NHS Jobs - Kinmel Bay

£32,557 to £39,631 a year

PermanentFull time

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

NHS Jobs - Plymouth

£28,392 to £31,157 a year

ContractFull time

1. JOB DETAILS Job Title: Health Improvement Practitioner Band: Band 4 AfC Locality: Mental Health and Wellbeing Base: Hybrid/ Livewell Southwest/ University Hospitals Plymouth Responsible to: Health Improvement Manager 2. JOB PURPOSE The Wellbeing Team is the provider service for the Office of the Director of Public Health within Plymouth City Council. The team is responsible for several health improvement outcome measures. It provides a One You service to the public around the key lifestyles which contribute to health outcomes, for example, Smokefree, Drink Less, Eatwell and Move More programmes. The Team also runs an extensive programme of training with an emphasis on mental health and wellbeing. They also facilitate the Wellbeing at Work Programme and Workplace Wellbeing Champion Scheme. 3. DEPARTMENTAL POSITION 4. MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES Carry out one-to-one interventions for behavior change after appropriate training. Carry out group interventions for behavior change. Liaise with partners to help reach target populations and communities. Actively seek out Hard to Reach populations and help them to engage in health lifestyle initiatives. Actively seek out Livewell Southwest teams who would benefit from Wellbeing training and who can help deliver brief interventions and referral to the Wellbeing Team. Contribute to the delivery of training programmes for other professionals /interested parties internally and externally. This will include Treating Tobacco Dependency workshops and training sessions. Contribute at network meetings and team events. Monitor and evaluate outcomes via processes, procedures, and systems. Give feedback on performance and local intelligence to senior management team. Ensure that all stakeholders receive up-to-date information on a wide range of health improvement topics. Support health fairs, and other community engagement events to deliver health promotion and brief interventions. Contribute to the communications and marketing strategy by collecting case studies and photos. Develop fact sheets and resources. Act as a Health Champion, Making Every Contact Count. Be up to date with a range of health improvement topics through competency-based learning. Key Working Relationships: Plymouth health Improvement team staff The wider Plymouth Community Healthcare staff Plymouth City Council Secondary care staff Primary Care Childrens Centres Community and Voluntary Sector organisations. Work Development To carry out needs assessments to identify the health improvement requirements of local neighborhoods where good health is particularly at risk To prepare work plans in response to needs assessments. Service Delivery To plan delivery of interventions in partnership with key contacts To directly deliver interventions with priority targeted groups To advise and provide support on interventions to key contacts To organise training for staff and volunteers within key contact groups in conjunction with training providers. Marketing and Promotion To design and produce health promotion displays, presentations and publicity To market and promote the Health Improvement Practitioner role within the priority areas. To advise PCH of effective interventions to promote health. This will involve advising both clinicians and commissioners via the team structure Collect case studies to promote success and good news stories to the media and internally Evaluation and Monitoring To develop systems to enable activity and outcomes data to be collected To maintain appropriate records of interventions, attendance and effectiveness To respond to evaluation findings through development the work programme To carry out patent satisfaction surveys Professional Development To attend appropriate training to enable the role to progress To acquire new skills and knowledge in response to the developing needs of the post Skills and Responsibilities: Communication and Relationship skills Communication with clients who want to improve their health and wellbeing Communication with the wider public health staff and partners who work in this area Provide and receive complex information: barriers to understanding Potential communications difficulties such as language and disability Delivering training on different aspects of health promotion Analytical and Judgement Skills Skills for evaluating client motivation Judgement on appropriate level and type of support required Planning and organisational skills Plan and organise work plan with support of line manager Organise set up of clinics/ groups with support of team Plan and organise case-load Physical skills Undertake physical activity sessions (after training) Able to drive Ability to use computer and key board Able to carry stands and equipment for events such as health fairs Responsibility for patient and client care Responsibility for client care delivery according to protocol and training standards Keep records and protect data as per protocol Provide advice, support using motivational interviewing and a range of behaviour change techniques aimed at achieving sustainable goals Develop client self-care through education and motivation Provide advice on medication such as Stop Smoking medications Responsibility for policy and service development Follow departmental policies Contribute to the development of policy, guidance etc. through own experience and insights Responsibility for physical and financial resources Discuss all orders with line manager before ordering goods Work with health promotion team on resource procurement Check equipment as necessary Responsibility for human resources May be required to demonstrate responsibilities to other members of the team Co-facilitate training to colleagues Support staff with lifestyle interventions as appropriat Responsibility for information resources Keep up to date client records Input into development of information resources such as leaflets, posters, fact sheets, website and social media Responsibility for research and development Participate in audits and evaluation research Freedom to act Follows procedures and treatment plans, some lone working Scope and develop own work opportunities through partnerships and identification of need. Physical Effort Combination of sitting, standing, walking and may lift health improvement equipment and presentation equipment Mental effort Concentration on client support Counselling support Reading documents and assimilating knowledge e.g. NICE guidance Emotional effort Occasional exposure to clients who may be distressed due to outcome, anxiety, family problems, withdrawal etc Working conditions Office conditions, community centres etc. May be outside at open air events. May include institutions, traveler sites, mental health units. Some unsociable hours may be worked; evenings and weekends Date of annual review:

NHS Jobs - Wolverhampton

£22.50 to £22.75 an hour

PermanentFull time

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. Cygnet Group are looking for a confident, experiencedRegistered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join our team atCygnet HospitalWolverhampton. At Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton, you will be working42 hours per week (07:45 AM/PM till 08:00 AM/PM), including days/nights and alternative weekends. Cygnet Hospital Wolverhamptonis our new state-of-the-art PICU & Acute hospital for men, in the West Midlands. The service features two wards. A 12-bed PICU ward and a 17-bed Acute ward. Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton has a full multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and supports the acute needs of adults requiring rapid access to mental health services, including those who may need an intensive care environment. Were focused on length of stay and making sure individuals move as quickly and safely as possible from our services to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them. Individuals can step down through the pathways available within Cygnet services. Referrals can come to us from all areas, including other acute services and prison services. Your day-to-day at Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton: Produce outstanding written reports based on your nursing assessments & observations Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit, & ; improve quality Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge & promote nursing Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained collectively with patients, relatives & other healthcare professionals Safe administration of medication as per local and national guidelines Provide effective direction and support to junior members of the team Essential: An experienced RMN with a current PIN Number The ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits & demonstrate integrity in your role A good understanding of the latest nursing practices A commitment to patient recovery in order to effectively monitor, manage & reduce risk Compassion, resilience & a dedication to empower & support service user independence Desirable: The ability to deputise in a managerial role Previous experience of working in a PICU / ACUTE setting Why Cygnet? Well offer you Salary: £22.50 - £22.75 Per Hour NHS & employee discount scheme 50% NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet Most of our sites provide free meals on shift Free parking Bespoke career pathways Please note that successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. This vacancy may close prior to this date if a large number of applications are received. What next? If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you. Click the button to apply

NHS Jobs - Carlisle

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

ContractFull time

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants. CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP: Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see ourPolicy for eligible vacancies. AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information.This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information. Disclosure and Barring Service: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as followsif applicable to the post: Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits: 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years Flexible working Scheme NHS Discounts* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work* Excellent opportunities for development* Competitive NHS Pension scheme Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems *Subject to eligibility Important Information: Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

NHS Jobs - Wymondham

£66,582 to £77,368 a year

PermanentFull time

We are looking to recruit an inspired and confident Practitioner Psychologist to provide quality containment, supervision and leadership to our clinical staff, and to contribute to the direction of the service. You will be supervised by the Associate Director of Psychology. You will have the opportunity to hold a small caseload; delivering skilled interventions, and demonstrating leadership across the service. If you are interested and passionate about working with personality disorder and complex emotional and relational needs in a community setting, then please get in contact. Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! Some of the benefits you can expect: NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more. Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

NHS Jobs - Oxford

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

PermanentFull time

Following patient discharge, ensure that all medical/nursing notes arecomplete, filed in the correct order and coded as per unit policy. This willinclude, for out of area patients, sending a copy of the discharge letter andother relevant medical notes to their local Hospital/clinical team. Ensure that transport for any discharges is booked on line (if SCAS) at least24 hours an advance. Be a ward expert for transport booking ensuring thatthe nursing staff are able to book and check journeys. Liaise with other departments within the hospital to book any requestedinvestigations and/or transportation from hospital or between departments. Book patients follow-up appointments and maintain a record of allappointments made. Provide cover for other ward clerks during periods of leave and absence. Perform any other duties appropriate to the grade and objective of the post asdirected by the Ward Manager. To participate in the induction and training of new members of staff within theteam. Liaise closely with the coordinator of each shift with regards to admissionsand discharges. Liaising with the coders to ensure all coding of discharged patients iscompleted . Distributing and redirecting mail as required Issuing car parking forms for patients and relatives as appropriate. Acquire, maintain and improve the knowledge and skills required to performthe role, undertaking in-house training as agreed with the departmentmanager.

NHS Jobs - London

£75,328 to £86,114 a year

PermanentFull time

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff** UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

NHS Jobs - Canterbury

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

PermanentFull time

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download. If you have any further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

NHS Jobs - BRADFORD

from £25,272 a year

PermanentFull time

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

NHS Jobs - Gloucester

£28,392 to £31,157 a year

PermanentFull time

Key Knowledge and experience - Good General Education with GCSE English and Mathematics (Grades A-C or equivalent) - Competence in the use of all Microsoft products - Relevant Health or Social Care experience at AFC Band 3 or equivalent - Efficient in the use of Microsoft Word for Windows, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and Internet - Understanding of person-centred support - Experience of multi-professional working - Evidence of good communication skills - Understanding of the health and social care environment - Able to use own initiative and work without supervision - Able to prioritise work and work of others - Possess excellent communication skills - Effective organization skills - Ability to communicate both verbally and non-verbally on a daily basis with people at all levels - Good observation skills - Practical problem-solving skills - Ability to work within a team - Ability to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1.Key Responsibilities - The duties and responsibilities listed below should be undertaken in accordance with levels of competence. In addition, all staff are expected to act in accordance with the values and behaviours of the Trust. Under the guidance and supervision of a registered practitioner: - To provide general information and support about cancer services, to enable people to navigate the health and social care system and make choices that are best for their cancer and their life. - A key aspect of the role involves daily and direct (e.g., face-to-face, virtual and telephone) communication with patients, relatives, carers and other health and social care professionals. The information and nature of communication required is sensitive due to the nature of cancer. Communication in this context requires a high degree of empathy, understanding, diplomacy, honesty and integrity. - To utilise verbal and non-verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with patients, their families and carers. This will include patients/carers who may or may not have barriers to communication through cognitive or physical impairment e.g. hearing or visual impairment, confusion and depression. - To meet the challenge of supporting patients living with the consequences of a cancer diagnosis. Encompassing patients receiving curative and palliative treatments and supportive care. - Establish a process of Holistic Needs Assessment. Undertaking patient assessments and formulating individual Care Plans to best suit patient needs and preferences. - To be responsible for accessing written resources to provide information for patients and carers. - To integrate the support worker role into the existing service with the aim of maintaining personalised care, ensuring an excellent level of patient experience. - To support the CNS team by contributing to the redesign of care pathways for patients with skin cancer to improve quality and patient safety. - To be undertaken by negotiation, administrative tasks currently undertaken by the CNS team i.e. monitor databases, monitoring telephone helplines. - Provide basic telephone advice and refer on or signpost to other sources of support. - Communicate and signpost to appropriate needs related information. - To be actively involved in service development plans such as Prehab etc. - Guide people, using self-assessment resources. - To strengthen the links with primary and secondary services and refer to multi-disciplinary team members as appropriate - Be proactive and motivated; to be able to identify areas of potential future role development and demonstrate how this will contribute to an enhanced provision of patient care within the team. - To undertake specific supervised and unsupervised work, organising and prioritising own caseload (within clearly defined boundaries). - To directly support patients with non-complex needs, providing practical support and advice. - To comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures e.g., Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handline, clinical equipment competency, risk management, Data Protection Acts and patient confidentiality at all times. This will include demonstrating compliance with the terms of all safeguarding policies and processes relevant to the safeguarding of adults and children in the care of GHNHSFT and to undertake regular mandatory training concerned with safeguarding matters. - Support people to access appropriate information and support, by signposting to a range of support services and taking an approach which helps people to manage where appropriate - Advise patients on individual self-care management principles and review/further promote this information - Encourage and support active and healthy lifestyle choices - Planning/inviting/organising of health and well-being events or other supported self-management 2. Mental and emotional effort - Make sure that people affected by cancer are aware that they are interacting with a healthcare professional and know about the full range of resources and services available - Understand that there will be frequent exposure to distressing/highly distressing situations and when to seek appropriate support/advice - Demonstrate an awareness of the limits of own practice and knowledge and when to seek appropriate support/advice 3. Most challenging part of the job - Frequent exposure to emotional challenges when dealing with relatives and/or carers coping with uncertainty, loss of status/role, grief and physical change - Frequent use of IT equipment, e.g. laptops - Occasional exposure to aggressive or abusive patients or relatives - To utilise the appropriate skills to communicate and assess patients being or having been treated for cancer or receiving supportive care. - Assisting patients to contribute to the development of their own care plan, empowering them to make decisions at times where there may be anxiety and uncertainty. - To encourage patients to enrol in prehab recommendations to optimise outcomes. - To motivate patients to enrol in rehabilitation, when there may be reluctance or communication difficulties. - To provide high quality care in a fast paced, ever changing working environment within the resources available. To contribute to the delivery of Trust Targets and National cancer initiatives. - To manage an unpredictable workload additional to a scheduled timetable. - To manage own stresses and emotional wellbeing within an emotionally challenging cancer group. 4. Communications and Working Relationships - To utilise verbal and nonverbal communication skills to effectively communicate with patients, their families and carers. This may include patients/carers who may or may not have barriers to communication e.g., language, through cognitive or physical impairment - To co-ordinate access to the right information and education resources to support people in making decisions about aspects of their own care, enable independence and support self-management as appropriate. Develop a partnership approach to working to empower the patient and carers. - To motivate patients to enrol in rehabilitation, where there may be reluctance or communication difficulties - Comment on proposed changes to policies and procedures - Support and contribute to audit processes and service development - To support the CNS team by contributing to the redesign of care pathways for patients with cancer to improve quality and patient safety - Make sure that people affected by cancer are aware that they are interacting with a healthcare professional and know about the full range of resources and services available - Understand that there will be frequent exposure to distressing/highly distressing situations and when to seek appropriate support/advice - Take an active part in team meetings and audits as required - Support people to access appropriate information and support, by signposting a range of support services and taking an approach which helps people to manage themselves where appropriate - Encourage and support active and healthy lifestyle choices - To form a link with all health and well-being events, referring patients as appropriate - To encourage patients to enrol in prehab recommendations to optimise outcomes - Deliver patient-centred, self-management support and education as necessary to non-complex patients, including how to self-assess 5. Physical effort and working conditions - To receive regular clinical supervision as required - Demonstrate self-directed learning, actively seeking role development opportunities to enhance knowledge and role progression - Identify personal education needs and skills development with the registered practitioner - Carry out some administration duties required by the role - Order supplies and equipment - Demonstrate an awareness of the limits of own practice and knowledge and when to seek appropriate support/advice.