Total 22 job vacancies by Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered dental nurse to join the existing nursing team within the Head and Neck outpatients department.

You will be working alongside a team of highly skilled dental nurses within the specialities of orthodontics and maxillo-facial.

This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone who is looking to develop their existing skills and competencies in a hospital setting.

We are seeking applications from GDC registered qualified Dental nurses that are up to date with their continuing Professional Development. The applicants must demonstrate a caring and compassionate manner, be confident and well-organised and self-motivated.

The applicants must also have excellent communication skills and work well within a multi-disciplinary team. A working knowledge of a range of dental procedures in the specialist areas of orthodontics and maxillo-facial is desirable.

If you are interested in this post and have initiative and are committed to developing your career in dental nursing we look forward to hearing from you.

The post holder will be required to work in the Specialist clinical disciplines of Orthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and ENT.

To organise the efficient running of new patient and review clinics in Orthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and assist in ENT Outpatients.

To provide chair side nursing assistance in Orthodontic operative procedures , assist surgeons in Oral and Maxillofacial minor oral surgery operations, and assist in prosthetic and dental procedures in the fields of Orthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, including rehabilitation prosthetics following cancer surgery.

During surgery the Dental Nurse will assist surgeons with specialised procedures, preparing and decontaminating instruments, handling fine tools, providing patients with pre and post-operative care.

To supervise trainee and unqualified staff as required in the department.

To be accountable for own professional actions under General Dental Council guidelines.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Clinical Responsibilities:
The dental nurse will assist the surgeon with specialised programmes of care i.e. surgical and non-surgical interventions.
The dental nurse will be responsible for preparing the clinic and the necessary instrumentation for specialised procedures without direct supervision.
The dental nurse will also be responsible for:
Requesting necessary laboratory tests as per clinical protocol.
Providing patient information and advice for their specific clinical procedure.
Application of prescribed dressings by clinician.
Preparation of intra- and extra-oral dressing packs. e.g. White head’s varnish wick; Coe-pak
Preparation silicone impression material for obturator patients.
Instructing Oral hygiene and dietary advice to patients and carers.
To undertake daily duties without direct supervision with Registered General Nurse available for advice as necessary.
Freedom to organise own workload within the confines of allocated routine daily clinic schedules.
To anticipate events during patient’s treatments and prepare instruments and materials as appropriate and to ensure safe and effective clinical practice.

Administrative Responsibilities
Preparation of daily clinics by providing the necessary instrumentation, materials, equipment, pathology reports,
laboratory work, radiographs and scans to ensure that a seamless service is provided to the patient.
To maintain records within clinics.
Collating, filing and storage of patient study model boxes and patient photographs.
Completion of clinic coding for the department and the Trust.
Giving clinical advice regarding patient enquiries in person and by telephone.
Write and develop local clinical practices and procedures for Maxillofacial and Orthodontics.
To participate in the development of information leaflets for the department.
Co-ordinate packages of care for patients with departmental technical staff.
To monitor and maintain stock levels within the department and liaise with the senior sister outpatients Manager
for authorisation.

Technical Responsibilities
To comply with local, trust and national policies and procedures.
To disassemble and clean specialised dental units.
To be able perform basic maintenance and simple fault finding on specialist equipment.
Research and Development Responsibilities
Participates in departmental audit as necessary relevant to own work. E.G hand washing etc.
Attending courses and conferences for the purposes of personal development.

Communication and Relationships
Liaise with a wide range of specialities outside of the Trust including Medical and Dental practitioners other
Trusts and Agencies, for patient treatments/appointments etc.
Communication with patients and carers who may have barriers to understanding e.g. children, learning disabilities, chaperoned prisoners, dental phobic patients, patients in pain and distress and patients where
English is not a first language.
To enhance the patients experience during their care and treatment within the clinical setting.

Physical, Mental and Emotional Demands
The post holder can be subject to emotional and stressful situations in offering support to patients and their
relatives with the following:
Reassuring and providing simple care instructions following a range of complex clinical procedures.
Support anxious or upset patients or carers.
Offering support to nervous or confused patients.
Offering support to children and teenagers.
Offering support to patients with congenital facial deformities and disfigurements following trauma injuries or facial surgery.
Dealing with people who are verbally aggressive.
Mental demands
Handling and passing very small components during specialist procedures.
Working with speed, accuracy and dexterity.
Multi –tasking during high levels of clinical activity.
Changing priorities quickly and effectively to deal with urgent situations.
Education
To demonstrate work of Dental Nurse to General Nurse Students.
Assisting in the training and development of new staff members.


This advert closes on Friday 22 Nov 2024

A Vacancy at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.


This post supports the breast and urological MDT’s at New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton and Russell’s Hall Hospital, Dudley

The post holder will see approximately 100 new Breast and 100 urological patients a year. Secretarial support, designated office space and appropriate IT equipment will be provided.

The post will be based at the New Cross Hospital and the patients will be seen in clinics at New Cross Hospital and will be treated at New Cross Hospital for radiotherapy and systemic treatments.

The successful candidate will be expected to work with professional colleagues and local managers to provide an Oncology service to Wolverhampton and Russells Hall hospitals. The principal duties of the post will include:

Provision of a Clinical Oncology service for breast and urological cancers for Wolverhampton and Russells Hall Hospital;
• Participation departmental meetings
• Participation in the multidisciplinary team meetings relevant to the post

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in Clinical Oncology with responsibility for breast and urological cancers.
• In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.
• To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.
• In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.
• In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.
• To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

We are one of the largest acute and community providers in the West Midlands having more than 850 beds on the New Cross site. The Trust also has 56 rehabilitation beds at West Park Hospital and 54 beds at Cannock Chase Hospital.

We are the largest employer in Wolverhampton, the Trust employs close to 10,000 staff, covering more than 350 different roles.

We provide services from the following locations;
• New Cross Hospital – secondary and tertiary services, maternity, Accident and Emergency, critical care and outpatients;
• West Park Hospital – rehabilitation inpatient and day care services, therapy services and outpatients;
• Cannock Chase Hospital – general surgery, orthopaedics, breast surgery, urology, dermatology and medical day case investigations and treatment (including endoscopy) ;
• More than 20 community sites – community services for children and adults, walk-in centres and therapy and rehabilitation services ;
• Primary care – Ten GP practices have now joined us and offer extended opening hours to patients.



In conjunction with Divisional Manager, Consultant and Senior Colleagues, to take an active role in the management of the Division.
• In conjunction with the Divisional Manager, Consultant & Senior colleagues, to play a full part in developing & implementing new ways of working in line with modernisation principles and fit for the future.
• In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of departmental staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the department.
• To observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, in particular in relation to managing staff, and to follow the Trust’s Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions. These policies and procedures have been drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters.


This advert closes on Thursday 21 Nov 2024

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, forward-thinking individual with excellent organisational skills to join our busy Estates Management team.

We are looking for someone with strong managerial capabilities to take the lead role in organizing PPM activities and remedial work for in-house staff and contractors. The prospective candidate should be familiar with air handling plant including maintenance and verification activities, Pressure Systems (including insurance inspections) and Medical Gases (HTM02). Experience of working within a Healthcare setting would be desirable.

The successful applicant will be part of a modernising team directly reporting to senior maintenance mangers having responsibility for high level and shift maintenance operations. You will have a fundamental knowledge of health care estates installation, breakdowns and maintenance procedures being performance driven and enthusiastic about delivering a first-class efficient service across the Estate.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

He/she will demonstrate high level technical and legislative engineering/maintenance knowledge being able to resolve and repair complex engineering issues while leading your team to ensure Trust values are managed and Estates KPI’s are met.

It is essential that you are fully trained, time served craftsperson that has completed an apprenticeship or similar and achieved HNC/HND or equivalent in an engineering discipline and is working towards or has already achieved degree level or specialist knowledge or equivalent level of knowledge through courses or experience. You must have a high-level working knowledge of engineering across a broad range of activities.

The post holder will be based at any Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust premises working across all properties as required. A current valid driving license is required allowing the post holder to commute to all properties within the Trust.


This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024

The post holder will support the Group Specialist Head of Health & Safety in all duties relating to health and safety across the Trust.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that the Trust has a managed and coordinated approach to theimplementation of health and safety legislation providing a safe environment for staff, patients, visitors and any users of RWHT sites.

To actively contribute to directorate continuous quality improvement and assurance activities, through theimplementation of health and safety policies and procedures to support the Trust with achieving compliance with national external accreditation standards e.g. Care Quality Commission and the Health and Safety Executive.

Under the terms of Regulation 7 of the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to support ensuring organisational compliance with statutory duties to ensure the organisation is not at risk of enforcement via regulatory agencies (i.e. HSE), by assisting, facilitating and supporting the Group Specialist Head of Health & Safety and to by providing guidance to directorates in all elements of health and safety.

Work closely with Trust staff at all levels to ensure that Health & Safety issues are effectively managed, and to promote Health and Safety as an integral part of good management practice.

Participate in relevant Trust meetings and Groups, providing advice as appropriate and leading or supporting any initiatives resulting from the work of those meetings.

Support the Group Specialist for Health & Safety in implementing a robust Trust Health & Safety management system that underpins the Trust assurance arrangements and meets external HSE requirements.

Respond to day-to-day Health and Safety issues and escalate significant issues and action taken as appropriate.

Design, deliver, evaluate and keep under review a full range of Health and Safety training programmes as directed by the Group Specialist Head of Health & Safety.

To work independently to provide specialist technical information and advice on all areas of risk to compliance with health and safety law and practice.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

1. Provide a professional service to wards/departments for health and safety requirements to be assessed, monitored and reviewed across all areas ofrisk eg Display Screen Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment, PUWER, Moving & Handling etc.

2. Perform in the capacity of dedicated health and safety competent person by receiving and responding to queries that may arise via teams and services within the respective directorate(s) ensuring that these are recorded, dealt with effectively or if necessary escalated through the management structure within the service and within Estate Regulation.

3. Formulate and co-ordinate the undertaking of formal inspections and assessments of workplaces within the respective directorate(s) applying his/her professional and technical skills to identify any non-compliance and remedial actions required to satisfy health and safety law.

4. Record and documentfullyall inspections & assessments (including all electronic records)for findings and identified actions to be shared with responsible managers.

5. The postholder will work in conjunction with the Group Specialist Head of Health and Safety by undertaking health and safety audits. Audit findings will be considered jointly, and a formal report of findings will be prepared along with a corresponding action plan for making good specific items and shared with the directorate management team.

6. Under direction from the Group Specialist Head of Health and Safety to assist the directorates with the reporting and monitoring of actions resulting from Health and Safety incidents/risk management activity

7. In conjunction with the Compliance Unit to assist the Directorates with the identification and collation of relevant evidence for all areas of compliance including CQC etc.

8. Assist theGSHoHSin the production of a formal report on audit outcomes which will be reported to the Health and Safety Steering Group (HSSG).

9. Produce and present reports to HSOG/HSSG on their portfolio’s performance.

10. Maintain and produce documentation for inclusion on the Trust intranet in respect of health and safety information, resources and publicity.

11. Assist the respective directorate(s) in achieving their statutory obligations via provision of training/briefings on health and safety, new systems of work, changes in operational practice and where required provide support to the trust Fire and Security officers with regard to risk assessment, local practice and monitoring of training provision for Conflict Resolution, Fire Awareness/Evacuation Equipment/Incident Officer etc

12. To be responsible for compiling/preparing training content. The delivery of such training (i.e. core specialist health and safety training). This will form a significant part of the role, complemented by excellent record keeping, ongoing availability of information and other related instruction and reporting.

13. Support the management team in the development and implementation of new and improved safer working practices that have been identified by the risk assessment and/or incident reporting process.

14. Provide support to respective directorate(s) for RIDDOR reportable incidents providing advice and guidance on the undertaking appropriate investigations and preparing formal reports based on investigative findings. The post holder will be responsible for reporting of RIDDOR incidents to theGSHoHSafter appropriate internal sign off.

15. The postholder will review the trends of health and safety incidents and follow up of these including sharps, slips, trips and falls, manual handling etc., to ensure they are appropriately managed.

16. Continually reinforce best practice on health, safety & wellbeing in accordance with Estate Regulation policies, procedures & team objectives that are driven by organisational challenges and statutory requirements.

17. Negotiate with line managers & departmental safety leads/representatives on new/revised working practices in clinical and non clinical departments in respect of reorganisation of work areas to improve matters of health, safety and welfare – all in accordance with knowledge and understanding of statutory requirements.

18. Be responsible for enhancing and improving the safety culture by undertaking projects, organising events and evaluating health and safety measures within the respective directorate(s).

19. To work effectively with Divisional Governance officers to ensure that health and safety risks, compliance and monitoring is liaised and linked in with local risk management processes and controls.

20. Prepare briefing notes, health and safety presentations and where necessary attend management team meetings to report health and safety performance. Routinely attend Health and safety Steering Group Meetings and visit departments to briefstaff on health and safety matters and inspect practice and arrangements in place.

21. Attend Directorate/Divisional Governance meetings as required.

22. Administer and support the Divisional Health and Safety meetings in a timely manner.

23. Coordinate and administrate the health and safety rep/officers forums.

24. Monitor directorates’ mandatory health and safety training compliance and inform managers of areas of concern.




This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Nov 2024

This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered General Nurse to join our Head and Neck CNS team working in collaboration with Walsall Manor Hospital to further develop the Head and Neck Cancer service we provide.

As a specialist key worker you will be working with the multi- disciplinary team to provide and assist in the development of a comprehensive nursing service for those patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer over the 2 hospital sites. As a point of contact for your patients you will be actively involved at all stages of the patients cancer journey from diagnosis , active treatment and post treatment living well and beyond treatment.

You will have the relevant nursing experience and excellent communication skills in order to convey highly complex sensitive information to patients and carers ; coordinating the pathway and interacting productively on their behalf, at multi disciplinary team level.

You will be expected to make autonomous decisions, utilizing your specialist knowledge , analyzing problems, providing solutions seeking guidance where necessary from the MDT and working within your professional code of conduct and the policies set within the Trust.

Be key worker for the duration of the head and neck cancer patients journey from diagnosis to post treatment and living well and beyond .

Assess patients and plan, implement and evaluate care using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.

Review patients and provide care within in patient out patients setting and offer community support and advice.

Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings offering evidence to patient management

Provide education and support to patients, cares and colleagues in tracheostomy and valve care.

Participate in audit , research and service development within the Head and Neck Service

Refer patients to members of the Multi professional team and community for ongoing support and advise as required.

Promotion of public health and well being .

Be accountable for ensuring safe and effective practice

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

To ensure safe and effective clinical practice.

Ensure a high standard of safe clinical care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, national legislation and local standards.

Take personal responsibility for actions and omissions, and fully recognise personal accountability.

Practise within an ethical framework based upon dignity and respect for the well-being and safety of patients and clients.

Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence based practice within own work area.

Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based protocols, standards, policies and clinical guidelines within own work area.

Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of audit, patient feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.

Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection prevention, clinical governance, including risk management and critical incident reporting and root cause analysis.

Demonstrate effective communication within the multi-professional team regarding patient care.

Undertake interventional procedures with appropriate consent

Assess the risks involved in the care of patients and ensure utilisation of practices and protocols to minimise those risks, including safe use of medical devices.

Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately and take effective action to minimise future risk

Provide specialist advice to own and other professions on therapeutic interventions and clinical practice.

Implement practices that are appropriate to patient and service need through in-depth knowledge, implications of and applying epidemiological, demographic, social, political and professional trends and developments.

Lead by example, develop self and other staff, and influence the way care is given in a manner that is innovative, open and responds to individual needs.

Provide clinical supervision to other staff.

Work harmoniously and effectively with colleagues, patients and clients and their carers, families and friends, seeking advice from senior practitioners as necessary.

Practice within the scope of personal professional competence and extend this scope as appropriate to service needs.

Delegate aspects of care to others and accept responsibility and accountability for such delegation.

Participate in peer review of own practice.

Day to day supervision/training of staff/students.

Critically appraise and synthesise the outcomes of relevant research, evaluations and audits and apply the information when seeking to improve practice.

To enhance the patients experience

To assess individuals holistically using a range of different assessment methods, use physical examination skills, order diagnostic tests for client group.

Incorporate health promotion and prevention into care plans, and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness.

Utilise ‘making every contact count’ as an approach to change behaviour through interactions with individuals, carers, families to support them in making positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing

Plan and co-ordinate complete episodes of care, delegating and referring to other practitioners as appropriate to optimize health outcomes and resource use.

Safely use patient group directives (PGD)/ non-medical prescribing as appropriate

Use professional judgement in managing care events and capture the learning from these experiences to improve patient care and service delivery.

Work within defined boundaries of practice.

Ensure an effective and efficient patient’s journey by planning and co-ordinating of the episode of care /caseload including the smooth transition to other settings, promoting safe and effective discharge from the service and optimising communication with interdisciplinary and interagency teams as required.

Within a multidisciplinary team environment, develop a culture of person-centred care.

Promote a caring and compassionate environment where equality and diversity issues are respected and patients are enabled to be partners in their care.

Contribute to the development of care and services by ascertaining patient and carer experience/feedback and ensure complaints are managed in line with organisational policy, including the dissemination of learning points.

Ensure that everyone within the sphere of care is treated with dignity and humanity, understanding individual needs, showing compassion and sensitivity, and provide care in a way that respects all people equally.

Enable patients/clients to learn about their conditions and treatment by coordinating the implementation of plans appropriate to their preferred approach to learning, motivation and developmental stage.

Be proactively involved in undertaking activities that monitor and improve the quality of healthcare and the effectiveness of own and others’ practice.

Communicate effectively across a range of circumstances and individuals.

3.To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation’s objectives

Contribute to the development of an organisational culture thatsupports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession planning.

Support the appraisal process by ensuing that personal development plans are developed and that they are consistent with the team’s and organisation’s objectives, succession planning and workforce development and support professional revalidation

Network with peers across professional groups and clinical disciplines promoting the exchange of knowledge, skills and resources.Have high-level communication skills and contribute to wider development of practice by publicising and disseminating work through presentations at conferences and articles in the professional press.

Demonstrate effective use of resources in decision-making and propose appropriate strategies to enhance quality, productivity and value in own sphere of work.

Strive constantly to improve practice and health outcomes so that they are consistent with or better than national and international standards.

Take an innovative and proactive approach to the redesign of clinical services, linked to organisational priorities and in support of improved outcomes.

Support the development and implementation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Strategy for the organisation.

Within clinical area ensure knowledge and implementation of the organisations quality and safety agenda.

Develop and maintain a working knowledge of local, national and professional strategy and policy, ensuring that organisational goals and values are reflected in personal objectives.

Demonstrate the ability to contribute to policy and strategy development at a departmental and organisational level and, where appropriate, national level.

Demonstrate compliance to the pledges of the NHS Constitution 2012 and Trust values.

Act in a way which is consistent with the values based approach to care delivery.


This advert closes on Friday 20 Sep 2024

Applications are invited for a Medical Laboratory Assistant post in our busy Immunology laboratory. The job is based at the New Cross Hospital and involves different shift patterns 7.30am - 3.30pm, 8.30am - 4.30pm, 10am - 6pm.

The Immunology laboratory service is part of the Black Country Pathology service which is a combination of the Pathology services based at Dudley, Sandwell & West Birmingham, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

The positionoffers an excellent opportunity to work within a modern, well equipped Immunology laboratory performing a wide range of diagnostic tests.



The candidate will be an efficient and flexible member of the Immunology sample reception team providing a high quality diagnostic service through supporting the scientific and technical activities of the laboratory.


To undertake general Specimen Reception duties including collection, receipt, sorting, organisation and data entry for pathological specimens submitted to Immunology for investigation.

To manage the Immunology sample sorter - task targetted automation (TTA), sample tracking and organisation of samples to referral laboratories.

Take part in the specimen entry process using the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) (Winpath). Ensure that all samples / request forms are correctly matched and fulfil the specimen acceptance criteria of the Directorate.


To work within the written Policies and Procedures of the Directorate especially in relation to Health & Safety and Quality.



The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Medical Laboratory Assistant who would welcome the challenge to join our friendly team in the Immunology laboratory. The successful candidate will be expected to work in a busy environment alongside a team of Consultants, Scientists and support staff.


Previous experience of working in a laboratory environment would be advantageous although full training and support relevant to
your level of experience will be given to the successful applicant.

Aspects of sample reception and pre analytical treatment of samples, including referral out of samples, and general laboratory duties together with direct support of technical and scientific staff will be required to support the service to the department.




This advert closes on Thursday 22 Aug 2024

Sister Snowdrop and Cannock Chemotherapy Units

We have an exciting opportunity for band 6 Sisters to support our Chemotherapy Unit based on Snowdrop (22 chairs) and Durnall Day Case Unit based at at New Cross Hospital. We offer a range of Chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments, supportive treatments, triage and review slots for a variety of oncology and haematological conditions.

Our patients and their families are dealing with challenging and difficult treatments which require our team to be highly sensitive, adaptable and expert. You will share our passion for delivering a personalised patient experience and will understand the needs of the team required to deliver this.

You will be a visible nurse and role model for junior peers within our clinical areas. You will contribute to the delivery of high-quality professional standards whilst supporting improvements in patient safety, patient experience and effectiveness of service.

We are enthusiastic about introducing a new recruitment package for trained nurses in early 2024 and you will support the successful recruitment and development for these staff members.

You must have current NMC Registration and have or be working towards a health-related Degree. Experience in this area of nursing is essential and you must have completed an appropriate SACT course.



Are you a keen, motivated nurse with an interest in Haematology and Oncology?

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Oncology and Clinical Haematology Directorate deliver high standards of care to patients receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy and supportive treatments working in conjunction with the wider MDT eg. Palliative Care.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated registered nurse with relevant Oncology/Haematology experience and up to date knowledge to complement our existing team within the Snowdrop Chemotherapy Unit and Durnall Day Case Unit. The successful applicant will be qualified and competent to administer Chemotherapy treatments and aspire to further develop their leadership skills in the field of Haematology and Oncology Nursing. Previous management experience is desirable, but not essential. In return we will offer on-going professional development opportunities supported by a dedicated Professional Education Nurse for Haematology & Oncology, along with support from Specialist Nurses and an established Acute Oncology Team.



The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust are delighted that we have been rated as a“Good”organisation by CQC and just like you, we are ambitious about what we do. We are continually striving to improve patients’ experience and outcomes.

Bring your dedication and determination here, and you will benefit from the support of an experienced and enthusiastic multi-professional team committed to the delivery of brilliant patient care.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services. We have been nationally recognised for providing excellence in healthcare; we are home to the busiest and most technologically advanced Cardiac Centre in the West Midlands. We have a strong research focus; the Trust hosts the Clinical Research Network West Midlands (CRN WM), which is part of the National Institute for Health Research, the clinical research delivery arm of the NHS. This alliance makes sure that clinical research occupies the place it deserves and is a driver to improve patient care.



Please see Job Description for full details -

You must have or be working towards a health-related Degree. Experience in this area of nursing is essential and you must have completed an appropriate SACT course. Experience at a minimum Band 6 with leadership skills is necessary.




This advert closes on Sunday 1 Sep 2024

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Medical secretary has arisen to work as part of our busy Head & Neck team. Providing secretarial support for the consultants, junior medical staff in the team with particular responsibility for audio typing and cross cover for leave as delegated by Team Leader.

The post holder will be required to demonstrate a significant level of initiative in organising their workload and in making decisions and taking action in accordance with departmental policy.

To type all correspondence relating to out patients and in patients, including typing of departmental correspondence, with a low rate of errors and to meet Trust turnaround targets.

Regularly liaising with Team Leader to ensure departmental priorities are met.

Managing consultant’s diaries, booking meetings and taking minutes where appropriate.

Arrange patients new and follow up appointments as required using PAS system and liaison with appropriate departments

Receive enquires from patients and staff, resolving enquiries of a more complex nature and dealing with as appropriate.

To provide cross cover for secretarial team during annual leave and sickness

Co-operate with the introduction of new procedures, policies or technology, including any technology associated with the Patient Administration System (PAS), assisting team leads with implementation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.


This advert closes on Monday 2 Sep 2024

The Group Health and Safety Specialist willberesponsible for the development and implementation of a Health and Safety compliance and assurance framework and for leading a work programme that systematically assesses, analyses, evaluates and reports on Health & Safety risk and legislative compliance throughout the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare Trust.

Health & safety specialist will be the lead health & safety expert in both healthcare organisations, working full time on health & safety. They will provide dynamic, senior leadership, visibility, and expert support to the health & safety work in their organisations. They will support the development of a health & safety culture and safety systems and have sufficient seniority to engage directly with their executive team.

The Group Health and Safety Specialist will be responsible for the development and implementation of a Health and Safety compliance and assurance framework and for leading a work programme that systematically assesses, analyses, evaluates and reports on Health & Safety risk and legislative compliance throughout the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare Trust.

The post holder will be the subject matter expert in Health & Safety and managerially responsible for the central Health and Safety team across the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare Trust.

The post holder will have sound knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and best practice guidance. Relevant experience would include, developing policies, strategies, and reports (including performance dashboards and assurance reporting), leading on health and safety audits, workplace inspection programmes; investigating incidents, accidents and near misses; undertaking and advising on complex Group/Trust risk assessments; providing H&S specialist advice; developing and implementing a comprehensive communications plan; working with Enforcement Agencies and delivering health and safety related training programmes.

Develop a Group wide health and safety strategy fit for purpose and growth.

Ensure the Health & Safety team has the skills and flexibility to support a Group wide agenda.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Strategic /Corporate

· The post holder is competent person under the terms of Regulation 7 of the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and is responsible for ensuring organisational compliance with statutory duties. The post holder is the lead role in the organisation for all matters of health & safety and associated underpinning legislative requirements.

· Ensure the board has oversight over critical health & safety issues through direct board reports and Health & Safety Group Committee.

· Be accountable for the provision of expert health & safety advice and input into strategic issues including the development and implementation of strategy and policy.

· Provide advice to the Directors, Managers and staff of both Trusts in relation to health & safety, recognising and bearing in mind the complexity of organisational issues and associated risk.

· Develop, implement, and deliver of the Trust’s Health and Safety Strategy.

· Play a key role in steering the strategic direction for health & safety within the Organisation.

· Lead on the improvement of a health & safety culture and health and safety systems within the organisation.

· Support to develop a culture which positively promotes learning from health & safety incidents and staff feedback.

· Develop and promote professionalism and forge relationships with health care professionals and non-clinical staff, to improve health & safety.

· Provide a supportive and visible, presence that staff and others can turn to for assistance, advice, and support in improving, engaging and compliance with health & safety.

Policy
• To develop and implement policies which support effective Health & safety practice.
• Support the Deputy Director of Assurance to ensure the development and implementation of corporate policies for health & safety management, which will support achievement of statutory and national standards.
• Support the Deputy Director of Assurance to lead and direct operational of health & safety trust wide offering advice about current practice of health & safety and service development.
• Through Policy development and monitoring, implement a coordinated approach to the management of health & safety throughout the Trust.

· Interpret and assess the relevance of national guidance/specialist policy and guidance, providing guidance and support to the Trust and operational Teams regarding implementation.

· Embed learning from all health & safety incidents/events into policy development.

· Work with Trust Policy Governance leads to ensure equality & accessibility of policies and any health & safety legislative requirements are considered as appropriate.

· Health & safety Performance
• Work with the specialist corporate leads with HSE legislative lead areas across the Trust teams to ensure appropriate linkages with health & safety work programmes that enable positive engagement and assurance in line with HSE, National Policies and best practice. This will require complimentary team working on complex issues across the wider health system.
• Lead on the organisation wide implementation of learning from themes or trends that are identified through health & safety data – ensuring that lessons are learnt, there is appropriate focus on corrective action including effective systems for evaluation of learning/improvement.

· Lead and support, health & safety improvement activity and ensure that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded in all health & safety processes.

· Promote health & safety thinking beyond transactional management into business as usual, through policy, audit, and assurance.

· Direct and support teams to define their priorities for health & safety improvement through a structured programme of work.

· Direct and support Trust Leads, Policy, and process for RIDDOR Incident Management and investigation to ensure maximised learning and developing this approach in line with the HSE requirements.

· Lead on ensuring learning from complaints, claims, audits, etc is triangulated with health & safety data so that risk areas are known and effectively managed.

· Analyse and triangulate complex health & safety information at different levels (Trust/Division/Directorate) and alert the Division/Director/Board of any rising trends and hotspots, suggesting viable options for reduction and/or correction.

· Liaise with relevant individuals/organisations/specialists to promote health & safety effectiveness.

Be responsible for the provision of expert health & safety advice and input into strategic issues including the development and implementation of the Trust’s Quality, Safety, Assurance and Health & safety priorities.

· Lead on the development of a culture which embeds openness and encourages transparency relating to health & safety processes and procedures.

· Develop and deliver comprehensive and complimentary training packages for staff at all levels in relation to the health & safety agenda and TNA.

· Have knowledge and understanding of the Equalities Act 2010, including the importance of collecting and analysing data on protected characteristics, and wider understanding of the impact of discrimination and bias on the safety of staff and public.

Management, Communication and Relationships
• Line Management of the Health & safety Team(s
• To manage a budget or provide financial stewardship for budget costs as required by the role, where significant responsibility over different departments and/or services and where the responsibility covers large and or/multi stranded financial/physical services.
• Establish and maintain effective communication systems between internal and external stakeholders.
• Scope and improve on effective methods of communication across the organisation, incorporating multiple methods of communicating learning across teams /divisions/roles.
• Work with all team members – Corporate, Directorate and Divisional Management Teams to ensure safe systems of work are in place for the delivery of staff and public.
• Develop and promote professionalism and forge relationships with health care professionals and non-clinical staff, in order to improve health & safety.
• Provide advice to staff at all levels of the organisation on specific / complex / clinical/non-clinical based / professional issues in relation to health & safety, e.g. statutory responsibilities, national standards, compliance enabling a constructive outcome to be achieved.
• Proactively keep abreast of health & safety requirements and evidence and communicate these effectively to a variety of audiences anticipating barriers to communication and taking action to improve communication.
• Liaise with professional bodies, local representative organisations, key stakeholders as appropriate.
• Responsible for a range of policy implementation and policy development for corporate health & safety across the organisation






This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Jul 2024

This post has become vacant due to the current post holder requiring maternity leave and offers an exciting opportunity to join a well established team of occupational health practitioners based at New Cross Hospital.

Our service is part of the Human Resources Directorate and we provide occupational health & wellbeing support to both Trust staff and external customers and deliver health and wellbeing initiatives in line with corporate & national strategy.

Hours of work will be arranged over 5 days a week with core hours of 08.30 to 16.30 and an occasional requirement to work outside these hours to meet service needs potentially to support seasonal work as required such as vaccination campaigns.

The postholder will be expected to work in our satellite departments and on various external client sites so a car diver/owner is an essential requirement.

A key component of the role will be to support the Specialist Team Leader
responsible for service delivery to an existing external contract and, dependent on the service needs of our customers, there will be times when off site clinics will require the nurse to be available all day, with appropriate notice, and hours adjusted accordingly.

We can promise a pleasant and supportive working environment in exchange for a self motivated and flexible team member with a positive attitude and an interest in helping us to promote a healthy working environment for our valued staff.

To be professionally accountable for the delivery of standards of professional practice and behaviours as set by the Nursing & Midwifery Council.

To deliver autonomous advanced level practice encompassing aspects of education and research provision of Occupational Health specialist clinical work with clients and caseloads.

To support other staff within the service.

To work collaboratively with others or independently to meet the needs of the services.

To be accountable for:

Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice.

Enhancing the client’s experience.

Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation’s objectives.

Efficient and effective use of resources.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

To ensure safe and effective clinical practice.
• Ensure a high standard of safe clinical care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, national legislation and local standards.
• Take personal responsibility for actions and omissions, and fully recognise personal accountability.
• Practise within an ethical framework based upon dignity and respect for the well-being and safety of clients.
• Provide a complex and highly specialist area of practice, providing expert professional advice to others across the Trust and to external organisations.
• Perform comprehensive, complex and specialist assessments of clients; plan and evaluate care and advice according to evidence based practice and changing health needs. Utilise expert knowledge in the clinical speciality of occupational health and wellbeing including skills of consultation and clinical decision-making in a variety of settings
• Undertake interventional procedures/highly specialist diagnostics with appropriate consent.
• Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence based practice within own work area
• Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based protocols, standards, policies and clinical guidelines within own work area.
• Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of audit, client feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.
• Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, clients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection prevention, clinical governance, including risk management and critical incident reporting and root cause analysis.
• Demonstrate effective communication within the multi-professional team regarding client care.
• Assess the risks involved in the care of clients and ensure utilisation of practices and protocols to minimise those risks, including safe use of medical devices.
• Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately and take effective action to minimise future risk.
• Provide specialist advice to own and other professions on therapeutic interventions and clinical practice.
• Implement practices that are appropriate to client and service need through in-depth knowledge, implications of and applying epidemiological, demographic, social, political and professional trends and developments.
• Lead by example, develop self and other staff, and influence the way care is given in a manner that is innovative, open and responds to individual needs.
• Provide clinical supervision to other staff.
• Work harmoniously and effectively with colleagues and clients, seeking advice from senior practitioners as necessary.
• Practise within the scope of personal professional competence and extend this scope as appropriate to service needs.
• Delegate aspects of acre to others and accept responsibility and accountability for such delegation.
• Participate in peer review of own practice.
• Day to day supervision/training of staff/students.
• Critically appraise and synthesise the outcomes of relevant research, evaluations and audits and apply the information when seeking to improve practice.

To enhance the client’s experience
• To assess individuals holistically using a range of different assessment methods, use physical examination skills, order diagnostic tests for client group.
• Incorporate health promotion and prevention into care plans, and comprehensively assess clients for risk factors and early signs of illness. Using “making every contact count” as an approach to change behaviour through interactions with individuals, carers, families to support them in making positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
• Safely use client group directives (PGD)/non-medical prescribing as appropriate.
• Safely carry out appropriate health surveillance in line with Health and safety legislation.
• Use professional judgment in managing care events and capture the learning from these experiences to improve client care and service delivery.
• Work within defined boundaries of practice.
• Ensure an effective and efficient clients journey by planning and co-ordinating of the episode of care/caseload including the smooth transition to other settings, promoting safe and effective discharge from the service and optimising communication with interdisciplinary and interagency teams as required.
• Within a multidisciplinary team environment, develop a culture of person-centred care.
• Promote a caring and compassionate environment where equality and diversity issues are respected and clients are enabled to be partners in their care.
• Contribute to the development of care and services by ascertaining client experience/feedback and ensure complaints are managed in line with organisational policy, including the dissemination of learning points.
• Ensure that everyone within the sphere of care is treated with dignity and humanity, understanding individual needs, showing compassion and sensitivity, and provide care in a way that respects all people equally.
• Be proactively involved in undertaking activities that monitor and improve the quality of healthcare and the effectiveness of own and others practice.
• Communicate effectively across a range of circumstances and individuals.

To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation’s objectives
• Contribute to the development of an organisational culture that supports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession planning.
• Support the development of services and raise profile of health and wellbeing both within the Trust and externally.
• Support the appraisal process by ensuring that personal development plans are developed and that they are consistent with the teams and organisations objectives, succession planning and workforce development and support professional revalidation.
• Network with peers across professional groups and clinical disciplines promoting the exchange of knowledge, skills and resources. Have high-level communication skills and contribute to wider development of practice by publicising and disseminating work through presentations at conferences and articles in the professional press,
• Demonstrate effective use of resources in decision-making and propose appropriate strategies to enhance quality, productivity and value in own sphere of work.
• Strive constantly to improve practice and health outcomes so that they are consistent with or better than national and international standards.
• Take an innovative and proactive approach to the redesign of clinical services, linked to organisational priorities and in support of improved outcomes.
• Support the development and implementation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Strategy for the organisation.
• Within clinical area ensure knowledge and implementation of the organisation’s quality and safety agenda.
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of local, national and professional strategy and policy, ensuring that organisational goals and values are reflected in personal objectives.
• Demonstrate the ability to contribute to policy and strategy development at a departmental and organisational level and, where appropriate, national level.
• Demonstrate compliance to the pledges of the NHs Constitution 2012 and Trust values.
• Act in a way which is consistent with the values based approach to care delivery.




This advert closes on Friday 19 Jul 2024

The Head of CMO Portfolios will work closely with the Chief Medical Officers (CMO), Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Associate Chief Medical Officers and Clinical Leads to deliver a range of key outcomes, including management of all business functions required of the CMO Office, as well as project/programme management within high priority areas including the Trust Learning from Deaths agenda, Health Inequalities and Clinical Productivity.

The post holder is required to make independent decisions, working autonomously and using their own initiative on a wide range of conflicting and complex issues, prioritise and meet challenging and often urgent deadlines and schedules on behalf of the CMO and Deputy CMO

Main duties of the role can be found in the accompanying Job description and Person Specification.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

The main duties of the role can be found in the accompanying Job description and Person Specification.


This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jul 2024

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Medical secretary has arisen to work as part of our busy Head & Neck team. Providing secretarial support for the consultants, junior medical staff in the team with particular responsibility for audio typing and cross cover for leave as delegated by Team Leader.

The post holder will be required to demonstrate a significant level of initiative in organising their workload and in making decisions and taking action in accordance with departmental policy.

To type all correspondence relating to out patients and in patients, including typing of departmental correspondence, with a low rate of errors and to meet Trust turnaround targets.

Regularly liaising with Team Leader to ensure departmental priorities are met.

Managing consultant’s diaries, booking meetings and taking minutes where appropriate.

Arrange patients new and follow up appointments as required using PAS system and liaison with appropriate departments

Receive enquires from patients and staff, resolving enquiries of a more complex nature and dealing with as appropriate.

To provide cross cover for secretarial team during annual leave and sickness

Co-operate with the introduction of new procedures, policies or technology, including any technology associated with the Patient Administration System (PAS), assisting team leads with implementation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.


This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jul 2024

A Vacancy at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.


Due to expansion of our pharmacy homecare service we are looking for a Band 3 Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join our pharmacy procurement and homecare team.

An enthusiastic, reliable and conscientious individual is required to support the Pharmacy procurement office & homecare services.

Experience procurement/ homecare / invoice processing or data entry is essential.

You will be expected to have or be willing to study for an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy or similar qualification

NHS or Pharmacy experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

37.5 HOURS PER WEEK THERE IS ALSO A REQUIREMENT TO WORK ON A ROTA BASIS TO PROVIDE AN EXTENDED SERVICE AT LATE NIGHTS, WEEKENDS AND BANK HOLIDAYS.

Assist with the leadership and day to day running of the pharmacy procurement office

To manage homecare prescriptions, liaising with clinical teams and homecare providers to ensure patients receive their medications in a timely manner.

To produce patient specific orders again patient prescriptions.

To process patient specific invoices for payment in a timely manner, dealing with any queries and discrepancies in a timely manner.

To be responsible for the day to day ordering of stock, chasing out standing orders and managing and sourcing of stock

To be responsible for the payment of invoices/credits on the pharmacy computer system.

To maintain the pharmacy computer system ensuring that drug contract prices are updated as required.

The post holder will also support the pharmacy stores with Goods receipt and picking and packing as required.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as“Good”by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities


This advert closes on Friday 12 Jul 2024

The Gynaecology Directorate is looking to appoint a full-time Consultant Subspecialist in Gynaecology Oncology.

The successful candidate will join the Oncology Team which consists of a Subspecialist Gynaecology Oncologist, Oncology Unit Level Lead, and a team of Clinical Nurse Specialists. The Oncology service is a specialist Tertiary Centre and provide services at Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kidderminster, and Shrewsbury.

The candidate will be expected to be an active member of the Gynaecological oncology team in clinic, the ward and operating theatres. Participation in the (oncall) Gynaecology rota is expected. Evidence of experience in advanced laparoscopic surgical techniques and supra-radical surgery in Gynaecological oncology would be highly desirable. The post will have 10 programmed activities (PAs) but further PAs are negotiable.

Provide Clinical Consultations for Oncology Patients at Wolverhampton and at our Tertiary Centre Kidderminster Hospital.

Provide Surgical interventions for complex Oncology Cases.

Partake in MDT Meetings at Wolverhampton and Kidderminster.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in Gynaecological Oncology and on-call commitments for general Gynaecology.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.

With the existing Consultants, to maintain the department’s regional reputation as the leading provider for robotic surgery in Gynaecology Oncology.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in Gynaecological Oncology and on-call commitments for general Gynaecology.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.

To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.

With the existing Consultants, to maintain the department’s regional reputation as the leading provider for robotic surgery in Gynaecology oncology.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.

To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take responsibility for and devote time to teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required for junior medical staff.


This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Jul 2024

The role is to undertake general laboratory reception duties to include the sorting, labelling and racking of specimens and patient data entry onto the laboratory computer system and also the processing of these specimens, in the busy Microbiology Department.

Applicants should be methodical, flexible and be able to work 7 days a week on rotation with their colleagues. Weekend, early and late shifts are rostered, working up to 10pm on a late shift, with the laboratory being open and operational 24/7.

The post holder is expected to work as part of a team in the Microbiology laboratory, both within sample reception and the main laboratory. After training they will be required to carry out basic laboratory procedures, accepting receipt and processing diagnostic specimens. Concentration and attention to detail are essential to these processes and form the greater part of the working day. The post holder will offer a helpful and professional service to all visitors and telephone callers and will assist the Department of Microbiology in the provision of a highly quality service.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Processing diagnostic specimens.

Provide practical training in procedures within own area for new staff.

Undertake laboratory specimen reception duties; sorting specimens and request forms in an orderly and efficient manner.

Cleaning and disinfection of laboratory materials and equipment.

Replenishing stocks of laboratory consumables.

Safe disposal of laboratory waste.

Operation of automated sample-processing and sterilization equipment requiring regular physical effort.

Maintenance of certain laboratory instruments and updating quality control records and referring any inconsistencies to supervisors e.g. Biomedical Scientists.

To accept and unload deliveries from suppliers.

Other duties as required by Microbiology sections.

To see full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description attached to the vacancy on the Trust website.


This advert closes on Friday 7 Jun 2024