Total 8 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Chertsey, KT16 0PZ

Job responsibilities Successful candidates need to hold MBBS or equivalent medical qualification, with evidence of 12 months experience in Emergency Medicine (6 months of which working in an Emergency Department in the UK). Candidates will be eligible for full registration with the GMC and hold a current license to practice. Candidates will need to have evidence of achievement of Foundation competences from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice and will have need to have passed their MRCEM and Life Support Courses. Emergency Department operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week; therefore successful candidates need to be able to work a variety of shifts, including days, lates, twilights and nights.

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job. There will also be an opportunity to attend a fully funded Supervision training (Supervision of Therapeutic Practice) at either Sussex or Southampton University for clinicians who meet the course entry requirements. We are a fast growing service, with multiple teams across Surrey, enabling us to draw on a wider variety of skills and clinical experience. We have many opportunities for staff development and training, and welcome staff who are seeking an opportunity to be part of a growing, supportive, exciting and innovative service.

We are committed to our staffs future development and offering training opportunities.These includebut isnt exhaustive, Professional Nurse Advocate training, Nurse Prescriber training and access to APT accredited courses. Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

To work and gain experience in all sections of the pharmacy department on a rotational basis, under the supervision of the Section Manager. Sections to include Distribution, Dispensary, Procurement and Medicines Management To read and adhere to the Trusts and Pharmacys Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Policies. To attend Mandatory Trust and Regional Pharmacy training and education study days. To attend Section/Departmental meetings as appropriate. To attend a designated college of further education on a day-release basis or login virtually depending on the education provider selected. Meet with the Principal Pharmacy Technician regularly. To participate in the late night, weekend, and Bank Holiday rota as required. Dispensary: To perform reception duties in the absence of pharmacy support workers. To dispense prescriptions for hospital inpatients and outpatients, discharge prescriptions, and Controlled drugs for all service users. To undertake stock management in the dispensary e.g., daily stock checks, checking expiry dates To ensure that all activities carried out in the Dispensary follow departmental Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) To assist with maintaining accurate patient & stock records and information by correctly using the Ascribe computer system. To assist in the maintenance of adequate stocks and stock rotation within the dispensary To undertake counselling of patients on the use of their outpatient medication (after a suitable period after other competencies are met) To undertake the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician theory and practical training - which must be completed within the two-year contract. Distribution: To participate in the ward stock, top up scheme regularly including audit of stock. To assist in maintaining stocks of ready-packed items in the distribution area and in issuing stocks to wards and clinics. To assist in the receipt, unpacking, and storage of incoming stock. To assist in the maintenance of adequate stock levels and stock rotation in the stores. To use the computer stock control system effectively and accurately for the issue of pharmaceuticals from a ward profile and ad-hoc stock requests. To assist in the disposal of waste products within the department. Prepare and maintain work areas in a clean and tidy fashion and to the required standard as requested. Medicines Management To understand the basic principles of the workings of a Medicines Management Service Assess the suitability of patients own drugs (PODs) for re-use during admission and on discharge according to Trust Policy. To support the medicines management technicians with Drug History taking being supervised at all times. To complete the internal medicines optimisation modules during the medicines management rotations To complete the medicines optimisation training within the two-year contract. Procurement Assisting with the invoicing team Mail Assisting with the management of Wholesaler Invoice Trays Filing of signed Pharmacy Purchase Orders Processing Homecare prescriptions according to the procedure Assisting with Supplier Statements Processing the Insulin Pump Homecare invoices Assisting the Pharmacy Purchasing Manager by chasing suppliers for information on to- follows. Raising and Sending Purchase Orders to suppliers Process Eye Spreadsheets and recharges at patient level Payment of miscellaneous invoices including Direct Suppliers and Homecare General Responsibilities To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.

Planning and organisational tasks / duties To plan effectively the daily management of a caseload of patients by prioritising clinical work, responding to urgent referrals and occasionally unpredictable work patterns. To be able to prioritise clinical work and managerial work, and balance other patient related and professional activities as the department requires. Patient Care Responsibilities To undertake specialist assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multipathologies and to assess patients jointly with other members of the multidisciplinary team. To use sound clinical reasoning skills, assessment techniques and diagnostic procedures to assess and develop treatment programmes. To devise individualized Speech and Language therapy management and / or treatment plans, using a range of treatment/ management options, to include patient education. To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive, timely discharge plans, liaising with ESD and community rehabilitation teams. To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required. To evaluate the outcomes of your interventions. Communication / Relationship Skills To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patients care, both those from within the organisation and those outside, to ensure effective multidisciplinary working. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning. To communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news relating to their rehabilitation potential and gaining consent for treatment. To communicate any changes in care plan or treatment approach to the multi disciplinary team as necessary. To ensure timely and effective communication with the Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist and senior staff on all professional matters. To maintain accurate records in line with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy standards and Trust and service standards and policies. To attend relevant board rounds, meetings and case conferences as appropriate in order to ensure appropriate management and effective and timely discharge of patients. To attend staff meetings and actively participate ensuring understanding of information imparted. Assess patients understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients in order to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This may include patients who will have difficulties in understanding or communicating, e.g. patients who may be deaf, blind, or be unable to accept diagnosis or presenting condition or who have cognitive and behavioural problems. To appreciate cultural differences and take these into account when agreeing treatment plans with patients. To manage frequently highly stressful conditions To manage patients who maybe occasionally aggressive or confused. To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner Analytical / Judgmental Skills To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/ multipathologies. To use investigative and analytical skills to assess complex patients and support other more junior Speech and Language therapy staff with their patients as required. To devise individualised Speech and Language Therapy management and / or treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills. To keep up to date with developments, analysing current research and discussing and implementing changes to your clinical practice. Personal and people development To work as part of the Speech and Language Therapy team and Multi disciplinary team to provide an efficient and effective service. To supervise junior Speech and Language Therapy staff where appropriate or therapy assistants. To evaluate own and others practice and identify own and others development needs. To participate in the appraisal scheme as an appraisee and appraiser. Participate in the supervision of students. Deputise for the team leader when required. To provide training of junior staff, students, or assistants/technicians, other therapists, nursing staff and care workers within the clinical area. To ensure professional competence is maintained by participating in all CPD opportunities and maintaining a portfolio. To participate in training sessions as a recipient and facilitator. To disseminate any training received to other staff and health care professionals. To be responsible for and actively record your own personal development. This may include active participation in journal clubs, clinical reasoning and joint problem patient sessions. Health, safety and security To monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others. Take responsibility for identifying and assessing potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others To ensure completion of relevant risk assessments and associated documentation. To take appropriate action, reporting actual or potential problems that may put health and safety and security at risk. To be aware of risks involved as part of delivering clinical care and manage this within own patients caseload. To demonstrate a good understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk, actively participating in clinical governance groups. Policy and Service Improvement/ Development To implement, within your clinical practice, standards and policies in each specialty and where applicable propose changes to working practice. To assist the Team Leader and Clinical Lead in setting and monitoring of standards and policies of clinical practice for the team and evaluate outcomes. Audit/Research & Development To participate in appropriate work related evaluation projects and to be aware of current research relevant to the specialty. To undertake and present relevant evidence based projects. To participate in any relevant clinical governance projects and audits. To evaluate your own clinical effectiveness. Quality To maintain the high standards of the service by contributing towards individual, team and service objectives. To maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence-based practice by keeping up to date with clinical developments, analysing current research and discussing and implementing changes in your clinical practice. To achieve and maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence-based practice, keeping up to date with clinical developments, analysing current research, discussing and implementing changes in your clinical practice and encouraging throughout the team. Freedom to Act To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your professional activities working within the codes of practice and professional guidelines. To work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant clinical caseload, working without direct supervision. Access to a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist is available if required and clinical work is not routinely evaluated. Equality, diversity and rights Responsible for supporting a culture which promotes equality and diversity Responsibility for financial and other physical resources Responsible for the safe and effective use of equipment and resources that are used in the course of work. Responsibilities for information resources To maintain accurate and timely statistical information as required by senior staff and managers. To be responsible for the accurate in of clinical information onto the Trust IT system. Further information and general responsibilities: To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others at work. This includes being conversant with relevant trust safety policies and procedures. To report incidents and near misses at work; take part in the risk management process; attend all mandatory training courses in the agreed duration as defined by trust policy and carry out tasks and use equipment only when competent to do so. To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity. To comply with the requirements of the Data Protection act. To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties as qualified and able. To comply with the trusts corporate and local policies and procedures on such subjects and clinical management and human resources. To ensure that patients, clients and members of the public are consulted and involved in decisions about local health service developments. As a trust employee to be mindful of this and do what is appropriate to the role and level meet this duty of responsibility. To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time and are consistent with the responsibilities of the role. To comply with the trusts policies on equal opportunities, the consumption of alcohol and smoking. To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties as qualified and able. General responsibilities To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.

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MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST:Over view of ResponsibilitiesCommunications and Relationships To develop and sustain partnership working with individuals, groups, communities and agencies. To work autonomously by accepting responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made, and ensuring clear documentation in the patients records. Providing detailed baseline patient assessment and education and support to patients and their families. To maintain appropriate channels and styles of communication to meet the needs of patients, relatives and carers, consultants, managers, peers and other profession / agencies. To continue to develop existing and establish new effective working relationships with other services within the hospital, community, clinical commissioning group, voluntary and public sector and actively participate in partnership working across all organisations. To communicate in a sensitive and professional manner with individuals with MS their relatives and carers in highly emotive or distressing circumstances taking into consideration their privacy, cultural values and beliefs. To act as an advocate for the patient when appropriate. To facilitate independence and empower patients in managing their own lives using educational strategies and motivational techniques.Personal & Professional development To keep up to date with current developments in nursing and ensure evidence-based practice. To conduct oneself in accordance with NMC code of conduct and local policies. To update and maintain own specialist knowledge through critical self-appraisal, participation in clinical supervision and networking with other health care professionals locally and nationally, through a planned approach to continuing professional development. Ensure all mandatory training is up to date. To act as a resource for people with MS and health care professionals and workers within a variety of settings, providing highly specialist advice, support, and education in the management of the diverse problems relating to MS. Divisional ChiefNurse, GSMMultipleSclerosisSpecialist NurseClinical responsibilities Provide nurse-led clinics and support the neurologist in MS MDT clinics Provide Ward visits and domiciliary visits where appropriate. Manage the group of MS patients using the infusion suite at Ashford hospital for their MS therapies. Maintain effective communication and relationship with the infusion suite staff. Undertake a holistic nursing assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient together with an awareness of their support network. To work autonomously by accepting responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made, and ensuring clear documentation in the patients records. Providing detailed baseline patient assessment and education and support to patients and their families. Manage all patients on any disease modifying therapy (DMT) including DMTs for highly active rapidly evolving RRMS that require complex monitoring and preparation pre-treatment. To ensure patients are given all the information required about each DMT and the risks to enable them to consent to the treatment choice. To facilitate independence and empower patients in managing their own lives using educational strategies and motivational techniques. Requesting and monitoring of blood tests, MRI scans and other investigations as appropriate for particular treatments ensuring patients/ families are aware of the purpose of these and keeping medical colleagues aware of results. Maintain a support network and contact link for patients and/or families/carers. Accurate, contemporaneous record keeping in medical records and relevant databases.Managerial Communicate effectively and maintain a harmonious environment. Complex case management in both hospital and community in association with MS team. Maintain a safe and healthy environment ensuring health and safety guidelines are Implemented and adhered to. To participate in the management of change to improve standards and communication links between primary, secondary and tertiary care. To comply with measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients. Ensuring the formal reporting and recording of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy. Network with the team of clinical nurse specialists within the Trust, area wide and nationally to evaluate, develop and promote the specialist-nursing role Organise cover for infusion suite when MS nurse is not availableEducation of patients and staff To identify and meet the educational needs of the patient and their family and carers Act as a specialist resource and first line contact for patients and their carers providing relevant education, advice, support and information Support with patient education groups and to other health and social care professionals To ensure all patients are fully informed of the risks and benefits of proposed procedures / treatments, contributing to the process of securing informed consent. To help organise and contribute to patient education events including newly diagnosed course, digesting science and participate in the delivery of other programmes of education and training according to the identified care needs of patients and carers. To attend meetings and conferences as appropriate ensuring that you are fully conversant with current issues both within the Trust and within specialist services locally and nationally. To promote and facilitate evidence-based practice and clinical audit within the Trust, raising the profile and enhancing the contribution of nursing to patient care and informing business and service development plans. To participate and assist with any appropriate/relevant Trust approved research projects conducted within the department.

Working as a Bank Registered Nurse in a variety of wards / departments within the hospital setting. Carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, working alongside the multidisciplinary team, incorporating: Delivering high quality direct patient care. Following patient admission/transfer/discharge processes. Medication administration. Care planning and evaluation. Wound management. Accountable to nurse in charge of each shift and supporting junior colleagues. See full job description for full details