Total 53 job vacancies by NHS Jobs

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. To work as a Speech and Language Therapist (SALT) for Childrens Services. To provide a clinical service to children with a wide range of speech, language and communication disorders. To work autonomously assessing, differentially diagnosing, prioritising, treating and discharging patients with advice/supervision from senior clinicians. To participate in clinical governance activity i.e. research, audit, evidence based practice. To liaise with and advise other agencies/professionals involved with the patient. To contribute to service planning, improvement and modernisation to ensure patient safety.

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. In neonates, first line medical cover is provided by 2 specialist trainees in RCPCH approved posts recognised for training by the Health Education North East, 2 neonatal trust grade doctors and four Advanced Neonatal Nurses Practitioners on the same rota. Tier 2 support is provided by 5 advanced neonatal nurse practitioners working at middlegrade level. This role is suitable for applicants post foundation at ST1/2/3 level with experience working clinically within the NHS. It is ideally suited to candidates wishing to work in a large teaching hospital which provides many specialist services and is ideal for anyone wishing to pursue a career in paediatrics or neonatal medicine. You will also be required to assist in preparing discharge letters, Initiation/change of treatment and discussions with relatives. Ward management- assist in wards rounds and attending to emergency calls. Responsibilities include routine examination of the newborn and care of babies in the neonatal unit, attending at risk deliveries and on the post-natal wards. There will be adequate support and supervision from middle grade doctors and consultants. The post holder will participate in the tier 1 on call rota. When on-call you will be expected to carry the emergency bleep and attend to calls.

Health Coaches will manage and prioritise a caseload, in accordance with the health and wellbeing needs of their population through taking an approach that is non-judgemental, based on strong communication and negotiation skills, while considering the whole person when addressing existing issues. Where required and as appropriate, the Health Coach will refer people back to other health professionals within the PCN Utilise existing IT and MDT channels to screen patients, with an aim to identify those that would benefit most from health coaching Provide personalised support to individuals, their families, and carers to support them to be active participants in their own healthcare - empowering them to manage their own health and wellbeing and live independently through Coaching and motivating patients through multiple sessions to identify their needs, set goals, and supporting patients to achieve their personalised health and care plan objectives Providing interventions such as self-management education and peer support Supporting patients to establish and attain goals that are important to the patient Supporting personal choice and positive risk taking while ensuring that patients understand the accountability of their own actions and decisions, thus encouraging the proactive prevention of further illnesses Working as part of the city wide social prescribing service to connect patients to community-based activities which support them to take increased control of their health and wellbeing Increasing patient motivation to self-manage and adopt healthy behaviours Work with patients with lower activation scores to understand their level of knowledge, skills and confidence, their Activation level, when engaging with their health and well-being and subsequently supporting them in shared decision-making conversations Utilise health coaching skills to support people with lower levels of activation to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their health and wellbeing, whilst increasing their ability to access and utilise community support offers, and Explore and support patient access to a personal health budget, where appropriate for their care & support Support & deliver group Consultations to enable patients to better understand their LTH conditions, how to manage it and encourage the patient agree to self-management goals, and creating an environment for individuals to access peer support Please see attached job description for further details

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. A specialist nurse is defined as a qualified nurse whose primary role is to provide care, guidance and support which is based on an advanced level of knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition. The specialist nurse will: Continue to develop advanced knowledge and skills within specialist sphere of practice. Contribute to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients. Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field through the use of evidence based practice and in line with agreed national standards, and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge. Work as an autonomous practitioner within their sphere of practice. Continuously improve clinical standards in line with clinical governance framework. Exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code. Contribute to training and education within specialist area. Provide expert specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the management and care of patients within the specialist area. Provide direct access for patients, either face to face or telephone consultation. Represent the service nationwide. Play a key role in ensuring that national and local standards/targetsfor specialist area are met. Manage/lead nurse led clinics in relation to reviewing patients and play a key role in optimising complex treatment regimes, facilitating patients within the community and preventing avoidable hospital admissions. Undertake research relevant to the needs of the specialist practice. Comply with the Trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.

A specialist nurse is defined as a qualified nurse whose primary role is to provide care, guidance and support which is based on an advanced level of knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition. The specialist nurse will: Work as part of the multidisciplinary team working under the direction of line manager/Matron. Continue to develop advanced knowledge and skills within the specialist sphere of practice. Support with the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients under the direction of the line manager/Matron. Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field through the use of evidence based practice and in line with agreed national standards, and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge. Work as an autonomous practitioner within their sphere of practice. Continuously improve clinical standards in line with clinical governance framework. Exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code. Contribute to training and education within the specialist area. Provide specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the management and care of patients within the specialist area. Provide direct access for patients, either face to face or telephone consultation Represent the service nationwide in the absence of the line manager/Matron. Play a key role in ensuring that national and local standards/targets for the specialist area are met. Manage and lead nurse led clinics in relation to reviewing patients and play a key role in optimising complex treatment regimes, facilitating hospital discharge and preventing avoidable hospital admissions. Support and undertake research relevant to the needs of the specialist practice. Comply with the Trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.

Please see attached Job Description for full details To develop and maintain an effective and quality secretarial service to a team of Consultant and other clinical staff, acting as a pivotal role for all communication with patients and professional health colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team, internal departments and external agencies as necessary, to ensure continuity of patient care. To comply with the Trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.

Job Purpose To provide visible and confident leadership as a member of the Management Team. Responsible for delivery of high quality, safe and effective mental health support services. Leading continued innovation, integration and transformation of front-line services in support of the organisations mission, values and strategy. Promote the profile and reputation of MHM by building and maintaining positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including commissioners, relevant professional networks and people accessing services, and keeping up to date with best practice in the field. The Head of Mental Health Support has delegated authority from the Board for the day-to-day management of the functions within their control, in line with the parameters detailed in the current Schedule of Delegation. Main Duties and Responsibilities Leadership To act as a role model within the organisation and as an ambassador externally, demonstrating the vision, values and competencies of MHM. Work collaboratively as an active member of the Leadership Team and deputise for the Director of Quality and Operations as requested. Provide motivational leadership and effective management to direct reports and their teams. Maintain a contemporary understanding of services across MHM in order to promote all services and respond positively to opportunities across the health and social care sector. Lead on business planning, objective and budget setting for services within the portfolio in line with corporate guidance and organisational priorities. Contribute to the development, design and implementation of management and support practices which facilitate a geographically dispersed organisation that operates services 24 hours a day. Manage specific projects and change management processes as appropriate and requested by the Director of Quality and Operations. Act as a member of the Senior On-Call Team on a rotational basis. Service Delivery Provide clear and visible leadership to services ensuring that colleagues understand MHMs strategic direction and priorities and their own contribution to this. Responsible for effective management of own budget and ensuring managers of delegated budgets are working to appropriate authorisation levels, all variances are addressed, and each service remains financially viable. Be the operational lead for service mobilisation plans to establish and deliver new services in line with contractual requirements and bid promises. Responsible for effective management and development of colleagues through implementation of supervision, appraisal and personal development plans which encourage engaged and productive teams and opportunities for progression. Ensure all services use appropriate CRM systems to accurately capture and collate relevant data. Lead on the development of relevant policies and procedures for services and ensure all colleagues understand and implement these together with organisation wide policies. Manage and monitor implementation of safeguarding policy and practice so that teams work to the highest safeguarding standards and MHM clients are effectively safeguarded. Responsible for effective incident reporting within services, together with review and sharing of learning across all service areas. Share risk information with senior colleagues at an early stage to enable effective mitigation and management. Responsible for effective information governance in services, ensuring teams understand their responsibilities in protecting and managing client data. Oversee effective management of premises and that colleagues understand and meet their responsibilities in terms of health and safety so all environments are safe for teams, people accessing services and visitors. Performance and Quality Management Ensure effective performance management is embedded for teams and services and that appropriate reporting and monitoring systems are in place to meet both internal and external requirements. Responsible for regular monitoring of contracts and service level agreements, with commissioners, ensuring services deliver to contract, meet all performance indicators and evidence positive outcomes and best value. Maintain up to date knowledge of best practice and ensure this is shared to drive practice improvement and service development across all areas. Create and embed a culture of continuous quality improvement, including a regular cycle of audit across services in line with MHMs corporate framework. Engage with MHMs business support team to support the development of quality and practice leadership and delivery of high-quality responsive services which meet local commissioning needs. Business and Partnership Development Maintain an objective and innovative position in reviewing service delivery models and play an active role in service design/redesign and development. Act to implement further development and integration of digital approaches to service delivery which keep MHM at the forefront of new service models. Encourage innovation from within operational teams to address gaps in services, develop original ideas and solutions that respond to requirements of people accessing services and commissioners. Create opportunities for service development through integration of MHM services, building on knowledge, skills and competencies. Act to influence through effective and collaborative relationships with commissioners and other stakeholders, creating an open dialogue which supports future service growth opportunities. Implement effective co-production strategies to give a voice to those who access services and to support service design and development. Support in the development and completion of tenders/bids and attend tender presentations/meetings as required. All colleagues have a responsibility to undertake training and development as required. They also have a responsibility to assist, where appropriate and necessary, with the training and development of fellow colleagues. All colleagues have a responsibility of care for their own and others health and safety

Please refer to the attached job description for full duties of the role. To take a supporting role in developing, organising and coordinating the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service across South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT to ensure quality of care to the clients who use the service. As an Occupational Health Advisor, you will provide support to colleagues within the organisation in planning / delivering safe care and best practice in occupational health. Improve understanding of healthcare workers about the risks of infection and how to reduce those risks across the system. To take responsibility for the line management and development of staff within the occupational health team. To ensure continuous quality improvement in the Occupational Health & Wellbeing service. To comply with the Trusts vision, values and behavioural compact. Participate in the provision of a 7 day service when required. Support the organisation in gaining SEQOHS accreditation.

Provide the choice of direct access to an Nurse Practitioner, both in the practice, over the telephone and via home visits for the general practice population. Make professionally autonomous decisions for which post holder is accountable. Prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework. Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting, both in the Practice and over the phone, for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problems solving and clinical decision making, to establish a diagnosis and care management plan. Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation. Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care. Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings and reports. Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly. Provide safe, evidence based, cost-effective, individualised patient care. Refer patients directly to other services and agencies as appropriate. Provision of a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan or care and support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care. Contribute to the development and delivery of specialist primary care services, such as long term disease management. Work with the Practice team to ensure that National Service Frameworks are being delivered. Contribute to the practices achievement of its quality targets to maintain the high standards of patient care and service delivery. Contribute to the development and set up of new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services. In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. To provide a comprehensive and effective secretarial service to the Consultants and medical staff at South Tyneside Specialist Palliative Care Team and other members of the specialist palliative care team. To act as a pivotal role for all communication with patients and professional health colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team, internal departments and external agencies as necessary, to ensure continuity of patient care. To provide a competent secretarial service to the Consultant and his/her team, making decisions and taking action on matters of a non-routine nature on their behalf. To ensure that all clerical and secretarial functions pertaining to the Department are carried out in an efficient and cost effective manner according the Trust Secretarial standards, local and national standards. To ensure Meditech V6/Emis is accessed and utilised in a manner appropriate to the service, working in real time. To maintain a waiting list position that meets national and local standards and CQUIN where appropriate. To assure the Directorate Management team of a valid and contemporaneous waiting list position that meets national waiting time requirements. To comply with the Trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be: To be responsible for transporting the portable ultrasound scanner and equipment from practice to practice as required ready for the start of the clinical session.A car is essential for this role. To carry out patient care duties and to assist Sonographers and act as a Chaperone during the clinics, including use of IT equipment Providing aftercare for patients following scanning procedures To assist the sonographer in cleaning requirements as required Ensure that clinic rooms are clean and put back to how the room was at the start of the clinic To adhere to company policy and procedures in terms of health and safety, data protection and confidentiality. To maintain an inventory of clinical disposables and replenish as required in conjunction with Clinic ManagerTo be considered to this role, you should be able to demonstrate you have the following qualifications/experience: Excellent patient care and communication skills Friendly outgoing professional personality Ability to work as part of a small, focused team Good organisational and time management skills. The ability to plan and prioritise work. Good IT skills Eligibility to reside and work in the UK Please note - All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, DBS and occupational health clearance being obtained. The appointment is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975. Employees are not entitled therefore to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent under the provision of the Act, and in the event of employing any failure to disclose such convictions could result in the termination of employment. Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered in relation to an application for positions to which the Order applies. Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Pay: £22,308.00 per year Benefits: Company pension Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme Schedule: 8 hour shift Day shift Weekend availability Application question(s): Do you have a valid Driving Licence? Do you have access to a car to be able to transport the portable ultrasound equipment from practice to practice? Are you available to work from 08:15 to 17:30? What days are you available work, Monday-Sunday? Work Location: In person

We are dedicated to working towards improved public health outcomes for children and families in the footprint, delivering high quality universal and targeted health visiting and school health services to meet the key improvement priorities for the population. The Health Visitors role is to prevent ill health and promote positive holistic health care for an identified population and community and to take responsibility for ensuring the physical and mental health needs of families, acting as an advocate for the client and community. Health Visitors plan, organise and deliver programmes of care in conjunction with the family and the multi-disciplinary team and undertake continuous on-going assessment of children, young people and families. They provide an evidenced based service to children, people, families and communities in accordance with National and Local Policy initiatives. Please see the attached Job Description for more details

To coordinate the delivery and development of the specialist service through the use of effective evidence based practice in line with agreed national standards for patient safety and monitoring. To contribute to the organisation of multidisciplinary, patient centred care. To be accountable for the planning and delivery of safe, effective and compassionate patient care in relation to dedicated pathways of care, working as an autonomous practitioner within the specialism. To provide specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the assessment, management and care of patients within the specialist area. To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework. To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Practice. To ensure effective communication internally and externally regarding patient care and resources. Provide education and training to clinical staff across the Trust. Provide expert specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the management and care of patients within the specialist area. To provide direct access for patients, either face to face or telephone consultation. To represent the service nationwide. To play a key role in ensuring that national and local standards/targets for specialist area are met. FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION SEE ATTACHMENT

Your main duties and responsibilities will be: To be responsible for transporting the portable ultrasound scanner and equipment from practice to practice as required ready for the start of the clinical session. A car is essential for this role. To carry out patient care duties and to assist Sonographers and act as a Chaperone during the clinics, including use of IT equipment Providing aftercare for patients following scanning procedures To assist the sonographer in cleaning requirements as required Ensure that clinic rooms are clean and put back to how the room was at the start of the clinic To adhere to company policy and procedures in terms of health and safety, data protection and confidentiality. To maintain an inventory of clinical disposables and replenish as required in conjunction with Clinic Manager. To manage consumables level within the region and place orders with the suppliers as needed. To support with second stage interviews of new candidates. To support new recruits with training on systems and clinic policies. To be considered to this role, you should be able to demonstrate you have the following qualifications/experience: Excellent patient care and communication skills Friendly outgoing professional personality Ability to work as part of a small, focused team Good organisational and time management skills. The ability to plan and prioritise work. Good IT skills Eligibility to reside and work in the UK Please note - All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, DBS and occupational health clearance being obtained. The appointment is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975. Employees are not entitled therefore to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent under the provision of the Act, and in the event of employing any failure to disclose such convictions could result in the termination of employment. Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered in relation to an application for positions to which the Order applies. Benefits: Additional leave Company pension Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme As our Healthcare Assistant, you will be required to be available to work 5 days; typically 08:15 to 17:30 any day Monday to Sunday Application question(s): Do you have a valid Driving Licence? Do you have access to a car to be able to transport the portable ultrasound equipment from practice to practice? Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required) Work Location: In person

Please see attached Job description for full details To be responsible and accountable for the safe effective and compassionate nursing care for all patients in ward/department area. To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code. To supervise, support and educate junior members of the team acting as a role model. Support ward/department manager to ensure organisational goals/objectives are met within ward/department. When taking charge of the ward/department or in the absence of the ward/department manager is directly responsible for ensuring that clinical professional and cleanliness standards are maintained in the entire ward/department. To ensure effective communication internally and externally regarding patient care and resources. To comply with the trusts vision, values and behavioural compact. To act as shift coordinator.