Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN/RN/Diploma Nursing Studies
• Non-medical prescribing V100/V150 or willing to work towards within specified timeframe
• Specialist training/short courses relevant to the post or equivalent level of experience
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development/Portfolio

Desirable

• Specialist Community District Nursing post graduate diploma

Knowledge

Essential

• Current Legislation and impact on community nursing services.
• Evidence based practice
• Mentorship or evidence of supervision/teaching/team management
• Evidence of understanding of the role of Case Manager and care coordination.
• To demonstrate an understanding of proactive caseload management
• Integrated Team working

Desirable

• Understanding of audit processes, Key Performance Indicators and Targets, CQUIN collection data and Quality Monitoring Programmes
• Understanding of research methodology and audit
• To have an understanding of the principles of restorative practice

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience of working at Band 5
• Experience in planning and providing care to patient with Long Term Conditions, wound management, palliative and end of life care.
• Experience of collaborative working across organisation both statutory and voluntary services
• Experience of initiating and implementing clinical or professional change and evaluation of practice
• Experience in using IT in clinical practice

Desirable

• Developing and leading practitioners to deliver client responsive services delivering high quality nursing skills and care.
• Experience of proactive caseload management and the ability to act as a care coordinator.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

City Health Care Partnership CIC

Address

Bridlington Hospital

Bessingby Road

Bridlington

YO16 4QP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.chcpcic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Clinical Lead Nurse for Diabetes is a senior clinical role within the Tier 2 Neighbourhood Support Team. The postholder holds a patient-facing caseload, delivering advanced diabetes nursing care in complex multimorbidity as an autonomous clinician. Responsibilities include insulin and injectable initiation and titration; use of CGM and Flash Glucose Monitoring data for titration; delivery of structured education; joint visits with district nursing for assisted insulin; contribution to the Tier 2 MDT and weekly Tier 3 MDT (combined with the LTHT community diabetes MDT); joint clinics with Practice Diabetes Leads; TARGET education across Tier 1; Advice and Guidance to primary care within 24-hour urgent and one-week routine SLAs; clinical leadership and supervision of nursing colleagues; and active outreach to people in deprivation deciles 1 to 3 and named priority groups. Contribution to service development, quality improvement and equity of diabetes care.

Purpose of the role

The Clinical Lead Nurse for Diabetes is a senior clinical role within the Tier 2 Neighbourhood Support Team of the Diabetes Neighbourhood Health Programme a new integrated model of care for adults aged 1867 with diabetes (any type) and two or more other long-term conditions, delivered across the Beeston and Middleton & Hunslet PCN footprint and expanding across the Multi-Neighbourhood over the three-year development period.

The role is patient-facing, holds an active caseload within the Tier 2 cohort, and delivers advanced diabetes nursing care across injectable therapy, structured education and complex multimorbidity. The postholder is a core participant in the Tier 2 MDT and the weekly Tier 3 MDT (combined with the existing LTHT community diabetes MDT), provides Advice and Guidance to primary care, leads joint clinics with the Practice Diabetes Lead in each footprint practice, and drives workforce development across Tier 1 and Tier 2 through quarterly TARGET education.

Active outreach and engagement with deprivation deciles 13 and named priority groups (people with learning disability, serious mental illness, those homeless or vulnerably housed, those who smoke or use substances, adults living alone) is a core expectation of the role. The postholder is expected to work in a person-centred, trauma-informed way, with a working understanding of the wider social determinants of health.

Key duties and responsibilities

Advanced diabetes nursing and injectable therapy

Advanced clinical assessment and consultation with patients on the Tier 2 caseload, including remote and asynchronous consultation.

Insulin initiation, titration and ongoing management across all regimens basal, biphasic, basal-bolus including remote support by phone and asynchronous tools.

Subcutaneous GLP-1 receptor agonist initiation, titration and ongoing management (oral GLP-1 and GLP-1 / GIP formulations are prescribed at Tier 1).

Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and Flash Glucose Monitoring data for titration, escalation and shared decision-making.

Joint visits with district nursing for patients requiring assisted insulin administration.

Delivery of structured diabetes education DAFNE, DESMOND, Confidence with Carbohydrates or equivalent, and pre-conception / pre-pregnancy education where relevant.

Non-Medical Prescribing within scope of practice (post-holders holding V300); clear escalation to Tier 2 Pharmacist or Tier 3 Consultant colleagues for complex prescribing decisions.

Recognition of and appropriate response to acute deterioration, including sick-day rules education, hypo unawareness identification and referral to Tier 3 or Tier 4 as required.

Care coordination and complex multimorbidity

Holding and managing an active caseload within the Tier 2 cohort, with responsibility for planning, delivering and evaluating patient-centred nursing care.

Care coordination across the Tier 2 team who holds the patient list, how follow-up cadence is decided, and how patients move safely between tiers.

Contribution to the Tier 2 approach to cardio-renal-metabolic multimorbidity, working alongside the Specialist Pharmacist, Specialist Dietitian, Specialist Podiatrist and Registered Nurse development post.

Recognition of psychological, social and mental health needs affecting engagement and self-management with liaison into mental health, learning disability, homelessness and substance-use services.

Reconciliation of care following discharge from hospital or transfer from other services, working with community pharmacy and hospital teams to ensure continuity.

MDT participation and clinical decision-making

Active participation in the Tier 2 MDT fortnightly for complex / high-risk cases and 812 weekly for moderate-risk cases.

Weekly attendance and active contribution to the Tier 3 Clinical Oversight Group MDT, combined with the existing LTHT community diabetes MDT.

Presenting cases, drafting shared care plans and taking responsibility for nursing-related actions arising from MDT discussion.

Escalation to Tier 4 for pump / hybrid closed loop, DKA / HHS follow-up, high-risk foot MDT, antenatal diabetes and other specialist pathways as required.

Advice & Guidance and joint clinics with primary care

Provide Advice and Guidance to primary care within agreed SLAs 24 hours for urgent enquiries, one week for routine for clinical questions beyond the Tier 1 remit and short of MDT escalation.

Lead quarterly joint clinics with the Practice Diabetes Lead in each footprint practice, on the model described in the Programme Education, Training and Support Plan.

Deliver nursing content within the quarterly TARGET education sessions for Practice Diabetes Leads, cascading learning into wider practice teams.

Support Practice Diabetes Leads to cascade learning through practice clinical meetings.

Outreach, equity and engagement

Active recruitment and engagement from deprivation deciles 13, with DNA monitoring and proactive approaches to reduce DNAs.

Outreach to named priority groups people with learning disability, serious mental illness, those homeless or vulnerably housed, those with substance-use co-morbidity, adults living alone.

Flexible appointment access including evening, digital and asynchronous options; home visits where clinically indicated.

Liaison with mental health teams for patients with SMI and antipsychotic-induced metabolic disturbance.

Liaison with drug and alcohol services and homelessness services.

Workplace engagement and reasonable-adjustment support via Healthy Working Lives.

Working in partnership with third-sector and asset-based community delivery partners as active collaborators, not downstream referrals.

Nursing quality, safety and improvement

Work to NMC Code and professional standards; ensure practice, and that of colleagues, is grounded in evidence-based theoretical and practical knowledge.

Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm through structured searches (EMIS / SystmOne) and act on findings.

Contribute to clinical audit within the Tier 2 caseload and across the Programme; feed back results and implement changes with the Tier 2 team, Practice Diabetes Leads and the Tier 3 Clinical Oversight Group.

Contribute to the Programme's outcomes and evaluation framework, particularly on nursing-related outcomes, safety indicators and equity of access.

Comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including bare below the elbows dress code.

Leadership, supervision and workforce development

Provide clinical leadership on diabetes nursing practice within the Tier 2 Neighbourhood Support Team.

Provide supervision and mentorship to the Registered Nurse development post, and to less experienced colleagues within scope.

Act as a role model to all staff, ensuring a professional service and image is maintained at all times.

Contribute to workforce development plans across Tier 1 and Tier 2 nursing, in partnership with the Tier 3 Diabetes Matron and the wider Tier 3 group.

Practice supervisor / educator role for pre-registration and post-qualification nursing learners as required.

Effective and efficient use of clinical resources (staff, supplies) within own sphere of responsibility.

Service development

Contribute nursing advice for the development and iteration of the Diabetes Neighbourhood Health Programme model including step-up / step-down criteria, pathway design, and operational standards.

Contribute to Year 2 and Multi-Neighbourhood expansion planning.

Analyse, interpret and present nursing and outcomes data to highlight issues, opportunities and risks to support programme decision-making.

Collaborative working relationships

Work collaboratively with the Tier 2 clinical lead, Programme Manager, and the Tier 3 Clinical Oversight Group.

Maintain strong relationships with PCN Clinical Directors, Practice Diabetes Leads and practice nursing teams across the footprint.

Liaise with the Leeds ICB, LCH, LTHT and neighbouring GP federations for consistency of patient care.

Engage with the Leeds diabetes nursing network and other diabetes special interest groups for peer support.

Liaise with LCH community diabetes teams, LTHT specialist diabetes services, community pharmacy, mental health services, drug and alcohol services, and VCSE partners as required.

Foster and maintain strong links with all services across the multi-neighbourhood footprint.

Please see attached job description for more info

Person Specification

Additional criteria

Essential

• Advanced clinical assessment and consultation skills.
• Highly specialist knowledge of diabetes across Type 1, Type 2, atypical presentations and complex multimorbidity.
• Confident with SGLT2i, GLP-1, insulin regimen selection and use of CGM or Flash data for shared decision-making.
• Autonomous within scope of practice, with clear understanding of when to escalate to Tier 3.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including complex or potentially distressing conversations with patients and families.
• Demonstrable understanding of the wider determinants of health and their impact on communities.
• Demonstrable commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively reaching under-served populations.
• Person-centred and trauma-informed approach to consultations.
• Ability to plan, manage, monitor and review nursing care for a long-term-conditions cohort.
• Ability to influence, motivate and negotiate across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Clinical leadership presence and ability to role-model professional standards.
• Willingness to challenge and be challenged, including consultants and GPs, in the patient's best interest.
• Comfortable with the ambiguity of a new service, and willing to iterate, evaluate and adjust.
• Confident with digital consultation, MDT tools and asynchronous working.
• Emotional resilience, self-awareness, humility and curiosity.
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the multi-neighbourhood footprint.
• Meets DBS reference standards.
• Up-to-date mandatory training and immunisation status.

Desirable

• Awareness of the Leeds Proactive Care and Integrated Neighbourhood Health frameworks.
• Understanding of NHS commissioning, business-case development and the wider system architecture.
• Interest in contributing to research, service evaluation or Year 2 business-case development.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-registration experience as a Diabetes Nurse Specialist or equivalent diabetes-specialist nursing role.
• Practical experience of insulin regimen optimisation across all regimens (basal, biphasic, basal-bolus).
• Practical experience of subcutaneous GLP-1 initiation, titration and ongoing management.
• Experience of joint working with district nursing for assisted insulin administration.
• Experience of MDT working across community and acute care.
• Experience of delivering structured diabetes education (DAFNE, DESMOND, Confidence with Carbohydrates or equivalent).
• Experience of clinical supervision and mentorship of junior nursing colleagues.
• Experience of working with people affected by health inequalities.
• Experience of contributing to service development, quality improvement or clinical audit.
• Experience of leadership in practice, including day-to-day team leadership and delegation.

Desirable

• Experience of working across the acute, community and primary care interface.
• Experience of CGM, Flash Glucose Monitoring and insulin pump technology.
• Experience of leading or contributing to clinical audit and quality improvement projects.
• Experience of contributing to research or service evaluation.
• Working experience of EMIS and SystmOne clinical systems.
• Experience of change management or new-service implementation.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
• Post-graduate learning to Master's level or equivalent.
• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing (V300), or working towards.
• Recognised specialist diabetes course or qualification (Diabetes Specialist Practitioner course, Warwick, Leicester, Sheffield modules, or equivalent).
• Teaching, training or mentorship qualification, or experience to an equivalent level.
• Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with NMC standards.

Desirable

• Full Master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice.
• Formal teaching qualification (PGCert HE or equivalent).
• Leadership or management qualification (NHS Leadership Academy or equivalent).
• Formal training in health inequalities, trauma-informed care, or behaviour-change approaches such as Making Every Contact Count.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South and East Leeds GP Group

Address

Hosted Empolyers address

1st Floor Park Edge Practice

Asket Drive

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS14 1HX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.seleedsgpgroup.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The purpose of the role is to:

Offer general assistance to the Practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone

You will be part of the front door for patients and will support access to services and continuity of care by helping patients interact and engage with the right support at the right time and from the right health care professional. You will manage and respond to patient and Practice initiated contact, including incoming and outgoing phone calls with patients, reviewing and responding to e-Consults, providing reception capacity and associated administration. You will use triage and signposting skills to direct patients to the right support or appointment type to best meet their needs.

Undertake a variety of administrative duties to assist in the smooth running of the Practice including the provision of secretarial and clerical support to clinical staff and other members of the Practice team

Facilitate effective communication between patients, members the primary health care team, secondary care and other associated healthcare agencies

Main duties and responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by members of the Practice administration team may include any or all of the items in the following list. Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Office Manager/Operations Manager, dependent on current and evolving Practice workload and staffing levels:

Reception Duties:

• Maintaining and monitoring the Practice appointments system
• Acting on electronic tasks to book appointments, deliver messages to patients, process electronic referrals etc
• Processing personal and telephone requests for appointments, visits and telephone consultations and ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional
• Processing electronic requests, whether received via Footfall (Practice Website) or email, or by other means
• Processing incoming requests for medical reports, prescriptions or other enquiries and ensuring they are forwarded to the correct staff members for completion
• Taking and recording requests for home visits ensuring full details of need are recorded and checking that the address and telephone number is correct.
• Dealing with requests for emergency treatment, either in the surgery or in the patients home and passing on promptly to the duty doctor.
• Receiving patients consulting with members of practice team
• Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other team members and associated healthcare agencies and providers
• Handing completed repeat prescriptions to patient and checking names and address.
• Be able to cover all reception positions as necessary
• Answering the telephone and conveying messages
• Accepting requests for repeat prescriptions, checking regularly both the electronic and paper routes for repeat prescription requests
• Sorting the mail and completing Scanning processes
• Maintaining electronic log of telephone messages
• Filing results and any other relevant documents in patients' notes
• Maintenance of patients' notes including starting a new wallet when required and dividing the contents in a logical manner
• Charging the appropriate amount for private work.
• Helping with the sorting of filing in new medical records in order that they are in the form used in the Surgery
• Dealing with requests for test results.
• Ensuring that all other requests for information or queries and entries on the computer and if not completed at the end of your shift, are handed over to an incoming member of staff for completion and vice versa.
• Taking details of requests for medical certificates of any kind, insurance forms and any others requested and dealing with them efficiently and promptly.
• Referring patient suggestions/complaints/comments directly to the Practice Manager for further discussion.

Administration

• Any other administration duties required in the course of your work.
• To have a thorough knowledge of all Practice procedures.
• To work in accordance with written protocols
• Filing post in medical records
• Photocopy as requested
• Processing and distributing incoming (and outgoing) mail
• Taking messages and passing on information
• Filing and retrieving paperwork
• Ordering, re-ordering and monitoring of stationery and other supplies
• Generating template letters requesting patients attend for follow-up.
• Arranging transport for patients where appropriate.

Computer

• Computer data entry/data allocation and collation; processing and recording information in accordance with Practice procedures
• Registrations of new patients
• Process patients change of address (have knowledge of practice area).
• Scanning of mail onto computer system and completing workflow.
• Processing daily Pathlinks appointments ensuring patients have appointments booked according to instructions given by GPs when results received.
• Maintaining a basic knowledge of repeat prescriptions so that should it be necessary, you can issue from the computer record in line with Practice policy and protocol.

Telephone

• Have working knowledge of telephone/bleep system, during and after hours.

Other Tasks

• Ensure that the consulting rooms and waiting area are checked at the end of each consulting session and left clean, tidy and secure.
• Ensure building security have thorough knowledge of doors/windows/alarm.
• Provision of refreshments for staff and visitors as required; loading and emptying the dishwasher and keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy
• Keeping the reception area, notice-boards and leaflet dispensers tidy and free from obstructions and clutter
• Scanning of mail onto computer system and completing workflow.
• Any other tasks allocated by Office Manager/Practice Manager.
• Attending and participating in Clinical Governance and Staff Meetings.

Start and End of Day Procedures.

Be able to open up premises at the start of the day, unset alarm and ensure that all equipment such as fax machines, computers, printers and photocopiers are ready and make all necessary preparation to receive patients.

Be able to secure premises at end of day, checking all windows, doors are closed, toilets empty, internal lights off, fax is full of paper, all other equipment is off and alarm activated.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Essential
• An ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
• Able to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
• Good Keyboard skills.
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Able to use own initiative
• A sense of humour.
• Pleasant and articulate
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense

Desirable

• Experience of working in General Practice is desirable but not essential.
• Flexibility of working hours/ able to work at the desired times.

Qualifications

Essential

• - GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths.
• - Reception staff need to be tactful, helpful people who can communicate well and sympathetically with employers, colleagues and most importantly with patients who are invariably worried and concerned and, who at times may be difficult!

Desirable

• NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care or Administration.
• Experience of working in General Practice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Woodcock Road Surgery

Address

29 Woodcock Road

Norwich

Norfolk

NR3 3UA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.woodcockroadsurgery.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Specialist Dietitian for Diabetes is the operational dietetic lead within the Tier 2 Neighbourhood Support Team. Responsibilities include specialist dietetic assessment and intervention in cardio-renal-metabolic multimorbidity, including CKD stages 3b to 5, heart failure, MAFLD, severe obesity and gastrointestinal disorders. The postholder delivers structured education (DAFNE, Confidence with Carbohydrates, DESMOND or equivalent), supports carbohydrate counting and dose adjustment for basal-bolus regimens, and targets recruitment to the National Type 2 Path to Remission Programme. Contributes to the Tier 2 MDT and the weekly Tier 3 MDT, provides Advice and Guidance to primary care within 24-hour urgent and one-week routine SLAs, delivers dietetic content in quarterly TARGET education, provides cultural adaptation of dietary advice for ethnic-specific patterns, supports pre-conception and gestational diabetes dietetic care, and contributes to quality improvement and equity of dietetic access.

Key duties and responsibilities

Specialist dietetic assessment and intervention in complex multimorbidity

Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate specialist dietetic care for adults on the Tier 2 caseload with diabetes and complex multimorbidity, working as an autonomous practitioner within a wider MDT.

Specialist dietetic intervention for complex co-morbidity including CKD stages 3b5, heart failure, MAFLD (metabolic-associated fatty liver disease), severe obesity, and gastrointestinal disorders.

Dietetic management of complex insulin regimens carbohydrate counting and dose adjustment for those on basal-bolus regimens, use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Flash Glucose Monitoring data to support decisions. Combination therapy support alongside dietetic intervention including SGLT2i, GLP-1 receptor agonists (subcutaneous and oral), and other pharmacotherapy in liaison with the Specialist Pharmacist.

Dietetic management of steroid-induced hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia risk reduction.

Reconciliation of dietetic plans following discharge from hospital or transfer from other services.

Type 2 remission and structured education

Targeted recruitment of eligible patients into the National Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme (Xyla in Leeds), including engagement with under-served communities.

Support and shape a proposed option to commission bespoke local Xyla-style sessions for underserved communities, in partnership with the Programme Manager and VCSE partners.

Good knowledge of the delivery of the Leeds Programme of structured education, DAFNE, and Confidence with Carbohydrates.

Delivery of DESMOND or equivalent Type 2 self-management education where relevant.

Adaptation of structured education for people with learning disability, sensory impairment or lower literacy in partnership with LD nursing and easy-read materials.

Cultural adaptation of dietary advice supporting ethnic-specific dietary patterns and food traditions across the diverse populations of south and east Leeds.

Lifestyle, physical activity and behaviour change

Resistance training advice alongside aerobic exercise not assumed within general lifestyle advice.

Behaviour-change consultation using recognised frameworks (Making Every Contact Count, motivational interviewing or equivalent).

Weight management dietetic input aligned with local pathways.

Pre-conception dietetic input for women planning pregnancy with diabetes, and gestational diabetes follow-up support with clear handover into the LTHT maternity team.

MDT participation and clinical decision-making

Active participation in the Tier 2 MDT fortnightly for complex / high-risk cases and 812 weekly for moderate-risk cases.

Weekly attendance and active contribution to the Tier 3 Clinical Oversight Group MDT, combined with the existing LTHT community diabetes MDT.

Presenting cases, drafting shared care plans and taking responsibility for dietetic-related actions arising from MDT discussion.

Escalation to Tier 4 for antenatal diabetes, bariatric pathway, high-risk foot MDT, and other specialist pathways as required.

Advice & Guidance and joint clinics with primary care

Provide Advice and Guidance to primary care within agreed SLAs 24 hours for urgent enquiries, one week for routine for dietetic questions beyond the Tier 1 remit and short of MDT escalation.

Support quarterly joint clinics with the Practice Diabetes Lead in each footprint practice, on the model described in the Programme Education, Training and Support Plan.

Deliver dietetic content within the quarterly TARGET education sessions for Practice Diabetes Leads, cascading learning into wider practice teams.

Support Practice Diabetes Leads to cascade dietetic learning through practice clinical meetings.

Outreach, equity and engagement

Active recruitment and engagement from deprivation deciles 13, with DNA monitoring and proactive approaches to reduce DNAs.

Outreach to named priority groups people with learning disability, serious mental illness, those homeless or vulnerably housed, those with substance-use co-morbidity, adults living alone.

Flexible appointment access including evening, digital and asynchronous options; home visits where clinically indicated.

Liaison with mental health teams for patients with SMI and antipsychotic-induced metabolic disturbance.

Liaison with drug and alcohol services and homelessness services.

Workplace engagement and reasonable-adjustment support via Healthy Working Lives.

Working in partnership with third-sector and asset-based community delivery partners as active collaborators, not downstream referrals including food-poverty and community food initiatives.

Quality, safety and improvement

Work to HCPC standards and the British Dietetic Association Standards of Proficiency; ensure practice is grounded in evidence-based theoretical and practical knowledge.

Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of nutritional harm through structured searches (EMIS / SystmOne) and act on findings.

Contribute to clinical audit within the Tier 2 caseload and across the Programme; feed back results and implement changes with the Tier 2 team, Practice Diabetes Leads and the Tier 3 Clinical Oversight Group.

Contribute to the Programme's outcomes and evaluation framework, particularly on dietetic outcomes, remission rates, HbA1c, weight and lipid changes, and equity of access.

Comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including bare below the elbows dress code.

Leadership, supervision and workforce development

Provide dietetic leadership within the Tier 2 Neighbourhood Support Team.

Provide supervision and mentorship to dietetic support workers, dietetic students and less experienced colleagues within scope.

Contribute to workforce development plans across Tier 1 and Tier 2 dietetic capability, in partnership with the senior dietetic lead in the wider Leeds diabetes dietetic pathway.

Practice supervisor / educator role for pre-registration and post-qualification dietetic learners as required.

Act as a role model, ensuring a professional service and image is maintained at all times.

Service development

Contribute dietetic advice for the development and iteration of the Diabetes Neighbourhood Health Programme model including step-up / step-down criteria, pathway design and operational standards.

Contribute to Year 2 and Multi-Neighbourhood expansion planning.

Analyse, interpret and present dietetic and outcomes data to highlight issues, opportunities and risks to support programme decision-making.

Collaborative working relationships

Work collaboratively with the Tier 2 clinical lead, Programme Manager, and the Tier 3 Clinical Oversight Group. Maintain strong relationships with PCN Clinical Directors, Practice Diabetes Leads and Tier 1 clinicians across the footprint.

Liaise with the Leeds ICB, LCH, LTHT and neighbouring GP federations for consistency of patient care.

Engage with the Leeds diabetes dietetic network, BDA Diabetes Specialist Group, and other diabetes special interest groups for peer support.

Liaise with LCH community diabetes teams, LTHT specialist diabetes services (including antenatal, bariatric and high-risk foot pathways), community pharmacy, mental health services, drug and alcohol services, and VCSE partners as required.

Foster and maintain strong links with all services across the multi-neighbourhood footprint.

Continuing professional development, research and evaluation

Undertake continual personal and professional development and take an active role in developing the Tier 2 dietetic offer.

Access regular clinical supervision to work effectively with the complex issues the Tier 2 cohort presents.

Reflect on and evaluate own practice; identify areas of development by setting appropriate objectives via appraisal and clinical supervision.

Critically appraise and apply the evolving evidence base for diabetes and cardio-renal-metabolic dietetic care.

Contribute to the Programmes Year 1 evaluation and Year 2 business case.

Care Quality Commission, health and safety, and confidentiality

Work with the delivery partners to ensure practices and Programme delivery are compliant with CQC standards where dietetic input is involved.

Comply with Health and Safety policies, follow safe working procedures and report incidents through the organisation's Incident Reporting Systems.

Comply with the Data Protection Act (2018) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990); respect patient confidentiality at all times.

Understand and apply knowledge of the clinical role in safeguarding and incident management.

Special working conditions

The postholder will travel independently between practices and community sites across the Beeston and Middleton & Hunslet footprint, and to meetings hosted by other agencies.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities & Attributes

Essential

• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.
• Person-centred, trauma-informed approach with a working understanding of the wider social determinants of health.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of colleagues from the NHS and other organisations and with patients including good written and oral communication skills.
• Recognises personal limitations and refers to more appropriate colleagues when necessary.
• Able to identify and assess / manage risk when working with individuals.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, managing unpredictable service demands.
• Accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
• Emotional resilience, self-awareness, humility and curiosity.
• Willing to challenge and be challenged including consultants and GPs in the patients best interest.
• Reliability and integrity in a small MDT where the model depends on trust.
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative.
• Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative.
• Comfortable with the ambiguity of a new service willing to iterate, evaluate and adjust.
• Cultural competence for supporting ethnic-specific dietary patterns and adaptation.
• Positive and flexible attitude to dealing with change.

Desirable

• Leadership experience and previous experience of supervising or mentoring more junior staff or students.

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hons) in Dietetics or equivalent professional dietetic degree.
• Postgraduate qualification in a specialist field (Diabetes, Renal, Obesity, MAFLD or Behaviour Change), or working towards.
• Must be willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties.
• Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with HCPC standards.

Desirable

• Supporting Learning in Practice (SLIP), Practice Educator qualification or equivalent.
• Formal teaching qualification (PGCert HE or equivalent).
• Leadership or management qualification (ILM 3, NHS Leadership Academy or equivalent).
• Certified DAFNE, DESMOND, Confidence with Carbohydrates or Xyla Path to Remission educator.
• Formal training in health inequalities, trauma-informed care or behaviour-change approaches (Making Every Contact Count, motivational interviewing).

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Detailed theoretical and clinical dietetic knowledge appropriate to diabetes, multimorbidity and cardio-renal-metabolic disease.
• Highly specialist knowledge of diabetes across Type 1, Type 2, atypical presentations and complex multimorbidity.
• Confident with carbohydrate counting, dose adjustment for insulin regimens and use of CGM / Flash data.
• Knowledge of Type 2 remission pathways (Xyla) and structured education programmes.
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health and their impact on communities, including food access and food poverty.
• Autonomous within scope of practice and knows when to escalate.
• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills, including complex or potentially distressing conversations with patients and families and managing conflict when appropriate.
• Advanced consultation skills and shared decision-making with people whose lives are shaped by health inequalities.
• Confident with EMIS / SystmOne, digital consultation modes, MDT tools and asynchronous working.
• Able to plan, manage, monitor and review dietetic care for a long-term-conditions cohort.
• Able to obtain and analyse complex clinical and outcomes information.
• Complex analytical and creative problem solving in unpredictable situations.
• Workload management including delegation and day-to-day team leadership.

Desirable

• Understanding of research governance and quality improvement methodology.
• Awareness of the Leeds Proactive Care and Integrated Neighbourhood Health frameworks.

Professional Registration

Essential

• Mandatory registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian.

Desirable

• Membership of the British Dietetic Association (BDA).
• Membership of the BDA Diabetes Specialist Group.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-registration dietetic experience in diabetes and multimorbidity.
• Experience of dietetic management of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes including insulin regimens and carbohydrate counting.
• Experience of dietetic management in CKD stages 3b5, heart failure, MAFLD or severe obesity.
• Experience of delivering structured diabetes education (DAFNE, DESMOND, Confidence with Carbohydrates or equivalent).
• Experience of MDT working across community and acute care.
• Experience of supervising and delegating to other members of staff, dietetic support workers or students.
• Experience of contributing to service development, quality improvement or clinical audit.
• Experience of working with people affected by health inequalities.

Desirable

• Experience of practice-based, PCN-based or community-based dietetic delivery.
• Experience of the National Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme (Xyla) delivery or referral.
• Experience of gestational diabetes and pre-conception dietetic care.
• Experience of behaviour-change consultation using recognised frameworks.
• Experience of delivering dietetic education to Tier 1 clinicians (nurses, GPs, HCAs).
• Working experience of EMIS and SystmOne clinical systems.
• Experience of contributing to research or service evaluation.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-registration dietetic experience in diabetes and multimorbidity.
• Experience of dietetic management of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes including insulin regimens and carbohydrate counting.
• Experience of dietetic management in CKD stages 3b5, heart failure, MAFLD or severe obesity.
• Experience of delivering structured diabetes education (DAFNE, DESMOND, Confidence with Carbohydrates or equivalent).
• Experience of MDT working across community and acute care.
• Experience of supervising and delegating to other members of staff, dietetic support workers or students.
• Experience of contributing to service development, quality improvement or clinical audit.
• Experience of working with people affected by health inequalities.

Desirable

• Experience of practice-based, PCN-based or community-based dietetic delivery.
• Experience of the National Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme (Xyla) delivery or referral.
• Experience of gestational diabetes and pre-conception dietetic care.
• Experience of behaviour-change consultation using recognised frameworks.
• Experience of delivering dietetic education to Tier 1 clinicians (nurses, GPs, HCAs).
• Working experience of EMIS and SystmOne clinical systems.
• Experience of contributing to research or service evaluation.

Other

Essential

• Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
• Adaptable.
• Works effectively independently and as a team player.
• Self-motivated.
• Up to date with safeguarding and other mandatory training.
• Up to date immunisation status.
• Ability to work in different locations across the footprint and to help provide cover for absent colleagues; ability to take part in an extended working day in line with the models flexible-access commitment.
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the multi-neighbourhood footprint, including home visits.

Desirable

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South and East Leeds GP Group

Address

Hosted Employers address

1st Floor Park Edge Practice

Asket Drive

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS14 1HX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.seleedsgpgroup.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

General Maintenance

• Carry out general maintenance and repair work throughout the practice.
• Perform minor plumbing, electrical and carpentry tasks.
• Repair locks, replace light bulbs and fittings, and undertake basic decorating and painting.
• Fill minor cracks and maintain interior surfaces.
• Identify and resolve minor leaks where possible.
• Maintain building fabric and fixtures to a safe and operational standard.
• Clean drains and ensure waste systems are functioning correctly.

Preventative Maintenance & Inspections

• Conduct regular site inspections to identify areas requiring repair or additional maintenance.
• Monitor the premises and report any structural issues or safety concerns the line manager or Practice Manager.
• Follow a maintenance schedule and ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Carry out preventative maintenance to minimise disruptions to service.
• Inspect areas such as the boiler room and report any structural concerns.

Cleaning Duties

• Carry out cleaning tasks throughout the day to maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Undertake deep cleaning of the building fabric where required.
• Support infection control standards across the practice.
• Dispose of waste appropriately and maintain hygiene standards.

Grounds Maintenance

• Maintain the practice garden and external areas.
• Carry out basic gardening tasks including tidying grounds and pathways.
• Ensure entrances, car parks and external areas remain safe and presentable.
• Service equipment such as the salt spreader during autumn/winter periods.

External Contractors

• Liaise with and assist external contractors and service providers.
• Coordinate and monitor work undertaken by external vendors.
• Ensure contractors comply with site safety requirements.

Business Continuity Support

• Assist the practice in maintaining readiness for emergencies such as flooding, power outages and severe weather
• Support business continuity planning as required.

Additional Duties

• Transporting items to local recycling centres as and when required.
• Assisting with the collection of equipment and supplies from suppliers (for example, furniture or other practice equipment).
• Moving equipment, PPE, and other materials between network practice locations as required.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
• Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming, non-judgmental.

Personal/Professional Development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Completing all mandatory training on eLearning/Bluestream, ensuring that it is always up to date.
• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
• Work effectively with other professionals / teams to meet patients needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers in a positive friendly manner.
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• A range of general handyperson skills including DIY, minor plumbing, carpentry and basic electrical work.
• Experience carrying out building maintenance or caretaking duties.
• Ability to identify maintenance issues and undertake minor repairs.
• Good organisational skills and ability to follow maintenance schedules.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in general building maintenance, including basic plumbing, electrical, carpentry and repair work.
• Practical skills in decorating, painting, minor repairs, and maintaining building fabric.
• Ability to carry out routine inspections, identify faults early, and report safety or structural concerns.
• Knowledge of health & safety standards, including safe use of tools, equipment, and working practices.
• Understanding of infectioncontrol and hygiene standards in a workplace environment.
• Ability to perform cleaning duties to a high standard, including deep cleaning when required.
• Grounds maintenance skills such as gardening, tidying pathways, and maintaining external areas.
• Confidence working with external contractors and monitoring their work on site.
• Problemsolving skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Good communication skills for reporting issues and liaising with managers and contractors.
• Physical fitness to carry out manual tasks, lifting, and outdoor work in all seasons.
• Reliability, punctuality, and a proactive approach to maintaining a safe, functional environment.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Friendly, approachable and helpful attitude.
• Good customer service skills when interacting with staff, patients and visitors.
• Flexible and willing to undertake a wide range of tasks.
• Reliable and proactive approach to work.
• Ability to liaise effectively with staff and external service providers.
• Able to communicate maintenance issues clearly to management.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths
• NVQ Level 12 in Facilities Services, Building Maintenance, or Construction

Desirable

• BTEC Level 2 in Construction or Property Maintenance
• Training in COSHH, manual handling, or workplace health & safety.
• Experience in a healthcare, commercial, or publicfacing environment.
• Knowledge of emergency procedures and business continuity support (e.g., flooding, power outages).
• Experience using maintenance schedules, logs, or facilities management systems.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Mount Pleasant Health Centre

Address

Mount Pleasant Health Centre

Mount Pleasant Road

Exeter

EX4 7BW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://https://www.mountpleasanthealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specificationlocatedunder the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

We are looking at the successful candidate todemonstratethe skills, knowledge and relevant experience required, to lead and manage a busy elective and general surgical ward, withthe supportofstrong and committed multi-disciplinary teams across both areas.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• 1st level Registered Nurse
• Mentoring/assessing qualification or teaching qualification eg City & Guilds, Professional Trainers Certificate
• At least 2 years experience at band 6 level
• Evidence of change - Project initiatives and evidence of improving care

Desirable

• Recent leadership development or willingness to work towards a leadership qualification
• Experience of managing rosters/budgets/procurement
• Experience of managing risk/ complaints/grievances.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Address

Furness General Hospital

Dalton Lane

Barrow-in-furness

LA14 4LF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be joining the Evening element of one of our dynamic and supportive Neighbourhood Teams to provide a 24-hour admission avoidance service to the population of Worcestershire which encompasses both urban and rural areas.

We are looking for candidates with good communication skills, a flexible approach and enthusiasm to work within the team. You should be a committed, highly motivated and forward-thinking individual who is a good team player.

The successful candidate will also assist the team to develop and achieve team and organizational objectives. They will also participate in staff meetings and training & development activities as necessary to ensure their skills and knowledge are up to date.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
• Role modelling good behaviour.
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
• Intermediate IT skills. These may be tested at interview.
• Numerate.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good organisational skills.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to use initiative effectively.

Desirable

• Minute taking skills.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of office procedures.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Understanding of the Data Protection Act and NHS Code of Confidentiality.

Desirable

• Power point.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to academic Level 3 (e.g.: A-Level, NVQ3, OCR/RSA3, City and Guilds 3) in a Business/ Administration related subject or Educated to academic Level 2 (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C) with considerable recent NHS administrative experience and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 3 qualification on appointment to post.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Experience

Essential

• Recent, relevant Administrative/Secretarial experience (usually demonstrated by a minimum of 2 years experience).

Desirable

• Previous, relevant NHS experience.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Willingness to commit to continuing professional development.
• Professional manner as a representative of the Trust.
• Tact and discretion for dealing with confidential information.
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role.
• I understand the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesnt guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Droitwich Health Centre

Ombersley Street

Droitwich

Worcestershire

WR9 8RD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The prescription clerk team at Hereford Medical Group carry out a variety of duties and staff working in prescriptions will, after a period of training, be expected to have a range of skills.

• An understanding of online patient access services
• The ability to liaise with patients and use the Emis appointment diary to book reviews
• General knowledge of electronic prescribing services and electronic repeat dispensing-eRD.
• Use of the NHS EPS Prescription Tracker Portal
• Script share to GPs
• Telephone enquiries

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A good standard of general education, including:
• GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths at 4 or above.
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development

Desirable

• Relevant qualifications or training.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
• Awareness of confidentiality and data protection regulations.

Desirable

• Knowledge of medical terminology and healthcare processes

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in a healthcare or pharmacy environment.
• Experience of dealing with queries.
• Customer Service experience.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a GP practice or other primary care environment.
• Experience in handling prescriptions and understanding of the prescription process.
• Experience with electronic patient records and prescription systems.

Qualities/ Attributes

Essential

• Professional and courteous manor.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing demands.
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Pleasant and articulate
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Able to use own initiative

Desirable

• Respectful, Compassionate and Kindness

Employer details

Employer name

Hereford Medical Group

Address

Station Medical Centre

Station Approach

Hereford

HR1 1BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.herefordmedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.
• Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)
• Hand hygiene standards for self and others
• Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure
• Management and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible manager
• Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal
• Maintenance of own clean working environment
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsible managers
• Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container use
• Maintenance of sterile environments
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree - Primary medical qualification (e.g. MBBS, MBChB) recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC). GMC Registration - Full and unrestricted registration with the GMC, including a licence to practise. NHS Performer List - Inclusion on the England (or relevant UK nations) Medical Performers List. MRCGP Qualification - Successful completion of MRCGP (Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners) or equivalent for CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) in General Practice.

Desirable

• Diplomas or certificates in areas such as: - DRCOG (Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) - DFSRH (Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare) - Diploma in Dermatology, Minor Surgery, Mental Health, etc.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

City Way Medical Practice

Address

65 – 67 City Way

Rochester

ME1 2AY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.citywaymedicalpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principle Responsibilities

Clinical

Exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and critical judgement. Make professionally autonomous decisions utilizing knowledge and skills gained via study at Degree and post graduate levels and lengthy experience in a variety of settings.

Proactively assess patients with previously undiagnosed and undifferentiated health care problems.

Assess health care needs, screen patients for risk factors and disease and provide health promotion advice.

Treat patients utilizing highly developed knowledge and skills, or refer to a range of primary and secondary care services as appropriate.

Order and interpret tests and investigations required for diagnosis and management of patients.

Review and monitor care plans and therapeutic interventions appropriate to patient need and in accordance with evidence based practice and national and local guidelines.

Prescribe in an independent and supplementary role and/or supply and administer medicines within competency as appropriate.

Engage with other members of the practice and multidisciplinary team to develop effective, evidence-based care for the practice population.

Contribute to the development of joint standards of care, clinical guidelines and management pathways for utilization within practice.

Maintain a high standard of professional care at all times in accordance with the GMC Code

Work as part of a team to contribute to achievement in the Quality and Outcomes framework.

Training and Education

Maintain own professional and clinical expertise via participation in clinical activities, professional updating and clinical governance activities.

Share professional knowledge and experience with colleagues and health education providers to facilitate the provision of appropriate health care education.

Facilitate professional development of colleagues via identification and dissemination of exemplars of good and innovative practice.

Promote the development of a multidisciplinary approach to health care.

Provide support and guidance to other members of the clinical team

Communication

Actively promote and maintain effective and productive working relationships within the practice and across the wider multidisciplinary team.

Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and relatives presenting with a variety of health care needs.

Act as an advocate for the patient at all times.

Utilize a variety of communication methods, verbal, email, fax, telephone to communicate complex and sensitive information to colleagues, clients and carers.

Utilize highly developed negotiation, verbal and non verbal communication skills to impart information assess situations and communicate sensitive and/or contentious information to colleagues, carers and clients.

Contribute to and maintain clear systems for recording and retrieving information in concordance with local and national data protection strategies.

Utilize appropriate data collection and storage systems i.e. electronic and written to collect and store patient data.

Ability to utilize practice systems and procedures as appropriate.

Counsel and support colleagues on professional matters.

Contribute to and maintain a culture within the organisation which promotes confidentiality and complies with professional, local and national requirements for data protection.

Utilize appropriate interpretation services as required i.e Language Line.

Research and Audit

Initiate and participate in clinical audit, encourage a practice-wide approach across the whole team, alerting colleagues to findings and the implication of those findings.

Evaluate the outcomes of clinical audit, applying findings to own and the teams practice, leading improvements in practice as the result of audit.

Contribute to the evaluation of relevant research findings to further develop the practice services.

Identify key areas for research/audit; develop appropriate methodology and supervise research outcomes and analysis of findings

Contribute to the development, dissemination, implementation and monitoring of clinical guidelines and care pathways.

Assist the practice manager in shaping and developing services utilizing recent evidence and best practice which reflects the needs of service users, the local health economy, and which responds to local and national health priorities.

Evaluate and audit the clinical practice of self and colleagues by the application of a broad range of valid and reliable methods to ensure competence and continuous quality improvements in both practice and service.

Promote opportunity for health gain by seeking the involvement of service users in opinion seeking activities designed to obtain service user views and promote health living.

Leadership- personal and people development

Contribute to the creation, maintenance and enhancing effective multidisciplinary team working within the practice and across the local health economy.

Promotes and maintain equality and diversity in the workplace, enabling and empowering individuals.

Promote a culture and environment which actively promotes health, safety and security.

Contribute to operational policies and procedures in conjunction with the practice manager for use within the practice.

Ensure adherence to all practice policies and procedures.

Maintain GMC registration and Indemnity insurance.

Team Working

Identify and disseminate best practice through benchmarking, clinical guidelines and research.

Maintain clear systems of communication and referral both within the practice and across services in primary and secondary care.

Provide expert advice and support to practitioners and team members on a regular basis; respond to requests for advice from both within and outside the practice.

Adopt a positive approach to change and provide a clinical perspective on the service delivery within the practice.

Generate proposals for service improvement.

Promote a culture within the practice team which is responsive to change, and whereby opportunities for operational and clinical development are embraced.

Engage in review of services as appropriate as a member of the practice team.

In accordance with departmental Health and Safety Policies:

All employed persons, while at work, are required by Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act, to take reasonable care of their own health and safety, and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Management of Risk

Manage and assess risk within own areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients

Ensure infection control measures are adhered to within the practice in accordance with local and national guidelines.

Delegate responsibility for safe storage, stock rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and oversee the monitoring processes in adherence with practice policies.

To ensure that Garden Lane Security Policy is adhered to, and that staff are aware of their obligations under the policy.

Garden Lane Medical centre operates a Smoking Prevention Policy.

All NHS records are public records under the terms of the Public Records Act 1958 5.3 (1)-(2).

Garden Lane has a Clinical Records Policy outlining the standards required for record keeping and the framework in which you should maintain your records. You should ensure that your record keeping meets the standards required in this policy, accessing the training available if necessary to update your record keeping skills.

This list of duties is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicates the main areas of work and may be subject to change after consultation with the post-holder to meet the changing needs of the post.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Primary care experience.
• Research and audit experience.
• Health and Social needs assessment experience.

Desirable

• Long term conditions/chronic disease management
• Family planning and sexual health
• Health promotion
• Clinical Governance
• Clinical examination and assessment skills
• Knowledge of the wider local and national health care agenda

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with GMC
• Inclusion on Performers List
• Fully trained GP with CCTGP Vocational Training Certificate

Other

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Clinical audit and research
• Ability to work within a team
• Personally motivated.
• Experience of change management.
• Experience of collaborative working.
• Effective team working skills
• Awareness of local and national policy agendas and drivers.
• Decision making skills
• Facilitation skills
• Negotiation skills
• IT and data management
• Car driver
• Flexible

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Garden Lane Medical Centre

Address

Garden Lane Medical Centre

19 Garden Lane

Chester

CH1 4EN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gardenlanemedicalcentre.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities

Care coordination patient tracking and pathway

Maintain the Tier 2 caseload tracker in real time, ensuring every patient on the pathway has a named clinician, an agreed follow-up plan and an accurate risk stratification recorded.

Process new referrals into Tier 2 from primary care, from the existing LCH community waiting-list triage, and as step-down from Tier 4 within agreed SLAs (24 hours acknowledgement for urgent referrals; one week for routine).

Process step-up referrals from Tier 2 into Tier 3 MDT discussion and into Tier 4 specialist pathways, ensuring the correct information accompanies each referral.

Book patients into structured education courses (DAFNE, Confidence with Carbohydrates, DESMOND or equivalent) and into the National Type 2 Path to Remission Programme (Xyla).

Track patient movement through step-up and step-down decisions, ensuring the caseload tracker reflects each transition accurately.

Escalate concerns to the Tier 2 clinical lead when a patient appears to have fallen out of the pathway, has repeated DNAs, or is showing signs of clinical deterioration.

Care coordination patient contact and engagement

Act as a named point of contact for patients on the Tier 2 caseload for practical queries about appointments, transport, interpreters, reasonable adjustments and referral progress.

Coordinate patient communication letters, SMS, phone and digital in line with patient preference and accessibility needs.

Undertake proactive DNA follow-up phoning patients who miss appointments, understanding the barrier, and rebooking rather than discharging where clinically appropriate.

Support outreach to deprivation deciles 13 and named priority groups, working alongside VCSE partners, care navigators and community connectors.

Arrange interpreters, easy-read information and other reasonable adjustments for patients with additional communication needs.

Signpost patients to VCSE and community delivery partners for wider wellbeing, food access, welfare and social support.

MDT and joint-clinic coordination

Coordinate the Tier 2 MDT fortnightly for complex / high-risk cases and 812 weekly for moderate cases including diary invitations, agenda preparation, case-list circulation and minute-taking, and follow-up of MDT actions.

Coordinate the Tier 2 team's contribution to the weekly Tier 3 Clinical Oversight Group MDT, combined with the existing LTHT community diabetes MDT.

Coordinate quarterly joint clinics between the Tier 2 team and the Practice Diabetes Lead in each footprint practice booking clinic slots, sharing case lists in advance and following up on actions.

Coordinate the quarterly TARGET education sessions for Practice Diabetes Leads room booking, attendance, materials and evaluation returns.

Administrative support to the clinical team

Diary management for the Tier 2 team including the Clinical Lead Nurses, Specialist Pharmacist, Specialist Dietitian, Specialist Podiatrist and the Nurse development post.

Correspondence drafting and processing letters to patients, GPs, hospital colleagues and partner agencies; preparing standard letter templates.

Preparation and formatting of clinical, education, service-development and quality-improvement documents.

Meeting support beyond MDT arranging team meetings, workshop days, service planning and workforce meetings; taking and circulating minutes.

Interface with SEL GP corporate services on HR, payroll, procurement and IT queries on behalf of the Tier 2 team.

Ordering supplies, room bookings, travel arrangements and expenses management for the Tier 2 team.

Cover for absent colleagues within the wider SEL GP administrative team where required.

Digital, data and records

Accurate and timely data entry into EMIS and SystmOne, in line with the Programme's data-quality standards and the specification cohort criteria.

Maintain the Tier 2 caseload tracker workbook and support the Programme Manager to generate weekly and monthly reports.

Support the Programme's outcomes and evaluation framework by preparing structured search outputs, dashboards and reports for the Tier 2 team.

Compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018), the Access to Health Records Act (1990) and SEL GP's information-governance policies.

Compliance with Caldicott principles for confidentiality and information sharing.

Attend digital training as required and act as a super-user for administrative aspects of EMIS / SystmOne within the Tier 2 team.

Communication and liaison

Answer telephone and digital enquiries into the Tier 2 team from patients, primary care, hospital colleagues and VCSE partners escalating clinical queries appropriately.

Provide a welcoming, respectful and inclusive first point of contact for the Tier 2 team.

Liaise closely with practice administrative teams at each Tier 1 practice, and with LTHT and LCH administrative teams for interfaces at Tier 4.

Support the Tier 2 team's engagement with VCSE partners diary coordination, minute-taking and follow-up.

Communicate complex or sensitive information with tact, discretion and empathy, adapting language and format to the audience.

Team support and quality improvement

Contribute to team meetings, service reviews and continuous improvement activity within the Tier 2 team.

Contribute to quality improvement projects and clinical audit identifying searchable cohorts, running structured searches, preparing data and presenting findings alongside clinical colleagues.

Provide induction support for new team members on Tier 2 administrative and care-coordination processes.

Support the delivery of the Programme's Year 1 evaluation and Year 2 business-case preparation.

Suggest improvements to administrative and care-coordination processes based on day-to-day experience.

Care Quality Commission, health and safety, and confidentiality

Work with the delivery partners to ensure Programme administrative activity is compliant with CQC standards.

Comply with Health and Safety policies, follow safe working procedures and report incidents through the organisations Incident Reporting Systems.

Comply with the Data Protection Act (2018) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990); respect patient confidentiality at all times.

Understand and apply the safeguarding role appropriate to a senior administrative role recognising concerns and escalating to a clinical colleague or safeguarding lead.

Continuing personal and professional development

Undertake continual personal and professional development, including mandatory training and any additional training identified through appraisal.

Take up development opportunities aligned to your role for example NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or Customer Service, Care Certificate elements relevant to care coordination, or apprenticeship pathways towards senior administration or care-coordination roles.

Access regular supervision and support the Programme's supervision and reflective-practice culture.

Special working conditions

The post-holder will be based in the community across the Beeston and Middleton & Hunslet footprint, with occasional travel between practices, community sites and system-partner offices.

Working days may include periods of concentrated administrative work, telephone contact with patients and structured MDT / clinic support.

The post-holder may experience occasional distressing conversations for example when contacting patients in difficult social circumstances, or when discussing missed appointments or clinical concerns and will be supported through structured supervision.

Person Specification

Other requirements

Essential

• Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
• Adaptable.
• Works effectively independently and as a team player.
• Self-motivated.
• Up to date with safeguarding and other mandatory training.
• Up to date immunisation status.
• Ability to work in different locations across the footprint and to help provide cover for absent colleagues; ability to take part in an extended working day in line with the models flexible-access commitment.
• Access to own transport or reliable means to travel across the multi-neighbourhood footprint.

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, adapting to a wide range of audiences.
• Excellent organisational skills; able to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload.
• Competent IT skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Ability to accurately enter, extract and interpret patient information from clinical systems.
• Understanding of the principles of confidentiality, information governance, safeguarding and Caldicott principles.
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health and their impact on communities.
• Ability to remain calm, respectful and professional in emotionally challenging situations.
• Ability to work autonomously within scope, escalating clinical or safeguarding concerns appropriately.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry, correspondence and record keeping.
• Ability to gain acceptance for recommendations and to influence colleagues to comply with agreed processes.

Desirable

• Understanding of the Leeds Proactive Care and Integrated Neighbourhood Health frameworks.
• Understanding of quality improvement methodology.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE English and Mathematics at Grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent).
• NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration, Customer Service, Health and Social Care, or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience.
• Willing to undertake any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties, including safeguarding, information-governance and digital training.

Desirable

• Care Certificate.
• Additional qualification or training in care coordination, health navigation, patient experience or equivalent role.
• ECDL, Microsoft Office Specialist or equivalent digital-skills qualification.
• Formal training in health inequalities, trauma-informed care or behaviour-change approaches such as Making Every Contact Count.
• Foundation-degree level study or apprenticeship pathway relevant to health administration or care coordination.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience in an administrative or care-coordination role in the NHS, general practice, social care or a comparable setting.
• Experience of working with clinical or administrative systems such as EMIS, SystmOne or equivalent.
• Experience of telephone and digital contact with patients or service users, including handling sensitive or difficult conversations.
• Experience of arranging meetings, taking accurate minutes and following up actions.
• Experience of maintaining accurate records and trackers, and generating reports from them.
• Experience of working alongside a clinical multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of working with people affected by health inequalities.
• Experience of work involving diary management, correspondence and general office administration.

Desirable

• Experience of care coordination, patient tracking or pathway management in a clinical setting.
• Experience of working with VCSE, community or asset-based partners.
• Experience of contributing to quality improvement, clinical audit or service evaluation.
• Experience of preparing dashboards, reports or presentations for a team.
• Experience of supporting or supervising new or less experienced staff.

Personal Qualities & Attributes

Essential

• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.
• Person-centred, trauma-informed approach with a working understanding of the wider social determinants of health.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of colleagues from the NHS and other organisations, and with patients and their families including good written and oral communication skills.
• Recognises personal limitations and refers to more appropriate colleagues when necessary.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, managing unpredictable service demands.
• Emotional resilience, self-awareness, humility and curiosity.
• Reliability and integrity in a small MDT where the model depends on trust and close working relationships.
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative.
• Comfortable with the ambiguity of a new service willing to iterate, evaluate and adjust.
• Positive and flexible attitude to change; able to respond to changing needs in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Genuine empathy for people whose lives are shaped by health inequalities.
• Cultural competence for supporting patients across the diverse populations of south and east Leeds.
• Confident to challenge and to be challenged in the patients best interest.

Desirable

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

South and East Leeds GP Group

Address

Hosted Employers address

1st Floor Park Edge Practice

Asket Drive

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS14 1HX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.seleedsgpgroup.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

• Previous experience in a healthcare or public setting
• Previous NHS experience
• Clerical/administration experience including filing and/or reception

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Educated to GCSE, grade C or above (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent/professional telephone manner
• Flexible approach to duties
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy
• Proven good organisational skills
• Good IT skills including Microsoft packages
• Confidence to handle difficult conversations with patients, relatives and carers
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a busy team, adjust to change and motivate each other
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Myrtle Road

Bristol

BS2 8EL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

You will be able to find a full job description and personal specification attached within the supporting documents or please click 'apply now' to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications And Knowledge

Essential

• GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Power-point etc.).

Desirable

• Science at GCSE or above.
• Understanding of Pathology service and laboratory experience.
• IBMS Certificate of Achievement Level 1 and/or 2
• Knowledge of hospital specialties

Experience

Essential

• Good employment history
• Conscientious and dependable.
• Sense of responsibility.

Desirable

• Previous experience of NHS or healthcare environment.

Other Essential Criteria

Essential

• Ability to travel within geographical area, to drive health board vehicle to deliver products and work hours flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
• Ability to stand for long periods and to perform frequent, repetitive movements.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

Morriston Hospital / Singleton Hospital / NPT Hospital

Swansea

SA6 6NL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Work to provide patients with best care in terms of quality and costs through a culture of continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate flexibility in approach and will be adaptable when the organisation is facing unforeseeable circumstances
• Promote a positive image of the Trust with appropriate professional groups and organisations as well as the local health economy
• Liaise with colleagues to ensure a consistent flow of information and updates across the speciality
• To supervise Junior ED which describes medical staff and to provide guidance to nursing staff of all work for strategy, risk, grades, capability, culture, structures, measurement processes
• Involved in the management of trauma in line with trauma network and contribute to Major and CBTN incident preparation and management in the event of an incident.
• Encouraged to develop a special interest relevant to the speciality of Emergency Medicine e'g Ultrasound, Paediatrics, Elderly Care, Ambulatory Care and Critical Care.

Person Specification

Research/Teaching/Publications

Essential

• Demonstrable teaching ability and experience.
• Commitment to participate in research throughout the Emergency Medicine Service
• Willingness to undertake teaching of clinical staff at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Evidence of participation in undergraduate and or postgraduate teaching in formal settings

Desirable

• Completion of Education Training course/further qualifications
• Published research and audit.
• Peer reviewed publications.

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Fully registered with GMC.
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM or equivalent)
• ATLS, APLS/EPLS and ALS provider

Desirable

• Instructor in one or more life support courses (ALS/ATLS/APLS or equivalent).
• Additional subspeciality training qualifications, particularly in : PHEM, ICU or PEM
• Certification of completion of specialist training or be within 6 months of gaining it by the interview date (or equivalent).
• Must be on the GMC's Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine

Professional Experience and Clinical Skills

Essential

• Evidence of first-rate professional practice.
• Able to demonstrate clinical skills in management of full range of patient presentations as defined in the RCEM Curriculum.

Desirable

• Evidence of extended clinical skills in areas pertinent to acute and emergency care including but not exclusive to: Intensive Care medicine, Pre-hospital medicine, Point of care ultrasound, Advanced airway management

Clinical Governance

Essential

• Awareness of the requirements of clinical governance, with particular reference to the specialty.

Desirable

• Formal experience in the development of patient safety systems as pertaining to Emergency Medicine

Personal requirements, Communication, Leadership Skills, Flexibility

Essential

• Evidence of management experience.
• Evidence of good team working with peers and other senior colleagues.
• Flexible attitude and good communication skills.
• Ability to integrate into and share leadership of a multidisciplinary team
• IT and computer literacy

Desirable

• Ability to work under pressure and in difficult circumstances
• To be able to demonstrate team leadership skills and Able to demonstrate team leadership skills and work on own initiative

Further training, e.g., Management, Audit

Essential

• Experience of clinical audit and education.
• Evidence of delivering Quality Improvement Projects

Desirable

• Formal training in QIP methodology

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)