Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust - London

PermanentFull time

We are excited to be recruiting 2 respiratory practioners (CNS or physiotherapist) to run a new innovative and forward think respiratory hospital @home/virtual ward service. This role is part of an innovative integrated respiratory pathway delivered in partnership between Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the @Home service. Based within the @Home community team, the postholder will provide specialist respiratory assessment and management for patients receiving acute-level care in their own homes, supporting both early supported discharge and hospital admission prevention. The role is embedded within the day-to-day delivery of the @Home service while receiving specialist respiratory clinical support, supervision and professional development from the Integrated Respiratory Teams (IRT). This includes participation in respiratory multidisciplinary team meetings, clinical supervision, teaching and education sessions, enabling the postholder to deliver high-quality, evidence-based respiratory care within an integrated multidisciplinary model. The postholder will also contribute to service development, quality improvement and clinical governance, helping to strengthen integrated respiratory care across Southwark and Lambeth. Closing date: 17/08/2026 Interview date: 09/09/2026 The role will be responsible for setting up a new respiratory virtual ward service within @home with support and oversight from the IRT. The new service will provide specialist assessment and management for patients with acute exacerbations of COPD or those requiring weaning oxygen. The post holder will review patients in their homes providing expert assessment and management plans and work closely with @home clinicians and the IRT to provide specialise patient care. They will build and maintain relationships across multiagencies and will work closely as part of a team of specialist respiratory clinicians to provide care to patients across Lambeth and Southwark. The post holder will provide specialist respiratory teaching to the @home clinicians, they will themselves receive specialist respiratory teaching and supervision from the IRT as well as specialist frailty and multisytems teaching and supervision from @home. They will attend MDMs for both services. This is a new role and service evaluation and development will be a key part of the role. The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice, and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and leading service developments. They will also ensure the safety and well being of services users, and always work in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centered care principles. Guy’s and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. Clinical Leadership and Managerial • To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care • Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same. • Act as an advocate for patients in Lambeth and Southwark across KHP , to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines. • Ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines. • Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals. • Co-ordinate the provision of specialist services to patients, both within hospital and/or in the community setting, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues • Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards • Provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the speciality and to act as a resource for education and clinical expertise in the hospital and community settings. • Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication within scope of practice. • Participate in the promotion of the specialist service through dissemination of specialist knowledge, both locally and nationally. • Act as a role model, demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership in the specialist areas. • Actively participate in local, national and international networking to maintain and develop expert level of knowledge in the specialty. • Develop and evaluate assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing or physiotherapy intervention so that patients who present with the most complex needs receive the most appropriate specialist care. Research and Development • Promote and undertake nursing or physiotherapy research and to publish the outcome, updating own knowledge to promote excellence in clinical practice. • Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and to disseminate relevant information to staff. • Participate in and be aware of other clinical research trials for patients • Lead and contribute to audit and research within the specialty in collaboration with colleagues, developing action plans and disseminating information. • To be familiar with current clinical research protocol issues and relevant treatment and procedures employed in the diagnosis and treatment within their speciality. Management and Leadership • Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate expert knowledge and high standards of clinical practice. • Develop the role according to patients changing needs and research findings, within the resources available. • Maintain accurate records of the clinical service and ensuring that confidentiality of information is adhered to • Provide cover for the other Clinical Nurse Specialist or physiotherapist as appropriate. • Develop policies, protocols and clinical guidelines in support of the specialist service. • Participate in the promotion of the specialty by publishing and presenting innovations and research findings locally and nationally. • Provide specialist education to members of the clinical team, which facilitates learning and individual personal development. • Implement and work within the Trust’s HR policies on all staffing matters, including sickness, capability and disciplinary issues. Take corrective measures if indicated in liaison with Human Resources and clinical leads. FULL DETAILS WITHIN ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION This advert closes on Monday 17 Aug 2026

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn - Kings Lynn

PermanentPart time

The midwifery Hub receptionist will work as a key member of the midwifery and wider clinical teams in the Maternity Hub service. The focus of the post will be to provide admin and clerical support to the Midwifery Team and Community Hub with the use of PAS, BadgerNet and other electronic recording systems to manage referrals for pregnancy care including dealing with telephone enquiries, administrative duties, booking and cancelling appointments to facilitate the smooth running of the antenatal & postnatal clinics. The post holder will need to possess excellent written, computer and interpersonal skills. Much of this role will encompass a comprehensive range of clerical functions requiring the post holder to demonstrate particular attention to detail to ensure a high standard of service and care is provided to women. The post holder will act as liaison between the midwifery team and other members of the clinical and administration teams and where required will produce numerical and non- clinical data in pregnancy. Deals with routine enquiries to the service from referrers and women in a pleasant and helpful manner. Answering the intercom doorbell system and direct antenatal & postnatal women and their families appropriately in a polite and welcoming manner to the Community Midwifery Hub. Take and process telephone calls in accordance with trust policy and procedures. Manage answerphone messages within agreed timeframes passing on relevant and accurate information to others working in the maternity clinical and admin teams. Using the electronic systems available, books outpatient and inpatient appointments within an agreed timeframe that meets service standards. Communicates the information to women, either directly or electronically via appointment letter and ensures any sub sequent amendments and updates are shared. There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too. For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Aug 2026

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Oxford

PermanentFull time

Foundation Staff Nurse – Band 5 - multiple vacancies Locations: Oxford, Banbury, Oxfordshire We would like to welcome you to join our team and be part of our world-renowned teaching hospital and centre of clinical excellence! Our nursing teams are supported by an excellent framework of practice development, offering ongoing professional development where our nurses are empowered and instilled with a strong sense of professional pride, ensuring that we deliver the highest calibre of care to our patients! Joining our team provides an opportunity for you to grow your career. Whether you are starting as a newly qualified or an experienced registered nurse, we have a variety of specialty areas for you to choose from, and career pathways tailored to you so you can achieve your ambitions and fulfil your potential. If you are interested in working in Theatres or Critical Care, then you will need to apply directly to one of our Theatres or Critical Care adverts. Interviews will be conducted on the 14th and 16th September at one of our sites in Oxford. You will be a proactive team player with excellent communication skills, capable of leading and working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and passionate about delivering high-quality, Holistic care to patients and their families, as well as supporting junior colleagues and student. If you are successful at interview you will be added to our pipeline with the view to being allocated to the next most appropriate vacancy. Start the conversation with us today about our opportunities – and continue your nursing journey by contacting one of our specialist leads to explore the many career options we have to offer you, or apply directly via the link below. Please note that applicants must hold full NMC registration. For more information or to arrange an informal conversation or visit please contact nursing.careers@ouh.nhs.uk Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel. In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles Oxford University Hospitalspromotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism. • Provide exceptional patient care which is underpinned by the best evidence based practice and OUH values. • Work in partnership with the patients’ family and friends, and to be actively involved in the caring process on behalf of the patient where agreed. • Manage, direct and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients. • Communicate effectively with patients/relatives/carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team. • Maintain and develop high standards of nursing care, reflecting the professional nursing practice and patient care commensurate with the OUH values. • Maintain and develop general and specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to the clinical area. • Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model to others at all times commensurate with The Code (NMC 2015). • Develop skills to provide senior nurse cover for the department in the absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse or their deputy. • Work proactively to ensure every hospital visit meets the needs of the patient and that patients are discharged in a timely manner ensuring effective communication with the family and/or relevant agencies as planned and agreed. This advert closes on Monday 31 Aug 2026

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Dorchester

PermanentFull time

Are you an experienced project manager passionate about working collaboratively to improve patient pathways and clinical services? Do you thrive in complex environments, bringing people together to deliver meaningful change? If so, we'd love you to join Our Dorset Provider Collaborative as our new Project Manager. You'll help shape improvement projects across acute, community and primary care partners. Specifically, working closely with clinical and operational teams, you'll help drive the development and delivery of the Hospital at Home (H@H) service, and provide high-quality insight to deliver transformation. You'll be an experienced project manager who is confident working in complex environments and balancing competing priorities. You'll be a strong communicator, relationship builder and problem solver with the ability to motivate others and bring people together. You will help coordinate complex system-wide transformation working with multiple stakeholders across organisational boundaries, involving clinical, operational, digital, workforce and governance stakeholders from all three provider organisations and to the wider Primary Care system, through Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. You will be responsible for coordinating and driving the production and delivery of a clear programme roadmap, ensuring alignment with Dorset’s Integrated Care System priorities and supporting the implementation of a single, integrated H@H model. You will be expected to build strong relationships with senior clinical leaders, operational managers and transformation teams whilst maintaining oversight of programme benefits, risks, dependencies and performance. In return we will offer a supportive, collaborative team working across the Dorset system, flexible working arrangements, a permanent contract, opportunities for professional development and leadership growth, and the chance to deliver projects that genuinely improve services and patient care The role is hybrid, with a nominated base and travel required for meetings. The postholder will be expected to work on site in Dorset 1-2 days a week. Project Manager - Our Dorset Provider Collaborative Our Dorset Provider Collaborative (ODPC) In Dorset we have set up a single strategic provider collaborative which is governed by a leadership board. The goals of the ODPC are: • Improving population health and healthcare • Tackling unequal outcomes and access • Enhancing productivity and value for money • Helping the NHS to support broader social and economic development. The partner organisations of Dorset ODPC are: • Dorset County Hospital • Dorset HealthCare University • University Hospitals Dorset • Dorset General Practice Alliance We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and make it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application. UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria. Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification. Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment. For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online. This advert closes on Monday 17 Aug 2026

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - Watford

PermanentFull time

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Production Technician to support our Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit at Watford General Hospital. The successful candidate will be involved in the day-to-day supervision of manufacturing activities alongside colleagues, with a goal of delivering a high-quality service to our patients. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your cleanroom supervision and Technical Services skills, whilst embracing digitalisation. The Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit holds an MHRA Manufacturer’s “Specials” License for its activities. We are looking for a qualified technician with relevant post qualification experience (in a hospital preparative services) to join our small, friendly team. You must have experience of aseptic compounding, staff supervision, team working and work planning. You will act as an expert witness for Science Manufacturing Technician (SMT) students. To prepare products appropriately, efficiently and cost effectively within the unit by strictly adhering to departmental procedures and in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), MHRA and all other relevant pharmaceutical guidelines related to aseptic production. To provide technical support to the Pharmacy Production/Aseptic Services. To supervise the activity of Production/pharmacy Assistants, SMT/SMPO students and Pharmacy Technicians. To perform in-process checks for aseptically prepared/manufactured products after undertaking an accreditation program. To participate in aseptic preparation of cytotoxic and monoclonal antibodies. To support and participate in the maintenance of the Pharmaceutical Quality Systems within the technical services department. To support meeting financial expectations for income generation and expenditure reduction targets within the department. To ensure maintenance of the pharmacy manufacturing unit facilities (including monitoring, calibration, validation and general maintenance) is carried out. With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare. Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience. Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others. We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form. We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. To support and participate in the maintenance of the Pharmaceutical Quality Systems within the Technical Services department including – Deviations, Change Controls, Risk management, non-compliances, Root Cause Analysis, Complaints and Recalls. The post holder will work closely with the Technical/Cancer Services pharmacists, pharmacy/production technicians and production assistants, and all other pharmacy staff, medical, nursing staff, cancer unit staff and other staff, clinical pharmacists, QC/QA staff, maintenance contractors and the general public. We provide opportunities for education and training and support continuing professional development. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role. This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Aug 2026

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust - Romford

PermanentPart time

Are you interested in entering the world of research? Do you want to contribute to evidence based practice? If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join the Clinical Trials team based at Queen’s Hospital as part of the Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. This role offers you the chance to make a real difference to the delivery of research and gain valuable experience in clinical trials. The successful applicant will be supporting the Lead Clinical Trials Pharmacist and Clinical Trials Senior Technician in the delivery of a diverse portfolio of both commercially and non-commercially sponsored studies. You will organise the set-up of trials, management of ongoing studies, ensuring all current legislation, MHRA guidelines and Good Clinical Practice standards are met. You must be a registered pharmacist and must have completed the Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or Module 1 of the Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice. You must be able to work with medical and nursing staff and other health care professionals. We require an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist with good team working, communication and organisational skills. You must be hard working, accurate and have previous hospital pharmacy experience, (experience in clinical trials is desirable). The post holder will provide support to the Clinical Trials team in pharmacy within Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust. To ensure all trials are conducted in accordance with the trial protocol and in accordance with ethics and the law; that they are dispensed accurately with optimum regard to patient safety and that all necessary records are made in the required format. We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance. We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer. For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application. Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form. All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period. Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above. This advert closes on Monday 17 Aug 2026

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Wirral

ContractFull time

Ward 21 is an acute medical ward for the elderly with a bed capacity of 30. We are looking for a staff nurse who is passionate, conscientious and motivated to make a difference. This post will give you the opportunity to have a voice within nursing, have input into the priorities and strategies for ward 21, and that of the Trust as a whole. This will help drive us forward as an enthusiastic and inspirational team. We strive to deliver a comfortable atmosphere for all patients and relatives whilst providing a very high standard of care. We also enforce the beliefs behind John’s Campaign where Ward 21 is working closely with our Dementia Matron and her team to ensure we have an appropriate environment and that all staff are highly trained to provide excellent innovative dementia friendly care. We are open to RN Nurses applying as we feel there is room for the skills and expertise due to the increasing patients admitted with delirium and other cognitive impairment. We feel by having adapted and specialised skills on the ward we can deliver what we promise. We are proud of the care that we provide, and we strive to embed the 6 Cs in all we do. We want to be the best in all that is nursing including dementia care, falls, pressure ulcer prevention and end of life care. We want to ensure our most vulnerable patients receive the support and care they deserve. We have implemented SAFER on the ward to help improve patient flow, accommodate discharges and prioritise patients within our speciality. All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales. Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Staff Nurse position available with WUTH. Must have NHS experience Preceptorship will be offered to the successful candidates and opportunities will be given for further education and support. We as a team want to grow and broaden our nursing knowledge and we want you to be part of this. These posts are suitable for newly qualified applicants and applicants with post registration experience. This advert closes on Sunday 30 Aug 2026

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Wirral

PermanentFull time

Ward 38 are looking for nurses who are motivated and enthusiastic with a desire to join and support a busy team who pride themselves on delivering high standards of care. If you have excellent communication skills and like working in a fast paced environment this is the role for you! Ward 38 is a 38 bedded respiratory/respiratory support unit providing non invasive ventilation and cpap, we also care for patient with a wide range of respiratory problems. • Take responsibility for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of the nursing care for a named caseload of patients, including their property and valuables. • Assist in creating a therapeutic environment which meets the needs of patients, relatives and carers. • Adhere to Wirral Hospital objectives, policies, protocols and guidelines. • Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team. • Contribute to promoting a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of care and implementation of change. • Participate in audits. • Continuously update own skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of clinical issues. • In the absence of the Ward/Departmental Manager or their deputy, act as shift coordinator. • Act as a preceptor, Practice Assessor/Supervisor and/or NVQ assessor to junior staff and students. • Supervise and lead a team of junior staff. • Undertake appraisals of staff within the team. • Contribute to meeting the agreed objectives for the Ward/Department. • Be aware of and adhere to national, local and professional policies, protocols and guidelines. • Ensure effective communication with Patients , families , peers promoting safe patient care and good patient experience. All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales. Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Staff Nurse position available with WUTH. This advert closes on Thursday 27 Aug 2026

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - London

PermanentFull time

Lead Nurse CNS Services Planned Care, Band 8b An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated senior nurse to join the Planned Care Division asLead Nurse for Clinical Nurse Specialist Services. This is a cross-site Band 8b leadership role, responsible for providing strategic, professional and clinical leadership across Clinical Nurse Specialist services and supporting the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based and patient-centred care. The successful candidate will provide visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership, line-manage designated staff and contribute to workforce planning, recruitment, retention, appraisal, performance and sickness management. They will be an influential communicator, capable of working across professional and organisational boundaries and of managing complex, sensitive or contentious matters constructively. Participation in the Trust’s out-of-hours on-call rota is also required. The post holder will lead service development, quality improvement, research, audit, education and the implementation of evidence-based practice. They will use clinical outcomes, benchmarking, patient and staff feedback, incidents, reviews and complaints to evaluate services, identify opportunities for improvement and support the delivery of national and local requirements. The role includes developing policies, protocols, clinical standards and educational programmes, while building the capability and professional confidence of the specialist nursing workforce. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London. Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use. We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex. We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs. The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period. Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites. Expert Practice o The Lead Nurse will employ highly developed, expert clinical skills to assess patient need, co-ordinate care, manage treatment and provide specialist clinicalleadership o The post holder will provide strategic and professional senior nursing leadership in the development and delivery of multi professional services and in the integration of care across departmental/organisationalboundaries o They will facilitate expert and autonomous nursing care and the provision of support to patients and families o The post holder will provide and lead autonomous direct care and advice through various modalities including ward-based, outpatients, ward attenders, telephone clinics/support, community settings and domiciliary visits. The post holder may need to delegate patients to other members of the team but will supervise and retain responsibility for the management of their care whilst they are a patient of the Trust. o They will raise the profile of specialist area and its work within and outside the Trust. The Lead Nurse will initially act as the first point of contact for clinical expertise for staff within the nursing team, and provide an experienced liaison route for all professionals in the MDT. They will work in collaboration with the MDT in order to achieve the highest standards of care for this patient group. This will involve teaching and supporting the early identification of pathways and treatment options, to ensure patients are being cared for in the most appropriate manner andenvironment o The post holder will coordinate pathways and independently manage a challenging and diverse patient caseload and may make and receive referrals directly to doctors, GPs, Community Nursing Teams, hospices and Allied Health Professionals as appropriate. The post holder will promote communication between primary, secondary and community providers as well as the non-statutory sector, and will advise/lead on the discharge planning process for designatedpatients o The post holder will support professionals, patient and families through periods of diagnosis, treatment andpalliation o The post holder will provide expert advice on issues of clinical governance andrisk Education and Training: o multidisciplinary teams and the training and development of professionals. This may include mentorship, supervision and attachments/placements of junior nursing staff. The post holder will undertake regular assessments of the education needs of new and existing staff, in conjunction with the team o The post holder will ensure the development and sustainability of information, skills and acquired knowledge for service. The development of staff and the transfer of skills and knowledge to improve standards, the scope of practice and professional judgement of others (as appropriate) forms a key part of therole o As part of advising on practice, the post holder will be a key link with professional bodies and associations for the specialist area and will review and translate evidence-based recommendations and guidance into daily patient care. They will proactively keep up to date with new developments in research and best practice. Internally, the post holder will lead on internal policy and guideline development o Formal and informal teaching sessions will be created and delivered. The post holder will collaborate with the post graduate medical education department to ensure junior medical staff have the necessary training and education to provide evidence basedpractice PLEASE SEE JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE JOB This advert closes on Monday 31 Aug 2026

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - Carshalton

PermanentFull time

The Radiology/Ultrasound department at Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust are looking for a enthusiastic & experienced Band 7 Sonographer, to cover Monday - Friday 9-5 at St Helier Hospital covering Obstetrics and Gynae as a Bank member of Staff for a minimum of 3 months. Staff must hold a HCPC registration and have experience in this post - if you are interested and available please apply today. The post holder will: · Work as an independent advanced practitioner, working closely with the Superintendent on the management and planning of an efficient ultrasound service on a daily basis. · Ensure consistency of medical imaging quality, accurate informative report writing and maintain standards of patient care to the agreed departmental protocol. Internally the post holder will develop effective working relationships with: · Referrers to the service · Other members of the Ultrasound team · Members of the wider Radiology team The post holder will maintain a high level of personal expertise and continual professional development The Trust’s mission is ‘to put the patient first and deliver great care to every patient, every day’. Our priorities are to create a “one team, one trust” culture and focus on the delivery of the following five objectives to ensure we provide high quality, compassionate care to all of our patients: · Delivering safe and effective care across our sites · Creating a positive experience that meets the expectations of our patients, their families and carers · Providing responsive care that delivers the right treatment, in the right place at the right time · Being financially sustainable · Working in partnership with our patients, commissioners, other health and care providers, local authorities, the voluntary sector, the NHS TDA, NHS England and Monitor in the interests of our patients and a sustainable local health and social care economy. Clinical · To work in a given area, being accountable for own professional actions, organisation of own workloads, ultrasound examinations and diagnosis reporting within unit protocols · To demonstrate a substantial depth of knowledge of ultrasound, performing assessment and diagnosis to a consistently high standard. · To accurately perform and independently report medical ultrasound imaging to the agreed departmental standards · To ensure confidentiality of all matters involving patient care · To use analytical and judgement skills to interpret highly complex ultrasound images, the acquisition of which is operator dependent, accurately differentiating between normal and abnormal findings · Communicating results / diagnostic findings of ultrasound scans, which may be abnormal and potentially distressing, to patients with empathy. · To provide patients and their relatives with empathy and emotional support with abnormal, and potentially distressing, results/diagnostic findings. · To be able to communicate complex, sensitive information in an understandable form directly to patients. This may include giving information that is unwelcome or difficult to accept. The communication of distressing and unexpected news requires the use of persuasion, tact, empathy, diplomacy and counselling skills · To be able to deal effectively with unpredictable patient demands while maintaining the extremely high level of concentration required for performing and reporting ultrasound procedures · To be able to refer patients appropriately for further clinical opinion, investigations and follow-up, seeking advice where necessary. · To be responsible for advising clinicians directly when a delay may have an impact on patient morbidity and mortality · To take responsibility for handling patients notes and to ensure that a copy of the images and report is made available via the Hospital computer system and to be filed in the case notes where appropriate · To support and assist junior staff as appropriate and participate in the training of doctors, nurses, sonographers and students · To have a high level of manual and mental dexterity required for ultrasound scanning · To ensure appropriate, consistent information is provided to the patient and maintain confidentiality of all matters involving patient care. · Where imaging reveals pathology which requires urgent medical attention, to bring such finding to the attention of the referring clinician and identify clinically appropriate onward care/treatment for patients. · Ensure accurate and clear records are kept and that all examinations and images are fully documented as per agreed departmental policy Leadership and Management · To ensure that facilities are utilised efficiently to provide the best possible patient care and to support the Superintendent Sonographer with implementing change where necessary · To safely and effectively operate ultrasound equipment, adhering to British Medical Ultrasound (BMUS) guidelines · To be responsible for effective management of own clinical caseload and that of the department in the absence of the superintendent Sonographer · To adhere to the Health and Safety at Work Act and maintain a safe working environment. To report and resolve problems promptly in accordance with Departmental and Trust policies. · To assist with the co-ordination of maintenance visits and communication with engineers as necessary · Participation with the co-ordination and implementation of a Quality Assurance programme · To support all other departmental staff with their duties · To organise room equipment and the working environment to minimise personal risk of work related upper limb disorders (WRULD) and to be aware of the regulations governing the use of VDUs. · To authorise and vet requests for ultrasound imagine using departmental guidelines as required · Provide reports to the departmental manager on all health and safety issues, incidents, accidents and complaints in line with Trust policy. · To be familiar with the use of computers for record keeping, respecting confidentiality in line with the requirements of data protection · Active involvement in the development of protocols and service development and improvement, in conjunction with the advanced practice sonographers · To be responsible for effective management of own clinical caseload and that of the department · To report problems, incidents and complaints promptly and assist in the solution of difficulties as they arise. · Carry out tasks delegated by superintendent Sonographer Education, training and personal development · To possess Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration (or equivalent relevant professional registration) and to act at all times to the standards required to maintain registration. · To be proactive in own personal development and maintain an up to date CPD log · To comply with performance related monitoring and participate in regular audit and review · Take part in an individual performance review, reviewing personal development and performance in consultation with line manager · To achieve, hold and maintain a level of competency in general ultrasound scanning · Identify training opportunities for self as appropriate and keep abreast of current relevant research. · To participate in research and audit as necessary and to be prepared to feedback results to other team members · Participate in, and plan for, staff induction and training · To attend mandatory training and meet trust compliance for training. Communications and Engagement · To continuously liaise with key personnel within the diagnostic imaging department · To maintain good working relationships with colleagues and personnel from other service areas · To actively participate in departmental meetings related to the on-going review and evaluation of the service. · To liaise with individuals or groups, giving information as required to maintain good communications with the general public and other interested groups This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Sep 2026