Total 193 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Taunton, TA1 4DY

Responsibility for Patient / Client Care, Treatment & Therapy To provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions for people with a Dual Diagnosis within a designated geographical area or as required by the Service To work within the principles of the Trusts Dual Diagnosis Policy and to help with early identification of people who might benefit from the service and/or who might be diagnosable with co-existing disorders To act as a key worker for a caseload of people diagnosable with a Dual Diagnosis, assessing their needs, and developing their recovery care plan, coordinating and reviewing their care and treatment outlined in the plan. To co-ordinate working practices amongst other relevant professionals in the designated locality, including psychologists and psychological therapists. To develop and maintain ones own clinical skills and expertise in the area of approaches to, and treatment of people with a mental health difficulty/Dual Diagnosis; and, to be reflective and responsive to meaningful service user and carer involvement

The postholder will deliver a high quality, comprehensive mental health service for adults or other patient groups with serious and enduring mental health difficulties. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on working with individuals and their significant others who experience a complex range of needs and difficulties. Acting as a key member of the multi disciplinary team, the post holder will provide assessment, psychosocial, evidence based interventions using a collaborative, recovery approach and will be skilled at positive risk management. Liaison with a wide range of agencies is central to the role.

Please see the detailed job description attached for more information about this role. Applications welcome via CV or online.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. If you feel that you have the skills we are looking for - please get in touch!

Healthcare Support Worker

Taunton Hospital | Nursing | Permanent Contract | Full Time | Includes occasional weekend work

Salary depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

Nuffield Health is the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. We're here to look after the nation's health. And a big part of this is about creating the best possible experience for our patients. That's why we're looking for someone new to support our colleagues and be there when it matters, helping to deliver the highest standards of care.

As a Healthcare Support Worker in the Radiology Department at our Taunton Hospital, you need to have great communication skills with the patients, other staff members and Clinicians, as well as a good telephone manner, and be familiar with computers. Although some of the role is Admin, there is also plenty of patient contact and clinical exposure. Ideally we're looking for a level 3 candidate but will consider level 2 (healthcare assistant) if you have relevant experience.

As a Healthcare Support Worker in Radiology, you will:

• Put the patient's needs and their experience first

• Carry out administrative duties relating to clinical tasks

• Use your organisational skills to make a positive impact

• Work as part of the small, dedicated Radiology team

• Input into departmental improvement and progress

• Be flexible to the possibility of helping in other departments throughout the hospital

Additional Information:

• Previous experience in Radiology desirable but not essential

• Based in Radiology but has the potential to work in other areas around the hospital

• Excellent education and progression opportunities

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From paid overtime to free gym membership, private healthcare and emotional wellbeing support. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital.

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital is one of the leading providers of private healthcare in the South West. We've built a reputation for clinical excellence and outstanding patient care over the last 40 years. We are constantly investing in our modern hospital. With three new state of the art Ultra Clean Air operating theatres and an endoscopy suite we are proud of the wide range of surgical services and treatments available. The hospital has 41 private en-suite bedrooms split over 2 wards and 11 consulting rooms within our Outpatients Department.

Our areas of specialty include orthopedics and spinal surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, bariatric treatments and diagnostic imaging. Our most recent CQC inspection was undertaken in July 2016 and we were enormously proud to be rated overall as Good, with Outstanding for Well Led.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

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The role will be to ensure patients triage is undertaken promptly to allow for investigations to be carried within a timely manner. This may involve telephone consultations and desktop triage. Facilitating straight to test/appointments to assist in the delivery of results to the patient within the 28 days. The role will support compliance against the 28 days and 62 days standard for Cancer Waiting Time (guidance, working autonomously and in collaboration with colleagues, proactively identifying potential and actual risks for non-compliance with the pathway, instigating mitigating actions or escalating as appropriate. As part of this you will be required to request investigations which could include diagnostic imaging, outpatient clinics and endoscopy. In some cases it will be the responsibility of the FDT, to inform patients of benign findings within in a timely fashion, to meet the 28 day diagnosis requirements. For patients with results highlighting a cancer or potential cancer, you will work closely with cancer services and the speciality specific teams to ensure a swift transition to the responsible team

To provide effective clinical nursing skills to the ED Department during the shift around a 24 hours period. Part of the team which empowers staff to deliver patient- centred, evidence based nursing care within a defined budget. Support the systems for a multi-disciplinary approach to patient-centred care delivery, which builds on the philosophy of greater involvement of patients and their relatives/carers by using the Trusts patient and public involvement strategy. Delivers patient care including health promotion on a daily basis to emergency patients who present with undifferentiated conditions including life-threatening emergencies to adults and children and will present unscheduled and unannounced at any time throughout the 24 hour period. Ensure line manager/hospital management aware of staffing short falls, bed shortages/department overload, responding to requests for information to enable them to ensure safe resolution. Please see the job description for a full and detailed description of the tasks and duties for this role

The full details of the job can be found in the attached job description document. Further details can be obtained by contacting the department, we welcome informal discussions about the role prior to applying - please get in touch!

Working as an integral part of the Faster diagnosis team (FDT) across Somerset. The post will ensure that patients referred on a suspected cancer pathway are informed that they have cancer or that cancer is excluded within a maximum of 28 days from referral. The post holder will work collaboratively with primary and secondary care, clinical and operational teams, to ensure patients receive a high quality, safe, effective, and timely diagnostic pathway. The role will be to manage the GI/urology/Gynaecology faster diagnosis team across Somerset, ensuring that patients referred on a s suspected cancer pathway are triaged to the appropriate investigation/outpatients and support patients being told they have cancer, or that cancer is excluded, within a maximum of 28 days from referral. The post holder will also undertake telephone clinic for patients who are aged >85 and/or with a Rockwood >5 to be able to provide an objective and balanced assessment of an individuals circumstances, conditions and wishes to be investigated. Working in conjunction with the lead clinicians for specific speciality, you will further develop and maintain the delivery of best practice in the care and management of cancers from referral or diagnosis. The post holder will act as a referral and liaison point for the MDT and as an information resource for all those (in both primary and secondary care) who are involved in the care and management of malignancies, thus ensuring the provision of a seamless service for this group of Somerset patients. The lead faster diagnosis nurse requires practice that is informed by higher levels of judgement, decision-making and discretion. The lead FDN should play a significant role in setting standards/ guidelines, undertaking audit and research, educating others, and disseminating good practice. The post holder will be expected to provide positive and inspiring leadership to the team to maintain and develop a culture and environment that allows the team to deliver the best possible standards of clinical care, experience and employee engagement. We are continually looking to review and improve pathways and the offer to patients. The post holder will be working for Somerset Foundation Trust, so will be required to work at both Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital, and it will require onsite working (weekly) as well as remote working.

For detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role please refer to the attached job description. If you feel that you feel that you have what we are looking for and want to know more about the role - please get in touch!

Develop, co-ordinate and deliver safe and effective psychotherapeutic care to patients and families. Provide evidenced based, therapeutic support to families, children and young people who have been, or are about to be bereaved of someone significant to them. Maintain a high level of expertise and credibility within the multidisciplinary team (MDT), including the management of own caseload. To work closely with all members of the Hospice team to ensure compliance with legislation and expected quality standards. To establish and maintain relationships with relevant external organisations to promote the continued delivery of psychotherapeutic care for Hospice patients and their families / friends in all settings. Provide Clinical Supervision for the psychological practitioners and other members of the wider Hospice, as agreed Manage and supervise a volunteer team providing support to the service.

Theatre Practitioner

Taunton Hospital | Nursing | Permanent Contract | Full Time

Up to £37,000.00 per annum depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we offer a fantastic home for your career. And we'll give you the freedom to work autonomously, making full use of your expertise. Here's where you bring your drive, passion and high standards to help shape the health of the nation.

As a Theatre Nurse in Anaesthetic & Recovery at our Taunton Hospital, you'll be registered with the appropriate governing body. You have the qualifications and experience that are relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC. Plus, you bring post-registration experience, flexibility and excellent communication skills. You're also a great team worker.

As a Theatre Practitioner, you will:

• Be part of our close-knit multidisciplinary team

• Work with leading consultants and like-minded professionals who respect and value what you bring

• Enjoy a varied caseload with state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities

• Supervise, support and develop junior members of staff

• Create high-quality care and patient experiences that are clinically effective and evidence based

• Interact well with colleagues on the ward, understanding that continuity in patient care is key

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free private healthcare to gym membership, a cycle to work scheme and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital.

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital is one of the leading providers of private healthcare in the South West. We've built a reputation for clinical excellence and outstanding patient care over the last 40 years. We are constantly investing in our modern hospital. With three new state of the art Ultra Clean Air operating theatres and an endoscopy suite we are proud of the wide range of surgical services and treatments available. The hospital has 41 private en-suite bedrooms split over 2 wards and 11 consulting rooms within our Outpatients Department.

Our areas of specialty include orthopedics and spinal surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, bariatric treatments and diagnostic imaging. Our most recent CQC inspection was undertaken in July 2016 and we were enormously proud to be rated overall as Good, with Outstanding for Well Led.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Ward Manager

Taunton Hospital | Nursing | Permanent Contract | Full Time

Up to £48,000.00 per annum depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

We're here to help make Britain a healthier nation. As the largest Healthcare Charity in the UK, we give our nursing colleagues more time to care and get to know our patients. For you, this promises an exciting opportunity to help shape the highest standards in care inside an enviable working environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to manage the Outpatients team at a modern hospital, which delivers a wide range of treatments, using the most up-to-date equipment and technology. In a real family environment, you will lead a team that delivers exceptional patient care. That begins with a varied and diverse caseload, to further enhance your skills and knowledge.

As a Clinical Head of Department - Nursing - Outpatients at our Taunton Hospital, you're a qualified RGN with NMC registration. You've already worked as a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse or Outpatient Manager. Either way, you hold considerable nursing management experience and you're organised, highly motivated and engaged.

We'll match your dedication to providing the highest standards of care with a commitment to support your continuous professional development. That begins with a varied and diverse caseload, to further enhance your skills and knowledge.

To succeed as an Clinical Head of Department - Nursing - Outpatients, you will:

• Dedicated to providing the highest standards of care.

• Manage the day to day running of our outpatient department

• Lead a team of highly qualified nurses

• Ensure we deliver excellent patient care

• Use your existing knowledge to help shape a superior patient experience

• Champion staff engagement and development

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free private healthcare to gym membership, a cycle to work scheme and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital.

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital is one of the leading providers of private healthcare in the South West. We've built a reputation for clinical excellence and outstanding patient care over the last 40 years. We are constantly investing in our modern hospital. With three new state of the art Ultra Clean Air operating theatres and an endoscopy suite we are proud of the wide range of surgical services and treatments available. The hospital has 41 private en-suite bedrooms split over 2 wards and 11 consulting rooms within our Outpatients Department.

Our areas of specialty include orthopedics and spinal surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, bariatric treatments and diagnostic imaging. Our most recent CQC inspection was undertaken in July 2016 and we were enormously proud to be rated overall as Good, with Outstanding for Well Led.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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To be employed in this role you must pass an enhanced safeguarding check.

Are you looking for a flexible role in a fast-paced environment? Do you love working as part of a team to deliver outstanding service to customers?

What's in it for you?

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a great range of other benefits too. You'll receive a discount card for yourself and a second card for your nominated user, giving you 10% off your shopping. You'll receive a company pension. On the ‘Our Asda' benefits site, you will have access to a wide range of discounts across various activities and services, anything from airport parking to theme parks and pet insurance to car tyres - whatever you're into there's something to suit everyone!

About the Role

Our stores operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, with that brings a wide variety of shift patterns - if you're looking for flexible working to fit around your lifestyle, then look no further! We'll work with you on your shifts, but weekend working is a requirement of the role, and we may need to be flexible with your work pattern.

Our in-store Pharmacies are hugely popular with our customers, and they will expect the same warmth and friendliness they get everywhere else in the store - as well as being confident and relaxed about discussing personal health issues, quickly resolving customer problems and taking customers to the right products.

Wherever you are, we put our customers first with excellent service, welcoming stores and ‘extra special' products - we work as a team to maximise sales, deliver a great shopping trip and safeguard patient safety.

You'll also be responsible for:

-Triage patients that present with minor symptoms

-Spending time accurately assembling and processing prescriptions

-Drive awareness of all the extra services we offer in Pharmacy (e.g., Prescription Collection Service, Medicines Use Reviews etc)

-Support the Pharmacist with the delivery and effective record keeping of patient services (blood pressure checks, stop smoking schemes etc)

-Understanding the strict Standard Operating Procedures and work to them as our customers will expect nothing less

-Collecting the customer's prescription from their doctor's surgery on their behalf and bringing it to the store ready for collection

We will help you to become a star Pharmacy colleague - you will complete an accredited course to become a qualified Medicine Counter Assistant within 6 months and you'll then move on to train as a Dispensing Assistant which will complete your pharmacy training. Each step of the way you'll be bringing something extra to our service and moving your career forward.

About You

You'll be naturally friendly, highly organised and want to get stuck in, working with your team to deliver great results. You have good computer skills, attention to detail and you communicate well with customers. You love problem solving and you're passionate about helping people and care about giving customers a great healthcare experience, helping them find what they need and having a chat along the way.

Apply today by completing an online application…

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