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Senior Nurse - Registered General Nurse | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - Rochester, Kent
£41,959 - £50,117 PER ANNUM **RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INCENTIVE INCLUDED**
PermanentFull time
As a senior nurse you will provide high quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for offenders. At HMP Rochester & HMP Cookham Wood, we deliver a nurse-led integrated primary care service and operate a specialist practice-based clinical model of care. Our senior nurses deliver primary care, emergency response and first night in custody/new registration services. You will maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway whilst detained in prison. You will be required to ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way and implement strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease whilst in prison. As a senior member of staff, you will be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the Healthcare Team, supporting junior colleagues and ensure systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members. ***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.*** Please visit the link below for more information Working in offender healthcare The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills. To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks. To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis. To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate. To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice. To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service. The post holder will be part of skilled multidisciplinary teams comprising all healthcare staff, including strategic partners, and prison managing a single referral pathway. Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: • We’re Kind • We’re Fair • We Listen • We Care This post is based at HMP Rochester and HMP Cookham Wood, but will require close working relationships with colleagues at nearby Kent prisons; HMP Maidstone, HMP East Sutton Park, and cross-cover may occasionally be required. Operational • The post holder will need to carry a radio and be competent to lead in medical emergency responses. • To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model. • To manage a complex clinical caseload. • To support the development, implement and maintenance the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service. • Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs. • Maintain systems for the collection of triage & allocation of referrals as appropriate and monitoring and supporting the auditing of quality and effectiveness of service delivery. • To be able to give intravenous injections, immunisations and syringe pumps and infusions as necessary for the role of co-ordinating complex prisoners. Management • Implement the strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease, working proactively and collaborating with other professionals, organisations and agencies as required. • Maximising resources to target need, including the supervision of staff. • Delegate appropriate responsibility and authority to team members, whilst retaining overall responsibility and accountability on a shift-to-shift basis. • To maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway whilst detained in prison. • To implement appropriate & effective and accredited care planning tools that are subject to the process in accordance with agreed Trust Policies. • To implement effective systems and interfaces with community and acute health services ensuring continuity of care on release or discharge. To actively promote and demonstrate working across professional and organisational boundaries. • To maintain close working partnerships with all services that may be involved with the care and management of offenders, (prison staff, Ministry of Justice, Trust & Directorate senior managers & relevant forums, CMHT staff, NHS Hospitals, Probation Services, CPS, Courts, GP's, community health services, Housing/Benefit services, social care, community multi agency forums etc.). Human Resources • Responsible for day-to-day co-ordination of the Integrated Healthcare Team. • To ensure systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members including annual appraisal and identification of specific service, training, and personal development needs. Governance • Ensure junior staff compliance with all Prison and Trust clinical policies and procedures as appropriate. • Ensure appropriately skilled & qualified staff comply with the administration and management of medications according to their responsibilities in accordance with all relevant policies, guidance, and procedures. • Ensuring high standards of electronic record-keeping competencies and offender confidentiality in line with trust & prison policy and systems, through effective monitoring and auditing processes. General • To liaise with other senior Trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and to ensure the service is working collaboratively with the Trust's other Directorates as required. • To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment. • Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staff are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act. • To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines • To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting. • Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying. IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en). This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Aug 2026
Added on 11 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Legacy Mentor | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospital Southampton NHS FT - Southampton
£49,387 to £56,515 per annum, pro rata
ContractPart time
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role. This exciting opportunity is open to a health care professional (senior nurse or AHP) to work on a year long project to provide a plan for the integration of a new cancer framework. You would work closely with the Head of Cancer Nursing, the education team at UHS and the Wessex Cancer Alliance to implement the Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development Programme (ACCEND ). ACCEND aims to reform career pathways, education, training and development for the workforce providing cancer care. As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care. We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted. We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalising your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information. The following describe the key components of the role. • Act as a visible clinical leader promoting ACCEND across cancer services and professions. • Supporting the workforce to understand ACCEND, use it confidently, and see how it supports their development and career options. • Helping line managers align appraisals, development plans and education with ACCEND. • Provide structured feedback from frontline staff to inform local and regional improvement. • Influence integration of ACCEND into appraisal, induction and education planning. • Enable alignment between ACCEND levels of practice and local role expectations. • Support baseline and ongoing understanding of workforce engagement with ACCEND (e.g. awareness, self assessment, ePortfolio use) The role will suit someone who has coaching, mentorship, educational skills and experience to understand and access the range of learning, development, training and education opportunities to meet the requirements and aspirations of the cancer workforce across the different levels of practice. Working alongside senior cancer staff the role will involve the enabling and supporting employers and systems to deliver high quality services to people affected by cancer by supporting workforce transformation and the health and wellbeing of staff. This would suit someone who wants a secondment or additional hours of work for a current part time role or a senior person who is happy to take on a fixed term contract to complete a project. For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for. This advert closes on Thursday 27 Aug 2026
Added on 13 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Sustainability Manager | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - London
£66,274 - £73,496 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
PermanentFull time
Are you passionate about creating a more sustainable future and making a lasting impact on healthcare? We are looking for an experienced sustainability professional to lead our environmental sustainability programme and help deliver our carbon reduction ambitions in line with the NHS Net Zero commitment. This is an exciting opportunity to build on the strong progress already made through our Green Plan while shaping the next phase of our sustainability journey. Working closely with the Director of Sustainability, you will lead strategic projects, influence change across the organisation, and support colleagues to embed sustainable practices into everyday decision-making. You will also line manage one or more members of our joint Sustainability Team, helping to foster a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing culture where innovation and continuous improvement are encouraged. As part of a strategic sustainability partnership between Central London Community Healthcare and West London NHS Trust, you will work across organisational boundaries to deliver shared priorities and maximise environmental impact. If you are an engaging leader with strong programme management skills and a passion for sustainability, we'd love to hear from you. You will lead and coordinate the Trust's environmental sustainability programme across the Greener NHS priorities, including: • Workforce and system leadership • Net zero clinical transformation • Digital transformation • Travel and transport • Estates and facilities • Medicines • Supply chain and procurement • Food and nutrition • Climate adaptation Working across approximately 90 community sites, you will: • Lead and deliver sustainability projects that support the Trust's Green Plan and NHS Net Zero ambitions. • Build strong relationships with clinical and corporate teams to embed sustainable practices across services. • Coordinate work across departments, ensuring programmes are delivered effectively and aligned with organisational priorities. • Work closely with colleagues at West London NHS Trust to deliver shared workstreams and ensure a consistent approach across both organisations. • Provide leadership, guidance and support to members of the Sustainability Team. Strong project management, communication and relationship-building skills are essential. Experience in healthcare is beneficial but not essential, and we welcome applicants who can demonstrate transferable sustainability expertise. The role includes travel between Trust sites, so flexibility is important. We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us. What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments. Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide. We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care. Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification This advert closes on Sunday 13 Sep 2026
Added on 13 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Clinical Psychologist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Lancashire Care Foundation Trust - Rawtenstall
£57,528 - £64,750 per annum
PermanentFull time
As part of the wider transformation of community mental health services, we are delighted to be recruiting to this newly developed post. The successful candidate will join with already existing rehabilitation services to help develop and deliver community mental health rehabilitation services across the central and east Lancashire area. Joining us at this time, the post-holder will gain valuable experience in development and clinical leadership of a new service. They will be well placed to help bring innovation and creativity to the development of these important new services and can help embed psychologically informed ways of working from the start. Aligned with national drivers to improve outcomes for individuals with the most complex mental health difficulties, work is underway to ensure that we offer a robust pathway in the least restrictive, clinically effective and safest way possible. Phase 1 of the Rehab transformation project will focus on the establishment of the Community Rehab teams within the Pennine area, before rolling out to bring in the Central/Preston localities. It is anticipated that the post-holder will work across both patches providing equitable psychological input to both teams. • To work as part of a specialist mental health rehabilitation team that provides specialist assessment, treatment, interventions and support to enable the recovery of people whose complex needs cannot be met by general adult mental health services. This service aims to work with people to help them acquire or regain the skills and confidence to live successfully in the community. They focus on addressing and minimising the symptoms and functional impairment that people may have, with an emphasis on achieving as much individual autonomy and independence as possible. • The post holder will lead in the development and provision of a highly specialist psychology service for clients with complex psychological and mental health presentations across two mental health rehabilitation community teams. • To provide specialist psychological assessment and interventions, including neuropsychological assessment, as well as providing consultation and advice on clients’ psychological care to MDT colleagues and carers. • To contribute to support and training of other staff within the care group, across the trust and into other services as agreed. • To provide clinical supervision and to play an active role in service developments and governance within the service as required. • To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services. LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time. The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work. Explore our full wellbeing offer here:Keeping our workforce well For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification. This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Aug 2026
Added on 28 Jul 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Perinatal Nursing Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust
East London NHS Foundation Trust - London
£58,133 - £65,261 per annum Inc HCAs
PermanentFull time
NCEL Provider Collaborative are developing a pilot in-reach/outreach service from the East London Mother & Baby Unit (MBU). We are looking for a dynamic leader who can both support and develop clinical peer support service across multiple agencies and teams and scope the future requirements of a full in-reach/outreach model. This post is fully clinically supported by the Matron for the MBU and by the NCEL commissioning personnel in relation to service development. The post holder will provide highly specialist, evidence-based perinatal mental health care to women during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum who have previously been inpatients on the East London Mother & Baby Unit, including those with complex mental health, safeguarding, and psychosocial needs. The role combines advanced clinical practice, comprehensive risk assessment and management, multi-agency collaboration, and clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, compassionate, recovery-focused, and trauma-informed care for mothers, infants, and families. Working autonomously with complex and high-risk presentations, the post holder will provide specialist consultation, guidance, and support across acute inpatient and community services. They will contribute to admission prevention, facilitate timely and effective discharge planning, and promote continuity of care across perinatal mental health pathways. The post holder will play a key leadership role within the service, providing clinical supervision, line management, and professional support to a small specialist multidisciplinary team, including Perinatal Peer Support Workers. Experience of working alongside, supervising, or supporting Peer Support Workers and embedding lived experience within service delivery would be advantageous. The role also includes responsibility for service development, quality improvement initiatives, and maintaining effective partnerships with community mental health services and wider agencies across North Central and East London, ensuring seamless care coordination and integrated support for women and their families throughout the perinatal period. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Please see the job description and person specification for full details outlining the roles and responsibilities. This advert closes on Monday 31 Aug 2026
Added on 17 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior People Business Partner | East London NHS Foundation Trust
East London NHS Foundation Trust - Bedfordshire
£66,582 - £77,368 per annum
ContractFull time
East London NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an exceptional and experienced HR professional to join our People & Culture team as Senior People Business Partner for Luton and Bedfordshire. This is a six-month opportunity to provide senior strategic and operational People Business Partner support across Luton and Bedfordshire. Working in close partnership with Executives, Service Directors, senior operational leaders and People Business Partners, you will translate our People & Culture strategy into meaningful workforce plans, service priorities and practical interventions that support high-quality care, strong staff engagement and sustainable organisational performance. As a senior member of the People & Culture function, you will provide expert strategic and operational workforce advice across a broad portfolio. This will include workforce planning, organisational change, service development, workforce transformation, employee relations, leadership development, staff engagement, wellbeing, recruitment, retention and cost improvement. You will use workforce intelligence, staff experience data and business insight to identify priorities, influence decision-making and support senior leaders to deliver effective, values-led solutions. You will also lead and support organisational development and change interventions, helping managers and teams to build capability, improve performance and create positive working environments. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. At ELFT, our People & Culture team plays a vital role in supporting our services to deliver outstanding care. You will be part of a supportive, professional and ambitious team, working in a complex and rewarding environment where your expertise will directly contribute to improved staff experience, service delivery and patient care. This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior HR professional who wants to influence at a strategic level, lead meaningful change and help shape the future workforce across Luton and Bedfordshire. We are seeking a confident, credible and collaborative senior HR professional who can operate at both strategic and operational levels. You will bring significant experience of HR business partnering, a strong understanding of employment legislation and NHS workforce priorities, and the ability to influence and coach senior leaders through complex people issues. Experience of organisational development, workforce planning, change management and working effectively with staff-side representatives will be essential. You will be joining a values-driven Trust with a strong commitment to staff engagement, inclusion, continuous improvement and compassionate leadership. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact across Luton and Bedfordshire services, supporting leaders and teams to deliver excellent care while strengthening our workforce for the future. If you are an experienced and forward-thinking People professional who can establish credibility quickly, provide expert advice to senior leaders and deliver meaningful workforce support during a defined period of cover, we would be delighted to hear from you. This advert closes on Sunday 30 Aug 2026
Added on 17 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Health Care Assistant | City Health Care Partnership CIC
City Health Care Partnership CIC - Hull
£25,760 - £27,476 pa/pr
PermanentFull time
This role helps people in a rehabilitation setting by supporting their recovery and promoting independence every day. You’ll work as part of a caring, multi‑disciplinary team to deliver high quality, person-centred care. As a Senior Health Care Assistant, you will support both patients and colleagues, helping ensure safe, effective care and smooth day-to-day service delivery. You’ll also take a lead role in guiding and supporting other care staff. Previous applicants need not apply What you’ll do: • Support patients with daily care, rehabilitation and comfort needs • Lead and supervise a team of health care assistants • Monitor and update care plans, risk assessments and patient records • Support admissions and discharges, ensuring a safe transition of care • Promote safeguarding and safe medication practices What we’re looking for: • NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience • Experience working in a care setting, including supporting teams • Good communication and teamwork skills • Understanding of care planning, safeguarding and basic clinical tasks • A flexible approach to working hours, including weekends and nights We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and value diverse experiences, creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and supported to succeed. At CHCP, we’re passionate about people and we know that you are too, that’s why we’re here isn’t it? We recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine. Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders and their thoughts and opinions are always heard; at CHCP you have a real voice. Compassion is at the heart of our business; we’re a team of nearly 2,500 colleagues who work together to deliver first-class healthcare to thousands of people living in Hull, the East Riding, Knowsley and St Helens. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive. As the 13th largest social enterprise in the UK, we’re pioneering the move towards independent service delivery. Join us on our journey and help us make history. Please see attached the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities associated to the role. This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Aug 2026
Added on 12 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Radiographer (MRI) | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT - Swindon
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
PermanentFull time
Join our dynamic Radiology team at the Great Western Hospital as a Band 6 MRI Radiographer and play a key role in delivering high‑quality diagnostic imaging to our patients. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Radiographer who is ready to take the next step in their career. In this role, you will: · Perform a wide range of examinations across multiple clinical specialities · Work both autonomously and as part of a supportive, multi‑professional team · Assess each patient individually and adapt imaging techniques to meet their clinical and personal needs · Uphold the highest professional, departmental, and legal standards · Commit to continuous professional development, with opportunities to expand your expertise in cross‑sectional imaging This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact within a forward‑thinking department that values innovation, teamwork, and excellent patient care. This role will be based at the GWH Radiology department and at the Community Diagnostic Centre in West Swindon on a rotational basis. When working in the Community Diagnostic Centre the successful candidate will work collaboratively with GWH Radiology department to provide diagnostic examinations to the required standard. 1. To independently assess and justify referrals following practitioner guidelines where appropriate. 2. Able to interpret Clinician’s requirements, to determine the appropriate radiographic imaging and ensure that it is performed in accordance with best practice and that the resultant images are diagnostic. 3. To use discretion to work outside of departmental standards when clinical circumstances necessitate i.e. undertaking additional or specialist techniques. 4. To report any untoward incidents and equipment failure to the Superintendent or Clinical Band 7. 5. To abide by the Health and Safety Code of the unit and ensure that all patients and visitors do likewise. 6. To appear on duty promptly and appropriately dressed and behave in a professional manner. 7. To work out of hours to support the Radiology services offered at Great Western Hospital, including occasional night and out of hours duties. We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners. 1. To undertake diagnostic scans in the absence of a Radiologist according to agreed protocols. Administering contrast as required for the needs of the patients, ensuring safety checks are completed and accuracy in dosage. 2. To be able to use the departmental Computed Radiology Information Computer system (CRIS) as required and be conversant with the Picture Archive Communication Systems (PACS). 3. To undertake Quality Control procedures, including Quality Assurance testing for image quality and equipment safety, and to help with clinical audits. 4. To undertake and participate in clinical audit and research and to act on the findings where possible and provide statistical information on the workload when necessary. 5. To undertake any formal or informal training required to fulfil the needs of the post. 6. To undertake additional roles within the department, reviewing and facilitating compliance, and proposing changes with high standards in areas such as, but not limited to, health and safety, infection control, patient experience or manual handling. Further details can be found on the attached Job Description This advert closes on Monday 24 Aug 2026
Added on 10 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust - Blackburn
£67,325 per annum
ContractFull time
The post holder will be expected to work closely with colleagues and management in developing the ability of the department to respond to operational pressures together with clinical governance and longer-term service strategies. Proposed Outline Job Plan for the post holder will include as a minimum 1 theatre session, 1 admin, 1 audit/study plus specialty/general clinics and laser sessions dependent on your level of competence and the subspecialty. The successful applicant will be required to participate in medical and clinical audit arrangements in the Trust. On Call Arrangements The post holder will be required to participate in a 1 in 7 on call rota. Administrative Arrangements The successful applicant will have access to office accommodation and secretarial support. The post holder will have a named Mentor within the Directorate. Continuing Professional Development and Research The post holder would be expected to develop and maintain a programme of continuing professional development in accordance with the recommendations of the NHS and the Royal College of Ophthalmology. The post holder would also be expected to contribute to the research output in the department, and support current ongoing projects during his/her research sessions. Introduction & Background The successful applicant will join a Consultant led clinical team covering all aspects of Ophthalmology services. This is a fixed term post for 12 months. The Eye Unit provides a comprehensive Ophthalmology service with a catchment area of approximately 521,000 people. The service encompasses of outpatient clinics (conducted at the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Teaching Hospitals), an emergency eye service at Burnley General Teaching Hospital and a dedicated twin theatre suite based on the Burnley site. In addition, we have outreach clinics at Accrington, Rossendale and Clitheroe. The medical team includes Consultants, Associate Specialists, Specialty Doctors, Staff Grades and also trainees at ST 1 - 6 level. There is a subspecialty lead structure in place. The current medical staff is as follows: Mr Bertie Fernando Clinical Director (Eyelid, Lacrimal and Oculoplastics) Mrs Rajitha Ajit Consultant (Eyelid, Lacrimal and Oculoplastics) Mr Hasan Usmani Consultant (Glaucoma and cornea) Ms Salwa Abugreen Consultant (Medical Retina) Mrs Mey Mohan Consultant (Paediatrics) Mr Chintan Sanghvi Consultant (Diabetes and Medical Retina) Mr Philip David Consultant (Surgical Retina) Mr Vikas Shankar Consultant (Glaucoma) East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in 2003 from the merger of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust and the Burnley Hospitals NHS Trust. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a caring service to a population of approximately 520,000. Services are provided from two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital. The Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Phase V at Burnley General Teaching Hospital are significant PFI developments. In 2006 a service reconfiguration, ‘meeting patients needs’ was implemented which resulted in the Blackburn site becoming the centre for all acute services in East Lancashire. The ED at Blackburn is the only ED for East Lancashire and since 2012 has become a Trauma Unit in the Lancashire Trauma network with the trauma centre at the Royal Preston Hospital. The ED is supported by Urgent Care Centres at Blackburn and Burnley and a Minor Injuries Unit at Accrington. Burnley is the site for the East Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre with an in-patient obstetric unit. There is a midwife led birthing unit off the Hospital site in Blackburn In 2012 the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital was designated as one of the Lancashire Vascular Centres. The Trust has close links with a number of Tertiary Centres in Lancashire, Manchester and Liverpool. The medical team work closely with the nursing team and also with a range of technical, orthoptic and optometrist staff who offer support with visual field tests, OCT, photography, Glaucoma screening, follow up and other extended clinical roles. Outpatient Department (RBH) The outpatient department is a purpose built unit consisting of clinic rooms with state of the art computer and digital dictation equipment. There are dedicated rooms for visual field assessment, orthoptic assessment, OCT, FFA, Pascal, SLT and YAG Laser, Intravitreal injections and Minor Operations. Clinics A variety of general and specialist clinics take place. These include Cataract, Medical Retina, Cornea, Diabetic Eye Disease, Macular, Glaucoma, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics and Intravitreal injections. In addition there are Nurse led A&E, Cataract, Glaucoma and Intravitreal injection clinics. The Unit also runs an emergency service based at Burnley General Teaching Hospital. Surgery The Unit performs around 4,686 operations a year of which a significant proportion are Phacoemulsification procedures, the vast majority of which are undertaken under topical anesthesia. In addition there is a well-established Vitreo-Retinal, Oculoplastic, Paediatric and Corneal Transplantation, Glaucoma and medical retina service. There are two dedicated Ophthalmic theatres with modern microsurgical facilities, two Infinity Phacoemulsification machines and an constellation machine that was recently acquired for Vitreoretinal surgery. The strategic aims of the Ophthalmology Department are: 1. To provide up-to-date, friendly and efficient care in areas of general ophthalmology and to facilitate referral to specialist care as appropriate. 1. To keep waiting times for outpatient and inpatient care within the Trust guidelines. 1. To work with NICE, CCG, or local guidelines for the best provision of care within established financial boundaries 1. To meet standards set out in government directives e.g. "Action on Cataracts", and to formulate and follow pathways formulated for such purpose . This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Aug 2026
Added on 14 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust
East London NHS Foundation Trust - Luton
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
PermanentFull time
A Senior clinician in the psychiatric liaison service will be a combined leadership and clinical role. Expectations of high level evidenced based clinical contact with complex and challenging cases and role modelling to the wider service. Assessments, documentation and communication written and verbal will be of a high standard and in line with service and trust aims and goals. A part of a team the post holder will supervise other members of the team and support improvement in all areas that the service provides. Working combined shifts over a 24hr 7 day service it is important to communicate your own well being and recognise the needs and support where possible the wellbeing of your colleagues. Assessment and signposting. Supporting the acute trust to aid smooth and timely discharges from hospital. Documenting and communicating interactions on systems both from the ELFT and Acute trust to maintain clarity in care planning. Supervisory responsibility Deputising for clinical lead and operational led as required. Improvement projects Teaching to acute colleagues informally and formally depending on setting. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Luton Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS) Job Description & Person Specification Job Title: Senior Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner Grade: Band 7 Hours: 37.5 Hours Per week Responsible To: Operational Manager – Psychiatric Liaison Service Accountable To: Deputy Director of Nursing Location Luton & Dunstable Hospital Purpose of the Job: The post holder will be part of thePsychiatric Liaison Service(PLS)Service which is a model of psychiatric liaison serving the Luton & Dunstable Hospital including the Emergency Department and inpatient wards at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital. The service is commissioned to carry out the following: · Provide a single multidisciplinary mental health and drug assessment service · Provide expert advice on the management, treatment and diagnosis of patients to acute hospital clinicians · Provide support to acute hospital clinicians · Provide training to acute hospital clinicians · To improve health outcomes for patients · To reduce length of stay for patients · To reduce readmissions to the Emergency Department · To reduce re-attendances to the Emergency Department · To improve the experience of patients who receive care in the acute hospital · To reduce direct admissions to care homes · To improve Luton & Dunstable Hospital staff awareness, skills and knowledge in mental health and drugs and alcohol The Service will operate a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week service for people aged 16 years and above who present with a suspected mental health, self-harm or drug and alcohol problem. The service will maintain focus on identifying, assessing and care planning for older people. The post holder will be expected to be self-motivating and autonomous with the ability to demonstrate accurate formulations of mental state, risk and need for people over the age of 16 years taking into account medical and social factors and referring on to other disciplines in the team or other agencies as appropriate within the given timeframes for the service. The post holder will provide advice on mental health issues and participate in carrying out training programs for clinical teams on the management of a wide variety of mental health problems. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: The post-holder will: 1. Be responsible for the full mental health assessment of care needs of patients presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions within the Emergency Department and the acute hospital. Following this, the post-holder will be responsible for development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision, unless otherwise indicated. 1. Have freedom to act, particularly, but not exclusively, around discharge and follow-up in line with the PLS key performance indicators on discharge. In doing so, they will at all times, work closely with members of the PLS team and organisations and teams as appropriate to the needs of the patient and within the set timeframes. 1. On a secondary basis, provide a comprehensive consultation-liaison service to the other medical teams and individual clinicians, particularly assisting them develop plans of care and make complex decisions in cases where patients over the age of 16 years are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours. 1. Take an active role in contributing to meeting the PLS key performance indicators as specified in the service specification. 1. Provide independent judgement and advice on complex facts and situations, for example with regards to gatekeeping, which can be conflicting and multi-dimensional and where expert opinion may differ, or some information may be unavailable. 1. Be required to teach other nursing and non-nursing staff, both in formal and informal settings including pre-registration students. 1. Assist in maintaining the PLS Team’s ward-based patient caseload, providing reviews and up-dates to the Consultant Psychiatrist and providing a broad range of clinical interventions as appropriate. 1. Be responsible for specific clinical and managerial projects and undertake all necessary work to complete these, including facilitating meetings, liaising and/or negotiating with other staff. 1. Be expected to participate fully in quality assurance initiatives, with particular emphasis on a ‘patient first’ approach. 1. Act as a role model in providing a service for people above the age of 16 years with mental health problems, for all staff within the acute hospital. 1. Initiate and participate in audit/research projects associated with the work of the service. 1. Act as shift co-ordinator as designated on a regular basis. In the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility for the team you will also be required to take on a range of management duties in the absence or request of the Operational Manager i.e. attend meetings as well as chair meetings. Clinical: The post-holder will: 1. Have a wide base of clinical skills, knowledge and experience appropriate to the needs of individual patients over the age of 16 years and to the clinical settings in which they are required to be seen. Where clinical knowledge requires more specialist input e.g. 16 and 17 year old or drugs and alcohol the post holder will be expected to refer on to the relevant department. 1. Carry out specialist assessments and develop, implement, evaluate and document specialist management plans and care plans as appropriate to the individual patient’s needs and behaviours. These assessments will be from the Luton & Dunstable Hospital. 1. Provide a consultation-liaison service to clinicians and clinical teams within the acute hospital. This will include giving specialist advice on a range of care, treatment and patient management issues including psychiatric emergencies. 1. Demonstrate a high standard of record keeping and documentation with adherence to trust policy and an understanding of professional guidelinesand application of confidentiality. 1. Work with colleagues to develop and promote the philosophy of the PLS, framework of care delivery and strategic objectives, taking responsibility for specific areas of policy and strategy delivery. 1. Work with colleagues to develop clinical expertise and high standards of nursing practice, as defined by the Nursing & Midwifery Council Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives (2009). 1. Deliver care that is evidence based, reflecting current best practice and research. 1. Actively participate in structured regular management supervision provided by your line manager in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. You may also be expected to take responsibility for the supervision of nurses and others in non-mental health settings working with patients with mental health problems. 1. Demonstrate clinical excellence and high standards of nursing practice to other colleagues. 1. Will be required to carry out unpredictable amount of mental effort during assessments and unpredictable work pattern 1. Demonstrate a sound understanding of the legal and ethical issues in caring for the mentally ill. In particular, demonstrating sound understanding of the Mental Health Act (2007), Mental Capacity Act (2005), deprivation of liberty safeguards and their application in a non-mental health setting. Communications: The post holder will: 1. Demonstrate the ability to receive and give complex clinical details clearly and appropriate to the situation, with patients, carers and colleagues. 1. Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly, sensitively and with compassion in situations that are emotional, contentious and/or hostile. 1. Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, self-awareness and empathy in all communications. 1. Demonstrate an ability to negotiate and problem solve in contentious and/or antagonistic situations where agreement cannot be reached e.g. in situations where the Mental Health Act may be needed to be used. 1. Demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues within the PLS team and staff within Luton & Dunstable Hospital and East London Foundation Trust. Management The post-holder will: 1. Take responsibility for agreed clinical, managerial and strategic projects associated with the provision of the PLS. This will include planning, implementing, reviewing and revising these projects as necessary. 1. In the absence or request of operational manager; take responsibility for the immediate management of the team and patient care provided, to agreed local and professional standards. 1. In the absence or request of operational manager, take responsibility for the co-ordination of all activities within the clinical area or equivalent sphere. 1. Ensure the promotion of health and safety regulations in relation to the well-being and interests of the patients, staff and all visitors who come into contact with the team environment. 1. At all times follow the Nursing & Midwifery Council Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives (2009) and ensure that all staff within their sphere of responsibility also follows the code as laid down. 1. Supervise monitor and appraise the performance of junior staff within the sphere of designated responsibility, and report to the Operational Manager. 1. Assist the shift co-ordinator and senior management to exercise day to day control of the budget for the service. 1. Act as change agent to promote innovation and high standards of practice in line with the PLS aims and objectives. Type reports and discharge summaries. This advert closes on Sunday 30 Aug 2026
Added on 14 Aug 2026
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