Total 84 Others level Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Rochester, Not recorded, ME2 2SX

• Are you newly qualified SCPHN, looking to show your innovation and determination in promoting health and supporting school aged children?
• Are you a hardworking, dedicated NMC registered school nurse with passion and drive who has great idea's for making a difference?
• Would you like the chance to reshape and reinvigorate services to meet the needs of all families living in Medway?
• Are you passionate about the care you give to children and young people?

If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!

We are a multi skilled team comprising of school nurses, school staff nurses, emotional well being practitioners, learning disability nurses and support staff. Together we enhance the health and wellbeing of children in Medway; working closely with our children’s therapy and health visiting colleagues as well as external agencies to provide children the best opportunity to learn and thrive.

You will initiate and undertake health needs assessments for children and families, including vulnerable children of various ages.

You will plan and deliver interventions and be responsible for managing your diary.

You will be the link school nurse for a number of primary and secondary schools. Facilitating secondary school drop in sessions to give children and young people an opportunity to access healthcare.

You will be a role model for other team members, helping to shape the future school nurses through sharing experiences and encouraging learning.

You will be responsible for developing health promotion activities to raise the profile of school nursing and key public health messages.

You will facilitate links between children’s services and other agencies to promote health and wellbeing; ensuring the voice of the child is heard.

You will encourage and motivate children, young people and their families to engage in public health messages and change behaviour.

You will have knowledge of the key drivers and other relevant legislation/guidance for school nursing services; including legislation and guidance in the safeguarding of children and adults.

If you have an area of interest that can benefit the health and wellbeing of children and young people, we will encourage you to share your knowledge, develop the service and support you in meeting your goal.

So what else?
• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

So what are you waiting for? We can’t wait to hear from you, and look forward to receiving your application.

The small print
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients
• Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement

At this time, MCH cannot fund or support any further nurses who require the OSCE training. Please do not apply if you require this training.
1. Communication and relationship skills
• Initiate and undertake agreed health assessments on children and families, including vulnerable children of various ages
• Facilitate and promote links between the children’s services and other agencies to promote health and wellbeing; ensuring the voice of the child is heard
• Encourage and motivate children, young people and their families to engage in public health messages and change behaviours
• Communicate highly complex difficult messages to parents or schools.
• Receive, translate and communicate highly complex information in a suitable format to the target audience, overcoming barriers to understanding
• Act as a link school nurse for an identified number of schools
1. Knowledge, training and experience
• A registered nurse with the specialist community public health nursing qualification in school nursing
• Experience of working in a range of community settings including family homes, clinics and schools
• Mentorship qualification and experience of supporting pre and post qualification students
• Knowledge of the key drivers and other relevant legislation/guidance for school nursing services; including legislation and guidance in the safeguarding of children and adults
• Experience of employing evidence based practice and multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of delivering presentations to children, young people and families as well as other professionals eg teaching staff
1. Analytical and judgement skills
• Make clinical decisions involving a range of facts or situations including risk assessments; clinical need and disclosures
• Assess and identify the needs of individual children referred to the service, plan care and make appropriate referrals/signpost
• Complete holistic assessments considering the Think Family approach
• Assist in local audits, risk management and the review and development of local policies and guidelines
• Be actively involved in the collection and analysis of information for school health profiling
• Assess and evaluate the performance of team members, providing appropriate feedback, and participate in the appraisal process
• Provide targeted health interventions to children and young people with identified health needs
• Exercise leadership, judgment, and management to ensure excellent clinical practice, maintaining high standards of care
1. Planning and organisational skills
• Manage and organise a defined caseload independently, addressing the health needs of children according to evidence based practice
• Provide targeted health interventions to children and young people with identified health needs
• Ensure the most effective use of human and physical resources within the team by appropriate delegation of work and use/application of resources.
• Contribute to meeting the learning and development needs of pre and post registration student nurses and new members of staff, which provides a positive culture to enhance learning and service improvement.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records in accordance with NMC and MCH standards
• To understand and work towards ensuring that services are delivered in accordance with the service specification
• Write and submit reports in a timely manner
• Facilitate regular meetings with link schools
• Manage own workload, reporting issues to the Lead School Nurse or Clinical Lead for PHN Schools, when difficulties arise, offering solutions where possible
1. Physical skills
• Ability to travel to a range of community settings including home, clinic and schools in Medway and occasionally outside of Medway.
• Ability to carry equipment such as scales and Leicester measures
• Ability to use computer keyboards including laptops
1. Responsibility for patient / client care
• Manage and organise a caseload, addressing the health needs of children according to evidence based practice and service provision
• Provide targeted health interventions to children and young people with identified need following holistic assessment
• Act as a link school nurse for an identified number of schools
• Contribute to the identification/assessment and support of vulnerable children, including those within the Safeguarding arena and represent the service at key partnership meetings inclusive of safeguarding meeting
• Participate in nurse-led clinics
• Facilitate/deliver training sessions where identified health needs require training for non-medical school staff
• Participate in targeted health promoting activities
• Advise on public health issues and infection control within the school community
• Identify vulnerability that may impact on the child or young person’s health, education, school attendance
• Help children and young people to develop a knowledge of self-care, autonomy and decision making, including how to access health services
• Promote the safeguarding of children through multi-disciplinary team working and work within the Medway Safeguarding Children’s Partnership policies/procedures and guidance for the protection of children. Be aware of emerging issues such as sexual exploitation, gang violence and extremism
• Maintain caseload responsibility for children with a safeguarding plan and delegate appropriately to other members of the school nurse team
• Ensure that confidentiality and the rights of consent relating to young people are followed
• Report relevant clinical information/clinical issues to the Professional Lead and Clinical Team Leader
• Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with information governance
1. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
• Participate in clinical supervision as per organisation policy
• Actively participate in and support the development of evidence based practice and clinical audit in collaboration with lead professionals and managers
• To participate in service or practice initiatives to improve client care standards and outcomes
• Contributing to the development of proposals, by participating in working groups or providing feedback as required
1. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
• The School Nurse post does not carry any financial responsibility in relation to budget control
1. Responsibilities for human resources (HR)
• Responsible for day-to-day supervision and line management of skill mix staff members within the team
• Development of skill mix staff
• Plan and co-ordinate team cover during sickness, annual leave and absence to meet the needs of the service
• Assist in the recruitment and induction of new staff members.  Provide mentorship for pre-registration students
• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship and community experience to pre- and postregistration nursing/ midwifery and school nurse students.
• Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal
1. Responsibilities for information resources
• Complete electronic records, in accordance with local and national guidance, ensuring that records are contemporaneous and accurate
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive nursing administrative and statistical records, regularly providing management with returns and statistics as requested
1. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
• Undertake appropriate surveys and audit to influence local and national policies ensuring researched-based practice
• Gather research evidence required to ensure advances in nursing and high quality team performance
• Assist in the delivery of an agreed audit and development programme that links into the health care governance framework
1. Freedom to act
• Guided by established policies and guidelines
• Professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work
• Works independently as an autonomous practitioner


This advert closes on Thursday 28 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

• The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Responsible for organizing and conducting direct control operations to reduce wildlife damage within a geographical area or technical/subject area of program involvement.
• Inspects and surveys areas and, as necessary, will revise existing WDM programs in close consultation with higher-level management.
• May be required to use chemical immobilization and euthanasia drugs to capture and handle wildlife.
• Assists Wildlife Biologists by correctly identifying current, and forecasting future damage, problems and relating them to the damage-causing species.
• Modifies or adapts established damage control techniques as necessary to meet local conditions and address specific environmental, economic or political considerations.
• Assists in the negotiation of cooperative service agreements with landowners, lessees, or administrators to accomplish the goals outlined for the WS program.
• Assists in conducting demonstrations and training for others, including other cooperators or other interested groups, on WDM methods, procedures, and program objectives.

Starting at $44,709 Per Year (GS 5)

• Are you an experienced School Nurse?
• Are you looking for a new challenge that allows you to have a mix of caseload and line management?

If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the school health service to recruit an experienced school nurse who is committed to leading service change and embedding best practice.

The role is to work alongside the existing lead school nurses to help build our service and develop new ways of working.

The responsibilities will include delivering public health messages; providing targeted support to those children and families with identified needs including inter agency working to ensure protection from harm; and in liaison with clinical lead, be responsible for the day-to-day management of the team.

You should also demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to be adaptable and flexible. You will demonstrate leadership skills and be able to show awareness of developments in school nursing, making changes to clinical practice as required.

So what else?

· This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.

· We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.

· We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.

· You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

· Informal visits can be arranged on request.

· We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.

· MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
1. Communication and relationship skills
• Communicate complex information concisely to teams
• Communicate sensitive client/organisational/staff information to other healthcare professionals
• Provide and receive complex and sensitive information in a variety of formats overcoming barriers to understanding using discretion and tact
• To develop and deliver training sessions and relate theory to practice
• To ensure effective communication between students, university and managers.
• Provide support to the Clinical Lead, keeping them informed regularly on team developments and significant issues
1. Knowledge, training and experience
• Registered Nurse
• Educated to degree level or equivalent; master’s level desirable
• Diploma/Degree SCPHN – School Nursing
• Nurse prescribing qualification
• Mentorship
• Broad base of clinical experience with highly developed specialist knowledge acquired through experience and specialist training
• Experience of clinical audit/ quality improvement initiatives
• Knowledge of new interventions and developments
• Working knowledge of principles of clinical governance and their application
• To deliver training to staff on specialist subject.
• To act as a resource within School Health sharing best practice and acting as a clinical role model within the team by demonstrating high levels of clinical practice.
• To ensure statutory and mandatory training is kept up to date
1. Analytical and judgement skills
• Provide clinical expertise and knowledge
• Assessment of clients on specialist caseload
• Analyse audit findings and prepare detailed recommendations and action plans
1. Planning and organisational skills
• Plan, evaluate and participate in the audit and standards of care
• Plan and Prioritise own workload
• Planning and organisation of training programmes
1. Physical skills
• Keyboard skills
• Ability to travel to diverse sites in a timely manner to undertake home visits, attend meetings etc
1. Responsibility for client care
• Assess client’s health and well-being needs
• Plan, deliver and evaluate specialised health care programmes to meet clients’ needs; provide clinical leadership and professional guidance to the staff within Children’s Services
• Provide advice through training, education and interventions
• Safeguard the client group by adhering to child/adult guidelines and procedures. Key participant in adult/child protection proceedings when appropriate
• To act as a public health resource and be responsible for developing, organising, implementing and evaluating specialist public health programmes
• To ensure evidence-based health education and promotion to clients
• To ensure close collaboration with other agencies to enable robust pathway planning and service delivery in line with the client’s needs.
1. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
• Participate in clinical audit and monitoring of the service
• To assist and support the continual review, development and improvement of children’s services
• To record and submit clinical activity and information as requested
• Participate in the development, implementation and review of service development plans and policies
• Comment on policy and protocol development
• To participate in clinical incident reporting and facilitate changes to reduce risk
• Lead projects as agreed with the Clinical Lead, in line with national strategies, and personal skills and interest.
1. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
• Responsible for use of equipment and facilities
1. Responsibilities for human resources (HR)
• Assist in educating, supporting and reviewing team members
• To assist with orientation programmes which familiarise new members of staff to the team
• Provides Specialist training programmes
• Support team members in assessing student and junior staff competencies
• Line management responsibility as agreed with the Clinical Lead.
1. Responsibilities for information resources
• Ensure all records are updated and safeguard client’s confidentiality within legal and ethical principles (Caldicott) and Medway Community Healthcare data protection policies
• Record and submit accurate and timely data as required to inform service planning, community profiling and aid local development plans
1. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
• Actively participate in clinical audit and clinical governance activities leads clinical audits in specialist field
• Understanding the principles of research and the ability to pro-actively apply these to practice
1. Freedom to act
• Guided by established policies and guidelines
• Professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work
• Works independently as an autonomous practitioner
• Participate in new ideas and ways of working to support innovation, efficiencies and quality improvements as part of the leadership team.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven Health and Safety delivery experience within a large multi-sited organisation with varying ages of Estate.
• A ‘real world’ and pragmatic approach.
• Qualified to NEBOSH Diploma standard or equivalent and be a Chartered Member of IOSH to enable the post holder to provide professional, practical advice to support operational specialists.
• In depth and comprehensive knowledge of U.K. and E.C. Health and Safety legislation
• Experience in risk assessment procedures and implementing safety audits, inspections and accident prevention practices
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels with all stakeholders
• IT/Computer skills are required in order to produce data

What the school offers its staff

• Potential for career progression in a rapidly-growing Multi-Academy Trust
• Defined-Benefit, Local Government Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme, Retail and other discounts
• Open and forward-thinking working environment
• Flexible work base
• Flexible working considered

Further details about the role

The role includes:

• Driving forward the H&S agenda across the Trust, taking a pro-active approach to reducing the risk.
• Reporting on H&S performances across all Trust schools including by routine H&S reviews.
• Provide support to the Heads of School & H&S leads on matters relating to H&S resources, premises and operations
• Work with central team colleagues to develop and implement Health and Safety policy, procedures and training, ensuring compliance across Trust.
• Holding role of Trust Competent person
• Leading and managing the Trust’s online health and Safety management (Smartlog) to maximise its impact and value.

Commitment to safeguarding

Bohunt Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. The successful candidate(s) will be subject to pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.

Communication and relationship skills To work alongside other speech & language therapy colleagues providing support and professional exchange of ideas and experience. To attend appropriate meetings within stroke services & adult SLT team. To liaise with the lead stroke speech and language therapist and manager of stroke services To liaise with the area team lead clinician regarding day to day management of with in stroke services To liaise with the appropriate acute speech & language therapists at the acute sites regarding day to day management of the acute caseload To contribute to specialist clinical teams by discussing own and others input around clients needs ensuring a well co-ordinated care plan To communicate complex condition related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multidisciplinary team/other professions To communicate condition related information to clients who have communication problems themselves requiring tact or persuasive skills To work closely with clients, carers and families, agreeing decision making relevant to the client management To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understand exist To demonstrate skills in motivating clients and carers to engage in the therapeutic process To demonstrate negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations To deal with initial complaints sensitively and to process according to organisational policy To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties To employ excellent verbal and written communication skills To represent the speech & language therapy within stroke services. To be aware of, adhere to and implement service and team plans and policies including integrated/multi-agency working To provide specialist advice to other parties as appropriate To explain the role of speech & language therapy in work settings Internal Patients, relatives and carers Referrers Medical and nursing colleagues Discharge co-ordinator AHP colleagues SCART Stroke services Head and members of the adult speech and language therapy team Speech and language therapy peers in Medway External Royal college of SLT and special interest groups Colleagues in acute NHS trust and therapy teams Colleagues in intermediate care teams and social care AHP colleagues in referring/receiving hospitals Equipment services: TCES, wheelchairs, prosthetics, orthotics. Knowledge, training and experience Recognised speech & language therapy degree qualification or equivalent Registered members of royal college of speech & language therapist Health professions council licence to practice Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses including acquired adult neurology and stroke Experience of wide range of clinical settings and communication difficulties Relevant experience in acquired neurological difficulties including stroke Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills Negotiation and problem solving skills Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills Well developed concentration skills Good organisational skills and prioritisation skills Experience of giving training and presentations Highly developed auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically Well established specialist knowledge of assessment tools and therapy management techniques underpinned by evidence based practice that are relevant to communication and swallowing problems in stroke Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to adults and stroke (including vulnerable adults and mental capacity act) Understanding of the roles of other professionals Knowledge of standards of record keeping To have experience of working independently as well as part of a team To identify personal and professional development evidence by a personal development plan as part of the appraisal process To maintain professional standards by attending appropriate training including specialist short courses and development relating to the clinical specialism to maintain up to date HPC and RCSLT registration To demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to RCSLT professional clinical guidelines and standard as set out in communicating quality 3 and HPC To demonstrate a working knowledge of the principals of clinical governance/audit and their application to professional practice. To keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of evidenced based practice in specialist clinical field Analytical and judgement skills To analyse complex information regarding client care and compare a range of options for intervention To refer on to other specialist services as appropriate To make appropriate clinical decisions following specialist assessment, including recognising potential breakdown To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence form specialist assessment To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor To identify training needs within the team To demonstrate that ability to reflect on and evaluate training provided Planning and organisational skills To manage and priories own specialist caseload independently To manage and prioritise own workload To participate in the development and delivery of specialist training of other professional groups and carers Physical skills To demonstrate the ability to reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of the clients communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness To use highly developed auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically To demonstrate precise physical skills in carrying out oral facial tract examinations, cervical auscultation and the use of augmentative and alternative communication devices where appropriate To work in an interdisciplinary way to provide comprehensive assessment of patients with a wide variety of presentations and conditions; using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes. Responsibility for patient / client care To provide specialist differential diagnosis, clinical advice and care plans/therapy to clients with communication and/or swallowing problems in the specialist area of stroke implementing specialist programmes as a specialist member of the speech & language therapy and stroke services teams To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measurers To determine the clinical need for videofluoroscopy and/or FEES (fibre endoscopic evaluation of swallowing) assessment for clients and assist in the assessment and analysis to devise an appropriate management plan To be responsible for devising and delivering a specialist package of care (including the use of tracheal suctioning where appropriate) which is appropriate to the client group and the individual client circumstances based on best practice integrating psychosocial, physical, emotional, cultural, linguistic and environmental factors within an holistic patient centred approach To ensure that clients and carers are involved in the planning and implementation of their specialist care plans To advise and liaise with carers and other agencies regarding the management and care of the client with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties To monitor blood pressure in clients on the stroke services caseload To refer on to other specialist services if required Responsibility for policy and service development implementation To participate in the development of local clinical guidelines informed by evidence of clinical specialism To use specialist knowledge to inform service/policy developments within own specialist area To contribute to interagency/multidisciplinary team building Responsibilities for financial and physical resources To monitor and request equipment within each location To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained including equipment loans to clients To ensure the safe use of any equipment by clients/carers Responsibilities for human resources (HR) To provide preceptorship for newly qualified speech & language therapists in adult team To liaise with and work alongside care staff, support staff, assistants and volunteers To direct and supervise the work of stroke rehabilitation assistants To provide specialist advice to other parties as appropriate To provide and supervise full placements for speech & language therapy students and prospective speech & language therapy students To participate in the organisational wide appraisal process To provide and supervise the adult speech & language therapy post graduate dysphagia training programme Responsibilities for information resources To undertake general administrative and client related administrative tasks in line with stroke services operational policies To maintain client records in accordance with RCSLT professional standards and local organisational operational policies and quality standards To provide accurate statistical information as required To produce reports reflecting specialist knowledge regarding clients needs and devise care plans To share specialist and complex information with others observing data protection guidelines Please see the JD attached for further information

What are the Major Duties of this Position?

Provides a range of standard patient care under the guidance of a Supervisory Clinical Nurse.

Assists with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Provides first aid and assists with providing emergency medical care to inmates injured in fights and/or accidents.

Administers and documents medications accurately according to policy/procedure and physician orders.

Assigned to rotating shifts and patient care units.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Starting at $56,022 Per Year (GL 06-07)

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Registered Nurse at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the physical, psychological and social needs of our residents to help us deliver the quality care they deserve. We'll look to you to create a safe and supportive environment for residents with range of physical and mental needs, whilst also relying on your professional judgement to make critical clinical decisions. You can expect a wide range of responsibilities, from developing tailored care plans to providing medicine safely and delivering excellence across everything you do. As a Registered Nurse (RGN), you'll have the freedom and autonomy to do things the right way and be truly valued and respected for what you do. ABOUT YOUYou'll need to have current NMC registration and a good knowledge of the most up-to-date clinical practices to join us as a Registered Nurse (RGN). Experience of producing well-developed care plans and detailed risk assessments is important too, as is an understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines. Dedicated and compassionate, you'll pride yourself on your person-centred, thoughtful approach to nursing. REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously. As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary. If you'd like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.

Communication and relationship skills Demonstrate highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with clients, colleagues and teams Ensure effective communication with clients where there may be barriers to acceptance/ understanding e.g. child protection, domestic violence bereavement and where English is not the first language. Ensure effective communication with all members of multi-disciplinary team and multi agency partners, in particular childrens centres, early years providers, social services and GP practices. Ensure all information about patients is treated confidentially and comply with Trust policies on data protection, information sharing and governance Participate in team and other meetings as required. Knowledge, training and experience First level registered nurse RN, RGN Post registration qualification in a relevant field, e.g. Health Promotion, Child Development. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with clients, colleagues and teams. Ability to be flexible and develop within the changing needs of the service and clients. Possessing an up to date Personal Development Plan showing evidence of continuing professional development. Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake To ensure statutory and mandatory training is kept up to date. Analytical and judgement skills Assess, implement and plan services under the guidance of the health visitor Evaluate individual and community health care programmes in collaboration with the health visitor. Planning and organisational skills Plan and lead the delivery of designated public health and health promotion activities Plan individual and community health care programmes Responsible for planning own work To ensure statutory and mandatory training is up to date in line with organisational policy. Physical skills Keyboard skills Ability to travel to diverse sites in a timely manner. Responsibility for client care To work in collaboration with the Health Visitor in planning, implementing and evaluating individual and Community Health Care Programmes. To lead the delivery of designated public health and health promotion activities. To assess, implement and plan services with individual families under the guidance of the Health Visitor. To act as an infection control link/ resource to the team Safeguard the client group by adhering to child and adult protection guidelines and procedures. Ensure effective communication with clients and colleagues To ensure the provision of a high quality service that is led by client need and is evidence based. Access clinical supervision as per Trust Policy. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation To support the Health Visiting Team in service and practice development initiatives to improve standards and outcomes. 8. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources Comply with the Trusts Standing Orders and Standing Financial instructions Responsible for the safe and careful use of equipment in clinics and during home visits (e.g. weighing scales). Responsibilities for human resources (HR) Line management of band 4 and below Participate in mentorship and education of qualified and unqualified staff gaining community experience To provide support and advice to other colleagues within the team. Responsibilities for information resources Responsibility for timely accurate record keeping and safeguarding client confidentiality by adhering to Caldicott Principles. Record and submit accurate and timely data as required to inform service planning, management and evaluation. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D) Completion of audits as required by the service. Freedom to act Qualified nurse who uses own professional judgement. Able to work alone and unsupervised under the management of a qualified health visitor Adheres to the NMC Code of Professional conduct.

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

As part of the Kent Healthcare contract awarded to Oxleas NHS trust in 2022, we are able to expand recruitment and are looking for a compassionate, knowledgeable and motivatedSenior Nurseto join our friendly team at HMP Cookham Wood.

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

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

The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills.

To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.

To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.

To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.

To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, to ensure junior staff receive appropriate supervision, training and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.

To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service.

The post holder will be part of skilled multidisciplinary teams comprising all healthcare staff, including strategic partners, and prison managing a single referral pathway.

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

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

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



IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READY:

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

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation

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

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

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

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

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

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

Operational

To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.

To manage a complex clinical caseload.

To support the development, implementation and maintenance of the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.

Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs.

Maintain systems for the collection of triage & allocation of referrals as appropriate and monitoring and supporting the auditing of quality and effectiveness of service delivery.

To be able to give intravenous injections, immunisations and syringe pumps and infusions as necessary for the role of co-ordinating complex prisoners.

Management

Implement the strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease, working proactively and collaborating with other professionals, organisations and agencies as required.

Maximising resources to target need, including the supervision of staff.

Delegate appropriate responsibility and authority to team members, whilst retaining overall responsibility and accountability on a shift-to-shift basis.

To maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway whilst detained in prison.

To implement appropriate, effective and accredited care planning tools that are subject to the process in accordance with agreed Trust Policies.

To implement effective systems and interfaces with community and acute health services ensuring continuity of care on release or discharge. To actively promote and demonstrate working across professional and organisational boundaries.

To maintain close working partnerships with all services that may be involved with the care and management of offenders, (prison staff, Ministry of Justice, Trust & Directorate senior managers & relevant forums, CMHT staff, NHS Hospitals, Probation Services, CPS, Courts, GP's, community health services, Housing/Benefit services, social care, community multi­ agency forums etc.).

Human Resources

Responsible for day-to-day co-ordination of the Integrated Healthcare Team.

To ensure systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members including annual appraisal and identification of specific service, training, and personal development needs.

Governance

Ensure junior staff compliance with all Prison and Trust clinical policies and procedures as appropriate.

Ensure appropriately skilled & qualified staff comply with the administration and management of medications according to their responsibilities in accordance with all relevant policies, guidance, and procedures.

Ensure high standards of electronic record-keeping competencies and offender confidentiality in line with trust & prison policy and systems, through effective monitoring and auditing processes.

General

To liaise with other senior Trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and to ensure the service is working collaboratively with the Trust's other Directorates as required.

To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.

Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staff are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.

To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines

To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.

Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying.




This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

• Are you a skilled wound therapist with excellent interpersonal skills and sound clinical assessment skills?
• Do you have the confidence to work alone, putting the patient at the heart of what you do; and to get involved within a multi-disciplinary team?

If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you

This is a unique opportunity to work in our dedicated wound clinics which cover all types of wound and leg ulcer care across Medway.

This post is a varied role and will involve delivering based wound care; full assessments, implementation and evaluation of wound and leg ulcer care.

You will need to be flexible as the wound clinics operate 7 days a week based at Lordswood HLC.

To work as a member of the tissue viability and wound therapy service to undertake the nursing care of patients attending Medway Community Healthcare wound clinics, Community nursing and Leg ulcer clinics

To provide effective evidence based wound care including the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, prescription of treatment and advice to patients who are seen by the service.

To support wound therapist in the management of the clinics and take responsibility for the care and treatment of your patients.

To oversee the healthcare assistants in the team as required and support the nurse therapist with allocated students and other visitors to the clinic.





So what else?
• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how importantwork life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement”

The small print
• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

Person specification



Criteria



Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

· Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the Nursing Midwifery Council register

· Evidence of further study

· Mentorship or training qualification

· Evidence of completion of tissue viability and leg ulcer degree module or equivalent or willingness to undertake at earliest opportunity

· Recognised degree in nursing or equivalent qualification

· Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake training

· Relevant post-graduate qualification, e.g. in elderly care, chronic disease management, long term conditions

Experience

· Post graduate accumulative experience in the fields of tissue viability or leg ulcer management /elderly/ community/ long term conditions.

· Experience of delivering education and teaching.

· Proven and evidence of experience in an autonomous practitioner role

· Experience and competence in high-level clinical assessment of complex patients

· Evidence of specialist knowledge in community nursing and advanced practitioner

· Experience of using technology to facilitate provision of patient care

· Experience of motivational interviewing

· Change management experience

Special knowledge / expertise

· Knowledge of current issues and trends within community healthcare, tissue viability/leg ulcer management, long term conditions, intermediate care and the NHS in general

· A working knowledge of the admission avoidance ethos and facilitation of timely discharge

· A sound knowledge of clinical governance and risk management

· Ability to practice at an advanced level

· Experience of lone working anddecision making

· Experience of mentoring students and other healthcare professionals

· Proven ability to manage a caseload

· Intermediate IT skills (Windows, Internet, Outlook, Excel )

· Presentation skills and teaching or experience

· Research awareness and audit skills

Experience of using research and other evidence to inform practice

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

· Self-motivated

· Able to work and make decisions autonomously and take the initiative

· Assertive but diplomatic towards colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with interpersonal skills which will encourage self-empowerment

· Flexible and responsive to the needs of the service

· Ability to recognise own limitations and to refer appropriately when necessary in accordance with professional code of conduct



Practical / intellectual skills

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Effective time management, organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines

· Able to travel to dispersed sites in a timely manner



MCH values

Being caring and compassionate

The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff are my priority.

I show kindness and humanity.

I am inclusive and non-discriminatory.

Working in partnership

I ask for, respond to and offer feedback which improves the quality of our services.

I work effectively as part of my immediate team, the wider organisation and with external partners to achieve shared goals.

I take responsibility and ownership for my area of work and I meet and manage expectations.

Delivering quality and value

I raise my concerns and I am open and honest when things do not go well, learning from successes and mistakes.

I make the most of resources and reduce waste and inefficiencies.

I seek out, share and actively participate in new ideas and ways of working.

These are the core values and behaviours expected of all roles within MCH and individual performance in relation to the values is assessed in your PDR. A full description is available from your manager and the intranet.




This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READY: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en). Operational To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model. To manage a complex clinical caseload. To support the development, implementation and maintenance of the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service. Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs. Maintain systems for the collection of triage & allocation of referrals as appropriate and monitoring and supporting the auditing of quality and effectiveness of service delivery. To be able to give intravenous injections, immunisations and syringe pumps and infusions as necessary for the role of co-ordinating complex prisoners. Management Implement the strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease, working proactively and collaborating with other professionals, organisations and agencies as required. Maximising resources to target need, including the supervision of staff. Delegate appropriate responsibility and authority to team members, whilst retaining overall responsibility and accountability on a shift-to-shift basis. To maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway whilst detained in prison. To implement appropriate, effective and accredited care planning tools that are subject to the process in accordance with agreed Trust Policies. To implement effective systems and interfaces with community and acute health services ensuring continuity of care on release or discharge. To actively promote and demonstrate working across professional and organisational boundaries. To maintain close working partnerships with all services that may be involved with the care and management of offenders, (prison staff, Ministry of Justice, Trust & Directorate senior managers & relevant forums, CMHT staff, NHS Hospitals, Probation Services, CPS, Courts, GP's, community health services, Housing/Benefit services, social care, community multi agency forums etc.). Human Resources Responsible for day-to-day co-ordination of the Integrated Healthcare Team. To ensure systems are in place for clinical supervision to junior team members including annual appraisal and identification of specific service, training, and personal development needs. Governance Ensure junior staff compliance with all Prison and Trust clinical policies and procedures as appropriate. Ensure appropriately skilled & qualified staff comply with the administration and management of medications according to their responsibilities in accordance with all relevant policies, guidance, and procedures. Ensure high standards of electronic record-keeping competencies and offender confidentiality in line with trust & prison policy and systems, through effective monitoring and auditing processes. General To liaise with other senior Trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and to ensure the service is working collaboratively with the Trust's other Directorates as required. To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment. Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staff are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act. To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting. Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying.

We currently have an exciting opportunity available for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Rochester in Kent.

The successful applicant will be required to provide a quality primary care service and a range of specialist interventions for offenders. You will support junior colleagues and assist & support the Primary care manager as directed to deliver a nurse-led integrated service and develop a specialist practice-based clinical model of patient care.

Responsibilities include:

Designing and delivering healthcare for the unique needs of each prison.

Being highly supportive of clinical and prison staff with training and support enabling the team to work smarter and as part of an effective Multi Professional Team.

The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills.

The post holder will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and have the ability to plan and reach complex and critical judgments and have decision making skills.

To deliver high quality clinical care within the Integrated Healthcare Service for the prison. This will include acute & primary care, long term conditions management, enhanced assessment and diagnostic intervention services and health promotion activities and be in line with the NHS Plan, public health indicators and National Service Frameworks.

To demonstrate and provide robust expert clinical skills with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.

To support the development of evidence-based practice in the specialist field and to promote research as appropriate.

To participate in managerial and professional clinical supervision programme, training, and annual appraisal and to ensure that it becomes an integral part of team practice.

To ensure the implementation of effective and appropriate patient centred care planning tools, long-term condition registers and consistent delivery throughout all the prisons within the service.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, GPs, and other clinicians to meet and review service needs as required.

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

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ:

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

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation

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

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

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

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

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

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

To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model.

To manage a complex clinical caseload.

To support the development, implement and maintenance the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.

Ensure all clinics and consultations are delivered in a clinically effective and timely way, in line with service needs.

To be able to give intravenous injections, immunisations and syringe pumps and infusions as necessary for the role of co-ordinating complex prisoners.

Maintain systems for the collection of triage & allocation of referrals as appropriate and monitoring and supporting the auditing of quality and effectiveness of service delivery.

To maintain an effective case management service to ensure care and continuity of treatment is maintained throughout a patient care pathway whilst detained in prison.

To maintain close working partnerships with all services that may be involved with the care and management of offenders, (prison staff, Ministry of Justice, Trust & Directorate senior managers & relevant forums, CMHT staff, NHS Hospitals, Probation Services, CPS, Courts, GP's, community health services, Housing/Benefit services, social care, community multi­ agency forums etc.).

Governance

Ensuring high standards of electronic record-keeping competencies and offender confidentiality in line with trust & prison policy and systems, through effective monitoring and auditing processes.

General

To liaise with other senior Trust personnel to share expertise, promote ideas and to ensure the service is working collaboratively with the Trust's other Directorates as required.

To work positively and effectively in a difficult and often hostile environment.

Be aware of environmental hazards in the working area; ensure staff are aware of relevant health & safety policies deriving from the Health & Safety at Work Act.

To work in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines

To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular instructions, Notices to Staff, Health and Safety and all other relevant material to function as an informed practitioner within a prison setting.

Promote equality of opportunity and provide an environment in which the dignity of individuals is respected and free from workplace harassment and bullying.






This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account Working as a Case Manager/Care Program Co-ordinator, the successful applicant will work in the community to support people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. Working within the multi-disciplinary team to support the individual in a holistic way to understand their mental health along with supporting their families/ carers. To work within NMC code of conduct and CPA.

Communication and relationship skills To work alongside other speech & language therapy colleagues providing support and professional exchange of ideas and experience. To attend appropriate meetings within stroke services & adult SLT team. To liaise with the lead stroke speech and language therapist and manager of stroke services To liaise with the area team lead clinician regarding day to day management of with in stroke services To liaise with the appropriate acute speech & language therapists at the acute sites regarding day to day management of the acute caseload To contribute to specialist clinical teams by discussing own and others input around clients needs ensuring a well co-ordinated care plan To communicate complex condition related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multidisciplinary team/other professions To communicate condition related information to clients who have communication problems themselves requiring tact or persuasive skills To work closely with clients, carers and families, agreeing decision making relevant to the client management To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understand exist To demonstrate skills in motivating clients and carers to engage in the therapeutic process To demonstrate negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations To deal with initial complaints sensitively and to process according to organisational policy To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties To employ excellent verbal and written communication skills To represent the speech & language therapy within stroke services. To be aware of, adhere to and implement service and team plans and policies including integrated/multi-agency working To provide specialist advice to other parties as appropriate To explain the role of speech & language therapy in work settings Internal Patients, relatives and carers Referrers Medical and nursing colleagues Discharge co-ordinator AHP colleagues SCART Stroke services Head and members of the adult speech and language therapy team Speech and language therapy peers in Medway External Royal college of SLT and special interest groups Colleagues in acute NHS trust and therapy teams Colleagues in intermediate care teams and social care AHP colleagues in referring/receiving hospitals Equipment services: TCES, wheelchairs, prosthetics, orthotics. Knowledge, training and experience Recognised speech & language therapy degree qualification or equivalent Registered members of royal college of speech & language therapist Health professions council licence to practice Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses including acquired adult neurology and stroke Experience of wide range of clinical settings and communication difficulties Relevant experience in acquired neurological difficulties including stroke Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills Negotiation and problem solving skills Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills Well developed concentration skills Good organisational skills and prioritisation skills Experience of giving training and presentations Highly developed auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically Well established specialist knowledge of assessment tools and therapy management techniques underpinned by evidence based practice that are relevant to communication and swallowing problems in stroke Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to adults and stroke (including vulnerable adults and mental capacity act) Understanding of the roles of other professionals Knowledge of standards of record keeping To have experience of working independently as well as part of a team To identify personal and professional development evidence by a personal development plan as part of the appraisal process To maintain professional standards by attending appropriate training including specialist short courses and development relating to the clinical specialism to maintain up to date HPC and RCSLT registration To demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to RCSLT professional clinical guidelines and standard as set out in communicating quality 3 and HPC To demonstrate a working knowledge of the principals of clinical governance/audit and their application to professional practice. To keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of evidenced based practice in specialist clinical field Analytical and judgement skills To analyse complex information regarding client care and compare a range of options for intervention To refer on to other specialist services as appropriate To make appropriate clinical decisions following specialist assessment, including recognising potential breakdown To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence form specialist assessment To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor To identify training needs within the team To demonstrate that ability to reflect on and evaluate training provided Planning and organisational skills To manage and priories own specialist caseload independently To manage and prioritise own workload To participate in the development and delivery of specialist training of other professional groups and carers Physical skills To demonstrate the ability to reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of the clients communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness To use highly developed auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically To demonstrate precise physical skills in carrying out oral facial tract examinations, cervical auscultation and the use of augmentative and alternative communication devices where appropriate To work in an interdisciplinary way to provide comprehensive assessment of patients with a wide variety of presentations and conditions; using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes. Responsibility for patient / client care To provide specialist differential diagnosis, clinical advice and care plans/therapy to clients with communication and/or swallowing problems in the specialist area of stroke implementing specialist programmes as a specialist member of the speech & language therapy and stroke services teams To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measurers To determine the clinical need for videofluoroscopy and/or FEES (fibre endoscopic evaluation of swallowing) assessment for clients and assist in the assessment and analysis to devise an appropriate management plan To be responsible for devising and delivering a specialist package of care (including the use of tracheal suctioning where appropriate) which is appropriate to the client group and the individual client circumstances based on best practice integrating psychosocial, physical, emotional, cultural, linguistic and environmental factors within an holistic patient centred approach To ensure that clients and carers are involved in the planning and implementation of their specialist care plans To advise and liaise with carers and other agencies regarding the management and care of the client with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties To monitor blood pressure in clients on the stroke services caseload To refer on to other specialist services if required Responsibility for policy and service development implementation To participate in the development of local clinical guidelines informed by evidence of clinical specialism To use specialist knowledge to inform service/policy developments within own specialist area To contribute to interagency/multidisciplinary team building Responsibilities for financial and physical resources To monitor and request equipment within each location To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained including equipment loans to clients To ensure the safe use of any equipment by clients/carers Responsibilities for human resources (HR) To provide preceptorship for newly qualified speech & language therapists in adult team To liaise with and work alongside care staff, support staff, assistants and volunteers To direct and supervise the work of stroke rehabilitation assistants To provide specialist advice to other parties as appropriate To provide and supervise full placements for speech & language therapy students and prospective speech & language therapy students To participate in the organisational wide appraisal process To provide and supervise the adult speech & language therapy post graduate dysphagia training programme Responsibilities for information resources To undertake general administrative and client related administrative tasks in line with stroke services operational policies To maintain client records in accordance with RCSLT professional standards and local organisational operational policies and quality standards To provide accurate statistical information as required To produce reports reflecting specialist knowledge regarding clients needs and devise care plans To share specialist and complex information with others observing data protection guidelines Please see the JD attached for further information

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account Working as a Case Manager/Care Program Co-ordinator, the successful applicant will work in the community to support people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. Working within the multi-disciplinary team to support the individual in a holistic way to understand their mental health along with supporting their families/ carers. To work within NMC code of conduct and CPA.