Total 6 job vacancies by NHS Jobs

To carry out OCT scanning to a high standard, ensuring the individual needs of patients are met, maintaining the patients dignity and privacy, always acting in the patients best interests. To carry out Visual Field testing to a high standard, ensuring the individual needs of patients are met, maintaining the patients dignity and privacy, always acting in the patients best interests. Testing and recording of visual acuity using both Snellen and COMPlog Instillation of eye drops under the instruction of a Consultant Ophthalmologist. Measuring eye pressures with iCare tonometer probe To care for the equipment used within the Outpatient clinic. To develop an understanding and knowledge of reviewing patient referral letters including GP and Optician information to ensure additional investigations are completed To give clear and concise explanation and test instructions to ensure maximum patient understanding and co-operation takes place, taking into account patients who have sensory impairment (visual and/or hearing loss), physical or mental health, learning difficulties, different age groups, cultural differences and non-English speaking individuals or carers. To act as a chaperone To maintain and update relevant knowledge and skills, maintain a professional portfolio and participate in further training as appropriate, in order to enhance quality of care for patients and carers. To communicate effectively (written and verbally), respectfully and in a timely manner within the team. Understand the principle of confidentiality, always communicating in a way that maintains the patients confidentiality. To keep areas clean and to sanitise areas between each and every patient. To assist Service Manager with stock levels.

To have an understanding of macular degeneration and the importance of its patient pathway. To carry out ocular coherence topography (OCT) testing to a high standard, ensuring the individual needs of patients are met, maintaining patients' dignity and privacy and always acting in patients' best interests. Testing and recording of visual acuity using both Snellen and COMPlog Instillation of eye drops under the instruction of a Consultant Ophthalmologist. Measuring eye pressures with iCare tonometer probe To assist in the IVT room, following the correct aseptic technique at all times. To care for the equipment used within the Outpatient clinic. To give clear and concise explanation and test instructions to ensure maximum patient understanding and co-operation takes place, taking into account patients who have sensory impairment (visual and/or hearing loss), physical or mental health, learning difficulties, different age groups, cultural differences and non-English speaking individuals or carers. To act as a chaperone To maintain and update relevant knowledge and skills, maintain a professional portfolio and participate in further training as appropriate, in order to enhance quality of care for patients and carers. To keep areas clean and to sanitise areas between each and every patient. To communicate effectively (written and verbally), respectfully and in a timely manner within the team. Understand the principle of confidentiality, always communicating in a way that maintains the patients confidentiality. To be a team player To attend bi-annual AMD audit meetings. To accept any development or traning courses offered to you in order to benefit the service and its patients.

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To assist with Estates maintenance activities, which may be demanding or non-routine. To be able to carry out minor works and routine planned maintenance activities, as directed by the Estates Management Team. Ensure compliance with Trust safety standards, policies and procedures, while taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment. Exchange routine information to inform colleagues, staff, patients and contractors. Possible travel between Trust sites

Job Description - Practice Acting as triage and support for repeat medicines queries To undertake medication-related audit Support in clinical guidance around specialist only, unlicensed and not recommended drugs Review high cost items Review high quantity dressing requests Review discharge notifications that have medication alteration Supporting prescribing clerks Dealing with out of stock queries Dealing with medicines related complaints Where possible dealing with "difficult" prescriptions that need action by the GP Help clinicians work through Medicines Optimisation Scheme every year. Dealing with MHRA alerts and Supply Shortage of medicines.

We have an excellent opportunity for an accomplished facilities professional to join our new Kent & Medway Talking Therapies service. Reporting to the Business Manager you will be responsible for building strong working relationships with operational teams to ensure that the estates facilities management and health and safety compliance is achieved across all Vita Health Group venues in the region. You should enjoy working in a busy close-knit team operating to industry best-practice standards across all facets of FM, Estates and Health & Safety. Youwill also be required to conduct risk assessments and take a local lead on infection prevention control in line with sector guidance and best practices. Experience of managing contactor/sub-contractor activities to achieve statutory hard FM complianceis important as is the ability to operate in close partnership with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Key activities will include: Ensuring business continuity and to minimise service disruption resulting from the estates and facilities. Ensuring that the Business Manager and Service Lead remain updated on projects and incidents relating to the estate. Ensuring that premises used by VHG colleagues are fit for purpose with attention to fire, electrical, and water management to ensure the environment remains safe and compliant. Managing of relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers; keeping track of sub-contractor relationships, ensuring servicing and maintenance takes place on time, to the correct specification, and within budget. Liaising with cleaning contractors to ensure audit outcomes are shared and that sites remain clean and suitable for service delivery. Managing and instructing the preventative planned maintenance schedules including reactive maintenance. Carrying out site inspections and auditing across the estates including health and safety, cleaning standards, infection prevention control, and office consumable checking. Responsibility for creating and managing local risk assessments including building H&S, COSHH, specific tasks/activities, new or expectant mother, and first aid risk assessments. Instructing and overseeing all commissioned risk assessments including fire risk assessments and any other surveys as appropriate. This is a great chance to build on your experience and develop your career in a fast-paced growing organisation. There will be regular travel around Kent and Medway in therole so a full clean driving license and access to transport is required. Why Vita Health Group? Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. We are physical and mental health specialists with over 30 years of experience. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UKs largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers. To achieve our mission of making people better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here:https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers/ To progress your skills and enable career development we provide Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines. Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. To support this we have a dedicated team of EDI specialists and run a range of active in-house diversity networks. We are actively seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce, to ensure we are representative of the communities we serve at all levels. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of livedexperience. We are committed to equitably support the wellbeing of all employees as demonstrated by: Our association with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health. Our status as a Disability Confident Employer dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be invited to interview. Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme where all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be invited for interview. Our sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant. Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer. Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter. Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES). The provision of access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues which includes a team of trained Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme. An embedded speaking up culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians. Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you might need in the application or interview process please contactrecruitment@vhg.co.ukand we will arrange. VHG is committed to supporting transgender individuals with dignity and recognises the potential complications that may arise when taking references. We encourage applicants to contact HR athr@vhg.co.ukto discuss or amend how we manage reference requests. Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check. Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months. Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.