Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of a safe, responsive and clinically effective 24/7 Palliative and End of Life Care Advice Line for Worcestershire. They will work within agreed pathways, policies and escalation processes to support timely, person-centred care for patients, families, carers and professionals.

Key responsibilities include maintaining accurate clinical records, supporting care coordination, contributing to audit and service evaluation, participating in training, supervision and competency development, and working collaboratively with SPA, Neighbourhood Teams, Urgent Community Response, primary care, hospices and community specialist palliative care services.

The role requires compassionate communication, sound clinical judgement, effective risk assessment and the ability to work autonomously while seeking support appropriately.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN1)
• Graduate Nursing Qualification at Academic Level 6 - or working towards.
• Preceptorship training
• Evidence of on-going continuing professional development

Desirable

• District Nursing Specialist Practitioner Qualification
• Practice educator

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience in a clinical setting - able to demonstrate transferability of experience to community setting
• Experience of management of caseloads or wards and organisation of staff
• Clinical audit/service improvement and development work
• Experience of active participation in interdisciplinary team working

Desirable

• Previous community nursing experience

Knowledge

Essential

• High level of clinical knowledge and skill
• Understanding of personal contribution to the achievement of organisational objectives within the business plan
• Clinical Governance
• Good knowledge of community services and care pathways
• Health improvement
• Good working knowledge of positive risk taking and effective risk management strategies

Desirable

• Understanding of National and local health and social care strategies
• Working knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and Care Act
• Understanding of an Integrated Care System and the team's role in the wider system.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
• High level of clinical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Understanding of team work
• Ability to manage a budget and help improve productivity and cost effectiveness
• Time management and organisational skills
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Root Cause Analysis investigation skills
• IT Skills
• Innovative approach to care and management
• Teaching Skills

Desirable

• Advanced assessment skills

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

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Kings Court 1

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1JR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Mental Health Practitioner caseloads are generally limited to 15-20 cases, allowing the team to deliver a range of psychosocial interventions, including Crisis Safety Planning, Emotional Management and Distress Tolerance Skills, Anxiety Management, Early Warning Signs / Relapse Prevention, Behavioural Activation and Sleep Hygiene.

The Team also offers a Managing Emotions Group to patients experiencing emotional dysregulation, often as a preliminary to further psychological work such as DBT.

The team is working to deliver access to NMHT services within 28 days of referral, and are currently meeting this target.

There is a twice weekly referrals meeting where new referrals are discussed together with cases of concern, and a monthly team meeting for education and team administration.

Psychological intervention is offered via three pathways. There is a dedicated Bipolar and Psychosis pathway, a trauma-specific Specialised Individual (SI) pathway and the more generalised Specialised Teams (ST) pathway. The Worcester City NMHT has 4.4 FTE funded posts for psychological provision.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
• On the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview
• MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Experience

Essential

• Broad experience in General Adult Psychiatry (or your subspecialty), including management of complex and high-risk patients
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience of clinical leadership within a team setting
• Experience of supervising and teaching junior medical staff and other professionals
• Experience of risk assessment and risk management
• Experience of audit, quality improvement, and service development

Knowledge

Essential

• The candidate should have relevant clinical experience
• Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological and psychological treatments in the General Adult Psychiatry
• Knowledge about the NHS and understanding the evidence base underpinning the delivery of high quality services
• Understanding of the importance of excellent team working relationships and ability to put this into practice.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries in a collaborative style.

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

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Hill Crest Unit

Quinney's Lane

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7WG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of principles of assessment and formulation for people with mental health problems
• Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation
• Knowledge of Personalised Care and Support Planning and principles of Personalised Care.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Care Act
• Experience of working with people in a forensic setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Will be required to complete mandatory training.
• Has a commitment to on-going learning, coupled with development of the role to meet patient and service need.
• To participate in regular locality duty system.
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a Mental Health setting
• Assessment of people presenting with mental health problems
• Assessment and management of clinical risk
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Managing own case load

Desirable

• Working in a primary care setting
• Working in collaboration with VCSE service
• Experience of Care Coordination/Key working.
• Training/developing staff and/or presenting to groups in a variety of settings
• Experience and knowledge of delivering evidence-based psychosocial interventions

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care e.g. in social work, nursing, OT with current professional registration
• RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT
• Recent evidence of continuing professional development
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

• Teaching / training qualification
• Psychological therapy qualification

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

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Rowan House

Osborne Road

MALVERN

Worcestershire

WR14 1JE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (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

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to academic Level 2
• (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C, NVQ2, OCR/RSA2, City and Guilds 2) in a Business Administration-related subject, otherwise
• Considerable recent NHS administrative experience and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 2 qualification on appointment to post.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Able to cope under pressure.
• I understand the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesn't guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake further training.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
• Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking.
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats.
• Standard IT skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Community Neighbourhood team set up.

Experience

Essential

• Recent, relevant experience in an Administrative/Secretarial/ Reception Role.

Desirable

• NHS administrative experience.
• Experience of using NHS IT systems (EMIS, BIRO, Aero, ICE).

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of the Data Protection Act.

Desirable

• Understanding of the NHS Code of Confidentiality.

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

Gemini House

Stouport Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 7QL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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