Total 304 Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Ashford, Home Counties, TW15 2AN

Bank Cook Location: Spencer Court, Woodstock, OX20 1JG Pay rate: £12.77 per hour (plus weekend and NVQ enhancements available) Shift times: various shifts ABOUT THE ROLE Are you an experienced catering assistant, commis chef or cook that takes pride in your work? Are you looking for your next challenge without split shifts and anti-social hours? We’re currently recruiting for a Bank Cook to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly catering team, to create delicious meals for our residents. Nutrition is an important element of the care package that we provide. You’ll be actively involved in the nutritional needs of our residents, to ensure that a high-quality dining experience is received by everyone. You’ll get to know our residents and their families so that you’ll be motivated to understand and accommodate their personal preferences. Some weekend work will be required.
In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes. Spencer Court is situated a stone's throw from historic Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, in the charming town of Woodstock. The home offers high-quality and compassionate residential and early-stage dementia care for up to 46 residents in a calm, friendly and comfortable surroundings. AND IN RETURN The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive
salary, training and development. Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team: * 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) * A workplace pension * Free uniform * Free DBS * Higher rates of pay at weekends * Access to our Employee Assistance Programme * Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us * Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more ABOUT YOU You’ll need to have previous experience of working in a professional kitchen and catering for specialist diets, providing meals for large groups of people, alongside a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. Ideally you’ll also be working towards a Level 2 Diploma in Food Production and Cooking or equivalent but this is not essential. You’ll be
confident in engaging with our elderly residents to understand their individual needs and enjoy being part of the wider team in the home. If you think you have the right skills and attitude we’re looking for as a Cook within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us. So, apply and get your career started with us today. We reserve the right to close this role before the closing date, with no advance notice. We do encourage you to complete an application as soon as possible if interested.

Care Assistant Location: Longlands Care Home, Blackbird Leys, Oxford Pay rate: £12.33 per hour (plus weekend and NVQ enhancements available) Contracted Hours: 16.5 hours per week Shift Times: 7am - 2pm, 2pm - 10pm (Working alternate weekends) Longlands Care Home is situated a quiet residential location in Blackbird Leys in Oxford. The home offers compassionate residential, early-stage dementia and respite care and is short distance of the town centre, shops and local amenities. We are looking for you to work as a care assistant making a real difference to our residents lives every day. Along with supporting daily routines and personal care (washing, bathing, supporting toilet use) we are looking for the right people to genuinely care for our residents and create a happy fulfilled life for them. Some days may be challenging but you will laugh, have fun and make lasting memories.
You’ll become part of our extended family too, bringing kindness, exceptional care and dignity to our care homes. We are looking for both experienced carers and those that are new to care to build our teams with diverse people who can bring all sorts of life experience to the job. We provide induction training and support, with ongoing development opportunities for you to really build a career with us. You will be a great communicator and able to build relationships and positive working and living environments. We’d love you to love your job. AND IN RETURN We’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK, meaning we reinvest every penny we make into our homes, residents lives and team members. We offer a great range of benefits: * 28 days holiday; increasing with length of service (pro rat’d for part time) * Higher weekend pay * Workplace pension * Free uniform *
Free DBS * Free car parking * Life assurance * Comprehensive induction, ongoing training and development * Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us * Access to our Employee Assistance programme * Care Worker Charity membership for well being and financial aid * Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more. We reserve the right to close this role before the closing date, with no advance notice. We do encourage you to complete an application as soon as possible if interested.

Bank Nurse (Days & Nights)

£20.52 per hour

Ty Coch Nursing Home, Cardiff, CF14 5UW

Are you looking for extra hours as a Registered Nurse in a nursing home near you?

The opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our friendly team in Ty Coch Nursing Home, Cardiff.

Our purpose-built, modern home is situated in the Cardiff suburb of Llanishen. We provide the highest possible standards in: Dementia, Palliative, and general nursing care to over 50 residents. All in comfortable, En Suite bedrooms spread over our three communities.

This role is 0 hours per week - excellent for anyone who wants extra hours around other commitments or needs flexibility in their working pattern. The role aims to cover holiday and sickness leave, as well as supporting the home at particularly busy times.

The main duties of this role include:

- You will work alongside our highly trained staff team of Care Assistants, Senior Care Assistants and Nursing team to support approximately 15 residents each night within a specially assigned 'community'.

- Focusing on our residents often complex needs will allow you to build on your experience of working in Nursing and EMI care.

- You will take responsibility as a 'named nurse', giving you the opportunity not only to build excellent professional relationships, but also to ensure the care you give always respects the personal wishes and circumstances of each individual.

What we need from you:

- Experience in working with residents - this role is based within a nursing home setting so experience of working with the residents is essential

- Ability to show empathy, understanding and experience in a care setting. You will be expected to work closely with our residents and be able to identify their specific needs.

- Well-developed time management skills with the ability to work under pressure - to ensure the smooth running of the home's routine.

- Ability to make balanced, clear, and timely decisions to ensure the best decisions and outcomes are met for our residents, by taking a pro-active approach in consulting and involving others in decision making.

- Takes a pro-active approach to consulting and involving others in decision making process as appropriate.

- Registered Nurse and relevant qualifications.

- IT skills - Microsoft Office.

What you can expect from us:

- Free Enhanced DBS check

- Free onsite parking

- Free uniform

- Good transport links

- Wellbeing Support

- Dedicated Learning & Development team to support with any training needs

How do I apply?

Please click apply and complete our short application before the closing date.

The advert will close at 23:45 on Sunday 29th September 2024.We reserve the right to close the advert before this date once we are in receipt of sufficient applications or if we appoint a suitable candidate.

Before you go…
In trying to make our workforce more diverse, we adopt a Positive Action Rule to people from ethnic minority groups. This means that if you meet the selection criteria in the job advert and are from an ethnic minority community, you will be offered an interview, if you give consent for this rule to be applied to your application.

We are looking for a Flow matron to join our Community Hospital Bed Management team. This role is part of the Community Hospitals Bed Management Team. The post holder will be responsible for the timely, appropriate and safe flow through and discharging of patients from the community hospitals across Kent. They will be responsible for the flow improvement plan for the Trust and they will work closely with the Bed Management Team Lead and Community Hospital Matrons.

They will liaise with acute hospitals, community hospitals, local authorities and social and health service colleagues in order to promote excellent multi-disciplinary working to achieve effective flow of patients between care settings to enable the most appropriate patient centred care for patients.

The post holder base can be flexible but is expected to occasionally travel to community hospital sites when required.

For information regarding this role please contact Bryony Donaldson mobile number 07557823356.

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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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 differencehere.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Dec 2024

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates with good general radiographic experience to work as a Senior CT Rotational Radiographer within the CT and General X-Ray Department at the QEQM Hospital Margate.

We are looking for people who are resilient, compassionate, flexible and able to demonstrate leadership and clinical supervision skills. The post holder will be expected to work as part of the established shift pattern which includes nights and weekend working, requiring the ability to work without direct supervision or support during out of hours duties.

Previous applicants need not apply

To work as part of a team within the CT area of the Imaging Department. Candidates will be responsible for own practice, correlating practice with Directorate protocols. In addition they will be required to train and supervise junior staff, student radiographers and other trainees. Required to work without direct supervision or support in out of hours duties.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.






Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Dec 2024

A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.


We are looking for suitably qualified applicants to work as a Senior Assistant Healthcare Scientist within the Sample Reception department in Blood Sciences, WHH. You must have at least 6 months experience of working within an accredited Pathology department.

The hours will be 37.5 hours week, with a combination of early, late & weekend shifts including bank holidays - flexibility is essential for this post.

The postholder will work within the Sample Reception department, supporting the Sample Reception Manager and carrying out supervisory tasks as required. This role also includes receiving, sorting, checking and booking pathology samples on to LIMS, data entry and assisting with pre-analytical duties including other basic laboratory tasks. The applicant must have exceptional customer-service skills and telephone manner, be a good team player and have a keen eye for detail being able to carry out detailed and repetitive tasks; good keyboard skills are required as well as high level of accuracy, good literacy and numeracy skills.

The ideal candidate should be able to recognise what constitutes a high-level quality service, as well as an understanding of ISO accreditation standards.

Pathology holds UKAS Accreditation and are an IBMS training laboratory.

To work in any section of the department and undertake duties to support Biomedical Scientists in the preparation and examination of biological samples

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information and opportunities.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

PLEASE NOTE - SPONSORSHIP CANNOT BE OFFERED FOR THIS ROLE

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'


This advert closes on Thursday 5 Dec 2024

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Host/Hostess. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!ABOUT THE ROLEYour focus as Host/Hostess will be preparing serving trollies and cleaning satellite kitchens, laying tables, assisting in order taking, and serving meals to residents within the Home.Other responsibilities will include: Support the residents with choosing their meal options at the time of dining Support with the dining service and assisting residents with their meals as directed, including supporting those residents to retain their dignity who choose to adopt cutlery-free dining Ensure dining tables are set in accordance with the standard operating procedures Ensure menus are displayed and are reflective of the meal choices for the dayABOUT YOUTo be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all that you do.Our ideal candidate must have: Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene. Experience working in a similar setting, restaurant or hotel Knowledge/Skills & Abilities Have a positive attitude towards residents Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of culinary services to residentsABOUT AVERYAt Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.Please note this role will require: A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline, depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be positively impacting residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Other responsibilities will include: Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times. Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner. Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident. Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task. ABOUT YOU To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role. Our ideal candidate must: Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home. Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members. Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice. ABOUT AVERY At Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike. Please note this role will require: A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus asHousekeepingAssistant will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry aremaintainedin the home. You willoperateaccording to our standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards aremaintained. Other responsibilitieswillinclude: Carrying out all cleaning dutiesin accordance withworksheetinstructions. Understandingthe cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition. Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected. . ABOUT YOU To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do. Our ideal candidatemusthave: Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments. Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting. Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents. The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice. ABOUT AVERY At Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike. Please note this role will require: ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Band 5 Orthopaedic Plaster Technician with BOA Casting Certificate and with excellent communication skills to work as part of the Fracture Clinic team.

Fracture Clinic is a diverse, multidisciplinary environment which requires flexible and adaptable skills, an aptitude to learn and a motivation to develop your own skills.

If you are a dynamic individual who enjoys a challenge and would like to join a team who are passionate about providing high quality care to their patients, then we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, motivated and committed to give high quality care and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team. You will consistently ensure that a patient's privacy, dignity and psychological well-being is maintained, and at all times, the care given is patient centred.

You need to have excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. We require individuals who are forward thinking, well organised and with a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.

This is a 37.5 hour post working in Fracture Clinic. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing individual patient care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating plans of care in accordance with agreed policies and professional guidelines and providing a plastering service for the orthopaedic ward, clinics, theatres, fracture clinics and Emergency department.
• Work autonomously undertaking holistic assessment examination in order to implement management plans for patients.
• Use specialist knowledge and skills to provide treatment to patients attending the Plaster Room and to assist the Lead Orthopaedic Practitioner on the development of new and current services.
• To work closely with the Lead Nurse, Managers and the Multidisciplinary Team to provide high quality and cost effective patient focused services.
• Participate in the delivery of formal and informal teaching and act as a resource for education and development within the service
• To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Dec 2024

A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.


An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Head, Neck, Breast & Dermatology Care Group. The successful applicant will work between the sites of William Harvey Hospital, Kent & Canterbury Hospital and Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother Hospital.

You will work as part of a team with the existing 7 Consultants and other staff within the department.

The successful applicant will be required to work flexibly within this team structure and participate in a 1:6 2nd on call rota.

You must have full registration with the General Dental Council and be in possession of Bachelor of Dental Surgery, or equivalent and preferably a postgraduate qualification e.g. FDS, MFDS, MJDF. In addition, you will be expected to have experience at SHO or DCT level in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and be competent in Minor Oral Surgery.

This is a Speciality Doctor in Oral and Maxillofacial post, whole time, based at William Harvey Hospital, but with split duties at Kent & Canterbury Hospital. On-call duties will be at the William Harvey Hospital which is the Kent Centre for oral and maxillofacial surgery serving a population of 720,000.

The Oral and Maxillofacial department is accommodated in modern premises and the Unit provides a comprehensive service for medical and surgical problems involving the mouth, jaws, face, neck and supporting structures. It provides a service for maxillofacial trauma, head and neck oncology and its reconstruction, facial deformity, temporomandibular joint surgery, implantology dentoalveolar surgery. The Unit has an active interest in undergraduate and postgraduate education and is involved in clinical research. Particular interest has been taken in supporting the development of all staff and good links and exchanges of trainees from other countries have been developed as a result.

The Unit works in close co-operation with its other medical and dental colleagues.

This post is up to a maximum of 12 sessions inclusive of 2nd on call on a 1:6 rota with Speciality Registrars and other Speciality Doctors. The appointee will also normally be expected to have MJDF, MFDS, or FDS.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Dec 2024

Are you passionate about Healthcare? Are you a Healthcare Assistant, Carer or Support Worker who enjoys making a positive difference?

East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust are now recruiting Band 2 Healthcare Support Workers for WHH Hospital in Ashford.

We are also recruiting for HCSW at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, if you are interested in Canterbury, please state on your application (when asked to do so).

If successful, you will be invited to an Assessment Day at the William Harvey Hospital on 11th January 2025.

Please note that in order to attend the event you must submit an application to this post. Walk-ins will not be accepted.

The majority of positions are likely to be within our Surgical, Medical and Admission wards as well as the Emergency Department. Full-time and part-time hours (minimum 30 hours per week) are available but nursing is carried out 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year, so we do require full flexibility from you.

Please note that we are unable to provide Sponsorship for our Healthcare Assistant and Support Worker roles.



The NHS is currently experiencing a unique situation with unforeseen challenges the likes of which have never been seen before, East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust is the largest employer and largest provider of health care in the area and has risen to the challenge admirably. We have always firmly believed that developing our staff is key to both our success and our future which is why there are now a multitude of career opportunities available to our Healthcare Support Workers via the apprenticeship route, should you wish, making these posts the first step on your pathway to a career in health.

You may have come for a job but you’ll stay for a career!

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.


This advert closes on Monday 9 Dec 2024

Working closely with the Care Group and other clinical leads,
the post holder takes the Lead for all aspects of Diabetes and
Endocrinology to support the delivery of the clinical and
operational aspects of the Trust’s strategy and the NHS
Operating Framework.


As the Clinical Lead for the service the post holder will be jointly
responsible for ensuring that the service operates fully within
the overall objectives and policies of the Trust and within
objectives, targets, quality standards and financial controls,
and to support the achievement of the WHH care group level
objectives.

The clinical lead will work together with the William Harvey Care Group and their Network Leads in providing leadership and management, and will have shared responsibility for the operational performance, clinical quality, safety and financial management of the service. They will be responsible for ensuring a positive patient and staff experience, backed up by a robust governance process for leading and continuously improving services.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.


Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post - For more information please visit https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/careers/family-first-scheme/

We also offer removal expenses, up to 32 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

*Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change. *


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

Do you want a new challenge working with a high performing team in a fast-paced health care environment?

We have an exciting full-time opportunity for a Temporary Staffing Manager to join our team.

The Temporary Staffing team is an essential and integral part of the organisation, specialising and managing the organisation’s temporary staffing needs. We aim to provide a reliable, cost-efficient and customer-driven service to all directorates by responding to requests for all temporary workers, clinical and administrative roles, to provide efficient and safe staffing levels for the provision of healthcare to the population of Kent and pockets of East Sussex and London.

The Temporary Staffing Manager will have direct management responsibility for the whole of the Temporary Staffing team.

Leading by example, you will ensure that the team deliver a professional, efficient, responsive and proactive serviceat all times. Due to the nature of the service and often conflicting demands and deadlines, you will need to be adept at coordinating your own workload, projects and the team’s priorities in a busy work environment.

Your main responsibilities will include:
• Oversee a team of highly motivated professions.
• Support the trust in its aim to provide a reliable, cost-effective and customer driven service.
• Helping to reduce temporary staffing usage across the Trust.
• Ensure that external temporary staff worker supplies are aligned to recognised national frameworks.
• Supporting in the recruitment of new temporary bank workers.
• Help maintain a quality temporary workforce
• Ensure all temporary workers are compliant with their training, registrations, DBS, OH and right to work.
• Ensure that temporary workers are paid weekly
• Work effectively with stakeholders throughout the Trust, other NHS Organisations and NHSE on common goals.
• Ensure a robust reporting process is in place to analyse worker demand to understand underlying causes and identify service improvements.

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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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.

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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

We are looking for an enthusiastic and focussed Transformation Lead to cover our permanent post holder who is on secondment for 10 months. This would be an ideal opportunity for someone who is interested in leading service improvement projects at network level. The Thames Valley and Wessex CYP Operational Delivery Network includes six networks and you would be expected to support all of them, working on specific projects and work programmes. Please note this is a working from home job, travel within Thames Valley and Wessex is expected.



Interviews will take place on the 11th September at Premier House in Reading

The post holder willbe responsible forsupporting the ODN by:

• training,coachingand supporting employees in improvementmethods

• running improvement projects

• supportingLead Nurseswith large scale change programmes

• providingcolleagues with support and toolsrequiredtolead improvementprojects

• analysing data and networking with diverse stakeholders, to produce compelling arguments forchange

• communicating with a varied mixture of stakeholders from “Ward to Board”– providers, ICBs and regional colleagues

• Keep in touchwith colleagues across other networks,identifyingbest practiceand projects that could be transferred toTVW


Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.





Infrastructure and Capability Building:

• Engage with staff on all levels to help them understand the goals of thenetworkand how it willimpacttheir clinical / workingpractices

• Work with clinical and non-clinical staff toidentify,planand deliver improvementprojects

• Provide structured and ‘on the job training’ in the use of improvement tools and techniques and projectmanagement

• Share good practice on quality schemes across thenetwork

• Horizon scanning for upcoming quality improvement projects – staying informed with GIRFT and national programmes of care.

• Work with teams to support service improvement using improvement concepts andappropriatetools

• Produce benchmarking and best practice case studies to support the delivery and communication of theODNworkplan

• Act as the network expert in running quality service reviews,maintainingdocumenttemplatesand supporting LeadNursesto run the review.


Project Management:

• Develop andmaintaindocument templates for use by Lead Nurses

• Responsible and accountable foridentifyingthe need for change control and any configuration management issues at projectlevel

• Undertakes status review meetings among key stakeholders and teammembers

• Produce progress reports on the projects ongoing across theCYP ODNsdetailing the progress against plan, next steps, and raising issues and risks, with mitigating actions and potentialimplications

• Utilise MS planner and MS project to support ODN teams to manageprojects



Organisational Fit and Culture:

• Have a flexible approach to supporting teams across all sixnetworks

• Build effective and supportive relationships with key stakeholders to break down barriers andfacilitatechange

• Support theLead Nursesto drive a culture of continuousimprovement

• Work collaboratively with our internal and external partners to involve them in continuous improvement and improve the patientexperience

• Workacross the full network footprintto share learning, reporting to specialty and CYP boards asrequired.




This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

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