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Senior Community Nurse/District Nurse Evening and Overnight DN Team
NHS Jobs - Brockworth
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
ContractFull time
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey. This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Added on 4 Sept 2026
Save to favourites36091 - Thames Barrier and Associated Gates Senior Security Team Leader
Environment Agency - London, London
from £54,940 a year
HybridPermanentFull time
Join the local operations team responsible for protecting and operating one of the UK's most iconic and strategically important pieces of National Infrastructure. This role provides a unique opportunity to shape the security and resilience of the Thames Tidal Defences (TTD), including the world-renowned Thames Barrier, helping safeguard millions of people, homes, businesses and nationally significant assets across London and the Thames Estuary. As the senior security lead for Thames Tidal Defences, you will provide strategic oversight of security risk across a diverse portfolio of operational sites and assets. You will oversee day-to-day security arrangements, ensuring effective management of physical access, personnel security, information security and the wider security culture. Working across operational, engineering and corporate functions, you will influence decisions at all levels and provide assurance that security risks are appropriately identified, assessed and managed. You will maintain a strategic view of the threat landscape and lead engagement with key national security partners including the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA), National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Counter Terrorism Security Advisors (CTSA) and relevant government departments. You will approve threat response postures, oversee prioritised security improvement programmes and ensure security risks are escalated appropriately. The role is responsible for setting local vetting standards, supporting complex personnel and protective security decisions, and maintaining long-term maintenance and capital investment plans for physical and electronic security systems. Working closely with Corporate Security and Critical National Infrastructure security specialists, you will help shape the future security strategy for TTD, ensuring alignment with national policy, emerging threats and industry best practice. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible difference at the heart of a nationally significant operation where security, resilience and public safety are critical to everything we do. The team The Thames Tidal Defences Department manages the iconic Thames Barrier and its associated gates, protecting 125 km² of London from tidal flooding. This vital system safeguards 1.51 million people, 743,000 properties, and £401 billion of infrastructure. Behind this protection is a dedicated team of asset managers, engineers, forecasters, and security professionals, working together to ensure resilience, reliability, and rapid response across one of the UK’s most important flood defence networks.
Added on 27 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Nurse | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust - Hillingdon
£45,953 - £54,254 Per annum incl. HCAS
PermanentFull time
The Mental Health Lounge Assessment Service at Hillingdon Hospital also known as the Lighthouse provides a consultation and assessment service for all patients over the age of 18 years who present in a mental health crisis. This service functions as a dedicated 24/7 alternative to A&E for individuals requiring urgent mental health support. The role involves biopsychosocial assessment, management and review of all adult patients over the age of 18 years (including over 65s) as part of your day-to-day clinical activity. As a member of a large multidisciplinary team, the types of referral that you would expect to receive would include; Deliberate self-harm, Disorders of mood - depression, anxiety, mania, Psychotic illness, and Associated substance misuse issues and withdrawals. The post holder will work as a key member of the Mental Health Crisis Assessment Lounge Service. The work will involve the comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment of mental health needs in a diverse patient population, including risk assessment and the development of risk management plans. You will be required to make clear autonomous decisions based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgements based on available treatment options, including those related to admission and discharge planning. Your interpersonal skills will be expected to be excellent and you must be able to confidently communicate at a high level both verbally and in writing. You must be able to demonstrate de-escalation skills with challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile situations. The post-holder will be expected to work flexibly within the team. The working hours will be a combination of rotational shift working (long day shifts and nights shifts) to ensure a 24/7 service is provided We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. Please review the Job description for more information about the role. The role involves biopsychosocial assessment, management and review of all adult patients over the age of 18 years (including over 65s) as part of your day-to-day clinical activity. As a member of a large multidisciplinary team, the types of referral that you would expect to receive would include; Deliberate self-harm, Disorders of mood - depression, anxiety, mania, Psychotic illness, and Associated substance misuse issues and withdrawals. The post holder will work as a key member of the Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service. The work will involve the comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment of mental health needs in a diverse patient population, including risk assessment and the development of risk management plans. You will be required to make clear autonomous decisions based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgements based on available treatment options, including those related to admission and discharge planning. Your interpersonal skills will be expected to be excellent and you must be able to confidently communicate at a high level both verbally and in writing. You must be able to demonstrate de-escalation skills with challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile situations. Please see attached job description for details. This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Sep 2026
Added on 1 Sept 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Occupational Therapist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Lancashire Care Foundation Trust - Barrow-in-Furness
£39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum
PermanentFull time
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking qualified Occupational Therapist to join the Occupational Therapy team on the acute mental health inpatient unit based at Dane Garth, Furness General Hospital. The post will be supported under the supervision of the Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist. The fully aligned role will involve clinical Occupational Therapy provision working within a multidisciplinary team within the adult acute inpatient setting for service users experiencing mental health difficulties. The successful candidate will provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to service users to support recovery within inpatient settings and support with discharge processes. The successful candidate will also undertake supervision of junior staff and assist in local developments related to the Occupational Therapy services locally and across the footprint of Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is enthusiastic about working within mental health and possesses good time management skills and a compassionate approach to others. The post holder will have substantial experience, special interest, and expertise in Mental Health Occupational Therapy, the post holder will use their deep understanding of the relationship between occupation and mental health to provide occupational therapy to maintain, restore or create a match beneficial to the individual between the abilities of the person, the demands of her/his occupations in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure and the demands of the environment (adapted from Creek 2003). The post holder will deliver a range of group and/or individual interventions drawn from relevant frames of reference, demonstrating sophisticated clinical reasoning skills. They will prioritise planning and delivering interventions for people whose mental health problems have a marked impact on their occupational functioning, who demonstrate high occupational risk and who have complex occupational needs. As an emergent leader and skillful communicator, the post holder will liaise and negotiate across service boundaries and in varied settings. They are research aware and use evidence to support and develop practice. 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 If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please review the attached job description and person specification. This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Sep 2026
Added on 1 Sept 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Mental Health Liaison Worker Older Adult Mental Health
NHS Jobs - London
£58,133 to £65,261 a year
PermanentFull time
- Screen referrals from GPs and other professionals for individual assessments, and participate in daily referral meetings. - Conduct mental health assessments for older adults with mental health conditions who do not qualify for the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). - Serve as a liaison with Primary Care Services, Adult Social Care (ASC), and Neighborhood teams. - Escalate cases to the specialized older adult CMHT, integrated care team, or diagnostic memory clinic when the patient's needs align better with these services. - Ensure that any adult safeguarding concerns are raised and handled according to ELFTS and ASC policies, following Section 42 of the Care Act. - Operate independently to make clinical judgments, assess alternative actions, and provide advice on clinical cases concerning older adult patients and those with comorbidities. - Offer guidance to neighborhood teams on effectively addressing the needs of older adults. - Advocate for the use of the Mental Capacity Act, including assessments and documentation in care home settings, by offering advice and direct support with case examples. - Take the lead in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of interventions and treatments for individuals aged 18 and over who present with mental health issues within a designated geographical area or as required by the Service, ensuring that evidence-based practices are consistently applied. - Conduct assessments for individuals with complex needs and comorbidities associated with older age, collaborating with relevant professionals to identify their needs and establish comprehensive treatment plans.
Added on 1 Sept 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Nurse - Registered General Nurse | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - Eastchurch, Sheerness
£41,959 - £50,117 PER ANNUM **RECRUITMENT & RETENTION INCENTIVE INCLUDED**
PermanentFull time
Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Registered Nurse to join our team of diverse, talented healthcare professionals to deliver care that is not only efficient but deeply centred on the patient. Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patient’s future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future. This position isn't just a job; it's a chance to blend your clinical knowledge, personal skills and a commitment to delivering the highest standards of care in an environment that is as rewarding as it is challenging. 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 As a senior registered nurse you will provide high quality primary care services and a range of specialist interventions for offenders. At HMP Standford Hill, we deliver a nurse-led integrated primary care service and operate a specialist practice-based clinical model of care. You will be delivering high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison, demonstrating robust expert clinical skills and providing evidence-based nursing practice to those in prison. Our senior registered nurses carry out a range of duties including; reception screening, emergency response, long term conditions management, planned care (e.g. running clinics), enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities. As a senior member of our team, you will hold a complex caseload and support more junior colleagues with any help or advice they may require. You will also be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the healthcare team and provide clinical supervision to junior team members including band 5 nurses, healthcare assistants and students. 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 · 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 work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required. · To deputise for the Team manager as required · To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment. · Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staffs 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 READY: 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 Thursday 10 Sep 2026
Added on 27 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Clinical Perfusionist | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - Cottingham, Hull
£57,528 to £64,750
PermanentFull time
The Perfusion Department at Castle Hill Hospital is excited to offer an opportunity for a Clinical Perfusion Scientist to join our dynamic team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual who is passionate about advancing their career in perfusion science and delivering high-quality patient care. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that values expertise, innovation, and professional growth. Castle Hill Hospital, part ofHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is a leading centre for cardiothoracic care, performing around700 cardiac procedures annually,including elective, trauma, and emergency cases. Our three modern theatres are equipped with advanced technology to support complex interventions. From day one, you’ll join a supportive, forward-thinking team committed to your growth and development. Ready to take the next step in your perfusion career? We’d love to hear from you. • As a Clinical Perfusion Scientist, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality patient care, ensuring the safe and effective management of patients' physiological functions. You will be expected to deliver within the framework of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with various healthcare professionals to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The candidate will provide Clinical Perfusion and specialist services as part of a team and must be fully registered with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists GB&I. Perform a range of highly specialist Perfusion science activities relating to cardiopulmonary bypass with special reference to clinical, technical and scientific aspects. Perform a wide range of complex blood coagulation assays and draw upon expert knowledge to interpret and report results to a wide scope of staff including Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons, Nursing staff, Physiology Technicians and ODPS. Capable of maintaining intense concentration for extended periods during routine and specialist perfusion techniques, especially while monitoring complex data during cardiopulmonary bypass. Actively adapts to the dynamic clinical environment, including unpredictable workloads, emergency procedures, deadlines, and critical situations. The successful candidate will fully participate in the department's on-call rota, ensuring the smooth operation of a 24-hour service. The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community. For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion. Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website. This advert closes on Friday 11 Sep 2026
Added on 28 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Band 7 to 8a Preceptorship considered)
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust - Milton Keynes
£57,528 - £64,750 Per annum
PermanentFull time
A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve. In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiasticSenior Psychologistto join our forward thinking, friendly and expandingMental Health Team at HMP Woodhill. By joining our Prison Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of the prisoners, but will also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. We are keen to recruit someone with a passion for working with people in custody, and those who have experienced trauma, adversity and offending. Working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those in prison, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion. We strive to deliver a culturally competent and responsive service that can meet the needs of our population. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. To provide a key role in integrating clinical psychology within the wider mental health team. To provide a comprehensive specialist clinical psychology service to service users. To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy as well as offering advice and consultation on service users’ psychological care to other members of the clinical team. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the Health & Justice Services Directorate. To provide clinical supervision to other members of the team when appropriate. To contribute to the reflective practice and critical thinking of the team on a case-by-case basis (e.g. complex case reviews) and in service improvement. CNWL’s Health and Justice Services are led by a highly motivated team with vast experience in healthcare within secure environments. We employ a range of psychologists and psychological therapists with clinical, counselling and forensic trainings. Psychologists work within the mental health services in numerous sites, across prisons, YOIs and secure hospitals, with children and adults, men and women and across the range of security categories. Psychologists also lead four specialist Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) commissioned services and Sexual Behaviour Services in the youth estate. Joining a large, forward-thinking Trust will bring successful candidates excellent development opportunities, an exciting career structure, and job satisfaction. Psychologists from across Health and Justice come together for professional and clinical development. High quality supervision and continuing professional development are integral to our approach and to our intent to support and retain an excellent team. Focused training which contributes to your own development and to our service development will be supported. To carry out specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care, in order to reach a psychological formulation of the client’s difficulties. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To provide specialist assessments of clients presenting with cognitive impairment due to a variety of causes or organic conditions, including pre-assessment counselling and neuropsychological and functional assessments, and to be able to adjust psychological interventions to work effectively with people presenting with complex needs due to cognitive impairment and organic disorders. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients’ formulations, diagnoses and treatment plans. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group. To undertake risk assessment, formulation and management for individual clients with complex presentations and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment, formulation and management. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care. To promote and participate in multi-disciplinary team working, development and liaison. To promote actively, user and carer involvement in care planning and service development. To be up to date with both de-escalation, physical breakaway and PMVA techniques appropriate to the service environment This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Sep 2026
Added on 25 Aug 2026
Save to favouritesSenior Occupational Therapist | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Blackpool
£39,959 - £48,117 PA
PermanentPart time
We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and skilled Occupational Therapist to join us in the Integrated Acute Medicine Therapy Team working on the Acute Medicine wards. Specialities include respiratory, oncology, endocrinology, gastroenterology and haematology. The team provides a 7-day service and bank holiday cover on a rota basis. This is a really exciting opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic team that is keen to develop and move services forward for the benefit of our patients. You will be part of a large supportive team, and provide quality assessment and intervention working closely with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team including Physiotherapy, nursing teams, medics and the discharge team. If you have less than 18 months qualified experience we are willing to consider a Band 5 development post for the suitable candidate. Please make this clear on your application. The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision of highly specialised assessment, treatment, intervention and discharge planning of clients referred to the service. Has responsibility for managing a caseload of inpatients with a variety of complex conditions including chronic, disabling and life limiting illnesses. Carry out assessment and prescription of equipment and adaptations. Assist the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist in the planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating of the Occupational Therapy Service provided. The post holder will act as a source of expertise and demonstrate advanced knowledge, skill and experience in their role. Educate other health care professionals, multi-agency professionals and occupational therapy students in acute medicine. We are based at BVH in a department with other acute OT and PT teams. We have robust processes for support and supervision, in addition to an individualised job plan. You will receive regular supervision with the clinical lead and be provided opportunities to support your clinical and leadership development. There is a band 6 competency schedule and a peer-support forum. TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE • Professional knowledge/skills acquired through degree or diploma and extended through experience and continuing professional development. • Provide specialist advice, teaching and training to Occupational Therapy colleagues, other members of the multi disciplinary team and multi-agency team (education, social services, voluntary sector), regarding the management of patients with complex Occupational Therapy needs and specialist equipment/adaptation requirements. • Keep up to date with current evidence based practice underpinning area of work and be able to utilise a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate specialised programmes for clients/carers and other professionals involved. • Undertake post registration training at an advanced level in relation to specific duties • Involvement with in-service training by attending and delivering presentations, training sessions at staff meetings and tutorials. • Attend mandatory training, including Moving and Handling, Basic Life Support, Consent, Fire, Equality & Diversity, Child Protection Awareness etc. • Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of relevant legislation, eligibility criteria, policies & procedures relating to provision of Occupational Therapy Service. • Undertake evaluation of work and current practices through use of audit, reflective practice and outcome measures and make and implement recommendations for change. • Actively involved in research activities including literature searching. • Facilitate/participate in working parties developing policy changes which will impact on all service users. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES • Manage a varied and complex caseload effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. • Use clinical reasoning to prioritise, allocate and delegate cases to other occupational therapy staff on a daily basis. • Use analytical skills and specialist assessment tools to undertake comprehensive assessment of patients with complex needs. • Formulate individualised treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment mediums. • Implement treatment plans, moving, handling and positioning of patients to enable them to participate in treatment episodes and carry out activities of daily living. • Develop and demonstrate specialist skills related to acute medicine which are underpinned by theory and practical experience. • Interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts and be able to administer standardised assessments in order to assist the multidisciplinary team with diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of highly complex conditions and recommend appropriate intervention. • Provide guidance and support on highly complex and complex cases to same grade staff, junior Occupational Therapy staff, support staff and other professionals (Health, Education, Social Services). • Provide planned advice, teaching and instructions to relatives and carers to enable understanding of the aims of the prescribed Occupational Therapy treatment, ensuring that there is a consistent approach to patient care. • Assess and prescribe standard and specialist equipment for use in a variety of hospital and community settings. To advise, instruct and educate carers and other professionals on the use of specialist equipment and moving and handling techniques. • Has responsibility for the delivery of the occupational therapy service within acute medicine at Blackpool Victoria Hospital ensuring its effectiveness. • Responsible for autonomous assessment, clinical decision making, treatment selection, evaluation of treatment and outcomes and arranging reviews as required. Guided by agreed protocols/procedures, with the ability to vary treatment without gaining consent from the Clinical Lead OT. • Maximise therapy potential and intervention, through effective communication to patients, carers and other professionals. • Work as a lone practitioner in a variety of community settings where there is a requirement to make decisions spontaneously, within Primary Care Trust policies and guidelines. • Use technical and creative skills to assist in the provision of therapeutic activities for individual and groups of patient. ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS • Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, therapy, education and social services staff in order to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary and multi-agency service, to facilitate and maintain good working relationships. • As a senior member of the team will establish and maintain effective communication networks with the wider multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams. • Work across multi-agency boundaries and has a working knowledge and understanding of their systemsg. Care and Repair Agency, Social Services. • Liaise/co-ordinate and facilitate multidisciplinary and multi-agency referrals for patients with complex conditions and their families/carers. • Communicate highly complex and/or sensitive information, in an empathetic and reassuring manner, to patients, families/carers, and other multi agency professionals in a language understandable to them. • Facilitate the communication of sensitive and/or distressing information to patients/families/carers, regarding the patient’s complex condition, diagnosis/prognosis and the intervention required. • Communicate effectively with patients with complex communication difficulties and/or cognitive problems by utilising a variety of communication mediums. • Maintain two way communication with the Head Occupational Therapist to ensure appropriate development of Service wide policies, procedures and standards. • Responsible for documenting and maintaining records for episodes of care within the designated caseload. • Write complex Occupational Therapy reports which involve clinical reasoning/calculating risk and safety issues. • Produce and present detailed Occupational Therapy reports which are vital to other agencies to assist in decision making e.g. Adaptation Priority Panel, Hospital Discharge Team, Education Statements. • Responsible for collecting clinical statistics. • Have basic IT skills, including internet and e-mail. • Undertake service reviews and audit in accordance with clinical governance. • Maintain the ability to communicate effectively when faced with situations of conflict or high emotion from patients/carers/family and other staff members. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HUMAN RESOURCES • Responsible for the supervision and support of Occupational Therapy staff as outlined in the Occupational Therapy supervision policy and assist with the day-to-day caseload management of junior and support staff. • Participate in the departmental appraisal system as both appraiser and appraisee. • Utilise supervision sessions offered by Clinical Lead OT. • Oversee and implement induction of new staff members. • Support the Clinical Lead OT in the recruitment and selection of less senior staff. • Responsible for the education of junior occupational therapy staff in developing competencies and occupational therapy students in gaining professional qualification. • Offer opportunities for learning to other disciplines through tutorials, presentations, shadowing e.g. student nurses, work experience students. • Provide fieldwork education on placements for Occupational Therapy students, taking responsibility for their teaching, supervision and written assessment. This advert closes on Thursday 17 Sep 2026
Added on 20 Aug 2026
Save to favouritessenior weekend Healthcare Assistant Required – Weekly Pay – flexible hours
Phoenix Care Staff Limited - Yarm
from £12.71 an hour
Field-basedTemporaryPart time
Phoenix Care Staff is looking for experienced and compassionate Healthcare Assistants to join our growing team as soon as possible. If you have at least 6 months of paid UK care experience and are passionate about providing high-quality care, we'd love to hear from you As a family-run business, we understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. That's why we offer flexible shifts, including days, nights and weekends, allowing you to work around your busy lifestyle. Your Responsibilities • Providing personal care, including washing, dressing and supporting personal hygiene • Assisting residents with meals and hydration • Using moving and handling equipment safely • Promoting independence, dignity and wellbeing • Supporting residents to feel safe, comfortable and at home • Carrying out light housekeeping duties where required • Working as part of a dedicated care team
Added on 24 Aug 2026
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