Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Liverpool

PermanentFull time

We wish to recruit an 8a Clinical Psychologist for our Liverpool Step Forward service. We provide a stepped model of Psychological care to those who might previously have ‘fallen through the gap’ between primary and secondary mental health services, with our intention being to reduce the possibility of longer term deterioration in people’s mental health by offering more timely earlier interventions. The service comprises Clinical Psychologists, Psychological Practitioners and Assistant Psychologists. The successful candidate will join a passionate and welcoming team and provide trauma-informed interventions to clients and carers aged 18 upwards with a range of difficulties. There is also the opportunity to become involved in Step Forward’s widening access agenda, which aims to address issues of racial inequality within the service and improve health outcomes for people from under-represented communities. We recognise the value that diversity brings to a team and the population it serves, and therefore positively encourage and welcome applications from people from various ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. The successful candidate will be supported with their training aspirations and in developing their leadership skills. There are opportunities to work remotely, and flexible working can also be offered. Whilst the post being advertised is full-time, we would consider part-time candidates. The post holder will provide, supervise and support the highly specialised psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychological professions and other members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment. The post holder will exercise delegated management responsibilities where appropriate and work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team. The post holder will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research and propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team. 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. To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s psychological problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To evaluate, monitor progress and make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based enhanced care plans. To provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans. To ensure that all members of the clinical team have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding and care of clients of the service, through the provision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological research and theory. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide both general and specialist advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate for the clients needs, coordinating the work of others involved with care, taking responsibility for arranging CPA reviews as required and communicating effectively with the client, his/her family and all others involved in the network of care, and to monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, highly complex information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care where there may be conflicting views, high emotion and significant barriers to understanding and change, and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care. To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the treatment team. The candidate would be expected to provide staff support in the form of 1:1 supervision, peer support and reflective practice group on a regular basis. The candidate will also have opportunities in: Engaging in wider Trust initiatives to address issues of racial inequality. Developing service materials, resources and interventions to ensure they are culturally responsive and appropriate, and meet the needs of people from minoritised ethnic groups. Developing our service pathways to address issues of inequality and barriers of access (e.g. referral pathway, intervention pathway). Supporting training and education of staff teams to raise awareness of racial inequality and systemic racism, and encourage culturally responsive practice. This advert closes on Sunday 16 Aug 2026

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Salford

PermanentFull time

We have a vacancy for a full time Band 3 Service Desk Agent based the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for someone who has experience managing IT issues, including system accounts, applications and hardware and can provide excellent customer service. The successful candidate will also need to have analytical skills to help drive continual improvement in the team and be continually checking if we are meeting the customers' needs. By joining the NCA group , you’ll become part of a very ambitious and forward-thinking team and will play your part in helping the organisation work towards its ambition of becoming the safest organisation in the NHS. Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website. We recognise that applicants may choose to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support their job application. While this is permitted, all information submitted must be accurate, truthful, and reflect your own knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience. Please see the following link around the use of AI within Job Applications Applying with AI :: Northern Care Alliance Careers You are responsible for the content of your application. Any misleading or inaccurate information, whether generated by AI or otherwise, may result in your application being rejected. The NCA Service Desk team have a singular focus on making sure that we are doing everything possible to minimising the amount of lost clinical and operational time owing to incidents relating to users’ access to IT services, systems and equipment. As a member of this team you'll need a relentless focus on customers’ needs and an analytical approach to incident management. As a member of the Service Desk you will be accountable for minimising the amount of lost clinical and operational time owing to incidents relating to users’ access to IT services, systems and equipment. Having a singular focus on making sure that we are doing everything possible to get colleagues back up and running quickly and simply whenever and wherever anything goes wrong. The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Monday 17 Aug 2026

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Liverpool

PermanentPart time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Transcriptionist Team Leader to join Baird house. The post holder will provide comprehensive admin support to Consultants and Junior Medical Doctors in Community Mental Health Services, Early Intervention Team. Our community mental health teams work with people with severe and enduring mental health issues as well as those with less severe illness who have not responded to provided interventions in primary care services. They offer flexible, responsive and proactive integrated services to individuals with severe and complex mental and behavioural disorders. The service offered to individuals will be provided in the most appropriate setting primarily within the individuals own home and enable individuals in crisis to achieve the highest level of functioning possible in the least restrictive setting; preventing unnecessary hospitalisation and facilitate more rapid discharge from an acute care setting. Applicants will be proficient in the use of audio-typing and word-processing packages and qualified to RSA Level 3 typing/word-processing or equivalent. Knowledge of medical terminology is essential along with possession of the AMSPAR certificate. The post holder’s main duties will include planning, organising, directing and co-ordinating the work of the identified service. Successful applicants will be able to organise their own workload and co-ordinate workload activities within the team. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and a friendly telephone manner. There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you are able to work on your own initiative. The post holder will be expected to work with the minimum of supervision. They will be able to demonstrate flexibility and use their own initiative to carry out duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation, thus enabling the medical team to utilise their time in an efficient and effective manner. It is essential that confidentiality be maintained at all times. The post holder must adhere to Trust Policies and Procedures at all times. 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. Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities. This advert closes on Thursday 20 Aug 2026

NHS Jobs - Haverigg, Millom

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

PermanentFull time

If you would like to express an interest in this role, please email Sarah McCartney (sarah.mccartney@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk), Head of Healthcare for HMP Haverigg. An informal discussion about the role can be facilitated.

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Rochdale

PermanentPart time

We are looking for enthusiastic motivated individual to work in our busy Catering Department at Rochdale Infirmary and associated sites who will be primarily working between retail and patient catering regeneration of frozen meals and preparation of simple foods such as breakfast items, sandwiches and salads. This involves working directly with patients some of whom are compromised, on a one-to-one basis and being fully conversant with the nutritional state of all patients. You will advise patients on the various nutritional/dietary options available dependent upon the patient’s needs. You will ensure that patients receive their food/drinks in an environment that has been adequately prepared for mealtimes. Please note that this role will include working on Bank Holidays, evenings or weekends. *Previous applicants need not apply* • Maintain high standards of personal hygiene and cleanliness in line with Catering Food Standards Policy and legislation. • Clean premises and equipment per departmental hygiene policy and HACCP regulations, ensuring a safe and tidy workplace under the Health and Safety at Work Act. • Operate and clean automatic dishwashers. • Prepare, plate, and distribute patient meals, accurately probe and record food temperatures per HACCP procedures. • Collect patients’ daily food requirements and deliver food to wards, ensuring correct storage, rotation, and stock levels. • Handle cash transactions following Trust policies. • Complete all relevant documentation accurately. • Work independently and meet deadlines under pressure. • Collaborate effectively with colleagues to meet service standards. • Provide cover during absences and work scheduled shifts. • Maintain good working relationships across departments and wards. • Be flexible to work in any section or location as required and act up to higher grades when necessary. • Adapt to new regulations and uphold all hygiene and safety standards consistently. The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Aug 2026

Pennine Care NHS FT - Bury

PermanentFull time

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to advertise two permanent, full-time opportunities for qualified Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitionersto join our team working across theBury Neighborhood Mental Health Service. This role is a key part of the ongoing transformation of community mental health services for adults and older adults, helping to bridge the gap between primary care and specialist mental health services, The focus of the role is to provide early assessment, brief psychological interventions, and support individuals to access appropriate community and mental health services. You will help people to identify achievable goals, promote self-management, and connect patients with relevant resources in the local area. You will provide short-term psychological interventions, including group sessions. You will play an integral role in the multi-disciplinary team, supporting formulation and sharing expertise on appropriate psychological interventions. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality mental health support in a community setting and working collaboratively with primary care services, we would love to hear from you. To work alongside clients, families, carers and multi disciplinary team members to co-ordinate care, supporting collaborative decision making about care and treatment. To deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions aligned to cognitive – behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available that address problems often experienced by people severe mental health problems who often who have experienced trauma. To deliver specified wellbeing focused psychologically informed interventions in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a practitioner, psychologist or CBT therapist including: o Behavioural activation and graded exposure oTeaching problem-solving skills oImproving sleep oRecognising and managing emotions o Guided self-help for a range of conditions, including anxiety and low mood o Building confidence We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer. If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including: • Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff. • Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance • Access to Continued Professional Development • Involvement in improvement and research activities • Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service • Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel • Eligibility to apply for the 'Blue Light' scheme Please see Job Description for further details. Please see Person Specification for further information. This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Aug 2026

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - St Helens

ContractFull time

St Helens CYPMHS has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Mental Health Practitioner to come and join our well-established community team, specialising in Child and Young Person Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) in the St Helens Borough. We are looking to appoint a 6-month fixed-term Senior Mental Health Practitioner. As part of the role of a senior mental health practitioner, you would be tasked with the duty (referral management), assessments, case management and therapeutic intervention for children and young people (CYP). St Helens CYPMHS has successfully implemented Thrive and works closely with our multi-agency partners throughout the St Helens borough. This includes working within the THRIVE offer with services such as education institutes, children's social care and third-sector organisations. This is an important aspect of our work as we continue to strive for outstanding support for CYP and their families. This post is subject to an enhanced with children’s and adult’s barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. We would welcome applications from experienced nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and non-core practitioners with mental health experience. As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide high standards of evidence based client centred care to children and young people with mental health problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery. You will be expected to manage your own caseload, you will also provide clinical assessment and interventions to children, young people, their families and wider networks with complex mental health needs; in line with the THRIVE Framework. You will be expected to provide duty (referral management) support when required. Your role will include direct and indirect client work as well as consultation and liaison with other professionals around the specialist clinical area of CYPMHS. You will be engaged in all levels of clinical responses such as urgent assessments. You will be expected to work as a member of the CYPMHS Multi-disciplinary team (MDT). CYPMHS is an exciting area of work that is always evolving with new research and innovation; As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives. The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to: 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. CLINICAL To hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work dependant on clinical competence and experience. To undertake assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research based evidence.. To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service. Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young People’s services. To participate directly in the teams duty rotas. To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings. To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines. To provide consultation, advice and guidance to junior colleague. To promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships. Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and Northwest Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust safeguarding policies Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards. To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records. To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trust’s service user participation agenda. COMMUNICATION To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals. Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young people’s mental health services. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to children, young people and families and to other professionals with in young people’s services. Communicate effectively with children, young people and their carers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews Elicit highly sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young person’s stage of development Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health intervention. TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION. Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and committed to continued development. To provide training to other professionals to improve mental health knowledge and skills in line the transformation of children and young people’s mental health services To provide specific training and /or presentations to other agencies, statutory and voluntary, and promote and deliver specialist training programmes To contribute to training placements for a range of professional disciplines from different background so that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to positive change. To assess trainees competencies and write placement reports for trainees in line with Trust, professional body regulations Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. This will include joint working; consultation; and training aiming to develop joint working across agencies. Maintaining registration / accreditation requirements in accordance with the appropriate professional body in line with their professional qualification. Be accountable for own clinical practice and professional behaviour MANAGEMENT, POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT Identify priorities within and initiatives within the service and advice managers on the level of resources for service development. Contribute to the service’s evidence based practice by engaging with audits and evaluations as appropriate To contribute to recruitment processes by assisting with shortlisting, interviewing and the induction of recruited staff. To support the workload of colleagues within the service through co-working practices. Contribute to service developments. RESEARCH AND SERVICE EVALUATION To maintain an up to date knowledge of the evidence base in relation to mental health knowledge and other interventions. To contribute to planning and implementing systems for evaluation and monitoring of therapeutic practice and outcomes of clinical work within the service. Participate in research, evaluation and audit in response to the clinical and professional interest of the post, and to monitor standards, quality and consumer reaction to the provision of services in accordance with NICE guidance Participate in appropriate audit. Quality assurance programmes and research as directed. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT To receive and engage in regular clinical supervision in accordance with Trust Clinical Governance Standards and the Code of Practice and ethical guidelines of professional body To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training in consultation with the post holders service manager to meet professional body requirements for CPD and registration. To contribute to the development of best practice in the service by taking part in regular supervision and appraisal and maintaining awareness of current developments in the field. To maintain professional body registration. This advert closes on Sunday 30 Aug 2026

Phoenix Care Staff Limited - Doncaster

from £12.71 an hour

On-siteTemporaryPart time

Phoenix Care Staff is currently recruiting experienced Healthcare Assistants to join our growing team. If you're passionate about providing high-quality care and helping people maintain their dignity and independence, we'd love to hear from you. Your responsibilities will include: • Providing personal care, including washing, dressing and personal hygiene. • Supporting residents during mealtimes. • Using moving and handling equipment safely. • Helping residents feel comfortable, valued and at home. • Assisting with light housekeeping duties. • Working alongside colleagues to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Blackpool

PermanentPart time

It is essential that you have had experience as a Healthcare Assistant . This advert will close once we have received sufficient applications. An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join our dedicated team on the Macmillan Windmill Unit at Blackpool Teaching Hospital. The post holder will be required to assist outpatients clinics related to the Haematology and Oncology areas and will work alongside the consultants, nurses specialists and advance nurse practitioners to ensure patient needs are met. They will also be required to assist with clinical procedures. The successful candidate will be expected to work Monday to Friday from 08.00 until 20.00, depending of shift pattern necessary for the week , no weekends or bank holidays . In this position we may offer part -time hours, on a permanent basis. We are looking for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant who has an interest in caring for people with cancer and is able to support the outpatients clinics. You must be able to demonstrate empathy, compassion and care towards both patients and their families. The candidate will need to show good communication skills and must have a positive attitude. The post holder will be required to assist our Haematology and Oncology outpatients clinics and will work alongside the consultants, nurse specialists and and advance nurse practitioners to ensure the patient needs are met. They will also be required to assist with clinical tasks and procedures such as phlebotomy and bone marrow biopsies. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients. As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south. • Support the outpatient clinics by assisting consultants and the wider multi disciplinary team and provide support to patients during their cancer journey • Record observations, carry out ECGs and phlebotomy • Escalating any concerns to the appropriate teams • Supporting the wider team with clinical procedures • Supporting with administrative tasks • Chaperoning patients • Maintaining patient safety and dignity at all times • Responsible for monitoring and maintaining high standards of cleanliness, following Trust Policy to provide a safe environment for care • Responsible and accountable for your practice working within the parameters of your role. • Responsible for the maintenance of your own skills and competencies required to undertake your role. This advert closes on Thursday 20 Aug 2026

Mid Cheshire Hospitals - Crewe

PermanentPart time

The post holder will provide administration support to the Urgent Treatment Centre incorporating the single point of access and referral service, along with the final hour of the shift supporting the GP Out of Hours service within CCICP. The customer care assistant will be expected to act as first point of telephone contact for all healthcare professionals and accept GP practice referrals. They will be responsible for organising their workload and co-ordinate their activities in conjunction with, and supervised by both the nursing team and Support Manager. The post holder will be capable of full clerical function within the team and be able to step-in to fill gaps, to ensure continuity of services. It is essential that the post holder is able to exercise initiative suitable to the role, and is fully supportive to other colleagues in the Urgent Care Centre and Out of Hours Team. Hours are 09:00–19:30, working 2 days per week on a rolling 4‑week rota. To provide an administration service to the single point of access and referral service, acting as first point of telephone contact for healthcare professionals. Enter demographics accurately and timely onto Adastra, DCS and other trust systems whilst observing confidentiality and data protection principles. Be be responsible for monitoring and escalating the National 4 hour target for patients who have presented through the Emergency Department. To take calls and demographics for GP Out of Hours service between 18.30-19.30. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership. We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community. At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest. We welcome all applicants and assess all job applications based on knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post. Provide an efficient reception service, welcoming patients, public and visitors as they arrive, receiving telephone calls, and dealing with enquiries promptly, taking action as necessary and directing patients/relatives/carers accordingly. Provide effective administrative support to Community Teams, undertaking the required functions, liaising with other teams/departments, and working flexibly to meet the needs of the service. Maintain systems and process to ensure that patient information/data is recorded accurately in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines. Maintain constructive relationships with others, within and across Community Teams and externally in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services for patients. Monitor and escalate any relevant national standards and targets in a timely manner (e.g. 4-hour target for patients presenting through Emergency Department). Be a flexible and supportive member of the team, providing cross cover for other administration staff when required, (e.g. to cover staff absence or when there is high demand for administrative support). Support the Community Teams in the efficient and effective use of resources, e.g. equipment, supplies and materials. Carry out any additional duties as appropriate and delegated by the Community Coordinator or Senior Manager. This advert closes on Thursday 20 Aug 2026