Total 68 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Hanley, ST1 3DR

To assist families affected by dementia in 1:1 and in group settings, to develop skills and competencies in understanding and coping with challenges and difficulties they may face, in both individual and group situations. For example, managing complex conditions, adapting responses when supporting the person with dementia, changes in relationships, distressed behaviour. Direct work with dementia patients and their carers with diverse needs commonly including: nonpharmacological symptom management of fatigue and breathlessness; rehabilitation; falls risk reduction. Holistic specialist assessment, goal setting and intervention for individual patients under the dementia services, with outpatients and in patients own homes. Understand and communicate complex information where emotional, social and spiritual needs are considerable. Use advanced verbal, and non-verbal communication skills to work with patients including those in distress and those who have difficulties understanding or communicating. Consultative role to advise colleagues, patients and carers. Contribute to risk assessments around equipment provision, falls prevention and discharges. To offer expertise and guidance to professional colleagues, the public and others in supporting family and relationship-centered approaches and best practice in dementia care. To meet the multiple and often complex needs of families affected by Dementia through ongoing assessment of health and wellbeing. To provide a range of psychological and social interventions to promote health and assist with the alleviation, prevention and management of stress, depression, anxiety, and other mental health needs of carers. To maintain clinical records using EMIS and provide verbal and written feedback appropriately and as required, to carers, persons with dementia (as appropriate), referring agencies and professional colleagues. To liaise with GPs, case managers, primary health care practitioners, statutory and voluntary agencies regarding the best possible care for the family affected by dementia. To act as an advocate to facilitate access to services and influence care provision. To identify development options for addressing inequality and to contribute to strategies designed to improve access to services for people with dementia and carers who are socially excluded. To ensure that care is delivered in accordance with relevant local and national standards such as those recommended in NICE guidelines, national dementia and carer strategies/ plans and all relevant East Cheshire Hospice policies Ensure that all legal requirements relating to Mental Capacity Act (2005), Safeguarding and Mental Health Act (2007), and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2015) are considered and adhered to. Recognise the limits of own competency and professional boundaries and make appropriate and timely referrals to other services where required. Undertake other duties as may be required and which are commensurate with the post and grade.

Duties will be varied but will include working as part of the medical team on the inpatient unit, undertaking clinical reviews, admissions and supporting safe discharges. You will also provide specialist palliative care input to our outpatient/daycare services and undertake community visits to patients in their own homes. More specifically, this will include undertaking holistic assessments of patients using examination and diagnostic skills and where appropriate, prescribing. Your excellent communication skills will be utilised to support families and carers, liaise with other healthcare professionals, and mutually agree upon plans of care. With support from colleagues, you will manage a caseload of patients with varying needs. You will provide specialist advice and support to patients and carers, both face to face and via telephone. With the support of the multidisciplinary team, you will be pivotal in the co-ordination of care for palliative patients across East Cheshire, and link in closely with specialist palliative care colleagues. You will be acting as a role model and resource for other staff, having a visible clinical profile and being supportive of other team members requesting advice. Where appropriate, you will act as a mentor to other clinical team members. It is essential that you uphold the standards of your profession and act accordingly to always maintain the excellent reputation of the hospice. You will take responsibility for and remain accountable for maintaining and updating your professional development, knowledge, skills and competencies. In addition, you will maintain your required organisational mandatory training requirements. You will be required to support ongoing hospice development and quality assurance measures via audits, policies, procedures and review of services. You will be required to participate in research projects as required by the organisation. Your role will also include leading on the development, planning and delivery of education to peers and colleagues. And to undertake other duties as may be required and which are commensurate with the post and grade of the role.

Medacs Healthcare are currently recruiting for Complex Care Nurses.

Working in line with the company ethos to deliver excellent and Complex care to patients being treated in their own homes. We are currently recruiting experienced Complex care Nurses in the Stoke on Trent area.

The Complex Care Team are looking for a Band 6 Community Nurse to support their team for a boy in Stoke on Trent on a 3 month placement. We require children's nurses with skills in medicine administration, enteral feeding, seizure recognition and management and community experience.

• Band 6 - Community Nurse
• Working: Nights & Twilight shifts
• Hours: Twilight to be negotiated with the family, Night - 22:00 - 07:00
• Experience working with children, and/or nurses with ITU experience
• Management of tracheotomy's, ventilators and complex seizures.
• Location: Stoke on Trent
• Driving Licence essential
• Start as soon as possible for 12 weeks

Additional Information

• Patient is epileptic
• Needs enteral feeding and meds
• Displays uncontrolled movements which seem like lashing out but he's not

For further information please contact Kelli Thomas on 01785 256434 or Kelli.thomas@medacs.com

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Location: Torquay

Start Date: Immediate Start

Salary: £12.83 - £13.50 per hour

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TeacherActive is proud to be working with a Nursery based in Torquay with their search for a Nursery Practitioner. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a growing, ambitious Nursery with like-minded practitioners to provide the best possible early start for young children. They focus on a child centred approach to learning and prioritise the children’s individual needs. It’s a busy and thriving environment with lots of opportunities to plan stimulating activities and to create a fun and supportive atmosphere.

The nursery is looking to employ a qualified Nursery Practitioner, on a long-term basis with the opportunity to be offered a permanent position. You will report directly to the Nursery Manager and could be required to work across different ages groups within the nursery. In a time of growth for this Nursery, career progression opportunities are also available for the right person and they’re currently looking to fill a number of permanent and management roles.

An excellent level of communication is required along with an in depth and up-to-date knowledge of Safeguarding, Prevent and the Early Years Foundation Stage along with other relevant training.

The successful Nursery Practitioner will have:

· Level 2 (required) Level 3 (Desirable) NVQ or equivalent required

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· ‘Can-do’ approach with the willingness to get stuck in

· Reliability and a compassionate nature

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Role Summary Clinical Service Delivery (UHNM) Identification, reporting and monitoring of medicines related adverse incidents and interventions arising from the Virtual ward and support the CRIS/Virtual Ward to share learning and prevent recurrence. Provide advice and education to patients on the correct use of medication and ensure that directions associated with medications are Proactively signpost and refer patients to external agencies for follow up and further support if necessary. Encourage compliance with the national, regional, and local clinical guidelines, Antimicrobial Guidelines and the prescribing formulary at all times to promote rational and economic prescribing. Provide guidance to the Virtual Ward Services on relevant medicines legislation and Trust policies and ensure all staff prescribing, supplying or administering medicines conform with these. Aid with the production of policies, procedures, guidelines, and Patient Group Directions to assist in the smooth delivery of medicines optimisation to patients being cared for by the Virtual Ward Service. Lead and participate in medicines and pharmacy related audits and continuous quality improvement projects relevant to Virtual Ward Service. To contribute to communications across the Trust in relation to Virtual Ward processes and procedures for transferring medicines/prescribing at the point of transfer and pharmacy staff are familiar with ongoing requirements for medicines. Monitoring expenditure on drugs and providing feedback (including transportation of medicines to patients h addresses) To improve communication between primary and secondary care by ensuring discharge letters contain accurate information relating to medicines and use of the Discharge Medicines Service To provide advice and training to other health care staff, including medical and nursing staff, in relation to medicines use on the Virtual Ward. Deliver a high quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service to any allocated ward/clinical area. This includes: proactive engagement with clinicians and the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT); delivery of medicines optimisation, governance and safety initiatives; supporting patient flow for both in-patient and out-patient areas Undertake ward rounds and/or patients reviews using the clinical prioritisation tool. This may be in ward or clinic settings Ensuring that clinical pharmacy workload activities are recorded and regularly reviewed to inform service developments and quality improvements. Ensure that all medicines related policies are embedded into routine practice and support the clinical governance, risk management and medicines safety agenda. This includes preparation for Care Quality Commission inspections and a remedial action plan implementation. Proactively support the antimicrobial and antifungal stewardship agenda within the Trust via implementation of guidelines, undertaking audits and recommended actions and initiatives to minimise consumption and resistance patterns. Work with the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Commissioning and Best Value Medicines to implement commissioning requirements regarding PBr excluded / Cancer Drug Fund medicines including Blueteq completion, clinical service specifications, free of charge medicines and CQUINs. Support the managed entry of new Review the clinical evidence base to support the use of any new antimicrobial and antifungal agents relevant to their ward and their inclusion on the local health economy formulary. This will be done in conjunction with the Pharmacy Directorate Clinical Information Team and will include cost effectiveness and financial forecasting. Commitment to undertake initiatives to support quality improvement initiatives and the change agenda within Pharmacy Undertaking medicines related audits and practice research to improve service delivery and Role Summary Other Proactively contribute and support the implementation of the: Pharmacy Workforce Development Strategy, Pharmacy Directorate Annual Business Plan; UHNM Medicines Optimisation and Clinical Strategy; and digital medicines roadmap including electronic prescribing and administration medicines. Proactively contribute to effective team working via: regular communication and engagement with all members of the pharmacy and MDT team; forward planning and sharing of ideas; celebrating success; learning lessons from adverse incidents and proactively addressing feedback from service users and Effectively manage, support and develop any junior pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and / or pharmacy technicians through implementation of relevant Trust Human Resources Policies, acting as a role model and undertaking meaningful peer review. Commitment to staff engagement and well-being initiatives to support improvement of national Staff Survey results within Directorate. Take every opportunity to positively promote the Pharmacy Directorate at UHNM through practice research including the publication of abstracts and articles in peer reviewed journals and regional / National Support delivery of clinical placements for Stage 3 and Stage 4 MPharm students Working closely with colleagues in developing and delivering the placement program, reinforcing appropriate linkages within an integrated curriculum. Contributing to undergraduate teaching in areas appropriate to their personal expertise through the development of clinical case studies and review of course content, and to supervise undergraduate Working with the university and secondary care colleagues in developing assessment tools to measure the performance of students on

A Vacancy at NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board.


Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated registered pharmacy technician to apply for the Pharmacy Technician Project Support Manager role. The successful candidate will be a key member of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicines Optimisation Team Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System, working within a team of highly skilled and motivated Pharmacists and Technicians who share an overarching goal to support quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of prescribing in Staffordshire.

There is opportunity to be a key part in the delivery of broad range of medicines optimisation projects covering strategic programmes such as high cost medicines, formulary management, prescribing analysis, and Medicine Optimisation governance. These all building on and utilising the key skills of Pharmacy Technicians in providing technical support to agreed projects, facilitating the development, effective delivery and monitoring of the project plans within the overarching Medicines Optimisation Strategy

The successful applicant will require excellent IT skills, Office Packages, particularly Excel for data analysis. Candidates should also be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills.

Key responsibilities will include the ongoing monitoring and review of high cost drugs/technologies. Including the monitoring of projects and work streams (for example, prescribing data analysis) and the day-to-day management of BlueTeq and Net Formulary which are software systems used within the team. The post holder will use an extensive range of prescribing analysis and data systems such as ePACT2, PrescQIPP, BlueTeq, Net.formulary, MedOptimise and GP clinical systems to allow them to play a key role in detailed prescribing data and analysis for the general monitoring of the prescribing budget and clinical, quality prescribing performance management. This will embed the post holder in to the planning and organisation of key medicines optimisation activities and projects, both in conjunction with primary and secondary care.

The post holder will be able to plan their workload within agreed deadlines, targets and competing priorities allowing the postholder to effectively manage competing deadlines and day to day work to fit the longer-term strategic plan.

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning functions; managing the NHS budget and arranging the provision of health services in the geographical area.

Location: Home based/hybrid working (most of posts). Travel on occasions to a Hub location with at least 1 days notice

New starters are expected to collect IT equipment, from offices in Stoke-on-Trent, and if based at home are required to have appropriate desk/chair/ relevant equipment in compliance with DSE regulations.

Posts at Band 8c and above, will take part in the On-call rota, flexible over 7 days, supporting the System Control Centre, with full training provided.

Unconscious Bias/Invisible Disability Training and Equality Induction are mandatory.

Interviews may take place via MS Teams or in person.

We promote a compassionate and inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The post holder is a key member of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicines Optimisation Team, whose overarching goal is to support improvements in quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of prescribing across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System. (ICS)

The post holder will support delivery of a broad range of medicines optimisation projects covering strategic programmes such as high cost medicines, formulary management, prescribing analysis, and Medicine Optimisation governance.

Working as part of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team, the post holder will provide technical support to agreed projects to facilitate the development, effective delivery and monitoring of the project plans within the overarching Medicines Optimisation Strategy

In the spirit of matrix working, the post holder will be expected to collaborate with other team members by supporting ongoing medicines optimisation activities.

As an employee of the ICB, the post holder may gain privileged knowledge of highly confidential nature relating to private affairs, diagnosis and treatment of patients, information affecting members of the public, personal matters concerning staff, commercial confidences of third parties and details of items under consideration by the ICB. Such information should not be divulged or passed to any unauthorised person or persons.

Key Responsibilities

To support and provide high quality, regular, timely prescribing data and other relevant data to the Medicines Optimisation team and the Integrated Care System to inform progress against Medicines Optimisation projects, clinical audits, and performance improvement.

To monitor progress of projects and work streams which will include production of high-quality reports on achievement of milestones, data analysis (including prescribing data analysis) and assessment of performance outcomes.

To support the maintenance of embedded digital prescribing tools used across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care System to ensure cost effective prescribing for example, Blueteq and Net Formulary.

This includes supporting the daily operational management of Blueteq and Net Formulary

The post holder will support the Integrated Care Board Health Economy NICE Health Technology Appraisal Implementation Group (HENIG) or equivalent and Formulary Harmonisation Group (FHG)

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

Key Working Relationships

Internal

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB Portfolio Teams

ICB clinical and other executive directors, senior managers, and wider staff

External

Integrated Care System (ICS) which may include:

Primary Care networks

GP Practices

ICS partner organisations

NHS England and Improvement Directors and Senior managers

Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Service

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, other Acute providers

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Hospital consultants and other clinical staff

Local Representative Committees

Community Pharmacies

Job Responsibilities:

Communication & Relationships Skills

Provide high quality complex, relevant and timely prescribing data and other relevant data analysis and reports in a variety of accessible formats depending upon the audience, to support medicines optimisation strategy.

Support with influencing health care professionals within the health economy of the importance of medicines optimisation projects. This may involve supporting negotiation and motivation on complex project delivery, including linking in with other Integrated Care Systems or stakeholder initiatives.

Work with members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team and key relevant internal and external stakeholders to investigate the causes of any variance from planned delivery and contribute to the implementation of resolutions.

To support members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team by contributing to internal/external prescribing queries around high-cost medicines/technologies, corporate governance requests and formulary queries.

Analytical & Judgement Skills

The post holder will support the collation of data pertaining to prescribing to aid the preparation of project related reports (including presentations) to the required standard.

The post holder will need to use an extensive range of prescribing data systems such as ePACT2, Open Prescribing, PrescQIPP, OptimiseRx, Blueteq, Net.Formulary, MedOptimise, Primary care GP clinical systems and EMIS Enterprise, to provide. Detailed prescribing data and analysis for the general monitoring of the prescribing budget and clinical, quality prescribing performance management. The post holder will need to establish the most appropriate. source of data to be used or bring multiple components together.

The post holder will support the monitoring, identifying prescribing trends and benchmarking in key therapeutic areas.

Planning & Organisational Skills

Planning and organising several complex medicine optimisation activities or projects which require formulation and adjustment of plans daily.

Plans own workload within agreed targets and deadlines. Plans must be regularly reviewed and updated in the light of changes to current guidance or area priorities. This will necessitate the ability to manage the competing demands of day-to-day work and working to tight deadlines within the longer-term strategic plan.

Physical Skills Knowledge, Training & Experience

Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or a qualification listed by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) pre 2017 standard.

Registration with GPhC as Pharmacy Technician and maintains fitness to practice via GPhC revalidation.

The role requires knowledge and experience of pharmacy across the health economy.

The postholder must be proficient in the use of a keyboard to an advanced level, and Microsoft Office tools through experience to produce clinical audits, documents, and reports.

Knowledge of analysis, interpretation and manipulation of prescribing data using Microsoft software such as Word, Excel, and Access.

The ability and willingness to undertake further training subject to support from the Integrated Care System.

Patient/Client Care

Contact with patients is incidental.

Policy/Service Development

The post holder will support the development of new Blueteq drug protocols to be used across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System. (ICS)

Undertakes Medicines Optimisation data gathering to inform local intelligence which is based on best practice, legal requirements, local policies, or national directives.

Be expected to implement policies within their own work area, and propose changes to existing policies and procedures.

Financial & Physical Resources

Contribute to system financial initiatives and cost improvement programmes by ensuring projects are delivered on time and milestones met.

Support and inform the requirement and targeting of resources, monitoring budgets, implementing, and evaluating projects and programmes or work, supporting the delivery of financial recovery/savings strategy by providing high quality project management and analysis.

Responsibility for the financial verification of documents/information submitted to the organisation to support medicines optimisation performance improvement.

Human Resources/Staff Management

To work with the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team to regularly deliver specialist training, advice, and support within the scope of the role to both existing and new staff. This may include delivering training and support on Medoptimise, Optimise RX, ePACT2, Net.Formulary and Blueteq.

Information Resources

To be responsible for the integrity of the data used for monitoring and reporting on the medicine’s optimisation strategy and supportive projects.

Develop and maintain prescribing related activity databases.

Set up and establish robust systems that enable effective audit of project delivery.

The post holder will need to use a range of IT applications to create reports and maintain project information. This requires regular requirement to use one or more applications such as Medoptimise, Optimise RX, ePACT2, Open Prescribing, PrescQIPP, Net.Formulary, Blueteq and EMIS Enterprise.

The post holder will support the delivery and operational aspects of Integrated Care Board Health Economy NICE Health Technology Appraisal Implementation Group (HENIG) or equivalent and Formulary Harmonisation Group (FHG)

Research & Development

The post holder will undertake complex data audits, surveys, and other research tools to support successful delivery of medicines optimisation innovation, as required.

Carry out regular research in the form of a collation of system prescribing related data, for a specified set of patients.

Freedom to Act

Expected results may be defined but the post holder will decide how they are best achieved. The job holder acts independently within appropriate guidelines and is aware when to refer to their line manager.

The job holder works autonomously on projects, but guidance may be provided by relevant members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team.


This advert closes on Friday 3 May 2024

The post holder is a key member of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicines Optimisation Team, whose overarching goal is to support improvements in quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of prescribing across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System. (ICS) The post holder will support delivery of a broad range of medicines optimisation projects covering strategic programmes such as high cost medicines, formulary management, prescribing analysis, and Medicine Optimisation governance. Working as part of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team, the post holder will provide technical support to agreed projects to facilitate the development, effective delivery and monitoring of the project plans within the overarching Medicines Optimisation Strategy In the spirit of matrix working, the post holder will be expected to collaborate with other team members by supporting ongoing medicines optimisation activities. As an employee of the ICB, the post holder may gain privileged knowledge of highly confidential nature relating to private affairs, diagnosis and treatment of patients, information affecting members of the public, personal matters concerning staff, commercial confidences of third parties and details of items under consideration by the ICB. Such information should not be divulged or passed to any unauthorised person or persons. Key Responsibilities To support and provide high quality, regular, timely prescribing data and other relevant data to the Medicines Optimisation team and the Integrated Care System to inform progress against Medicines Optimisation projects, clinical audits, and performance improvement. To monitor progress of projects and work streams which will include production of high-quality reports on achievement of milestones, data analysis (including prescribing data analysis) and assessment of performance outcomes. To support the maintenance of embedded digital prescribing tools used across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care System to ensure cost effective prescribing for example, Blueteq and Net Formulary. This includes supporting the daily operational management of Blueteq and Net Formulary The post holder will support the Integrated Care Board Health Economy NICE Health Technology Appraisal Implementation Group (HENIG) or equivalent and Formulary Harmonisation Group (FHG) The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation. Key Working Relationships Internal Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB Portfolio Teams ICB clinical and other executive directors, senior managers, and wider staff External Integrated Care System (ICS) which may include: Primary Care networks GP Practices ICS partner organisations NHS England and Improvement Directors and Senior managers Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Service University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, other Acute providers University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Hospital consultants and other clinical staff Local Representative Committees Community Pharmacies Job Responsibilities: Communication & Relationships Skills Provide high quality complex, relevant and timely prescribing data and other relevant data analysis and reports in a variety of accessible formats depending upon the audience, to support medicines optimisation strategy. Support with influencing health care professionals within the health economy of the importance of medicines optimisation projects. This may involve supporting negotiation and motivation on complex project delivery, including linking in with other Integrated Care Systems or stakeholder initiatives. Work with members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team and key relevant internal and external stakeholders to investigate the causes of any variance from planned delivery and contribute to the implementation of resolutions. To support members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team by contributing to internal/external prescribing queries around high-cost medicines/technologies, corporate governance requests and formulary queries. Analytical & Judgement Skills The post holder will support the collation of data pertaining to prescribing to aid the preparation of project related reports (including presentations) to the required standard. The post holder will need to use an extensive range of prescribing data systems such as ePACT2, Open Prescribing, PrescQIPP, OptimiseRx, Blueteq, Net.Formulary, MedOptimise, Primary care GP clinical systems and EMIS Enterprise, to provide. Detailed prescribing data and analysis for the general monitoring of the prescribing budget and clinical, quality prescribing performance management. The post holder will need to establish the most appropriate. source of data to be used or bring multiple components together. The post holder will support the monitoring, identifying prescribing trends and benchmarking in key therapeutic areas. Planning & Organisational Skills Planning and organising several complex medicine optimisation activities or projects which require formulation and adjustment of plans daily. Plans own workload within agreed targets and deadlines. Plans must be regularly reviewed and updated in the light of changes to current guidance or area priorities. This will necessitate the ability to manage the competing demands of day-to-day work and working to tight deadlines within the longer-term strategic plan. Physical Skills Knowledge, Training & Experience Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or a qualification listed by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) pre 2017 standard. Registration with GPhC as Pharmacy Technician and maintains fitness to practice via GPhC revalidation. The role requires knowledge and experience of pharmacy across the health economy. The postholder must be proficient in the use of a keyboard to an advanced level, and Microsoft Office tools through experience to produce clinical audits, documents, and reports. Knowledge of analysis, interpretation and manipulation of prescribing data using Microsoft software such as Word, Excel, and Access. The ability and willingness to undertake further training subject to support from the Integrated Care System. Patient/Client Care Contact with patients is incidental. Policy/Service Development The post holder will support the development of new Blueteq drug protocols to be used across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System. (ICS) Undertakes Medicines Optimisation data gathering to inform local intelligence which is based on best practice, legal requirements, local policies, or national directives. Be expected to implement policies within their own work area, and propose changes to existing policies and procedures. Financial & Physical Resources Contribute to system financial initiatives and cost improvement programmes by ensuring projects are delivered on time and milestones met. Support and inform the requirement and targeting of resources, monitoring budgets, implementing, and evaluating projects and programmes or work, supporting the delivery of financial recovery/savings strategy by providing high quality project management and analysis. Responsibility for the financial verification of documents/information submitted to the organisation to support medicines optimisation performance improvement. Human Resources/Staff Management To work with the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team to regularly deliver specialist training, advice, and support within the scope of the role to both existing and new staff. This may include delivering training and support on Medoptimise, Optimise RX, ePACT2, Net.Formulary and Blueteq. Information Resources To be responsible for the integrity of the data used for monitoring and reporting on the medicines optimisation strategy and supportive projects. Develop and maintain prescribing related activity databases. Set up and establish robust systems that enable effective audit of project delivery. The post holder will need to use a range of IT applications to create reports and maintain project information. This requires regular requirement to use one or more applications such as Medoptimise, Optimise RX, ePACT2, Open Prescribing, PrescQIPP, Net.Formulary, Blueteq and EMIS Enterprise. The post holder will support the delivery and operational aspects of Integrated Care Board Health Economy NICE Health Technology Appraisal Implementation Group (HENIG) or equivalent and Formulary Harmonisation Group (FHG) Research & Development The post holder will undertake complex data audits, surveys, and other research tools to support successful delivery of medicines optimisation innovation, as required. Carry out regular research in the form of a collation of system prescribing related data, for a specified set of patients. Freedom to Act Expected results may be defined but the post holder will decide how they are best achieved. The job holder acts independently within appropriate guidelines and is aware when to refer to their line manager. The job holder works autonomously on projects, but guidance may be provided by relevant members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team.

Our Stoke Community Drug and Alcohol service are recruiting for an experienced Non Medical Prescriber (NMP) to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are a first level registered Nurse or a Registered Pharmacist who thrives working in a community setting, assessing and supporting people with their healthcare issues, this might be just the role for you. You will be used to working effectively as a healthcare professional, as part of a team and collaboratively with other social care contacts to deliver the best outcomes for clients. It's not just about those people who actively engage with our service though, you will also be reaching out to those in our communities to offer proactive support and education. With You is all about working with our clients to find the right path for them to get back to where they want to be and you will play an important role in that journey. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a highly rewarding sector with some truly inspirational patients and colleagues. You'll work closely with the Operational & Clinical Leadership along with our Recovery Workers to ensure that the clinical and psychosocial needs of the individual are met and that prescribing is safe, effective and in accordance with best practice whilst meeting the individual needs of the client. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to the most vulnerable in our society. Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with a positive and engaging approach to our clients and staff. A full job description and person specification is available on request. If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team. Please note that you must have successfully completed the supplementary/independent prescriber course and hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register to be considered for this position. Benefits Competitive salary 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays 2 days paid volunteer leave per year Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period Additional Information Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. Diversity Statement As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.

Our Stoke Community Drug and Alcohol service are recruiting for two experienced part time Non Medical Prescriber (NMP) to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are a first level registered Nurse or a Registered Pharmacist who thrives working in a community setting, assessing and supporting people with their healthcare issues, this might be just the role for you. You will be used to working effectively as a healthcare professional, as part of a team and collaboratively with other social care contacts to deliver the best outcomes for clients. It's not just about those people who actively engage with our service though, you will also be reaching out to those in our communities to offer proactive support and education. With You is all about working with our clients to find the right path for them to get back to where they want to be and you will play an important role in that journey. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a highly rewarding sector with some truly inspirational patients and colleagues. You'll work closely with the Operational & Clinical Leadership along with our Recovery Workers to ensure that the clinical and psychosocial needs of the individual are met and that prescribing is safe, effective and in accordance with best practice whilst meeting the individual needs of the client. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to the most vulnerable in our society. Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with a positive and engaging approach to our clients and staff. A full job description and person specification is available on request. These positions are part time, working 22.5 hours per week. The salary for these roles is £40,000 - £52,530 per annum pro rata. If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team. Please note that you must have successfully completed the supplementary/independent prescriber course and hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register to be considered for this position. Benefits Competitive salary 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays 2 days paid volunteer leave per year Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period Additional Information Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. Diversity Statement As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.

A Vacancy at NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board.


Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated registered pharmacy technician to apply for the Pharmacy Technician Project Support Manager role. The successful candidate will be a key member of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicines Optimisation Team Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System, working within a team of highly skilled and motivated Pharmacists and Technicians who share an overarching goal to support quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of prescribing in Staffordshire.

There is opportunity to be a key part in the delivery of broad range of medicines optimisation projects covering strategic programmes such as high cost medicines, formulary management, prescribing analysis, and Medicine Optimisation governance. These all building on and utilising the key skills of Pharmacy Technicians in providing technical support to agreed projects, facilitating the development, effective delivery and monitoring of the project plans within the overarching Medicines Optimisation Strategy

The successful applicant will require excellent IT skills, Office Packages, particularly Excel for data analysis. Candidates should also be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills.

Key responsibilities will include the ongoing monitoring and review of high cost drugs/technologies. Including the monitoring of projects and work streams (for example, prescribing data analysis) and the day-to-day management of BlueTeq and Net Formulary which are software systems used within the team. The post holder will use an extensive range of prescribing analysis and data systems such as ePACT2, PrescQIPP, BlueTeq, Net.formulary, MedOptimise and GP clinical systems to allow them to play a key role in detailed prescribing data and analysis for the general monitoring of the prescribing budget and clinical, quality prescribing performance management. This will embed the post holder in to the planning and organisation of key medicines optimisation activities and projects, both in conjunction with primary and secondary care.

The post holder will be able to plan their workload within agreed deadlines, targets and competing priorities allowing the postholder to effectively manage competing deadlines and day to day work to fit the longer-term strategic plan.

The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning functions; managing the NHS budget and arranging the provision of health services in the geographical area.

Location: Home based/hybrid working (most of posts). Travel on occasions to a Hub location with at least 1 days notice

New starters are expected to collect IT equipment, from offices in Stoke-on-Trent, and if based at home are required to have appropriate desk/chair/ relevant equipment in compliance with DSE regulations.

Posts at Band 8c and above, will take part in the On-call rota, flexible over 7 days, supporting the System Control Centre, with full training provided.

Unconscious Bias/Invisible Disability Training and Equality Induction are mandatory.

Interviews may take place via MS Teams or in person.

We promote a compassionate and inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The post holder is a key member of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicines Optimisation Team, whose overarching goal is to support improvements in quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of prescribing across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System. (ICS)

The post holder will support delivery of a broad range of medicines optimisation projects covering strategic programmes such as high cost medicines, formulary management, prescribing analysis, and Medicine Optimisation governance.

Working as part of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team, the post holder will provide technical support to agreed projects to facilitate the development, effective delivery and monitoring of the project plans within the overarching Medicines Optimisation Strategy

In the spirit of matrix working, the post holder will be expected to collaborate with other team members by supporting ongoing medicines optimisation activities.

As an employee of the ICB, the post holder may gain privileged knowledge of highly confidential nature relating to private affairs, diagnosis and treatment of patients, information affecting members of the public, personal matters concerning staff, commercial confidences of third parties and details of items under consideration by the ICB. Such information should not be divulged or passed to any unauthorised person or persons.

Key Responsibilities

To support and provide high quality, regular, timely prescribing data and other relevant data to the Medicines Optimisation team and the Integrated Care System to inform progress against Medicines Optimisation projects, clinical audits, and performance improvement.

To monitor progress of projects and work streams which will include production of high-quality reports on achievement of milestones, data analysis (including prescribing data analysis) and assessment of performance outcomes.

To support the maintenance of embedded digital prescribing tools used across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care System to ensure cost effective prescribing for example, Blueteq and Net Formulary.

This includes supporting the daily operational management of Blueteq and Net Formulary

The post holder will support the Integrated Care Board Health Economy NICE Health Technology Appraisal Implementation Group (HENIG) or equivalent and Formulary Harmonisation Group (FHG)

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

Key Working Relationships

Internal

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB Portfolio Teams

ICB clinical and other executive directors, senior managers, and wider staff

External

Integrated Care System (ICS) which may include:

Primary Care networks

GP Practices

ICS partner organisations

NHS England and Improvement Directors and Senior managers

Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Service

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, other Acute providers

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Hospital consultants and other clinical staff

Local Representative Committees

Community Pharmacies

Job Responsibilities:

Communication & Relationships Skills

Provide high quality complex, relevant and timely prescribing data and other relevant data analysis and reports in a variety of accessible formats depending upon the audience, to support medicines optimisation strategy.

Support with influencing health care professionals within the health economy of the importance of medicines optimisation projects. This may involve supporting negotiation and motivation on complex project delivery, including linking in with other Integrated Care Systems or stakeholder initiatives.

Work with members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team and key relevant internal and external stakeholders to investigate the causes of any variance from planned delivery and contribute to the implementation of resolutions.

To support members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team by contributing to internal/external prescribing queries around high-cost medicines/technologies, corporate governance requests and formulary queries.

Analytical & Judgement Skills

The post holder will support the collation of data pertaining to prescribing to aid the preparation of project related reports (including presentations) to the required standard.

The post holder will need to use an extensive range of prescribing data systems such as ePACT2, Open Prescribing, PrescQIPP, OptimiseRx, Blueteq, Net.Formulary, MedOptimise, Primary care GP clinical systems and EMIS Enterprise, to provide. Detailed prescribing data and analysis for the general monitoring of the prescribing budget and clinical, quality prescribing performance management. The post holder will need to establish the most appropriate. source of data to be used or bring multiple components together.

The post holder will support the monitoring, identifying prescribing trends and benchmarking in key therapeutic areas.

Planning & Organisational Skills

Planning and organising several complex medicine optimisation activities or projects which require formulation and adjustment of plans daily.

Plans own workload within agreed targets and deadlines. Plans must be regularly reviewed and updated in the light of changes to current guidance or area priorities. This will necessitate the ability to manage the competing demands of day-to-day work and working to tight deadlines within the longer-term strategic plan.

Physical Skills Knowledge, Training & Experience

Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or a qualification listed by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) pre 2017 standard.

Registration with GPhC as Pharmacy Technician and maintains fitness to practice via GPhC revalidation.

The role requires knowledge and experience of pharmacy across the health economy.

The postholder must be proficient in the use of a keyboard to an advanced level, and Microsoft Office tools through experience to produce clinical audits, documents, and reports.

Knowledge of analysis, interpretation and manipulation of prescribing data using Microsoft software such as Word, Excel, and Access.

The ability and willingness to undertake further training subject to support from the Integrated Care System.

Patient/Client Care

Contact with patients is incidental.

Policy/Service Development

The post holder will support the development of new Blueteq drug protocols to be used across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System. (ICS)

Undertakes Medicines Optimisation data gathering to inform local intelligence which is based on best practice, legal requirements, local policies, or national directives.

Be expected to implement policies within their own work area, and propose changes to existing policies and procedures.

Financial & Physical Resources

Contribute to system financial initiatives and cost improvement programmes by ensuring projects are delivered on time and milestones met.

Support and inform the requirement and targeting of resources, monitoring budgets, implementing, and evaluating projects and programmes or work, supporting the delivery of financial recovery/savings strategy by providing high quality project management and analysis.

Responsibility for the financial verification of documents/information submitted to the organisation to support medicines optimisation performance improvement.

Human Resources/Staff Management

To work with the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team to regularly deliver specialist training, advice, and support within the scope of the role to both existing and new staff. This may include delivering training and support on Medoptimise, Optimise RX, ePACT2, Net.Formulary and Blueteq.

Information Resources

To be responsible for the integrity of the data used for monitoring and reporting on the medicine’s optimisation strategy and supportive projects.

Develop and maintain prescribing related activity databases.

Set up and establish robust systems that enable effective audit of project delivery.

The post holder will need to use a range of IT applications to create reports and maintain project information. This requires regular requirement to use one or more applications such as Medoptimise, Optimise RX, ePACT2, Open Prescribing, PrescQIPP, Net.Formulary, Blueteq and EMIS Enterprise.

The post holder will support the delivery and operational aspects of Integrated Care Board Health Economy NICE Health Technology Appraisal Implementation Group (HENIG) or equivalent and Formulary Harmonisation Group (FHG)

Research & Development

The post holder will undertake complex data audits, surveys, and other research tools to support successful delivery of medicines optimisation innovation, as required.

Carry out regular research in the form of a collation of system prescribing related data, for a specified set of patients.

Freedom to Act

Expected results may be defined but the post holder will decide how they are best achieved. The job holder acts independently within appropriate guidelines and is aware when to refer to their line manager.

The job holder works autonomously on projects, but guidance may be provided by relevant members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team.


This advert closes on Friday 3 May 2024

The post holder is a key member of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicines Optimisation Team, whose overarching goal is to support improvements in quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of prescribing across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System. (ICS) The post holder will support delivery of a broad range of medicines optimisation projects covering strategic programmes such as high cost medicines, formulary management, prescribing analysis, and Medicine Optimisation governance. Working as part of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team, the post holder will provide technical support to agreed projects to facilitate the development, effective delivery and monitoring of the project plans within the overarching Medicines Optimisation Strategy In the spirit of matrix working, the post holder will be expected to collaborate with other team members by supporting ongoing medicines optimisation activities. As an employee of the ICB, the post holder may gain privileged knowledge of highly confidential nature relating to private affairs, diagnosis and treatment of patients, information affecting members of the public, personal matters concerning staff, commercial confidences of third parties and details of items under consideration by the ICB. Such information should not be divulged or passed to any unauthorised person or persons. Key Responsibilities To support and provide high quality, regular, timely prescribing data and other relevant data to the Medicines Optimisation team and the Integrated Care System to inform progress against Medicines Optimisation projects, clinical audits, and performance improvement. To monitor progress of projects and work streams which will include production of high-quality reports on achievement of milestones, data analysis (including prescribing data analysis) and assessment of performance outcomes. To support the maintenance of embedded digital prescribing tools used across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care System to ensure cost effective prescribing for example, Blueteq and Net Formulary. This includes supporting the daily operational management of Blueteq and Net Formulary The post holder will support the Integrated Care Board Health Economy NICE Health Technology Appraisal Implementation Group (HENIG) or equivalent and Formulary Harmonisation Group (FHG) The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation. Key Working Relationships Internal Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB Portfolio Teams ICB clinical and other executive directors, senior managers, and wider staff External Integrated Care System (ICS) which may include: Primary Care networks GP Practices ICS partner organisations NHS England and Improvement Directors and Senior managers Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Service University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, other Acute providers University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Hospital consultants and other clinical staff Local Representative Committees Community Pharmacies Job Responsibilities: Communication & Relationships Skills Provide high quality complex, relevant and timely prescribing data and other relevant data analysis and reports in a variety of accessible formats depending upon the audience, to support medicines optimisation strategy. Support with influencing health care professionals within the health economy of the importance of medicines optimisation projects. This may involve supporting negotiation and motivation on complex project delivery, including linking in with other Integrated Care Systems or stakeholder initiatives. Work with members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team and key relevant internal and external stakeholders to investigate the causes of any variance from planned delivery and contribute to the implementation of resolutions. To support members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team by contributing to internal/external prescribing queries around high-cost medicines/technologies, corporate governance requests and formulary queries. Analytical & Judgement Skills The post holder will support the collation of data pertaining to prescribing to aid the preparation of project related reports (including presentations) to the required standard. The post holder will need to use an extensive range of prescribing data systems such as ePACT2, Open Prescribing, PrescQIPP, OptimiseRx, Blueteq, Net.Formulary, MedOptimise, Primary care GP clinical systems and EMIS Enterprise, to provide. Detailed prescribing data and analysis for the general monitoring of the prescribing budget and clinical, quality prescribing performance management. The post holder will need to establish the most appropriate. source of data to be used or bring multiple components together. The post holder will support the monitoring, identifying prescribing trends and benchmarking in key therapeutic areas. Planning & Organisational Skills Planning and organising several complex medicine optimisation activities or projects which require formulation and adjustment of plans daily. Plans own workload within agreed targets and deadlines. Plans must be regularly reviewed and updated in the light of changes to current guidance or area priorities. This will necessitate the ability to manage the competing demands of day-to-day work and working to tight deadlines within the longer-term strategic plan. Physical Skills Knowledge, Training & Experience Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or a qualification listed by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) pre 2017 standard. Registration with GPhC as Pharmacy Technician and maintains fitness to practice via GPhC revalidation. The role requires knowledge and experience of pharmacy across the health economy. The postholder must be proficient in the use of a keyboard to an advanced level, and Microsoft Office tools through experience to produce clinical audits, documents, and reports. Knowledge of analysis, interpretation and manipulation of prescribing data using Microsoft software such as Word, Excel, and Access. The ability and willingness to undertake further training subject to support from the Integrated Care System. Patient/Client Care Contact with patients is incidental. Policy/Service Development The post holder will support the development of new Blueteq drug protocols to be used across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System. (ICS) Undertakes Medicines Optimisation data gathering to inform local intelligence which is based on best practice, legal requirements, local policies, or national directives. Be expected to implement policies within their own work area, and propose changes to existing policies and procedures. Financial & Physical Resources Contribute to system financial initiatives and cost improvement programmes by ensuring projects are delivered on time and milestones met. Support and inform the requirement and targeting of resources, monitoring budgets, implementing, and evaluating projects and programmes or work, supporting the delivery of financial recovery/savings strategy by providing high quality project management and analysis. Responsibility for the financial verification of documents/information submitted to the organisation to support medicines optimisation performance improvement. Human Resources/Staff Management To work with the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team to regularly deliver specialist training, advice, and support within the scope of the role to both existing and new staff. This may include delivering training and support on Medoptimise, Optimise RX, ePACT2, Net.Formulary and Blueteq. Information Resources To be responsible for the integrity of the data used for monitoring and reporting on the medicines optimisation strategy and supportive projects. Develop and maintain prescribing related activity databases. Set up and establish robust systems that enable effective audit of project delivery. The post holder will need to use a range of IT applications to create reports and maintain project information. This requires regular requirement to use one or more applications such as Medoptimise, Optimise RX, ePACT2, Open Prescribing, PrescQIPP, Net.Formulary, Blueteq and EMIS Enterprise. The post holder will support the delivery and operational aspects of Integrated Care Board Health Economy NICE Health Technology Appraisal Implementation Group (HENIG) or equivalent and Formulary Harmonisation Group (FHG) Research & Development The post holder will undertake complex data audits, surveys, and other research tools to support successful delivery of medicines optimisation innovation, as required. Carry out regular research in the form of a collation of system prescribing related data, for a specified set of patients. Freedom to Act Expected results may be defined but the post holder will decide how they are best achieved. The job holder acts independently within appropriate guidelines and is aware when to refer to their line manager. The job holder works autonomously on projects, but guidance may be provided by relevant members of the ICB Medicines Optimisation Team.

Role Summary Clinical Service Delivery (UHNM) Identification, reporting and monitoring of medicines related adverse incidents and interventions arising from the Virtual ward and support the CRIS/Virtual Ward to share learning and prevent recurrence. Provide advice and education to patients on the correct use of medication and ensure that directions associated with medications are Proactively signpost and refer patients to external agencies for follow up and further support if necessary. Encourage compliance with the national, regional, and local clinical guidelines, Antimicrobial Guidelines and the prescribing formulary at all times to promote rational and economic prescribing. Provide guidance to the Virtual Ward Services on relevant medicines legislation and Trust policies and ensure all staff prescribing, supplying or administering medicines conform with these. Aid with the production of policies, procedures, guidelines, and Patient Group Directions to assist in the smooth delivery of medicines optimisation to patients being cared for by the Virtual Ward Service. Lead and participate in medicines and pharmacy related audits and continuous quality improvement projects relevant to Virtual Ward Service. To contribute to communications across the Trust in relation to Virtual Ward processes and procedures for transferring medicines/prescribing at the point of transfer and pharmacy staff are familiar with ongoing requirements for medicines. Monitoring expenditure on drugs and providing feedback (including transportation of medicines to patients h addresses) To improve communication between primary and secondary care by ensuring discharge letters contain accurate information relating to medicines and use of the Discharge Medicines Service To provide advice and training to other health care staff, including medical and nursing staff, in relation to medicines use on the Virtual Ward. Deliver a high quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service to any allocated ward/clinical area. This includes: proactive engagement with clinicians and the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT); delivery of medicines optimisation, governance and safety initiatives; supporting patient flow for both in-patient and out-patient areas Undertake ward rounds and/or patients reviews using the clinical prioritisation tool. This may be in ward or clinic settings Ensuring that clinical pharmacy workload activities are recorded and regularly reviewed to inform service developments and quality improvements. Ensure that all medicines related policies are embedded into routine practice and support the clinical governance, risk management and medicines safety agenda. This includes preparation for Care Quality Commission inspections and a remedial action plan implementation. Proactively support the antimicrobial and antifungal stewardship agenda within the Trust via implementation of guidelines, undertaking audits and recommended actions and initiatives to minimise consumption and resistance patterns. Work with the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Commissioning and Best Value Medicines to implement commissioning requirements regarding PBr excluded / Cancer Drug Fund medicines including Blueteq completion, clinical service specifications, free of charge medicines and CQUINs. Support the managed entry of new Review the clinical evidence base to support the use of any new antimicrobial and antifungal agents relevant to their ward and their inclusion on the local health economy formulary. This will be done in conjunction with the Pharmacy Directorate Clinical Information Team and will include cost effectiveness and financial forecasting. Commitment to undertake initiatives to support quality improvement initiatives and the change agenda within Pharmacy Undertaking medicines related audits and practice research to improve service delivery and Role Summary Other Proactively contribute and support the implementation of the: Pharmacy Workforce Development Strategy, Pharmacy Directorate Annual Business Plan; UHNM Medicines Optimisation and Clinical Strategy; and digital medicines roadmap including electronic prescribing and administration medicines. Proactively contribute to effective team working via: regular communication and engagement with all members of the pharmacy and MDT team; forward planning and sharing of ideas; celebrating success; learning lessons from adverse incidents and proactively addressing feedback from service users and Effectively manage, support and develop any junior pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and / or pharmacy technicians through implementation of relevant Trust Human Resources Policies, acting as a role model and undertaking meaningful peer review. Commitment to staff engagement and well-being initiatives to support improvement of national Staff Survey results within Directorate. Take every opportunity to positively promote the Pharmacy Directorate at UHNM through practice research including the publication of abstracts and articles in peer reviewed journals and regional / National Support delivery of clinical placements for Stage 3 and Stage 4 MPharm students Working closely with colleagues in developing and delivering the placement program, reinforcing appropriate linkages within an integrated curriculum. Contributing to undergraduate teaching in areas appropriate to their personal expertise through the development of clinical case studies and review of course content, and to supervise undergraduate Working with the university and secondary care colleagues in developing assessment tools to measure the performance of students on

Are you passionate about making a difference and helping others?

Would you like to work in a customer facing role and make a positive impact on people and their communities?

Consider the role of a Health and Wellbeing coach at Reed Wellbeing!

We are on a mission to be the partner of choice for developing people and their communities. Reed Wellbeing is a public service provider delivering lifestyle and wellbeing programmes that help people improve their health.

This role will involve travel different locations to deliver sessions and remote delivery, so access to a vehicle is essential.

This role is initially a 12 month FTC.

*Please Note, these roles are expressions of interest only at this point. We are currently working on a number of exciting opportunities within this area and are looking to build a pipeline of talent to allow us to work quickly upon contract award. We will be in a position to be able to begin the formal recruitment process in the coming weeks and we will be in touch to discuss the next steps of your expression of interest as soon as possible. *

What is the role about?

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Health and Wellbeing Coach to join our Be Smoke Free team. Some key duties of the role include; providing intensive support for smokers and tobacco users using a combination of pharmacotherapies and behavioural support; accurate record-keeping, to prioritising workload according to the needs of the service.

Just some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include

• Deliver the ‘Reed Wellbeing’ programmes and other elements of service in a manner that engages and interests all participants.
• Tailor delivery to meet the Participant’s needs and learning styles.
• Creating and maintaining a constructive and confidential learning environment
• Capturing key metrics at different points in the participants’ journey i.e. monitoring and recording participants’ progress on weight management.
• Liaise with professionals including GPs and primary care staff to promote and generate referrals to the service.

What’s in it for you?

Alongside a generous base salary (pro-rata for part time), and great flexibility with your working schedule, we offer training, development and progression opportunities. You will have access to the range of Reed in Partnership benefits, which include:

• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays
• Reed Pension Scheme
• Award Winning Management & Leadership training
• Professional & Personal Development Funds
• Bi-annual pay reviews
• Plus much more that can be found Here

With the chance to dramatically make a difference to the local community, this role offers immense job satisfaction.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with

• REPs Level 3 Exercise Referral Qualification or equivalent; or
• Level 3 qualification in health improvement or promotion or public health or equivalent (e.g. City & Guilds Level 3 Health Trainer or equivalent); or
• Level 3 qualification in nutrition; or
• Level 3 Training qualification (e.g. PTTLs / Award in Education & Training); or
• Degree of equivalent in a relevant subject
• Experience of delivery group based health or physical activity or advice & guidance interventions.
• Driver licence and access to a car is essential

Desirable Attributes:

• An understanding of and interest in health-related physical activity, healthy eating and health-related behaviour change.
• Willingness to undertake evening and weekend work as required.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel around the local area.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Are you looking for an alternative path in your nursing or paramedic career? We can offer a new and exciting career path in an ever-changing environment, career progression with exceptional training provided. Working alongside the Police in custody suites caring for detainees.

-Salary £40,000 per year

-£1000 bonus when completed 12 months service.

-Full time (4 on, 4 off) and Part time roles available - shifts will include days and Nights.

-Average estimated overtime £3500 per annum

-NMC/HCPC Registration paid

Requirements:

-RN, RGN or (RMN with dual registration):2 years post qualification - Band 5 minimum

-Paramedic 2 years post qualification.

-Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in a patient-facing role within a relevant field: General Practice, A & E, Emergency Medicine, acute medicine, Walk in Centres, Substance Misuse Services, Prison Healthcare or Ambulance Service

-Driving Licence (required)

-Must have RTW in UK, Lived in UK British Passport or ILR for 3 years + no gaps out of country more than 3 months

-All candidates will be subject to Police Vetting



As a qualified nurse or paramedic, you can have a career within the criminal justice system helping some of the most vulnerable people in society who we believe should have the right to healthcare to ensure their health and wellbeing is at the centre of our care approach. We are looking for people who want to deliver gold standard care and be a proud part of a team who has this vision with a real passion for developing clinical, forensic, and wider skills.

No previous forensic experience required as full training will be given.

The role requires the flexibility to work not only in your base Custody suite but across an assigned region in the Police Custody Suites and Force area.

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Ophthalmic Clinical Nurse Specialist to relocate and work in Jersey on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Ophthalmic Clinical Nurse Specialist job is £65,118 - £69,204 per annum.

Duties:

• Working autonomously as a highly specialist clinical resource demonstrating and providing a high level of clinical expertise in the delivery of care, advice, support, education, and deliver interventions to service users, their families, carers, staff and health care professionals
• Professionally and managerially responsible for the overall governance, quality and safety of service users within the specialist service
• Working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the delivery and promotion of evidence based practice, in line with both local and national guidelines
• Have clinical practice, education, leadership, management and research responsibilities
• Manage own caseload and undertake comprehensive history taking and assessment, which may involve physical examination, enhanced observation, define care pathway or appropriately refer onwards if necessary
• Follow up/change of care, evaluation, or discharge
• Be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team and will work collaboratively in order to ensure a co-ordinated approach to person centred care, across the clinical pathway with timely onward referral to other professionals and agencies as appropriate

Requirements of the Ophthalmic Clinical Nurse Specialist:

Demonstrate a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and accountability by delivering specialised and person-centred holistic care
Advanced communication skills are essential in order to impart sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information to service users, families and carers, providing them with advice and emotional support in hospital/community
Demonstrate team leadership, resilience and determination
Regulated Nurse with current NMC registration
Profession Specific / Speciality Degree (or level 6 qualification) in Nursery equivalent
Recognised teaching qualification Working towards Masters (Level 7) professional qualification, relevant to speciality
Intermediate Life Support (ILS)
Masters level qualification in appropriate speciality Independent Prescribing Qualification (e.g. NMC v300)
Experience post qualifying as a nurse/ability to demonstrate required experience including evidence in leading a multi- professional team
Broad experience of engaging with patients, motivate and support them too high standards
Experience of implementing, managing and achieving changes in clinical practice
Experienced in clinical governance , clinical audit and service users experience

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This Ophthalmic Clinical Nurse Specialist job is advertised by Craig Osborne; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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