Critical Care Technician | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Dorchester
£25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum
PermanentPart time
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated healthcare technicians with a keen interest in caring for the critically ill and their families, to join our Critical Care Team at Dorset County Hospital as a Band 3 Technician. You will be providing essential technical support in the assessment and management of critically ill patients. This hands-on role is ideal for someone with a keen eye for detail, strong teamwork skills, and a passion for supporting high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment. • Performing essential safety checks within the department • Supporting the distribution of essential stores, supplies and pharmaceuticals throughout the department, to include contribution to the management of stock. • Support patient care by preparing and decontaminating specialist Critical Care equipment as per manufacturers guidelines. • Contribute to the ongoing maintenance of clinical equipment in the department through liaison with the medical engineering department. • Assisting staff with manual handling of complex patients and where requested assist the therapies team with delivery of specific interventions, such as physiotherapy exercise and mouth care. • Will be required to provide technical support in the assessment and management of Critical Care patients. • Where requested to by the registered nurse, undertake cannulation, venepuncture, arterial sampling, ECGs, male and female catherisation. • To support the registered nurse, where requested, with accurate and contemporaneous documentation, e.g. contribute to patient diaries, care plans, record observations/ fluid balance, pressure area care. • To ensure up-to-date competence/ compliance with Trust mandatory training. At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff. Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities. We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups. 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 candidate’s 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. Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification. Right to Work in the UK: This role is not available for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa applications for this post in line with UKVI regulations. Please contact us at recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment. For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online. This advert closes on Thursday 24 Sep 2026
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Female personal care assistant £14.33 per hour LE7 9PY
Private Household - Leicester
£14.33 to £20 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
I’m recruiting an additional personal assistant to join my established care team in a long-term, one-to-one role supporting me at home in Thurnby, Leicestershire. I’m a tetraplegic woman in my early 40s and live with my husband, four-year-old child, and a dog in an active, friendly household. I work and study part-time from home, and life is varied — this is not a quiet or clinical environment. The role • Permanent position • Privately employed (PAYE – no agency or third-party involvement) • Full-time or part-time options available • Guaranteed hours Shift times • Day shift: 7:30am – 5:00pm • Evening shift: 5:00pm – 10:00pm • Night shift: 10:00pm – 9:00am (Flexibility for the right person to work days, evenings, nights, or a combination.) Pay & benefits • £14.33 per hour • Bank holidays paid at time and a half • 5.6 weeks paid holiday (pro rata) • Workplace pension Duties include • Personal care, including bowel and bladder management • Hoist transfers (full training provided) • Supporting daily routines • Meal preparation and light domestic tasks • Driving my wheelchair-accessible vehicle to appointments, work, and social activities • Occasional travel and overnight stays Essential requirements • Full driving licence • Non-smoker (non-smoking home and role) • Comfortable working in a home with a young child and a dog • Good level of spoken English for clear communication and safety • Reliable, calm, and happy working as part of a small team No previous care experience required — full training provided.
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Special Care Baby Unit Matron | Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Isle of Wight NHS - Isle of Wight
£57,528 - £64,750 pro rata, per annum
PermanentFull time
Band 8a (£57,528 - £64,750 per annum) Permanent Position Full-Time (37.5 hours per week) We are recruiting for aMatron for Special Care Baby Unit who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards “working together, improving together". The successful candidate will be expected to support the Group model of working, collaborating across both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust to deliver high-quality neonatal services and shared organisational objectives. • Responsibility for the leadership of nursing, midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (AHP’s) within Special Care Baby Unit. • Responsible for the delivery of safe and clinically and cost effective and compassionate care within the service, providing assurance evidence in this regard to the Head of Nursing & Quality. • Has professional responsibility for Senior Sisters, Charge Nurses, Team Leaders and some Allied Health Professionals within the services. • Leads clinical services in the Care Group. • Provides credible, visible and effective leadership nursing and midwifery staff within the services. We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services. We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust serves a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users. Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an on-site day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire the Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. The isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem of the south coast off England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The Island offers an amazing coast line with beautiful countryside, year round events, festivals and award winning attractions. Our 2024-2029 'working together, improving together' strategy sets out our objectives for the next 5 years, setting the framework for our collaboration to deliver our vision of working together to deliver excellence in care for our patients and communities. Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. This advert closes on Thursday 24 Sep 2026
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Assistant Practitioner - Neuro Rehabilitation | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Prescot
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum
PermanentFull time
**Previous candidates need not apply.** We are looking for a Therapy Assistant Practitioner with a special interest and extensive experience in neuro rehabilitation to join our Liverpool Community Neuro Rehab Team. Our team is a specialist integrated team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, working together to provide intervention for adults in the community setting covering the Liverpool footprint. If you’re passionate in helping patients living with neurological conditions, this is an exciting opportunity to support them to maximise independence, function and quality of life within their own homes. We would encourage applications from individuals who share our commitment to delivering outstanding patient care. • Assess, plan and implement individualised programmes of care within the skills and competencies expected of the role • Work collaboratively within the team and with other providers to deliver local and national health priorities and objectives • Deliver therapeutic interventions in line with national quality and standards and Trust policies. • Actively support work colleagues and patients with compassion and courage acting as at their advocate and champion • Be accountable for own clinical practice • Work within the skills and competencies expected of the role • Communicate effectively with patients and carers recognising the need for alternative methods of commination to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communication • Lead on health promotion • Support clinical staff in managing long term conditions • Participate in supervisions, development sessions, undertake all relevant mandatory training • Participate in audits as required by the organisation • Travel across the footprint of the organisation 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 and person specification for full details and requirements of the role. **Previous candidates need not apply.** This advert closes on Sunday 13 Sep 2026
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Consultant Psychiatrist – Walton CMHT | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Liverpool
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum, plus 7.5% R&R (non contractual) and on call
PermanentFull time
The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join Walton CMHT based at Norris Green Hub, Falklands Approach, L11. The vacancy has arisen as a result of the previous substantive post holder retiring. This post is one of three CMHT general adult consultant psychiatrist posts (the other 2 are also 1 WTE each) within Norris Green hub. Norris Green Hub serves a catchment area of around 120,000, covering the Mid to North areas of Liverpool for adults of working age. The current post encompasses the Walton catchment areas. This is a demographically mixed area overall, but with some areas of social deprivation and some drug and alcohol- related difficulties in an urban environment. The post holder will carry no responsibility for inpatients. The staff at Norris Green Hub are organised in three distinct CMHTs. This CMHT consists of: 1 whole time equivalent (WTE) consultant psychiatrist (this post) 1 WTE higher / core Psychiatric Trainee. 0.5 WTE dedicated medical secretary, Band 4 and a full time band 3 shared with the other 2 teams. 1 Band 7 team leader 5 WTE community psychiatric nurses (band 6 and band 5) 7 WTE social workers shared between the 3 teams 1 WTE senior occupational therapist, Band 6 shared between the 3 teams 1 WTE psychologist. 4 WTE support time and recovery workers, Band 3 shared between the 3 teams Input from the Hub Lithium Clinic and Health and Wellbeing Clinic. Undertaking referrals from inpatient services, A&E and the access team. Clinical reviews Supervise new to service assessments as required Undertake very complex/high risk new to service assessments Manage team caseload. 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. Appraisal and job planning Trust commitment to implementation of annual consultant appraisal, outlined in the NHS Executive Advance Letters (MD) 6/00 and (MD) 5/01. Trust process, including linkage to job planning. Trust processes to support appraisal, links to revalidation; named Responsible Officer. Details of any Consultant Induction Programme and mentoring scheme / arrangements. Teaching and training Teaching commitments of post, and support in place to achieve these. Trust-wide teaching. Teaching arrangements in locality/team. Participation in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching. Participation in the training of other disciplines. Providing educational supervision of trainees and other disciplines. Taking part in continuing medical education within statutory limits. DME is Dr Indira Vinjamuri Research Synopsis of R&D department; trust research strategy, link with clinical research networks and university as applicable. Support facilities. Specific research and development responsibilities expected of the post holder. Mental Health Act and Responsible Clinician approval The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures. Training duties Participation in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching. Participation in the training of other disciplines. Providing educational supervision of trainees and other disciplines. Taking part in continuing medical education within statutory limits. Clinical governance and quality assurance Expected contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards. Participation in clinical audit and other local assurance processes. Participation in service/team evaluation and the planning of future service developments. Quality improvement Leads and manages a team in a way that supports the development of a culture of continuous improvement and learning. Utilises a quality improvement approach to think systemically about complex problems, develop potential change ideas and test these in practice using a systematic QI methodology. Empowers the team to resolve local issues on a daily basis using the tools and method of quality improvement without staff having to seek permission. Promotes awareness and understanding of quality improvement, and shares learning and successes from quality improvement work. General duties To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework. To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant. To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients. To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department. To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service. To participate in annual appraisal for consultants. To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme. To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct. To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation. To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services. External duties, roles and responsibilities The Trust actively supports the involvement of the consultant body in regional and national groups subject to discussion and approval with the chief medical officer and, as necessary, the chief executive officer. Other duties From time to time, it may be necessary for the post holder to carry out such other duties as may be assigned, with agreement, by the Trust. It is expected that the post holder will not unreasonably withhold agreement to any reasonable proposed changes that the Trust might make. Work programme It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days. Following appointment there will be a meeting at no later than three months with the clinical manager to review and revise the job plan and objectives of the post holder. The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation). The timetable is indicative only. A formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and associate medical director or clinical manager three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter. On-call and cover arrangements The post holder will be included in the daily on-call rota for North Liverpool. There is usually always a higher trainee ST4-6 first on call at night. On-call availability supplement is 1% - Band B low frequency, low intensity and has been consistently for many years. The rota is currently shared with approximately 18 FTE colleagues, from adult, addictions and learning disability services. This advert closes on Sunday 27 Sep 2026
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Support Worker/Personal Assistant Wanted in Yapton (No Personal Care) LR9042
Independent Lives - Yapton
from £12.71 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
Support Worker/Personal Assistant Wanted in Yapton (No Personal Care) Ref: LR9042 Location: Yapton Details This role is to support a Man Drivers licence required: Preferred Employment status: Employed or Self-employed Hours per week: 10 hours per week (days and times to be agreed mutually) Hourly pay rate: £12.71 employed/self employed please apply with your rates, terms and availability - I am a young man in my early twenties looking for a friendly, reliable and good-humoured Personal Assistant to support me with becoming more confident and independent in everyday life. This is a varied and rewarding role. The aim is to help me develop my confidence and independence rather than to do things for me. Support may include helping me become more confident using public transport, developing my cooking skills, accessing local shops and activities more independently, and building my confidence with managing everyday life at home and in the community. The role will also provide an opportunity for companionship and shared activities. I would particularly enjoy having someone to accompany me to places such as museums, the cinema and concerts, as well as helping me explore new places and experiences. I have a real interest in the wider world and would love to travel in the future and learn more about different cultures. I have a wide range of interests, including computer gaming, history, music, building models, tabletop gaming and animals. I enjoy listening to all sorts of music and am particularly enthusiastic about sharing my knowledge and interests with people once I get to know them. The ideal person will have a good sense of humour, be patient, friendly and approachable, and ideally have some similar interests. It would be great to find someone who genuinely enjoys having a conversation about hobbies and interests rather than expecting lots of small talk. I don't always find small talk easy, but once I get to know someone, I can happily talk for hours about the things I am passionate about! I am a very intelligent person who knows a great deal about the world and my surroundings. I enjoy learning new things, discovering different cultures and talking about subjects that interest me. You will need to be comfortable around dogs, as there is one dog in the household. This is a non-personal-care role. The focus is on supporting confidence, independence, life skills, community access and companionship. If you are reliable, positive, have a good sense of humour and think you could be a good match, I would love to hear from you. - Duties include: - Other relevant duties as required - Transportation - Companionship Candidate qualities: - Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality - Reliable with good timekeeping - Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative - Hygienic, tidy and well organised - Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties - Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills - Honest and cheerful - Creative - Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard - Must be comfortable with pets - Able to always work to high standards of health & safety Additional requirements Non-smoker preferred or someone willing to refrain from smoking during working hours Notes: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required. If the role is offered on a self-employed basis, you will be responsible for the cost of your own DBS check. If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract. Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.
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In reach Care Home Nurse | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust - Stratford Upon Avon
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
PermanentFull time
Care Home In Reach Nurse This is a cross county post, covering Coventry and North and South Warwickshire, within the community Older Adults Team working with functional mental illness and dementia This post supports our Hospital at Home Pathway which is a 7 day a week service working between the hours of 08.00-20.00 The focus of this position is: Triage care home referrals- completing a full review at point of triage, to identify needs fully, respond to urgent needs quicker and improve service response time in both routine and urgent referrals . Care Home Liaison- building relationships with care homes across trust ensuring better communication, relationships and improving outcomes for service users who have complex needs Reducing admission to both General and Mental Health Hospital Better response time to urgent situations- as an in reach nurse to be able to respond within 1-2 working days for urgent contacts which will lead to better outcomes for both services and service users Reducing impact on Older Adult Community Mental Health clinicians- as an reach nurse being able to support junior staff Nurses with community care home referrals The main functions of the care home in reach nurse is to support patients within the care home setting to try and prevent placement break and reduction in admission to both general and mental health hospitals In addition the care home in reach nurse will lead on completing Diadems assessments using the Diadem tool to reduce waiting times for patients within care homes who do not have a diagnosis of dementia and support with an increase diagnostic rates within care homes The care home in reach nurse will provide a quicker response to patients to improve the service response time in both routine and urgent referrals . The care home in reach nurse will promote collaborative working with care homes across Coventry and Warwickshire, supporting them to meet the needs of Older Adult patients through enhanced communication, modelling of good practice, skills and knowledge. The care home in reach nurse will deliver strategies and support to enable residents to remain in the care home through crisis avoidance and stabilisation. Reducing placement breakdown and improved patient flow of dementia/ Older Adult patients to care homes. The role reduces the impact on Older Adult Community Mental Health clinicians by providing support with formulation and care planning. At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. • generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us • excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more • salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more • discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes • wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more • staff networks and support group We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. The successful applicant will work across Coventry and Warwickshire to support patients within a care home setting with a focus on placement breakdown, admission avoidance and increase memory assessment using the Diadem assessment tool. As a clinician within the team, we will ensure that you have clinical and professional support from the relevant professionals to support the maintenance of your professional registration. This support will be alongside the supervision and management. Communicate with both internal and external stakeholders, such as service users, carers, other teams, third sector and voluntary organisations on matters which may be complex and/or contentious. Communicate effectively across a wide variety of settings, using tact and diplomacy in response to situations that may be complex and sensitive and may have resulted from conflict. Providing advice and use their initiative and follow organisational procedures in routine and crisis situations Apply communication skills which take account of other communication needs and differences, in order to plan, deliver and evaluate care. Apply enhanced communication skills both oral and written to communicate information within records and reports within their service area. This may also include the need to respond to and offer and reassurance to questions and concerns from a variety of groups, such as service users, carers and other staff/teams. Comply with and implement local and Trust policies and procedures regarding appropriate communication. Be required to lead client reviews within the multi-disciplinary team and act as an advocate for service users Analyse and act on multiple and complex information assuring adherence to local and national guidance, legislation and policy Act within the limits of their competency and authority in line with their professional code of conduct. Will manage and organise competing and conflicting priorities. Review, evaluate and adjust activities in response to changing demands Have the ability to use I.T. systems sensibly and purposefully to meet the needs of the role and will be required to utilise systems safely and securely in line with organisational guidelines. Detailed job description and main responsibilities see separate JD. This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Sep 2026
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Care Assistant for a senior lady P/T@ £13.50/hr in Consett
UKCIL - Consett
£13.50 to £13.50 an hour
On-sitePermanentPart time
Care Assistant for a senior lady P/T@ £13.50/hr in Consett Apply at UKCIL.com. Reference: 1dc7559f I am looking to add to my team. I am offering 3 mornings a week, plus occasional weekend. Hours available: 10-11.30 weekdays and 10-11 morning and 5-6 evening on the weekend. Own car useful unless local. pet household. Key Responsibilities Services Meal Preparation Personal Care Domestic Care Social + Leisure activities Support to remain independent Training Food Hygiene Hand hygiene Transportation Full UK driving license Own personal car Please apply by clicking above or at ukcil.com
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Health Care Assistant | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust - Stanmore
£30,630 - £32,346 per annum
PermanentFull time
We take genuine pride in our friendly approach in Pre Assessment treating our patients with respect and honesty – a philosophy that is reflected in the outstanding level of care we deliver to our patients every day. The successful candidate will be responsible for co-ordinating the administrative, physical and psychological care of patients attending clinics for assessment. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Healthcare assistant to join our team. This post will play a crucial role in ensuring quality and safe care is maintained, whilst moving forward to meet the evolving needs of the service and population we serve. The main duties of the role are to ensure that the patient receivesa high standard of care in the department You will need: Excellent communication skills Good practical skills and organisational ability An understanding of the pivotal role Pre Assessment has in the inpatient pathway Good IT skills Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), we are committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. In the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, we proudly: • Scored above the national average for the People Promises: "We are recognised and rewarded," "We are always learning," "We work flexibly," "We are a team," and for staff engagement. • Ranked 1 among all Trusts in North and Central London for all People Promises and themes. • Ranked 1 among all Acute Specialist Trusts for "We work flexibly." At RNOH, we’re committed to being actively anti-discriminatory and actively inclusive. We recognise our brilliant people do brilliant work, and we offer rewarding careers, no matter what their background. We continue to strive to break down barriers to be the Trust where people come together because what they do matters, makes a difference and where they can thrive. Joining our organisation means enjoying a wide range of staff benefits, including: • 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme. • A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts. • A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment. • Salary sacrifice schemes for transport (season ticket loans, car and bike), electrical goods, and childcare At RNOH, we are more than a workplace—we are committed to patients, to excellence and the wellbeing of our staff. Undertake assessment of identified patients through the triaging process ensuring fitness to proceed to surgery. Responsible for taking and recording basic observations on EPIC To provide assistance to medical and nursing staff as and when required To take an active part in Pre Assessment meetings and discussions Phlebotomy This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Sep 2026
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Programme Manager Planned Care Team | Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health NHS Trust - London
£88,250 - £100,355 Per annum inc
PermanentFull time
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Trust is entering an exciting new era on our improvement and transformation journey to become an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviors are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. The Programme Manager will take a leading role in delivering programmes within the Planned Care Team portfolio under Group Operations. These will vary over time but will support the Trust’s objectives including faster access to elective care, improving clinical productivity and better patient experience. Initially, the post holder will support outpatient improvement with a focus on the creation of a modern and digitally enabled service that improves access, efficiency, and patient experience. Interview date :15th October 2026 Working with minimal supervision and within a matrix management structure postholders will work closely with clinical and operational colleagues at hospitals and within group support services. The Programme Manager will be responsible for appropriate governance, communications and stakeholder engagement for their programme of work. Travel across hospital sites within the Barts Health Group will be necessary. If you have experience of leading change programmes in a large, complex organisation we would like to hear from you. Candidates will have leadership skills, the ability to work flexibly and to tight timescales across multiple teams at Hospitals and Group. Travel to different hospital sites within the Barts Health Group and to other partner providers will be necessary. Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band. We are happy to consider applications from those seeking flexible and part time roles. We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager. The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. For further information please contact Sara Davenport, Programme Director Planned Care sara.davenport4@nhs.net This advert closes on Sunday 27 Sep 2026
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