Personal Support Assistant (1-to-1 SEN & Epilepsy Care)
UKCIL - Dunstable
£17.50 to £17.50 an hour
On-sitePermanentFull time
Personal Support Assistant (1-to-1 SEN & Epilepsy Care) Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: f789eff9 Role Overview We are seeking a reliable, compassionate, and structured Personal Assistant to provide dedicated 1-to-1 care for a young adult with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and epilepsy. This role involves managing the daily routine from morning to evening, administering routine and emergency medication, preparing meals, and providing safe transport to and from a daily work placement. Key Responsibilities Routine & Schedule Management: Promptly follow and enforce the individual’s daily structured timetable, maintaining consistency, transitions, and daily structure. Medication Administration: Administer daily routine oral medication on schedule and maintain accurate logs. Monitor for seizure activity, respond calmly in an emergency, and administer rescue medication following the Epilepsy Support Plan. Transport: Drive the individual safely to and from their work placement and any scheduled community activities (8:00 AM start and afternoon pickup). Work Placement Support: Provide continuous 1-to-1 supervision and support at the workplace, helping them stay on task, build confidence, and navigate their duties safely. Meal Preparation: Prepare and serve nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and evening meals, adhering to any dietary preferences or safety needs. Required Qualifications & Person Specification | Category | Requirements | Experience | Proven experience working 1-to-1 with SEN young adults or health/social care settings. | Epilepsy & Meds | Trained in Epilepsy Awareness and Administration of Rescue Medication (e.g., Buccal Midazolam) or fully willing to undertake training prior to start. | Driving | Clean, valid Driver's Licence and access to a reliable vehicle suitable for transport. | Key Traits | Highly punctual, calm under pressure, organized, patient, and proactive in maintaining boundaries and routines. | Checks | Enhanced DBS check required (funded by employer). Key Responsibilities Services Meal Preparation Personal Care Social + Leisure activities Support to remain independent Training Essential PA Guide Safeguarding Adults/Children Understanding challenging behaviour Food Hygiene First Aid Hand hygiene Autism / Aspergers Transportation Full UK driving license Own personal car Medical Safe Administration of Medication Epilepsy Awareness Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com
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Care Group Support Manager | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust - Walsall
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
PermanentFull time
This role is at the heart of making a real difference to patient care. The Care Group Support Manager is responsible for leading operational performance, supporting service improvement, managing budgets and resources, and working alongside clinicians, senior nurses, and managers to deliver high-quality, efficient healthcare services. It is a varied and influential role that combines leadership, problem-solving, data-driven decision-making, and people management to help ensure patients receive the best possible care. PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS. The Care Group Support Manager, plays a key role in ensuring clinical services operate effectively. Responsibilities will include: • Leading operational performanceacross the Care Group, ensuring services meet quality, activity, performance, and financial targets. • Managing day-to-day service operations, resolving issues quickly and supporting clinicians and senior leaders to maintain smooth service delivery. • Monitoring and analysing performance data, identifying risks, trends, and opportunities for improvement, and implementing solutions to achieve targets. • Working collaboratively with Consultants, Matrons, Clinical Directors, Finance, HR, and Performance teamsto develop services and improve patient outcomes. • Supporting financial management, including budget monitoring, cost improvement programmes, business case development, and ensuring value for money. • Leading and supporting projects and service improvement initiatives, helping to introduce new ways of working and enhance patient experience. • Ensuring effective governance and compliance, including contributing to audits, investigations, policy development, and performance management processes. • Managing and developing staff, overseeing recruitment, attendance management, appraisals, training, and supporting high-performing administrative teams. • Representing the Care Group at internal and external meetings, building strong relationships with stakeholders and contributing to strategic decision-making Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space. For the full outline of the role please see and review the attached Job Description and Person Specification This advert closes on Sunday 11 Oct 2026
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Health Care Assistant | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Hillingdon Hospital - Uxbridge
£30,630 - £32,346 per annum/pro rata/incl HCAS
PermanentPart time
PAEDIATRIC UNIT CHILDREN’S OUTPATIENTS DEPARTMENT - TINKERBELL HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT Band 3 26 Hours per week (set shift pattern, with a need for flexibility) Monday 12.00 – 17.00 Tuesday 09.00 – 18.00 Wednesday 08.00 - 17.00 Thursday 13.00 – 18.00 Friday Day Off An opportunity has arisen to appoint a new member of staff to the team in our busy Children’s Outpatients Department. The successful applicant will need to be motivated, calm under pressure and have good organisational abilities and keyboard / computer skills. Previous experience in a similar role is desirable. The successful applicant will be involved in reception duties, such as using our computerised booking system to book patients in on arrival and the administration duties associated with preparing the department for clinics. Experience with children and an ability to adapt to a changing environment are essential. Although the home base of this post is Tinkerbell the staff member may be asked to support other paediatric areas as needed To deliver a high standard of nursing care to patients attending the Paediatric Outpatients Department and other children’s clinics within the Trust under the supervision of the nurse in charge. Following appropriate training and assessment perform clerical, reception and administrative duties using the Trusts EPR system to ensure the smooth running of all paediatric clinics. Participate in clinic preparation to ensure all information required at the consultation is within the clinical record and available to the clinician. Ensure all clinics are appropriately closed at the end of the clinic session and all onward referrals and appointments have been made. Following appropriate training and competency assessment perform clinical duties as directed by the nurse in charge such as blood pressure monitoring and phlebotomy for those children and young people attending the outpatient department. The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics. The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital. We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed. Please refer to the attached job description for the main responsibilities of a Healthcare Assistant in the Children's Outpatient Department This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Oct 2026
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SH06/25/KE Female Personal Assistant / Care Assistant
Personal Budgets Support Service - Kettering
from £13 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
Position Female Personal Assistant / Care Assistant Job reference: SH06/25/KE Hours Flexible hours available You will be on a variable hours contract, as the number of hours will change from week to week, with the possibility of approximately 15 to 20 hours work a week. The role will include evening and weekend work. Rate £13.00 per hour Area Kettering, (NN15 Area) About the client The client is a lady living in her own home in Kettering. She has an acquired brain injury. She has a team of personal assistants and is looking for another worker to join her team. You will enable the client to lead as active and fulfilling life as possible, whilst building up her level of independence. You will support her continued independent life, enabling her to enjoy her pastimes and also to assist her to explore and expand her leisure opportunities and activities. Main Duties • Assisting with personal activities, e.g. minimal personal hygiene • Assisting with domestic activities; meal preparation, laundry and money management etc. • To aide with a home cognitive therapy programme which might include strategies to improve orientation, short term memory loss, sequencing and planning. • Light household duties, i.e. vacuuming, laundry, cleaning of surfaces etc to ensure a clean and tidy household. • Assisting the employer with shopping (including the planning of shopping trips, making shopping lists and visiting the shops to purchase items required) • Accompanying the employer on local trips and outings, ranging from walks in the park to going to the theatre or to the pub for a meal. • To help the employer gain confidence in the use of public transport. • You will be required to drive the client’s Motability vehicle, therefore a full clean driving licence is essential. • Any other task which the client may reasonably ask you to do which falls within the scope of the job as a Personal Assistant. Additional employment information The successful applicant will be; • friendly, able to give empathetic support, while respecting the client’s independence but also able to take instruction. • An enthusiastic person who has the ability to motivate others. • Have an understanding of the impact of disability. • Be a good listener. • Have a patient and calm manner with a good sense of humour. • Have an interest in the client’s social and recreational activities. • Be willing to learn. • Be responsible, mature and respectful in their attitude to working with somebody in their own home. • Have an ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing. • Be able to work flexibly. You will report directly to the Team Leader, however, please note you will be directly employed by the person who has power of attorney for the client. North Northamptonshire Council is not the employer. You will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which will be borne by the Employer. Sponsorship cannot be provided by individual employers. Your right to work in the UK must be confirmed already. If applying through Indeed, please be aware that you will then need to complete and submit an application form via a link, to the North Northamptonshire Council website, that will be sent directly to you by PBSS. Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire
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A&E Receptionist | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Salford
£25,272 per annum
PermanentPart time
An opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Emergency Department team, delivering a friendly, confidential, efficient, and professional reception and registration service for patients, relatives, and visitors. The role involves managing a wide range of face‑to‑face and telephone enquiries from clinical staff, patients, relatives, GPs, and external agencies, providing accurate information and general advice as required. A broad range of administrative and clerical duties will be undertaken to support the smooth running of the department. As the reception service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you will be required to work flexible shifts, including unsociable hours, weekends, and public holidays. Staff may also be called upon to support the department during major incidents. Patient Reception & Registration • Receive and register patients, ensuring demographic details are accurate and updated using the National Spines service and relevant IT systems. • Discharge patients and arrange follow‑up or outpatient appointments within agreed timescales. • Prepare admission paperwork and associated documentation. • Receive, check, and process patient investigations, ensuring they are reviewed by clinicians or filed appropriately. • Direct patients to clinical areas and provide assistance to those who are injured, unwell, or have mobility needs. • Support patients with general enquiries, communication needs, and transport arrangements. • Arrange interpreter services for patients with language barriers attending the GP Out‑of‑Hours (OOH) service. • Provide advice to patients and relatives regarding appointments and local services. • Alert the triage nurse to any concerns about patients in the waiting area. • Handle calls from patients, relatives, and carers regarding healthcare concerns, relaying information to clinical staff. GP Out‑of‑Hours (OOH) Patient Care • Support patient care from the moment a call is received from NHS 111 until clinical assessment begins, either by phone or face‑to‑face. • Inform patients of delays to GP OOH appointments or home visits. • Liaise with external services when required to support patient care. 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,appreciateandinspire– 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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026
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A&E Receptionist | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Salford
£25,272 per annum
PermanentPart time
An opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Emergency Department team, delivering a friendly, confidential, efficient, and professional reception and registration service for patients, relatives, and visitors. The role involves managing a wide range of face‑to‑face and telephone enquiries from clinical staff, patients, relatives, GPs, and external agencies, providing accurate information and general advice as required. A broad range of administrative and clerical duties will be undertaken to support the smooth running of the department. As the reception service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you will be required to work flexible shifts, including unsociable hours, weekends, and public holidays. Staff may also be called upon to support the department during major incidents. Patient Reception & Registration • Receive and register patients, ensuring demographic details are accurate and updated using the National Spines service and relevant IT systems. • Discharge patients and arrange follow‑up or outpatient appointments within agreed timescales. • Prepare admission paperwork and associated documentation. • Receive, check, and process patient investigations, ensuring they are reviewed by clinicians or filed appropriately. • Direct patients to clinical areas and provide assistance to those who are injured, unwell, or have mobility needs. • Support patients with general enquiries, communication needs, and transport arrangements. • Arrange interpreter services for patients with language barriers attending the GP Out‑of‑Hours (OOH) service. • Provide advice to patients and relatives regarding appointments and local services. • Alert the triage nurse to any concerns about patients in the waiting area. • Handle calls from patients, relatives, and carers regarding healthcare concerns, relaying information to clinical staff. GP Out‑of‑Hours (OOH) Patient Care • Support patient care from the moment a call is received from NHS 111 until clinical assessment begins, either by phone or face‑to‑face. • Inform patients of delays to GP OOH appointments or home visits. • Liaise with external services when required to support patient care. 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,appreciateandinspire– 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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Oct 2026
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Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Respiratory, Surgery, Critical Care
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - Barnet
£45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS
ContractFull time
A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We have a new opportunity for a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Respiratory, Surgery & Critical Care Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital - part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The post is fixed term, (up to September 2027), full time (37.5 hours per week), but flexible working may be considered. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic band 5 or 6 Occupational Therapist with experience of working in the acute setting with patients with complex needs. Full induction; access to training; joint working and ongoing support will be provided from the friendly and dedicated therapists within the team and wider department. This includes team lead and clinical specialist OTs and the inpatient therapy lead who is also an OT. This is an exciting and challenging post, providing Occupational Therapy intervention for patients in both ward and intensive care areas, with respiratory, cardiac, medical, surgical and critical care conditions. This includes ventilated patients and those with tracheostomy or laryngectomy. You will have the opportunity to take on team leadership responsibilities, including supervising band 5 therapists, support workers and OT students. Excellent communication skills; the ability to work well in a team; an interest in the training and supervision of staff, and a positive and flexible approach is essential. You will be joining an established Therapy team of Physiotherapists, Dietitians, Speech & Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Support Workers supported by a Clinical Lead Therapist. You will be encouraged to take an active role in current projects, including service development, training and audit. You will be working in a rewarding and challenging clinical environment. The therapies department at Barnet Hospital is committed to ensuring staff feel supported with career progression through supervision; appraisal; in-house / external training and leadership development. The department operates a 7 day service, and you will be expected to work one weekend in four on a rota basis. We are a very friendly and welcoming service where staff wellbeing is a high priority. As part of this we continue to work towards achieving a fully inclusive department. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026
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Highly Specialist Podiatrist | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Ormskirk
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
ContractFull time
We are looking for an experienced and motivated HCPC registered podiatrist to join our Community Podiatry Service as a Highly specialist Podiatrist covering the West Lancashire patch on a 9-month fixed-term basis. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about leading high-quality community podiatry services and supporting teams to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care across a range of community settings. The post holder will have responsibility for the delivery of the clinical service within the defined area, providing visible leadership. You will play a key role in ensuring services are efficient, effective, well-co-ordinated and responsive, with quality and patient experience at the centre of everything you do. The role will involve regular travel across multiple sites, Therefore, the post holder must be able to meet the travel requirements of this post. The Advanced clinician will take high level responsibility for the triage, clinical assessments and diagnosis of highly complex health and well being needs within a defined sphere of practice. They will implement, evaluate and modify highly complex care/ interventions which they have developed to meet those needs. The Advanced clinician will provide high level care as specified below for a client group and work across professional disciplines, co-ordinating activities as required. To work as a Highly Specialist Podiatrist with a high degree of autonomy across the multidisciplinary setting. Leading the Podiatry Team on the management of patients. This will include the assessment, diagnosis, development and implementation of highly specialist programmes of care to patient’s as well as providing expert advice on the management of complex patients to others within the team. The post holder will lead on the development and implementation of service innovations within their portfolio, as well as the development and dissemination of training to the Podiatry 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. Delivering high level and complex triage, clinical assessment diagnostics, treatment and evaluation of the needs within Health and Well-being. Providing leadership, promoting a learning culture for colleagues and other agencies, leading service innovations and demonstrating high level problem solving. Ensuring excellence in service delivery through personal and service development, underpinned by evidence based practice and research, embedded in the quality assurance agenda. Driving innovation, managing the change process to ensure your service continues to be flexible and proactive to reflect the needs of the wider Health and Wellbeing community. MANAGERIAL / LEADERSHIP (including financial / physical resources and staffing) To demonstrate leadership by means of: 1. Delivering change within sphere of practice, when and where indicated, to improve service delivery. 2. Influencing, motivating, supporting and enabling others to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of the organisation. To provide high level advice and guidance in working with colleagues locally to ensure best practice across all disciplines in the assessment, treatment and long term management of patient/clients within sphere of practice To identify innovations and lead the implementation of new working practices in conjunction with patients/ service users, health, wellbeing, local authority and third sector partners. To take responsibility for their own high level and complex decision making and the decisions of their team which effect service delivery. To train, supervise / case manage and performance manage staff and students. This will include for example the use of formal appraisal documentation, monitoring sickness absence etc. To manage resources including stock control to ensure they relate to the overall objectives and responsibilities of the organisation. CLINICAL To be responsible for the specialist assessment of complex care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care using a high degree of autonomy and act as a named practitioner. To triage patients with highly complex needs. To undertake highly complex clinical assessments of patients/ service users within sphere of advanced practice. To determine a clinical diagnosis and make high level decisions regarding appropriate treatment/ care plans. Implement highly complex care/ interventions according to clinical need. Evaluate highly complex care /interventions based on evidence from clinical outcomes and best practice. To provide advanced clinical advice, support, training to patients/ service users, families, carers and professional colleagues to improve their journey and their health and well being. To be professionally accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care. Registered practitioners who are non medical prescribers are accountable for their prescribing activities by ensuring they are aware of their Professional accountability and any restrictions or special considerations in their prescribing practice. To develop and maintain the high level clinical skills required to work as an advanced practitioner. Where the administration of drugs is a requirement, this should be undertaken in line with trust policies and procedures and in following the NMC Guidelines for administration of Medicines Act 1992 and Misuse of Drugs Act 1991. LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT To maintain own professional/ personal development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments, and incorporate them as appropriate into your work. To support junior staff to do likewise Ensure all mandatory training is accessed and kept up to date To be an active member of relevant training programmes attending and delivering presentations at staff meetings/tutorials and by attending relevant professional short courses and being a reflective practitioner To participate in the supervision scheme as supervisee and supervisor when appropriate. To develop and deliver relevant evidence based training to patients, families, carers, Health and Wellbeing and local authority colleagues and third sector providers. To provide specific training as required to the patient, family, carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team on the clinical and therapeutic management of an individual to support their health and wellbeing. CLINICAL GOVERNANCE / RESEARCH AUDIT Registered Practitioners are required to evidence maintenance of their registration with the relevant regulatory body and work to their Code of Professional Conduct. To benchmark current service delivery against local and national clinical guidelines and standards of care. To lead on current best practice, based on the bench marking outcomes. To translate local and national guidelines and train Health and Wellbeing staff to ensure they have the skills and knowledge required to deliver effective services. To measure and evaluate own work and current practices through the use of evidence based projects, audit, research, statistical information and outcome measures and lead others in doing so. To network with practitioner colleagues within the trust and across the North West and Nationally, to learn together and share good practice. To interpret and implement quality assurance practices within own work situation. To identify and minimise clinical and non clinical risk to minimise risk of harm to patients, staff & visitors. Contributes to the formulation and implementation of clinical policies and procedures as appropriate. COMMUNICATION To communicate complex patient and service related information effectively to Health and Wellbeing and local authority colleagues and third sector agencies. Use complex communication skills and knowledge when working with patients, their families and other provider agencies. Demonstrates professional sensitivity and empathy during the emotional demand of high exposure to distressing circumstances where there may be difficulties in accepting or understanding. To involve the patient and the family/carers in all relevant discussions about their management and decision that are made about treatment techniques and facilitating patient involvement in the planning development, delivery and evaluation of the service. To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To maintain accurate comprehensive and up-to-date documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters. To collect appropriate data and statistics for the use in the review of the service delivery. To use appropriate information technology skills for communication when required. This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Oct 2026
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Urgent Care Practitioner – Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team
NHS Jobs - St. Leonards-on-Sea
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
PermanentFull time
In order to be a successful Community Mental Health Practitioner in our team you will have: Professional Registration Experience of working in the relevant care group Experience of working with people with complex needs Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments It would also be advantageous if you have: Experience of supervising staff The service operates 7 days a week and there will be an expectation to work weekends and shifts, which would involve early and late shifts. Please note the ability to travel is essential for this role as regular home visits to service users and occasional visits to other trust sites is required. See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
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