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Management Accountant - Band 5

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS with a turnover of approximately £1.5 billion and 16,000 employees, serving a population of 2.5m in East London and beyond.



We offer a full portfolio of services and are home to some of Britain’s leading specialist centres including cancer, cardiac, trauma and emergency care, including the London air ambulance. We also have one of the UK’s busiest children’s hospitals, internationally renowned surgical facilities and the new Heart Centre. The vision is to create a world-class health organisation with an international reputation for excellence in patient care, research and education.



An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the finance team. We are looking for a driven individual who is self-motivated, pro-active with excellent planning and Organisational skills. The post holder is required to have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Applicants must be committed to pursuing a CCAB Qualification.

You will be working at Canary Wharf and cross site at Whips Cross Hospital.

The post holder will support the Finance Manager and their deputy as well as service area teams, demonstrating accounting and business knowledge, analytical support and clear presentation of highly complex or contentious financial and business information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues. They will constructively and positively challenge all aspects of service area financial and business performance and financial management processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

Through a team of accountants the post holder is required to produce monthly budget statements and financial reports for agreement with the HoF for presentation at service area board meetings and to feed into the Trust’s position for internal and external corporate reporting.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a finance team within a large, specialist and complex organisation with great opportunities for learning and development.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.



For further information please contact:

Aftekhar Khan by email (aftekhar.khan1@nhs.net)

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.


This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024

Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner, Band 7

Fixed-Term/Secondment: 12 months

We are looking for an Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner who has experience in intravitreal injections, POA/Biometry and pre/postoperative review of patients who have undergone cataract surgery.

This position will clinically support the ophthalmology department and will be responsible for transforming the way in which we provide ophthalmology services at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital through application of Royal College and national recommendations such as Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) to deliver a sustainable and modern ophthalmology department.

Candidates who do not have experience in injections are welcomed to apply as well, but they will be remunerated at a Band 6 level. We will provide training in injections and upon successful completion/formal assessment the post holder will be uplifted to Band 7.

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of safe, effective care leading to an excellent experience for patients and carers by:
• Being responsible for the strategic delivery of high quality patient centred care within the speciality along with supporting the ambitions of the Trusts core objectives and strategies
• Be responsible for setting the standards within the clinical team and for ensuring that the environment allows the workforce to feel supported to deliver safe and effective care
• Review patient pathways ensuring that patients experience a positive experience while under our care, which also drives effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery
• Lead as a driver for change, monitoring and improving standards through supervision, evidence based practice, clinical audit, research and education.
• Lead in ensuring that the workforce has the skills and knowledge to continuously evolve the service to meet the needs of our patients via research and education

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Clinical Practice
1. Works independently in designated Nurse led clinics across the trust, utilising clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based knowledge in the management of patients with complex presentations.
1. Works in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate (e.g. of history-taking, holistic assessment, identifying risk factors, mental health assessments, requesting, undertaking and/or interpreting diagnostic tests, and conducting health needs assessments)
1. Interpret and analyse complex clinical and non- clinical facts to provide expert advice and opinions to health care professionals including when views may differ and conflict. This process includes the formulation of an accurate prognosis and recommending appropriate intervention.
1. Be clinically competent with the ability to use expert skills, analytical reasoning in order to be able to diagnose, manage and treat patients within the service and recognise when patients require onward referral to ophthalmic clinical colleagues.
1. Use expert theoretical and practical knowledge to coordinate referrals internally and externally.
1. Demonstrate highly developed sensory skills, dexterity, co-ordination and precision essential for the assessment and management of patients including advanced patient assessment and examination and the use of complex, specialised intervention
1. Monitor, evaluate and review specialty nursing practice and to modify approaches to clinical care as required providing assurance to nursing leadership and ophthalmic medical colleagues.
1. Collaborate with the multi-professional team to monitor disease progression in patients with ophthalmic conditions.
1. Challenge practice so that the best and most appropriate treatment is given to the patient; maintaining and monitoring high standards of care, recognising and responding proactively to patients’ changing clinical needs.
1. Maintain professional competence, authority and credibility and that of the nursing team by undertaking regular clinical sessions in line with your job plan and being highly visible to patient’s carers and staff, actively seeking feedback about the quality of services. Collaborate in the establishment and monitoring of protocols/care pathways.
1. Critically apply your clinical expertise to provide consultancy across professional and service boundaries, influencing clinical practice to enhance quality, reduce unwarranted variation and promote the sharing and adoption of best practice.
1. Actively participate in case discussions and multi-disciplinary team meetings, liaise with inter hospital departments/ personnel across organisations and professional boundaries.
1. Be conversant with trust policies, procedure and systems for safeguarding including the assessment of Mental Capacity, the process for consideration requests for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) and the application of the principles of Prevent (counter terrorism awareness). Provide advice and support in implementing the appropriate policies and procedures.
1. Lead the speciality in undertaking non-medical independent prescribing, in accordance with current legislation and Patient Group Directions (PGD’s) in order to meet our patients need and those of the service.
1. Lead on and participate in key developments relating to the ophthalmic speciality so that high quality patient focused services are promoted
1. Lead in ensuring that health education and advice to patients is evidence based and meet the needs of our cohort of patients i.e. sensory impairment.
1. Identify and care for deteriorating patients and take the appropriate action to manage the situation, liaising with the multi-disciplinary team and external care providers as appropriate.
1. Use professional judgement to intercede and act as advocate for patients to ensure a patient focused approach to the delivery of care.
1. Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decision relating to their treatment and management, escalate concerns within professional structures as required.
1. Have accountability for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to the trust policy to include the safe administration of medicines, controlled, intravenous and cytotoxic drugs.

Professionalism & Integrity

1. Be fully conversant and wholly accountable for your own practice and maintaining your professional registration in line with the NMC Code of Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates (current version).

2. Recognise the limits of individual competence and knowledge undertake and complete further training and academic qualifications as relevant to the role and service requirements.

3. Provide and accept constructive feedback and use this to reflect on your own practice.

4. Recognise signs of stress and the emotional impact of care on self and others and take appropriate action, escalating to line manager as required.

5. Promote an ethos of joint working, collaboration and mutual respect amongst all members of staff.

6. Act with personal and professional integrity within professional, ethical and legal frameworks and process to maintain and improve standards of care and practice.

7. Articulate the significance and potential impact of government policies as they relate to practice and future developments.

8. Take responsibility and maintain professional records of personal updates (portfolio of practice) to support revalidation. Be actively involved in professional development discussions and personal development plan as part of your annual appraisal

9. Adhere to all trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards, ensuring a high standard of personal and professional behaviour and dress is maintained at all times whilst acting as an ambassador for the trust.

10. Act as a positive model at all times in promoting the personal growth of self, peers and junior colleagues.

11. Lead on and contribute to local, regional and national policy developments. Actively seek opportunities to influence National policy development through clear and precise articulation of patient and service requirements/needs.

12. Maintain professional boundaries and working relations with patients and colleagues, appropriately declaring any conflict of interest.

13. Diffuses challenging behaviour, ensuring that the situation is managed in a sensitive and professional manner.

14. The post holder may be deployed/expected to work in any part of the organisation should the need arise to ensure patient safety is maintained.



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This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

A Vacancy at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

• The post is for a Locum Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine based at the West Middlesex University Hospital.
• The role will involve participating in 6 integrated sexual health clinics, and 1 HIV clinic weekly and will primarily be based at Twickenham House, West Middlesex University Hospital.
• The post holder will, in conjunction with the existing Consultants, have responsibilities for providing advice, screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients with STIs, including HIV infection.
• They will also be expected to provide service provision on all aspects of contraception and Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) and support the progress of the clinic towards provision of an integrated “one-stop” sexual health service.
• Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust has an active research portfolio. The post holder will be welcome to join the delegation log for existing studies and develop further research activities as a lead investigator if desired.
• The appointee should expect that sessions may be re-allocated from time to time to meet changes in circumstances such as the development of new services, changes in consultant staff, expansion or reduction of existing services and the review and implementation of the Business Planning Program The appointee may also expect to work in the evening and at weekends. They may need to work at other healthcare premises within Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust or in outreach services managed by the Trust
• They will have a weekly HIV clinic, and manage a caseload of HIV patients. Our clinics serve a varied demographic, representing individuals requiring more complex HIV care.
• They will work with nursing staff and allied health professionals to support nurse led models of care.
• They will be expected to work alongside the other consultants in providing educational supervision for the multidisciplinary team and participate in Wednesday morning educational activities, and the weekly Directorate Virtual Antiretroviral Clinic meeting. In particular, the post holder will have clinical and/or educational supervisory responsibility for nominated junior staff. This role will include appraisal of the individuals concerned.
• The post holder will be expected to help lead on innovations or service change designed to achieve local/national targets, develop/expand outreach services, optimise cost efficiency of the service, including implementation of new technologies and development of online service
• The post-holder would be encouraged to develop further links with allied community organisations in order to develop non-traditional services designed to improve access for vulnerable, minoritised individuals.
• They will engage in specific management tasks and contribute to monthly departmental meetings in agreement with the Clinical Lead.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
• We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers
• We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds
• We deliver a baby every 50 minutes
• We operate on a patient every 16 minutes
• We do 50 imaging procedures each hour
• We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life
Our values
Our PROUD values demonstrate to staff, patients and the public the standards of care and experience they should expect from our services:
• Putting patients first
• Responsive to patients and staff
• Open and honest
• Unfailingly kind
• Determined to develop
• Provide advice, screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients with STIs, including HIV infectio
• Oversee expanded HIV testing provision, sexual and reproductive health delivery in the local community encouraging access for more vulnerable populations.
• Lead for contraception and management of a caseload of patients attending for subdermal implants and intrauterine devi
• Establish new patient pathways, alongside colleagues, to facilitate integration of contraceptive and sexual health service
• Work with service lead and public health department of London Borough of Hounslow on development and implementation of sexual health services in local primary care practices and pharmacy premises
• Provide consultant advice and support to multidisciplinary team working in GUM clin Review complex cases requiring senior input.
• Manage a caseload of HIV patients and provide support for junior colleagues including management of seroconversion, starting/switching treatment and assessment and management of unwell patient
• Assist on the West Middlesex site the process of moving the Trust towards adopting and achieving a zero HIV Stigma target by developing education and training strategies within the directorate and the Trust as a whole.
• Work with colleagues to modernize the HIV care pathway to ensure effective use of resources.


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

This role is Permanent, Full-time
Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 17:00pm
Salary: Starting from £33,200, depending on qualifications and experience (includes Central London Allowance).
To Start: January 2025We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who has a passion for supporting children within our Upper Primary and Secondary Year Groups, to learn and ‘blossom’ in spite of their communication difficulties.
Our student’s primary educational needs are their speech, language and communication difficulties. Therapy and teaching are integrated throughout the school week for all students following a transdisciplinary model. You will work closely with the teaching and support staff, as well as with our OT department, physiotherapist, specialist SPLD teachers, and Art Therapists on a daily basis.The ideal candidate will have:
• Supporting our students can sometimes be challenging, mental and physical resilience are qualities necessary for all our staff.
• Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
• An ability to work closely with Therapists from other disciplines in order to integrate SLT goals into the educational setting.
• The ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.
• Knowledge of clinical assessment, treatment planning and implementing, preferably paediatric, therapy programmes.
• An independent approach and be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of standardised assessment and clinical observation.
• The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential.Closing date: 13th December 2024

At Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH), community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home and we have recently been rated Good by the Care Quality Commission.

We believe community nursing gives dedicated healthcare professionals the opportunity to spend more time with the patients you care for in their own environment and work collaboratively with other clinicians to provide more coordinated care.



Are you a qualified nurse or about to complete your qualifications?

Are you an experienced nurse passionate about community healthcare?

Are you a retired nurse looking to return to practice?

If you’ve answered ‘yes’, we’d love to talk to you about joining one of our teams.

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) works across ten London boroughs and Hertfordshire.

To provide skilled nursing care working under the supervision of the Community Nurse Team Lead and Deputy Team Lead to patients in a variety of community settings.

The post holder will undertake community nursing duties involving delivery of nursing services and holistic assessments of patients health needs using a person centred approach. This includes providing quality and seamless nursing care to housebound patients and being proactive in co-ordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long term care institutions. In addition, the post holder will be involved in facilitating self- care for patients with long term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery.

Clinical

Communication

Managerial

Quality and Performance

Educational

Professional

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:
• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits





Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.






This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024

We are recruiting for experienced band 6 nurses with a post graduate qualification in critical care to join RCN Team of the Year 2021 Winners, Adult Critical Care Unit at the Royal London Hospital.

We are very much on the frontline in London’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are rapidly expanding our critical care capacity in response to demand in the capital. Our additional capacity will allow us support the backlog of complex surgical patients awaiting elective surgery alongside our trauma and emergency patients whilst continuing to care for patients suffering from Covid-19 and our staff will rotate in their teams across all of our critical care areas.

As the UK’s largest trauma centre our ACCU unit leads the trauma network for North East London and Essex. It is a leading specialist centre with an international reputation for caring for some of the most seriously injured patients in London and beyond. In addition to trauma the Royal London Hospital also provides specialist care in neurosciences, a hyper-acute stroke centre, and acute general medical, along with surgical and obstetric services.

Working within a highly skilled, dynamic multi-disciplinary team, in our busy 60 bedded Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU), which accommodates both level 3 and level 2 patients. This is an excellent opportunity for, energetic, enthusiastic staff nurses with at least 6 months acute experience, to provide a high standard of care to patients within a challenging, yet supportive acute hospital setting.

Professional development is very important to us and we offer you the opportunity to undertake the band 5/6 development pathways, the critical care course, neurosciences critical care course/ILS/ALS, we are supporting a number of staff on their degree/masters pathways and in collaboration with City University an accredited Trauma Course in house.

As part of our Adult Critical Care commitment to enhance the working lives of our staff, we offer flexible working arrangements, childcare vouchers, family-friendly policies and staff benefits including an excellent pension scheme.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

To provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualized, holistic patient care in conjunction with
the inter-professional team.

As a proficient practitioner in critical care, the post holder acts as a professional role model and clinical teacher.

He / she also provides effective mentorship and preceptorship, participating in the education and trainingof nursing and non-nursing staff.

He / she also takes charge of the Intensive Care Unit as required, liaising closely with the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse with continuing responsibility


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated service manager to join our busy Surgery, Perioperative Medicine and Adult Critical Care team. You will support this award-winning team to effectively manage patient flow, admin and clerical teams, service improvement projects, and financial performance.

As part of Team Surgery, you will work closely as part of a triumvirate to deliver high quality, efficient and forward thinking services across The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals. You will be part of a team that is responsible for Scheduling, Theatres, Critical Care, Anaesthetics, Pain, and Elective Care.

You will be operationally responsible for managing our adult theatres complex, supporting the daily patient flow of patients through our elective care footprint. You will also have responsibility for managing our elective care scheduling team supporting patients to come int to hospital. This role will work closely with the Service Manager for Anaesthetics and Critical Care and the Service Manager for Medical Equipment, and will also have a close working relationship with the Surgical Specialties Teams and the Emergency Care and Trauma Teams.

The Associate Deputy DDO is a key management role and is responsible for the operational delivery of all aspects of the service areas. Key aims are:

• To co-ordinate the operational delivery of services within the portfolio of responsibility to ensure the safe and effective use of all resources. Specifically, to take a lead in achieving key performance targets in line with local and national agreements.

• In partnership with the Clinical Directors, Service Group leads, and Deputy DDO take operational management responsibility - with the specialty Lead Clinicians, Nurses, Operational Managers within the Peri op and Critical Care Directorate for the delivery of the Division’s financial and operational priorities.

• Provide timely, efficient and effective operational service management support for the specialties of Theatres, Scheduling, 3D and Day Surgery.

• Operationally lead the Scheduling team supporting the Associate Service Manager with key relationships across all divisions that have elective patients.

• Deputise for the Deputy DDO, acting with delegated authority as granted to lead on tasks and in key meetings. Support the wider directorate under the direction of the Deputy DDO.

• Support the Clinical Director, Lead Clinicians, Divisional Director of Operations and Deputy DDO’s to ensure that the services are responsive, innovative and provide the highest possible clinical and performance standards.





Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

Did you know that CLCH are an inclusive employer promoting flexible working!

We are looking for compassionate and enthusiastic individuals to come and join our diverse, supportive, and kind teams.

Our integrated care services in Harrow are looking for community nurses and will consider flexible working to fit around other commitments. If you can commit to a minimum of 15 hrs per week then contact us.

Our overall vision at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is to provide great care closer to home. This is supported by our four key values reflecting our commitment to quality, to collaborative and supportive internal and external relationships, our focus on delivery and working well with our communities.

We have a diverse and inclusive team who work collaboratively to support our patients to maintain and manage their quality of life and to keep our patients safe.

We are passionate about the delivery of good quality care and the delivery of a progressive service. We are highly committed to providing the best possible experience to the people we serve. To do that, we will support you to be the best that you can in your role and will support your continued development and career progression.

You will have access to the CLCH Academy, providing opportunities for continued development, research, supervision and mentoring. You can also get involved in teaching and the writing of case studies to share your skills, knowledge and show case your work.

Main duties of the job
• You will work as part of an integrated team
• You will work in partnership with patients and their families to develop and agree tailored health plans to address their needs
• You will work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities
• You will support learner

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:
• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits



Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

Must be abele to work the below days

Monday -Tuesday

Monday - Wednesday

Monday -Friday

• To support families in understanding key developmental milestones, including gross and fine motor skills

• To work with specific children and families, in the home, clinic setting or school/nursery according to their individual care plan as agreed with the Health Visitor

• Plan, implement and evaluate health promotion activities, taking responsibility for certain topics once training received and competency assessment signed off within an agreed timeframe.

To advise parents/carers on positive parenting skills including understanding and managing child behaviour, introduction to solids and nutrition, play and stimulation, speech and language development, sleep management and toilet training, ensuring that advice is evidence based to facilitate school readiness.

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C’s apply
Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks.

• To carry out activities of the Healthy Child Programme as delegated by the Health Visitor within the team in accordance with agreed protocols, acting on own initiative as appropriate to level of knowledge.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role. Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

JOB PURPOSE Provide high quality community specialist palliative care nursing services to patients and their families within the boroughs that the hospice serves Working as an integrated team of nurses, you will contribute to the overall care of patient and families referred to St Josephs within the community setting. Specialising in the advisory and Care Coordinator component of this support you will have shared clinical responsibility for the patients within a defined area and within the team as a whole As a team member you will contribute to a positive supportive working environment with an emphasis on team work and cooperation. You will participate in a rota system providing a 7 day a week face to face and telephone service for patients and their families. This may include visiting out of hours in exceptional circumstances Provide a flexible role within and between teams to cover leave, sickness and emergencies and to provide general supervision to band 6 nurses Identify opportunities for clinical audit and research and undertake these activities within the research governance framework of the hospice It is anticipated that the work plan will be 10% supervision, 80% clinical,clinical management, and 10% Education and Teaching. BACKGROUND INFORMATION St. Josephs Hospice is a charity established in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity to offer patients diagnosed with a life limiting illness a range of care and professional advisory services. It currently provides high quality palliative and end of life care to a significant and growing number of people living in East London and beyond. It employs a large team of clinical staff, including medical practitioners who work across community, in-patient and out-patient services delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families/carers. KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS You will work closely with a range of professionals within the hospice and external partners to identify and support expert care to patients and their families within the boroughs. You will be expected to build close and effective working relationships with professionals providing end of life care within the boroughs. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Leadership and managerial The Clinical Nurse Specialist will oversee the community nursing service for a defined area, this included delegating tasks to and coordinating the work of the Band 6 Associated Nurse Specialist to ensure all patients in your area review timely intervention, this includes the provision of face to face visits. Assist the Head of Community Palliative Care with translating service strategy into effective operational functionality and objectives Provide professional and clinical nursing leadership to other Palliative Care Nurse Practitioners and grades of staff, acting as a point of expertise, providing advice and support, this include providing management and clinical supervision. Take management responsibility for other grades of staff and participate in the performance management cycle including undertaking appraisals Input into workforce planning process and maintaining effective use of resources, rota and rotation of staff Participate in multi-professional meetings, acting as a patient advocate and representing nursing Attend appropriate patient related and team meetings Participate in service development initiatives as appropriate and instigate and manage change within a complex environment Work with the Head of Community Palliative Care to develop St Josephs policies and processes and ensure team compliance Responsible for assurance of standards and clinical governance, standard setting and audit. Clinical As Care Coordinator participate in First Contact assessment and decision- making, included attendance at the first contact meeting Responsible for the continued co-ordination of the content and delivery of your allocated patient's care plan, and assure that the patient is getting the right service from St Josephs. In times of absence act as coordinator to ensure that all patients in your area receive the care needed. Undertake patient assessments to an advanced level, using appropriate tools Be able to undertake nurse prescribing In liaison with other Nurse Practitioners, ensure the overall quality and provision of nursing care of patients and families referred to St Josephs in the community setting and their needs are met Promote the principles and practice of palliative care as an extension of the hospice into the community Work across a range of settings, including community visits e.g. home/care home/community hospitals), telephone conversations and patients in outpatient services Assess the needs of patients and their carers and identify their respective physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs Work within a team framework, collaborating with colleagues and members of other disciplines Use a proactive and sensitive approach with patients and relatives to enable involvement in advance care planning Assess peoples information needs and provide relevant information to meet those needs using resources within the hospice Offer bereavement support to carers in collaboration with the bereavement team, or refer them onto the appropriate service Provide appropriate specialist nursing interventions Participate in the out of hours rota to provide telephone advice and exceptional visits if indicated Contribute to patient management by attending GP MDT meetings, care home MDT, District Nurse Forums, hospital and other practice based meetings Liaise and communicate with community, nursing home and hospital staff in order to raise awareness and promote Hospice services Ensure that all relevant information is documented and recorded on the appropriate systems Foster positive working relations with the Primary Healthcare professionals and with other health and social care professionals in the delivery of community based palliative care. Service Development Provide input to service development initiatives using the appropriate evidence Ensure systems are in place to ensure continuous improvement, quality assurance and clinical governance Promote and engage staff in new ways of working - such as the use of technology and working off site Develop and review departmental policies and processes and ensure team compliance. Produce and maintain statistical information as required, particularly for workforce planning, audit and funding purposes Keep abreast of current advances in nursing practice and research Together with the Head of Community Palliative Care, initiate, promote and participate in nursing and inter-disciplinary audit projects Together with the Head of Community Palliative Care, take a key role in the hospice Clinical Governance framework Work across professional boundaries using creative reasoning and problem solving. Education and Training Take responsibility for attending and ensure others attendance at mandatory and hospice compulsory training and in-house courses in line with organisational policy and current legislation Actively participate in, and contribute to the on-going educational programme of the Hospice Attend and actively participate in the identified CPD opportunities provided Proactively maintain appropriate level of clinical competence as identified within the St Josephs Competencies Identify training and education needs in line with service provision with Head of the Community Palliative Care Team. Assist in orientation programmes for new members of staff Act as a mentor and supervisor for developing staff under the direction of the Head of Community Palliative Care Team. Initiate and participate in research projects as required. To undertake regular audit to facilitate the provision of high quality services Take personal responsibility for life-long learning, self -development and reflection. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Identify own learning and development needs in order to meet the key requirements of the post Take responsibility for linking own development needs with the Hospice appraisal and objective setting process Take responsibility for own continuing development by undertaking specific areas of work/projects to develop new skills. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Comply with and promote St Josephs Hospice Equal Opportunity Policy and avoid any behaviour which discriminates against colleagues, potential employees, patients/clients or their families on the grounds of sex, marital status, race, age, belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion, disability, creed, class, gender or sexual orientation.

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JOB SUMMARY Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness; seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. These patients will have booked appointments at 15 min intervals. There is a requirement to see extra or emergency patients. Patients with problems needing referral to secondary care should be discussed with the registered GP before making such referral (ex. Tissue viability, TB vaccination). RESPONSIBILITIES Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations. Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary Work with patients in order to support compliance with, and adherence to, prescribed treatments. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care. Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality. Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care Providing assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice: Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Hypertension) Foot check Dietary advice Blood pressure checks Urinalysis Health screening Cervical screening Contraception review General wound care and management Leg ulcer management Compression bandaging Phlebotomy Injections: B12, Depo-Provera, Clopixol, Prostap, Zoladex, etc. Minor injuries Routine immunisations and vaccinations Baby immunisations First registration checks / health surveillance / general health advice Assisting with minor procedures in the treatment room Organise and coordinate the provision of nursing services for the practice to include the delegation of duties to other members of the practice nurse team as appropriate Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs Administration and professional responsibilities Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with accurate details recorded and amended Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports and audit Attend and participate in practice meetings as required Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms Training and supervision of Health Care Assistants Supplies and equipment Maintenance of equipment and stock relating to patient care, imms Training and personal development Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments. Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring Revalidation requirements are met. If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given. Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan Meetings It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested.

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As a GPHC registered pharmacy technician with Practice Plus Group you will become an integral member of pharmacy team, as well as a valued member of the multidisciplinary clinical healthcare team. You will; Provide outstanding quality based patient centred care to our patients seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them. Focusing on providing a safe and secure medicines management service, ensuring patient medical records are maintained to the agreed standard at all times and ensuring standard operating procedures are followed to a high and orderly standard. Deliver non-judgmental care within the scope of professional standards. Involving anything from the timely administration of medicines through to analysing cost effective prescribing as defined through our unique health in justice medicines policy. You will make a real difference by working as a key member of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. Inspire excellence by forging strong links within our teams, our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within and feel proud of. Work together to make a difference to all the people we support, and make Practice Plus Group, a place where each of us feels appreciated, challenged and supported to do our best work fulfilling the lives of others. Promote best practice, evidence based care and continuous quality improvement embedding a culture of shared learning. Communicate complex or sensitive information whilst demonstrating empathy and understanding to patients. Share information relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines optimisation, drug regimes, medicines legislation and general health education so that the multidisciplinary healthcare team are appropriately informed.