An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pest Control Technician withexperience in pest control to join a well-established pest control services provider. This full-time role offers excellent benefits and basic salary of £31,000 and OTE of £40,000+.

As a Pest Control Technician, you will provide professional pest control services to residential and commercial clients while ensuring high standards of service.

You will be responsible for:

- Conducting pest control inspections and treatments with precision and professionalism.

- Preparing detailed written reports on inspections, infestations, and treatments.

- Carrying out minor proofing work to prevent pest infestations.

- Logging all activities via a mobile app for accurate record-keeping.

- Generating and developing new business leads independently.

- Building and maintaining strong client relationships to support business growth.

What we are looking for:

- Previously worked as a Pest Control Technician,Pest Technician or in a similar role.

- Experience in pest control.

- RSPH / BPCA Level 2 or equivalent qualification.

- Background in delivering quality customer service.

- Full UK driving licence.

What's on offer:

- Competitive salary

- Pension scheme

- Bonus scheme

- Birthday off

- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

- Company vehicle and mobile phone provided

Apply now for this exceptional Pest Control Technician opportunity to work with a dynamic team and further enhance your career.

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Job Summary You will support the Senior Quality Manager in the clinical governance and risk management of your area. Working alongside laboratory teams to ensure compliance with ISO 15189, you will act as a bridge between the Quality and Operational teams. Reporting to the Senior Quality Manager, you will have a high level of responsibility to ensure the successful delivery of pathology services, in line with our corporate objectives. This is a 12 month fixed-term opportunity to support the Quality team and the Infection Sciences team until January-February 2026. Suitably experienced Specialist Biomedical Scientists will be considered for this role. Key Relationships Head of Quality Senior Quality Manager (Infection Sciences, Biochemistry, Immunology, Support Services) Quality Managers Quality Officers Service Delivery Managers (Infection Sciences) Operational Managers (Infection Sciences) Biomedical Scientists (Infection Sciences) Strategic Clinical Leads Clinical staff Duties and Responsibilities You will hold a variety of accountabilities in the laboratory environment. These include, but are not limited to: Provide close support and expert advice to managers in multiple working environments whilst also overseeing quality across your service line(s). Ensure your area of responsibility complies with all relevant current and future legislation and conforms with the ISO 15189 standard and the recommendations from recognised professional bodies. Be the first point of escalation for any quality failures, requiring you to evaluate, identify and instruct on corrective actions. Coordinate and manage audits, complaints, incidents, employee training, quality improvement and assurance, equipment inventory and maintenance through the Quality Management System (QMS). Lead and liaise with external inspectors/ assessors from regulatory bodies such as UKAS, MHRA and verify the completion of corrective action as required by the reports. Provide leadership and day-to-day direction to Quality Officers; and help, advise, support and mentor laboratory employees to ensure an effective QMS is in operation. Act as QPulse administrator and ensure appropriate training is delivered for your service line. Key Responsibilities Act as primary source of advice, guidance, knowledge and best practice in quality management for your service line(s). Review quality audits and establish necessary action to be implemented including use of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), ensuring all Information Governance (IG) requirements are met. Maintain standards of conduct required by the HCPC to practice. Support Clinical and Operational leads in the strategic development and service improvement of the analytical service and, from a quality perspective, advise on the implementation of new techniques, equipment, assays and processes including all verification and validation work. Monitor, report and action errors, hazards, and incidents logged in the CAPA module of Q-Pulse. Provide support for Senior Quality Manager in serious incident investigations. Lead in the investigation of all other incidents, ensuring corrective actions are reported in Q-Pulse and other relevant software. Support in the development and implementation of Business Continuity and Serious Incidents Plans where necessary for your service line(s). Oversee and develop resources for the provision of training for colleagues in quality procedures and investigations or as part of onboarding activity, such as induction. Communicate findings of service failure or serious incidents and use instances like these as opportunities to teach and develop others through your experience. Oversee quality audit schedule and document review compliance. Providing regular updates to Senior Quality Manager and compile Annual Quality Report, including Operational Performance data and present at Service and Governance, Risk and Quality meetings. Compile and maintain risk register in conjunction with Clinical and Operational leads. Oversee EQA and IQC performance and ensure corrective action has been taken. Ensure compliance with all regulatory and quality requirements of regulatory directives, accreditation bodies, and local management including: Care Quality Commission UKAS Synnovis policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Any other body in area of responsibility. Develop and regularly review relevant quality policies and documents, including SOPs, COSHH and risk assessments in line with the ISO 15189 standard. Ensure all quality policies and documents are fit for purpose and implemented for your service line(s). Collaborate with colleagues and senior managers to ensure consistency in the delivery of Quality Management, including playing a leading role in the development of best practices and new ways of working. Provide day-to-day direction to and organisation of Quality Officer in your area, ensuring that standards are met. Demonstrate professionalism, patience and empathy when explaining highly complex subjects, and in particular when communicating with people who do not share same level of knowledge or understanding. Attend and chair regular departmental meetings, as quality representative and contribute to effective communication within the department providing expert insight. Deputise for the Senior Quality Manager including attendance at meetings, as required. Take part in CPD activities to ensure that your practices and knowledge are always relevant and up to date to your specific area General The post holder may be required to carry out other duties in line with the grading of the post. The job description may be subject to change and, if so, this will take place in consultation with the post holder. At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites however, from 1 April 2024 our people and services will start to move to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more. Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland,and the NHS, including sites, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London. The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services. The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.

UK Parliament

Working at the UK Parliament offers a unique and rewarding career at the heart of the UK's democratic system.

With a wide range of roles available, our impartial colleagues enable the day to day running of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Joint Departments. Together, we make Parliament happen.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The role will sit within the Parliamentary Safety Team (PST) in the House of Commons Governance Office. The team is responsible for the provision of specialist advice, support and independent assurance that Parliament is managing safety sensibly, consistently, proportionately and effectively, and for the development and embedding of a positive safety culture across the wider Parliamentary community.

The Role

The role of the Head of Safety - Governance & Assurance (also known as Head of Governance and Assurance) is to lead the compliance, governance and assurance team members to develop and implement the Parliamentary Safety Management System (SMS), support the Deputy Director with the development and implementation of the bicameral safety strategy, and lead on the implementation of systems, policies and processes to ensure ongoing compliance to all relevant statutory and best practice requirements.

The Head of Safety - Governance & Assurance will also set safety compliance frameworks and develop a robust system for the monitoring and management of company safety performance and management information. The post-holder will produce regular assurance reports and statements to the Deputy Director and Director of Parliamentary Safety and will provide evidence to the Executive Teams of ongoing continual improvement.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Reviewing and developing the Parliamentary Safety Management System (SMS) and implementation of associated policies, procedures and frameworks.
• Development of a compliance management system and database to enable timely Management and Performance reporting to the HoC and HoL Clerks, Executive Teams and committee meetings.
• Development and implementation of an annual proactive audit and inspection schedule and development of central action tracker to enable trends and actions to be effectively tracked.
• Implementation of Safety Assurance and Governance frameworks and ownership of the annual and quarterly Assurance Review process.

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Qualifications:
  • A Level 6 qualification in Health and Safety e.g. NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ in Health & Safety or Bachelors Degree (mandatory)
  • Membership of a relevant technical body e.g. IOSH, IIRSM.
• Experience of:
  • Strategic health & safety at a senior management level.
  • Experience of developing and setting strategy, policies and procedures and safety performance reporting at a senior level
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with key customers, stakeholders and colleagues at all levels. The ability to challenge appropriately and robustly to ensure adherence to procedures.
• Ability to lead a team, building and maintaining strong collaborative partnerships to achieve organisational goals, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Strong written and oral communications skills with the ability to produce reports and have the ability to determine solutions and mitigate risks.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500 word limit.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

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The post holder will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy insupport of the senior clinical lead (CPH) in the delivery of a comprehensiveprogramme of quality assurance capable of maintaining and furtherdeveloping, effective high quality screening throughout the area. The post holder will be expected to develop close liaison and communication with local screening programmes, provider organisations and commissioners in order to monitor organisations against minimum standards of service performance and quality across all elements of NHS Screening Programmes. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues from other portfolio teams and nationally in order to promote consistency across national screening programmes and in the delivery of the regional quality assurance function. The successful candidate must be able to operate independently with the capability to interpret, implement and provide specialist advice ensuring that all advice being given by that team is evidence based. The Senior QA Advisor will identify matters of particular complexity/sensitivity and know when to seek advice from professional clinical experts. This role will involve working with colleagues across the directorate and inother directorates, leading or supporting agreed workstreams as appropriate. There will be a consistently close working relationship between members of the Quality Assurance team and portfolio teams, to provide subject matter expertise and support the delivery of the sub-directorate objectives.

The National Senior QA Advisor role provides an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, experienced and effective team member to join the national quality improvement team as a screening QA advisor in the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening and Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) portfolio.

This exciting post provides the opportunity to work with a high degree of autonomy, whilst working closely with the senior clinical lead (CPH).
In this role you will be responsible of the delivery of a comprehensive programme of quality assurance functions, capable of maintaining and further developing, effective high quality screening nationally. You will be required to provide strategic leadership for the place based quality assurance service, providing specialist advice and leading on national programme changes, which will play a pivotal role in the continual development and improvement of the NHS Screening Programmes.

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and will enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders at a national, regional, ICB and local level. Working collaboratively with colleagues from other national portfolio teams to promote high quality and consistency across national screening programmes.



This role will be diverse and challenging, with no two days being the same. It will involve working with colleagues across the vaccination and screening directorate as well as wider directorates within NHS England, leading and supporting agreed national workstreams. Some of the work you can expect to be involved in includes:
• Co-developing national strategies, standards, guidance and outcomes to support the effective, efficient and equitable delivery of AAA and Diabetic eye screening services
• Working with the Transformation Directorate to commission and maintain national tech and data capabilities and services where it makes sense to do so once for England.
• Working with Workforce, Education and Training Directorate to commission and maintain education and training resources and co-ordinate workforce planning for vaccination, screening and CHIS services.
• Collecting and disseminating best practice and evidence to support improvements in uptake, improving screening coverage across all our communities.
• Working with the Strategy Directorate to ensure those eligible for screening services know how and when to access services through clear and concise communications.
• Reducing health inequalities and promoting primary and secondary prevention within the services that we are responsible for

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

The post holder will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy in
support of the senior clinical lead (CPH) in the delivery of a comprehensive
programme of quality assurance capable of maintaining and further
developing, effective high quality screening throughout the area.

The post holder will be expected to develop close liaison and communication with local screening programmes, provider organisations and commissioners in order to monitor organisations against minimum standards of service performance and quality across all elements of NHS Screening Programmes.

The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues from other portfolio teams and nationally in order to promote consistency across national screening programmes and in the delivery of the regional quality assurance function.

The successful candidate must be able to operate independently with the capability to interpret, implement and provide specialist advice ensuring that all advice being given by that team is evidence based. The Senior QA Advisor will identify matters of particular complexity/sensitivity and know when to seek advice from professional clinical experts.

This role will involve working with colleagues across the directorate and in
other directorates, leading or supporting agreed workstreams as appropriate.

There will be a consistently close working relationship between members of the Quality Assurance team and portfolio teams, to provide subject matter expertise and support the delivery of the sub-directorate objectives.


This advert closes on Thursday 24 Oct 2024

Ensure the planning and organisation of screening interventions and sub-regional/regional meetings are effective and meet the requirements of stakeholders. This will involve coordination of professional and clinical advisors and large regional groups. Support senior QA staff in the management of communications with the organisations and professionals, within and outside of the QA intervention process. Support the delivery and evaluation of education and training to stakeholders including professional and clinical advisors and team members Review action plans and ensure that programmes that are failing to progress are identified and appropriate action taken, ensuring escalation of issues where necessary Support programmes post intervention to ensure that programmes can implement action plans Assist the QA Senior Advisors/Advisors in the planning of the annual work plan and scheduling of QA interventions and events. Propose and develop systems of quality management in the screening programmes. Ensure up-to-date knowledge and understanding of current and proposed future developments within screening programmes. Support the collection and analysis of complex data from local screening programmes including KPIs and annual report returns. Undertake regular review of the data with the support of data analysts and feedback to programmes in an agreed and consistent manner. Support work to improve data quality in local programmes Assist with the co-ordination and facilitation of the monitoring and performance of local screening practice against agreed standards. Coordinate the validation of statistical reports produced by local screening programmes and feedback any problems to appropriate regional and national organisations under the direction of the QA Manager/Deputy Manager Recommend and undertake further analysis on data for QA and audit purposes. Assist the QA Senior Advisors/Advisors with the management and analysis of statutory returns, audit data and screening QA data. Ensure accurate and complete statutory returns are made to the Department of Health and the dissemination of relevant information to all relevant parties concerned. Create and develop reports, spreadsheets and databases for the presentation of results and surveys to key stakeholders. Triage, escalate and manage screening incidents for your region. Provide advice and support in the case of screening incidents ensuring the safety of patients. Ensure that any SI or complex/high risk incidents are escalated as appropriate Provide advice on unexpected events/adverse incidents occurring within screening programmes and recognize the level of importance and sensitivity of such situations. Refer on to more senior staff or Professional Clinical Advisors as necessary. Ensure that there is cross cover and resilience in the screening programme and support the SQAS team in maintaining the schedule of interventions, locality educational activities and workflows. Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the applicationYou can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Participate in policy or service development both within the team and the wider environment of the national programmeParticipate in relevant Programme Centre meetings and participate in national working groupsContribute to the development and implementation of the organisational plan to ensure regular and formal quality assurance of NHS screening programmes. Undertake service review/audit using national tools; make recommendations for service improvements and reporting outcomes from QA processes. Monitor progress of visits and other QA interventions Manage the implementation of the QA cycle from self-assessment and pre-visit preparation, including the overall management of any visit programme Undertake in depth analysis, interpretation and production of complex and multiple reportsEnsure that visits/reviews and other QA interventions are conducted by appropriate and trained reviewers according to agreed protocol and that all involved are familiar with the nationally agreed standardsAdvise national portfolio lead and national QA manager on matters relating to the specified programme/programme cluster, ensuring that where visits are undertaken, review teams provide accurate, appropriate feedback to commissioners, provider executive and programme teams on the findings of the review visit; highlighting any issues / concerns raised during the interventionLead the QA prioritisation process including the identification of appropriate QA interventionsSupport the identification and sharing of best practice in screening quality assurance to support service improvement and improve outcomes for service users Contribute or lead on the development of national QA policies as requested, either singly or in collaboration, ensuring that policies are appropriately consulted uponContribute to developing the NHS Screening Programmes by acquiring and collating information through Regional QA processes to inform policy and service developmentProvide specialist advice to Screening and Immunisation commissioning teams in implementation of new screening programmes and further development of existing programmes where appropriate Use specialist knowledge and expertise to advise local programmes and commissioners on the quality of the screening programmes and provide guidance on how to deliver high quality programmesProvide appropriate and timely specialist advice to support the investigation and management of incidents delegating to other members of the QA Team where appropriate but providing ongoing oversightEnsure that areas of underperformance and adverse QA reports are investigated and addressed, escalating referrals to appropriate authoritative bodies if required. Oversee implementation of action plans and routinely monitor progress

The QA Advisors key responsibility is to deliver a screening quality assurance programme and support the development of policy, methods and tools for quality assurance. The post holder should provide specialist advice related to a defined portfolio of NHS screening programmes whilst building and managing relationships with local, and national stakeholders. The post holder will work within a specialist team, led by a Senior QA Advisor with responsibility to: create and develop reports, spreadsheets and databases for the presentation of results and surveys to key stakeholders; participate in relevant Programme Centre meetings national working groups as required; contribute to the development and implementation of the organisational plan to ensure regular and formal quality assurance of NHS screening programmes. Undertake service review/audit using national tools; make recommendations for service improvements and reporting outcomes from QA processes. Monitor progress of visits; manage communications with the organisations and professionals involved in review process; manage the implementation of the QA cycle from self-assessment and pre-visit/intervention preparation, including the management of any visit/intervention programme; review and analyse self-assessment and key evidence submissions to develop consistent and appropriate briefs for sessional experts / professional and clinical advisors and any visiting review teams; support the Senior QA Advisor in ensuring that where full QA visits are undertaken, review teams provide accurate, appropriate feedback to commissioners, provider executive and programme teams on the findings of the review visit; highlighting any issues / concerns raised during the visit; implement a consistent approach to the QA process across in a defined place, in association with peers, replicate this across England; support the development and lead implementation of national guidance and toolkits/templates throughout your region or other regions; obtain and provide feedback on policies, procedures and QA tools for regional/national QA and programme leads; analyse complex data from local screening programmes including KPIs and annual report returns; act as the key resource for provision of information regarding NHS screening programmes; use specialist knowledge and expertise to advise local programmes and commissioners on the quality of the screening programmes and provide guidance on how to deliver high quality programmes; participate in incident investigation meetings when required, providing progress reports to the Senior QA Advisor, the senior clinical lead (CPH) and the national portfolio team; and ensure that areas of underperformance and adverse QA reports are investigated and addressed, escalating referrals to appropriate authoritative bodies if required. Oversee implementation of action plans and routinely monitor progress. If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Risk & Assurance Advisor

Reference Number - 79569

This Risk & Assurance Advisor position will report to the Risk & Assurance manager and will work within the human resources directorate based in our London office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary depending on your level of experience and a bonus of 7.5%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote

Close Date: 22/09/2024

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays

• Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)

• Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme

• Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Occupational Health support

• Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.

• Discounted access to sports and social clubs

• Employee Assistance Programme.

This position is ideal for an experienced, qualified auditor or risk and assurance advisor looking to use their experience within a supportive and dynamic environment. As a Risk & Assurance Advisor at UK Power Networks, you will help ensure the integrity and effectiveness of our risk management and assurance processes. You will gain broad exposure across the entire organisation, contributing to our status as a high-performing Distribution Network Operator.

UK Power Networks is a frontier performer in our sector in the core areas of safety, customer service, reliability, and resilience. We are a critical part of ensuring the transition to Net Zero, in addition to entering a new regulated price control period. We are moving away from traditional methods of simply investing to build a physical network to building a smarter, more flexible, and efficient energy system.

The Risk & Assurance team is a trusted and respected group of professionals with diverse backgrounds, covering Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk, Regulatory Compliance, and Fraud Investigations. The Internal Audit team works with the business to provide independent assurance over the effectiveness of UK Power Networks' internal control environment. We are a catalyst for change, helping the business aim to improve its control environment and performance. We use the latest Data Analytics tools and methodologies in our assurance reviews to provide enhanced assurance and valuable insights.

Scope and Principal Requirements

This autonomous role offers a unique opportunity for a motivated professional to influence and shape the future of risk management within a dynamic, regulated industry. You will ensure the UK's transition to Net Zero by improving and establishing the latest assurance techniques.

• Leadership: Lead a portfolio of diverse internal audit assignments, ensuring the highest standards of quality and integrity. You will provide assurance over all risks faced by the organisation.

• Partner Engagement: Build relationships with partners at all levels, including Executive leadership and external partners. You will help drive improvements.

• Advisory Role: Use your expertise to advise the business on risk management practices, ensuring that risks are identified, avoided, and managed according to our vision and goals.

• Collaboration: Work with the wider Risk & Assurance team to implement opportunities for integrated assurance, using the latest data analytics tools to provide enhanced insights and value.

• Continuous Improvement: Apply your experience, knowledge to produce recommendations that lead to tangible, meaningful and measurable results.

Essential experience:

• A relevant degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field, or an assurance/audit/compliance qualification (e.g., CIA, ACCA, CIMA).

• Experience in internal audit or a related assurance function.

• Experience with internal control frameworks and risk management principles.

• Experience building and maintaining relationships with senior leadership.

• Lead others to solve complex issues across a functional organisation, and an emphasis on using data to create solutions.

• Write accurate, concise and impactful audit reports and you will discuss sensitive topics

Advantageous experience:

• Experience in the utilities or industrial sectors, with an understanding of the operational risks and regulatory environment.

• Familiarity with fraud investigations or regulatory compliance processes.

• Experience with the energy industry and a commitment to contributing to the UK's transition to Net Zero.

Personal Attributes:

• Collaborative and team-oriented, with a willingness to work across all areas of the Risk & Assurance team.

• Passionate about continuous improvement and innovation in assurance practices.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a fire control centre officer for a prestigious bustling and vibrant riverside destination set in a magnificent setting in the heart of London Bridge. There is something for everyone at this stunning destination and we are looking for high calibre SIA Licensed Security Personnel to join our Team.
The roles are diverse, interesting, busy, and vibrant in line with the nature of the destination. If this sounds like the perfect job for you, please apply.
Information:

Position: Fire Control Centre Officer
Location: London Bridge
Pay Rate: £14.41 per hour
Hours: 42 hours per week
Shifts: 4 on 4 off Days & NIghts

Job Requirements:

SIA CCTV Licence required
SIA Door Supervisor licence would be a bonus
Strong IT ability – including Excel, Word, Outlook
Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
Good knowledge of local area
Excellent levels of customer service at all times
Demonstrated ability to think and act quickly in emergencies or under pressure
To have a smart appearance befitting the company
Good organisational skills, flexibility and reliability
First Aid trained is a bonus
Be fully aware of current CCTV policies and data protection requirements

Duties:

The officer at all times, carry out their duties and responsibilities to comply with policies/procedures.
To respond to all incidents within 12a Hays gelleria, taking ownership of the situation through to its natural conclusion to both client and management satisfaction.
Effective communication with the Control Room Manager and Duty security manager and escalate any issues as required or necessary.
Assist the area 3 supervisor in the fire command centre and issue access passes, keys & radios and ensure that the issue logs are kept up to date & report any anomalies to the area 3 Supervisor.
Carry out varying administrative tasks as directed by the management team.
Action access control requests from the Intercom at varying entry points on the estate.
Maintain the daily occurrence log (DOB) to ensure all incidents and occurrences are up to date.
Be conversant with all life safety systems and assist in responding to all emergencies promptly.
Direct any telephone enquiries or messages to the relevant person or department
Answer enquires received on the intercom and action access requests from various locations as required.
Action and communicate fire alarms as received in the fire command centre
Answer and transfer telephone calls
Action permit and access requests
Ensure officers are on post and that positions are not down manned without authorisation.
In the absence of the Area 3 Supervisor send out MINS or ENIPs as and when required with the parameters set out in operating procedures and as directed by the client.
Follow protocols for maintain the security of the Fire Command Centre and its facilities.
At all times the post holder must maintain and respect the security and sensitivity of the service. Comply with the adopted Code of Practice and service operational procedures at times, breaches of which will result in disciplinary action being taken.
Any other duties which are equal or similar to the responsibility level and the grade of the post
Ensure accurate records are maintained of all equipment, including Radios, BWCs and ensure that all officers on the estate are correctly equipped.
Maintain the Fire Command Centre visitor logs
To monitor and operate communication with Security Officers (When required).
To manage and organise all onsite duties, so that operational needs are met.
Operationally assist and support the Security Team as required - Organise Security to attend to alarm activations and incidents on shift.
Ensure a thorough handover is conducted with the FCC officer of the previous shift.

The roles will cover arrange of internal & external duties, inclusive but not limited to
Safeguarding the premises, people and assets within the estate, Excellent Customer Service, CCTV Surveillance, Security Systems knowledge, Internal & External Patrolling, Fire Marshalling duties, banksman duties, Incident Management, First Aid, Concierge Duties, Reception cover, Maintaining access and egress for emergency vehicles at all times, Ensuring entrances and exits are not blocked or access restricted and providing a 5* service to the public and clients.
Benefits:

Health care plan (HSF)
Perk Box (HSF) – discounts & offers from cinema tickets to days out
Cycle to work scheme
Tailed Site Uniform
First class training allowing you to develop your skills
A view for career development
Long service & Employee Recognition awards

CIS Security has been providing manned guarding services since 1972 and has developed into one of the most effective and reliable security companies in England. At CIS Security, we work as a team to deliver operational excellence and truly believe that the service we provide is unparalleled in the security industry.
At CIS Security Ltd, we do not just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our community. CIS Security Ltd is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, quality, and business needs.
Due to the volume of applications, if we have not contacted you within three weeks of initial contact then you have not been successful on this occasion.

Work collaboratively with the Trust Health and Safety Advisors and Essentia colleagues to ensure that Health and Safety compliance and best practices are achieved. Exploring options to help resolve problems and be flexible in your thinking to achieve a safe working environment for staff, visitors and patients. Compliance and Strategic Directions Demonstrating that Essentia meets its statutory obligations across all areas pertaining to the health, safety, and welfare by the implementation of the Essentia Health and Safety management system. Plan and manage the implementation long-term plans to develop a mature Health and Safety culture by the implementation of systems to monitor and measure performance to demonstrate compliance. Plan and lead on the implementation of a structured and systematic process of hazard and risk identification, risk assessments, analysis, prioritisation, and control across all areas relating to Health and Safety. Work closely with the hard and soft facilities management teams across all sites to ensure that they comply with health and safety statutory requirements, work safely and develop safe working practices. Plan and implement a comprehensive system for the tracking and monitoring of Essentia risk assessments. Thereafter to liaise with managers to identify strategies and prioritise actions for managing risk. Leading Essentia senior managers and their teams in the process of identifying hazards and documenting suitable and sufficient risk assessments (planned and ad-hoc). Making recommendations, providing specialist advice and being able to prepare strategic reports/briefings for the Health and Safety Manager, and others . Manage the development and training of the Essentia Health and Safety Champions to demonstrate continual improvement. Develop an Essentia risk-based health and safety audit schedule to monitor compliance with all required aspects of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Managed scheduled and ad-hoc health and safety audits, complete detailed reports for presentation to local managers identifying results and where deficiencies are found, recommendations and action plans. Actioning ad-hoc requests for risk assessment based on the level of risk. Regular monitoring and updating of health and safety data to ensure accurate recording of incidents, risk registers, RIDDOR, training and safety alerts. Ensure effective systems are in place to support the performance reporting on: incidents, accidents and dangerous occurrences and, to ensure they are delivered in a timely manner in line with local and Trust policies. Manage the escalation and reporting of accidents reportable under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations (RIDDOR) (2005). Understand and track the complexities of significant risk, health and safety issues along with trends to identify opportunities for further review, analysis and development. Manage and maintain complex risk, health and safety data, interpret the data and where necessary, interrogate to ensure its accuracy to allow meaningful information/reports to be published enabling management teams to put in place actions to effectively manage the risk and improve safety. Influence managers and staff across the Trust to change behaviours that effectively develop the health and safety in line with Trust and Essentias strategy. Lead and engage with other Trust directorates/external stakeholders to undertake investigations, root causes analysis into serious incidents, injuries or near misses and provide support and guidance to line managers. Develop and lead on effective training programmes across Essentia and if required with GSTT clients. Raise awareness of and compliance with the incident reporting systems for adverse incidents, to provide advice and guidance on incident investigations, action plans are prepared and implemented system to share lessons learned across Essentia and where needed shared across the wider Trust. Report activity on incidents and ensure that all incidents are being closed out in a timely manner, escalating any incidents that are not closed out within an appropriate timeframe to the Essentia Technical Assurance Committee, Working with Capital Projects, Estates and Facilities teams to ensure safe management of contractors and subcontractors. Working with all Technical Assurance and Compliance teams, to support compliance across Essentia, where required. Contribute to the approval of permits to work, risk assessments and method statements (RAMS). Review the Essentia's health and safety risk registers monthly to ensure mitigation plans are being effectively implemented. Provide expert advice around risk management to assist management teams with the identification of new emerging health and safety risks in-line with the Trust policy. Provide expert advice to management teams on developing effective action plans to mitigate risks. Monitor agreed action plans and follow up as required with management teams to ensure the appropriate resolution and timely closeout. Contribute to local governance and compliance meetings and provide technical advice to enable continual improvement. Maintain and develop the Essentia health and safety SharePoint site and be responsible for ensuring the libraries are accurate and information is up to date. Engage with line managers to identify opportunities for continual improvement. Communication and Engagement Engage and communicate with a wide range of senior leaders and external clients and influence and collaborate on a wide range of issues to ensure the delivery of day to day risk, health, safety, and welfare activities and projects. Manage conflicting priorities and agendas across a diverse range of stakeholders which will require persuasion, negotiation and the ability to communicate with clarity on technical subjects. Identify realistic solutions to potential risks around health, safety issues by leading negotiations with senior managers, staff and safety representatives across the Trust. Manage and actively review and promote, health and safety champions to drive continuous improvement in health and safety across Essentia. Engage and provide expert advice with the planning and design of new developments of systems and buildings. Provide expert advice and support on health, safety and welfare issues within the workplace as required including Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974, related regulations and approved codes of practice. Provide expert advice on the escalation of significant issues, areas of non-compliance or concern. Engage with Essentia departments to actively promote and participate in the local risk and health and safety meetings; present performance information to management teams to enable them to demonstrate continual improvement. Collaborate with relevant managers relating to Fire Safety, Security, Occupational Health and Infection Prevention and Control. Plan, deliver and monitor health and safety training using available techniques to achieve a high level of engagement with all levels of staff. Policy Management Implement, contribute and review the status of policies and procedures and to report to relevant document owners when a document review is required. To review new and revised policies and procedures to ensure they are written in a manner that can be easily understood by various levels of staff across the trust and directorate. All policies and procedures are approved in an effective way to ensure the reviews are managed in a timely manner. Financial Identify products, equipment, and facilities for assigned activities, achieving stakeholder buy-in as required. Placing orders in line with the Trust standing financial instruction. Staff Support & Management Ensure that staff understand their objectives and departmental performance expectations by; monitoring staff capability and taking remedial action when required. Motivate and develop staff and offer education and training in line with the objectives relating to staff development initiatives. Collaborate with service users, clinical colleagues, human resources, and finance department representatives. General Responsibilities Responsible for maintaining own tasks and diary appointments to ensure agreed deadlines and objectives are met. Taking accurate minutes and actions arising from meetings when requested. To deputise in the absence of the line manager. Duties will require work to be carried out across all GSTT sites including acute and community sites and to carry out inspections on clients' sites, these will take place in a variety of hospital environments.

Are you passionate about improving the quality of healthcare in London ? Do you want to work in a role that involves wide-ranging collaboration with NHS England colleagues, as well as healthcare partners across the system. An exciting opportunity to work in NHS England's London region Nursing and Quality Directorate will help you achieve that.

NHS England, Health Education England and NHS Digital came together in 2023 as a new single organisation. The NHS Long Term Plan focuses on delivering integrated care to patients at the local level and we can best support the NHS to deliver this as a single integrated organisation.

Our new operating model represents a strong shift to regional delivery supported by expert corporate teams. Local health systems are supported by our integrated regional teams who play a major leadership role in the geographies they manage.

This is a role within the London Region Nursing and Quality Directorate you will support the directorate to deliver on its quality and patient safety objectives for the region.

The post holder will provide senior specialist patient safety advice and lead on safety related activities as well as playing a key role in providing clinical quality advice and support to the Heads of Quality, ensuring a seamless quality response for the areas that they oversee. They will also advise other staff in the London Region on safety issues and wider clinical quality issues. The post holder will be able to demonstrate significant knowledge and experience of patient safety and quality systems across the NHS and will have extensive knowledge of specialist areas.

Ability to work effectively with a wide range of people/organisations/groups and skilled in implementing change.

This role requires the post holder to be able to analyse and interpret complex quality information, both quantitative and qualitative, lead on the development of quality and safety reports for regular and ad hoc meetings and support improvement programmes at regional, ICB and provider level.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

The London Nursing and Quality Directorate lead on a wide range of programme areas, professional leadership and system quality governance. This role provides an opportunity to work in a dynamic team and support improving healthy lives for Londoners.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience we need, then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!


This advert closes on Thursday 12 Sep 2024

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For fuller information, a detailed copy of the job description and main responsibilities for this post has been included in the Documents section.

Pest Control Technician

Location: London

Salary: £30k - £45k + Excellent Benefits

Full-Time, Permanent, Monday - Friday

The Client:

Our client is a well-established pest control organisation, dedicated to protecting their customer's home and business from pests, ensuring safety and satisfaction.

The Role:

As a Pest Control Technician, you will manage and resolve pest issues, including rodents, insects, birds and more.

Requirements:

- Previously worked as a Pest Control Technician in a similar role.

- At least 1 year of experience in pest control.

- Valid driving license.

- Right to work in the UK.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary

- Company pension

- Bonus scheme

- Overtime availability

Apply now for this exceptional opportunity to work with a dynamic team and further enhance your career.

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We are looking for someone with experience in a governance related role or from a clinical background with a professional registration if you dont have a governance background role for example you may be a Registered Nurse, a midwife or an optometrist. Whilst experience within the NHS is welcomed, it would be advantageous if you also had experience in an independent or private healthcare business. Youll have a good understanding of CQC fundamental standards and the new single assessment framework approach, with experience of conducting in-service quality inspections. Stakeholder engagement is key in this role. Youll be partnering with a range of senior stakeholders, including the Operational and Clinical Partners at our sites, so we are looking for someone who has demonstrable experience of forging and maintaining successful working relationships with senior people. You'll be presenting complex information and seeking engagement on a regular basis so your gravitas and influencing skills will be called upon. This is a great opportunity for someone looking for more autonomy in their working life. We're looking for someone who can bring good ideas to Newmedica and run with them, its a real chance to implement change and not to get bogged down by the bureaucracy that exists in larger or public sector organisations. What can we offer you? Salary up to £55,000 depending upon experience Annual car allowance of £5,500 Up to 17% company bonus, paid quarterly based on company performance and personal objectives 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus birthday leave day Company pension Access to a range of benefits, including free eye tests, discounted or free glasses, a few 24/7 wellbeing/counselling/advice service, private medical insurance, private dental care, health care scheme, death in service cover, an opportunity to sign up to a tax-free cycle to work and a retail/technology discount scheme An environment where your learning and development is supported through a range of various learning tools and courses