Total 228 Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Warrington / Prescot, WA2 8WA

Warrington MHST covers 55 schools at present across the locality. You will be based at The Alders site base travelling to and across these schools within the local area.

As an Senior Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide high standards of evidence based client centred care to children and young people with mental health [CYPMH] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.


The post holder will be expected to provide interventions, advice, consultation and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE and clinical competency

Interviews are planned for 4th November 2024

You will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers.

The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to:

• Promote safe practices
• Value the aims of service users
• Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
• Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
• Value social inclusion

The team promotes the Thrive model of service delivery and so is continually developing innovative and creative practice.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

CLINICAL

To hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work dependant on clinical competence and experience. To undertake assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research based evidence.

To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service.

Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework

To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.

To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young People’s services.

To participate directly in the teams duty rotas.

To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients

To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings.

To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers

To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge

To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines.

To provide consultation, advice and guidance to junior colleague. To promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network

Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships.

Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and Northwest Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust safeguarding policies

Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards.

To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records.

To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trust’s service user participation agenda.

COMMUNICATION

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals.

Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young people’s mental health services.

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to children, young people and families and to other professionals with in young people’s services.

Communicate effectively with children, young people and their carers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations

Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews

Elicit highly sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young person’s stage of development

Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals

Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health intervention.

TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION.

Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and committed to continued development.

To provide training to other professionals to improve mental health knowledge and skills in line the transformation of children and young people’s mental health services

To provide specific training and /or presentations to other agencies, statutory and voluntary, and promote and deliver specialist training programmes

To contribute to training placements for a range of professional disciplines from different background so that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to positive change. To assess trainees competencies and write placement reports for trainees in line with Trust, professional body regulations

Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. This will include joint working; consultation; and training aiming to develop joint working across agencies.

Maintaining registration / accreditation requirements in accordance with the appropriate professional body in line with their professional qualification.

Be accountable for own clinical practice and professional behaviour

MANAGEMENT, POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

Identify priorities within and initiatives within the service and advice managers on the level of resources for service development.

Contribute to the service’s evidence based practice by engaging with audits and evaluations as appropriate

To contribute to recruitment processes by assisting with shortlisting, interviewing and the induction of recruited staff.

To support the workload of colleagues within the service through co-working practices.

Contribute to service developments.

RESEARCH AND SERVICE EVALUATION

To maintain an up to date knowledge of the evidence base in relation to mental health knowledge and other interventions.

To contribute to planning and implementing systems for evaluation and monitoring of therapeutic practice and outcomes of clinical work within the service.

Participate in research, evaluation and audit in response to the clinical and professional interest of the post, and to monitor standards, quality and consumer reaction to the provision of services in accordance with NICE guidance

Participate in appropriate audit. Quality assurance programmes and research as directed.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

To receive and engage in regular clinical supervision in accordance with Trust Clinical Governance Standards and the Code of Practice and ethical guidelines of professional body

To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training in consultation with the post holders service manager to meet professional body requirements for CPD and registration.

To contribute to the development of best practice in the service by taking part in regular supervision and appraisal and maintaining awareness of current developments in the field.

To maintain professional body registration.


This advert closes on Wednesday 23 Oct 2024

The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre.

The Recovery team is a multi-disciplinary team which provides evidence based, timely, safe, readily accessible, specialist, comprehensive assessments and specialist psychosocial and pharmacological interventions for service users in Knowsley over the age of 18 years who experience significant and enduring mental health difficulties, who require ongoing support, care and treatment.

The team has moved away from traditional models of working where clinics are booked for the consultant weeks in advance and there is a distinction between Non-CPA and CPA patients. With transformation we have successfully moved to a more MDT working where the consultant role is one to support the team with increased role for other skill mix including Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Structured Clinical Management Practitioners, psychologists, Clinical pharmacists and Occupational therapists. The team concentrates on Clinical pathway working where needs are identified in MDT meetings to decide which pathway will be best suited for the patient and which team member is most suitable to give the intervention.

The Team facilitates the process of assessment and intervention following Care Clustering – facilitating a needs-led care framework.

There is no inpatient commitment. The team provides a service to clients from 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Undertaking referrals from inpatient services, A&E and the access team.

Clinical reviews

Supervise new to service assessments as required

Undertake very complex/high risk new to service assessments

Manage team caseload.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Appraisal and job planning

Trust commitment to implementation of annual consultant appraisal, outlined in the NHS Executive Advance Letters (MD) 6/00 and (MD) 5/01.

Trust process, including linkage to job planning.

Trust processes to support appraisal, links to revalidation; named Responsible Officer.

Details of any Consultant Induction Programme and mentoring scheme / arrangements.



Teaching and training

Teaching commitments of post, and support in place to achieve these.

Trust-wide teaching.

Teaching arrangements in locality/team.

Participation in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching.

Participation in the training of other disciplines.

Providing educational supervision of trainees and other disciplines.

Taking part in continuing medical education within statutory limits.

DME is Dr Indira Vinjamuri



Research

Synopsis of R&D department; trust research strategy, link with clinical research networks and university as applicable.

Support facilities.

Specific research and development responsibilities expected of the post holder.



Mental Health Act and Responsible Clinician approval

The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.



Training duties

Participation in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching.

Participation in the training of other disciplines.

Providing educational supervision of trainees and other disciplines.

Taking part in continuing medical education within statutory limits.



Clinical governance and quality assurance

Expected contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards.

Participation in clinical audit and other local assurance processes.

Participation in service/team evaluation and the planning of future service developments.

Quality improvement

Leads and manages a team in a way that supports the development of a culture of continuous improvement and learning.

Utilises a quality improvement approach to think systemically about complex problems, develop potential change ideas and test these in practice using a systematic QI methodology.

Empowers the team to resolve local issues on a daily basis using the tools and method of quality improvement without staff having to seek permission.

Promotes awareness and understanding of quality improvement, and shares learning and successes from quality improvement work.



General duties

To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.

To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.

To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.

To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.

To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.

To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.

To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.

To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.

To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.



External duties, roles and responsibilities

The Trust actively supports the involvement of the consultant body in regional and national groups subject to discussion and approval with the chief medical officer and, as necessary, the chief executive officer.



Other duties

From time to time, it may be necessary for the post holder to carry out such other duties as may be assigned, with agreement, by the Trust. It is expected that the post holder will not unreasonably withhold agreement to any reasonable proposed changes that the Trust might make.



Work programme

It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days. Following appointment there will be a meeting at no later than three months with the clinical manager to review and revise the job plan and objectives of the post holder. The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation). The timetable is indicative only. A formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and associate medical director or clinical manager three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter.



On-call and cover arrangements

The post holder will be included in the daily on-call rota for North Liverpool. There is usually always a higher trainee ST4-6 first on call at night. On-call availability supplement is 1% - Band B low frequency, low intensity and has been consistently for many years. The rota is currently shared with approximately 18 FTE colleagues, from adult, addictions and learning disability services.



Wellbeing

Effective local occupational health support (confidential, includes modalities of self-referral, promoted regularly at induction and when in post)

The Knowsley Recovery (Transformation & Health and Well Being) team consists of:

• 1 whole time equivalent (WTE) consultant psychiatrist (this post)

• 1 WTE specialty doctor

Training grade doctor(s) as allocated by medical education (usually 2 GP trainees full time, but grades may vary according with availability of trainees)

• 1 WTE medical secretary

• 2 WTE Band 8a Operation

• 2 WTE Band 7 Clinical Team Manager 1 Band 7 in secondment into the 8a

• 3 WTE Band 7 Clinical Leads (2 over the transformation team) 1 NMP

• 11.7 WTE Band 6 Senior Nurse Practitioner

• 2 WTE senior occupational therapist, Band 6

• 4.6 WTE Nurse Practitioner

• 1 WTE Nurse Associate

• 4.8 WTE support time and recovery worker

• 1 WTE Peer Support Worker

Please see job description for further details.


This advert closes on Thursday 17 Oct 2024

To work flexibly across identified wards dealing with staff and patients on a daily basis to aid the smooth running of the wards. To provide administrative support to the ward, making appointments and arrangements for staff, patients and relatives/carers as necessary.

The ward administrators are required to provide an excellent administration service to the ward and all staff as required.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

KEY DUTIES
• Bookoutpatientappointmentsforpatients
• Resolvepatients,staffandvisitor’sproblemsadoptingacourteousmanneratalltimes.
• Welcomepatientstocomeintotheward/areaandkeepthemupdatedonbedavailability.
• ChaseHRS(HealthRecordSupplements)for allinpatientsandwardattenders
• EnsureanywardattenderoroutpatientactivityisaccuratelyrecordedonthePASsystem.
• Bookflightsandtaxisforoutofareapatients
• Arrangeaccommodationforrelativeswherenecessary.
• Answertelephonecallsandliaisewithpatientsandrelativesregardingadmission, discharge and transfer.
• Deliverandcollectpatientsandstaffmailwithintheward.
• Ensureadequatestationeryisorderedinatimelymannerandstoredappropriately.
• Organise ambulances for return and discharge of patients with North West AmbulanceService
• Createspreadsheetsforwardinformationasrequired.
• Requestletters/patientinformation/medicalrecordsfromotherhospitals.
• Createhighqualitysignsanddocumentsrelatingtowardinformation.
• ReportandfollowupallITfaultstotheIThelpdesk.
• Attendwardmeetingsandanyrelevantcourses.
• Workwithmembersofthemulti-disciplinaryteamtomaintainhighstandardsofdata quality, following the requirements of the Data Quality Policy as required.
• Provideclericalsupporttowardmanager,includingtakingnotesatmeetingsasnecessary.
• Photocopyanynecessarydocumentationasdirectedbythewardmanager.
• Handdeliveranyurgentdiagnosticrequestsandpharmaceuticalrequests(TTO’s)
• Make deliveries of key documents and/or other items to other areas of the hospital asrequired.
• Operatesecureaccesstoward/relevantarea,ensuringnounauthorisedvisitorsor personnel enter the area.
• Printpatientlabelsandwristbands.
• AdheretoallrelevantTrustpoliciesandguidelines.

WhencoveringforcolleaguesinspecificareasegAMUandICU,WardAdministratorswill have a requirement to cover duties described in the following addendum.


AddendumToStandardDuties:
Ward Administrators employed to cover specific areas within the Trust will have a requirement to cover duties as described in the following addendum to duties:


DirectPatientAccessAreasandSpecialistAreas(egAMU,DeliverySuite,ICU)• Preparecasenotetrolleysforthreedailywardrounds.
• Generateuptodatelistofpatientsrequiringmedicalreviewonotherwardsfor Physician of the Day
• ProvideemergencyoutofhoursWardAdministratorsupporttotheCareGroup
• Provideclericalsupport,includingtakingminutesasrequired,totheWardManagerandMatron
• EnsureHealthRecordSupplementsaremaintained.
• Collect documentation and enter information into speciality specific patient information systems (eg Critical Care Minimum Data Set and Intensive Care Nursing Audit Research Centre)
• Process donations, patient cash and valuables, liaising with General Office to ensure such items are handled appropriately.
• PrepareICUfilesforauditpurposes.
• Escortvisitorstobereavementofficeasrequired.
• Deal with referrals from secretaries whenunit secretaryis notavailable, liaising withthe multi-disciplinary team as necessary.
• Liaisewithsocialservices,communitymidwiferyteams,registryoffice,theatres,etc
• Generate hospital numbers for babies and unbooked mothers.
• Ensurebirthnotificationscompleted.

The duties contained in this job description are not intended to be exhaustive. It is intended that the post holder will be flexible in the duties that he/she performs. Following consultation with the post holder his/her duties may be varied from time to time, in order to meet changing priorities and to maintain the sections effectiveness. A review of the job description will be carried out on an annual basis or earlier if required.


This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Oct 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

To provide a complete administrative bereavement service for all deaths occurring in the Trust.

Carry out duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation of the work. It is essential that you exercise initiative commensurate with the role and it is vital that confidentiality is maintained at all times.

The post holder will act as part of an established team to ensure smooth delivery of the daily workload adhering to all departmental policies and procedures. The post holder will be expected to work with minimal supervision.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

KEY DUTIES

· To liaise with mortuary staff and ward staff on a daily basis to identify deaths which have occurred in the hospital.

· To liaise with ward staff and medical staff for the timely and accurate completion of medical certificates of death.

· To facilitate the preparation of cremation forms and liaise with funeral directors, doctors and mortuary staff.

· To verify and process all documents relating to the registration of deaths for families.

· To liaise with Coroners Officers regarding referrals of hospital deaths and relatives’ enquiries.

· To liaise with GP Surgeries informing them of the date of death and cause of death in a timely manner.

· Be able to work as part of a team, promote effective flows in the department to cover leave and ensure office runs smoothly.

· Work with managers to review working practices, ways of working and find solution to problems/update procedures.

· To meet with relatives giving relevant information, instructions and advice in a sympathetic manner.

· Liaise with the General Registrar’s Office concerning any queries over acceptable causes of death.

· Liaise with Coroners Liaison Officer to obtain medical certificates of death where possible for the relatives of patients that have been recently discharged from hospital where the G.P. has been unable to issue, in order to save the relatives from the distress of the deceased having to go through a post mortem.

· To supply the Notification of Death report to other hospital departments that use stand-alone recording systems.

· When circumstances require, contacting HM Coroner’s Offices concerning any reportable deaths giving any assistance that may be required.

· Arranging viewings for family members.

· Arrangement of baby funerals – non viables, still births and live births.

o Meet with parents on the Maternity Unit to discuss funeral options available.

o Liaise with Funeral Directors and Chaplaincy in the arranging of burials/cremations

o Liaise with Pathology/Mortuary regarding the release of the foetus/baby

o Receive momentos from the parents to put into the baby casket/coffin

o Liaise with the family throughout until the funeral service and release of foetal/baby remains is complete.

· Arranging of hospital contract funerals including:

o Organising press releases and dealing with responses

o Liaise with Funeral Director and Hospital Chaplaincy

o Organise registration of death

· Participate in the new doctors’ induction day informing them of the requirements of the Bereavement Service

· Attend maternity study days to present information on the Bereavement Service

· Train new doctors who are inexperienced in completing medical cause of death certificates to ensure they are completed correctly.

· Assist with the investigation and compilation of responses to complaints, helping to ensure this is done within the optimum deadlines set by the Trust.

· Recording of deaths and all appropriate information in the death register.

· Update the deceased patient’s notes and arrange for them to be sent to the relevant department.

· Compile monthly/annual statistics for internal and external use.

· Make full use of the computer systems and packages available. Ensure all information is updated regularly and take responsibility for reporting any faults, incorrect patient data and breaches in security.

· Merging of Telepath (Pathology Computer System) Point of Care data as and when required.

· For hospital contract funerals

o Organise reimbursement of costs incurred by the Trust by contacting DSS, banks, building societies and insurance companies.

o Arrange for the transfer of remaining monies or property to the Duchy of Lancaster solicitors.

· Collate audit data for Clinical Pathology Accreditation and Benchmarking, leading for Qualsys on documentation control for Departmental Manager. Undertake audit of own work when necessary.

· Cross reference invoices against investigations completed at external sites. Prepare any claims for reimbursement for consultant activities.

· Assist with the investigation and compilation of responses to complaints, helping to ensure this is done within the optimum deadlines as set by the Trust. Ensure all information required to deal with complaint is available.

· Establish, maintain and develop professional working relations with colleagues.

· Make full use of the computer systems and packages available. Ensure all information is updated regularly and take responsibility for reporting any faults, incorrect patient data and breaches in security.

· Effective verbal and written communication should be maintained at all times by extracting the correct and relevant information to deal successfully with queries/requests from GP’s, staff, patients, relatives and other agencies. Show empathy when dealing with calls of a distressing nature. Impart confidential information when instructed.

· Be aware and responsive to changes within the Trust and adopt a flexible and proactive approach to work.

· General office duties including dealing with incoming and outgoing mail, e-mail, fax, photocopier. Participate in housekeeping of the office environment.

· Be able to work as part of a team, promote effective flows in the department to cover leave to ensure office runs smoothly. Guidance/mentoring to new clerical/medical staff.

· Any other duties as deemed necessary for the effective service for the department.

· Undertake audits as required.

· Assist with research/data collection as required.

· Obtain information requested by Cellular Pathology Service Lead Manager/ASC Manager as and when required.

· Work with manager to review working practices, ways of working and find solution to problems.

· To work in a flexible manner in accordance with Trust Policy.

· Any other duties required by ASC Manager.



TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
• To provide training in all aspects of the role as necessary to less experienced members of staff.
• Attend appropriate training and education sessions at the request of the manager.



PERFORMANCE
• The performance of the post holder will be continually assessed for professional competence by means of an annual appraisal. Key elements of this process will be used to establish evidence of continuing professional development and will contribute to the corporate objectives of the department and the Trust.




This advert closes on Saturday 12 Oct 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Applications are sought from exceptional Biomedical Scientists that are HCPC registered. You will join our friendly and enthusiastic team working in the busy Biochemistry and Immunology laboratory at our main laboratory based at Whiston Hospital and our Biochemistry essential services plus laboratory based at Southport Hospital. As the services are provided 24/7/365, the post holder may be requested to work from any sites where the Trust provides a service.

Working autonomously as a Biomedical Scientist you will undertake manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations on a rotational basis through all sections within the Department, as required on a 24/7/365 basis. You will be a good problem solver and as a member of a team are required to be a good communicator to ensure effective continuity of service.

The LIMS (Dedalus Telepath) is provided across all Pathology sites. The main laboratory site is at Whiston Hospital and the Department is equipped with state of the art Siemens automation comprising: Aptio automated track and sample management; 2 x Atellica Chemistry and Immunoassay analytical lines; Phadia 250 for automated Immunology, connected to the main track. These systems operate via Siemens ADM middleware. In addition, the Department utilises Sebia MC3 (capillary electrophoresis) for the analysis of HbA1c and MAST Pledia Sensor for FIT testing.

The Clinical Biochemistry department also comprises an Immunology section equipped with a Sebia CapillaryS CZE and Hydrsys2 scan for performing electrophoresis, and IIF microscopy for auto immunity screening and a further Phadia 250 for allergy. At the Southport site also operates Siemens Atellica technology to deliver an essential service.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

KEY DUTIES

Technical
• Undertake manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations on a rotational basis through all sections (Automation, Endocrine, Manual and Pre-Analytical) within the Clinical Biochemistry Department as required.
• Follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and participate in the regular review and update of SOPs.
• Ensure that equipment is used in accordance with departmental policies and supplier’s instructions.
• Undertake routine and more complex maintenance procedures on the analysers within The Department and carry out appropriate internal maintenance procedures and maintain maintenance records.
• Plan and organise own work within the demands of the team.
• Undertake technical validation of multiple complex sets of results from laboratory investigations ensuring accuracy and precision as specified by laboratory protocols. Also, to assess the validity of the results as to whether conflicting information is due to the pathology of the patient, contamination or compromised integrity of the sample prior to release of the results for clinical validation.
• Measure and monitor the accuracy and precision of laboratory investigations using appropriate quality control procedures for Clinical Biochemistry.
• Carry out corrective action or inform senior staff when the quality control procedures indicate loss of performance.
• Prepare reagents required for laboratory investigations.
• Report any instance or event which may cause a service delivery failure.
• Have direct patient contact performing Sweat Test Analysis on children referred from the Paediatric Consultants, and to deliver relevant information to parents/guardians. To be aware of trust policies regarding working with children.
• Take appropriate action should the quality assurance systems be outside acceptable limits.
• Perform External Quality Control and be aware of the External Quality Control performance for the section.
• Disposal of patient samples in accordance with relevant guidelines
• Regular participation in the out of hours service provision of the department.
• Ensure provision of blood or blood products in a timely manner according to relevant SOP, commensurate with patient requirements.
• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair faults in laboratory instruments and point of care equipment and liaise with service engineers as required.



Diagnostic
• Use interpretive skills to determine the clinical significance of results of laboratory tests, for example, by:

Ø Preparing, examining and reporting on the analysis of specimens.

Ø Performing diagnostic tests by various methods including Biochemical, Immunological, Electrophoretic, Chromatographic, and Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.
• Interpret diagnostic laboratory results and take appropriate actions ie

Ø Authorisation and reporting of results.

Ø Adding technical comments.

Ø Referring results for a second opinion.

Ø Informing the requestor/medical staff of clinically significant and critical results.
• Validate and authorise emergency test and selected other test results to patient file so that results may be acted on as necessary by clinicians.



Communication
• Communicate results verbally or by fax or telephone to persons authorised to receive them in a clear and concise manner following appropriate policies and procedures.
• Provide advice and information to Laboratory, Ward, GP staff and patients regarding samples and sample handling including information on appropriate tests and collection conditions for in house, referred and infrequently requested tests.
• Deal with result queries where information may be conflicting and difficult to understand.
• Communicate any relevant information to laboratory colleagues within the section and to inform effectively at hand over.
• Actively participate in team meetings and as required by more formal means such as presentations.
• Have involvement in the Annual Management Review.
• Notify carers of abnormal or life-threatening results.
• Attend senior staff meetings as a Biomedical Scientist (BMS) representative and cascading information to other BMS colleagues.
• Communicate, as appropriate, using information technology.
• Follow directorate policy for answering the telephone, taking messages when required.
• Report any issues and complaints to appropriate person.



Health and Safety
• Receipt, checking, preparation, safe handling, dealing with spillage and storage of biological samples for analysis (including high risk samples).
• Preparation, safe handling, dealing with spillage, storage and disposal of reagents and chemicals accordance with COSHH regulations.
• Identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others.





CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintain registration with Health and Care Professions Council and adhere to the codes of conduct expected by the Health and Care Professions Councils and Institute of Biomedical Sciences.
• Maintain and promote the professional image of the Pathology, STHK and SOHT.
• Demonstrate competency in order to work autonomously out of hours.
• Maintain an awareness of developments and provide suggestions for implementation as appropriate.
• Keep the workplace and work benches clean and tidy.
• Maintain good working relations with all members or staff and to promote effective teamwork.
• Attend education and training courses as required by the Departmental Manager. To maintain knowledge of advances in relevant scientific areas, through Continuous Professional Development activities.
• Maintain and development skills in Clinical Biochemistry, to enable participation in departmental rotation.
• Trained in the use of the Quality Management System.
• Keep up to date records of own development review process.



ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure that records are kept up to date and stored safely to ensure compliance with good practices required for the standards of UKAS ISO15189
• Comply with good laboratory practices required for the standards of UKAS ISO15189.
• Undertake work file management to ensure that reporting of results are carried out in a timely fashion.
• Deputise for a Senior Biomedical Scientist in their short-term absence.
• Advise the Senior Biomedical Scientists with stocks of reagents and consumables are approaching minimum stock level, or take appropriate action.
• Comply with the local and national policies for safe, secure and confidential processing and storage of patient and other laboratory information.
• Use the Pathology computer System according to the authorised protocols.
• Enter own results and those obtained by others into Telepath.
• Check and correct, if necessary, information input by other laboratory staff.
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of laboratory databases.
• Use Trust wide IT systems as appropriate following trust policies, guidelines and procedures.
• Assist in the audit of data held on the pathology laboratory information system.
• Use available automated facilities for checking the data/information and for resolving difficulties in using applications.
• Find and provide requested data/information using agreed procedures and formats.
• Report the data/information clearly in the required format at the time agreed.



TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
• In conjunction with the Senior Biomedical Scientists responsible for the day-to-day supervision, education and training of trainee BMS, Medical Laboratory Assistants (MLA) and Support Workers.
• Assist the Senior Biomedical Scientists with supervision, mentorship, training, development and competence assessment of trainee and probationary Biomedical Scientists, MLAs, Support Workers and locum staff.
• Assist as required by the Departmental Manager in the organisation of, and participation in the formal training programmes for BMS, Trainee BMS, MLAs and Support Workers.



RESEARCH & AUDIT
• Participate in departmental clinical trials, audit, research and development programmes.
• Undertake method and laboratory instrument evaluation as directed by senior laboratory staff.




This advert closes on Monday 14 Oct 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Practitioner Assistant/Health Care Assistant to join the Integrated Community Reablement Assessment Service (ICRAS)

NVQ Level 3 - Health & Social Care is an essential criteria

We have a number of posts working around Liverpool and acute sites, providing care and support for patients who require support with keeping them at home rather than admitting them to hospital or patients who have been in hospital and require support to ensure that their assessments for care are made in their own home rather than hospital.

We welcome all candidates that are committed to providing patients with high standards of care and work in line with Mersey Care values at all times in striving for perfect care.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn, develop and practice a variety of skills, as well as being a valued member of our exceptional multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will join our Urgent Care team, the post will be based within Acute front door areas, this is an exciting opportunity to gain experience and develop your skill, the post will be fixed term until end of March 2025.
1. Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
2. Undertake a range of patient interventions within the scope of NVQ level 3 skills for patients as delegated by team leader or other qualified clinical staff.
3. Offer advice to patients and carers on a wide range of health issues to include health promotion, lifestyle advice and self-care.
4. Plan and organise own work schedule once delegated from team leader or Senior Nurse Practitioner
5. Undertake basic patient observations.
6. Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures.
7. Offer advice and support to patients and families in a wide range of situations.
8. Communicate factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to patients, ensuring all information is appropriately documented and reported back to the team leader.
9. Demonstrate own role to new starters and students.
10. Ensure safe moving and handling techniques in the delivery of patient care, this can include the safe use of equipment.

Communicate information to multi-disciplinary team and other agencies as appropriate. Undertake further training to gain skills in other areas.

Deliver patient care within essence of care standards and Trust guidelines and policies. Document care delivered within hand-written or electronic patient records. Participate

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care and support under the supervision of a registered nurse to a defined population. Supported by a nurse practitioner, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role. They will work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide clinical leadership.

Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.

Post Holder will be based within Acute front door areas, working across 7 days and extended hours.


This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Oct 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 clinical pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Department

This post is offered on a Band 6 progressing to Band 7 on successful completion of Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy and suitable performance.

Pay progression is locally agreed and includes a pay increase on diploma enrolment, a further increase on enrolment onto the second year, and finally progressing to band 7 on passing the diploma and suitable performance.

We have vacancies for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacists to complete our current team of band 6 rotational pharmacists and participate in the provision of the Trust’s pharmacy service.

Interview Date: TBC
• The department operates a 7 day service to the medical care group and as part of this role you will be expected to participate in the rostered shift system which is currently 1 in 5. Participation in the late night working and pharmacy on call will also be required.
• The Trust comprises two modern high-performing state-of-the-art PFI hospitals, St Helens and Whiston, which have accredited teaching hospital status.
• The Pharmacy Department has over 80 staff operating across the two sites. We have established automated dispensing systems within both dispensaries, and there is an ambitious and active technology implementation program which includes automated labelling & checking.
• A new e-prescribing facility has recently been launched.
Both the Department and the Trust has a long-standing reputation for being a friendly and rewarding place to work.
• A previous Investors in People assessment recognised our Pharmacy as an outstandingly good department for staff support and development.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

KEY DUTIES
• Taking drug histories on admission and informing medical staff of any discrepancies with medication prescribed to ensure continuity of treatment.
• Review medication to ensure safe and effective use.
• Annotate patients’ medicines kardex with details of any allergies and specific instructions relating to administration of medicines to ensure safe and effective therapy.
• Formulate individual pharmaceutical care plans and implement appropriate monitoring of therapy to ensure safe and effective therapy.
• Review and update care plans depending on response, results of investigations and adverse effects to ensure safe and effective therapy.
• Educate patients on their drug therapy to enable concordance.
• Liaise with nursing and medical staff on issues relating to patient’s drug therapy to ensure safe and effective therapy.
• Checking patients’ own drugs for suitability to reuse to ensure safe and effective therapy and achieve medication cost containment.
• Therapeutic drug monitoring for specific drugs with a narrow therapeutic window to ensure safe and effective therapy.

To provide professional and legal clinical supervision in the dispensary as allocated: Duties will include,
• Professional checking of inpatient requisitions, outpatient, Accident and Emergency, and To Take Out (TTO) prescriptions to ensure safe and effective therapy.
• Ensuring all prescriptions comply with the Medicines Act, and the Misuse of Drugs Act where appropriate.
• Final checking of prescriptions for accuracy prior to releaseincluding extemporaneously dispensed items
• Labelling and dispensing of medication as required including extemporaneously dispensed items to ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
• Providing advice to patients on how to take their medicines and potential side effects to ensure safe and effective therapy.
• Advice to Doctors, nurses and other professionals as required.
• Receive and dispense controlled drugs in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act
• Dispense extemporaneously on call when required to do so.
• Liaise with medical staff on the availability of medicinal products.

To rotate through Medicines Information and undertake training and achieve competence in answering a wide variety of complex enquiries:
• Enquiries will include all grades of doctor, pharmacists, nurses, patients and members of the public and will mainly but not exclusively originate from within the Trust and local healthcare community.
• Enquiries will include requests for advice/information on the administration of medicines, their availability, adverse effects, use in pregnancy/breastfeeding, drug interactions, identification of unlabelled/foreign medicines, poisoning and toxicology.
• To communicate complex information effectively with all grades of staff and users of the Medicines Information service using a wide variety of communication including verbal, written and electronic

To rotate through antibiotics and gain experience and achieve competence in the following under the supervision of the Antibiotic Medicines Management Pharmacist:
• Identify areas for audit.
• Design and conduct appropriate audits.
• Analyse and present results
• Make recommendations.
• Monitor the use of non-formulary antibiotics and provide feedback to the Medicines Management Committee and Hospital Control of Infection Committee
• Receive and interpret drug levels for those antibiotics which require intensive monitoring. Advise on adjustment of dosages as necessary.
• Participate in regional antibiotic audits

Rotate through the Aseptic Dispensing Unit and gain experience and achieve competence in:
• Clinical checking of prescriptions for cytotoxic chemotherapy and Hospital at Home for correct drug, dose, route and rate of administration, to make any necessary annotations to kardexes that arise from this and to contact medical and nursing staff if appropriate, to perform any releasing calculations arising from the clinical check.
• Preparation and final checking of intravenous antibiotics
• Preparation and final checking of Total Parental Nutrition
• Preparation and final checking of cytotoxic chemotherapy
• To assist other pharmacists in ensuring that work carried out in the departments at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals is performed in accordance with the recommendation contained in the Guide to Good Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practice and its supplements, and the safe systems of work documentation.
• Liaise with appropriate healthcare professionals within Primary Care Trusts to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources across the primary/secondary care interface and where necessary develop shared care protocols.
• Record regularly clinical interventions and activities in line with departmental policy.
• After appropriate training participate in the departmental therapeutic drug monitoring service, interpreting drug levels and recommending appropriate dosage adjustments to medical staff.
• To undertake the 3 monthly ward-controlled drugs checks in line with departmental policy.
• Return unwanted or patients own controlled drugs from wards in accordance with departmental policy and the Misuse of Drugs Act
• To assist medical staff in undertaking of such clinical trials as have been approved by the Ethical Committee and to arrange under the direction of senior members of staff of the Pharmacy department the necessary supplies and aspects of clinical trials protocol affecting the pharmaceutical service.
• To attend appropriate training courses for pharmacists and to encourage other staff to undertake further training.
• To undertake a diploma/MSc in clinical Pharmacy under supervision of a senior Clinical Pharmacist
• To participate in the training of pre- registration pharmacists and Student Pharmacy Technicians
• To co-operate with the Head of Pharmacy and other pharmacists in the training of health service staff
• To participate in individual performance review and the use of personal development plans
• To participate in clinical audit and practice research as instructed by senior pharmacists within the department including presentation of results where appropriate.
• To comply with legal and other requirements related to the purchase, supply, use, safe custody, and destruction of drugs within the pharmacy and other areas of the hospital.
• To participate in a rota that enables the department to provide a full 7-day service.
• To participate as necessary in the on call, Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holiday and emergency duty rotas
• To ensure the security of the in-patient and out-patient dispensaries as allocated on the locking up rota
• To participate in Continuing Professional Development as per department policy and national guidelines from the General Pharmaceutical Council
• To comply with Regulations in respect of the Health and Safety at Work Act, COSSH , Data Protection Act and other appropriate legislation
• To undertake any other related duties which may be required.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
• To actively participate in the annual performance review to identify personal development needs.
• To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post.
• To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. The post holder should also be aware that, regardless of any action taken by the employing authority, breaches of confidentiality could result in civil action for damages.
• All employees must fully comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work. They must also understand and implement St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Hospitals Trust “Statement of Policy on Health and Safety at Work” and the Trust corporate “Health and Safety Policies and Procedures”. You are required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to take all responsible precautions to avoid actions.
• All staff will be treated with respect by management, colleagues, patients, and visitors and equally staff will treat management, colleagues, patients and visitors with the same level of respect. Staff will be supported to challenge any discriminatory behaviour that may be based on differences in race, disability, language, culture, religion, sexuality, age, gender, or employment status.
• St. Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has a ‘No Smoking’ Policy and smoking is not permitted in Trust buildings or vehicles.
• All employees are individually responsible for the prevention and control of infection within their own area. The employee must attend Infection Control Induction training and mandatory Infection control training. The employee must follow all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines relating to Infection Control.
• To adhere to relevant Code of Practice of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• To maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• The duties contained in this job description are not intended to be exhaustive. The tasks and responsibilities of this post are likely to evolve in line with the Trust’s continued organisational development.
• The post holder must be flexible in the duties performed and it is expected that similar duties, not specifically listed above, will be carried out as required and may be cross site. Any such variation will be agreed in advance between the postholder and their manager as part of the continuing process of management review and development.
• The employee shares with the employer the responsibility for suggestions to alter the scope of duties to improve the working situation. This document is intended to be a guide to the general scope of duties and not an inflexible specification


This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

An exciting opportunity to provide a qualified clinical psychology service to individuals within the CYPMHS Warrington Service providing psychological assessment and therapy, offering advice and consultation on individuals’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professionals. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of Trust policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.



We would welcome applicants looking for a Band 7-8a preceptorship development opportunity.

To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to clients of the service team, across all relevant sectors within an equality and human rights framework. To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy, offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non professional carers.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Directorate’s and team’s policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s psychological problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses where appropriate.

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based enhanced care plans.

To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing of care plans under enhanced CPA including clients, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care.

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.


This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Oct 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Nurse Associate to join the Warrington Children and Young People's Mental health Service. The post holder will work as part of a team to promote and maintain the health and wellbeing of children and young people with mental health and wellbeing difficulties which could also include those with complex needs.

The service provides support to children, young people and their families within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependent on assessed need. The service offers every child/family a programme of screening, reviews, mental health intervention and information, and
guidance to support their mental health as part of THRIVE.

The present role at Warrington provides an opportunity to be part of a diverse MDT alongside nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, art therapy, drama therapy, CBT, Psychology and more.

1. Contribute to the provision of a high-quality child health service.
2. Work collaboratively within the team and with primary and community care colleagues to deliver local and national health objectives.
3. Work with the team to undertake workload planning and delegation of work to other team members, taking into account competency levels.
4. Undertake holistic assessments of children / young people and families in line with local and national guidelines.
5. Support the team to develop new ways of working to provide a responsive service to children and young people.
6. Support and empathise with children, young people and families in time of need.
7. Support the team to develop multi-agency partnerships and joint working to facilitate public
health objectives in line with the Trusts objectives.
8. Work within a public health competency framework to address public health priorities and health inequalities.
9. Participate in the mentorship and assessment of a range of learners and in the preceptorship and support of new colleagues.
10. Maintain stock as required.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Attend mandatory training, core training and training that will enhance practice.
Provide clinical support and knowledge to new staff.
Act as an advocate and champion for children, young people and their families.
Undertake holistic assessments of children and families in line with local and national guidelines,
to identify need.
Work within guidelines to identify and manage risk, reporting identified risks to the caseload
holders.
Work with the caseload holders to develop individualised care plans to meet need, with the involvement and consent of children and young people, carers and other agencies as required.
Administer medicines in line with trust policies and procedures.
Use additional equipment the child / young person may require on a daily basis, or in an emergency.
Undertake or direct child health promotion reviews for the assessment of paediatric development in accordance with the Child Health Promotion programme and Trust guidelines.
Adhere to infection control policies, giving advice to other clinical and non-clinical staff, parents and carers regarding cross-infection and infection control.
Establish and maintain effective channels of communication to facilitate partnership working.
Participate in the health needs assessment of children and young people to identify areas of unmet need.
Work in collaboration with other agencies, according to Trust policy with regard to Safeguarding Children procedures.
Attend court proceedings and provide written reports when necessary.
Identify needs and prioritise work appropriately. Maintain appropriate records and returns, both written and computerised.
Complete Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) as part of clinical duties/work and ensure ROMs are reviewed as a regular part of both managerial and clinical supervision discussions.


This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Oct 2024

A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.


The post holder will support the provision of high-quality learning environments within the Trust for newly appointed registrants. They will be required to work locally within clinical services where learning opportunities can be identified, promoted and delivered. The post holder will be required to contribute to the Quality Assurance of learning opportunities for new registrants. It will be a requirement of the role to recognise any learner who is not achieving the required standards and escalate concerns to the service lead. The post holder will have responsibilities to support the wider educational team.

Key external partners include:

• Health Education England North (HEEN)

• The North West Higher Education Institutions

Key internal partners include:

• Clinical Education Team

• Education Training & Development

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• ​​​​​​SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

KEY DUTIES
• Supporting the induction of new registrants including those recruited through return to practice and the internationally recruited workforce.
• Developing the quality of the learning environment for newly appointed registrants, determining interventions necessary to support those staff meet the required learning outcomes.
• Support the development of clinical practice supervision and support structures for Preceptors and mentors.
• Undertaking Quality Assurance visits across the organisation in relation to the workplace development of new registrants.
• Support the development, co-coordination, evaluation and implementation of education programs for the Preceptee’s, including preceptorship induction and ongoing study sessions.
• Work with managers/service leads of new registrants within the Trust, to identify any additional support requirements including pastoral support and work with these leads/mentors to create personal development plans related to the role of the appointee and agree deadlines for completion as and when required.
• Work in partnership with Higher Education partners. For example, contributing to curriculum development, validation and review to meet the continuing development needs of qualified and unqualified non-medical clinical staff.



CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

· Support the structure, design and facilitate the delivery of learning opportunities for new registrants and other staff groups who are new to the Trust.

· Produce and maintain a portfolio of education in practice activity within service area(s). For example, structured professional learning activities, teaching packages

· Support the development, implementation and review of education in practice learning environments for new registrants.

· Act as an expert resource/ Champion of Learning in practice, supporting managers to ensure the delivery of a high-quality learning experience for staff appropriate to their role.

· Ensure communication channels are used appropriately to facilitate the flow of information between internal and external partners.

· Ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times in conjunction with organisational policies.

· Collaborate with service managers to ensure academic rigor in practice learning is maintained; learning outcomes can be met and are aligned with Service need and reconfigurations.

· Continuously monitor practice learning activities against quality assurance standards enabling on-going enhancement of the learning experience for newly appointed staff.



ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

· Prepare and support managers in the delivery of practice-based education action plans for new registrants.

· Keep up to date in research and development relevant to education in practice and the clinical learning environment.

· Develop and maintain up to date and accurate records and live registers of those staff undertaking development in the practice setting as part of the Preceptorship, and other programmes described in this job description.

· Develop a process to inform and enable ‘shared evidence’ and format to enhance the responsiveness and delivery of a single Quality Assurance process.

· Monitor numbers of new registrants who require additional support, and student complaints to highlight trends and inform action planning. Liaise with the Clinical Education Support Team Nurse Lead, Ward Managers and Education Links to develop appropriate action plans to support these staff.

· Provide pastoral support to new registrants.

· Liaise with Information Service departments within Placement Providers, including Library Services, to inform resource requirements and widen access to facilities.



TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

· Evaluate the effectiveness of any practice learning experience for new registrants, recommending any changes and improvements.

· Work with colleagues in the wider clinical education team to develop innovative educational opportunities to support non-medical clinical recruits in areas such as simulation and multi-professional learning.

· Collaborate with service managers to align placement learning and operational experience to learning outcomes.

· Network locally, regionally and nationally with peer group to support the sharing of best practice.

· Work closely with the wider clinical education team to ensure classroom-based learning is aligned to placement learning.


This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our multidisciplinary Team within the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Why?

We have recently completed a service redesign/re-structure to enable our focus to shift towards health promotion/wellbeing and the prevention of ill-health. This has seen significant investment by the Trust to support new ways of working and as such we are in the process of creating several new opportunities and roles.

This is an exciting opportunity to join and support us through this transition period and beyond allowing us to put staff health and wellbeing exactly where it belongs, at the heart of everything we do.

We have secured a new operational service based at Winwick, Warrington with satellite units in Sefton / Knowsley and Liverpool areas to support delivery of the service across the Trust footprint. We will support hybrid working in line with operational demands.

Shortlisting planned for: 8 October 2024

Interview planned for: 22 October 2024

Who do we want?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced and fully qualified PWP to join our team. The postholder will be responsible for providing a range of high volume, low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based interventions, to those experiencing mild to severe anxiety and depression.

The step 2 workforce is integral to the successful running of the OHWB Psychological Therapies service, helping to ensure the key performance indicators are being met. The post-holder will therefore work alongside the OHWB & Psychological Therapies team and will have managerial support from the OHWB Psychological Therapies Lead, as well as the wider management team.

For full/further details of the role along with the essential and desirable criteria please see the full job description



Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Please see attached Job Description for the full description of duties and responsibilities relevant for this role.


This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024

Knowsley MHST covers 46 schools at present across the locality. You will be based at our Westvale Primary School base travelling to and across these schools within the local area.

As an Senior Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide high standards of evidence based client centred care to children and young people with mental health [CYPMH] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.


The post holder will be expected to provide interventions, advice, consultation and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE and clinical competency

Shortlisting will take place on 24/25th September 2024

Interviews are planned for 2nd October 2024

You will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers.

The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to:

• Promote safe practices
• Value the aims of service users
• Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
• Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
• Value social inclusion

The team promotes the Thrive model of service delivery and so is continually developing innovative and creative practice.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

CLINICAL

To hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work dependant on clinical competence and experience. To undertake assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research based evidence.

To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service.

Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework

To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.

To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young People’s services.

To participate directly in the teams duty rotas.

To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients

To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings.

To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers

To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge

To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines.

To provide consultation, advice and guidance to junior colleague. To promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network

Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships.

Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and Northwest Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust safeguarding policies

Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards.

To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records.

To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trust’s service user participation agenda.

COMMUNICATION

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals.

Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young people’s mental health services.

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to children, young people and families and to other professionals with in young people’s services.

Communicate effectively with children, young people and their carers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations

Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews

Elicit highly sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young person’s stage of development

Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals

Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health intervention.

TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION.

Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and committed to continued development.

To provide training to other professionals to improve mental health knowledge and skills in line the transformation of children and young people’s mental health services

To provide specific training and /or presentations to other agencies, statutory and voluntary, and promote and deliver specialist training programmes

To contribute to training placements for a range of professional disciplines from different background so that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to positive change. To assess trainees competencies and write placement reports for trainees in line with Trust, professional body regulations

Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. This will include joint working; consultation; and training aiming to develop joint working across agencies.

Maintaining registration / accreditation requirements in accordance with the appropriate professional body in line with their professional qualification.

Be accountable for own clinical practice and professional behaviour

MANAGEMENT, POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

Identify priorities within and initiatives within the service and advice managers on the level of resources for service development.

Contribute to the service’s evidence based practice by engaging with audits and evaluations as appropriate

To contribute to recruitment processes by assisting with shortlisting, interviewing and the induction of recruited staff.

To support the workload of colleagues within the service through co-working practices.

Contribute to service developments.

RESEARCH AND SERVICE EVALUATION

To maintain an up to date knowledge of the evidence base in relation to mental health knowledge and other interventions.

To contribute to planning and implementing systems for evaluation and monitoring of therapeutic practice and outcomes of clinical work within the service.

Participate in research, evaluation and audit in response to the clinical and professional interest of the post, and to monitor standards, quality and consumer reaction to the provision of services in accordance with NICE guidance

Participate in appropriate audit. Quality assurance programmes and research as directed.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

To receive and engage in regular clinical supervision in accordance with Trust Clinical Governance Standards and the Code of Practice and ethical guidelines of professional body

To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training in consultation with the post holders service manager to meet professional body requirements for CPD and registration.

To contribute to the development of best practice in the service by taking part in regular supervision and appraisal and maintaining awareness of current developments in the field.

To maintain professional body registration.


This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Oct 2024

Work as part of the speech and language therapy team and be responsible for assessment and management of a clinical caseload of patients with speech and language therapy needs. Undertake comprehensive speech and language therapy assessment of patients using investigative and analytical skills, to formulate an appropriate hypothesis and to determine a diagnosis and to determine a therapy management plan. (With support from senior/experienced SLTs). Work with the individual and their care team to develop Communication Care plan, Dysphagia care plans and risk assessments within competency level identified within supervision. Develop communication profiles with individuals and their care teams to support them to improve access to therapy. Promote health and reduce inequalities for all patients accessing the speech and language therapy service, so that they may be able to maximise their potential in terms of health education and social well-being. Contribute to training and development programmes as appropriate to the knowledge and skills of the individual, delivering to other professionals and service users. Be responsible for own continuing professional development and maintaining own professional registration and meet HPC registration requirements, maintain a professional portfolio and demonstrating evidence of reflective practice. Undertake mandatory training as in line with MCFT policy and attend updates and study days as appropriate to the post. Bank working allows you to negotiate your working patterns with your employer, ensuring flexibility, especially for those who wish to work reduced hours, those who wish to work term time only, those studying, approaching retirement or travelling. You may wish to pick up bank hours whilst you are undergoing recruitment checks in other organisations, ensuring you can continue to develop your knowledge, skills and experience and have a continued source of income. Successful candidates will enter a bank pool of Speech and Language Therapists and will undergo mandatory training, so you are ready to start if any bank posts become available. If a job opportunity arises, our bank team will contact you to see if you are interested in any of the posts. If you are offered a bank post, you will receive a warm welcome and local induction to the team. Have in depth knowledge of HPC standards and guidance, understand implications for and be able to apply to practice, e.g., HPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics/HPC Standards of Proficiency. Please see attached Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities.

We are looking for a new Assistant Psychologist to join our team working with male and female patients with forensic mental health needs across step down and specialist forensic community services.

The post will be centred on assisting the team with psychological assessments and interventions. This will involve observation and team discussion, support and co-facilitation of group interventions, carrying out formal assessments with the guidance of qualified staff and scoring and organising psychometric assessment tools.

The role also involves service development activities, including literature searches, audit, data management and assisting with primary research, including evaluation of developing therapies. You will be a part of various newly developing innovative services and interventions.

You will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge in the application of psychological interventions to the reduction of criminal behaviours and develop your understanding of a range of mental health difficulties and therapeutic models.

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of service users within the service, across all relevant sectors; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with the supervising qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.



The post holder will work with adults who are considered to pose a risk of serious re-offending as well as people who are seeking help to prevent first time offending. The post involves some time working across step down services and some time in the community arm of the service.

You will assist with the day to day delivery of the service, supporting the qualified psychologists in various ways and join team meetings and discussions.

You will administer and score psychometric questionnaires and manage the database, producing reports on individual outcomes and service performance.

You will observe and co-facilitate group interventions and 1-1 assessments at Step Down and in the community service.

You will undertake literature searches/reviews, assist with primary research, service development and evaluation.


This advert closes on Sunday 6 Oct 2024

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of SCFT.

You will provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention to deliver effective, person centred clinical services for people who have come into contact or are at risk of contact with the criminal justice agencies.

The Specialist Community Forensic Team is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of nursing, occupational therapy, social work, psychology and psychiatry. You will be expected to work in all areas of Cheshire and Merseyside and liaise with a number of partner agencies including health, social care and the Criminal Justice agencies to develop proactive and preventative risk mitigation support. You will be required to work primarily 9-5, Monday to Friday.



Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

You will have the opportunity to work within a team of skilled and experienced practitioners under the clinical leadership of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. As a new service, we are keen to demonstrate the impact on people's lives and there will be opportunities for the successful applicant to become involved in service evaluation and research.

To hold a clinical caseload

Operate as the Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead for the Specialist Community Forensic team and Step Down Services.

Provide highly specialised clinical expertise in Occupational Therapy focusing on rehabilitation and recovery through meaningful occupation based on evidence based practice.

To provide comprehensive risk assessment of offending and / or other complex behaviours and provide risk management strategies and recommendations.

See Job Description and Person Specification for further details.


This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024