Total 639 Others level Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Leeds, Hull, LS1 4PL

THIS ROLE IS AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED NURSES ONLY

About the Role

Join us as a Registered Nurse at Maria Mallaband Care Group, where you will be empowered to be your best self every day and experience firsthand the transformative power of your care.

As an advocate for our residents, you will play a crucial role in planning daily activities, creating tailored care plans, and ensuring individualised needs and choices are met. Your skills will shine as you champion dignity and safety, serve as a role model to your colleagues, and provide a true sense of purpose to those living with us.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Medication administration and care planning
• Providing physical, emotional, and spiritual support to our residents
• Ensuring principles of safeguarding are maintained
• Taking responsibility of shifts as Nurse in charge
• Team management and shift planning
• Infection prevention and control
• Liaising with General Practitioners and Multi-Disciplinary Teams
• Upholding clinical governance standards

About you

Being one of our Registered Nurses means demonstrating compassion, dedication, and commitment towards enhancing the quality of life for others. Your communication skills and attention to detail set you apart, and you continuously seek opportunities to learn and develop your clinical skills. You take every challenge in your stride and your goal is to always achieve the best outcomes.

Previous experience in the role is ideal but not required, and whether you’re a newly qualified nurse or an experienced professional, we are ready to stand by you and support you reach your career goals through tailored training and development.

A few things will be essential to be successful in this role, and these are:

• A Nursing qualification recognised by the UK NMC.
• A valid UK NMC PIN and registration to practice as Registered General Nurse(RGN)/Learning & Disability Nurse (RNLD)/Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
• Ability to perform physical tasks such as assisting residents with their mobility

To ensure we make safe recruitment choices for those in our care, the role will also be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

What we offer

Join us in our journey to become the best care provider in the UK and your employer of choice! You will be rewarded for everything you do and have access to some fantastic benefits, including:

• Simply Health – company funded, providing cashback for prescriptions, optical and dental costs 24/7 virtual GP access plus more for you and up to 4 children*
• Early Pay – Access to earned pay prior to payday
• Benefits platform – discounts across multiple retailers, leisure providers, hospitality etc.
• An exclusive discount on Tastecard - dine out with up to 50% off total food bill
• Free criminal record checks
• Pension Scheme with Nest
• Paid annual NMC renewal fee
• Flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle
• Cycle to work scheme**
• Service recognition rewards
• Training support and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing support
• Discounted gym membership

To find our more about our rewards and what makes us great, visit Careers - Maria Mallaband (mmcgcarehomes.co.uk)

*Benefits require completion of a 12-week probationary period before they can be accessed.

**Benefit subject to deduction not taking colleague below National Living Wage

Our commitment to ED&I

We believe in fostering an environment that celebrates diversity, values, inclusivity, and equity, where everyone’s unique perspective is respected and appreciated. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all, irrespective of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or background.

Next steps

Ready to embark on a truly fulfilling career or to re-discover your passion? Apply today and become an essential part of our team, creating happier futures together for you and those in our care.

Willow Bank Nursing Home

Willow Bank Nursing Home is located just off junction 46 of the M1, east of Leeds. Local shops, library, hairdressers, surgery, pharmacy and public house are all within walking distance. Willow Bank is a large 1950s property that provides accommodation for residents with both double and single rooms all of which have en-suite facilities. All rooms are fully carpeted and decorated to a high standard. Residents can enjoy a well maintained garden and two sun lounges during summer months. There is a large dining room leading out to a terraced garden area and a quiet lounge with a dining area and kitchenette. There is a large car park which provides space for up to 14 cars.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Medical Technologist (Ancillary Testing Coordinator), GS-12

Duties include but are not limited to the following description:

The incumbent is a qualified, experienced Medical Technologist who serves as the Ancillary Testing Coordinator for the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service. Ancillary testing is defined as laboratory testing or services within a VA Medical Center or its outreach functions at CBOCs that is performed outside the physical facilities of the main clinical laboratory. The incumbent develops and recommends policies and procedures for the procurement and service requirements for ancillary testing, including ensuring CLIA licenses are maintained in all sites. The incumbent serves as the technical advisor to all ancillary testing sites. The incumbent maintains adequate skills to work in Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Phlebotomy, Microbiology and logging in surgical/cytology specimens. Incumbent also supports the laboratory manager and serves as acting supervisor.

Functions include but are not limited to the following description:

• The ATC consults with the laboratory Director of clinical services to identify ancillary testing needs and to analyze emerging trends and technology and adopts appropriate methods, serving as a recognized technical expert to provide authoritative advice, training, troubleshooting, quality assessment and ancillary testing program consultation.
• The ATC develops technical bulletins, procedures, training materials and other program materials, ensuring accreditation and compliance with all regulatory agencies for patient testing, result reporting and proficiency testing including reports, monitors and continuous performance improvement initiatives.
• Acts as the technical supervisor for quality control, records control, proficiency testing, inspection and accreditation for ancillary testing on a hospital-wide basis and oversees the safe and accurate testing of outreach function patients in the clinic.
• Assesses data needed, designs data collection procedures, identifies quality assurance monitors and indicators, and reviews all data analyzed with the laboratory Director.
• Knowledge of the types of surveillance, ability to collect data necessary to monitor variables that affect quality of services, and skill in evaluation, interpreting and teaching others to use quality control procedures and implementing corrective actions.
• Knowledge of Federal, VHA and state laws, regulations, reference standards and medico legal responsibilities, and certifying and accrediting agency requirements in order to carry out the work in each ancillary testing site.
• Performs statistical analysis (variations, standard deviation, trend analysis) on quality control and quality assurance data collected to identify, document, and takes corrective action when needed.
• Serves as a member of the Ancillary Testing Committee. Implements and monitors protocols established in M-2, part VI, chapter 10, "Ancillary Testing", for quality control, quality assurance, proficiency testing, linearity, equipment maintenance, and user competency for all testing.
• Knowledge of laboratory information technology systems and inter-connectivity.
• Ensures that current mandatory hours of continuing education, training modules and additional education hours required by the facility are completed.
• In addition to assisting laboratory manager on various tasks, serves as first line acting supervisor.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 631-F2128
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact VISN1EDRPSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Starting at $120,371 Per Year (GS 12)

Job Description Text Perform a variety of pharmacy support duties, some of which may be patient facing. These include stock management, dispensing and/or preparation of medicines in a designated area of MMPS which may include dispensary, aseptic facilities, warehouse and dispensary support rooms at ward level. Day to day supervision of Pharmacy Services Assistants and Pharmacy Porters to ensure service delivery in relevant area of MMPS There may also be distribution duties including the movement of goods and a requirement for general housekeeping duties. Key homecare duties include:- Processing homecare prescriptions Liaising with pharmacists and technicians Liaising with wider clinical teams, e.g. nurses Liaising with homecare suppliers Liaising with invoicing team Liaising with patients Monitor and maintain pharmacy databases in relation to homecare services Supporting the assistant practitioners and specialist technician on the day-to-day provision of homecare

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

There will be commitment to a minimum 2 general cardiology per week as well as a contribution to the general cardiology Specialty Registrar rota (full shift). The successful applicant will also be expected to support inpatient care under the supervision of the consultant team. An expanding research and clinical trials programme is in place in which the successful candidate will be expected to participate fully, with a protected session for research and audit in the timetable. A tailored training programme can be negotiated around this service provision. LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY This will depend upon prior experience and can be discussed. It is expected that the levels of responsibility will be that of ST6 or above, and the successful candidate will receive supervision from a named consultant with responsibility to develop the individuals training e-portfolio or equivalent. TEACHING AND RESEARCH/STUDY AND TRAINING Whilst the advertised post is a Trust Doctor, it is expected that the successful applicant will be able to access opportunities to attend weekly teaching and monthly educational departmental meetings. An expanding research and clinical trials programme is in place, in which the successful candidate will be expected to participate fully, with a protected session for research and audit in the timetable. Depending on the candidates level of experience and needs, training opportunities can be tailored, including basic angiography and pacing, as well as more complex interventional procedures. The post is fixed term starting February 2025 to cover a period of reduced rotational StR posts. The candidate should have basic skills in echocardiography in order to perform on call duties (LV function, valve assessment and assessment for significant pericardial fluid) at a tertiary cardiac centre.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Are you passionate about preventing hospital admissions and optimising functional performance for your patients in a fast-paced clinical area? If so, this could be the role for you!

The Humber Health Partnership are looking to recruit a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist for the Rapid Response team at Hull Royal Infirmary.

The post holder will work alongside colleagues to support the assessment of need across a range of clinical conditions with varying degrees of complexity. As an occupational therapist you will have direct input into the assessment and treatment of patients, delivering evidence based interventions to facilitate recovery, prevent deconditioning, promote well being and optimise independent functioning as far as reasonably possible in all areas of life; with a focus on facilitating timely discharges and preventing hospital admissions in the most acute clinical areas in the Trust.





We are seeking applicants with at least 12 months UK experience as a qualified Occupational Therapist, who can demonstrate a sound clinical foundation in practice and is ready to make the step up to a Band 6 role. Applicants should be able to adapt quickly to changing work environments and work well within a team. You will be expected to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and build networks to enable appropriate partnerships with other agencies involved in patient care to both identify and address immediate and ongoing needs.

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the Ground Floor late shift rota until 8pm- utilising core assessment skills and positive risk taking to facilitate patient movement across the organisation.

The post holder will be self motivated and aspirational, be able to assess in an effective and timely manner within a rapid paced environment. Confidence in enabling patients in personalised care, assessment of capacity, cognitive assessments, manual handling, and functional assessment will be enhanced and nurtured within this role

Support will be provided to enhance operational management skills and the post holders will be supported to contribute to service planning, development and teaching. As a Senior Occupational Therapist, the post holders will aspire to be a role model for their team and pride themselves on delivering high quality care, motivating their team to do the same





The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on thegov.uk website.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

Assistant Director of People City Health Care Partnership CIC is an independent, co-owned “for better profit” Community Interest Company providing high quality local health and care services in Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire and Merseyside. We are excited to be inviting applications for an exceptional strategic and experienced leader.

As the Assistant Director of People you will work closely with the Director of Corporate Development and People and the Deputy Chief Executive ensuring our workforce remains motivated, well supported and aligned to our mission to be an Employer of Choice, You will lead our human resources function ensuring that we attract, develop and retain top talent to support our business objectives.

In this role you will be instrumental in shaping and delivering our HR strategy, delivering cultural change and overseeing all HR operations, including service mobilisation, TUPE transfers, and policy development.

As the Assistant Director of People you will be an inspiring and compassionate leader with extensive experience of working at a senior level, you will be highly organised, collaborative and will be required to work with a wide and varied range of stakeholders. You must possess excellent interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate with, relate to and engage with a wide spectrum of people.

For informal enquiries please contact Giles Bridgeman on 07919 545233.

At CHCP, we’re passionate about people and we know that you are too, that’s why we’re here isn’t it? We recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders and their thoughts and opinions are always heard; at CHCP you have a real voice.

Compassion is at the heart of our business; we’re a team of nearly 2,500 colleagues who work together to deliver first class healthcare to thousands of people living in Hull, the East Riding, Knowsley and St Helens. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive.

As the 13th largest social enterprise in the UK, we’re pioneering the move towards independent service delivery. Join us on our journey and help us make history.

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert for full details on the role


This advert closes on Friday 29 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Hull to assist with the appointment of a Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant, on a 2.5-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £12.10 - £14.78 per Hour

Responsibilities:

Delivering efficient dispensary operations and ensuring dispensing losses are minimised
Ensuring accurate handling and dispensing on all medicines NHS and private
Complying with legal and professional requirements and Company SOPs
Assist in the delivery of all pharmacy services where appropriate
Ensuring all customers and patients receive safe and accurate advice on medicines including OTC medication as required
Qualifications:

You will have a NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services / Dispensing Assistant qualifications completed by a GPhC accredited route.
Experience of working in a community pharmacy, ideally with experience of using Pharmacy Manager software
Working NHS Smartcard
Please note:

You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
You should have right to work in U.K
This role requires a basic DBS
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory Measuring and recording following physiological measurements in routine presentations: Blood pressure Pulse rate and rhythm Temperature Height and weight body mass index Routine Blood Tests MMSE Test NHS Health checks Part one of Diabetic checks Hypertension monitoring and other long-term conditions Visual acuity Venepuncture ECG Basic dressings Prepare and maintain environments during and after patient care interventions Perform new patient health checks Recognising changes in pts CBS- Must be reported Provide chaperone services for patients and clinicians Assist in raising awareness of health and well-being, and how it can be promoted Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence

To provide a comprehensive and high quality medical secretarial service to support clinical teams (Consultants, their medical teams e.g. junior medical staff or specialist nursing staff as appropriate) in delivering high quality care to the patients of Leeds and beyond. This role will additionally make a key contribution in improving the patient experience by supporting Directorate teams with the movement of patients through their 18-week pathway or other national waiting time standards as appropriate. The post-holder will: Work as part of a team to ensure that all clinical correspondence is turned around in a timely manner to allow patients to move through their pathway without any delays Work with Consultants and their medical teams. Manage their workload in line with departmental requirements or as identified by the Senior Medical Secretary. Deal with patient enquiries. Play a key role in ensuring that patients move systematically through their pathways by ensuring that the next steps are in the pipeline. 3. ORGANISATIONAL CHART Service Manager Patient Services Coordinator Assistant PSC/Senior Medical Secretary Team Medical Secretary 4. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Clinical Correspondence & Support to Clinical Services Typing/proofreading clinical correspondence relating to outpatient and inpatient attendances and other patient related correspondence on behalf of the consultant and clinical teams. Use a range of IT skills to support the clinical work of the consultant e.g. use of databases and spread sheets. Support administrative process as deemed appropriate by the PSC. To support the clinical teams in the delivery of excellent patient care by actively working with colleagues and other Departments to ensure that all patients registered within the service are proactively supported through their patient journey (This would include but is not limited to: ensuring that follow-up and/or discharge appointments have been made for patients when required escalating to the Patient Services Co-ordinator where appointments have been booked outside the requested timescales). Any other general administrative duties associated with the consultant/clinical team outpatient and inpatient workload. Answer phone calls and deal with enquiries relating to patients and clinical work from a variety of sources, directly resolving where possible or transferring to appropriate personnel. Liaise with GPs, hospital staff and others on behalf of consultant in relation to clinical workload. Maintaining an effective administration service In conjunction with other Team Medical Secretaries and under the supervision of the Patient Services Co to work collectively as a team proactively planning workloads to meet different deadlines and timescales. Create and maintain appropriate record systems relating to clinical workload e.g. tests and results spread sheets Provide guidance to clerical support officers as necessary. Ensure that health records are tracked on entering and leaving the Department and stored in an appropriate manner in line with Trust Policy and patient confidentiality. Ensure that health records are always maintained to a high standard. All documentation and investigation results must be securely filed in the correct section in chronological order. Support Data Quality Indicators by ensuring that patient information is accurate and updated on relevant paper and computerised systems. Access information systems to obtain clinical information as required by the medical teams including investigation results or other information e.g. from results server, PPM or WinDIP. Work as part of the team to ensure that all phone calls are answered within the department during core office hours. Provide information to PSC/Assistant PSC, as appropriate, relating to workload and work outstanding. Provide cover for other team secretaries/clerical staff when on annual leave or sick leave. Additional duties Any other duties that from time to time may be deemed necessary by the Trust/Directorates that is commensurate to the role. 5. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are: Patient-centered Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values 6. WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT) Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients. By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating, and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change. WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition. 7. INFECTION CONTROL The jobholder must always comply with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment. 8. HEALTH AND SAFETY / RISK MANAGEMENT All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This always includes complying with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed security and safer working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system 9. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc. 10. TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role. 9. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS The post holder will be expected to establish, maintain, and respect good working relationships and communication with both internal and external organisations, institutions and individuals with whom they come into contact, including those associated with the specialty area and as appropriate within the role. The post holder will be expected to represent themselves and the service in a professional, courteous and respectful manner at all times. - Consultants and other Senior Clinical Staff - Junior medical staff - Multidisciplinary team members e.g. nursing colleagues, AHPs etc - Own Directorate Managers and others within the Trust - Colleagues within the Trust - GPs and administrative staff within Primary Care - Patients and relatives 10. SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS i) PHYSICAL EFFORT: The role requires high levels of accuracy in producing clinical correspondence that meets a high-quality standard as part of the provision of an effective secretarial service. There will be long and frequent periods where the post holder will be in front of a VDU either typing or proof reading. The post holder may be required to lift small loads and handle stock and stationery e.g. paper in and out of their Department. ii) MENTAL EFFORT: Prolonged periods of concentration are required for transcribing or proofreading medical correspondence and using patient related information. This may frequently be interrupted with phone calls or via face-to-face contact with other members of the team e.g. Consultants. iii) EMOTIONAL EFFORT: The post holder will be handling sensitive patient-related information daily and as such may be regularly (daily) subjected to difficult and emotional situations such as serious illness, bereavement or anxious family members. iv) WORKING CONDITIONS: The post will require use of a VDU and keyboard on a daily basis.

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Dental Therapist Jobs in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. £57,200 - INDEPENDENT, mixed practice, fantastic local reputation, friendly and supportive team - Visa sponsorship available if required. Zest Dental Recruitment working in partnership with a modern, superbly equipped Independent Dental Practice is seeking to recruit an experienced Dental Therapist.

• Independent Dental Practice
• Full-time Dental Therapist
• Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
• £57,200 per annum
• 8 am to 5 pm
• Friendly and supportive team
• Visa sponsorship is available if required
• Mixed practice offering a huge breadth of dental treatments
• Established dental practice providing high-end cosmetic procedures & NHS
• Patients are NHS, Private, and via the practice's maintenance scheme
• Whitening using Zoom (not compulsory, paid privately, training provided if you wish)
• Superb practice with state-of-the-art equipment and excellent clinical and support team
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Dedicated nurse and reception for dental therapy
• Support from the clinical and deputy clinical director
• BDA Good Practice
• Permanent position
• Reference: DW6643

Located in Hull, this is a multi-surgery practice accommodating dentists with expertise in each specialist branch of dentistry. The practice is a provider of NHS dentistry in the area but also has an excellent reputation for the provision of independent fee-paying treatment including cosmetic and implants. This is a practice that really sees the benefit of dental therapy and you will benefit from being able to use your full range of skills:

Scale and polish
Periodontal treatment
Fillings for children and Adults
Fluoride application
Impressions for whitening trays
Whitening using Zoom (paid privately) (training provided)
Fissure sealants

The practice is extremely well organised and structured with spacious surgeries, equipped to an exceptionally high standard. You will benefit from a dedicated nurse and reception and with full support from the clinical director in this FD training and BDA Good Practice.

The practice boasts separate waiting areas which are designed with comfort in mind with coffee machines and televisions to relax patients before their treatment. The practice has a great management and administrative infrastructure and promotes a friendly team-orientated work environment.

This is a superb opportunity for a Dental Therapist seeking an excellent practice to work in, wishing to work within a professional environment with great career prospects, training and support.

Applicants must be qualified Dental Therapists and be registered with the General Dental Council.

For further information regarding this position, confidential enquires can be made by submitting your CV to Zest Dental.

Medical Technician (Phlebotomist) GS-0645-05

Duties include, but are not limited to:

The incumbent Medical Technician is assigned to Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service of the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds, MA. They must be familiar with basic laboratory operations. In addition to performing phlebotomy, the incumbent must be able to process and package specimens for shipment. The incumbent may be assigned to various duties and duty stations according to the needs of the laboratory. Veterans ages eighteen through geriatric years are served with all diagnoses found in late adolescence, early mid-life, and late adulthood. It is expected that the incumbent will:

• Perform phlebotomy from outpatients ensuring that the blood is placed in the proper vacutainer and correctly labeled.
• Be proficient in the art of phlebotomy, being able to draw even the most difficult patient. Incumbent must be productive, promptly moving patients along to avoid un-necessary patient waiting times.
• Provides a friendly, helpful, and respectful working environment.
• Be able to instruct patients on proper specimen collection, on those specimens the patient must collect.
• Evaluate suitability of specimen for testing.
• Appropriately handles accession and the processing of specimens.
• Prepares and packages specimens for shipment.
• Ensure correct identity of patients throughout the processing of the specimens. Resolve discrepancies.
• Ensure that incoming samples are correctly collected, labeled, and stored at appropriate temperatures. Properly centrifuge specimens and when required, pour-off serum into correctly labeled secondary tubes.
• Makes the appropriate arrangements for STAT and/or ASAP testing.
• Monitor supplies and stocks the phlebotomy area accordingly at the end of the workday.
• Utilize the computer according to laboratory procedure/policy.
• Follows all hospital and laboratory policies/procedures.
• Adhere to hospital and lab policies concerning chemical and biohazard safety.
• Fulfill other duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Laboratory Manager.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Medical Technician/PD00175A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Notifications:

• This position is a Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is in the Competitive Service.
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.

Starting at $47,897 Per Year (GS 5)

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This position will be split between outpatient and inpatient services. Inpatient services would involve physical therapy for short and long term care residents as well as mental health units as needed.

The different aspects of the role of Physical Therapist include Clinical, Educational and Professional/Administrative. The duties of this occupation include but are not limited to the following:

• Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions in a Direct Access environment. This includes ability to independently evaluate and treat patients who seek physical therapy services.
• Skill in performing examinations and evaluations of individuals who have or may develop impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions related to conditions of the musculoskeletal neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems while considering the effects attributable to unique psychosocial and environmental factors.
• Ability to interpret findings from examination and evaluation, select appropriate test and measures, and integrate findings into the physical therapy plan of care for the full range of patient populations.
• Ability to establish a diagnosis within the scope of physical therapy and identify the appropriate rehabilitation intervention, including referral to another provider for further consultation as clinically indicated. Consultation with more experienced therapists on very complex patients is expected and appropriate.
• Documents treatment progression and/or modifications according to departmental and Medical Center standards.
• Ability to determine physical therapy prognosis by incorporating examination findings with the patient's preferences in order to set clinically appropriate treatment goals, optimize outcomes and maximize functional independence.
• Recognizes adverse reaction to treatment and initiates effective action immediately.
• Independently develops and implements PT treatment programs including modifying programs as necessitated by changes in the patient's medical condition.
• Develops treatment programs for physical therapy assistants for appropriate patients and oversees their treatments.
• Participates as the PT representative on interdisciplinary teams
• Completes home evaluations as indicated to maintain safety and independence in the home setting.
• Supervises clinical operations as developed treatment plans are carried out by on the job trained PTAs and progression level physical therapy interns.
• Works in areas as assigned based on patient need (inpatient vs outpatient vs embedding in primary and urgent care)
• Works with vendors in attaining needed bracing and equipment to maximize functional outcomes.
• Provides orientation/training to medical staff to the physical therapy program.
• Keeps current of principles and techniques of physical therapy assessment and interventions through professional literature, in-service programs, and continuing education.
• Provides in-services and patient education programs as indicated. 5) Completes the annual training/education required by the facility as mandatory. 6) Attends continuing education training courses and does independent study, as required, to retain PM&RS clinical scope of practice as well as stay abreast of current best-practices.
• Participates in developing guidelines/protocols in treatment of various diagnoses and in developing new patient programs and evaluating existing programs.
• Maintains patient records and submits other data (i.e. FIM, billing/coding, MDS) as required by section, service, and medical center.
• Submits requests for expendable supplies, additional equipment, and maintenance items to the PT/OT supervisor. Ensures proper supply inventory levels are maintained for efficient clinical operations.
• May be requested to serve on service level committee or as a PM&RS Representative on a medical center committee.
• Participates in Rehab section and hospital Continuous Quality Improvement activities and utilization review activities.

Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm
Compressed/Flexible:Not Available
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: Physical Therapist: F03637
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $97,979 Per Year (GS 12)