Total 566 Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Avonmouth, Bristol

***Bristol-based client, but you can do this assignment 100% remotely***
Our client is looking for a Finance Business Partner to support the business partnering and management accounts function, to work closely with the Corporate Service directorate and, in particular, Digital Services.

• Required start date: 2nd December - initially for 3 months (likely to be 6 months at least)
• Paying between £475-£525 a day via Umbrella or PAYE (inside IR35 role)
• Requires full SC clearance that is valid for the duration of the assignment, which could be until May 2025 initially.

• Managing two Management Accountants.
• Getting involved with preparation for the interim audit and year-end audit.
• There is also a potential to get involved with the wider programme of work as they migrate to SAP4Hana in April 2025.
• They are also working on a business wide spending review and aligning this with the budget-setting process for 25/26.
  

Key deliverables

• Be able to embed quickly into the corporate services directorate as a finance business partner, meeting stakeholders, particularly in the digital area.
• Understand what the business drivers are and collaborate on setting budgets for 25/26 and assist in both Interim and Year end Audits.
• Prepare monthly reports, provide analysis and insight that links financial reports to business strategies.

Key requirements to apply:

• Full professional qualification in accountancy UK CCAB or CIMA* with current membership of a professional body
• Experience of effective relationships and stakeholder management skills with the ability to persuade, influence and motivate others to engage actively in good financial management.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to describe complex technical issues in a clear non-technical way, including through report writing and presentation skills.
• Experience of budget setting in a time-pressured environment using a variety of tools and knowledge and business intelligence.
• Sound problem-solving skills.
• Robust analytical and interpretative skills.
• The ability to quickly assimilate and apply new techniques and knowledge.

What you need to do now


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We have an exciting opportunity for a Credit Control Supervisor to join our busy team at Brandon Hire Station in Bristol. Reporting in to the Accounting Services Manager, your key responsibilities will be to ensure your team are performing all key accounts receivable processes accurately to the highest standard for our internal and external customers.
Key Responsibilities

• Ensure customers adhere to their payment terms through effective management of team members
• Overseeing effectiveness of the team in terms of debtor days
• Develop customer relationships to improve the service delivered by the credit control team
• Build strong relationships with internal customers in addition to other agencies
• Working with the credit control team to pro-actively ensure that overdue debt, due debt and unallocated cash are dealt with in a timely manner in addition to ensuring queries are resolved
• Ensure overdue accounts are escalated to the legal team in a timely manner
• Provide accurate and timely fiscal information to the Finance team on a monthly basis
• Responsible for carrying out the Month and Year End processing
• Ownership and accountability for your allocated ledger, being pro-active in managing the collection and resolution of the debt and individual queries
• Improving percentage of debts paid to terms, reducing the aged debt profile
• Escalation of accounts in line with agreed collection paths
• Reduction of debt over ninety days overdue, taking ownership of escalating aged queries
• Allocation of any unallocated cash
• Performance and Development reviews carried out on a regular basis using the company’s performance and development process.
• Ensure individuals are trained and developed effectively to be able to carry out their roles

What We’re Looking For

• Accounts receivable experience essential
• Experience of managing a team desirable
• Flexible approach to working hours especially at month/year end
• Intermediate Excel skills essential
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programmes
• Demonstrate experience of working with internal customers at all levels
• Experience of using and creating pivot tables and lookups is desirable
• ICM level 3 (or studying towards) would be desirable

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive salary
• Monday to Friday working, no weekends
• Salary sacrifice pension
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• Free Tool Hire
• Life Assurance cover 3x salary
• Share save scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Learning & Development – commitment to upskilling and developing our people, structured in house training available alongside external training where required
• Cycle to work scheme
• Long service recognition
• My Vp discounts – a variety of discounts and rewards on thousands of well-known brands
• Discounts on HP products
• EE mobile contract discount offers
• Gym discounts
• Health Shield (discounted premiums on health care cash plan)
• Regit Assist 24/7 accident helpline – free joining

A Little Bit About Us
Brandon Hire Station is the leading provider of tool and equipment hire in the UK.
Our commitment to exceptional customer support services is unmatched in the industry. We guarantee timely delivery of our tools and equipment through our branded vehicles and FORS accredited drivers. Plus, with our 'Everyday Product Hire Guarantee', you can trust that our most hired products are always available at every branch, every day, collected or delivered throughout the UK.
At Brandon Hire Station, we're actively looking for passionate individuals to join our team. We're committed to providing the highest level of service to our customers and we're always on the lookout for like-minded professionals who share our dedication to excellence.
If you're interested in working for a company that's committed to providing exceptional customer support services, we invite you to apply for a position with Brandon Hire Station today.
Vp plc is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

The Neuropathology Department at Southmead Hospital is seeking a HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist.

You will have a friendly, adaptable and proactive approach to your work. You will need to be highly motivated, dedicated, enthusiastic and flexible.

Some previous experience of working in a busy NHS pathology laboratory is desirable and membership of the IBMS is an advantage. As a Biomedical Scientist you will be expected to be involved with all aspects of the service, a broad range of immunohistochemical tests and special stains. The successful applicant will be expected to have successfully completed the IBMS Registration Portfolio, but consideration will be made to those who are currently undertaking the portfolio.

The ideal candidate will be organised, keen to learn and reliable. They must be able to work effectively as part of a small team, as well as being able to work independently. Excellent communication skills are required and must have attention to detail. Some knowledge of BSN EN ISO:15189 would be an advantage.

If you feel that you would thrive in this fast-paced environment, enjoy challenging yourself and are willing to learn and develop, then we can offer you a dynamic and supportive place in our team.

At NBT we commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.

In this vital role you will:
• Ensure safe working laboratory practices in the department in compliance with the Trust and departmental policies and procedures, including safe checks of samples received, accurate entry of information to the laboratory information and management system (LIMS).
• Adhere to good quality procedures and practices to ensure continuing provision of a high quality service
• Operate with the quality management and clinical governance processes currently in place in the department
• Participate and be competent in all sections of the laboratory to produce a timely and high quality service to users.
• Participate in education and training for other members of staff.
• Undertake other duties that may be required appropriate to training and responsibilities of the grade.
• Assist in maintenance of supplies within the department.
• Rotate through areas of the laboratory carrying out standard histological techniques including microtomy, paraffin embedding and assisting dissection.
• Assist in the preparation and updating of departmental documentation – such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

We are a small, hard-working, close knit team striving to get the best results possible for the care of the patients.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised Centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services. North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an antidiscriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Please refer to the BMS Job Description and Person Specification attached for more detailed information.


This advert closes on Thursday 21 Nov 2024

North Bristol NHS Trust are looking for 2 x Clinical Fellow posts in Anaesthetics (ST3-5) to commence from Jan 2025 for a period of 12 months. These posts have 20% fully remunerated protected time allocated to them for personal professional development.

The following advanced options are available:
1. Trauma
2. Obstetrics
3. Neurosurgery
4. Regional anaesthesia
5. Perioperative Medicine

The successful candidate will be working as an ST 3-5 anaesthetist. The clinical component of the post will include participation in an on-call rota.

NBT covers all surgical specialties except cardiac, ENT and paediatrics. These include general surgery (upper and lower GI and Bariatrics), urology, orthopaedics (elective primary, revision joint replacement, complex spinal and pelvic surgery as well as trauma), plastics and burns, breast, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynaecology and vascular surgery (including 100 renal transplants annually). Robotic surgical services are provided by urology, lower GI and Gynaecological surgery.

NBT has a large theatre complex operating over 2 levels of the Brunel building and a separate obstetric and gynaecology complex. This includes specialist areas for interventional radiology and MRI scans. The 48 bedded Critical Care Unit is divided into four 12 bedded pods and is situated adjacent to the emergency theatres, emergency department and radiology.
NBT is a regional centre for several specialist services including neurosurgery, renal medicine, plastics, burns, orthopaedics, vascular and is one of the two Major Trauma centres in the SW, serving the Severn Network.

The obstetric unit is one of the largest in the UK with over 6,000 deliveries annually, performing 1100 Caesarean sections and 1500 epidurals each year. There is also a neonatal intensive care unit on site.
There is a national prize-winning acute pain and outreach team, chronic pain services including interventional procedures and a perioperative assessment service.

North Bristol NHS Trust is a progressive and ambitious teaching and research organisation, and a specialist regional centre for major trauma, neurosciences, plastics and burns, orthopaedics, vascular and renal services. With a turnover of £550m and 8,000 staff, our clinical teams have built a strong reputation for exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

Our trust Board is committed to creating a strong, vibrant organisation that is at the forefront of healthcare delivery in the West of England. Our acute services moved into the brand new, £430 million state of the art Brunel Building in May 2014 enabling us to work together to create the environment for exceptional healthcare. This 800 bed hospital at the Southmead site offers some patients single rooms with en-suite facilities, greatly improving privacy and dignity and helping to control the spread of infections but most importantly of all, enabling each patient to be treated as a person. At the heart of what we do is a caring and compassionate workforce.

We treat some of the most difficult medical conditions, in an increasingly complex patient population. Our vision is to be the provider of choice for patients needing our specialist care. We want to deliver innovative services with excellent clinical outcomes in the most appropriate setting for our patients.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification which outlined the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It also outlines the role requirements and expectations of the candidates.

Training Recognition

The Anaesthetic department is recognised by the Royal College of Anaesthetists and GMC for training at stage 1, 2 and 3 training.




This advert closes on Friday 22 Nov 2024

NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST, SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL BRISTOL

SENIOR CLINICAL FELLOW IN STROKE (ST3 + LEVEL)

North Bristol NHS Trust is looking to appoint Senior Clinical Fellows at ST3 level or above in Stroke for 12 months. Positions commencing Feb/March 2025.

For those who have completed CT/IM level medical training and gained or nearly completed MRCP, these posts will provide registrar level experience and training in stroke and hence be a springboard for NTN applications in neurology or other specialties where experience in neurology or stroke play a significant part.

Salary: £51,017 + enhancements for on call

Interview date : 11 December 2024 (will be held remotely on Teams).

The roles will be leading on acute admissions, thrombolysis and thrombectomy, HASU/ASU ward rounds at North Bristol NHS Trust. In addition the post holder will be supporting the delivery of TIA Clinics at the Bristol Royal Infirmary Site. The Senior Clinical Fellows also have opportunity to undergo training and development, valued as a core part of the Stroke team.

See job description for more information.

North Bristol NHS Trust is a specialist centre for acute stroke, and alongside thrombolysis we offer thrombectomy to the region. The Department of Stroke and Neurology at Southmead has a national and international reputation for excellent neurological care and research and is part of a large regional neuroscience centre. We provide specialist neurological and stroke care to patients from Bristol and throughout the South West peninsula and South Wales. In addition to acute stroke and general neurology services the department provides high level sub-speciality care in areas including Multiple Sclerosis and Neuro-inflammatory disorders, Peripheral Nerve Disease, Neuro-ophthalmology, Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Cognitive disorders, Neuromuscular diseases and neurovascular disorders.

For more information, candidates are asked to please see the attached job description for details on main responsibilities of the role.


This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024

We are looking for experienced band 6 bank staff to join our large, supportive and high profile speech and language team based across Southmead and Cossham Hospitals. Due to staff moves, secondments and maternity leaves we often have short term staffing gaps with bank staff required to help support continued service delivery.


The Speech and Language Service covers a wide range of clinical pathways including stroke, neurosurgery, general medicine and outpatients and support and supervision can be provided by highly experienced band 7 staff in all areas. All inpatient work takes place at Southmead Hospital and the outpatient/community service is provided from both Southmead and Cossham Hospitals.


Successful candidates will need to have achieved post basic dysphagia competencies and have experience of working with adults with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties in a range of clinical areas.

• To provide specialist speech and language therapy (SLT) assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties following stroke, neurosurgical, acquired neurological and medical disorders
• This post may potentially cover: stroke wards, medical/complex care wards, neurosciences wards, critical care and outpatients
• To manage an inpatient or outpatient caseload as appropriate
• To liaise about patients with the multidisciplinary hospital team and relevant primary care professionals and agencies as appropriate.
• If working with patients in critical care or high dependency beds, to manage patients with tracheostomy or ventilator dependence
• To pursue and acquire ongoing knowledge and expertise for practice with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties.
• To be a member of the specialist SLT team providing assessment, advice and rehabilitation services to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties as a result of stroke, acquired neurological diseases, neurosurgical procedures, medical decline and other long-term conditions.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

NBT eXtra is the temporary bank of staff that supports the running of one of the South West’s largest hospitals.

For a full overview of the main responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.

Clinical
1. To have responsibility and accountability for the management of own clinical caseload, including referrals, management and discharge decisions, within own level of competence and with appropriate clinical support.
2. To assess and analyse type, severity and impact of all conditions of speech, language and communication impairments in a wide range of adult patients, through a variety of formal and informal assessments/information gathering methods.
3. To record and interpret personally generated clinical observations and provide feedback for clients/carers/professionals and relevant others.
4. To provide differential diagnosis, clinical advice and care plans/therapy to clients with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties, which includes analysis of facts and a comparison of a range of options for appropriate intervention.
5. To recommend appropriate referral for specialist videofluoroscopy (VF) examinations or Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) as appropriate

Education, Research and Development
1. To seek advice and support when necessary from more senior colleagues, further developing skills in the management of stroke, medical disorders, especially elderly care, neurological diseases and neurosurgical conditions
2. To attend regular clinical supervision sessions
3. To participate in multi/ inter disciplinary and interagency team building where appropriate.
4. To participate in the development and delivery of patient/carer education programmes, as needed.
5. To participate in local clinical governance/audit/research projects by providing data as required and being part of relevant working groups as appropriate.


This advert closes on Friday 6 Dec 2024

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.


Join the dynamic and dedicated team on Bluebell and Sunflower, our specialised neurosciences wards offering top-tier care. Our integrated team consists of expert Paediatric Neurologists, Paediatric Neurosurgeons, Paediatric Neuro-rehabilitation specialists, and Allied Health Professionals. With 12 beds on Bluebell and an additional 8-bed Neuro-rehabilitation unit on Sunflower, we cater to patients aged 0-16 requiring neurosurgical, spinal surgery, specialist epilepsy surgery, neurology, and neuro-oncology treatments.

We welcome nurses who have completed their preceptorship to apply. We offer full-time and part-time positions for passionate and dedicated nurses ready to make a difference.

Please note: This vacancy is not suitable for internationally educated nurses needing to complete the OSCE to register with the NMC, UK.

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children serves young patients from across the South West of England and is one of the UK’s five specialist Paediatric Major Trauma Centres. Located in the vibrant heart of Bristol, which offers a unique opportunity to live and work in a city rich with art, culture, dining, and nightlife. Bristol is an ideal place to grow your career, raise a family, and achieve a true work-life balance.

So, what are you waiting for? Embrace a fulfilling and vibrant career by joining our team today. Apply now and start your new journey with us.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.


This advert closes on Thursday 28 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Would you like a job that has variety every day, where you can make a difference in people’s lives?

We are offering an exciting opportunity with a comprehensive training package for support workers who have the flexibility and desire to develop their careers.

We’re looking for adaptable, proactive and dynamic support workers to enable us to reduce the need for agency. Your skills and experience could be a great match for our response team support worker role. All you need is a willingness to learn, flexibility and a desire to help someone live a full life!

In this role we will give you a full training package to upskill you to provide quality care across all our services in the Bristol and North Somerset area. Flexibility and adaptability are crucial skills for working in this fast-paced environment.

The team will be a skilled and experienced workforce that provides consistency, continuity and quality of care. You’ll work across the Bristol and North Somerset area. Rostering will include one on call week in four, where you will work closely with our on call managers to cover shifts.

A full UK manual driving licence and access to a car is needed for this role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Benefits

1. Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra (14.02 - £14.41 pro rata. This rate includes an enhancement of 20% for the role. The standard Support Worker rate of £11.68 – £12.01 will apply when not working in the Response Team))
2. Full training to gain the nationally recognised Care Certificate.
3. On-going training and career development including professional qualifications
4. Contributory Pension
5. We cover the cost of DBS checks
6. Rota's are planned in advance
7. Access to Wagestream where you can track your basic salary and additional hours earnings throughout the month and stream (access) a portion of those earnings before your monthly pay date.
8. Shopping discounts including Blue Light card, EE perks and Costco membership
9. Successfully 'recommend a friend' to join us and you'll receive a thank-you payment
10. Access to wellbeing helplines.
11. Health Cash Plan

You will:

• Have good communication skills
• Have a positive and patient approach
• Be resilient and respect people’s differences
• Be able to build professional relationships
• Work well as part of a team

Your responsibilities:

• To empower the people we support to live the lives they want to lead
• To develop daily living skills.
• Support the people we support to access their communities for socialisation, employment, training or friendships
• To contribute to, develop and implement the individuals care plans.
• To communicate effectively and professionally with people we support, their family members, and external professionals.
• Maintain the health needs of the individuals we support
• A driving licence is essential for this role.

Alongside the job profile please read our support worker job description.

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Brandon Trust work alongside people of different ability so they are able to create opportunity and feel empowered to live the life they want.

All support workers work flexible shifts to provide a 24/7 service. Successful applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

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JOB TITLE: Senior Planning and Analytics Developer

Salary: £68,202 - £75,780

HOURS: Full time

LOCATION(S): Bristol

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

About this opportunity

We have an exciting secondment opportunity for a developer to join the Planning Analytics team in Group Finance Support & Finance Data & Analytics Office. This is an outstanding opportunity to support the agenda for financial modelling and reporting for a wide breadth of finance colleagues and business areas.

The remit of the team offers a wide variety of opportunities for the right person. At our core we are responsible for the development and maintenance of financial planning models and reporting using the full IBM Planning Analytics suite.

You'll be designing and delivering financial models which will inform executive decision-making across all of finance. The valuable information and insight that you generate will drive quality strategic discussions and ensure the right business decisions are made at the right time.

We focus primarily on the development and maintenance of a range of IBM Planning Analytics based Finance models and you'll play a key role in the design and development of those robust models, in line with business need and regulatory requirements. Quality control will be vital - so you'll need an eye for detail and an aptitude for identifying and managing model risk.

Self-determination, drive and curiosity are cornerstones of our team, and we are proud of what we do and how we do it. We love to make a difference, and we're always looking to find new of doing things, so if you have an inquisitive mind, love to solve problems, have strong technical skills and want to work as part of a team who are passionate about these sorts of things then I would love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities:

• Work closely with customers to find new ways to improve the efficiency and impact of our modelling capability.

• Deliver model related enhancements, with a clear business and customer focus.

• Positively influence others by demonstrating core Lloyds Banking Group values and behaviours

• Manage and minimise operational risks as part of the day-to-day development of robust technical solutions

• Establish and build relationships with stakeholders to support the provision of quality and timely information, solutions and analysis to inform business decisions

• Effectively work within and maintain internal networks for the purpose of optimising business results

• Support agreed change projects to deliver continuous improvement of multiple product areas within Retail or Consumer Finance.

About us

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What you'll need

• A proven track record of delivery in IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)

• Product level planning and forecasting knowledge

• Data and analytics background

• Understanding the financial of the bank, e.g. P&L, Flows, Stock, Margins etc

• Mathematical and statistical expertise

• Financial acumen, modelling and predictive, prescriptive and descriptive analytical experience and track record

• Ability to work quickly with a high level of detail and accuracy

• Ability to apply a highly analytical approach to problem solving, demonstrating creativity, drive, innovation, and initiative.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch! We'd love to hear from you!

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

We are currently looking for housekeepers to join our ward 10A General Medicine and short stay frailty team.

The post holder will work as an integral part of the ward team. The role of Housekeeper will assist in the coordination of all patient facilities/services in the ward area and to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment.

The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet patient needs, as determined by the Supervisory Sister.

The post holder will work closely with contractors and support services departments as directed by the Supervisory Sister. They will assist in maintaining quality standards and rectify deficiencies.





This advert may close early, if we have received a sufficient amount of applications. Therefore you are highly advised to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.



We have an exciting opportunity for housekeepers to join our friendly and dynamic Ward 10A team within the Medical Division. You must have the enthusiasm and desire to deliver a high quality service to our patients and their families. The candidate must have excellent communication and organisational skills, be work independently using their initiative and within a team ensuring a clean, safe environment is maintained for patients safety.

This role will be a valuable addition to our ward team, you will be responsible for ensuring the ordering and distribution of patients meals and drinks and assisting when needed and ensuring the ward is adequately stocked with consumables. You will be working together with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the departments are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness of both the ward environment and clinical equipment .

The successful applicant must be flexible and willing to work shifts covering a Monday to Sunday service, including bank holidays.



North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all under represented groups.

Catering
• To encourage and assist patients to order food, where necessary taking into account special needs and medical requirements as directed by ward staff.
• To ensure people have any assistance they require to eat and drink and to monitor food intake in conjunction with the ward nurse.
• To prepare and serve hot/cold snacks (e.g. breakfast) as requested offering a 24 hour snack service.
• To serve meals in conjunction with the nursing team, ensuring patients intake is known and that their dietary needs are met.
• To provide eating assistance, e.g. cutting up food, placing food within reach/ feed patients and providing friendly encouragement to patients with regards to eating.
• To prepare hot/cold beverages including appropriate trolley/equipment regularly at scheduled times.
• To ensure all regenerated meals and beverages are served at the correct temperature according to food hygiene regulations and Trust operational policy.
• To prepare areas where food and beverages are served/consumed to ensure a pleasant environment for patients.
• To wash all equipment/utensils used in preparation, regeneration, serving and consuming food and beverages at breakfast and on beverage rounds.
• To check that the ward kitchen is clean and tidy at all times, e.g. discarding out-of-date food and stock rotation beyond the daily clean by the patient support team (PST).
• To ensure refrigerated food is labelled and stored correctly in accordance with Trust operational policy.
• To ensure in conjunction with the ward nurse that discharged and newly admitted patients meal requirements are actioned.
• To co-ordinate extra meal requirements that may arise.
• To ensure that patients whose fluid intake is not medically restricted have access to fresh water.



Maintaining the Environment
• To assist in the monitoring and audit of service delivery, especially related to cleaning, food, linen and the environment, at the agreed frequency, and to inform the ward sister of the outcomes.
• To assist in completing the wards defect call log book, ensuring all defects are logged, reported, recorded and closed down as appropriate.
• To assist in co-ordinating other ad hoc maintenance, liaising with the support service helpdesk as required for other services.
• To assist the Senior Sister in carrying out regular equipment monitoring as necessary in accordance with procedures.
• To transport and dispose of clinical, domestic and confidential waste as per the policy, e.g. taking waste to the ward disposal area in conjunction with the PST.
• To participate with ward staff in monitoring the access and security and use of premises and facilities.
• To ensure that patients space is respected including attending to patients perishable items e.g. fruit.
• To respect the privacy and dignity of patients whilst carrying out housekeeping duties.
• To liaise with the Senior Sister concerns relating to the potential for adverse behaviour and security breaches.
• To use communication skills to help manage and prevent any aggressive and abusive behaviour, and escalate this to a senior member of staff as necessary.
• To ensure the safe storage of equipment.
• To ensure equipment is in good working order. Ensure equipment repairs are carried out in line with trust policy.



General
• To assist in maintaining and updating paper-based records and information as required.
• To respond to requests for general information.
• To receive and pass on information to others, maintaining confidentiality.
• To understand the Trusts Complaints Procedure and act in accordance with this procedure.
• To assist with training of staff involved with ward housekeeping services explaining the required standards.
• To be aware of any new food hygiene standards, changes to waste categorization, etc.


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

Package Description: Shift Details: 9 AM -5 PM At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; we recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, support your career development with a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts. We are now seeking a well-organised, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Customer Service Advisor. ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus as Customer Service Advisor will be to support the Home by providing a positive and welcoming public image at the first point of contact, both in person, and by telephone. Other responsibilities will include: Being responsible for the reception area and ensure it is always presented to a high standard. Supporting with the process of show rounds. Actively following up and manage any sales enquiries through to admissions. Assisting the Home Administrator as required. ABOUT YOU To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Our ideal candidate must: Have effective interpersonal skills and professional telephone manner. Be computer literate with a good working knowledge of MS Suite. Demonstrate a positive attitude to all residents and visitors. Ideally have previous experience in working in a customer service role for a minimum of two years. ABOUT AVERY As one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our residents' lives should be as enriching as any other.Our vision of creating meaningful lives together is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees. Please note this role will require: A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

JOB TITLE: Customer Consultant - Cavendish Online
SALARY:£28,044 - £32,472
LOCATION: Bristol

HOURS: Full-time - 40 hours. (Monday -Thursday 9.45am-7pm and Friday 9.45am-6pm).

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is Hybrid, which involves spending at least two days, or 40% of your working week, in our Bristol Harbourside office. This will be agreed by your Line Manager.

About this opportunity

Do you enjoy building relationships with customers and colleagues?

Supporting our Cavendish Online business, we're currently looking for enthusiastic and driven Customer Consultants. You'll engage our customers, briefly understand their needs and signpost or transfer to the right person/team to meet those needs. You'll need experience of speaking to customers and have a compassion and a desire to do the right thing for them.

This is an exciting opportunity for motivated and adaptable people to really make a difference and ensure more customers get the protection they need.

About us

From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose.

What you'll need

You'll have good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills, along with the ability to establish rapport quickly and make an excellent first impression.

You'll support new and existing customers with their financial & service needs via a range of channels where appropriate, and deliver an excellent customer experience.

You'll have strong attention to detail ensuring calls and information is accurately processed and that work follows relevant internal and external rules, procedures, scripts and regulatory requirements.

• Identify customer needs

• An easy and confident communicator

• A genuine desire to help our customers

• A desire to help the business meet its objectives by succeeding in your own KPI's.

• Proactive and organised, with an ability to manage your workload

• Positively influence others by demonstrating core values and behaviours.

• Be open and receptive to feedback and improvement suggestions

• Empower others by sharing your skills and knowledge.

About working for us
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 22 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch.

We'd love to hear from you.

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The Hays Bristol senior finance team have an exciting opportunity for an Interim Finance Manager for a role in Bristol.

Are you a technically strong financial accounting manager looking for your next challenge?
We have an exciting interim role available with a leading, reputable Bristol employer.Location: Bristol
Duration: November 2024-May 2025
Flexible Hybrid Working: 2 days a week in the office (Tuesdays & Wednesdays)

About the Role:

• Requires a fully qualified & technically strong accountant (ACA/ACCA/FCCA)
• Audit background would be desirable but not essential.
• Lead the audit relationship with EY
• Production of year-end statutory accounts and commentary in accordance
• Strong Excel skills required
• Management & approval of weekly cash-flow forecasting
• Provide day to day coaching & management of the Financial Accountants and Analysts
• Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are complete with other finance colleagues, resolving any issues
• Demonstrable financial accounting experience gained within a multi-entity organisation

Interviews are happening as soon as this week, with a start date as early as next week. If you are immediately available and interested, please email Charles Maidment from the Hays Bristol office your most recent CV, and we can book a call to discuss the role in more detail and the next steps.

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Your new firm
Our Top 100 client is seeking a Professional Indemnity Claims Handler to support their fantastic national practice in Bristol. You will manage a caseload of professional indemnity claims across a range of delegated authority claims handling schemes offered to insurer clients. These claims involve defending, on behalf of insurers, a wide variety of professionals including accountants, architects, engineers, solicitors, IFAs and surveyors.
Your new role
You will be defending claims both with and without the assistance of panel solicitors, depending on the value and complexity of the claim. You will be actively involved in dealing with claims from initial notification through to settlement; successful rebuttal; or until the matter falls outside of the parameters of the claims handling scheme. You will be reviewing new claims and assessing liability and quantum, as well as a preliminary assessment of coverage.
Your role will also involve dealing directly with clients, assisting them in responding to claims by drafting letters for them to send, approving correspondence, instructing experts and where appropriate, conducting settlement negotiations on behalf of the client. You will also be involved in business development and marketing with the qualified fee earners.

What you'll need to succeed
You will have previous experience of handling professional indemnity claims and handling (pre-litigation) aspects of a file, have excellent communication skills both written and verbal and have a confident, assertive yet friendly telephone manner. You should be able to prioritise a busy workload whilst working to SLA deadlines, have good IT literacy including Microsoft Word and Excel, possess good negotiating skills; and a willingness to find practical, innovative and commercial solutions.

What you'll get in return
With both flexible and hybrid working options available, this is a great opportunity that would suit Claims Handlers who are already based in the Southwest, or who are looking to move to the region in the near future.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to escape your current job role and work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? Now is the time to break into offender healthcare and develop your career.

As part of the South West Prison Healthcare contract awarded to Oxleas NHS trust in 2022, we are able to expand recruitment and are looking for several compassionate, knowledgeable and motivated HCA's to join our friendly team at HMP Bristol

Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

As part of our primary care team, you will enjoy all the benefits of NHS AfC employment (inc pension) with the opportunity to work within a forward-thinking service, who encourage career and personal development to all staff to increase their clinical and interpersonal skills.

**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**

As a Healthcare Assistant you will assist in the delivery of high quality nursing care to patients in HMP Bristol with the support of a registered nurse.

You will be providing physical care to patients according to a written care plan. This will include actively engaging with patients in the provision of holistic, needs-led care which will take into account physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the individual. You will be promoting health and well-being through the delivery of health promotion activities and programmes, responding to patients needs and assisting patients to attain optimal physical health.

Applicants are required to have hospital/primary care experience and be competent at taking blood pressure, ECGs and other observations. Knowledge of wound care is also a requirement for this post.


Wondering what its like to work within offender healthcare?
"Working in the prison service can seems scary at first but you'll have the support you need from your team to make a difference every day.
I see the prison as an individual community where I work with a variety of people and provide urgent care, routine health screens like a GP practice and complex needs care to the patients. I have the unique opportunity to support someone throughout their time in prison and make a significant difference to their lives. Furthermore, see them grow, change and improve their general health." Ellen, Clinical Lead, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re
• We Listen
• We Care

Responding to the needs of patients in an honest, non judgemental and open manner, which respects the rights of individuals and groups.

Actively engaging with patients in the provision of holistic, needs-led care which takes into account the physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of individuals and groups.

Demonstrates a commitment to equal opportunities for all people.

Demonstrates a knowledge of the term ‘professional boundaries’ and how to applying this to working with patients, offenders and others.

Responding to the needs of people sensitively with regard for age, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and disability, especially regarding patient privacy and dignity

Understanding the need for promoting health & well-being and the delivery of health promotion activities and programmes (including patient self-help programmes) in support of a registered nurse.

Understanding the need for and assisting patients to attain optimal physical health and assisting with physical procedures in support of a registered nurse.

Demonstrating good verbal and non-verbal communication skills

Contributing appropriately to risk assessment and individualised care planning

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).


This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Nov 2024

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