Clinical Service Lead | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - London
£66,274 - £73,496 per annum inclusive of Inner HCAs
PermanentFull time
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician with excellent organisation and leadership skills to join Southwark Child & Family Team as the Clinical Service Lead. The Child & Family Team is an under 12s service offering assessments and treatment for complex emotional and mental health needs including ADHD. The Clinical Service Lead will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. They will provide highly specialist clinical work within the team and operational management covering the planning, directing and management of the service. Please read attached job description for details. The successful candidate will be assertive, be able to work well within a team and able to work effectively with complex professional interagency networks. We are seeking a candidate who feels passionate and committed to providing a high quality service for children and young people who are facing significant challenges. • To take day to day operational management responsibility in the planning, directing and management of the Child & Family CAMHS team. • The post holder will ensure that service access and delivery is efficient, effective, evidence based, needs led, as well as service user and carer focused. • The post holder will provide clear leadership, in partnership with the Service Manager to ensure access to timely treatment and intervention by well led and motivated staff that contributes to promoting safety and achievement for all children and young people. We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer. Some of our benefits are highlighted here: • Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service. • Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing. • Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes • Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars • Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites • NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website. Other benefits include: • Counselling services • Wellbeing events • Long service awards • Cycle to work scheme • Season ticket loan • Childcare vouchers Leadership • To line manage and performance manage team to assist in recruiting, motivating, training, developing and retaining appropriate staff enabling them to have the skills, expertise and discretion to function effectively in their roles. • To ensure the effective operational management of the CAMHS service in providing services which are in accordance with the objectives of the CAMHS / and achievement of key performance targets. Team Management • To ensure (in conjunction with the Service Manager, Heads of Professions and Lead Clinicians) that practice within the team meets relevant standards, is appropriate, timely, safe and follows agreed professional practice. • To ensure that staff engage in regular meetings, training and team building with the goal of promoting a working environment that is open, honest, supportive and outward looking. Staff Management • Provide demonstrable assurance that all staff are receiving appraisal and personal development plans that include mandatory training and clinical supervision to enable the workforce to be fit for practice. • To monitor sickness absence, annual leave, training and study leave, taking any appropriate management action as required. Financial Management • To have delegated responsibility for the team budget within the service, ensuring that the team works effectively within the allocated financial framework. Performance Management • To provide and/or contribute to the production of reports, information and proposals that support effective delivery of care and an integrated approach to work with colleagues at local level or through external agencies. • To work with the Service Manager and key senior staff to develop robust clinical pathways. Quality • To performance manage the quality of the clinical services, including patient safety, patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes and compliance with the clinical pathways and associated protocols. • To investigate and monitor SUI’s, complaints and disciplinary issues and ensure adverse outcomes are reported and action taken. Produce high quality, timely reports and action plans to ensure recommendations are implemented and lessons are learnt. Clinical effectiveness • To measure outcomes to demonstrate achievements against care pathway. standards. • To promote the engagement of carers and families in the care pathway. Clinical Service Provision • Provide assessments of children and young people referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources. • Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both individual and multi-disciplinary care. Self Management • To attend regular management/professional supervision. Through supervision and appraisal, acknowledge own limitations and discuss/identify/access training as appropriate. Be aware of and reflect on own practice as a manager/clinician. • To be aware of and adhere to all Trust polices, acting as a role model to other staff. Please see the attached full job description. This advert closes on Thursday 10 Sep 2026
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Intensive Outreach Pathway Lead | North London NHS Foundation Trust
Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust - London
£58,133 - £65,261 Per annum including HCAS
PermanentFull time
Thepostholderwillactasthe Senior Clinician withinthe Intensive Outreach Pathway in the Core Teams. The pathway provides healthcare and treatment to adultsexperiencinga high level of inpatient admissions, severe and enduring psychosis, who have found it hard to engage with mental health services.The role willfocus on the clinical management and effective leadership of the Intensive Outreach Pathway within a Core Team. Thepostholderwillcarryacaseload of the most complex service users in the service, in addition toprovidingleadershipandconsultationtootherprofessionalsintheteam.Assuch,thepost holder will be required to have significant clinical skill and knowledge underpinned by experience, and specialist training / academicstudy. · To provide pathway leadership, ensuring that there is effective coordination between staff and disciplines working within the pathway. · To ensure that service users experience timely high-quality holistic wrap around support appropriate to their needs within the pathway. · To ensure that the pathway is well connected to partners and services within the community and this fully integrated within the pathway offer. · To ensure that the pathway works with the single point of access and other interfaces to ensure that transition in and out of the pathway is supportive and focuses on holistic needs. · To ensure that service provided within the pathway is recorded using agreed tools. · To ensure that there are effective mechanisms in place to ensure that agreed data is captured to measure both the quality and effective delivery of the service. · To oversee governance and quality processes within the pathway. · To provide supervision to pathway staff as agreed with the Service Manager. · To ensure effective internal and external communication processes are in place within the pathway. · To ensure that the pathway integrates effectively with the team and there is pathway representation in relevant team and division meetings and processes. North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy: 1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. 2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all 3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. Why NLFT? • We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. • We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. • NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme • Excellent internal staff network In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis. The service aims are: To offer early assessment, diagnosis and treatment ofservice users who meet the criteria for Assertive Community Treatment. To offer person centred, individual, culturally sensitive care, with an emphasis on increasing stability, skill development and developing socialroles. To work within a Trauma Informed Approach and to recognise that service users requiring Assertive Community Treatment may have experienced trauma in their lives. To work collaboratively as part of the Core Team in providing support and care for service users who have difficulties engaging with treatment. To maximise both symptomatic and social recovery for service users who meet the criteria for Assertive Community Treatment through effective engagement with serviceusers. To proactively identify carers and to provide support and education to carers and involve them as fully as possible in service users' care. This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Sep 2026
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US Modality Lead Sonographer | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Hillingdon Hospital - Uxbridge
£63,665 - £70,887 per annum (incl. of HCAA), plus R&R payment of £5,000.
PermanentFull time
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as an Ultrasound Modality Lead Sonographer. We are recruiting for a Band 8A Lead sonographer post, based across both our Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital sites. Post holders will be responsible for leading the Ultrasound department and managing its day-to-day operations in the absence of senior management. The successful candidates will have extensive experience across a wide range of ultrasound modalities, including obstetrics, gynaecology, vascular, and non-obstetric/general medical ultrasound. You will have a proven track record of teaching and mentoring students and staff. The role includes maintaining a clinical workload, performing ultrasound lists at an advanced practitioner level, act as practice educator to trainee and newly qualified sonographers and making clinical judgements based on the assessment and interpretation of ultrasound findings, including complex cases. The post holders will be expected to lead non-obstetrics ultrasound and provide cross-cover for obstetric ultrasound services, working collaboratively across the Trust to support consistent, high-quality patient care in all ultrasound areas. The post holder will maintainabalancedrole,dedicating50%oftheirworkingtimetoprovidinghigh-qualityultrasoundexaminationsand50%tomanagement,servicedevelopment,andleadershipactivities. An interview date is yet to be confirmed. • To be responsiblefor the management and day-to day running of the specialised services pertaining to the ultrasound unit. • To ensure diagnostic targets for the ultrasound service are met. • To be responsible for the management and development of the specialist service ensuring optimum use of staffing and equipment resources within the modalities. • To lead and participate in the clinical audit & clinical governance programmes. • To be responsible for scanning patients and producing independent reports of these scans including high risk obstetric, non-obstetric and gynaecological patients. • To act as practice educator and take an active role in teaching & practical training of student sonographers, specialist registrars & others in training. • To be responsible for the professional leadership and training of the team, providing a high quality patient focused service. • To be responsible for sonographer & support staff rota management and liaising with the radiology admin lead and maternity admin team to ensure adequate capacity to meet the demand. • To ensure maintenance of equipment and a safe working environment. • To provide a service across all sites The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics. The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital. We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities. This advert closes on Monday 7 Sep 2026
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Temporary Staffing Lead | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - London
£47,951 - £56,863 per annum incl. HCAS
PermanentFull time
Are you passionate about workforce planning, building strong partnerships and ensuring the right people are in the right place at the right time? We are looking for an experienced and motivated Temporary Staffing Lead to join our People and Organisational Development team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting safe staffing, improving workforce efficiency and helping to deliver outstanding patient care across the Trust. As our Temporary Staffing Lead, you will oversee the day-to-day management of temporary staffing arrangements, working closely with internal stakeholders, external staffing providers and system partners to ensure high-quality, cost-effective staffing solutions are in place. You will be a trusted advisor, helping to shape and deliver the Trust's temporary staffing strategy, reducing agency spend while maintaining safe staffing levels and excellent service standards. The role offers a rewarding opportunity to influence workforce decisions, drive improvements and build strong relationships across the organisation and wider healthcare system. If you enjoy working collaboratively, using data to inform decisions and finding practical solutions to workforce challenges, we'd love to hear from you. As Temporary Staffing Lead, you will have oversight of the Trust's temporary staffing function, ensuring bank and agency workforce requirements are managed effectively and efficiently. You will: • Lead on the implementation of the Trust's temporary staffing strategy and support initiatives to reduce agency expenditure. • Act as the key operational contact for external staffing suppliers, managing performance, compliance and service delivery. • Build effective relationships with hiring managers, clinical teams, workforce colleagues and Integrated Care Board partners. • Monitor temporary staffing activity, workforce performance measures and supplier KPIs, ensuring issues are identified and addressed promptly. • Support the development and maintenance of policies, procedures and governance processes relating to temporary staffing. • Oversee workforce systems and rostering processes, ensuring data quality, compliance and operational effectiveness. Produce and analyse workforce data and dashboards to support decision-making and workforce planning. What’s in it for You? At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future. You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering: • Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement) • Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme • 24/7 independent counselling support • Career-long learning and development opportunities • Excellent transport connections • Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes • Free Pilates classes • Full support and training to develop your skills And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet. We're looking for a proactive and collaborative individual with experience in temporary staffing, workforce operations or workforce systems. You will have experience of working with temporary staffing providers, managing workforce performance information and supporting managers to navigate staffing policies and procedures. A good understanding of NHS temporary staffing rules, compliance requirements and eRostering systems will be essential. You'll be an excellent communicator with strong organisational skills, capable of building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and confidently managing competing priorities. Most importantly, you'll be passionate about delivering a high-quality service and supporting positive workforce outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to lead an important area of workforce delivery, influence change and contribute to the Trust's workforce sustainability ambitions. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and make a meaningful impact, we'd be delighted to receive your application. Proposed interview date - 24th/25th September 2026 This advert closes on Sunday 6 Sep 2026
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Lead Midwife for Labour Ward | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Croydon Health Services - Croydon
£55,524 - £62,652 pro rata, per annum inc of HCAS (Outer)
PermanentPart time
We are excited to offer an opportunity for a passionate and experienced midwife to step into the role of Lead Midwife for Labour Ward. This is a fantastic chance to develop leadership skills, contribute to service improvement, and make a meaningful impact on maternity care. Croydon is a busy, vibrant, and diverse place to work, offering a rich and rewarding experience for midwives who thrive in dynamic environments. As Lead Midwife, you will work closely with the Intrapartum Matron and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality care across the Labour Ward, Maternity Triage, and Obstetric Theatre. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow. Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough. Croydon University Hospital (CUH) maternity delivers 3300 babies every year from women of a wide and diverse background. CUH has been rated as ‘Good’ by the CQC and we are looking for strong, clinically credible leaders to help us in our journey to a CQC rating of ‘Outstanding’. 1. To work in accordance with the Trust’s Values to consistently demonstrate the behaviours required. The postholder is required to carry out his/her role in accordance with the organisation values, standards and behaviours, in a Professional, Compassionate, Respectful and Safe way. 2. To ensure that Croydon Health Services Trust’s policies and procedures are adhered to. 3. To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirements of the Health and Safety Regulations and the Trust’s Health and Safety policies and procedures. 4. To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon. Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for. Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role or contact the recruiting manager - Siobhan Harding. Interview date: 28th September 2026 This advert closes on Wednesday 23 Sep 2026
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Lead Nurse for the Asthma and Allergy Service | Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health NHS Trust - London
£66,274 - £73,496 per annum inc
PermanentFull time
A vacant position has arisen within the department of Respiratory Medicine & Allergy at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital for a full time AA & ILD Lead Nurse. This post combines the delivery of clinical care within the respective Allergy and Severe Ashma services with leadership of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Team. The Allergy service is a Royal College of Physicians Improving Quality in Allergy Services (IQAS) accredited Centre and the combined Severe Asthma & Allergy services is a World Allergy Organisation (WAO)-designated Centre of Excellence for 2026 2029. The postholder should be highly specialised in Allergy and/or Asthma and will be expected to undertake 50% of their working time within both specialities. The details will be outlined in a job plan agreed with the post holder on appointment. The post holder will be expected to undertake regular or at least one fixed Allergy Challenge session per week as part of their role. The remaining clinical aspect of the role will be tailored to their existing expertise. The post-holder would provide leadership and vision to develop the current nurse-led services, with the aim of future expansion in nurse-led clinics for specific groups of patients within Allergy and Severe Asthma & ILD allowing CNS-led care autonomously within the relevant multidisciplinary team(s). In addition, they will be expected to provide leadership and day-to-day management in the following areas: 1) the Asthma & Allergy Day Case Unit, a high throughput location where the nurse-led biologics injections and hot clinics take place, as well as challenge testing, which is consultant-led 2) Clinic 1- where the nurse-led immunotherapy injection service takes place. They would work in partnership with the multi professional team to build evidence- based pathways. Within this their role will include extending scope of nursing practice and developing an expert level of professional autonomy and accountability in the provision of such care. They would also provide leadership in clinical governance and monitoring the quality of nurse-led care, provide leadership and mentorship for the nursing team, as well as leadership in quality improvement projects. They will participate in Allergy Clinical Governance Meetings and Respiratory Audit afternoons. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band. Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment This advert closes on Sunday 27 Sep 2026
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Diversion and Inclusion lead worker | North London NHS Foundation Trust
Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust - Enfield
£36,943 - £44,900 Per annum including Outer London Allowance
ContractFull time
The Diversion and Inclusion Lead Worker is a Band 5 role within North London NHS Foundation Trust Substance Misuse Service, responsible for leading and coordinating inclusive, trauma-informed approaches to drug and alcohol service delivery. Based across Enfield sites, the postholder works collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to develop diversion pathways, improve access to treatment, and reduce health inequalities for individuals experiencing substance misuse and complex needs. The role combines operational leadership, partnership working, and direct service user engagement to support improved outcomes and prevent escalation into acute or criminal justice systems. · Lead the development and delivery of diversion pathways to reduce unnecessary contact with criminal justice, emergency, and inpatient services. · Provide specialist leadership on inclusive, trauma-informed practice to ensure services meet the needs of marginalised and high-risk groups. · Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to improve engagement, retention, and treatment outcomes. · Deliver and coordinate harm reduction initiatives, including Naloxone provision, safer use advice, and overdose prevention. · Provide advice, guidance, and case consultation to staff on diversion, inclusion, and risk management approaches. · Develop strong partnerships with criminal justice agencies, healthcare providers, local authorities, and community organisations. · Support service development through co-production, audits, data collection, and quality improvement activities. · Deliver training and support staff development on inclusive practice, inequalities, and trauma-informed care. · Manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, including assessment, care planning, safeguarding, and treatment coordination. · Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure compliance with Trust policies, governance requirements, and data protection standards. Our values The Trust’s values are: • Compassion • Respect • Being Positive • Working together NHS VALUES It is recommended that where possible the NHSvalues below are reflected in job descriptions. Please go to the NHS Confederation website for further informationwww.nhsconfed.org RESPECT AND DIGNITY We value each person as an individual, respect their aspirations and commitments in life, and seek to understand their priorities, needs, abilities and limits. We take what others have to say seriously. We are honest about our point of view and what we can and cannot do. COMMITMENT TO QUALITY OF CARE We earn the trust that is placed in us by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics right every time – safety, confidentiality, professional and managerial integrity, accountability, dependable service and good communication. We welcome feedback, learn from our mistakes and build on our success. COMPASSION We find the time to listen and talk when it is needed, make the effort to understand and get on and do the small things that mean so much – not because we are asked to but because we care. Improving lives We strive to improve health and well-being and people’s experiences of the NHS. We value excellence and professionalism wherever we find it – in the everyday things that make people’s lives better as much as in clinical practice, service improvements and innovation. • Manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, completing assessments, risk management, and personalised care plans. • Deliver one-to-one interventions, harm reduction advice, and recovery-focused support, including substitute prescribing processes and outreach. • Support service users to access a wide range of health, housing, social care, and community services. • Lead the development of diversion pathways to reduce unnecessary involvement in criminal justice, emergency, or inpatient services. • Ensure services are inclusive, culturally responsive, and accessible to marginalised groups. • Deliver targeted outreach to engage underrepresented populations and those not currently accessing services. • Coordinate harm reduction initiatives including Naloxone distribution, needle exchange, and overdose prevention. • Provide specialist advice to staff on reducing risks such as overdose and blood-borne viruses. • Build and maintain strong relationships with criminal justice agencies, healthcare providers, housing, and voluntary sector organisations • Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings (e.g. safeguarding, IOM, housing, and criminal justice panels). • Support co-production with service users and community stakeholders to influence service design. • Provide leadership, training, and guidance to staff on inclusion, diversion, and trauma-informed practice This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties. This advert closes on Monday 28 Sep 2026
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Temporary Staffing Operational Lead | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Croydon Health Services - Croydon
£55,524 - £62,652 per annum incl HCAS
PermanentFull time
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and motivatedTemporary Staffing Operational Leadto support the delivery of a safe, effective and compliant temporary staffing service across the Trust. This is a pivotal leadership role within our evolving Temporary Staffing service, focused on operational excellence, workforce sustainability and value for money. As the Temporary Staffing Operational Lead, you will: • Provideday-to-day operational leadershipfor the Trust's Temporary Staffing team across Bank and Agency staffing services. • Support the delivery of asafe, compliant and efficient workforce supply model, helping services maintain safe staffing levels and continuity of care. • Lead initiatives toincrease bank utilisation, reduce agency reliance and improve performance against key staffing KPIs. • Provide expert advice and support to managers on temporary staffing, workforce planning, agency controls and compliance requirements. • Oversee workforce systems, operational reporting, governance processes and supplier relationships to ensure high standards of service delivery. • Support the Temporary Staffing Manager in delivering service improvement, transformation and strategic workforce initiatives. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services across Croydon through a range of clinics and specialist centres. Formed in August 2010 from the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust, we employ around 4,600 staff serving a diverse population of over 360,000 people. Our main site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We are also leading the way in delivering more healthcare in community settings and people’s homes. Our district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons care for people of all ages across the borough. Like the wider NHS, we are working hard to meet increasing demand. With the right people on board, we continue to innovate and transform our services to provide the highest quality care for local residents. We place strong emphasis on education, training and career development for all staff. If you want to make a real difference, challenge yourself and be part of a Trust that’s shaping local healthcare, Croydon Health Services could be the place for you. At Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process. ***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification*** This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026
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Transfer of Care Lead | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust - London
£75,328 - £86,114 per annum inc HCA
PermanentFull time
This post is a partnership role working across GSTT & colleagues from Southeast London (SEL) discharge services. They will be responsible for the development and delivery of discharge services. The post holder will work in line with agreed objectives reflecting the targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints and will contribute to delivering the management strategy of the discharge service within the Trusts. The successful candidate will be a skilled communicator and be able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information at all levels across multiple Organisations. The post holder will be able foster strongrelationships at senior levels with key strategic anddelivery partners, acrosstheNHSandwiderhealth and caresectorandexperta creating co-operationandcollaborative inworking across organisationboundaries.In line withtheseresponsibilities, thepostholderwill overseeandensurethe development and coordination ofstrongdeliveryplansacross the discharge/transfer of careServices. • Strategic and Operational Development:lead the strategic and operational direction of the discharge/transfer of care services across GSTT & SEL and effectively mainstream strategic priorities into commissioning and provider business across the healtheconomy. • People management: lead and develop high performing local delivery team, and line manage ateam. • Partnership working: effective relationship management and engagement with senior clinical and non-clinical stakeholder; developing strong and credible network relationships with partner Organisations within SEL. • Design and lead delivery of significant transformational change regarding how we manage transfers of care/discharge, to meet trust strategic and operational objectives across the Trusts leading to measurable improvement in efficiency, safety and quality of care forpatients. • Lead effective implementation of the programme plan with appropriate monitoring arrangements inplace. • To implement a comprehensive programme dashboard effectively utilising existing data for the measurement of performance and modelling of outcomes, where possible working with IT colleagues in using electronic media to doso. Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of 13500, a turnover of over £1billion and 900,000 patient contacts a year The Trust comprises two of London’s oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation. Organisational Values: The post holder will: · Caring 1. Greeting and welcoming others 2. Providing patient-centered care 3. Checking on the wellbeing of patients and colleagues 4. Listening with compassion and empathy ·Ambitious 1. Maintaining high standards 2. Acting on feedback from colleagues and patients 3. Being flexible in approaches and open to change · Inclusive 1. Valuing and learning from the views of others 2. Acting quickly and taking appropriate action when unfairness is seen 3. Addressing patients and colleagues as they wish to be addressed The post holder will: • Lead on horizon scanning activities and identify local, national and international best practice to inform transfer of care/discharge services and pathways across Organisations andwhereappropriateensurethat it isadoptedwithin theportfolio • Extensive experience in synthesis and analysis of highly complex data from national and local sources and translating data to theBoard • Use complex data and skilled judgement in interactions withstakeholderstoshapethe design of theportfolio • Promoteinnovationandresearchacrosstransfer of care/dischargeservices,ensuringany research is translated into bestpractice This advert closes on Monday 5 Oct 2026
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Physical Health Lead Forensics | East London NHS Foundation Trust
East London NHS Foundation Trust - London
£58,133 - £65,261 Per annum pro rata incl HCA
ContractPart time
We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse to work within the Forensic Directorate. The post holder will be joining for our new physical health team as a Physical health Nurse Band 7. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with staff and service users to improve the physical health outcomes for our service users within the forensic service. We are looking for someone who is keen to improve physical health in mental health nursing skills, who will be working alongside a group of physical health professionals including dietitian, sports therapist, physical health nurses, physical health engagement practitioner and inpatient multidisciplinary teams. They will be responsible for embedding the physical health care systems inpatient wards, facilitating physical health clinics, working close with primary care services and supporting education and training needs for inpatient staff. The post holder will need to be able to work closely with the inpatient services and manage a caseload of service users & support primary nurses with physical health care planning. The post holder will join a multidisciplinary NHS mental health service dedicated to providing secure services. There are opportunities to participate in physical health audits and the educational program within the directorate. You will also be required to attend regular clinical supervision with a senior clinician. The Physical Health nurse will carry out regular reviews on the in patients, supervised by a consultant psychiatrist, and liaise with the multidisciplinary team in the forensic services to deliver effective healthcare for patients. To also attend and contribute to weekly ward rounds, team formulation meetings and physical leads meetings. The post holder will undertake a key role in the organisation and delivery of physical health care in forensic services an area which is increasingly recognised as essential in delivery of safe and effective mental health services. The post will involve liaising with the GP, Opticians, Dentists and all other local clinics for the service and delivery of effective healthcare for the management of acute and chronic physical conditions. The Post holder will compliment roles already developed within the service and strengthen the multi professional team. The post holder will also work with occupational therapists, Tissue viability nurses, dietetics and nursing colleagues and liaise as needed with local Acute Hospitals. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile. This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Oct 2026
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