Total 215 Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP

We have an opportunity for a conscientious and motivated individual to join our Financial Management team. The focus will be on supplying financial information to Budget Holders and Senior Finance staff, to help the understanding of the financial position and aid decision making within the trust.

We offer agile and flexible working to support work-life balance and provide a supportive and inclusive team environment with opportunities to thrive and develop.

We are committed to supporting professional development and offer support for studying through both financial assistance and study leave.
• Interview date: 5 December 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

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Will be required to plan activities to ensure that weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial timetables are met.

Responsible for the production of detailed Directorate and/or Departmental pay and non-pay expenditure and non-patient care income budgets.

This will involve working closely with services within the trust to inform variance analysis and forecasting to aid financial reporting and decision making.





Our staff oversee over 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

• Newcastle Dental Hospital

• Newcastle Fertility Centre

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

• Northern Genetics Service

• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit:Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle HospitalsandNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• To assist the (Senior) Directorate Accountant in the provision of a high-quality financial management service.
• To work closely with the Directorate Management Team, providing timely and accurate financial and supporting information and advice to facilitate the effective monitoring of specific Directorate and Department’s specific financial position.
• Production of budgets for specific areas of reporting responsibility.
• To ensure that financial controls are maintained within Corporate Governance guidelines.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.



As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.




This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024

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Financial Provide robust commercial and financial support to the Division, leading on the development of annual budgets, plans and cashflow forecasts. Monitor and report on the performance of the Division against the financial plan on a monthly basis, ensuring that transactions and expenditure are properly allocated, and the budget remains reflective of the operational function of the business. Work closely with Private Cares Finance Business Partner to ensure that Private Cares trading accounts are reflective of performance and to make them aware of any variances to plan in a timely manner. Create a financial dashboard for Private Care which shows a snapshot of the business at a given point in time, enabling the Divisional Leadership team to make agile strategic decisions. Use complex financial and commercial analysis to advise the Divisional Leadership team on the strategic direction of Private Care. Proactively monitor the market to ensure that our pricing strategy delivers maximum value for the business, whilst simultaneously ensuring that we remain competitively priced. Develop self-pay package prices for simple procedures and a mechanism to ensure that price estimates for more complex procedures are highly accurate. Define, lead and drive forward a project to understand Private Cares profitability by procedure and the wider contribution it makes to the Trust. Once developed, ensure that this approach forms part of business as usual and is reported through the financial dashboard. Maximise the benefits from system efficiencies from the IT applications used by Private Care including Compucare 8 and ensure they are being effectively utilised and developed. Work alongside the Managing Director and senior leadership team to develop the commercial strategy of the Private Care business Operational Develop and implement a programme of transformation within the Private Care finance department to ensure it is high-functioning, efficient and meets the needs of its service users. Drive profitable service development and new initiatives through the provision of insightful and accurate financial data. Provide support to the Division in producing business cases for operational and capital expenditure. Manage the billing and credit control function to ensure it is efficient and continuously improved to maximise revenue capture and generate income without delay. Create a process to ensure that Consultants are paid for the work that they undertake in a timely and transparent manner and manage the relevant payment runs. Ensure that all Consultant payments are properly compliant with CMA regulations and that there are clear contractual terms in place to govern them. Contribute to strategic and development projects as desired. Leadership To manage and be accountable for the proactive management of relationships with sponsors of Private Care and its suppliers. Be accountable for the management of Private Care IT software systems which pertain to finance and billing. Lead on contract negotiations with sponsors of Private Care to secure profitable pricing, ensure that financial uplifts are implemented in a timely manner and to manage the relationship in-year. Represent Private Care finance on the Trusts Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) and at Consultant forums and meetings as required. Communication Utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively and deal with complex financial enquiries and queries from key stakeholders, including Consultants, their private medical secretaries, prospective patients, embassies, referrers and other third-party sponsors, delivering a high standard of customer service at all times. Clearly communicate changes in process and policies to key stakeholders and keep them abreast of any relevant developments and changes within the finance function. Utilise the skills, experience and information gathered through undertaking the role to continuously improve finance processes and function, so that it is more effective for all stakeholders. Be aware of and sensitive to other cultures and religions whilst dealing with private patients, ensuring vulnerable groups are not discriminated against. People Management The post-holder is directly responsible for the management and operations of Private Cares finance and billing function and to ensure that these teams have the appropriate skills, guidance and expertise to deliver a high-quality service to the business and its stakeholders. Provide support, guidance and development opportunities for staff, with clear and consistent feedback. Ensure that all staff have annual appraisals, meet mandatory training requirements, have structured performance reviews and that clear performance-related objectives are set. Address any performance or HR issues, taking appropriate action as necessary. Participate in the recruitment and training of new staff, as required. Data Management and Compliance To develop and monitor KPIs for the finance and billing functions within Private Care. Ensure that Standing Financial Instructions are always followed. Ensure record keeping is up-to-date, accurate and aligns with the Trusts information governance policy. Ensure all Private Care policies and procedures are adhered to and acted upon in a timely and efficient manner. Maintain financial policies in accordance with the Department of Health, professional and other guidelines. Personal Development The post holder is responsible for: Identifying their own developmental needs and contributing to their development objectives. Reflecting on their performance and ensuring that they develop the necessary knowledge and skills to meet current and emerging demands of the post. Exploiting learning opportunities available to them, both inside and outside of the organisation and developing additional competencies to benefit the Private Care Division. The duties and responsibilities set out here are a general outline of the post and are not intended to be an exhaustive or inflexible list. The post holder may be required to extend their duties in line with the need of the business.

To be responsible, as a member of the Divisional Leadership Team for the leadership, strategic direction, performance and function of Private Care finance to ensure that it achieves its goals and objectives. To transform Private Care’s financial function into a high performing department which meets the needs of the business and its key stakeholders.

Work alongside the Managing Director and senior leadership team to develop the commercial strategy of the Private Care business

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link:https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Financial

• Provide robust commercial and financial support to the Division, leading on the development of annual budgets, plans and cashflow forecasts.

• Monitor and report on the performance of the Division against the financial plan on a monthly basis, ensuring that transactions and expenditure are properly allocated, and the budget remains reflective of the operational function of the business.

• Work closely with Private Care’s Finance Business Partner to ensure that Private Care’s trading accounts are reflective of performance and to make them aware of any variances to plan in a timely manner.

• Create a financial dashboard for Private Care which shows a snapshot of the business at a given point in time, enabling the Divisional Leadership team to make agile strategic decisions.

• Use complex financial and commercial analysis to advise the Divisional Leadership team on the strategic direction of Private Care.

• Proactively monitor the market to ensure that our pricing strategy delivers maximum value for the business, whilst simultaneously ensuring that we remain competitively priced.

• Develop self-pay package prices for simple procedures and a mechanism to ensure that price estimates for more complex procedures are highly accurate.

• Define, lead and drive forward a project to understand Private Care’s profitability by procedure and the wider contribution it makes to the Trust. Once developed, ensure that this approach forms part of business as usual and is reported through the financial dashboard.

• Maximise the benefits from system efficiencies from the IT applications used by Private Care including Compucare 8 and ensure they are being effectively utilised and developed.

• Work alongside the Managing Director and senior leadership team to develop the commercial strategy of the Private Care business

Operational

• Develop and implement a programme of transformation within the Private Care finance department to ensure it is high-functioning, efficient and meets the needs of its service users.

• Drive profitable service development and new initiatives through the provision of insightful and accurate financial data.

• Provide support to the Division in producing business cases for operational and capital expenditure.

• Manage the billing and credit control function to ensure it is efficient and continuously improved to maximise revenue capture and generate income without delay.

• Create a process to ensure that Consultants are paid for the work that they undertake in a timely and transparent manner and manage the relevant payment runs.

• Ensure that all Consultant payments are properly compliant with CMA regulations and that there are clear contractual terms in place to govern them.

• Contribute to strategic and development projects as desired.



Leadership



• To manage and be accountable for the proactive management of relationships with sponsors of Private Care and its suppliers.

• Be accountable for the management of Private Care IT software systems which pertain to finance and billing.

• Lead on contract negotiations with sponsors of Private Care to secure profitable pricing, ensure that financial uplifts are implemented in a timely manner and to manage the relationship in-year.

• Represent Private Care finance on the Trust’s Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) and at Consultant forums and meetings as required.

Communication



• Utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively and deal with complex financial enquiries and queries from key stakeholders, including Consultants, their private medical secretaries, prospective patients, embassies, referrers and other third-party sponsors, delivering a high standard of customer service at all times.

• Clearly communicate changes in process and policies to key stakeholders and keep them abreast of any relevant developments and changes within the finance function.

• Utilise the skills, experience and information gathered through undertaking the role to continuously improve finance processes and function, so that it is more effective for all stakeholders.

• Be aware of and sensitive to other cultures and religions whilst dealing with private patients, ensuring vulnerable groups are not discriminated against.

People Management

• The post-holder is directly responsible for the management and operations of Private Care’s finance and billing function and to ensure that these teams have the appropriate skills, guidance and expertise to deliver a high-quality service to the business and its stakeholders.

• Provide support, guidance and development opportunities for staff, with clear and consistent feedback.

• Ensure that all staff have annual appraisals, meet mandatory training requirements, have structured performance reviews and that clear performance-related objectives are set.

• Address any performance or HR issues, taking appropriate action as necessary.

• Participate in the recruitment and training of new staff, as required.

Data Management and Compliance

• To develop and monitor KPIs for the finance and billing functions within Private Care.

• Ensure that Standing Financial Instructions are always followed.

• Ensure record keeping is up-to-date, accurate and aligns with the Trust’s information governance policy.

• Ensure all Private Care policies and procedures are adhered to and acted upon in a timely and efficient manner.

• Maintain financial policies in accordance with the Department of Health, professional and other guidelines.



Personal Development

The post holder is responsible for:

• Identifying their own developmental needs and contributing to their development objectives.

• Reflecting on their performance and ensuring that they develop the necessary knowledge and skills to meet current and emerging demands of the post.

• Exploiting learning opportunities available to them, both inside and outside of the organisation and developing additional competencies to benefit the Private Care Division.

The duties and responsibilities set out here are a general outline of the post and are not intended to be an exhaustive or inflexible list. The post holder may be required to extend their duties in line with the need of the business.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024

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A Vacancy at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

This clinical fellow post (ST1-2 equivalent) in Critical Care Medicine is at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust. The post is available from February 2025 for 6-12 months. Please note: this post is critical care only (no anaesthesia placements). This post is suitable for applicants who have successfully completed foundation training (or equivalent).

GMC registration with a license to practise is required at time of application. Candidates must possess previous paid NHS experience.

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

These posts are at core trainee level, and successful candidates will be expected to have completed foundation training and to be competent to work with indirect supervision. Prior experience in intensive care is desirable.

It also includes management of referrals from other departments within the hospital, including the Medical Admissions Units and Emergency Department and providing medical support for the nursing outreach service. Supervision and teaching of more junior Critical Care residents is an important part of this post.

The posts are intended to provide experience in adult critical care medicine including intensive care training equivalent to that recommended by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Claire Mitchell on telephone 0191 282 9815 or via email at Claire.mitchell3@nhs.net.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Clinical:

The post holder will take part in a full shift rota, along with other trainees, which provides 24 hour care for patients including weekends and night shifts. This includes
• Immediate responsibility for care of up to 22 critical care patients
• Responsible for the admission and discharge of patients
• Liaising with other departments and specialties as appropriate
• Maintaining inpatient records
• Ordering routine and emergency investigations, and receiving and reviewing their results
• Managing routine and unexpected problems on the critical care unit as they arise
• Reviewing and admitting new admissions and referrals from both the emergency department and wards
• Transfer of patient to radiology etc. as appropriate
• Compliance with Trust and departmental protocols and guidelines

As the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and management of critically ill patients with indirect supervision, significant prior experience in intensive care medicine is essential including advanced airway skills and excellent written and spoken English. This post will include care of patients with suspected and conformed coronavirus.

Administrative:
• Candidates must possess full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application

Research:
• There are no specific research duties in this post, however there may be opportunities to take part in ongoing clinical trials.

Teaching:
• The department has a strong teaching commitment to junior doctors.
• There is both formal and informal training as well as educational supervision and guidance for the postholders provided in each attachment.
• Formal study-leave to attend relevant regional and national courses, (allocation the same as regional trainees) with reimbursement of expenses (according to Trust policy and up to the annual leave limit) also provided.
• A number of educational sessions are provided, there is also access to the departmental, Trust and regional teaching and courses, such as preparation for FRCA and FFICM examinations. Critical Care units run weekly formal teaching as well as journal clubs, exam practise, self-directed learning and practical procedure teaching. The opportunity exists for the post holder to attend educational sessions within other departments of the hospital.


This advert closes on Thursday 14 Nov 2024

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A Vacancy at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

This clinical fellow post (registrar equivalent) in Critical Care Medicine is at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust. The post is available from February 2025 for 6-12 months. Please note: this post is critical care only (no anaesthesia placements). A minimum of 2 years prior experience in ICM, anaesthesia or general medicine is required, including at least 3 months ICM and suitable advanced airway skills. The post is suitable for applicants who have completed core training.

Candidates must possess GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application.

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

These posts are at registrar level, and successful candidates will be expected to have completed foundation training, have 2 years post foundation experience in acute specialties and to be competent to work with indirect supervision within the intensive care unit. Prior experience in intensive care is required. Evidence of suitable advanced airways skills is also required.

It also includes management of referrals from other departments within the hospital, including the Medical Admissions Units and the Emergency Department and providing medical support for the nursing outreach service. Supervision and teaching of more junior Critical Care residents is an important part of this post.

The posts are intended to provide experience in adult critical care medicine including intensive care training equivalent to that recommended by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Claire Mitchell on telephone 0191 282 9815, or via email at Claire.mitchell3@nhs.net.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Clinical:
The post holder will take part in a full shift rota, along with other trainees, which provides 24-hour care for patients including weekends and night shifts. This includes:

• immediate responsibility for care of up to 22 critical care patients
• responsible for the admission and discharge of patients
• liaising with other departments and specialties as appropriate
• maintaining inpatient records
• ordering routine and emergency investigations and receiving and reviewing their results
• managing routine and unexpected problems on the critical care unit as they arise
• reviewing and admitting new admissions and referrals from both the emergency department and wards.
• transfer of patients as appropriate
• compliance with trust and departmental protocols and guidelines

As the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and management of critically ill patients with indirect supervision, significant prior experience in intensive care medicine is essential including advanced airway skills and excellent written and spoken English.

Administrative:
• Candidates must possess full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application
• Satisfactory completion of at least 2 years prior postgraduate training in ICM/anaesthesia/general medicine, to include at least 3 months ICM is essential.

Research:
• We have several national and international trials that we run and recruit to with opportunities for associate PI roles, involvement with the journal club and development of the role as interested

Medical Education:
• The departments have a strong teaching commitment to junior doctors and medical students
• We have a regular weekly teaching program and access to simulation and are developing an in-situ simulation program.
• The post holder will work closely with our education leads to develop the department

Clinical Interest Areas:
• Anaesthesia, maternal medicine, burns, major surgery, transplant, neuro and trauma critical care, recovery after critical illness. The role will primarily be based in critical care with the option to develop specialist interest skills and be supervised by specialists in the above areas to develop clinical and non-clinical skills managing these patient groups.
• Opportunities for quality improvement projects and dedicated time in the subspecialty area.

Ultrasound (FUSIC mentors):
• Critical care has a number of FUSIC mentors allowing trainees to undertake formal echo/chest/vascular ultrasound training.


This advert closes on Monday 18 Nov 2024

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We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team as a full time (10PA) Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Care Medicine.

This is a new clinical post, designed to support the continuing development of our clinical service. This is an exciting opportunity to join our very well-regarded CHIPS (Children’s Holistic integrated Palliative care Service) team and further development of paediatric palliative care across the North East and North Cumbria. Applicants must be willing to work in a dynamic and creative way to support patients and local teams throughout the region.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This post is jointly funded through NHS specialist commissioning and St Oswald’s Hospice. It has been created to strengthen both the CHIPS specialist palliative care provision across the North East and North Cumbria and enhance the specialist input with St Oswald’s hospice. We are seeking people who have undertaken GRID or equivalence training in Paediatric Palliative Care.

CHIPS are ambitious and innovative and are looking for a consultant colleague who can draw from experiences within NHS and hospice settings, and work with national organisations such as the Association of Paediatric Palliative Medicine to improve the care available to children across the North East and North Cumbria and contribute to raising both the local and national profile of the service.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Jane Boyle (Acting head of service, CHIPS) on 0191 282 6408 or via email jane.boyle6@nhs.net or Dr Jo Elverson (Consultant in palliative medicine St Oswald’s/CHIPS) via email Joanna.elverson@nhs.net.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Clinical:
The post will attract up to 10 programmed activities (7.0 CHIPS / 3.0 St Oswald’s). Within the 10 PA job plan, appropriate time will be built in for SPA activity.

Planned activities will include home, hospital and hospice visits, complex case meetings, contributing to specialist team MDTs and developing links within the region; with community teams and inpatient specialist teams. In addition to this, it is expected that at least one consultant each day will be available for unplanned activities such as clinical consults and urgent requests.

On-call Duties:
0.25 PA is included to cover weekend telephone advice 9am-5pm that occurs 1 in 5 weekends with CHIPS.

An availability supplement will be allocated to contribute to St Oswald’s on call arrangements (up to 1 in 4 non-resident on call which can be combined with weekends providing telephone CHIPS advice).

Currently there is no 24 hour advice line available for paediatric palliative care within our region, but with anticipated increase in funding it is expected that the successful applicant will contribute to an on call rota for specialist advice out of hours in the future.

Administrative:
The appointee will be expected to take a role in management and administration within the department.

Research:
The appointee’s help and involvement in current research within paediatric palliative medicine will be welcomed, and the development and extension of his/her own research fields will be encouraged. There is an opportunity for research to be supported within the job plan, and this can be discussed with the successful applicant if it is something that they are interested in pursuing.

The appointees will be expected to participate in audit and present audit data at palliative care service review meetings and at Directorate Clinical Governance Meetings.

Teaching and education:
The appointee will be expected to contribute to undergraduate teaching and post-graduate teaching, and to the higher specialist training of registrars in paediatrics as a clinical and/or educational supervisor.

The appointee will participate in the delivery of palliative care education across the region, according to need, to enable local teams who are delivering palliative care to develop their knowledge and skill in this area.

Miscellaneous:
The successful candidate will be expected on occasion to travel to any location across the North East and North Cumbria. Car sharing is encouraged and mileage is paid.

Office space, personal computer, teleconference facilities and secretarial assistance will be provided at the GNCH site. Team members will be equipped with phone and laptop as needed to facilitate work off-site when travelling. Office space, IT access and secretarial assistance will also be provided at the St Oswald’s site


This advert closes on Thursday 21 Nov 2024

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Provide a warm and professional welcome to all patients, visitors, and staff, ensuring a positive first impression of the Private Care Department.

Provide a warm and professional welcome to all patients, visitors, and staff, ensuring a positive first impression of the Private Care Department.

Handle incoming calls and face-to-face inquiries efficiently, directing them to the appropriate departments or individuals.

Manage the reception area, ensuring it is clean, tidy, and well-organised at all times.

Schedule and confirm appointments, ensuring all relevant information is accurately recorded and communicated.

Maintain high standards of data quality, ensuring all patient information is entered promptly and accurately.

Prepare and distribute daily schedules to relevant parties.

Act as the point of contact for patient information and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards.

Prepare and maintain the consulting rooms ahead of outpatient clinics.

Support the Private Care Head of Operations in maintaining a high-quality service.

Provide cross-cover for absent administrative colleagues as required.

1Manage the timely export of charge sheets to Private Care’s outsourced billing provider

Use computerised patient management systems to collect, retrieve, and enter patient data, ensuring timely updates and communication of any changes.

Participate in ad hoc projects and tasks as required.

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link:https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/
1. Use Trust IT systems to ensure relevant and appropriate patient information is entered and captured.
2. Handle and distribute post within the department.
3. Photocopy documents as required.
4. Actively participate within allocated teams to ensure duties and responsibilities are equally shared, including covering staff absences.
5. Monitor own workload and escalate to your manager if performance is below the required level.
6. Report any problems relevant to the department to the Private Care Manager and log issues to Estates or Digital Services.
7. Demonstrate high levels of customer care and be an ambassador for customer care within the trust.
8. Adhere to the Trust Policies and Procedures that are relevant to the department and Trust.
9. Undertake mandatory training required for the role to ensure up-to-date knowledge of Trust-wide values.
10. Any other duties as may be appropriate to the post.


This advert closes on Monday 18 Nov 2024

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A Vacancy at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.


This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to join our department as a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician. We are seeking a Pharmacy Technician who is forward thinking and highly motivated in a developmental role and work as a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician progressing to a Band 6 Pharmacy Technician on completion of the Level 4 Clinical Diploma. They must be committed to the delivery of a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy service.

The post holder will join a team of specialist and generalist clinical pharmacists, medicines optimisation technicians and pharmacy assistants in delivering high quality, safe and effective care to patients and service users. They will undertake a wide range of clinical pharmacy activities in addition to six monthly specialist rotations. These areas include and are not limited to: pre-operative assessment, spinal rehabilitation medicine, clinical trials, homecare, complex long-term bone and soft-tissue infection management as well as post-operative care and high dependency/critical care.

This is a full time role (37.5 hours) post for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician who will play an integral part of the medicines optimisation clinical services team providing a Pharmacy service and working closely within the multi-disciplinary team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, forward thinking and pro-active clinically orientated medicines optimisation Pharmacy Technician to join our progressive team at RNOH. There is extensive scope for the successful applicant to develop on both a personal and professional level through exposure to all departmental activities, contributing towards portfolio building and the opportunity for further roles in the future.

The post holder will be required to possess good communication and interpersonal skills, be able to work effectively in busy environments both independently and within a team. Computer skills are essential. Ideally, the post holder should have previous NHS experience.

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link:https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

The post holder will:
• Contribute to the Trust medicines optimisation agenda to ensure delivery of a safe, clinically and cost effective pharmacy service
• Undertake or willing to work towards Medicines Optimisation training
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to deliver patient focused care and ensure a timely supply of medicines, utilisation of patients’ own medicines and medicines adherence training
• Participate in medicines optimisation, ward top-up and ward-based dispensing
• Provide dispensary-based patient services to inpatients and outpatients including clinical trials
• Complete or work towards working as an Accredited Pharmacy Checking Technician qualification
• To contribute to the education and training programme for all pharmacy and clinical staff
• To meet the department and Trust’s audit agenda and quality improvement objectives
• Undertake a course in Education and Training to facilitate learning

Through provision of an effective Pharmacy service, this post will;
• Challenge your problem solving skills
• Strengthen your organisational skills by co-ordination and prioritisation of work
• Improve communication skills
• Development and expand on management and leadership skill

The post holder must hold Level 3 BTEC and NVQ in Pharmacy Services Certificate or equivalent and must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.


This advert closes on Monday 18 Nov 2024

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The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital provides a comprehensive range of neuro-musculoskeletal health care from the most acute spinal injury or complex bone tumour to orthopaedic medicine and specialist rehabilitation for chronic back pain. This broad range of neuro-musculoskeletal services is unique within the NHS. The Spinal Unit is a very busy and integral part of the RNOHT. It includes the largest Spinal Deformity service in the UK, a Degenerative Spine service with four surgeons and allied professionals, and a surgical service for Spinal Injuries, Spinal Infection and Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression.

The Fellowship is designed to provide skills and competencies above and beyond what is currently required to obtain a CCT in the relevant surgical speciality. Applicants should be experienced in Spinal Surgery, the Fellowship offers exposure to a range of Degenerative, Adult Deformity surgery and paediatric deformity surgery (with specific reference to Minimal Access techniques as well as Computer Navigated Spinal Surgery). The post is based predominantly at the Stanmore site; however, you may be expected to undertake outpatient clinics our central London, Bolsover Street outpatient department.

Demonstration of a commitment to training in spinal surgery, good communication and team working skills are essential. Other experience in the form of audit or research is desirable.

Applicants should either have the CCT or have undertaken 1 year Spinal fellowship or close to it.

The Fellowship is in Spinal surgery focusing primarily on Spinal deformity. The fellow will also gain competence in computer navigated spinal surgery.



He/she will be expected to develop knowledge both clinically and surgically over the year fellowship. The aim of the surgical fellowship is to prepare the successful candidate for complex spinal surgery at consultant level. The case mix of spinal surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital is extensive: paediatric and adult complex spinal deformity, spinal tumours, spinal infections, low back and neck surgery and spinal trauma including osteoporotic fracture management.



The fellow will also develop sufficient knowledge and leadership in order to take a leading role as a Consultant in a department dealing with complex spinal conditions and their sequel, which, with altered life style, expectations and medical advances means that spinal surgeons are expected to handle increasing complex cases. The fellow will develop the communication skills and attitudes to set them up for Consultant practice in a centre of excellence to enable them to develop their skills further and train the next generation of spinal surgeons.

At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), we are committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. In the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, we proudly:
• Scored above the national average for the People Promises: "We are recognised and rewarded," "We are always learning," "We work flexibly," "We are a team," and for staff engagement.
• Ranked #1 among all Trusts in North and Central London for all People Promises and themes.
• Ranked #1 among all Acute Specialist Trusts for "We work flexibly."

At RNOH, we’re committed to being actively anti-discriminatory and actively inclusive. We recognise our brilliant people do brilliant work, and we offer rewarding careers, no matter what their background. We continue to strive to break down barriers to be the Trust where people come together because what they do matters, makes a difference and where they can thrive. ​

Joining our organisation means enjoying a wide range of staff benefits, including:
• 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
• A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts.
• A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for transport (season ticket loans, car and bike), electrical goods, and childcare

At RNOH, we are more than a workplace—we are committed to patients, to excellence and the wellbeing of our staff.

This fellowship year will provide specialist training in the following:-


• MDT administration and delivery for tertiary referrals
• Pre and post-op ward rounds
• Surgical multidisciplinary procedures
• Clinics & theatre list
• Clinical research including data collection and audit.
• Preparation of abstracts and papers for presentation and publication



The post is dedicated to the development of high level clinical and research experience in the field of spinal deformity correctionAdditionally the fellow will prepare a surgical plan for each patient.

Participation and presentation of interesting/complex cases at the weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings for spinal deformity patients. In addition to routine clinical commitments and research session the fellow may also be called upon to occasionally teach MSc students, specialist registrars and more.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Patient Pathway Coordinator in the Department of Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Disease. You will have the unique opportunity to support and gain experience within the Specialist Services.

The post holder will provide a pivotal administrative service to consultants and their clinical teams. They will work flexibly with the other team members within the Clinical Support Unit and provide a professional, efficient administrative service to patients. In addition they will be expected to be able to provide scheduling support when required, including the booking of outpatient activity and waiting list management. This post is a fixed term position until 30.11.2025, 1.0 WTE to cover Monday to Friday and the working hours are 8:30am-4:30pm.

We are looking for an independent, enthusiastic and well organised person to join our busy team. The ideal candidate will have good interpersonal and organising skills, attention to detail, IT skills and ability to communicate across all levels. The successful candidate will be providing support to the clinical teams and ensuring continuation of service at all times.

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link:https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

This role will primarily be focussed on supporting the Clinical Team within Rheumatology and Metabolic.

Duties will include: registering new patients, ensuring patient details are correct, actioning Clinic Outcome Forms (COFs), booking patient follow-up appointments, managing the follow-up waiting list, attending patients on the booking system, NoteOn filing, scanning, printing letters, cashing up clinics, managing Rheumatology and Metabolic inbox, fully utilising clinics, recording and validating activity on PAS systems, and liaising with internal stakeholders. Good understanding of the 18 weeks referral to treatment (RTT) standard and waiting list management experience is desirable. A good knowledge of the electronic referral system (e-RS) is an advantage but not essential.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role.


This advert closes on Monday 18 Nov 2024

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For more detailed information pertaining to the main JD and main responsibilities, please contact Aneta Cwik interim General Manager or Dr Alexandros Toskas on a.toskas@nhs.net

Responsiblefortheoperationalmanagementofallspecialities relating to the Private Care activitieswithintheTheatreDepartment and to be the interface between the Private Care administration and bookings team and the Theatre Department.

Ensure staffing levels & skill mix is based on the needs of the service taking into account the requirements of the theatre service as a whole

Work alongside the Divisional Leadership Team and Theatre manager to optimise Theatre Utilisation for Private Care services. Ensureallstaff haveanunderstanding oftheirroleandresponsibilitiesandareabletoprovide a safe, competent and cost effective service

Be overall responsible for speciality; ensuring that each sub-speciality has adequateleadership.

Collate and analyse information within the specialist field as requested by the Theatre Manager or the Divisional Leadership team and, if required, present these findings at working groups/professional advisory committees

DeputisefortheotherClinicalManagersintheirabsenceifrequiredbytheTheatreManager.

Advise the Theatre Manager where changes in practice adversely affect service delivery orfail to optimise the best use of resource

Attend meetings relevant to the speciality (including regular MDT meetings) ensuring the Theatre Manager receives feedback from these forums.

Assist the Practice Educators in the co-ordination and ongoing development of newtechniques and equipment

Ensure optimum use of theatre time, identifying any constraints and taking action where appropriate keeping the Shift Co-Ordinator and Theatre Manager informed at all times



RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link:https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Participateindirectpatientcareforaminimumof80%ofcontractualhours

Provide clinical advice, guidance and support to all staff and provide specialist clinical knowledge and advice where appropriate



Inconjunctionwithotherclinicalstaff,set,monitor&evaluate standardsofcareforpatients

Demonstrate effective management skills to co-ordinate all clinical groups in daily departmental activities and maximise departmental resource potential.



Co-ordinateandimplementthesettingandmonitoringofstandards.

Possess and regularly update the clinical skills, experience and specialist knowledge required to be an expert in their specialities.



Be answerable to the Theatre Manager for clinical and managerial practices of the staff within their team.

ActivelyensureteammembersadheretoTrustInfectionControlpolicies.



Be responsible for ensuring the principles of best practice in peri-operative care are adheredto at all times.

Beabletotaketheclinicalleadmanagingemergencysituationseffectivelyandsafely.



Ensure the safe control, custody of all drugs within the peri-operative area following the relevant Trust Policy and national legislation.

Arrange equipment repairs/maintenance, liaising with other relevant departments asappropriate.

Effectivelyleadstaffthroughtimesofunpredictableworkloadandstressfulsituations.



Ensurethatstaffadheretocurrentpoliciesandproceduresrelevanttotheirpractice.



Ensure the multidisciplinary team complete all necessary documentation and use information provided within the specialist peri-operative care pathway.



When required perform the duties of a surgical assistant under the direct supervision of a Consultant Surgeon, providing expert assistance within defined perioperative protocols and scope of professional practice and competency (After appropriate training has beenundertaken)


This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Nov 2024

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Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care and the implementation and evaluation of those programmes. Carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision. Teach and supervise qualified and unqualified staff as well as patients and their families or carers. Maintain high standards of care within the department. After 2 years post registration experience the post holder should be able to regularly take charge of the clinical area in the absence of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse or Ward Manager.

The Alan Bray Unit is a close-knit team and we are looking for an enthusiastic nurse that is passionate about delivering high quality care.

The unit looks after both adults and children with either high dependency ratios of 1:2 or intensive care ratios of 1:1. This role would suit someone who enjoys close contact with patients due to the nature of the care.

The ward will support you to become competent to look after patients that are more complex and has a range of adult and paediatric courses. Applications are welcome from both adult and paediatric nurses.

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients.



RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility.



For more information, please access the following link:https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.


This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024

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A Vacancy at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. The post is available from February 2025 for 6 months, with the possibility of extension. This is a Senior Clinical fellow position in upper GI surgery at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, with a contribution to emergency surgery at the RVI.

The General Surgery Directorate is a busy directorate, and the post will give significant experience in Upper GI procedures, including oesophageal and gastric resections, benign upper GI cases and general surgery. It would be ideal for a surgeon with significant experience in surgery, particularly towards the end of his/her training looking for further experience prior to obtaining CCT or commencing work as a consultant. The successful candidate will also be exposed to the management of major trauma as the Royal Victoria Infirmary is the regional trauma centre. Please note, this post does not contribute towards Consultant seniority.

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

The post is attached to the department of Upper GI surgery based primarily at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI). The individual will work alongside the upper GI surgeons at the RVI. The individual will work on the specialist register tier and will, as such, be expected to perform duties and take clinical responsibility at this level. This post will be attractive to pre and post CCT individuals who require additional specialist training prior to applying for a consultant position or simply increasing their surgical experience prior to applying for Specialist Registrar posts.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Professor Alex Phillips (Oesophago-gastric Consultant, Head of Department) at alexander.phillips4@nhs.net or Mr Jason Ramsingh (Clinical Director) on 01912825549 or at j.ramsingh@nhs.net.

The closing date is Friday 8 November 2024.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups

Clinical:
• The doctor is expected to assist in the care of all patients to which they are allocated under the direct supervision of the consultant. In addition, they are expected to provide cross cover for all patients in the Unit when required to do so. Duties include business, post-take and teaching ward rounds, OP clinics, operating theatre sessions, and administrative (dictation of summaries, letters, etc) and participate on the emergency on-call rota at registrar level.

Administrative:
• Each Junior Doctor is expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to them by the consultants

Research:
• This directorate has a strong research pedigree and many ongoing clinical and scientific research projects. The high volume of specialist activity performed in the Directorate ensures there is vast opportunity to instigate and perform research/audit projects. Such activity is encouraged and results presented at regional, national and international meetings.

Teaching:
• The Unit has Stage II and III medical students attached to it. Each Junior Doctor is expected to assist in their teaching together with the teaching and supervision of the Foundation Doctors and in all post-graduate activities of the Unit. There is a strong commitment to the FOCP (Foundation of Clinical Practice) programme and HPB (hospital-based practice) and all members of the team are expected to contribute.


This advert closes on Friday 8 Nov 2024

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A Vacancy at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


An exciting opportunity has become available within the North East Assisted Ventilation Service as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist. This new role requires an expert practitioner, with a highly developed knowledge and clinical skills in physiotherapy airway clearance and long-term ventilation, to join the NEAVS team.

The post holder will act as an autonomous practitioner in leading and developing the long-term ventilation physiotherapy services within NEAVS at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital Trust. There will be a requirement for the Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to be an active member of the NEAVS team in delivering a service regionally whilst also promoting service improvement amongst with wider MDT.
• Interview date: Thursday 28 November 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

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The successful candidate will be required to act as a source of expertise on physiotherapy airway clearance and long term ventilation imparting highly specialist knowledge and current Evidence based practice. This exciting new role will also all provide expert clinical leadership through teaching, supervision, advice, guidance and information to the NEAVS Multidisciplinary team, other health care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals across the Trust and Partnership Organisations.

There will also be an opportunity to lead in partnership on developments and innovations in long term ventilation within the Trust and with relevant external agencies, locally and nationally.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

• Newcastle Dental Hospital

• Newcastle Fertility Centre

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

• Northern Genetics Service

• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit:Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle HospitalsandNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• To be an expert practitioner, with highly developed knowledge and clinical skills in physiotherapy airway clearance and long term ventilation developing an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability in the provision of such care.
• To act as a source of expertise on physiotherapy airway clearance and long term ventilation imparting highly specialist knowledge and current Evidence based practice
• To take an active role in teaching, audit, quality improvement and service
development.
• The post holder will act as an autonomous practitioner in leading and developing the long term ventilation physiotherapy service within NEAVS at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust.
• To promote Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust as leaders in long term ventilation and as an national and international centre of excellence.
• Lead in partnership on developments and innovations in long term ventilation within the Trust and with relevant external agencies, locally and nationally.
• In line with the Trust’s commitment to clinical governance, develop, lead and implement standards for clinical audit to evaluate clinical effectiveness and promote clinical excellence within NEAVS physiotherapy.
• To have a role in the development of multi-professional service development within the field of long term ventilation.
• To provide expert clinical leadership through teaching, supervision, advice, guidance and information to the NEAVS Multidisciplanry team, other health care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals across the Trust and Partnership Organisations.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.



As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.


This advert closes on Thursday 7 Nov 2024

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