Personal Assistant for Care Homes in Livingston & Blackburn
ENABLE Scotland - EH54 6UA
from £13.45 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
About The Role Livingston & Blackburn 20 HOURS PER WEEK Wakened Nightshift - 9PM TO 7 AM Livingston & 10PM to 8AM Blackburn £13.45 per hour Are you interested in working for an award winning social care charity? Personal Assistants (Support Workers) have the most important role within Enable by making a positive difference every day to the lives of the people we support. No two days are the same for our Personal Assistants but what we can guarantee is that you will be supporting someone who requires support to achieve their goals and outcomes – whatever they may be! Each person we support has different support requirements, so your support worker role may include assisting them with various aspects of personal care, moving and handling or positive behavioural support whilst expanding their social networks and connections. Enable creates a bespoke team around every individual we support, and our team of Personal Assistants work collaboratively to ensure the safety, wellbeing and aspirations of the people we support are met. The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me The people we support have many varied interests and hobbies and have many of the same dreams and aspirations as we do; they just too often do not get the opportunity to experience these same opportunities. So whatever your interests are; be it sewing, baking, having a cup of tea and chat to horse riding, swimming or hill-walking, we want to hear from you! A career with Enable is as rewarding as it is diverse, Personal Assistants at their best have the potential to truly bring out the best in the people we support. About You If you think you share the same interests and have the commitment, dedication, and above all, desire to support individuals to get the most out of life and become an inclusive member of society; then please apply now! Enable needs you and your values to help us create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability. You don’t need experience in care to start your social care career with Enable. We recruit people based on their values and transferrable skills. Wherever your journey has taken you up until now, join us, and together we will forge a new path in what could potentially be the most rewarding role you have ever had! Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following: • The ability to adapt your communication style in order to develop successful and enjoyable relationships with the people we support. • The commitment to work with individuals through their personal support plans to ensure people achieve their goals and outcomes and celebrate their successes. • A positive and flexible outlook to your work, and be able to work on your own and as part of a team. If this is you, then please click the link to apply now. Every person we support has their own hobbies and interests, likes and dislikes, which is reflected in our person-centred recruitment processes. So, please give us as much detail about you to allow us to carry out our bespoke matching service. About Us We believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to: Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking Introduction to autism Epilepsy awareness Moving and Handling Adult support and protection Child support and protection First Aid Positive Behaviour Support We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to: Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care. Employee Assistance Programme Cycle to Work Scheme* Season Ticket Loans* Blue Light Card Where required, Enable will fully fund SVQ Health and Social Care qualifications – required for SSSC registration Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability. Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles. The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed. Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible if this vacancy is of interest. Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of their start date. *terms & conditions apply
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Wraparound Care After School Club Leader
East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs
On-sitePermanentPart time
Schools and Academies Closing date: 18 October 2026 We are seeking to appoint a caring and dedicated Wrap around Care After School Club Leader. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping to ensure the smooth running of the after school club to ensure high quality provision of a healthy tea and varied activities for pupils to enjoy, in a relaxed and calm environment at the start of the school. We are looking for someone who can: Oversee planning a range of suitable activities Providing a safe, creative environment Providing care for the children including delivering children to school Ensuring a healthy and nutritious tea is provided for children Administering first aid as appropriate Close liaison with parents, school and other agencies as appropriate Attending meetings as appropriate Carrying out all responsibilities within an equal opportunities framework Working with agreed policies Understanding of safeguarding procedures Undertake appropriate training when required What we offer: A welcoming, supportive and values‑driven school community Enthusiastic, caring pupils who are PROUD of their school A committed staff team with a strong sense of collaboration Professional development and leadership support Herbert Strutt Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and follows safer recruitment procedures. Visits to the school are highly recommended. Please call 01773 822771 or email the school office at enquiries@herbertstrutt.derbyshire.sch.uk Provisional Interview Date: 20 October 2026
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Legal Administrator - Public Law & Community Care
Bhatia Best - Nottingham
On-sitePermanentFull time
Bhatia Best Solicitors are a leading firm based in the East Midlands who specialise in Criminal Defence, Family Law, Personal Injury, Public Law and Community Care. We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Administrator to join our busy Public Law and Community Care (Human rights) department at our Nottingham office. Previous experience in a legal environment is preferred but not essential, and additional training will be offered. Excellent organisation skills and an ability to deal with voluminous work is essential. Duties include, but are not limited to: 1. Assisting with file opening / closing in accordance with office procedures 2. Reviewing client files to ensure compliance, particularly with regard to Legal Aid forms and Legal Aid funding eligibility criteria 3. Chasing outstanding documents by preparing standard letters / emails 4. Liaising with fee earners and secretaries 5. Filing original documents on client files 6. Assisting with processing invoices in accordance with office procedures 7. Assisting with processing submissions to the Legal Aid Agency, including amendments 8. Spreadsheet data entry 9. Secretarial support as required Salary - depending on experience. Please state your salary expectations in your application. How to Apply Please submit your CV together with a covering letter including the role (Legal Administrator - Public Law & Community Care – Nottingham) detailing your suitability for the role and your salary expectations. Due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Previous applicants need not apply. Bhatia Best Solicitors is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be pleased to accommodate your needs.
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Primary Care Treatment Room Practice Nurse
NHS Jobs - Sherborne
Negotiable
PermanentFull time
To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and any additional roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training. Typical duties include: holding patient consultations within the surgery carrying out physical examinations and tests such as cervical smear treating wounds applying and removing dressings giving advice, education and information about stopping smoking and losing weight taking patient samples, swabs and specimens, and checking pulses, temperatures and blood pressures administering immunisations, travel vaccinations and infant injections writing records and keeping patients notes up to date assisting GPs with minor procedures.
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Administrator | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Fazakerley
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum
PermanentFull time
This is an opportunity to join a busy service that makes a real difference to people’s lives. You will be asked to provide a comprehensive administrative service to an excellent standard, ensuring a high level of accuracy within the Liverpool Talking Therapies team. The post holder is expected to work with the minimum of supervision to co-ordinate their activities to ensure that an efficient service is provided. The post holder will be expected to work with a flexible approach, always maintaining confidentiality, when dealing with service user/staff information. The post holder should be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal skills, strong organisational and time management skills and have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. The post holder will be able to demonstrate flexibility and use own initiative to carry out duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation, thus enabling the clinical team to utilise their time in an efficient and effective manner. Provide a comprehensive and high-quality administrative support service undertaking a wide range of administrative tasks, including personal responsibility for a number of delegated tasks. The role will support a range of complex and sensitive administrative functions to ensure the effective and timely access to information for the storage and sharing of information. The post holder will act as the first point of contact for patients, service users and health professionals. Maintain databases and provide reports on the data required. Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with partner agencies. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Act as a point of contact, receive and direct patients and visitors on arrival, providing reception services for patients, carers, staff, public, internal, and external customers. Sort and prioritise incoming queries in line with the written guidance. Respond to all telephone, e-mail and general enquiries ensuring that appropriate messages are emailed, or action is taken, escalating enquiries as and when required. Provide demographic details of cases when requested. Liaise with colleagues at all levels both within the team and across other agencies and in other organisations to request and compile health information in a timely manner. Responsibility for arranging clinics, booking appointments and associated data entry including the retrieval and maintenance of electronic patient records. Responsibility of creating new records and discharging records on the electronic records system. Ensuring the maintenance of the referral pathway process following Service procedures including liaison with other agencies and seeking consent as necessary. Input patient sensitive/confidential information onto patient administration system ensuring accuracy, updating information as appropriate. Record accurate and timely contact notes with patients on electronic record in line with Trust record keeping policy. The post holder will propose any necessary changes of local protocols to aid service improvement, and to ensure that all standard operating procedures and guidance documents are kept up to date. Maintain appropriate supplies for the team, being responsible for all necessary ordering of supplies/ equipment. Produce statistics, documents and reports using various computerised systems as appropriate for example data relating to key performance indicators. To highlight any operational concerns regarding administrative systems so that they can be reviewed. Work closely with clinical and operational teams to ensure that rotas are up to date and shared with the appropriate person. Participate in all necessary mandatory and targeted training to update skills and knowledge. Maintain comprehensive electronic health records as per standard operating procedures. Deal with all communications/correspondence confidentially as per Information Governance Policy and information sharing guidance. Supervision of other administrative support staff. To ensure the creation of new clinical records. Facilitating and contributing to meetings including booking meeting rooms, arranging refreshments, taking, and circulating notes and agendas as necessary. Meetings include but not limited to MDT meetings and service / team meetings. Support diary management as required. To work with others to plan ahead and manage diary commitments ensuring equal balance and best use of time for meeting commitments. To participate and be engaged in service improvement initiatives/ activities to enhance quality of patient care. For example, participation in task and finish groups. The post holder shall as necessary, provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues. The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation. This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Sep 2026
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Administrator | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Bootle
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum
PermanentFull time
This is an opportunity to join a busy service that makes a real difference to children and young people’s lives. You will be asked to provide a comprehensive administrative service to an excellent standard, ensuring a high level of accuracy within the Liverpool Children in Care Team. The post holder is expected to work with the minimum of supervision to co-ordinate their activities to ensure that an efficient service is provided. The post holder will be expected to work with a flexible approach, always maintaining confidentiality, when dealing with service user information. The post holder should be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal skills, strong organisational and time management skills and have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. The post holder will be able to demonstrate flexibility and use own initiative to carry out duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation, thus enabling the clinical team to utilise their time in an efficient and effective manner. Sefton Children in Care Team - Based in Switch House Provide a comprehensive and high-quality administrative support service undertaking a wide range of administrative tasks, including personal responsibility for a number of delegated tasks. The role will support a range of complex and sensitive administrative functions to ensure the effective and timely access to information for the storage and sharing of information. The post holder will act as the first point of contact for children and young people, parent, carers and health professionals. Maintain databases and provide reports on the data required. Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with partner agencies. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Respond to all telephone, e-mail and general enquiries ensuring that appropriate messages are emailed, or action is taken, escalating enquiries as and when required. Sort and prioritise incoming queries in line with the written guidance Provide Meeting Support & Minute Taking Capturing accurate minutes Organising meeting papers Supporting clinical teams, and operational/corporate meetings Provide demographic details of cases when requested. Liaise with colleagues at all levels both within the team and across other agencies and in other organisations to request and compile health information in a timely manner. The post holder will propose any necessary changes of local protocols to aid service improvement, and to ensure that all standard operating procedures and guidance documents are kept up to date. Maintain appropriate supplies for the team, being responsible for all necessary ordering of supplies/ equipment. Produce statistics, documents and reports using various computerised systems as appropriate, for example data relating to key performance indicators. To highlight any operational concerns regarding administrative systems so that they can be reviewed. Participate in all necessary mandatory and targeted training to update skills and knowledge. Maintain comprehensive electronic health records as per standard operating procedures. Deal with all communications/correspondence confidentially as per Information Governance Policy and information sharing guidance. To ensure the creation of new clinical records. The post holder shall as necessary, provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues. This advert closes on Sunday 27 Sep 2026
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Residential Nursing Care Home Kitchen Assistant
Jasmine Healthcare
PermanentFull time
Job Title: Kitchen Assistant Salary: £13.63 per hour Plus Incentives Hours: Full-Time Permanent Contract, 3 days per week, 10am to 6pm, alternative weekends Location: South Moor Lodge Care Home, owned by Jasmine Healthcare Do you want to make a difference in the care sector? Do you want to work for a mission- and values-led organisation where you can thrive, meet your potential, and be recognised and rewarded for the work you do? Here at Jasmine Healthcare, we try to do everything possible in line with our mission to “prioritise our people”, as we believe that the happiness of our residents is dependent on the engagement and wellbeing of our team. What Jasmine Healthcare offers Pay Increase – Top quartile market salaries and Annual Performance related pay increases of up to 8% in addition to any cost-of-living increase. Annual Leave - 28 Days including Bank Holidays. Nest Pension Scheme and 3% matched contribution. Bonusly Points - These are exchangeable for various vouchers or cash via PayPal and are earned by obtaining recognition from your colleagues i.e. good mandatory training, good attendance, and various other ways you contribute positively to the team and our residents' lives. Training - All relevant qualifications are fully funded to help you progress and we will reward you with a financial bonus of up to £500. Refer a Friend - Up to 500 Bonusly points for referring a suitable team member. Meals - Enjoy low-cost meals at just £1 per course while on shift. Short Notice shift incentives. Employee Assistance Programme - Access to free counselling and valuable well-being advice 24/7. Fully expensed DBS check. A little about South Moor Lodge: South Moor Lodge is located in the idyllic village of Walkeringham (5 miles to the West of Gainsborough). The home is centred around a nineteenth century barn, which has been selectively extended in keeping with its character. This provides the homeliness that Jasmine seeks for its homes, whilst still providing modern living accommodation. The home sits within two acres of landscaped grounds, and provides personal and dementia care for 41 residents. Role Responsibilities for Kitchen Assistant: Assisting in preparing, cooking and serving meals to our residents Assist in washing and cleaning kitchen equipment and surfaces Acting in line with health & safety and food hygiene guidelines Promoting our resident’s choice, dignity and independence and all times Role Requirements for Kitchen Assistant: A good reason or experience that has drawn you to working in a care setting Live within 20 minutes of the Home Willing to contractually sign up to an NVQ Level 2 in a relevant qualification Team player Ability to work under pressure Good time management Good written and oral communication skills A willingness to go above and beyond to meet the needs of our residents A positive and enthusiastic outlook One years’ experience in a similar role (preferred) One years’ experience working in a residential or nursing home. (preferred) Hold a relevant level 2 or 3 qualification (preferred) Knowledge of health and safety in the workplace (preferred) About Jasmine Healthcare By prioritising our people, our mission is to provide the highest standards of care to as many elderly residents as possible. Below are a few of the ways that we objectively demonstrate we are achieving our mission: Over half our team have a relevant Diploma qualification with others who are currently studying for one. We have a 4.8 star rating (out of 5.0) on Indeed as a top employer. We have Good and Outstanding Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection reports. We have a 9.7 rating (out of 10.0) on www.carehome.co.uk. Find out more about us and keep up to date on Facebook, LinkedIn and Glassdoor! We are constantly being guided by our mission and place a significant amount of emphasis on everyone in our team exemplifying our values, which can be found on our website at www.jasminehealthcare.co.uk. Our values play an important role in our recruitment process. Apply today and receive a response within one working day.
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Waking Night Extra Care Support Worker
Creative Support - Barrow-in-Furness
from £12.85 an hour
On-sitePermanentFull time
Creative Support is looking for a warm and caring Waking Night Support Worker to join our friendly Extra Care team in Barrow-in-Furness. At our lively services, we provide quality care and support to 31 residents, helping and encouraging them to lead a fulfilling and enriched life. The service is made up of 41 self-contained flats and the individuals we support are upward of 55 years old with a range of needs including Dementia, learning disabilities & physical disabilities. Our residents have a wide range of support needs, some require a lot of support including double calls as they require hoisting, and others only require prompting with medication. Our service is conveniently situated within walking distance of the town center, with a bus stop at our front doorstep which connects us with the Lake District & surrounding areas. The Bingo Hall opposite us is very popular with our residents, and a few yards up the road is our local British Legion club which hosts live entertainment several nights a week.
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DIUCS Urgent Care Practitioner - Nurse / Paramedic
NHS Jobs - Ringwood
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
PermanentFull time
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
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Advanced Kidney Care Specialist Nurse - Nephrology
NHS Jobs - Liverpool
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
ContractFull time
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the Multi-Professional team, patients and carers within their Speciality Service.The post holder will take overall responsibility to develop the specialist area ofpractice in partnership with other members of the speciality team (General Manager,Lead Clinician, Matron, Service Manager etc) will work collaboratively to developservices and quality of care delivered.The post holder will be expected to provide first-line management and lead a team ofspecialist nurses (Sisters).This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practiceleadership, acting as the patient advocate and through audit and education.The post holder will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offeringhighly specialist service advise this will include setting standards of care, theassessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation ofprogrammes of care.The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group/ speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework.They will lead the development and delivery of a programme of practice andprofessional development for staff within the speciality.Key responsibilitiesClinicalSep 2021 Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement andevaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment,planning and evaluation.Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality).Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patientswithin the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs anddischarge arrangements.Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers /relatives.Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the requiredinformation to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their caredelivery.Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of othersand refer on as appropriate.To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patientproblems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, in the delivery of highstandards of patient care.To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership withlead clinicians, General Managers, Matron to ensure the delivery of highstandards of patient care.Work with the Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking theCNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate e.g. Nurse Prescribing.Leadership Act as a role model and expert nurse providing in depth specialist clinicalknowledge to colleagues through MDT meetings, for patients and carers /relatives.Undertake clinical supervision of nursing colleagues on an individual or groupbasis.Act as a resource for health care professionals by being visible, available, andaccessible for support and advice in relation to the management of patients in thespeciality.Provide leadership to the team of nurse specialists and working with the matron,develop new roles / ways of working (High Impact Changes). Linked todirectorate business plans.Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.Lead consultations on and develop strategies for delivering effective care within achanging environment that improves the quality of care and health outcomes inthe specialist area.Responsible for monitoring health, safety and security of self, the team andothers and promote best practice in the ward area.Ensure systems are in place for risk assessment and minimisation includingpromoting no blame cultures in order that near misses and incidents arereported.Take the lead in investigation of incidents / complaints when required, includingdetailed reports / letters to complainants.Act as an innovative, enthusiastic role model providing leadership, guidance andadvice to staff on operational and professional issues promoting an open andhonest and transparent culture.Demonstrate clinical leadership and challenge speciality and directorateboundaries to enhance and support the patients journey.Management / OperationalSep 2021Lead a team of specialist sisters/ CNSs towards achieving directorate, and Trustobjectives.To identify and develop proposals and business cases as required for futureservice innovation.Take the lead and develop and influence the development of practice / servicesin the clinical area through the business planning process / service developmentand in conjunction with Matron, General Manager, Lead Clinician and AssistantChief Nurse.Ensure appropriate skill mix, cover is provided when planning rotas anddelegating workload.Delegate work to match capabilities and workload of team members.Manage own and other resources effectively ensuring efficient service delivery.Undertake performance development reviews including reviewing theperformance measures framework.Monitor sickness, absence and competence issues in line with Trust Policy.Lead recruitment and selection of staff in line with Trust Policy.AdvocateEnsure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained and actwhen standards are not being met.Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care.Act as the patients advocate and ambassador.Lead the development of a patient focussed education and information givingstrategy within the specialityRecognise, prevent and diffuse potential areas of conflict and take a key role inthe management of the outcome.* The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties ofabsent colleagues.* The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.
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