Total 3 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in LE8 6HZ

Job Purpose Assess, plan and deliver holistic care to babies, children and young people who are life limited/ life threatened at the hospice or in their homes and to provide support and advice to their families. Main Duties 1. Nursing and Family Care > Actively encourage a child centred approach and family atmosphere promoting a positive environment within Acorns. > Use a systematic approach to assess need and create an individualised care plan that meets the holistic needs of the child and their family > In line with Acorns caring value, deliver high quality clinical interventions to children in a manner that promotes a trusting relationship with the family and enhances the organisations reputation for excellence. > Support healthcare colleagues and students in the delivery of care providing advice, support and oversight as needed > Ensure effective medicines management to meet both individual and regulatory requirements > Facilitate outings play and activity that is appropriate to age and development needs of the child. > Maintain an up-to-date knowledge and awareness of issues required for the role and to curious in considering new and evolving care developments > Be courageous in challenging the status quo and poor practice > Deliver compassionate care at the end of life with the support of experienced colleagues > Strive to develop knowledge and skills around care of children and young people with complex needs including LTV, TPN, Tracheotomies, Central Lines and any other complex care required. > Every employee has a professional responsibility to maintain an up-to-date knowledge and awareness of issues around the safeguarding of children, and to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to protect children facilitated through effective communication across multidisciplinary agencies. > Be digitally competent and able to develop skills to use a variety of systems to solutions to facilitate effective communication and maintain confidential accurate and timely record keeping. > Maintain an awareness of the diversity of families supported by Acorns and ensure that the service provided is culturally sensitive and appropriate for all Families > Ensure that our services are child centred and family led and be aware of the need to promote and maintain a positive environment both within Acorns and in all our external contacts. > Actively support the evaluation of care delivered through promotion of feedback mechanisms and responding promptly to any concerns or complaints > Ensure professional boundaries are maintained and that due attention is paid to confidentiality, privacy, and dignity at all times. > Adopt the role of named nurse for children as required 2. Professional Development > Maintain compliance in all aspects of mandatory training > Actively participate in Acorns induction and preceptorship programmes supporting personal and professional growth > Actively participate in projects to develop service provision. > Take advantage of other training opportunities to further develop skills and expertise to enhance the delivery of care. > Maintain professional registration through revalidation and work within the NMC Code of Conduct. 3. Management and Team Awareness > Identify opportunities to shadow more experienced colleagues to gain experience as nurse in charge > Actively guide and supervise volunteers work with children. > Inform the relevant line manager of incidents and concerns using agreed processes. > Participate in the induction of new employees as and when required. > Contribute to the mentorship of students on placement of Acorns, using up to date knowledge of university requirements > Carry out any reasonable additional duty as agreed by the Deputy Director of Care Clinical Services, On Call Manager or Deputy to meet the changing requirements of the service. 4. Communication > Encourage the philosophy of Acorns and present a good public image. > Collaborate all professionals and volunteers working with the child/ young person and family to ensure a seamless service. > Attend team meetings and Town Hall meetings and participate in other meetings as appropriate (including external meetings) 5. Health and Safety > Ensure that infection control guidelines and policies are strictly adhered to Including the use of PPE > Undertake risk assessment and management to ensure that children, families, visitors, and colleagues are safe. > Be aware of and work within the lone working policies of the organisation. > Maintain the Health & Safety Regulations of Acorns Childrens Hospice Trust including Fire Regulations within the Acorns buildings.

You will need to have a minimum of 3 years clinical experience with some experience of assessing complex disability. You must have good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills and be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical and evidence-based practice. You must be able to communicate effectively with patients /carers colleagues and other agencies and to have excellent record keeping skills. As part of the MDT you will be contributing to promoting service development.

Job Title: Health Physics Surveyor
Location: Whetstone, Leicester + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59169

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Health Physics Surveyor, at our Whetstone site.

The role

As a Health Physics Surveyor, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Your contributions will help maintain safety standards through the execution of radiation and contamination surveys.

Day-to-day, you'll ensure health physics activities are conducted in line with regulatory, company, and customer requirements.

• Perform Health Physics surveys (radiation and contamination) and complete survey reports in line with local procedures.

• Maintain registers of radiation sources, record daily checks, and report defects.

• Organize, set up, and use air sampling equipment when necessary.

• Provide Health Physics coverage during operations, ensuring compliance with safety protocols.

• Train and mentor trainee surveyors and provide radiological coaching to work teams.

This role is full time 37 hours per week and is based on site at Whetstone

Essential experience of the Health Physics Surveyor

• Experience in a Health Physics environment is desirable.

Qualifications for the Health Physics Surveyor

• City and Guilds Stage 1 in Radiation Safety OR NVQ Level 2 in Radiation Protection is desirable, or candidates must be willing to obtain this qualification.

• CCNSG Safety Passport (or equivalent) is desirable, or candidates must be willing to obtain it.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 04/11/2024

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