NHS Jobs - Colchester

ContractFull time

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities. ***Please note interviews will be held in September*** Due to the length of the contract, please note we are unable to sponsor this post. We also welcome application from individuals seeking Less Than Full Time (LTFT) working arrangements.

NHS Jobs - Bulwell

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

PermanentFull time

Job Purpose To contribute to a high quality service by carrying out assessment, goal setting, implementing treatment programmes and evaluation of adult clients who may have complex and/ or chronic presentations including musculoskeletal, sensory impairment, medical and mental health needs, with support and supervision from senior physiotherapists. To work within Community Beds Team withing Health Reablement service . This may extend or change to other community services in-line with organisational development To support clients to improve or maintain their level of function and quality of life and plan future care in an appropriate setting in partnership with multi-disciplinary team (MDT) colleagues, including liaising, supporting and referring on to health services, voluntary services and public sector agencies. To participate actively in the services training strategy, including in-service training, organisation-specific and multi-agency training. To be responsible for planning a safe discharge from the service. To act as Key Worker as required. The post holder will be substantively employed by Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC within the Community Beds Team. However this role forms part of an Integrated Care System (ICS) rotational programme and the post holder will be expected to undertake rotational placements across partner within ICS health and social care organisations. Dimensions Responsible for Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment for a defined clinical caseload appropriate to the service area. Working in conjunction with and under supervision of a senior OT and other senior clinical professionals. Lead group sessions where appropriate. Able to fulfil physical demands of role, including manual handling applications. Will be required to travel city-wide for client visits, meetings and training. To participate in rehabilitation treatment programmes with the MDT To carry out training of other members of staff. Support senior colleagues with the facilitation of student placements. Key Responsibilites 1. To support the Adult Health and Social Care Transformation programme in achieving objectives for citizens; Help people to keep safe and well Support personal and community resilience and strengths Increase, retain or restore independence View the citizen in the driving seat, as the expert in their own life 2. To undertake strengths based outcome focused assessments of need including monitoring, coordination and review of adults and children where appropriate 3. WLD specific: To undertake case management responsibilities that include assessments of need, within a Whole Life, strengths based person centred approach, monitoring, coordinating and reviewing of care and support plans being able to reach down in working with children, young people and adults as part of preparation for adulthood. Professionalism 4. Demonstrate an effective and active use of supervision for accountability, professional reflection and development. 5. Take responsibility for managing time and workload effectively, and begin to prioritise activities including ensuring supervision time. 6. Recognise professional strengths and limitations and how to seek advice in a timely manner. Values and Ethics 7. Demonstrate respectful partnership work with service users and carers, eliciting and respecting needs and views, promoting participation in decision-making wherever possible. 8. Recognise and promote individuals rights to autonomy and self-determination recognising the value of, and aid access to, independent advocacy. Diversity and Equality 9. Take account of how an individuals identity is informed by factors such as culture, economic status, family composition, life experiences and characteristics and the intersection of such factors in order to understand their experiences, questioning assumptions where necessary. Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 10. Demonstrate skills and approaches to practice that promote strengths, and self determination in people using services, carers, families and communities. 11. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate occupational therapy practice, recognising the scope for professional judgement and its importance to ethical practice. 12. Understand forms of harm and their impact on people, and the implications for practice, drawing on concepts of strength, resilience, vulnerability, risk and resistance. Critical Reflection and Analysis 13. Inform evidence-based decision-making through the identification and gathering of information from multiple sources, rigorously questioning and evaluating the reliability and validity of information from different sources. 14. Begin to formulate and make explicit, evidence-informed judgements and justifiable decisions. Skills and Interventions 15. Demonstrate a holistic approach to the identification of needs, circumstances, rights, strengths and risks. 16. Select and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate outcomes, in partnership. 17. Record information in a timely, respectful and accurate manner. Write records and reports, for a variety of purposes with language suited to purpose and audience, using plain English and optimising use of information management systems. Distinguish fact from opinion and record conflicting views and perspectives. Context & Organisations 18. Take responsibility for positively contributing to effective team working Professional Leadership 19. Recognise own ongoing responsibility to seek, plan and undertake continuing professional development. 20.Adhere to NCC Behavioural Expectations

NHS Jobs - SWANSEA

ContractFull time

Main Duties and Responsibilities Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care, ensuring recommendations are within local guidelines/formularies and not conflicting with existing medication Undertake individual assessments of patients and identify their medicines management needs. Ensure effective liaison with colleagues across health and social care to establish a suitable level of assistance Undertake medication use reviews, identifying and finding solutions for non-compliance Demonstrate a sound understanding of the needs of frail, older and vulnerable people, including those with disabilities and promote their independence with regards to medicines management, advising on aids to independence as appropriate. Review and reauthorize repeat prescriptions within own competence and as per practice protocols, arranging any necessary monitoring Day to day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence, from patients, carers, care homes, pharmacies, hospital teams etc. Asses the suitably of requests for acute prescriptions within own competence and per practice protocols Targeted medication reviews in line with practice protocols To carry out dose reduction regimes of medications such as opiates and gabapentinoids after a GP has had initially Consultation with patient and decided on a plan and time frame for dose reduction. Counselling patients on new medicines, such as DOAC initiations Manage complicated medication regimes, such as dose titrations and cross tapering regimes, ensuring patients manage these safely through counselling Identify suitable alternatives for medicines that are unavailable Manage serious out of stock notices proactively to avoid any delays or breaks in therapy for patients Running INR clinic under supervision from a pharmacist or GP. Provide education to patients and their carers with regard to medicines management, including their storage, ordering, administration and identification of potential problems such as side effects Work closely with palliative and community nurses to ensure requests for medication are dealt with in a timely manner. Assist GPs in prescribing syringe driver and just in case medication Delivery of training and development to practice based prescribing clerks and administrators to support improved co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within General Practice Provide direct support and advice to GPs, ANP and other health professionals to promote and implement high quality prescribing to the benefit of patients Promote cost effective, safe, evidence based prescribing in accordance with national and local guidance Work closely with Health Board and Cluster Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians Participate in practice meetings and contribute to any prescribing issues Present to clinical staff updated guidelines and feedback on external meetings (e.g. prescribing leads meetings) Contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribing protocols / Standard Operating Procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of repeat prescribing systems. Liaise with other pharmacy stakeholders e.g. Medicines Management team, community pharmacy, and hospital pharmacy teams. Liaise with community pharmacies regarding the provision of medicines administration charts, compliance aids, medication reviews etc. Review prescribing in line with National Prescribing Indicators and local Prescribing Management Scheme To actively participate in achieving the targets of the prescribing dashboard, which will be co-ordinated by a GP. To participate in prescribing audits as needed. Handle information which may be sensitive, complex or confidential appropriately, in accordance with the Data Protection Act and local information governance policies Be responsible for managing own workload and prioritising as necessary Utilise GP practice clinical systems to conduct prescribing audits Undertake, participate and share the outcomes of clinical audits to facilitate improvement and changes in practice Ensure that all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within levels of competence, are acted upon within an appropriate time frame and to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice based work Undertaking medication reviews in patients homes as home visits it needed Carry out other duties which are appropriate to the skills and competencies of a Pharmacy Technician as the priorities of the service change

NHS Jobs - Harlow

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

PermanentFull time

Main duties of the job To be responsible for providing individual and client centred assessments to medicine & neurology managing the most complex cases addressing occupational performance skills, patterns, context or contexts and activity demands in collaboration with patients and carers. To undertake occupational therapy specialist multi-needs assessments using complex and advanced clinical reasoning demonstrating critical thinking, reflection and analysis to develop individual and group goal and task oriented treatment plans. To act as a source of clinical expertise and advice providing clinical leadership within the medical team and provide a resource for other teams in regards to neurology. To develop collaborative treatment plans with patents, carers and colleagues in the hospital and if necessary in the patient’s home environment, demonstrating ethical clinical reasoning and problem solving techniques to determine agreed outcomes across health and social care. To maintain high professional standards, continuously promoting and developing quality improvements appropriate to the needs of the occupational therapy service and profession. To be responsible for clinical and managerial caseload management ensuring clinical governance, quality assurance and occupational therapy professional standards are met. To undertake complex risk assessments and to advise others in determining appropriate management specifically relating to moving and handling, safe use of equipment, pre-discharge access assessments and home assessments ensuring safety during occupational therapy interventions both in hospital and the patient’s home. To understand and apply National Guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care in occupational therapy practice. To take a lead in developing and implementing clinical training programmes and in- service training for occupational therapy staff and other professionals. Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work, ensuring a high standard of care for your patients and support more junior staff to do likewise. This includes the use of autonomy to work within the scope of practice and treat patients within general professional guidelines and standards as determined by the Royal College of Occupational Therapy and any other appropriate source. To operationally lead and manage designated occupational therapy staff within the medical team, providing effective guidance, supervision and performance management including the education and management of students on practice placements. To inform the occupational therapy service of changes in clinical practice which may influence occupational therapy service delivery, business planning and strategic reviews to support the delivery of the annual occupational therapy plan, meeting agreed objectives. To ensure accurate and up to date records of all professional judgements, decisions taken, related statistical information are kept and reported in accordance with occupational therapy policies. To participate as required in the recruitment selection and induction of junior occupational therapy staff. To participate in the operational planning and implementation of policy and service development within occupational therapy, medicine & neurology leading on delegated projects. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and personal specification of the role for further information. Alternatively you are welcome to call the therapies department on 01279 827199 and speak with Katie Silk (head of therapies) or Darryl De Souza (deputy therapy manager) for an informal chat.

NHS Jobs - Nottingham

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

ContractFull time

This post is both rewarding and a vital role towards the assessment and delivery of treatment to our patients in the Broxtowe and Hucknall area. To provide a high-quality Occupational Therapy service collaboratively with the patients in their own homes and local environments. Working with an assistant in the provision of intervention plans. If interested see JD/Spec for more details. Professional and clinical supervision will be provided by an identified Occupational Therapist. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

NHS Jobs - Nuneaton

£113,565 to £150,569 a year

ContractFull time

The post-holder will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service. Subject to the provisions of the terms and conditions of service, the post-holder must observe agreed policies on clinical and other matters and should follow the Standing Orders and financial instructions of the Trust. This is not intended to restrain clinical autonomy. Consultants are required to attend all mandatory and statutory training for Trust employees. These include Infection Control, Manual Handling, Fire, Health & Safety and Child Protection. They must also have an annual appraisal and agreed job plan. For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

NHS Jobs - Tameside

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

PermanentFull time

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

NHS Jobs - Tameside

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

PermanentFull time

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

NHS Jobs - Leeds

£54,502 to £81,753 a year

PermanentFull time

Please see job description text above, and you are required to download a copy of the full job description attached.

NHS Jobs - Nottingham

PermanentFull time

Conduct patient consultations (~25 patient contacts per session) for acute and chronic conditions. Undertake home visits for patients unable to attend the practice. Share on-call duties with other GPs as required. Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical records. Prescribe medications safely and appropriately. Make referrals to secondary care or specialist services when necessary. Collaborate with the practice team to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.