Total 133 job vacancies by Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

This new Macmillan service aims to ensure that adults affected cancer experience excellent psychosocial care wherever they are on the cancer pathway. This is an integrated whole system model for identifying and providing psychosocial support across the cancer landscape.

Active service user involvement is fundamental to the service aim to support personalised comprehensive care and support for people affected by cancer in our population through:Timely & equitable access to appropriate level 1-4 (NICE, 2004) mental health support integrated with cancer care clinical pathways
• Improved coordination, proactive and integrated psycho-social support across primary, community, social and acute settings
• Psychosocial education and support for health care professionals (including collaborative learning and reflection sessions) and ensuring continuous development and improvement of the psychological care approach
• Improved integrated support for people with learning disabilities and pre-existing mental health conditions with cancer

This service has been funded collaboratively by Macmillan and Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance with the support of Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB

You will co-produce, develop and implement innovative, diverse and inclusive user involvement within the psychosocial pathway and beyond ensuring the User Involvement Strategy aims and objectives are planned and delivered effectively.

You will work closely with people living with and affected by cancer, carers, colleagues and partners across Lancashire and South Cumbria to ensure the voices of people affected by cancer are heard, valued and have influence throughout all areas of the pathway design and delivery in a co-productive way.

This job description and person specification are only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager, specifically related to the Macmillan work programme.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the programme.

The posts will be hosted by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust. We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns. These posts involve working across the Cancer Alliance, linking in with colleagues across the ICB and integrating cancer care and teaching both in the hospital Trust and the community.

You’ll make an impact, be part of a new and exciting project, be challenged to think differently & help innovate to keep cancer care moving forward. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

As a Macmillan professional, you will have access to a wide variety of learning opportunities to support your development. Macmillan’s Person-Centred Care Competency Framework (MPCCCF) underpins the training offer, this ensures that professionals are provided with the education, training, tools, learning resources and development opportunities to help them meet these needs and demands of their roles.

Duties to include but not be limited to:
• To ensure that the voices of people affected by cancer are heard, valued and have influence throughout all areas of programme development design and delivery.
• To communicate effectively with patients and carers across the patient journey.
• To promote the aims of psychologically informed care across contacts with patients, carers, and colleagues.
• To promote understanding of the needs of patients who are living with complex and life limiting conditions.
• To maintain the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in training, CPD, supervision, audit, NICE guidance and up-to-date knowledge of legislation and guidelines.
• To ensure that governance of the programme includes people affected by cancer who are supported to contribute and whose contribution is valued and used

Please see job description for more information.


This advert closes on Monday 16 Sep 2024

Are you looking for a job with a meaningful purpose? If so, this is the one for you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to join our Enhanced High Care team.

We offer a full induction, in-house training, and great development opportunities.

This post is worked on a rota basis between the hours of 8am and 16:00pm, Monday to Friday. You will be based at Royal Preston Hospital.

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You will possess excellent communication, organisational and administrative skills, attention to detail being a key characteristic.

You will ensure that standards of service are maintained, have a strongly held commitment to high standards of service delivery and be pro-active in the implementation of the ‘Patient Choice’ development process.

You will be responsible for providing an efficient and effective outpatient reception and appointments service, with strict adherence to Trust protocols, being aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity.

You will deal with all aspects of the outpatient appointment function on the Trust’s computerised patient record system (QCPR), actively participate in virtual receptionist process, activating outpatient appointments, updating patient demographics and out-coming clinic attendance. The post-holder will be expected to support the ongoing Outpatient Digitisation process.

You will be multi-skilled following training, have a full understanding and working knowledge of various reception areas and the basic functionality of clinics covered.

We are one of the largest and highest performing trusts in the country, providing district general hospital services to 370,000 people in Preston and Chorley, and specialist care to 1.5m people across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Our strategic objectives are
• To provide outstanding healthcare to our local communities
• To offer a range of high-quality specialist services to patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria
• To drive innovation through world class education, training and research

Our Values
• Caring and compassionate. We treat everyone with dignity and respect, doing everything we can to show we care.
• Recognising individuality. We respect, value and respond to every person’s individual needs.
• Seeking to involve. We will always involve you in making decisions about your care and treatment and are always open and honest.
• Team working. We work together as one team, and involve patients, families, and other services, to provide the best care possible.
• Taking personal responsibility. We each take personal responsibility to give the highest standards of care and deliver a service we can always be proud of.

We were established in 2005 and were the first trust in the country to be awarded ‘teaching hospitals’ status.



Demonstrate an approachable, courteous, efficient appointment service to all Health Care Professions, patients, carers and relatives.

Actively contribute towards service development.

Maintain good communication skills when dealing with colleagues, patients, relatives, carers and other health care professions, utilising a variety of communication methods including verbal and electronic.

Constructively managing barriers to effective communication.

Use initiative to resolve conflicts in a mutually agreeable way, escalating to management where necessary.

Maintain confidentiality at all times as required by legislation and Trust Policy.




This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Sep 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Administrative Team Leader to join our JAG accredited Endoscopy Service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

Leading a dedicated team of Endoscopy Schedulers the role will support the delivery of timely and accurate patient bookings for Endoscopy Patients. The successful candidate will be responsible for the direct line management of a team of Schedulers and Receptionists working in a busy and dynamic department. The Team Leader role is integral to the effective provision of cancer treatment and Gastrointestinal diagnosis.

The applicant must have acute attention to detail, excellent interpersonal skills and a strong ability to lead, often under pressure.

An understanding or experience with hospital bookings, patient centre care is essential. Previous line management would be beneficial but not essential. The applicant must have a can-do attitude towards problem solving and an interest in streamlining service performance. A positive and collaborative manner is key to working in the NHS environment.

The Team Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day performance of the scheduling team, undertaking appraisals, identifying and addressing training needs and ensuring there is a robust and consistent service at all times.

You will facilitate a working environment which fosters effective and respectful working to support the overall performance of the unit.

Participating in regular data collation and managing the timely rescheduling of last minute urgent changes to patient bookings. In addition, you will lead on the management and reporting of the Endoscopy planned and active waiting lists, ensuring patients are booked in line with national standards and Cancer wait times.

You will work closely with the Endoscopy Service Manager, Nursing team and Clinicians ensuring timely bookings are made and communicated to patients both verbally and written.

The endoscopy service is delivered over two sites, Royal Preston Hospital (RPH) and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital (CDH). We serve a population of 370,000 people.

Both endoscopy units are Joint Advisory Group (JAG) accredited. JAG accreditation demonstrates that we achieve a high quality and safe service ensuring excellent patient experience. Accreditation allows our Trust to complete procedures for the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme for those between 60-74 years, and the Bowel Scope Screening for those of 55 years of age to remove polyps from the colon, help prevent bowel cancer and also detect asymptomatic cancers to improve outcomes.

We complete a range of endoscopic procedures; gastroscopy, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, bronchoscopy, ERCP and EUS. We provide a range of breath tests including for bacterial overgrowth, lactose intolerance and helicobacter pylori.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.


This advert closes on Friday 6 Sep 2024

The Anaesthetic Directorate is led by a team supporting the perioperative model recommended by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. This comprises a Clinical Director and Associate Clinical Directors for Perioperative, Elective, Emergency and Workforce..

The Trust provides many tertiary services including, Neurosurgery, Interventional Radiology, Vascular, Upper GI, major Oncology Surgery, Maxilla Facial, Plastics and Burns.

Applicants are invited to apply for this Junior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia and will be expected to provide pre-operative assessment, anaesthesia and follow-up. You will be offered experience in the range of subspecialties we cover, a regular commitment to medical education in a variety of areas such as undergraduate medical students and simulation at Lancashire Simulation Centre and the option of a regular commitment to our state-of-the-art clinical research facility. There will be a combination of teaching lists and solo lists with appropriate supervision.

The post holder will be expected to have experience in Anaesthesia and ideally in Intensive Care Medicine. The post holder will be expected to work under distant supervision especially during out of hour’s shifts.

It is essential that the applicants be committed to their own continuing medical education and professional development.

To promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care, supporting professional activities and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.

The post holder will:
• Provide an Anaesthetic service across the
• Participate in the trainee anaesthetic rota on both hospital sites with additional cover during colleagues’
• Assume a continuous commitment for the care of patients, even if employed less than full-time and ensure, in consultation with colleagues, that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional
• Exercise the freedom to assist in development of specialist elements of the services to reflect perceived priorities within available
• Undertake administrative duties involved with the care of his/her
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care of patients and the health and safety of the theatre
• Maintain continuing education and professional development at least to the requirements of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.


Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students.

As a teaching hospital, we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles.

We support the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal Colleges and are committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

We are able to offer CT3 equivalence for anaesthetists who require stage 1 top up. Specific modules and requirements can be discussed with the college tutors.

We are also able to offer a regular commitment to medical education in a variety of areas such as undergraduate medical students and simulation at Lancashire Simulation Centre. Specifics can be discussed prior to interview by contacting the College Tutors (details below) and confirmed upon appointment.



Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team


This advert closes on Monday 9 Sep 2024

A Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Do you want to work at the forefront of acute hospital care leading a new and innovative team? Are you experienced in delivering high quality acute patient care within a busy, fast-paced environment? Is frailty your thing? If so then you are the person we’re looking for!

Our Acute Assessment and Frailty Therapy team are offering a 12-month secondment for a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to support the implementation of a new and exciting way of working at the trust. You will use your excellent organisation, prioritisation and delegation skills to support the delivery of therapy assessments and intervention across the emergency department and assessment areas across the trust.

We believe the best thing for our patients is to receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time and therefore our focus is to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital in a safe and caring way. To achieve this you will rely upon your advanced therapeutic assessment and intervention skills, problem-solving skills and effective risk management to achieve positive results for patients.

You will provide leadership to the Acute Assessment and Frailty Therapy team alongside the other Clinical Leads, supporting each other to provide integrated, responsive and effective care across all the service areas.

This position will require you to be able to manage both a complex clinical caseload and the leadership and management of the team, therefore it will be important to be organised and to be able to work effectively under pressure.

Your positive approach to collaboration and communication will enhance your working relationships and interactions with team members across the acute and community pathways. Your open and empathetic communication style will also positively impact on patients who may be in a moment of crisis looking to you for help.

Using your advanced clinical assessment skills you will be able to make timely decisions regarding patient care and discharge planning as well as supporting others within the team to do the same.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

No two days will be the same within this team, covering ever changing assessment areas you’ll always be on the go! Alongside your team you will need to identify patients appropriate for therapy input, complete the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of a variety of patients and liaise with community teams to ensure patients are able to leave hospital in the safest way. You will also need to manage the day to day running of the team alongside the clinical lead physiotherapist as well as providing evidence and audits as to the effectiveness of this new team.



We’re looking for someone who is dedicated to service improvement who can lead from the front and can inspire others to engage in change.Your enthusiasm for service development and improvement will be infectious and allow yourself, the team and the service to reach its full potential.

You’ll have the opportunity to attend and lead in-service training both within the team and as part of Core Therapies such as the cognitive and perceptual training led by our Occupational Therapy team. You will also lead on regular team meetings for your speciality allowing the team to share ideas, information and learning as well as having the opportunity to just get together and catch up.

There is also band 7 Occupational Therapy forum and a Clinical Leads forum that meet regularly providing a space for discussion with your peers as well as strategic updates and workforce developments.



Duties to include but not limited to:


• To communicate and collaborate with all Core Therapies stakeholders
• To support personal and people development
• To help to ensure the health, safety and security of users of the core therapies service, self and colleagues
• To support service development and planning
• To support the Clinical Governance and Quality agenda within core therapies
• To support equality of opportunity and access within core therapies for both staff and patients.
• To support financial and other resource management within core therapies
• To provide and use information to support admin processes and patient care
• To directly support the delivery of therapy to patients
• To provide leadership and management support

For more information please see the job description.

**Interview date may be subject to change**


This advert closes on Monday 2 Sep 2024

Are you an experienced , dedicated, patient cantered MRI radiographer with proven high quality clinical skills who wants to have an influence over the Quality of the service in MR at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals for the future? Then this could be the opportunity for you!

This role forms part of the new management structure in the Gold Star awarded MR services working across Preston and Chorley alongside an Clinical Quality Lead MR radiographer, MRSO Safety officer , Clinical research radiographer and a Principal MR radiographer together forming a strong leadership team to influence the direction of a safe, effective patient focused MR service.

We work in a busy demanding environment but you would be working with an excellent teams providing support and development for a team ranging from band 2 assistants to a clinical educator.

Your role will be responsible for maintaining the clinical quality of images and also of patient care whilst ensuring all training and Governance targets are met .

You will be responsible for supporting the Principal Lead in maintaining and developing the service. You will be expected to work clinically for 50% of your time to support staff and embed quality standards and also attend SBU and Divisional meetings as required.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Please check us out on twitter if you want to see what we get up to in Radiology and Lancs Teaching Hospitals - @cmeexray:@Lancshospitals: @interventionalRPH : @clairegranato:@NewhospitalsLSC***



Duties will include, but not be limited to:
• Ensure a high radiographic standard is delivered by self and others within the team based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of standards to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Communicate with patients, relatives and other healthcare workers to ensure appropriate dissemination of complex information, in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating
• Manage the service in a safe, effective manner including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes.
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by all staff within the team
• To participate in development, education and training of staff and students.
• Ensure the work area complies with the requirements of
• the MHRA 2016 Safety guidelines for MR Imaging equipment in Clinical use DB2007(03) and related departmental protocols and procedures.
• Provide support for research undertaken in department

Please see the job description for more information,


This advert closes on Saturday 31 Aug 2024

Hello my name is Jessica Wolstenholme and I am the ward 8 manager. As a ward we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, experienced and a motivated paediatric nurse who is passionate about delivering high quality care to the children of Preston and surrounding area.

There has been an investment within the area of which has resulted in us aspiring to have two band 6 sister / charge nurse's on every shift.


We want all our young patients and their families to have a positive experience whilst at our Trust and are looking for some very special staff to join our team. Superpowers include ability to prioritise, resilience, communication, working as part of a team and independently, time management skills, a willingness to develop and also the ability to maintain high professional standards with an element of fun.

As a band 6 on paediatrics, Ward 8, you will be responsible for the day to day coordination of the unit and will work closely with the ward manager. The role is both a clinical role and a leadership role and as such you will be responsible for staff appraisals, the completion of the off duty in line with Trust policy, liaising with the clinical educator regards training, managing sickness and absence and performance management.

We are proud of the service we deliver. We work collectively as a team to constantly evaluate and improve our service where possible. We value everybody’s input and see all staff as having a vital role in the delivery of high class, safe and effective care.

Working with others we have close links with the Paediatric Assessment Unit, children’s outpatients department and paediatric community service. Our ward based team is multi-disciplinary including physios, pharmacist, play specialists, patient experience coordinator and CAMHS team.

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

To ensure the day-to-day efficient running of the paediatric ward, providing strong leadership, monitoring, and maintaining standards of care and professional practice.

Be responsible for ensuring the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care to meet the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of patients, in line with the Trust’s values and Nursing and Midwifery Professional Framework.

‍⚕️ Ensure effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities, and associated systems and processes.

✨ Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team, and the organisation.

Be responsible for the delivery and coordination of care through appropriate professional practice.

Ensure a high standard of nursing is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care to meet patients' needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence-based guidelines.

Set, monitor, and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.

⚠️ Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety, and security legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Promote provision of patient education and health promotion.

Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety, and security legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.

Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Sep 2024

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic person with a passion for facilitating learning? A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Apprenticeship Programmes Trainer/assessor within the Apprenticeship team. You will work under the guidance of the Apprenticeship Programme Facilitator in the delivery and assessing of the Trusts Apprenticeship programmes including but not limited to Healthcare support worker, Senior healthcare support worker and Learning and skills mentor. You will conduct mentor reviews within the apprentices workplace. Taught sessions will be delivered in the classroom, remote learning and in the clinical and non-clinical workplace.

You will have the ability to work on your own initiative, be able to work under pressure, prioritise your workload and manage specific projects is essential. We require a flexible approach to working as some out of hours and off site working may be required occasionally.

Are you the highly motivated individual with recent and relevant experience to join our team. This role is a great opportunity for someone with the right experience and ability to teach and assess apprenticeships delivered by the Trust. We are a highly motivated team and pride ourselves on developing and delivering high quality training opportunities for external employers, new and current employees at the Trust.

You will have previous experience in training and assessing learners and will have a good knowledge of apprenticeship requirements including functional skills. You will mainly assist with the delivery of the Trusts Apprenticeship programmes. You will be able to assess others teaching and assessing in the clinical and classroom environment. This post will also assess competencies as set out within the apprenticeship standard.



Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust prides itself on being a provider of excellent educational provisions and is an award winning training provider.

Our mission is to provide excellent care with compassion.

We have three equally important strategic aims – to provide outstanding healthcare to our local communities, to offer a range of high quality specialised services to patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria, and to drive innovation through world-class education, training and research.

We are constantly striving to improve, and working towards becoming an outstanding, high performing organisation.

Role Summary:

You will work under the guidance of the Apprenticeship Programme Facilitator in the delivery and assessing of the Trusts Apprenticeship programmes. Taught sessions will be delivered in the classroom, remote learning and in the clinical and non-clinical workplace. You will also assess competencies as set out within the apprenticeship programme. You will maintain learner e-portfolios and observations and be responsible for their allocated learners from induction to graduation.

You will share our enthusiasm and maintain good links with apprentices, line managers, educators and associated external partners.

ROLE DUTIES:
• Communicate effectively and professionally with colleagues, in a manner that is consistent with relevant legislation and local and national policies and procedures.
• Maintain expertise in own area of practice, including knowledge and practice.
• Conform to health safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Support the team to contribute to service delivery, add value to the organisation and improves the safety & quality of care with compassion.
• Implement and monitor quality systems and implement measures to achieve sustained improvement in line with the common inspection framework. Have the knowledge and confidence to maintain compliance in readiness for external audits including OFSTED.
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.
• Assist to deliver apprenticeship training sessions to support staff to achieve competent practice to be able to deliver high, quality standards of care.


This advert closes on Sunday 25 Aug 2024

If you arehardworking, friendly, professional and have patients at the centre of your working practice then this could be the job for you!  We are looking for an enthusiastic band 6 MRI radiographer to work within the fantastic MRI team at Lancashire Teaching Hospital Trust.


This dynamic job role will consist of working across 3 different sites, Royal Preston Hospital (RPH), Chorley District Hosptial (CDH) and a community diagnostic centre mobile scanner. The MRI department at RPH is a bright and spacious building which provides a suite of 4 scanners including a 3T Siemens Skyra scanner, 2 x 1.5T Philips Ingenia scanners and anEsaoteOscan 0.3T extremity scanner. The CDH department houses a new Ingenia Ambition helium free 1.5T scanner.


You will join a welcoming MRI team who have continuously worked hard to receive four GOLD star ratings in recent STAR (Safety triangulation accreditation review) visits.


In this post, you will perform a diverse range of MR examinations for both adult and paediatric patients in outpatient,inpatientand emergency department settings.You will interact with a number of multi-disciplinary teams, such as the theatre team for patients undergoing MRI under anaesthetic and the pacing team, for patients with a cardiac implantable electronic device undergoing MRI.


As an MRI radiographer, you will be a key part of the imaging team, ensuring that our service user's needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care.


Toassistin the provision of an efficient MRI service.


To work within the MRI team to deliver the best possible care to patients whilst producingoptimumquality diagnostic images.


To be an excellent team player and workalongsideothermulti-disciplinaryteams, communicating effectively to ensure service user satisfaction.


To have the ability to accept responsibility and make decisions.

To participate in departmental audits, research projects and quality improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery.


To adhere to the current MHRA guidelines along with local policies and practises to ensure the safety of patients,visitorsand staffat all timeswithin the MR department.


To provide guidance and support to junior members of staff & students.


To empathise and reassure patients who are worried,anxiousor reluctant to undergo the procedure by providing thoughtful andwell constructedresponses to their questions.

To participate in an on-call service.


We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients.  Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.


Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.


You’lllearn newskills,meet new people & do thingsyou’dnever have done before. You’lllearn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from alldifferent rolesto build skills & enhance your career path. 


You’llmake an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.


Duties to include but not be limited to:
• Undertake radiographic duties across 3 sites within Lancashire Teaching Hospital Trust, ensuring high standardsof image quality and patient care at all times.

• Comply withthe current MHRA guidelines to ensure the safety of patients,visitorsand staffat all timeswithin the MR controlled area.

• Manage the workflow in the area you are working in including out-patients, in-patients, and patients from the emergency department.

• Report equipment failures and incidents according to Trustpolicy

• Participate in audits for the department ensuring excellent clinical governance in all aspects of patient care.

• Comply withTrust policies and procedures to ensure a safe effective environment and service for all.

• Ensureaccurateandtimelydocumentation in line with information governance good practice.

• Support and teach others within the department.



This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Aug 2024

A Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Are you a motivated registered Diagnostic Radiographer with an interest in Angiography and working in a Cardiac Cath Lab? Then look no further...

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a friendly multi-disciplinary team working predominantly in our two Philips Cardiac Cath Labs at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Previous experience of working in a Cardiac cath Lab or interventional Radiology department is an advantage but not essential as we are happy to provide training and support to individuals who demonstrate an interest and are keen to develop their skills in this speciality.

This is a full time position of 37.5hours, with opportunities to rotate into other areas of Fluoroscopy & Interventional Radiology.

You will perform a wide variety of radiographic procedures on patients to a high imaging standard and provide excellent patient care within the team. As a Radiographer working in a multidisciplinary team you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with both IRMER and IRR policies. The role is a Band 6 position and you will be responsible for co-ordinating workload and prioritising patients according to clinical need in association with the other members of the Multidisciplinary team.

As a band 6 specialist radiographer you will be expected to have effective leadership and motivational skills, be an effective communicator, and able to work alone or as part of a team, demonstrate organizational skills, and have the ability to work to a high standard, both technically and in patient care .

You will be a HCPC registered Radiographer. You must hold a BSc in Diagnostic Radiography or DCR and demonstrate a flexible approach to working within the department to meet the needs of the service.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

There are a core group of Specialist Radiographers that support the procedures in the Cardiac Cath Labs alongside cardiologists, nurses and Cardio-physiologists. The team undertake, coronary angiography and pacemaker insertions / interventions ensuring high standards of patient care & experience. The unit has 2 Philips Allura C-arms which are due to be replaced in the near future. As the Trust is both a Neuro and Vascular regional centre, you will also have the opportunity to broaden their horizon and rotate into Neuro intervention or Interventional Radiology suites.

Duties will include, but not be limited to:
• Assist and support the Lead radiographer in the safe, effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation
• Be responsible for the delivery and coordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff
• Ensure a high radiographic standard is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of standards to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Communicate with patients, relatives and other healthcare workers to ensure appropriate dissemination of complex information, in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
• Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness
• To participate in education and training of junior staff
• Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice.
• Comply with the requirements of the Ionising Radiation Regulations and IR (ME) R and related departmental protocols and procedures
• Use information Technology systems as required at every level of the role


This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Aug 2024

Are you an experienced Medical Secretary looking for a new challenge? We are looking for a proactive and motivated individual who enjoy working in a busy environment and would like to be part of a dynamic teams supporting Oral Maxillo Facial Surgery. You will be working 37.5 hours a week and be based at Royal Preston Hospital 4 days a week and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital 1 day a week.

These are challenging, yet exciting times for our hospitals as we move forward into the new collaborative NHS world in which our roles and relationships will take greater prominence as the NHS recovers from the pandemic. What will not change is our vision to always provide excellent care with compassion to our communities. Our ambition, success, identity, and values remain important in recruiting and retaining the best staff as well as developing and delivering excellent services.

Our Medical Secretaries provide a professional and comprehensive secretarial and administrative service. They support Consultants and Clinical Teams by ensuring the efficient channelling of communication between Medical staff, GPs, patients, relatives, and departments. You will be part of this team helping to improve our patients’ experiences and reduce our waiting lists for treatment.

You will have excellent organisational skills, confidence in IT and communication skills, be able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, confidentiality and integrity.

Within the Surgery Directorate, we really value our Medical Secretaries, they play an important role in the day to day running of our Clinical Services, making sure that patient care is at the forefront of all we do. Within Head and Neck Speciality Business Unit, we provide care for Cancer, urgent and routine patients in Outpatient clinics and in Theatres.

his is a very busy and varied role; no day is ever the same. As a Medical Secretary, on a typical day you will undertake various administrative duties, have regular contact with patients and all members of the Clinical Team, as well as ensuring the smooth running of the OMFS Department, making sure our patients get the best possible care.

We are known as being a friendly and supportive team; this will be a varied and challenging role for someone with a passion for making a difference. If you are somebody who is dynamic, has previous secretarial experience, and are flexible in your approach, this role could be the one for you.

You will make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold and help innovate to keep making improvements. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something to be proud of. We are looking for someone who has the right behaviours, skills and willingness to learn.

At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, we take pride in caring for our staff as well as our patients. We recognise that working in a busy environment requires help with a healthy work-life balance. We also believe in ensuring that our staff get the chance to reach their full potential when working with us.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area and give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to supporting our patients and staff, ensuring we keep thriving and delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You will have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills and meet great people.

For more information, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

· Provide secretarial / administrative services to Consultants and their Clinical Team by perusing and distributing incoming correspondence, disseminating information, composing reports and correspondence, maintaining up-to-date filing systems, booking systems and continuously developing administrative practices to ensure order and efficiency in the office.

· Represent the Head and Neck Speciality Business Unit, responding to external and internal telephone queries from staff, patients and others and referring to appropriate person, acting in a professional, courteous manner at all times.

· Handle customer concerns either by telephone or in person in order to achieve immediate local resolution whenever possible, in accordance with the Trust’s complaints procedure.

· Communicate with a range of staff, users and visitors to the Trust / Department utilising a variety of communication methods including verbal, electronic and passing information in a format that is appropriate to the individual request.

· Chase progress on all issues with appropriate persons as and when necessary to ensure that deadlines are met.

· Maintain efficient and effective administrative systems, including bring forward, and message taking.

· Plan and organise own work and allocate work to the Support Secretary and Typist, ensuring files and papers are available and up to date, providing briefings for the day’s activities, highlighting deadlines and potential conflicts of interest.




This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Aug 2024

Are you passionate about leading change and driving excellence in healthcare?

Do you have the vision, inspiration, and operational expertise to
enhance the Governance, Risk and Assurance processes within a dynamic organisation?

If so, we invite you to apply for the role of Deputy Associate Director of Risk and Assurance at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

As the Deputy Associate Director of Risk and Assurance, you will play a pivotal role in our commitment to deliver ‘Excellent care with compassion.’

You will provide operational leadership, ensuring the highest standards in our Governance, Risk and Assurance programmes.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Risk and Assurance and with regular interaction with the Executive Team and wider Board, you will be accountable for the delivery of key programmes such as the Trust's Risk Management Strategy and oversight of external visits, inspections and accreditations; in particular, supporting the end to end processes for regulatory inspections. You will deputise for the Associate Director of Risk and Assurance.

Your Impact:
• Strategic Leadership:Shape the future of risk management and assurance processes supporting the Associate Director of Risk and Assurance, providing expert advice to the Executive Team, and wider board as required
• Quality Improvement: Champion a culture of continuous improvement, working closely with the Associate Director of Safety and Learning, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, and Company Secretary.
• Governance Excellence:Ensure robust, progressive, and proactive governance across all Trust activities.

Why Join Us?
• Influence and Inspire:Lead transformational change and inspire a culture of excellence and compassion in healthcare delivery.
• Collaborative Environment:Work in partnership with senior leaders and dedicated professionals committed to making a difference.
• Professional Growth:Take on a key role with significant impact and the opportunity for personal and professional development.

Proven Experience:Demonstrable success in delivering improvements in governance within healthcare/public sector organisations, and
experience at a senior level in a complex, highly regulated environment.

Strategic Vision:Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills, with a track record of managing complex work/change management programs.

Expertise in Governance:Experience in governance systems, with deep knowledge of risk and assurance.

Regulatory Acumen:Experience working with independent regulators and managing legal services.

Innovative Approach:Research and development of systems to support compliance and regulation, driving continuous quality improvement.



For the full job description and person specification please look in the attached document.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Sep 2024

Hello my name is Jessica Wolstenholme and I am the ward 8 manager. As a ward we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, experienced and a motivated paediatric nurse who is passionate about delivering high quality care to the children of Preston and surrounding area.

There has been an investment within the area of which has resulted in us aspiring to have two band 6 sister / charge nurse's on every shift.


We want all our young patients and their families to have a positive experience whilst at our Trust and are looking for some very special staff to join our team. Superpowers include ability to prioritise, resilience, communication, working as part of a team and independently, time management skills, a willingness to develop and also the ability to maintain high professional standards with an element of fun.

As a band 6 on paediatrics, Ward 8, you will be responsible for the day to day coordination of the unit and will work closely with the ward manager. The role is both a clinical role and a leadership role and as such you will be responsible for staff appraisals, the completion of the off duty in line with Trust policy, liaising with the clinical educator regards training, managing sickness and absence and performance management.

We are proud of the service we deliver. We work collectively as a team to constantly evaluate and improve our service where possible. We value everybody’s input and see all staff as having a vital role in the delivery of high class, safe and effective care.

Working with others we have close links with the Paediatric Assessment Unit, children’s outpatients department and paediatric community service. Our ward based team is multi-disciplinary including physios, pharmacist, play specialists, patient experience coordinator and CAMHS team.

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

To ensure the day-to-day efficient running of the paediatric ward, providing strong leadership, monitoring, and maintaining standards of care and professional practice.

Be responsible for ensuring the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care to meet the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of patients, in line with the Trust’s values and Nursing and Midwifery Professional Framework.

‍⚕️ Ensure effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities, and associated systems and processes.

✨ Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team, and the organisation.

Be responsible for the delivery and coordination of care through appropriate professional practice.

Ensure a high standard of nursing is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care to meet patients' needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence-based guidelines.

Set, monitor, and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.

⚠️ Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety, and security legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Promote provision of patient education and health promotion.

Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety, and security legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.

Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills.


This advert closes on Sunday 18 Aug 2024

Join us in this exciting, once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape new hospital facilities in our area.

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria welcomed the Government’s May 2023 announcement of two new hospitals to replace Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Royal Preston Hospital as part of a rolling programme of national investment in capital infrastructure beyond 2030 (opens in new window). In addition, Furness General Hospital in Barrow will benefit from investment in improvements.

We need your administrative skills and experience to support the New Hospitals Programme (NHP) Project Management Office Team as we progress through the New Hospitals Programme process.

So what’s in it for you? A once in a career opportunity to design the future of hospital facilities for a whole generation. Our programme is a large, multi-million pound scheme unparalleled elsewhere. You will be joining a highly motivated, experienced and multi-disciplinary team from across the Lancashire and South Cumbria health and care system. Working with such a team will provide personal development, with the chance for you to hone existing skills and develop new ones.



The team is currently working from home with occasional travel to sites cross Lancashire and South Cumbria.

If you have any questions or want an informal chat before you apply, please email India Bowles, Project Officer..india.bowles@lthtr.nhs.uk

To find out more about our plans, please check out theNew Hospitals Programme website.

The post holder will be a key member of theNHPProject Management Office (PMO) Team, providing administrative and project support.

This role will support theNHPPMO Team in delivering theNHPprogramme of projects. They will support the Project Officer and Project Manager as the administrator for the team, providing project support, co-ordinating team diaries and organising events and project meetings and monitoring progress against key deliverables in order to produce reports for the Executive team.

The role requires the post holder to be in close contact with theNHPPMO team members and other officers of the wider project team.

The above is a snapshot of the role. For full details please see the Job Description and Personal Specification.

Hosted by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, this role involves working collaboratively with partners across the local health and care system.

The Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme sees Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTr) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT), together with NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, working in partnership with all NHS organisations and wider partners, including town, city, borough and county councils and universities, to develop proposals for new hospital facilities in our region.
• Provision of administrative support to theNHPPMO Team
• Proactively manage the diary of theNHPPMO Team
• To be responsible for arranging meetings on behalf of theNHPPMO Team
• Assist with project related administration
• Act as minute secretary for meetings, some of which may cover complex discussions and actions.
• To maintain up to date, and effective electronic system for theNHPPMO Team.
• Ensure any confidential and sensitive data is appropriately managed, archived and stored securely.
• Have an up to date knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages and the use of email and internet i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access


This advert closes on Friday 23 Aug 2024

You will be expected to work with professional colleagues and local managers in the efficient running of the services and will share with other practitioners in the medical contribution to management.

Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of service, you are expected to observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instruction of the Trust. You must ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

All medical and dental staff are expected to comply with appropriate health and safety policies.

You will have responsibility, delegated to you by the consultants, for the training and supervision of staff, including junior medical staff who work with you and you will devote time to this activity on a regular basis.

Although these are not formal training posts, this post will allow you full opportunities for training in a structured fashion similar to recognised training posts, including attending clinics and theatres. Please see the Job description for full details and person specifications.
• Participate in the day to day functioning of Stroke Medicine, predominantly on the Stroke Ward.
• Liaise closely along with stroke specialist nurse, with Emergency department colleagues and MAU team assessing acute strokes for further management.
• Participate in consultant ward round and emergency TIA clinics.
• Provide leadership for more junior trainees, especially when covering out of hours.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
• Undertake administrative duties involved with the care of his/her patients.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care of patients and the health and safety of the critical care environment.
• Maintain continuing education and professional development.
• Actively participate in the audit process.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the major acute trusts in the North West, with all of the usual specialties on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Neurosciences, Nephrology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Burns.

Undergraduate medical student teaching commenced in Oct 2003. We offer the full range of acute outpatient and inpatient services to the 380,000 people living in Central Lancashire.

Our department offers you the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in CGA and experience in caring for patients with traumatic injuries. You will also develop non-clinical skills in service development and quality improvement. You will be exposed to clinical governance aspects of the service (for example observational attendance at Coroners Court). Although this is not a formal training post, you will receive close clinical supervision in a supportive learning environment. You will receive educational opportunities and time to develop your interests and Portfolio.

We will care for your health and wellbeing alongside our junior doctor team. You will work within this supportive team which is continually striving to learn and improve.

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:



• What we can offer

• Job Plan/On-call Requirements

• The Team


This advert closes on Friday 9 Aug 2024