Total 149 Others level Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Dartford, DA2 7AF

A Vacancy at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.


If you are an enthusiastic, motivated and self-driven individual who is keen to develop in the world of pharmacy and build a long-standing career then this is the perfect opportunity. We are looking for individuals who strives to deliver high standards and can support our department to meet Trust values.

As a Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician you will spend two years building a portfolio of skills and knowledge, and demonstrate behaviours that follow GPhC and Trust standards.

Those two years will be filled with many opportunities to grow and develop within our KMPT Mental Health Trust pharmacy team. This will include one day a week working in a busy hospital dispensary, as well as focusing on medicine management, patient safety and the supply of medication.

You will be expected to work two days a week with KMPT, two days with Darent valley acute Trust and one day at College.

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
• Develop knowledge around fundamentals of the mental health act
• Dispensary duties
• Distribution and stores
• Medicine optimisation
• Audits
• Attend forensic units, with the supervision of a senior technician or pharmacist.
• Shadow a pharmacist
• Participate in quality improvement projects.
• Participate in departmental education and training schemes to maintain personal development
• To attend in-house meetings.


This advert closes on Monday 18 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Sue Govier, Named Nurse Safeguarding Children on 01322 428469

Clinical Responsibilities: Develop the assessment, development, implementation and delivery of agreed standard of nursing care. Provide basic, intermediate and advanced patient care. Ensure that all nursing records and documents are completed accurately and legibly. Discharge patients following the nurse led discharge protocol. Assist the Senior Ward Sister to ensure all staff are aware of prevention and control of infection. Develop innovative practices using research-orientated approach. Act as an advocate for patients and protect their rights and dignity. Ensure agreed standard for ward cleanliness by conducting regular checks and audits. Work at an advanced clinical level and be a role model for all staff. Manage the clinical area in the absence of more senior staff to ensure effective communication between all MDT to ensure safe management of patients. Please see attached job description for more information.

General responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities Managerial responsibilities Professional responsibilities Education and development responsibilities In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, please see the detailed job description and person specification for further information.

Managerial responsibilities: Delivery of Trust/department objectives and business plans Daily organisation of service/ patient caseload Documentation Data collection and monitoring Human resources and recruitment Staff appraisal Supervision and mentorship Induction Monitoring of service Service development Complaints handling/monitoring Professional responsibilities: Professional standards and codes of conduct Mandatory training Training records Education and development responsibilities: Maintain own registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) with recognised revalidation process. Maintain own personal and professional development including in areas specific to urogynaecology, attending mandatory study sessions as required. Maintain and update Trust mandatory training as appropriate. Maintain and expand knowledge base in respect of on-going developments and best practice in urogynaecology. This will include acquiring and/or maintaining: o own continuous certification and accreditation in urodynamics with the United Kingdom Continence Society (UKCS) o specialist knowledge and care of women with a vaginal pessary device for pelvic organ prolapse o knowledge and care of women undergoing outpatient procedures (flexible cystoscopy, Botox, Bulkamid) Assist and maintain evidence-based quality standards that are regularly audited and participate in appropriate changes in practice. Provide written health information for patients with specialist urogynaecology conditions including disease, investigation, treatment, management and on-going care. Provide education and support for visiting junior doctors and nurses within the Trust and Care Commissioning Group, community staff that care for specialist urogynaecology patients through evidence-based practice. Contribute to informal and formal teaching of all visiting staff e.g. nurses, GP trainees, specialist registrars, midwives through evidence-based practice. Ensure user involvement in the development of urogynaecology specialist services through the use of surveys, audit and attendance at relevant meetings Provide patients and their carers, with information and advice associated with specialist urogynaecology diagnosis and treatment, ensuring the best level of understanding and self-care as appropriate. Act as a mentor for students and other junior staff ensuring learning is appropriate with education needs Present cases at multidisciplinary team meetings taking full advantage of the opportunity of learning outcomes Service improvement: Assist in the collection of PROMs to evaluate services and involvement of FFT to evaluate and develop nurse led and urogynae services. Support the urogynaecology service in the continuing operational and strategic development of specialist services within Urogynaecology. This includes out-patient flexible cystoscopy and associated treatments (BOTOX, urethral bulking) and SNS/PTNS. Assist in the continuing development of the urogynaecology service and the implementation of the NICE guidelines on women with urinary incontinence, best practice in urodynamics and RCOG/ BSUG guidelines. Disseminate patient data including post-operative findings through the national urogynaecology BSUG database to present a performance audit within the department. Support the unit on obtaining and maintaining unit accreditation for Urogynaecology (BSUG). Initiate and participate in management of change to broaden activities, standards and communication links through Acute Trust and Primary Care. Actively contribute to any relevant initiatives within the directorate and provide support to senior colleagues and matron. Utilise and maintain information systems to aid required audit and to provide regular activity analysis reports. Contribute to effective and efficient working to ensure a good quality patient experience. Manage and participate in specific projects as required. General responsibilities Patient Experience Staff should ensure that they always put the patient at the heart of everything they do. All staff will strive to create a positive patient experience at each stage of the patients/service users care journey Trust Policies and Procedures To adhere to the Trusts agreed policies and procedures. Equal Opportunities To promote and develop the equality of opportunity in accordance with the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy Confidentiality To protect the confidentiality of information relating to the Trust, Patient and Staff or other agencies Quality To provide a quality service to internal and external agencies and participate/ develop clinical governance within sphere of responsibility. Infection Control All Trust employees are required to be familiar with, and comply with, Trust polices and guidelines for infection control and hand hygiene in order to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections. For clinical staff with direct patient contact, this will include the uniform and dress code policy, the use of personal protective equipment guidance, the guidance on aseptic techniques and the safe handling and disposal of sharps. All staff are required to attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures known to be effective in reducing healthcare-associated infections. Health and Safety To share responsibility for abiding by health and safety policies and regulations, infection prevention and control policies and act in accordance with the Risk Management Policy. Sustainability It is the responsibility of all staff to minimise the Trust's environmental impact by recycling wherever possible, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use, minimising water usage and reporting faults promptly.

For a detailed description of the Job roles and responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Managerial responsibilities: 1.1 Reports to the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse, Matron/ADON or General Manager any concerns in relation to patient care, the environment, staffing or anything that may affect the service as a whole 1.2 Reports any accidents or incidents involving patients, relatives and staff. Completes statements and incident form, reporting such incidents appropriately, supporting investigations as required 1.3 Maintains accurate staff records in relation to study leave, ensuring that the Trust training database is kept up to date 1.4 Reports any concerns to the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Matron/ADON, General Manager in relation to safeguarding. Liaises with Safeguarding leads or other professionals as appropriate. Responsible for ensuring that all staff attend Safeguarding training 1.5 Responsible for developing the provision of evidence based care, ensuring that there is effective communication within the department and liaison with members of the multi-disciplinary team and other services as required 1.6 Ensures that all staff have the skills to access evidence bases to inform their own practice 1.7 Exercises leadership within the department, and supervises and co-ordinates the work of the ward team in relation to day to day running, and practice development 1.8 Undertakes duties on different wards or departments within the Trust as required by service demands, within the 24hr period Professional responsibilities: 3.1 Organises, gives assistance to and mentors newly appointed staff, as part of their orientation process 3.2 Acts as an effective role model to all staff, students, patients and their families as a Band 6 nurse 3.3 Promotes and maintains a professional appearance and manner at all times in accordance with Trust policy 3.4 Responsible for the promotion of accurate documentation and information systems both manually and by using the departments IT systems 3.5 Maintains and promotes confidentiality at all times ensuring that information is only given out with appropriate permission 3.6 Responsible for actively maintaining a safe environment for patients and families, visitors and other staff, as required by the Health and Safety at Work Act, Health and Safety policy, Risk Management policy and COSHH regulations 3.7 Acknowledges and abides by the Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses and is guided by advisory documents issued by the NMC 3.8 Maintains and develops own professional practice, keeping abreast of new developments and concepts, both clinical and professional 3.9 Maintains good relationships with staff organisations and voluntary bodies 3.10 Liaises with other Practice Development Nurses within the Division, in particular the PDNs within Childrens Services in relation to children and Young People within the Outpatients setting Education and development responsibilities: 4.1 Work alongside staff, parents, patients and students, to ensure there is a unified understanding of the needs of the patient 4.2 Take part in multi-disciplinary meetings to contribute and encourage new ideas 4.3 Attends other study days and development opportunities as identified by the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse as being relevant to their sphere of practice

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification when completing your application Essential Criteria: Doctorate in Clinical /Counselling Psychology or equivalent professional qualification/registration, MSC in Family Therapy and MSC in CBT Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan Experience of assessing and treating service users across the full range of care settings. The applicant will work alongside colleagues within the MDT to provide NICE concordant psychological interventions to the young people and families with mental health disorders and comorbid presentations. As a member of the CYPMHS you would have access to clinical supervision in which will be offered by a senior member of the team from the same discipline where possible. There will be access to regular individual and group supervision. As a service we have strong research links with University College London and Imperial College London. We appreciate that Children and Young People mental health service can be a daunting field to work in, even for those with experience, therefore there is plenty of opportunity to develop skills through joint working, access to internal training, CPD and external training courses. As a service there is opportunity for progression within the team and input into service development. We recognise that working within the NHS can be highly pressurised and there is a priority within the team to ensure that team members are supported to have a good work/life balance with flexibility around family friendly hours where possible. There is a commitment to team wellbeing with monthly access to reflective practice. We cover a large geographical area from our main base in Dartford including Gravesham and Swanley. Currently we are offering a mixture of remote sessions and face to face appointments. Please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachment.

The successful candidate will need to have: Ist level registration with the NMC as a registered childrens nurse or registration as a specialist community public health nurse e.g. Health Visitor or School Nurse A degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience A post registration Child Protection qualification A teaching/mentor qualification Substantial post registration child protection/safeguarding experience at Band 7 Acute hospital safeguarding experience In return we are committed to supporting you within this role, and supporting your continuing personal professional development. We have close links with the University Of Greenwich, particularly in relation to child protection and safeguarding practice. For further details or an informal visit please contact Lynn Brooks (Associate Director of Nursing)) on 01322 428889 or Sue Govier (Named Nurse Safeguarding Children) on 01322 428100 ext 8239. We would like you to attend for an informal visit prior to interview.

- The senior occupational therapist is an experienced occupational therapist within the multi disciplinary care team.- To identify, develop and provide the Occupational Therapy contribution within the multi disciplinary service in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of theservice.- To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for identified service users.- To manage a defined caseload of service users with occupational needs using evidencebased, service user centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.- To provide supervision to designated junior staff and students. KEY RESULT AREAS: To ensure assessment of service users and analyse and interpret information gained to form an accurate formulation of function, strengths, capabilities and occupational needs. To work collaboratively with service users, staff, and carers to identify goals to determine and deliver an appropriate intervention/recovery plan which maximises occupational engagement and performance whilst balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence. To monitor, evaluate and modify therapeutic interventions in order to measure progress and increase efficacy for the best possible service user outcomes and experience. To act as an experienced clinician supporting best practice in line with NICE guidance and professional standards To demonstrate clinical leadership skills through the management of dedicated projects and approved quality improvement initiatives

Nursery Nurse Where you’ll work: Bright Beginnings has childcare settings at North Kent College’s Dartford campuses. Your Pay: £22,864 per annum Your Hours: 37 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year. North Kent College (including Hadlow College) is proudly rated as an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider, with ‘Outstanding’ learner behaviours and attitudes (April 2024). With four campuses across Kent and 4,000 students, we strive to equip the young people who study here with an inclusive and innovative education experience to enhance their future career prospects, which, as noted by Ofsted, is supported through our high-quality, industry standard facilities. Each and every staff member plays a key part in delivering the success of our learners’ experience, and we want those who join our curriculum and support teams to share our passion in achieving this.Here at Bright Beginnings, our ethos is… 'It takes a big heart to help shape little minds, and the greatest gift you can give to the children is your time, your attention, and your enthusiasm to play and learn with them.’ If this sounds like you in your approach to caring for young children, then please read on! We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our OUTSTANDING nursery team. Your role will involve supporting and educating our young learners, ensuring they receive the best possible start in life. You will plan and engage in stimulating activities that foster their curiosity and development, while communicating effectively to expand their knowledge of the world. Additionally, you will help build their confidence and resilience, preparing them for the transition to school when the time comes. Our close-knit and friendly team works collaboratively, including with external professionals, to meet the individual and diverse needs of every child. As a Nursery Nurse, you’ll be supported and empowered by an experienced and well-established leadership team, who in return will expect you to be motivated, inspiring, confident, and passionate in your role. Ultimately, we want to ensure that our children… Feel safe and secureAre guided and supportedReach their full potentialEnjoy learningAre respected and respectfulFeel includedAre engagedFeel loved and happyHave lots of fun (of course!) As a Nursery Nurse, you’ll be a key player in making this vision a reality.As part of the staff of North Kent College Business Services Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of North Kent College), you can look forward to a generous benefits offer, including 33 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, enrolment onto the People’s Partnership pension scheme, free parking, and access to a range of onsite facilities (including restaurants and coffee shops). For a full job description and to apply, please visit North Kent College’s staff vacancies page.The closing date for applications is Sunday 10th November 2024. North Kent College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff have a responsibility to share and maintain this commitment. In line with the requirements of ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, appropriate safeguarding checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken on all individuals selected for appointment. Posts at the College, a specified establishment where the work gives opportunity for contact with children, are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to complete and submit prior to their interview a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Further guidance / information from the Ministry of Justice can be found on GOV.UK.

Clinical responsibilities include assessment of care needs and ensuring these are implemented whilst working in partnership with babies and their families. To be a support to families, carers, siblings and colleagues, ensuring any spiritual, psychological and emotional needs are met. Post holder will ensure the smooth running of the ward, liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary teams to provide adequate discharge planning and support for families. Follows and adheres to the NMC code of conduct, promotes and maintains a professional appearance and manner at all times in accordance with Trust policy. Completes all mandatory training as outlined on Engage and by the Senior nursing team, encourages colleagues complete mandatory training and when needed help to deliver training. Identifies in partnership with the Senior nurse/Charge nurse areas of practice where their role can be extended, to enhance the service provided for babies and their families. Participates in and co-ordinates teaching, research and audit projects.

General responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities Managerial responsibilities Professional responsibilities Education and development responsibilities In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, please see the detailed job description and person specification for further information.

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.