes on Thursday 2 May 2024

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Are you enthusiastic, driven, and motivated to deliver a high-quality service learn? If so, this could be your best ever career move! Talk about a chance to make a difference – our entire teams across our Hospitals and Community sites genuinely rely on our service to ensure that they’re all paid accurately and on time. And with customers at the heart of all we do, we aim to meet the needs of all our fellow MFT colleagues.

In short, the role of Payroll Operations Manager focuses on the operational management of the Payroll, Pensions and Travel teams, developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) to support business sustainability, improve efficiency and effectiveness, promoting staff development and career progression.

In return for your hard work and commitment we offer:
• An excellent pay structure.
• A pension scheme with an employer contribution of 23.78%.
• Annual leave starting at 27 days plus bank holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• A range of staff benefits including a lease car scheme and cycle to work.

You’ll work closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide ongoing training and support to your teams whilst working alongside the Deputy Head and Head of Payroll Services to continually strive for service improvement and influence positive changes.

You’ll provide support to ensure the timely and accurate provision of Payroll and Pension services for the Trust and clients.

You’ll manage the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system, reviewing and cascading ESR User Notices, ensuring that the information held in respect of organisation structures and work with internal colleagues ensures employee data is current and correct.

You’ll interpret and provide clear guidance to all staff in relation to complex regulations issued under NHS Terms and Conditions of Service e.g., Agenda for Change, Medical and Dental, Consultants etc. NHS Employers, NHS Pensions Agency etc. which relates to pay structures and pension contributions.

You’ll support the review and development of policies and ensure adequate Standard Operating procedures (SOP's) are in place, some of which will have an impact outside of the Department and Directorate, to support consistency, good practice, and compliance.

You’ll communicate, coordinate and manage the production of 'As Is' process mapping of all current Payroll and Pension processes, identify improvements, eliminating duplication and any issues before producing confirmed 'To Be' processes, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness of resources.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024

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Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services
(A joint venture with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust , Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Surrey, Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Trust and Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust)

Are you looking for a MLA position with a desire to work as part of the largest NHS led Pathology Services in the UK? You will be based at Wexham Park Hospital.

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and well-motivated individual with good scientific background to complement our existing MLA team. We need someone who is proactive and shows initiative in working with the team and helps maintain our UKAS accreditation.



Our laboratory is fully accredited with UKAS, MHRA and HCPC training status. You will be expected to work according to our working time compliant shift system (7-15:15, 9-17:15 and 12:00-20:00hrs), weekends and on rare occasions may be required to work at the Frimley Park Hospital site to maintain quality, training and service requirements.

The postholder will assist in the preparation of analytical work for the Bacteriology Department across a range of department work areas under the supervision of a Registered Biomedical Scientist. The postholder is required to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at all times for any tasks carried out. There is a requirement to communicate with pathology staff, hospital staff, porters, drivers and couriers.

The postholder will provide support to the BMS staff through sorting, numbering and entering onto Laboratory Information Management System. The postholder will be required to operate the department waste disposal systems including use of autoclaves in a safe manner.

The diagnostic work of the department includes processing, for example, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, faeces, sputum, tissues and diverse secretions. Processed samples are then interpreted for the presence of pathogens, these could be bacterial, fungal or parasitic.

Essential qualities expected are efficiency, being well organised, having good communication skills and attention to detail. Good keyboard skills are desirable. In addition, you should be a reliable individual who is able to demonstrate good practical skills and work as part of a team.

You must be keen to embrace new ways of working and develop your knowledge and skills and able to participate in the shift system.




Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.


• To keep the laboratory manager informed of all matters regarding laboratory procedures and help with the smooth running of the department
• To assist in monitoring stock control of consumables held in storesTo ensure the cleaning and defrosting of equipment, such as fridges, freezers and incubators
• To inform a team leader, section head or Biomedical Scientist of any refrigerator/freezer temperatures that are out of range on a daily basis
• Works in cooperation with BMS staff to ensure workload is processed in a timely and efficient manner
• Displays and maintains an appropriate level of IT skills. Is able to input patient and request data, maintain and amend patient records, interrogate the laboratory and hospital databases and perform basic word processing and spreadsheet work
• Performs a range of administrative tasks in all sections of the laboratory as required. This includes archiving and retrieval of specimens and data, maintenance of archived material and audit trails
• Ensures efficient use of resources and is aware of stock levels and rotation, storage conditions, batch numbers and expiry dates, thus ensuring the viability of reagents and/or blood products used

Refer to attached JD and Person Specification for further information.


This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Apr 2024

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Are you dynamic Band 6 or 7 Physiotherapist who is passionate about delivering high quality physiotherapy services to within the field of Surgery & Critical Care? Are you looking to working in a committed, driven team, striving to develop evidence-based practice & embed patient-focused care? If so, we are looking for you to join our expanding Surgical & Critical Care team right now!

Following recent successful business cases, we are looking to recruit additional staff into the Critical Care and Surgery Team at Wexham Park Hospital. We are very excited to have the opportunity to further develop the senior leadership within the Critical care and Surgical team.

This Team Lead post offers the exciting prospect of leading the team working in Critical Care & Surgery alongside a peer. This will include inpatient work in Critical Care, Surgical Acute Dependency Unit, General Surgery, plastics & ENT. There will also be opportunities to contribute & collaborate with our award-winning surgical prehabilitation service.

You will be line managed by our Principal Physiotherapist for ICU, Surgery & Orthopaedics & have peer support with your Band 7 colleague within team. You will also work closely with our cross-site APP for Critical Care & Critical Care Rehabilitation & Follow-up service to ensure our critical care patients experience an excellent level of rehabilitation from critical care admission to discharge into the community.

Depending on your level of experience we are happy to offer this post as a developmental Band 6 to 7. We are also hoping to have the opportunity to offer additional band 6 roles alongside this post so please contact us to come & look around, meet the team or get more information.

This post holder will lead, develop and evaluate surgical & critical care physiotherapy services at Wexham Park Hospital.

They will provide therapeutic clinical expertise, high quality advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team. Clinical supervision, appraisal and teaching will be key components of this role.

They will demonstrate excellent communication and collaborative working, along with other clinical specialists across the Trust, in order to provide a high quality, efficient service.

In conjunction with the Principal, APP and peer they will ensure clinical governance targets are met, including the development of clinical standards and protocols, specialist evidence based practice, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

We have a fantastic CPD department and are able to offer many training opportunities at post graduate level.

Attached you will find the Job Description and Person Specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.

We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.


This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024

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New consultant posts have arisen within medicine for older people in Wexham Park as a result of a complete reconfiguration of the service.

In line with the local priorities of the ICS services for older adults are to be transformed, encouraging innovative ways of working to remove boundaries between community providers and the acute Trust.

For those patients who cannot be managed in the community we aim to provide excellent clinical care in an environment specifically designed to be in line with the needs of older adults, particularly those with dementia.

We have a newly refurbished older people’s unit specifically for the needs of older adults and those with dementia.

We need enthusiastic individuals who can work alongside our existing consultants to further develop our Acute Frailty Service and to bring individual special interests to build on our current services.

These posts would particularly suit those looking to work within an organisation that is leading the way in the delivery of genuinely integrated care.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Any consultant who is unable to work full time for personal reasons will be considered to work part time.

If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on an individual basis in consultation with the Clinical Director.


This advert closes on Thursday 16 May 2024

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Are you a level 3 Qualified Nursery Nurse looking for a new role within an NHS Nursery who are part of an “Outstanding” rated Trust?

Do you want to work as part of team that makes you feel valued, within a workplace that takes staff wellbeing seriously?

Here at Jack in the Box in Slough we are looking for a Nursery Nurse to join us on a full time basis.

We are a team of hard-working professionals ranging from Nursery Trainees to Degree Level practitioners and we are looking for likeminded individuals who are passionate about providing a stimulating and friendly environment for the children in our care.

As level 3 Nursery Nurse you will have responsibility for a group of children whom you will provide daily care and activities as well as completing developmental reviews. We offer care and education for children, from 6 months old, up until they start school in Reception. You will be expected to maintain the standards of care and learning opportunities for the children in a safe and stimulation environment, supporting the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Being owned by the NHS, our nurseries come highly recommended by families and the standard of care for all children links to the expectations that the NHS portray worldwide.

We offer full day care for 51 weeks per year, from 7.30am to 6.00pm, Monday to Friday in which you will work on a rota basis for 37.5 hours per week.
• Encouraging all areas of the children’s development within Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) with the appropriate activities, play opportunities and actions through imaginative play and innovative programming.
• Compiling and maintaining development records on children and report to the Team Leader at agreed intervals. 
• Providing a stimulating, friendly and caring environment at all times. 
• Demonstrating good practice with regards to special needs and inclusion, working with the nursery and area SENCO as appropriate.
• Being a key carer carrying out all related responsibilities in building relationships with a small group of children and their families.
• Working with Early Years and other professional teams to continuously improve the quality of childcare and education and to learn about current developments in childcare practice and policy.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites

The “must haves” for this role:
• NVQ 3 in childcare or equivalent qualification in line with those listed on the ‘qualification finder’ section of www.education.gov.uk
• An understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• A knowledge of safeguarding children and child protection

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Carly Byrne on 01753635480 or email: carly.byrne@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.


This advert closes on Wednesday 29 May 2024

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Come and work in our friendly NHS nursery!

Working in a great team of staff, many of whom have been with the nursery since it opened

Enjoy your job. Every day is different at Jack in the Box and full of fun for the children and the staff. Arrive with a smile and leave with one!

With a passion for childcare you will bring your life experience and ideas to our friendly and welcoming team.

The Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) Nurseries began operating over 25 years ago and are located in Maidenhead, Slough and Reading. The nurseries offer full day care for 51 weeks per year, from 7.30am to 6.00pm, Monday to Friday. The buildings are single storey purpose built environments that offer care and education for children up until the age of 5.

Being owned by the NHS, the BHFT nurseries come highly recommended by families on daynurseries.co.uk and the standard of care demonstrated for all children links to the expectations that the NHS portray worldwide.

The BHFT nurseries employ a high calibre of staff, ranging from Nursery Trainees to Degree Level practitioners. In general, the nurseries have a low staff turnover and the retention of highly skilled and motivated staff is paramount.

Staff are expected to maintain the standards of care and learning opportunities for the children in a safe and stimulation environment, supporting the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Working shifts between 7am – 6pm.

Salary £5.28
1. To provide the best possible care and stimulation for the children of the nursery meeting their physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs in a non-discriminatory manner.
2. To work in partnership with parents and encourage their involvement in the aims of the nursery and in all aspects of their child’s care
3. To provide and maintain records as necessary and appropriate, in line with the EYFS Statutory Framework.
4. To attend training courses, to ensure that modern, innovative and forward looking practices are maintained and to allow for personal career development.
5. To assist in the daily domestic management of the nursery; ensuring that the nursery is kept safe, secure and clean at all times.
6. To work effectively as part of a team on a daily basis.
7. To participate fully in the daily routine of the individual rooms and to follow the guidance and instructions of the senior staff.
8. To compile and maintain regular progress developmental records on key children, making sure that records are accurate, signed and dated.
9. To develop good working relationships with parents and encourage parental interest and participation in the life of the nursery.
10. To monitor and develop your own professional and personal learning needs.
11. To work towards achieving an NVQ level 2 or 3 qualification in childcare.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites

The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
• Maths and English GCSE at Grade C or above OR
• Level 1 Functional Skills in Maths and English (this will be tested by the training provider)
• Commitment to commence working towards an appropriate NVQ Level 2 or 3 qualification
• As stated in the EYFS, a good standard of written and spoken English. Also able to read and understand English such as to follow instructions or interpret a policy
• Experience of teamwork
• Flexible approach
• Good communication skills
• Paediatric first aid and food hygiene desirable
• Previous relevant work in childcare desirable
• A knowledge of safeguarding children and child protection desirable

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Carly Byrne on 01753635480 or email: carly.byrne@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.


This advert closes on Monday 29 Apr 2024

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The Pharmacy Department is a forward thinking and progressive department seeking to expand our current team as we develop a patient focused, modern hospital pharmacy service to the Trust. We have an active technician training programme and a proven track record in staff development.

We are looking to recruit a self- motivated and enthusiastic technician who has great initiative and flair. The successful applicant will need to be committed to self- development, have strong attention to detail with excellent dispensary and organisational skills who is able to work to tight timescales. Your support is vital to the continuing expansions of our patient focused pharmacy services.

The work is varied and will include:

• Dispensing for inpatients, outpatients and our peripheral units
• Medicines Management on the wards
• Final accuracy checking on prescriptions if required
• Responsibility of a designated area e.g. controlled drug area
• Counselling patients on their medication

You will need:
• To be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council or a Pre-Registration Student eligible for registration this year.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Dispensing
• To contribute in the provision of a high quality dispensing service.
• To accurately label and dispense prescriptions according to departmental procedure to provide a safe, accurate and timely service. This will involve rotational duties in various areas, i.e.1. Inpatients/Out patients including dispensing clinical trial prescriptions and counselling of patients.
2. Chemotherapy – receipt of orders, maintain patient records and dispensing.
3. Controlled drugs – accurately enter patient/ward details into registers.
4. Outside Units – dispensing medication to wards and departments outside the hospital e.g psychiatric units, hospices.
5. To identify, calculate and dispense intravenous prescriptions.
• To be competent in all areas of the dispensary and to demonstrate ability and self development.
• To assist in Pharmacy stores/Ward Services, issuing and checking stock being sent to wards/departments.
• Expire stock according to department policies and to assist with the ordering and receipt of pharmaceuticals as a support to pharmacy assistants and clerical staff.
• Take on an area of responsibility to ensure the area is kept clean and tidy, procedures are up to date and maintained to a high standard, e.g. Controlled drugs.
• Participate in the sale of OTC preparations to staff and members of the public as required, under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.
• To participate in the ward technician rotations – taking medication histories, counselling patients on how to use/take medications, checking suitability of Patients Own Medication for re-use on the wards and for discharge. To undertake training in Medicines Optimisation if not done so already.
• To participate in audit and quality monitoring groups both inside and outside the department as required.
• To undertake any necessary duties according to the needs of the department.
• To act as an Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) and carry out final checks on clinically validated prescriptions.
• Upon completion of the required workbooks and training you will have the opportunity to progress onto becoming a Senior Pharmacy Technician.
• As a Senior Pharmacy Technician, you will be expected to take on additional responsibilities, some of which include the following (the list is not exhaustive):1. To act as an Accredited Checking Technician and carry out final checks on clinically validated prescriptions.
2. To take responsibility of day to day running of the dispensary in the absence of Lead technicians and the Dispensary Manager.
3. To be actively involved in recruitment and selection.
4. To support pharmacy procurement in the absence of the procurement lead and staff.

Pharmacy Computer System
• Undertake mandatory training of EPIC (Electronic Patient Record) and take personal responsibility for the accurate and timely input of information onto this computer system on the wards and in dispensary (as per the role requirement) to ensure the maintenance of a reliable database, labelling and dispensing of various medication orders and prescription types and for accurate stock control.
• To assist with the routine verification of stock levels to ensure accuracy and reliability of database information

Training
• Participate in training and development activities as are considered appropriate by the Pharmacy Operational Lead to keep up to date with advances in the service.
• To assist the Education & Training Technician in Dispensary Training – to act as a Practice Supervisor, train students and new members of staff to a competent level in the rotational areas of the dispensary and act as a mentor.
• To maintain personal development and CPD (Continuing Professional Development) portfolio.


This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Apr 2024

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Are you interested in a new and dynamic change in career pathway? Do you have excellent communication skills and attention to detail? Are you patient focused and motivated to offer new treatments and treatment pathways to our patient population?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Research Nurse to join our Frimley Health Research and Development department. The post may require the post holder to assist in other specialities and will be primarily based at Wexham Park Hospital. The candidate may be required to work across all Frimley Health main sites and satellite sites and hence required a car and a valid UK driving licence.

We are looking for a motivated, skilful, patient focused individual with excellent communication skills and time management to join our team. Good IT and accuracy skills are essential. Team work is at the forefront of our success. Previous knowledge and experience of ophthalmic nursing and research experience is an advantage but not essential.

The position requires a registered nurse to work within the Frimley Health Research team. The team currently recruits and manages patients in commercial and non commercial studies, involving new treatments and treatment pathways as well as retrospective data collection. Clinical work and administrative work play and important part for this post.

Experience in Ophthalmology would be advantageous

The purpose of the post is to deliver clinical trials at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust .

As a clinical research nurse, you will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical trials. This will include the recruitment, education and monitoring of trial patients and the collection and documentation of accurate data.

You will work collaboratively with KSS CRN, other Research staff and the existing clinical trials team and multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs).

You will work collaboratively with the clinical trials team and the wider MDT in the management of your own caseload of clinical trial studies and patients. The role involves using an in-depth knowledge of trial protocols and their application in practice, research methods and in-depth working knowledge of local, national and international research regulations. You will be supporting junior staff in their development and training and will involve in activities to raise the research profile of the organisation.



Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Work autonomously and assist in the management of a caseload of clinical trial patients whilst working as part of the MDT. Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals to ensure high quality service delivery

Identify suitable patients for entry into clinical trials by attending clinics (screening notes) and relevant MDT meetings

Maintain accurate documentation of patient events in the medical notes

Ensure trial consent protocols are adhered to

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of treatment options, treatment side effects and disease processes to support informed treatment choice for patients

Provide ongoing information, education and support to patients (and their significant others) and all levels of staff regarding clinical trials and specific trial treatments

Take and assist in the consent of patients and randomisation of patients to treatment arms

Ensure that trial specific investigations are undertaken as required by the trial protocol and obtain results in order to establish eligibility and safety to enter the trial

Ensure the safe administration of treatments and drugs that are given within the context of a clinical trial

Monitor treatment toxicity/side effects and initiate changes to treatment or treatment cessation as required by trial protocols

Report and record adverse events which occur whilst patients are under trial therapy to the trial co-ordinator/Principal Investigator and relevant local and regulatory authorities

Provide continuity of care to patients and their carers throughout the trial programme. Provide specific advice and psychological support as appropriate. Refer to other specialists as required to ensure optimum patient care.

Act as a primary contact point for the trial participant

Maintain accurate patient trial documentation, complete Case Report Forms, including the use of electronic data capture systems and ensure relevant information is recorded in patients’ medical notes.

Perform phlebotomy, blood and urine spinning as required by trial protocols, ensure the safe handling, storage and transportation of samples


This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Apr 2024

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New consultant posts have arisen within medicine for older people in Wexham Park as a result of a complete reconfiguration of the service.

In line with the local priorities of the ICS services for older adults are to be transformed, encouraging innovative ways of working to remove boundaries between community providers and the acute Trust.

For those patients who cannot be managed in the community we aim to provide excellent clinical care in an environment specifically designed to be in line with the needs of older adults, particularly those with dementia.

We have a newly refurbished older people’s unit specifically for the needs of older adults and those with dementia.

We need enthusiastic individuals who can work alongside our existing consultants to further develop our Acute Frailty Service and to bring individual special interests to build on our current services.

These posts would particularly suit those looking to work within an organisation that is leading the way in the delivery of genuinely integrated care.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Any consultant who is unable to work full time for personal reasons will be considered to work part time.

If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on an individual basis in consultation with the Clinical Director.


This advert closes on Thursday 28 Mar 2024

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Wexham Park Hospital as part of Frimley Health Foundation Trust is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive midwife who is passionate about delivering high quality service to women and their families. An opportunity has arisen to support the perinatal mental health and safeguarding midwifery services. This role provides a unique opportunity for personal, professional and service development working alongside the multi-disciplinary team.



























As a band 6 midwife working within the perinatal mental health and safeguarding maternity services, you will provide maternity mental health care to pregnant and newly delivered women. You will also support the lead midwife for safeguarding in the provision of advice and expertise, to external professionals such as the police and children’s services on health matters related to safeguarding within the maternity setting. The role will include provision of education, advice and supervision/support for clinical and non-clinical staff in caring for women and families in relation to all aspects of mental health and safeguarding.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
• The post holder will assist the lead midwife for perinatal mental health to co-ordinate and manage the day-to-day maternity mental health provision of all pregnant and newly delivered women within their care.
• To support the named midwife in the provision of advice and expertise for fellow professionals within the Trust and other agencies, such as the police or children’s services on health matters related to safeguarding within the maternity settings.
• All midwife practitioners will be Registered Midwives, accountable for their own midwifery practice and will be able to fulfill the following role through the ability to make decisions with current protocols and principles of care in compliance with the NMC’s Midwives Rules and code of Midwifery Practice.
• The post holder is required to take responsibility as a prime care provider in either the hospital setting. She/he will be confident in providing midwife led care.
• The post holder will undertake the role of specialist midwife in accordance with National Guidance – NICE and RCM ensuring that professional practice is underpinned by the principles of the National guidance ‘Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance (NICE Clinical Guideline 192, 2014)
• There is a clinical element of this role, therefore an ability to work in all areas of the maternity service is required.





This advert closes on Thursday 28 Mar 2024

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Are you a Healthcare Advisor/ Advanced Nurse Practitioner looking to work for a Trust rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC?

Our friendly and supportive team based at the Garden Clinic (Sexual Health) in Slough, are looking for a Healthcare Advisor/ANP to join a growing team. We work on aMonday to Fridaybasis, working 1 Saturday every 4 to 6 weeks.

Due to the nature of this role, we are looking for those who are open minded and non-judgemental, with the ability to work in a highly confidential environment. Previous sexual health experience within GUM is essential for this role.

You will have the opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary team, where we offer incredible training opportunities, such as non-medical prescribing.

Working within Sexual Health, no day is the same and you will be met with a variation of cases from testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and contraception. Giving you the exposure to develop and enhance your current skillset!

If that’s not enough to tempt you, we also offer some of the best wellbeing resources at your fingertips to make sure you are always feeling at your best! As a Trust wecelebrate diversity, and work hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.
• The post holder will be responsible for providing a high standard of sexual reproductive healthcare to patients accessing the sexual health service. The post holder will be expected to work as advanced nurse practitioner and senior health advisor offering holistic, non-judgmental sexual health care demonstrating professional and ethical responsibilities and to build and maintain good working functional relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• The post holder will support and deputize in the absence of the Lead Nurse working in collaboration with another band 7. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in a variety of settings. Collaborate with the MDT to provide expert sexual healthcare without direct medical supervision, using clinical guidance, patient group directions (PGDs) and non-medical independent prescribing as agreed by the department and Trust.
• The post holder will lead a project to delivercrosscoverof all sexual health nurses. Currently we have specific Health advisors and GUM nurses, and we would like all staff to have health advisor skills.
• Participate in review of our online testing offer to ensure it is meeting our local population needs.
• Lead sexual health service in pathology meetings with our diagnostic service provider, to ensure specimens are dealt with in a timely manner and that the sexual health service meets its key performance indicators.



Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites

The “must haves” for this role:
• NMC Registered Nurse (1stLevel Adult Nursing)
• Previous Experience in related areas such as HIV, Health advising or Public Health.
• Significant Experience in Sexual Health and Health Advising

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sunita Baniya on 07786125062 or email:sunita.baniya@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.


This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Apr 2024

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Windsor Forest College Group is looking for Group Finance Manager to join the team on a full-time basis. Base site is Berkshire college of agriculture with travel to our other college sites as required.Group Finance ManagerYou will be responsible to lead the finance team to enable them to work smarter instead of harder by developing the technology and reporting platforms. The financial management and control of the group, being the provision of management information, and input to strategic financial planning. Lead the finance team by providing mentorship, coaching, and performance management to ensure high performance and professional development.For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description/person specification.About UsThe Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South-East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strodes-Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture-Maidenhead. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.Our staff benefit from:- Support roles enjoy 35 days annual leave plus bank holidays- Career progression opportunities for ambitious staff- Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses- Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes- Free on-site parking at all sites- Cycle to Work Scheme- Family friendly policies to support Work Life Balance- On-site Coffee Shop & Cafeteria - Various health & well being benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at Langley CollegePlease be advised that the vacancy will close on Tuesday 16th April 2024.Interviews dates to be confirmed.To apply please visit our careers page and complete the online application form.Please ensure you pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the online application form making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.*Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and Barred List check along with other legally required checks which are an essential part of the safeguarding process.