Total 11 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in PL6

Radiology Manager

Plymouth Hospital | Radiology | Permanent contract | Full time

Up to £57,000 per annum, depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

We're the UK's largest Healthcare Charity and this is an exciting time for our national Diagnostic Imaging service. We've invested in state-of-the-art equipment and now we're ready to drive the standard in patient care like never before - and it starts with you.

As a Radiology Manager at our Plymouth Hospital, you've worked in a similar role and you bring the relevant knowledge and qualifications. You're also HPC registered and an excellent manager of people, with a real passion for developing your team to its full potential. And you'll really relish this opportunity to help shape the future.

As a Radiology Manager, you will:

• Make an impact at an exciting time

• Champion, lead and inspire your own team to provide exceptional services to patients

• Enjoy a relaxed and comfortable environment with excellent facilities and a real family atmosphere

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From advice on your financial and emotional wellbeing to private healthcare, gym membership and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital.

The Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital is situated next to the Nuffield Health Devonshire Gym, in Derriford, Plymouth and we have been part of the Plymouth community since 1971. We have 3 main theatres - 2 laminar flow and 1 digital, a fully JAG accredited endoscopy suite, a 35-bedded ward with one 4 bedded bay and one 2 bedded bay. Our outpatients department has 12 consulting rooms with a dedicated ophthalmology suite and ENT service.

We carry out treatment under a range of specialities including Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery. We recently were rated in the top 50 hospitals in the country for our total hip replacement patient outcomes.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Theatre Nurse / ODP - Scrub (RGN / ODP) with an interest in Orthopaedics

Plymouth | Theatres | Permanent contract | Full time | Includes weekend work and on calls
Up to £36,000 depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we offer a fantastic home for your career. And we'll give you the freedom to work autonomously, making full use of your expertise. Here's where you bring your drive, passion and high standards to help shape the health of the nation.

As a Theatre Nurse / ODP in Scrub at Nuffield Plymouth Hospital, you'll be registered with the appropriate governing body. You have the qualifications and experience that are relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC. Plus, you bring post-registration experience, flexibility and excellent communication skills. You're also a great team worker.

As a Theatre Nurse / ODP in Scrub, you will:

• Be part of our close-knit multidisciplinary team

• Work with leading consultants and like-minded professionals who respect and value what you bring

• Enjoy a varied caseload with state-of-the-art technology, equipment and facilities

• Supervise, support and develop junior members of staff

• Create high-quality care and patient experiences that are clinically effective, and evidence based

• Interact well with colleagues on the ward, understanding that continuity in patient care is key

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From paid overtime to a cycle to work scheme, expert advice and support for your financial and emotional wellbeing, and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital

The Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital is situated next to the Nuffield Health Devonshire Gym, in Derriford, Plymouth and we have been part of the Plymouth community since 1971. We have 3 main theatres - 2 laminar flow and 1 digital, a fully JAG accredited endoscopy suite, a 35-bedded ward with one 4 bedded bay and one 2 bedded bay. Our outpatients department has 12 consulting rooms with a dedicated ophthalmology suite and ENT service.

We carry out treatment under a range of specialities including Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery. We recently were rated in the top 50 hospitals in the country for our total hip replacement patient outcomes

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Clinical Demonstrate advanced empathetic interpersonal and communication skills in dealing with patients and carers through the various patient pathway from the point of diagnosis. Demonstrate advanced practice in holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care within their own speciality. This will necessitate high levels of autonomy and advocacy. Demonstrate advanced knowledge, skills and innovative practice in relevant specialist area. Promote clinical excellence. Demonstrate continual evaluation of practice, making agreed changes and evaluating their impact. Assess and monitor risk in own and others practice acting on the results thereby ensuring safe delivery of care. Work as an autonomous expert/advanced practitioner. Work within the Nursing + Midwifery Council (NMC) Code, Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives Education / Training In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, ensure that information provided to health professionals and patients is representative of research based recommendations and are within the National Standards Frameworks where appropriate. To develop appropriate information systems and ensure documentation systems are in place to assist in high-level delivery of care. Promote the services provided at the Trust through attendance at conferences, published papers and via patient-facing media.

Homecare Administration To co-ordinate Homecare processes in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, safe working systems, and the legal framework for the Supply of Medicines. To maintain the EMIS drug files for prices, removal of out of use templates, contract reference maintenance and contract pricing. To manage new drug file requests To ensure SOPs and Forms are regularly updated on Q-Pulse and to notify staff of changes. To manage/support the appropriate electronic archiving of Homecare documentation. To help with patient transitions when new contracts are awarded. To manage the complaints and incidents process and distribute prior to PPSA meetings. To manage IV Antimicrobial referrals. To support the Lead and Senior Pharmacy Technicians with reporting into relevant quality management systems. To manage/support the daily Homecare Team huddle and attend other relevant huddles. To manage the generic email and efficiently and effectively resolve queries. To support the investigation of Datix, and the reporting of deviations. To manage/support with Quality Improvement projects. To support with Homecare 'Key Performance Indicator (KPIs) reports and databases. To support with patient/clinic queries and to escalate when necessary. To update the exception database when required. To support financial improvement work. To undertake relevant line management duties such as 1:1s, absence management and appraisals. To support with the training of relevant staff. To support management of BlueTeq compliance and the audit tool for Homecare. To ensure that IVIG Databases are updated when Homecare prescriptions have been received. PPSA and Homecare Providers To arrange the onboarding of new medications on Homecare and introduction meetings between the Homecare provider and therapy area. To arrange Homecare provider Service Review Meetings. Monthly for the first 6 months, and then quarterly for established therapies. To arrange urgent Service Review Meetings if a service is not fulfilling its obligations. To participate in regional face-to-face and MS Teams meetings and bi-monthly conference calls with the Peninsula Purchasing Supply Alliance (PPSA). To participate in contract re-tenders. Prescription Management To supervise the prescription management workflow. To support the building, authorisation and distribution of patient specific order prescriptions by the most appropriate methods. To assist the team in the introduction and use of E-Sign (e-Rx). Invoicing To support the various statements of accounts that are received from each Homecare provider in a timely manner and the updating of the statements to accurately reflect the status of debt. To manage/support the download and appropriate storage of invoices from portals and emails To manage the matching and price checking of invoices against Homecare prescriptions. To manage/support the payment of invoices and the resolution of queries. To ensure all due invoices have been passed for payment by month end unless in query. To chase any missing invoices before month end. To manage/support the prompt resolution of credits that have been issued by the Homecare suppliers. Training To attend relevant manager courses. Participate in the PWDS Screening competency when the opportunity arises. Train new members of staff.

PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY 1. To assist the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Clinical Trials in ensuring that the documentation, processes and procedures for the handling of IMPs within the pharmacy department meet the relevant current UK and European legislation, ICH GCP guidelines and GMP principles required by the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA), National Patient Safety Alerting System (NPSAS), Regional Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Services and relevant clinical trial sponsors. 2. To assist in co-ordinating the pharmaceutical input into the setting-up, design and running of clinical trials at the UHPNT. This will involve close liaison with pharmacy, nursing, and medical staff and R&D department. 3. To act as the deputy to the lead pharmacist for the provision of IMPs for all active clinical trials. 4. To support in the critical review of clinical trial protocols on their impact on pharmacy, e.g. packaging, labelling and documentation, incorporating further comments from appropriate specialist clinical and production services pharmacists where required. 5. To assist the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team in producing and checking costings for clinical trials where necessary. 6. To assist with the raising, completion and implementation of all relevant IMP and NIMP documents, controlled procedures, feasibility assessments, prescriptions, dispensing procedures, accountability logs, and stock management records. 7. To ensure appropriate use of IMPs within the pharmacy and support in the production and maintenance of dispensing procedures for all CTIMPs. 8. To provide written instructions and training for pharmacy staff on how to dispense, label, check, handle the IMPs, and perform code-breaks. 9. To assist with training and accreditation of pharmacy staff for clinical trials. 10. To liaise with the pharmacy clinical trials team to assess the impact of substantial amendments on local trial documentation. 11. To accurately screen, dispense, check prescriptions and counsel patients regarding their medication as required in accordance with the particular study protocol, chemotherapy prescriptions produced on both the electronic prescribing system and paper templates. 12. To supervise the initial check and preparation of IMPs and NIMPs for all active clinical trials. To undertake the final check for these products made under section 37 exemption of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulation 2004 taking responsibility for the final release of medicinal products to patients including Intrathecal products. 13. To support the pharmacy investigations into study issues and incidents involving IMP, ensuring appropriate documentation and completion of any actions. 14. To maintain a good working relationship with sponsors, monitors, the R&D department, auditors and regulatory authorities. 15. To ensure that the confidentiality and security of information and data about study subjects and clinical trial studies are maintained and respected. 16. To undertake and maintain a record of personal Continuing Professional Development (CPD). 17. To ensure medicines are prescribed and administered in line with local and national policies, and within the legal framework. 18. To provide day-to-day supervision and support to the pharmacy clinical trials staff and rotational pharmacists working in the Pharmacy Clinical Trials. 19. To coordinate with the Clinical Trials Specialist Assistant Technical Officer the daily workload of injectable IMPs and NIMPs to the wards and departments taking clinical priority and the capacity plan for the unit into account. 20. To be on the Trust register for the release of intrathecal chemotherapy from the pharmacy department according to relevant Department of Health guidelines and local Trust policy. 21. To ensure that safe and effective systems of work are followed within the unit in compliance with the COSHH (1988) Regulations. 22. To undertake audits and engage with Quality Improvement and practice research projects. Education and Training 23. Design and participate in training programmes for pharmacy, medical and nursing staff, where necessary. 24. Technical supervision and mentoring of other members of ward-based staff, including pharmacists, technicians, pharmacy support assistants and undergraduate students. 25. Provide competency based assessment of junior pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support assistants using work-based assessment tools. 26. Train trainee pharmacists in aspects of technical and clinical pharmacy practice to meet the General Pharmaceutical Councils competency requirements, acting as an accredited educational supervisor if required.

Prioritise own workload including the typing of clinics, discharge summaries and medical reports. Ensure effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. Sort and deal with all correspondence, keeping a satisfactory record and filing system Collate results with patient casenotes, ensuring that they are seen and actioned promptly by the relevant clinician. Take appropriate actions with regard to telephone calls from patients, GPs and other agencies using initiative, within Trust guidelines. Maintain an up to date diary for the Consultants / team, inform relevant staff of cancelled and reduced theatre and outpatient sessions due to Consultant leave, junior doctors leave, on-call commitments, CME, Audit and Directorate meeting. To obtain hospital casenotes and x-rays from both within the Trust and external agencies when required by the Consultant and/or team. 8.To ensure that the casenotes and x-rays are traced accurately using PiMS and CRIS at all times and retuned to Health Records in a timely manner. To raise hospital casenotes as necessary, ensuring that accurate and full details are entered onto PiMS in line with the Trusts AGN for health records Required to cover for other colleagues during annual leave/sickness or peak workloads. Arrange patient admissions as directed by the Consultant/team, taking into account clinical priority ensuring that any relevant investigations or pre-assessment appointments are booked. Formulate Electronic Theatre Lists to the agreed Trust standard format. Ensuring that booking guidelines are followed and reminder service actioned in a timely manner. Inform the ward of patient admissions and provide hospital notes rebook cancelled patients/informing patients of cancellations. Where necessary liase with theatres, other Consultants and departments to facilitate patients admissions. Ensure that appropriate clinic follow up is actioned as appropriate, i.e. out patient appointments, investigations, add patients to waiting list, re-admissions and referrals to other Consultants/departments. Work with the junior doctors to ensure that the discharge summary/pro formas are completed. Ensure timely despatch of clinical letters to GPs. Obtain results ensuring that Consultant /or Medical team see them and action in a timely manner. Inform GPs of patient results via letter dictated by Consultant. Ensure that all results, reports and letters are accurately filed in medical notes. General Admin, including adding referrals to IPM Provide other secretarial assistance to the team as required, typing up correspondence, references for junior staff and administration and maintain filing system of this correspondence. Exposure to distressing/emotional circumstances i.e. typing letters of a distressing nature, dealing with distressed, anxious and angry patients and relatives in person or by telephone. Requirement to exert physical effort when dealing with quantities of notes and x-rays and when retrieving notes from outpatients after Consultant clinics each week and filing them in the office to await typing. Requirement to work at a VDU screen for at least 75% of the working day. Booking Theatre list

Required to cover the medical secretaries during annual leave/sickness and adapt to their work place and individual differential layouts. To undertake typing in a timely manner. To maintain confidentiality at all times and adhere to other Trust policies and procedures and implement any changes to the daily routine. Proactively support and enhance the continual quality initiative ensuring a quality first approach to all aspects of work. To provide non-clinical advice to patients and relatives regarding admission and appointment details. Prioritise own workload meeting requirements of medical secretaries including typing clinics, nurses work and x-rays. Liaise; report, document and present data collected using appropriate computer software to achieve effective results. Sorting and dealing with all correspondence i.e. internal/external post including faxes. Emails and results and filing system. To provide support in respect of the medical secretaries and clinical team. To assist in the training/mentoring of new support secretaries. Regular exposure to distressing/emotional circumstances i.e. typing letter of distressing nature, dealing with distressed patients over the telephone. To maintain on orderly office, this can readily be taken over by colleagues/locum where necessary. To assist in monitoring shared mailboxes. To outcome the virtual glaucoma reporting.

Clinical 1. Providing and delivering a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co[1]ordinating the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. This includes all aspects of care from admission to discharge. 2. Reporting and documenting all relevant nursing/patient needs, communicating changes with other health care professionals in the multidisciplinary team with ongoing responsibility for patient care as they occur. 3. Promoting and delivering health education within the clinical area and advise patients, family, and others in health promotion issues. Undertaking patient triage, undertaking clear assessment of patient health in the acute ophthalmic setting following best practice guidance by telephone and face to face. Making safe and appropriate decisions. Demonstrating and undertaking evidence-based practice, playing an active part in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient-centred care. Supervising, assessing, and mentoring and supporting junior Registered Nurses and Health care professionals, including bank and agency staff in the clinical setting. Increasing the level of knowledge and skills within the Department/Directorate through sharing best practice and supporting others to develop their professional abilities. Implementing and sharing good infection prevention and control practice. Undertake manual handling assessments and ensuring actions are met. Day to day direct supervision of team of patients and staff. For further details please see attached JD&PS.

To deliver on-going developmental, education and training programs for all pharmacy staff. Designing and implementing appropriate teaching, learning and assessment plans to support trainee pharmacists, in line with local, regional and national agendas. Provide educational or practice supervision for all trainees as required. Support others to deliver on training curriculums in their roles as educational or practice supervisors. Develop or maintain partnerships with higher education institutes. Develop or maintain partnership with regional and local organisations to advance the education and training strategy. To support in education and training of non-pharmacy staff within the organisation To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist for Education and Training where required Work as a clinical pharmacist if appropriate providing a service to a defined cohort of patients To undertake a clinical area of responsibility as part of enabling non-medical prescribing training and to maintain own clinical competence. Where required, act as a designated prescribing practitioner for trainee pharmacists from September 2025 onwards. To support in the promotion of pharmacy and pharmacy careers to external organisations Line manages designated pharmacists, trainee pharmacists or other members of the pharmacy team. Undertake audits and engage with Quality Improvement and practice research projects As a Practice Educator, work within realms of specialist therapeutic knowledge and experience and teach therapeutic topics as well general areas of pharmacy practice, as applicable The post holder will contribute to teaching on the new University of Bath MPharm delivered at the University of Plymouth: Practice Educators will work in two different workplaces: clinical pharmacy practice (hospital) and the University of Plymouth campus. To make this arrangement work there is recognition from both workplaces of the for flexibility. The university workload is driven by term dates and the preferred arrangement is for Practice Educators to work the equivalent of 0.5 WTE on the following basis:- 3 days a week during term time- 2 days a week outside of term time Most of the teaching is timetabled for 9am 5pm but may be timetabled up until 7pm. Therefore, Practice Educators will need to be available between 9am and 5pm with occasional flexible working to cover timetabled late sessions. Annual leave should be taken outside of term time where possible.

We have exciting opportunity for a Dental Administrator to join our team based in Plymouth. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual whose duties will include dealing with patients and students both face to face and on the phone, reception, filing and general administrator. Must possess good computer skills including a working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written are essential. Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise - PDSE are an award-winning Social Enterprise and Community Interest Company. We provide NHS treatment and outreach services to local communities in Devon and Cornwall and we work closely with the University of Plymouths Peninsula Dental School to support the clinical education of its dental healthcare students. As a social enterprise, we are a values driven organisation with a focus on patient-centred care and addressing local oral health needs. This role includes: A starting salary of £25,537.00 per annum 5 days per week, working across 52 weeks per year (37.5 hours) Generous holiday entitlement, increasing after 5 years service, plus the opportunity to purchase additional holiday Access to an online CPD platform Additional CPD at our two company Away Days each year Access to the Scottish Widows pension scheme with generous employer contributions Access to our Employee Assistance Programme Access to our Cycle to Work Scheme Opportunities to share your skills, knowledge and experience to help shape the future of dentistry Opportunities to contribute to company development through our dedicated team talk channels This post is subject to enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If you wish to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please email PDSE-recruitment@plymouth.ac.uk. Please apply via this website or if you would prefer to submit a CV, you submit this via our website or you can email us at PDSE-recruitment@plymouth.ac.uk Role: Dental Administrator Grade: Band 3 Reports to: Admin Team Leader Role summary: Dental Administrators are required to provide a quality telephone call handling, reception and appointment service and assist professional staff with clerical and administrative duties and to support the organisation in ensuring that the Dental Education Facility (DEF) is efficiently organised. This post contains a range of duties requiring a variety of skills. The post involves liaising with professionals in healthcare, facilities, support staff and members of the public as well as Peninsula Dental School Staff, PDSE Staff and Dental Students. Key accountabilities: Carry out general administrative duties and provide administrative support in the organisation and running of the DEF. To carry out reception duties including dealing with staff, dental students, patients. and their carers, both in person and on the telephone, in a courteous and efficient manner. To ensure that all information relating to patients, staff and students gained through DEF employment is kept confidential. Assist with the administration of patient satisfaction questionnaires, research and audits. To undertake any necessary training in support of the duties of the post holder. Responsible for ordering stocks and supplies using an electronic ordering system. Processing of card payments including routine auditing of card payment terminals and end of day reconciliation. Organises tasks and activities, including maintaining the appointment diary, to maximise effective use of clinical time and patient treatment. Reporting of untoward incidents and complaints. Generate patient reports to assist with the management of the patient administration system and clinical appointment diaries. Undertakes the responsibilities of a key-holder including opening and closing of reception areas. Apply PDSE and any other departmental policies and procedures to work practice. Assist with PDSE and/or Peninsula Dental School activities such as open. days, student assessments and national health campaigns. The post holder will be required to work at or attend meetings at all of the DEFs.The post holder will be required to attend training at locations away from their main place of work. Assist with additional tasks such as First aid at work and Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable adults. Ensuring that all shared working areas are maintained in line with relevant working processes and procedures. Measures of success: Demonstrable attention to detail. Successful outcomes to items listed in role summary and other delegated tasks. Successful delivery of key priorities and objectives agreed with manager and as part of the performance development review. Positive customer feedback. Meets deadlines. Manages competing demands. Knowledge, Education and Training: 5 GCSEs grades A-C or NVQ II or equivalent, or able to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and ability to work to this level. Fluent in written and spoken English language. Good, effective written and verbal communication skills. Understanding of confidentiality and measures to implement it. Willing to undertake further training. Experience: Experience of working with people in a public-facing environment (preferred not essential). Knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office, Word and E-mail. Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to deal with patients who have language difficulties, may be anxious or irate while remaining calm. Ability to cope well under pressure and be able to solve non-routine problems and enquiries in a busy environment. Ability to be assertive and use own initiative in sensitive circumstances. Understanding of the issues surrounding confidentiality. Ability to work well as part of a team. Good organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise tasks. Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the School. Behaviours: Demonstrates self-leadership. Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment at all times. Demonstrates commitment and support to PDSE, to PDSE managers and to colleagues. Uses initiative to start and complete tasks without direct supervision. Takes ownership of tasks. Can do and positive attitude with a self-starting nature. Uses own expertise and uses it to develop others. Supports others to achieve goals. Forms good working relationships with colleagues to achieve successful outcomes. Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing demands. Uses full range of knowledge of dental procedures, including any specialist. knowledge, to support patient care.

Typing Dictations Filing Patient Letters Booking Outpatient appointments Booking Theatres PTL Management Answering the phone to patients Data Quality queries Other tasks