Job summary

Within our older adults homes, we aim to create a warm and welcoming environment where our Care Assistants can deliver the exceptional care our residents deserve. Join our supportive team and be part of something special, where your dedication and compassion can make a big difference to the lives of others.

Main duties of the job

What you'll do:

• Support daily/nightly living: Help with activities including personal care, ensuring the comfort, wellbeing and safety of our residents.
• Provide person-centred care: Tailor your care planning to meet the unique needs of each resident.
• Promote independence: Encourage residents to make personal care choices and support their self-care and independence.
• Build relationships: Establish supportive connections with residents, their families, and colleagues.

About us

Why join us?

• Rewarding work: Make a real difference in the lives of our residents and know that you can help improve the quality of life of others and make a lasting impact on the lives of those you care for.
• Supportive environment: Work in a friendly and collaborative team who feel proud of the work they do to support people in our community.
• Professional growth: We invest in your future. With ongoing development opportunities, you'll have the chance to enhance your skills and advance your career in the care sector.
• Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the link provided for the Candidate Pack, which contains further information and details regarding this role

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Please see link to Candidate Pack

Desirable

• Please see link to Candidate Pack

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see link to Candidate Pack

Desirable

• Please see link to Candidate Pack

Job summary

Are you a pharmacist who is passionate about developing your knowledge and skills in general practice, while making a meaningful difference to patient care?

Our PCN continues to support its Arc Primary Care pharmacy team with additional roles and resources, during this period of developing and restructuring we are looking for clinical pharmacists to join the growing pharmacy team, to work alongside our existing workforce of senior clinical pharmacists, clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

The posts available are at:

The Brimington Surgery, previous Winners of the Primary Care Practice Team of the year, based on Church Street in Brimington, a busy village on the outskirts of Chesterfield

Inspire Health, whose in house pharmacy team, including two experienced advanced pharmacists, support a broad range of dynamic and enhanced roles for pharmacy professionals, based in Avenue House Surgery in central Chesterfield and the Hasland Medical Centre.

We are looking for clinicians who are committed to improving patient care and passionate about clinical pharmacy.

Whilst experience of working in general practice and an independent prescriber qualification are preferable, pharmacists with limited general practice experience, including newly qualified pharmacists, would be considered.

The post holders would be supported in enrolling on, and completing, the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP), where not already completed.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality clinical medicines management.

The role will include providing patient facing Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs), supporting the management of long term conditions, optimising medicines at transfer of care, and contributing to systems that promote safer prescribing. The post holder will also support the management of repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisations, as well as acute prescription requests, ensuring prescribing remains safe, effective, and aligned with best practice.

In undertaking this role, the post holder will address both the public health and wider social care needs of patients registered at GP practices within the Primary Care Network (PCN). They will work collaboratively with the wider practice and PCN teams to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare inequalities.

The post holder will receive clinical supervision, mentorship, and professional support from senior and lead clinical pharmacists, who will support the development, governance, and oversight of their role.

This role is central to improving the quality of care, patient experience, and operational efficiency within general practice and therefore requires a high level of motivation, professionalism, and commitment to service improvement.

About us

The Chesterfield and Dronfield Primary Care Network (PCN) is one of the largest in the UK, delivering care to more than 100,000 patients across Chesterfield and Dronfield, on the doorstep of the Peak District.

We deliver enhanced services within the PCN designed to support and enhance the services offered by our member GP Practices within Chesterfield. We do this by employing staff to work through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme and finding innovative and sustainable solutions to the changing needs of the Practices; we bid for contracts to help tackle health inequalities and drive up standards of care within the Chesterfield and Dronfield locality.

Our mission: Committed to high quality collaborative person-centred care. Delivered with integrity and transparency, improving health and wellbeing for all.

Benefits of working with us:

• NHS Pension Scheme, offering flexible retirement choices, an ill health retirement pension, life assurance and optional lump sum on retirement
• On appointment 27 days plus 8 Bank Holiday annual leave entitlement which rises annually with length of service up to 33 days (pro rata for part time staff)
• Up 5 days professional/study leave per annum (pro rata)
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Blue light Card Discount

Arc Primary Care is not an Agenda for Change organisation but does offer structured meritorious pay progression.

Interviews for this post will be held at Dunston Innovation Centre, face to face, on Tuesday 13 October.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Patient-facing / Remote Medicines Support

Deliver patient-facing medication review clinics, stratifying need across the full spectrum of review types from technical, medicines adherence reviews (including polypharmacy reviews) through to focal long-term condition reviews (see section 3) and holistic SMRs. Provide accessible support for patients with questions, queries, and concerns about their medicines.

2. Medicines-Related Clinical Support for Care Homes

Deliver clinical medication reviews in collaboration with patients, care home staff, and the Ageing Well team, producing clear and evidencebased recommendations for the multidisciplinary team to support medicines optimisation, prescribing, and monitoring. Work collaboratively with care home staff and the Ageing Well team to optimise medicines management and promote safe, effective, and appropriate use of medicines, including updating medication at transfer of care and investigating and responding to requests for medication not on, or as on, repeat. This workstream is coordinated by the PCN's Pharmacy Hub for Assessment Services (PHASe), integrated within The Ageing Well Team, but practice-based pharmacists will need to liaise with the hub, communicating effectively, to ensure an efficienct and seamless care delivery service.

3. Long-Term Condition Clinics

Deliver reviews to patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g., respiratory, cardiovascular-reno-metabolic). Review the on-going need for each medicine, monitoring needs and support patients in getting the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicine improvement. Contribute to QOF achievement and IIF targets related to long-term condition management.

4. Patient facing Domiciliary Medication Reviews

Deliver medication reviews to patients in care home or domiciliary settings, working within the PCN's Pharmacy Hub for Assessment Services (PHASe), integrated within The Ageing Well Team. For care home patients, medicines reconciliation and medication review is coordinated through the centralised pharmacy hub. The post holder will work within this hub structure, contributing to and drawing on hub-led clinical oversight, supervision, and workflow support, and producing recommendations for the multidisciplinary team on prescribing, deprescribing, and monitoring. In some practices, medication reviews for care home patients may be delivered outside of the central hub, and some reviews for care home or housebound patients may require home visits.

5. Risk stratification

Identify cohorts of patients at increased risk of harm from medicines using agreed, preprepared practice clinical system searches, including prescribing and clinical decision support software such as Eclipse Live Radar 500 searches. Risks may be patientrelated, medicinerelated, or a combination of both.

Where appropriate, pharmacy technicians will be accountable for reviewing and acting on the outcomes of these searches within their scope of competence, in accordance with agreed protocols. Clinical pharmacists will provide supervision and support where the management of highrisk patients falls outside the pharmacy technicians competence, and will assume responsibility during periods of leave or in exceptional circumstances.

6. Unplanned hospital admissions

Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews. Implement changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups.

7. Medicines Reconciliation

Reconcile medicines following communications from other health settings (e.g., hospital discharges, clinical letters from secondary care, private healthcare providers etc) including identifying, resolving and appropriately escalating unexplained changes to medicines when required. Work collaboratively with patients, carers and the wider MDT to ensure timely access to medicines and continuity of care including those requiring medicines compliance aids and care home residents.

Provide mentorship, supervision, and appropriate delegation of medicines reconciliation activities to pharmacy technicians and junior pharmacists, including foundation pharmacists, in line with their competence and agreed governance arrangements.

8. Medicine Information & Advisory Support

Respond to relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other network staff, other healthcare teams (e.g., community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines acting as a visible and accessible medicines expert within the PCN. Suggest and recommend evidence-based solutions. Provide appropriate follow-up where changes are made.

9. Signposting

Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate time period e.g., pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long-term condition reviews etc. Collaborate with and refer to relevant non-clinicians e.g. social prescribing link workers to connect patients with non-clinical community support where wider determinants of health are contributing to medicines non-adherence or health inequalities.

10. Repeat prescribing

Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review. Ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required. Support the practice to reduce prescribing errors and promote safe, efficient repeat prescribing workflows.

11. Service development

Contribute pharmaceutical expertise to the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g., advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets).

12. Information management

Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.

13. Medicines quality improvement

Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs and the PCN team, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the relevant practice team.

14. Medicines safety

Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. Contribute to the practice's and PCNs patient safety agenda by participating in significant event analysis (SEA), reporting incidents as appropriate, supporting learning from near-misses and medicines errors. Work with the practice team and PCN to embed a culture of medicines safety.

15. Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations

Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economys RAG list and make recommendations to GPs for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or subject to shared care (amber drugs).

16. Education, Mentoring and Clinical Supervision

Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation. Mentor, supervise and delegate, as appropriate, clinical workflow to pharmacy technicians and more junior pharmacists (including foundation pharmacists), to optimise skill-mix and aid team development.

17. Care Quality Commission

Work with the general practice teams to ensure the practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.

18. Public health

Support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on all public health programs available to the general public.

19. Collaborative working arrangements

As part of an integrated pharmacy team, foster and maintain collaborative working relationships with practice teams, ICB colleagues including medicines management pharmacy professionals, the Ageing Well

Team and social prescribing team, and all other relevant services across the PCN and other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit the practice and its patients.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice and professional and organisational policies and procedures
• Awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Excellent Interpersonal, influencing & negotiating skills, to make shared decisions in situations where barriers to this may be present
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information clearly and appropriately to a range of audiences, adapting communication to meet different needs and levels of understanding (e.g. patients).
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and able to recognise limitations of own competence, referring to more senior clinical colleagues when appropriate
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, including prioritisation, time-keeping, adaptability, self-motivation and sustainable working, including when resource levels change.
• Work effectively independently and as a team member
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals

Desirable

• In depth therapeutic & clinical knowledge and an understanding of evidence-based medicine, clinical terminology, medicines optimisation and shared decision-making
• An appreciation of GPs and General Practice, including the relationship between GP, PCNs and ICBs in the context of the larger NHS and NHS funding.
• Experience of collaborative working and building relationships across a variety of organisations
• Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise & review general medicines optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions (LTCs)
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use clinical systems e.g. EMIS/SystmOne, word processing skills, spreadsheets and emails to communicate effectively, document consultations and code accurately and safely, and produce timely and accurate reports
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information with accuracy, appropriate management of errors and logical innovation of solutions

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care

Other

Essential

• Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
• Appropriate Immunisation Status
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality when required e.g. meetings or visiting care homes

Qualifications

Essential

• Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• Completion/working towards CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP)
• Clinical Diploma
• Independent Prescribing or currently working towards qualification

Additional information

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).

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the staff team at Horsham Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NHMT) Adults Service, for an Experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist.

We are a friendly, supportive and recovery-focused multidisciplinary team that values the unique skills and perspective Occupational Therapists bring to assessment, intervention, team working and service development. The NHMT provides person-centred, recovery-focused support to adults experiencing serious mental health difficulties. As part of our team, you will support people to achieve their recovery goals, maximise independence and improve quality of life through meaningful occupation and engagement in their communities. This is an exciting time to join Sussex Partnership as community mental health transformation continues to develop integrated neighbourhood services in partnership with primary care, social care, housing, voluntary sector organisations and local communities. You will have opportunities to further develop your specialist occupational therapy skills, deliver innovative occupation-focused interventions and build your experience in facilitating therapeutic groups and recovery-focused programmes across the service.

All staff are supported through a comprehensive supervision and Allied Health training package including Communities of Practice.

Main duties of the job

You will be based in Horsham providing assessments and treatment for clients with severe and enduring mental health conditions, liaising with acute care services, Crisis cafes in partnerships with local 3rd sector providers, Police Street triage options and Police Custody Healthcare to support clients with their mental health and wellbeing

About us

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across

Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire. Staff wellbeing is of central importance in the Trust, and we encourage our staff todevelop professionally whilst working in psychologically safe environments.

Working in Sussex:

o Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns

o Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London

o With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

Job description

Job responsibilities

To plan and provide a range of occupational assessments and treatments that will promote recovery and wellbeing for the people that the postholder works with. To provide occupational therapy interventions for referred clients using evidence based, client centred principles to assess,plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

Working Pattern: 37.5 hrs within the 9-5, Monday to Friday opening hours of the service.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Please apply using the link in this advert, and do contact us for an informal conversation and to arrange to visit if you would find that helpful. We are really interested to hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
• Evidence of post graduate level study/training
• Registration with the HPC as an occupational therapist
• Practice Education training
• Training in the use of standardised occupational therapy assessment tools

Additional information

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).

Job summary

We are looking for a compassionate, proactive and highly organised PALS Officer to join our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) team at DBTH In this rewarding role, you will be the first point of contact for patients, families, carers and members of the public who wish to raise concerns, seek information or provide feedback about Trust services.

Working across the Trust, you will manage a caseload of patient concerns from initial contact through to resolution, providing advice, support and signposting while working closely with clinical and managerial teams to achieve timely outcomes. You will play a key role in improving patient experience, identifying themes and learning opportunities, and supporting the Trust's complaints and governance processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong communication, problem-solving and customer service skills who is passionate about delivering person-centred care and ensuring that patients' voices help shape and improve services.

Main duties of the job

As a PALS Officer, you will be the first point of contact for patients, relatives, carers and members of the public seeking advice, raising concerns or providing feedback about Trust services. You will manage concerns from receipt through to resolution, working closely with clinical teams and managers to achieve timely, patient-centred outcomes.

You will provide confidential advice and support, investigate concerns, facilitate communication between patients and healthcare staff, and help identify opportunities to improve patient experience. The role also involves maintaining accurate records, identifying themes and trends, and contributing to the Trust's complaints, governance and quality improvement processes.

What We're Looking For

We are seeking an empathetic, resilient and organised individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will have experience handling sensitive situations professionally, building effective relationships, and delivering high-quality customer service in a patient-facing, healthcare or public service environment.

The successful candidate will be able to manage competing priorities, communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and demonstrate a commitment to improving patient experience and ensuring patients' voices are heard.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

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

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK

Please note that from 9th April2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of the function of PALS in relation to concerns and complaints.
• Experience of working within a customer care environment in an advisory capacity.
• Experience of working to deadlines.
• Experience of providing information in a clear and concise manner.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office and other applications.
• Experience of dealing with conflict and highly emotional situations.
• Fully aware of the need to maintain confidentiality and how this is achieved.
• Experience of inputting data.

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS complaints procedures, GDPR, clinical governance, health and wellbeing issues, acquired through training and experience.
• Experience in a similar role or equivalent knowledge.
• Experience of dealing with external NHS stakeholders.
• Experience of Incident Reporting system.
• Experience of working within the NHS or Healthcare setting.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Educated to Level 4 NVQ in customer services or related subject plus, extensive experience in a customer facing service dealing with complex and/or sensitive enquiries, which would equate to a Level 4 qualification. Or able to evidence equally demonstrable experience.
• GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above, or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• RSA 2 in Typing / Word processing or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent experience.

Personal Attributes & Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, including listening and negotiating skills, face to face and over the telephone.
• Able to problem solve.
• Able to use own initiative.
• Work well under pressure and autonomously whilst prioritising a diverse workload with competing priorities within a busy environment.
• Work individually or as part of a team.

Demonstrate Our We Care Values and the DBTH Way

Essential

• Kind, Inclusive, Person-centred, Empowering, Accountable, Collaborative, Attentive Listening, Integrity and Honesty, Courage and Positivity.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available to join the Medical Imaging Department in Exeter at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a Senior Radiographic Assistant role working within Medical Imaging supporting patients for diagnostic tests; working at the RDUH eastern sites at Wonford, Exeter Nightingale CDC and Community Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

Based at Wonford and the Devon Diagnostic Centre (Nightingale Hospital ) site at Sowton, our Medical Imaging team provide a broad range of imaging modality services including, Plain Film X-Ray, Interventional Radiology, CT, MRI, and Ultrasound. As a Senior Radiographic Assistant you will work to support the Radiographic Assistants, Radiographers and Radiologists across these modalities. The department opens from 8am until 8pm 7 days a week, with 24hour services for A&E and ward services. You will be required to be flexible and available to work a range of shifts including 8am-8pm, 9am-5pm, 9am-1pm, 8.30am-5.30pm over the 7 days of the week.

Successful candidates to the role will be flexible, adaptable and patient focussed, aiming to deliver the highest standards of clinical care. The role will involve supervising and training junior colleagues and new starters to enable them to achieve the high standards expected. You will be supported to develop the skills required to work in this role.

Exeter is a vibrant, welcoming and growing Cathedral city. It has a highly rated University; good Ofsted rated schools and an abundance of family amenities. Situated in the middle of the South West Region, and with easy access to Dartmoor/Exmoor, the surrounding countryside and the near-by coast of Devon and Cornwall boasts spectacular scenery, promoting a lively, active outdoor lifestyle. The city is well served by rail, road and air links, with good access to other towns and places of interest, and an excellent local education service.

Working Pattern: 37.5 Hours per week

Interview Date: To be confirmed

For further information please contact: Racheal Webster Radiographic Assistant Team Leader on [email protected]

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

Benefits

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.

You will also have access to other benefits including:

National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.

Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter

Car lease schemes.

The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).

Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

• See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description

Desirable

• See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description

Job summary

This is an opportunity to develop your adult acquired SaLT skills with acute and stroke in-patients in a busy NHS hospital setting, as part of a supportive SaLT team based at Salisbury District Hospital. This is a full time fixed term contract post. This post can be tailored to either a current Band 6 Specialist SaLTs looking to extend skills and experience , or to an current Band 5 SaLT who has worked for more than a year as a qualified SaLT in an NHS hospital setting and has already gained NQP and dysphagia competencies. Experience of working in an NHS adult in-patient setting is essential for all candidates.

Qualifications required include a degree in Speech & Language Therapy, and ideally postgraduate training (or qualification) in adult dysphagia. Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council is essential. Membership of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists is desirable.

Postgraduate experience includes autonomous assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adults with swallowing and communication impairments from a wide range of acquired neurological conditions including Stroke, in an in-patient NHS setting. The applicants must flexible, be able to use initiative well, have effective caseload management and good clinical decision-making skills.

Main duties of the job

Your focus would be clinical work both in the Acute team across a range of 18 acute wards & units (general medical, surgical, & elderly), and potentially on the Stroke Unit. You will have responsibility to manage patient assessment & treatment decisions, and ensure excellent liaison with SaLT and MDT colleagues.

You may be required to contribute to the development of the SaLT team, including student supervision, NQP supervision, and in house CPD. You would be involved in wider department initiatives such as link roles, improving MDT working in specific areas (e.g. on the new elderly ward, in-patient PD or Stroke) as well as being involved in training hospital staff in communication and swallowing.

The SaLT team embraces new ways of working and has worked hard to be at the forefront of helpful and emerging technology. Therefore your patients have access to a range of instrumental dysphagia investigations for swallow assessments and instrumental devices for treatment. For patients with communication disorders, we have a broad range of computer based therapy available, and quick access to AAC.

We feel strongly that it is important to provide our SaLT team members with as much training and development as we can and as needed, and as a small team we meet often. We thrive on an ethos of sharing our learning, being supportive to each other, and being helpful and flexible at work when needed.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Details

Date posted

16 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata if part time

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

269-SFT9960

Job locations

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Several years working as qualified SaLT working independently with adult patients
• Competency in assessing and treating adult dysphagia (& instrumental experience)
• Experience of assessing and treating adults with acquired communication disorders
• Experience of working in an NHS adult setting

Desirable

• Understanding demands of working in an acute setting
• Demonstrating EBP and effective treatment
• Experience of providing training to other SLTs and Health Care colleagues

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
• Postgraduate qualification, or completion of RCSLT competencies, in adult dysphagia
• Registration with HCPC
• High standard of spoken and written English language

Desirable

• Member of RCSLT
• Postgraduate training in instrumental dysphagia assessments

Clinical Decision Making

Essential

• As qualified SaLT, experience of making clinical decisions appropriate to patients in NHS hospital setting

Person Specification Clinical Experience Essential Several years working as qualified SaLT working independently with adult patients Competency in assessing and treating adult dysphagia (& instrumental experience) Experience of assessing and treating adults with acquired communication disorders Experience of working in an NHS adult setting Desirable Understanding demands of working in an acute setting Demonstrating EBP and effective treatment Experience of providing training to other SLTs and Health Care colleagues Qualifications Essential Degree in Speech & Language Therapy Postgraduate qualification, or completion of RCSLT competencies, in adult dysphagia Registration with HCPC High standard of spoken and written English language Desirable Member of RCSLT Postgraduate training in instrumental dysphagia assessments Clinical Decision Making Essential As qualified SaLT, experience of making clinical decisions appropriate to patients in NHS hospital setting

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).

Additional information 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

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

Are you a passionate Dietitian looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and families? We are seeking an enthusiastic HCPC Registered Dietitian to join our friendly Community Paediatric Dietetic Team, delivering specialist nutritional care across Luton and South Bedfordshire.

Read on as this role might be of interest to you.

You will work within our friendly Paediatric team delivering both virtual and face to face clinics to a varied caseload and deliver group sessions to families.

The role includes training to other health care professionals, covering subjects such as cow's milk allergy and feeding difficulties. In addition, you will also be involved in supporting the Food First team on the appropriate prescribing of Paediatric nutritional products.

Previous Paediatric experience is desirable but not essential, we may consider a candidate who can demonstrate a willingness to build on existing dietetic skills.

The successful candidate would be joining an experienced Paediatric team who would provide regular clinical supervision.

Why not click on the link to the Job Description and find out more about the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Should we receive a high number of applications; we reserve the right to close the vacancy after 22nd September 2026

Main duties of the job

About the Role

You will:

Deliver face-to-face and virtual community clinics for children and young people.

Support families with evidence-based nutritional advice and personalised care plans.

Contribute to group education programmes and resource development.

Work closely with GPs, community teams and other healthcare professionals to optimise nutritional care and prescribing.

Participate in audit, service improvement and student supervision activities.

We will offer:

A supportive and experienced paediatric team.

Regular clinical supervision and CPD opportunities.

Opportunities to contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Flexible community-based working and a rewarding role supporting children and families.

About us

Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional / Clinical responsibilities

Deliver weekly virtual and face to face community clinics covering a range of clinical conditions including allergy, faltering growth, obesity, behavioural feeding difficulties and restricted diets for children with SEND.

Support the development and delivery of group sessions for children and their families with specific nutritional needs such as cows milk protein allergy and feeding difficulties.

Prioritise and plan your own workload, effectively meeting the aims and objectives of both the clinical and prescribing support elements of the role. A high level of time management skills will be required to ensure all needs are met.

Undertake duties to support appropriate paediatric product prescribing as identified by the Food First Team Lead, such as supporting the development of paediatric prescribing guidelines.

Support and collaborate with local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and primary care networks (PCNs) on the appropriate management and prescribing of specialist infant formulas.

Advise medical teams on the appropriate prescription, follow up and monitoring of infant formulas, based on available evidence including assessment of individual clinical needs.

To be involved in undertaking development work within the Team, this could include care pathways, clinical audits, service improvement, resource development, newsletters, and updates to social media/websites.

Co-ordinate the identification, development and production of high-quality evidence-based diet sheets and educational resources.

Identify and carry out audits within the department and your specialist areas

Management and Leadership

To provide support, guidance and training to dietitians and dietetic assistants, linking with senior colleagues to evaluate competencies

To appropriately delegate work/tasks to dietetic assistants, with support from the wider adult dietetic team.

To be involved in the supervision of dietetic students in their clinical practice.

To support in the recruitment of dietetic health care professionals.

To contribute to the setting of targets and annual team objectives, and to the monitoring of these objectives.

Information management

Maintain accurate, timely, and professional clinical records in accordance with organisational and professional standards.

To plan your own diary and prioritise your caseload, with support from senior colleagues, as required in line with the service offer.

Education & Professional Development

To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects to further develop individual, team and service clinical practice.

To contribute to team and wider service level development meetings and projects through sharing knowledge, skills and expertise in your clinical area.

To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities, and to maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.

To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with agreed personal development programmes to meet set knowledge and competencies.

To be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at, and participation in, in-service training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses and peer review, ensuring delivery of feedback following attendance at external courses.

To be competent in carrying out literature searches and to actively maintain/update specialist knowledge.

To ensure your own nutrition and dietetic knowledge is up-to-date and evidence-based including the current developments for nutrition in community dietetics.

To be professionally and legally accountable, and responsible for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.

To evaluate and review your own work, seeking the views of others and adopting the principles of evidence-based practice to ensure maintenance and development of clinical and professional standards.

To contribute to the development and provision of education and training on a range of dietetic issues to health and social care professionals.

To ensure work is in line with departmental, trust and national dietetic standards.

Operational Delivery

To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff. Positive relationships are characterised by open communication, trust and respect.

To liaise with a range of professionals such as; 0-19 teams, community nursing, GPs and other health and social care professionals concerning the assessment and advice provided to paediatric patients in the community setting.

To communicate effectively with the people who access the dietetic service, using a personalised what matters to you focus to ensure understanding of condition and treatment plans that facilitates shared decision making and personalised care plans

To use a range of different communication skills; including motivational interviewing, counselling skills and negotiating skills to help those who access the dietetic service and professionals to achieve their nutritional goals/standards, considering any barriers to change that may exist. This may also involve managing compliments and complaints

To attend and actively participate in department meetings and team meetings.

To advise and liaise with social care staff concerning the dietary needs of service users and work closely with dietetic and health care colleagues on issues such as development of training packages or care pathways to improve first line advice provided to families.

To contribute as required to the multidisciplinary team via uni-professional and multi-professional education sessions and meetings, clear written communication and joint assessments.

To be involved in the on-going development and delivery of group education sessions for health care professionals at different grades.

To advise medical teams on the appropriate prescription, follow up and monitoring of ACBS approved nutritional supplements, based on available evidence including assessment of individual clinical needs.

Supporting the development of reports/proposals to Senior Management Teams, Commissioners, other health and social care staff and involvement in presentations and meetings.

To work independently and undertake lone working in the community.

To represent the team and department at exhibitions, events, and local meetings.

Risk & Governance Management

Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.

The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.

The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures

It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with HCPC, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.

Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by East of England Health and Care NHS Trust.

The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as required

Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis

The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.

Be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.

Service Development

To participate, alongside senior colleague(s) in the planning, development and evaluation of Nutrition & Dietetic department service provision.

Code of Conduct

The post holder is required to adhere to the Conflicts of Interest Policy

Infection Control

The trust staff are responsible for protecting themselves and others against infection risks.

All staff regardless of whether clinical or not are expected to comply with current infection control policies and procedures and to report any problems about this to their managers.

All staff undertaking patient care activities must attend infection control training and updates as required by the trust.

All clinical staff or any staff working in clinical areas are expected to be bare below the elbow with no hand or wrist jewellery except for one plain band (no stones or engraving)

Health and Safety

Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed upon them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), to ensure the agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees and visitors.

To ensure that the trusts Health and Safety Policies are understood and observed and that procedures are followed.

To ensure the appropriate use of equipment and facilities and the environment is maintained in good order.

To take the necessary precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of themselves, patients, staff and visitors, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.

To undertake appropriate Health and Safety training to support safe working practice including, where appropriate, its management.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

• Degree qualification in dietetics
• Registered Dietitian with HCPC

Desirable

• Evidence of on-going professional development relating to their training and qualification as a Dietitian

Experience

Essential

• Sound clinical knowledge of dietetic treatment of adult and/or paediatric patients

Desirable

• Basic understanding of the role of the prescribing support dietitian

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients in one-to-one situations
• Good interpersonal, counselling and motivational skills

Safeguarding

Essential

• Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults

Additional information

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).

Job summary

Salary: £26,847 - £27,709 pro rataHours per week: 20 hoursInterview date: 5th of October 2026

Canons House is a lifeline for families across Wiltshire, registered with Ofsted and rated Good!

Childrens safety and wellbeing are at the heart of staff practice.

Main duties of the job

We provide overnight short breaks for children and young adults (5-17) with complex learning disabilities, health and care needs. Our 'whole child' approach ensures empathetic, holistic care, fostering stability, belonging, and positive well-being. We champion diversity, promote equality, and partner with families and professionals to deliver tailored care for all. As a Waking Nights Care Support Officer, you will provide waking night support for the children and young people, where no two nights are the same. You'll work a ten-hour night shift (specific hours to be determined). The ideal candidate should be flexible for planned annual leave and short-notice sick leave coverage. Experience of caring for children and young people is essential, ideally you will have a background in supporting children and young people with complex health, care and learning needs. An NCFE qualification in Health and Social Care in residential childcare at level 3 is desirable but not essential, as this can be undertaken as part of the role. A strong understanding of confidentiality, trust, child-centred care and support and effective safeguarding is a must. A comprehensive induction, supervision and support is provided, along with continuous training, supporting your professional development. If you are passionate about supporting children and families and want to be part of our amazing team, we would love to hear from you!

About us

Why us

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Find out more about Our Identity, staff networks, and employee benefits here.

Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customerfacing roles work entirely from their service location.

We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.

Under the Childrens Homes (England) Regulations 2015, individuals involved in regulated activity must provide a full employment history and detail any gaps. Before clicking apply please complete this full employment history form and once completed please attach it to your application form.

We understand that AI tools can support you in preparing job applications. However, we value authenticity and would encourage you to ensure your submission genuinely reflects your own experiences, skills, and motivations.

While we welcome applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship, we are not able to issue a defined certificate of sponsorship due to limitations in our sponsorship capacity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the duties of the role, please refer to the role description and person specification attached.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience of caring for children and young people is essential, ideally you will have a background in supporting children and young people with complex health, care and learning needs. An NCFE qualification in Health and Social Care in residential childcare at level 3 is desirable but not essential, as this can be undertaken as part of the role. A strong understanding of confidentiality, trust, child-centred care and support and effective safeguarding is a must.

Additional information

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).

Job summary

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for the correct candidate to join our Children's Community Speech and Language Therapy Team in South East Essex. The post is for a full time, permanent, Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to manage two Southend based community clinic caseloads with a built in opportunity to develop your specialist skills in the area of Cleft and VPI under the guidance of the service's Highly Specialist SLT for cleft/VPI.

The EPUT Children's SLT service is a supportive and experienced team who work closely together to meet to the communication, eating and drinking needs of children and young people aged 0 - 19 in the local population.

We have a strong clinical supervision model and provide opportunities for career development through skill mixing and regular reviews of training needs for staff linked to the service's delivery priorities.

We have a very experienced team of SLT assistants who support qualified staff to deliver strategy demonstration sessions to families and setting staff alongside strong administrative support.

This role would suit an experienced Band 6 paediatric Speech and Language Therapist looking to develop specialist skills and experience in the areas of Cleft and VPI or an experienced Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist looking to move into a Band 6 role.

Main duties of the job

To manage two Southend based community clinic caseloads as an autonomous practitioner with the support of the wider EPUT Children's SLT team members, including working with preschool and school aged children with speech, language and communication delay/disorders

To work with local mainstream schools as a link SLT to provide support/guidance and demonstration of strategies for an allocated number of settings

To support provide one to one clinical supervision for less qualified staff in the team (e.g. a SLT assistant)

To develop specialist skills in the area of Cleft/VPI under the direct supervision of the Highly Specialist SLT for Cleft/VPI

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Manage two community clinic caseloads in the Southend area for children (aged 0 - 19) with speech, language/communication needs related to delay/disorder

Develop specialist skills in the area of Cleft/VPI under the guidance and supervision of the Highly Specialist SLT for Cleft/VPI

Provide clinical supervision for unqualified staff (e.g. SLT assistant)

Person Specification

Qualitifcations and registration

Essential

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent with a minimum of 3 years' experience as Speech and Language Therapist
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council for licence to practice
• Signed off the RCSLT NQP competencies for more than 2 years

Desirable

• Evidence of completion of specialist short courses up to Master's degree or equivalent relevant to the specialism

Interpersonal and written skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills including good written presentation skills
• Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
• Negotiation and problem solving skills e.g. experience of dealing with people when there is a difference of opinion
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills

Desirable

• Experience of audit and/or research projects

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering speech and/or language therapy activities/programmes to children
• Experience of working with children who have a cleft/VPI presentation as part of community clinic delivery
• Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group
• Uses specialist knowledge to make appropriate clinical decisions for planning therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group.

Desirable

• Advanced knowledge of trend/best practice within the specialism Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)

Additional information

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).

Job summary

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Salary: £44373.07 per year. 25 days annual leave +BANK Holidays Private Pension with Employer & Employee contributions Continuous Training and Development If you are looking to join an energetic and vibrant organisation that truly makes a difference to peoples lives on a daily basis we would like to hear from you. We are looking for a Scrub Practitioner to join our team. As part of our professional, friendly and compassionate team you will do everything you can to ensure the patients treatment is of the highest standard. Our focus at all times is on ensuring that our patients receive high quality treatment quickly, in clean and comfortable surroundings. This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week. Shifts are worked over 4 days between Monday - Saturday from 7am to 5:00pm

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrate a sound understanding of scrub and circulating roles and the responsibilities in the roles.
• Be competent in all aspects of scrub / circulating technique and procedures.
• To be responsible for the cleaning and disinfection of the theatre and equipment in-between patients and the end of each case.
• Participate in all safety procedures including briefings and WHO safer surgery checklist, swab and needle counts and management of clinical specimens etc.
• Work as a skilled member of the perioperative team and be responsible for the assessment of care given to patients in the operating theatre, and other areas where operative / invasive procedures are performed.
• Run theatre lists both efficiently and competently following policies and procedures.

About us

• The post holder must be a registered Nurse or an Operating Department Practitioner who can demonstrate the following:
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written, to include report writing and record keeping.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and multidisciplinary team
• Ability to undertake on-calls to meet the needs of the service.
• Contribution to team development.
• Sound knowledge of the guidelines set out in the NMC/HCPC code of professional conduct and current perioperative issues
• Excellent organisational skills, proven ability to problem solve and remain calm under pressure.
• Effective computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service.

To apply for the role click on the link below. If you have any questions contact [email protected] in our friendly resourcing team. We will contact all shortlisted candidates but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK #LI-TQ1

Job description

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ make a difference for every patient

Salary: £44373.07 per year. 25 days annual leave +BANK Holidays Private Pension with Employer & Employee contributions Continuous Training and Development If you are looking to join an energetic and vibrant organisation that truly makes a difference to peoples lives on a daily basis we would like to hear from you. We are looking for a Scrub Practitioner to join our team. As part of our professional, friendly and compassionate team you will do everything you can to ensure the patients treatment is of the highest standard. Our focus at all times is on ensuring that our patients receive high quality treatment quickly, in clean and comfortable surroundings. This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week. Shifts are worked over 4 days between Monday - Saturday from 7am to 5:00pm

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Experience

Essential

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Additional Criteria

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Additional information

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).

Job summary

Are you passionate about paediatric dietetics and looking for an opportunity to develop your specialist skills?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Dietitian to join our friendly paediatric dietetic team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with babies, children and young people across our paediatric inpatient and outpatient services. You will manage your own caseload, including children with complex needs, working closely with families and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, evidence based and individual nutritional care.

You will be joining service where dietitians are valued members of the paediatric MDT and where there are opportunities to develop your clinical expertise while also contributing to education, quality improvement and the continuing development of our paediatric services.

What will the role involve?

As a Band 6 paediatric dietitian you will work autonomously, while being supported by the Paediatric Team Lead Dietitian and the wider dietetic team.

You will be committed to evidence based practice and continuing professional development, and enthusiastic about contributing ideas to improve the service.

You will be joining a supportive dietetic service with opportunities to develop your paediatric knowledge and skills, and to make a real difference to the care of children and their families.

Interviews will be on 5th October

Main duties of the job

• To work as an experienced autonomous practitioner to provide a high standard of patient focused care through specialised assessment of infants and babies with enteral feeding needs, gastrointestinal conditions, nutritional deficiencies, restrictive eating/feeding difficulties or other specialist paediatric conditions.
• To plan and deliver a high-quality service to babies and children, and their families/carers.
• To participate in student training, supervision and assessment.
• To contribute to the therapy clinical governance agenda to improve the quality of the paediatric service.
• To contribute to the planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the paediatric dietetic service, working with the Paediatric Team Lead to identify and implement improvements.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-26-0719

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient/client care:

To independently manage a defined caseload of paediatric inpatients and outpatients, including children with complex nutritional needs

To undertake comprehensive nutritional assessment

To asses and manage malnutrition, faltering growth and other complex nutritional problems within the post holders scope of practice

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of practice, including the management of patients receiving treatment

To function as an autonomous practitioner, working within codes of practice and professional guidelines when providing advice to patients on therapeutic diets

To use clinical judgement and work in partnership with parents with formulating care plans for home

To accept clinical responsibility for own caseload of patients and organise this effectively

To prioritise caseload of inpatients and to ensure timely dietetic intervention

To provide specialist advice individually tailored to meet the needs of the children and families in the paediatric unit

To involve parents/guardians in decision- making for their treatment

In collaboration with the Team Lead Paediatric Dietitian formulate and update parent information sheets, specific topics for use by dietitians and other healthcare professionals to ensure information is evidence based

In collaboration with Team Lead Paediatric dietitian develop and implement nutrition and dietetic guidelines in clinical areas based on current best practice

To clinically supervise junior colleagues, assistants and students on placement and to provide peer support to Band 6 colleagues

To co-ordinate a safe and effective discharge/transfer of patients from hospital; organising for equipment and feed to be delivered for those who need to continue on an enteral feed after discharge

To attend team meetings and participate in on-going development of the service

To provide and promote a quality nutrition and dietetic service within available resources

To ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times

To deliver staff and parent group education sessions

1.Profession specific clinical duties

To provide specialist dietetic expertise to staff and nutritional advice to patients on the paediatric unit

2.Communications

To engage with parents and MDT in treatment planning decisions

To formulate a treatment plan jointly with the patient/parent/guardian, providing written information where appropriate

To communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team, parents and guardians regarding the dietetic component of care, to ensure a seamless service

To maintain accurate documentation on-going patient care, including phone contacts in accordance with professional standards

To ensure patients are given dietitian's name and telephone contact

To communicate with healthcare professionals in implementing Trust wide nutrition related policies

To liaise closely with dietitians and health care professionals in other hospitals whenever there is a transfer of patient's care or shared care

To work with healthcare professionals to help improve dietetic care and patient experience

To use computer skills to produce and retrieve clinical information, to communicate to colleagues. and for presentations

3.Education and Training

To maintain own clinical professional development by a variety of means e.g. attending postgraduate training courses, journal reviews in order to maintain up to date clinical knowledge

To act as a source of dietetic expertise and provide up to date information in specialist areas

To educate and update health care professionals on topics linked to paediatric nutrition

To disseminate and implement British Dietetic Association specialist statements

To participate in staff appraisal scheme as both appraiser and appraisee

To be appraised annually and agree objectives for the year and a personal development plan taking into account personal objectives with regards to education and development and Trust objectives including management and service issues

To attend study days linked to clinical supervisory skills and student training

To assist with the student training programme in the department, acting as clinical educator

To be responsible for teaching dietetic students to graduate level on dietetic skills and knowledge within core clinical areas

To give tutorials on clinical topics to students and colleagues

To supervise and guide junior staff to deliver a high standard of clinical care

To contribute to multidisciplinary training programmes linked to nutrition in the Trust and occasionally to external organisations

To participate in paediatric training sessions to educate and update health care professionals in the Trust on nutrition related topics e.g. to Nutrition Link Nurses, medical students

To continually reflect on own practice and improve quality of care through innovative ideas

To participate in the induction and integration of new staff and students

To continually reflect on own practice and participate in peer review

4.Organisation and Management

To prioritise workload and manage own patient caseload

To monitor number of contacts received each month and audit to help develop an effective dietetic service

To assist in managing the service within the resource allocation, reviewing and modifying work practices to maximise effectiveness

To help review the paediatric referral criteria for dietetic input and assist in the management of the workload

To contribute to the pro-active monitoring and review of the nutrition & dietetics service

To provide statistical information regarding workload as required for managerial purposes

To implement a system for monitoring to maintain an adequate stock of diet sheets

To assist the paediatric lead dietitian in the resolution of service and clinical complaints through investigation, review and practice change where indicated

To participate in paediatric service development projects

5.Clinical Governance

To allocate time to implement clinical governance projects linked to CPD

To contribute to resource development in department e.g., presentations on nutrition related topics, nutrition related articles & developing training aids

In collaboration with the paediatric lead dietitian update diet sheets and guidelines by researching evidence-based practice

To collate comments and update departmental policies and procedures to ensure they are evidence-based

To contribute to the implementation of clinical governance in the department

To participate in events linked to promoting dietetics in the Acute Trust

To undertake literature search/article critique and present findings at departmental meetings

To carry out clinical audit and present results to promote evidence-based practice

6.Non Clinical

To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their application to work situation

To implement Health & Safety in the workplace by maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors at all times

To take responsibility for evaluation and avoidance of risk within department

To act immediately to rectify unsafe practices

To report adverse incidents to staff, patients or any other person according to Trust policy

To attend mandatory training ensuring there is adequate cover for clinical work

To adhere to all Trust and departmental policies and other statutory requirements such as Infection Control

To recognize safeguarding concerns, contribute to safeguarding assessments and to share safeguarding information appropriately and escalate concerns in line with the Trust policy

7.Leadership and Service Development

To help with recruitment and selection of dietitians

To assist with reviewing services provided, identify opportunities, and make recommendations

To participate in meetings and maintain good communication levels within department

To actively contribute towards innovation and improvement of services

To uphold professional and Trust values and ethics

To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, AHPs and colleagues in other agencies to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service

To build and maintain relationships between areas or departments

To collect data to produce relevant statistical information on service delivery

To evaluate where clinical improvement is required, initiating and reviewing change as appropriate

8.Professional

To maintain Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration, adhering to the Standards of Conduct Performance and Ethics

To work within the British Dietetic Association (BDA) code of conduct

To provide high quality evidence based service by researching dietetic information

To undertake dietetic audits and surveys

To maintain a professional attitude at all times promoting the role of the Dietitian in the best interest of the patients and profession

To take personal responsibility for the updating of professional skills and developments within the profession by attending relevant study days, literature review and implementing CPD

To be conversant and comply with Trust policies and regulations

Job description Job responsibilities Patient/client care: To independently manage a defined caseload of paediatric inpatients and outpatients, including children with complex nutritional needs To undertake comprehensive nutritional assessment To asses and manage malnutrition, faltering growth and other complex nutritional problems within the post holders scope of practice To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of practice, including the management of patients receiving treatment To function as an autonomous practitioner, working within codes of practice and professional guidelines when providing advice to patients on therapeutic diets To use clinical judgement and work in partnership with parents with formulating care plans for home To accept clinical responsibility for own caseload of patients and organise this effectively To prioritise caseload of inpatients and to ensure timely dietetic intervention To provide specialist advice individually tailored to meet the needs of the children and families in the paediatric unit To involve parents/guardians in decision- making for their treatment In collaboration with the Team Lead Paediatric Dietitian formulate and update parent information sheets, specific topics for use by dietitians and other healthcare professionals to ensure information is evidence based In collaboration with Team Lead Paediatric dietitian develop and implement nutrition and dietetic guidelines in clinical areas based on current best practice To clinically supervise junior colleagues, assistants and students on placement and to provide peer support to Band 6 colleagues To co-ordinate a safe and effective discharge/transfer of patients from hospital; organising for equipment and feed to be delivered for those who need to continue on an enteral feed after discharge To attend team meetings and participate in on-going development of the service To provide and promote a quality nutrition and dietetic service within available resources To ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times To deliver staff and parent group education sessions1.Profession specific clinical duties To provide specialist dietetic expertise to staff and nutritional advice to patients on the paediatric unit2.Communications To engage with parents and MDT in treatment planning decisions To formulate a treatment plan jointly with the patient/parent/guardian, providing written information where appropriate To communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team, parents and guardians regarding the dietetic component of care, to ensure a seamless service To maintain accurate documentation on-going patient care, including phone contacts in accordance with professional standards To ensure patients are given dietitian's name and telephone contact To communicate with healthcare professionals in implementing Trust wide nutrition related policies To liaise closely with dietitians and health care professionals in other hospitals whenever there is a transfer of patient's care or shared care To work with healthcare professionals to help improve dietetic care and patient experience To use computer skills to produce and retrieve clinical information, to communicate to colleagues. and for presentations3.Education and Training To maintain own clinical professional development by a variety of means e.g. attending postgraduate training courses, journal reviews in order to maintain up to date clinical knowledge To act as a source of dietetic expertise and provide up to date information in specialist areas To educate and update health care professionals on topics linked to paediatric nutrition To disseminate and implement British Dietetic Association specialist statements To participate in staff appraisal scheme as both appraiser and appraisee To be appraised annually and agree objectives for the year and a personal development plan taking into account personal objectives with regards to education and development and Trust objectives including management and service issues To attend study days linked to clinical supervisory skills and student training To assist with the student training programme in the department, acting as clinical educator To be responsible for teaching dietetic students to graduate level on dietetic skills and knowledge within core clinical areas To give tutorials on clinical topics to students and colleagues To supervise and guide junior staff to deliver a high standard of clinical care To contribute to multidisciplinary training programmes linked to nutrition in the Trust and occasionally to external organisations To participate in paediatric training sessions to educate and update health care professionals in the Trust on nutrition related topics e.g. to Nutrition Link Nurses, medical students To continually reflect on own practice and improve quality of care through innovative ideas To participate in the induction and integration of new staff and students To continually reflect on own practice and participate in peer review4.Organisation and Management To prioritise workload and manage own patient caseload To monitor number of contacts received each month and audit to help develop an effective dietetic service To assist in managing the service within the resource allocation, reviewing and modifying work practices to maximise effectiveness To help review the paediatric referral criteria for dietetic input and assist in the management of the workload To contribute to the pro-active monitoring and review of the nutrition & dietetics service To provide statistical information regarding workload as required for managerial purposes To implement a system for monitoring to maintain an adequate stock of diet sheets To assist the paediatric lead dietitian in the resolution of service and clinical complaints through investigation, review and practice change where indicated To participate in paediatric service development projects5.Clinical Governance To allocate time to implement clinical governance projects linked to CPD To contribute to resource development in department e.g., presentations on nutrition related topics, nutrition related articles & developing training aids In collaboration with the paediatric lead dietitian update diet sheets and guidelines by researching evidence-based practice To collate comments and update departmental policies and procedures to ensure they are evidence-based To contribute to the implementation of clinical governance in the department To participate in events linked to promoting dietetics in the Acute Trust To undertake literature search/article critique and present findings at departmental meetings To carry out clinical audit and present results to promote evidence-based practice6.Non Clinical To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their application to work situation To implement Health & Safety in the workplace by maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors at all times To take responsibility for evaluation and avoidance of risk within department To act immediately to rectify unsafe practices To report adverse incidents to staff, patients or any other person according to Trust policy To attend mandatory training ensuring there is adequate cover for clinical work To adhere to all Trust and departmental policies and other statutory requirements such as Infection Control To recognize safeguarding concerns, contribute to safeguarding assessments and to share safeguarding information appropriately and escalate concerns in line with the Trust policy7.Leadership and Service Development To help with recruitment and selection of dietitians To assist with reviewing services provided, identify opportunities, and make recommendations To participate in meetings and maintain good communication levels within department To actively contribute towards innovation and improvement of services To uphold professional and Trust values and ethics To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, AHPs and colleagues in other agencies to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service To build and maintain relationships between areas or departments To collect data to produce relevant statistical information on service delivery To evaluate where clinical improvement is required, initiating and reviewing change as appropriate8.Professional To maintain Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration, adhering to the Standards of Conduct Performance and Ethics To work within the British Dietetic Association (BDA) code of conduct To provide high quality evidence based service by researching dietetic information To undertake dietetic audits and surveys To maintain a professional attitude at all times promoting the role of the Dietitian in the best interest of the patients and profession To take personal responsibility for the updating of professional skills and developments within the profession by attending relevant study days, literature review and implementing CPD To be conversant and comply with Trust policies and regulations

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration dietetic experience including experience of independently managing and prioritising a clinical caseload, undertaking nutritional assessment and developing, implementing and evaluating individualised dietetic care plans
• Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Experience of teaching groups of patients and healthcare staff
• Experience of working with parents, carers in the management of paediatric nutritional problems

Desirable

• Experience of appraising others
• Worked with both paediatric inpatients and outpatients
• Involvement in audit
• Experience of developing staff and parent/patient education resources
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and/or supporting the development of junior staff and students

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills.
• The ability to undertake comprehensive nutritional assessment, including interpretation of anthropometric, dietary, biochemical and clinical information
• Evidence of excellent written skills.
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working.
• Able to research evidence based practice and apply to practice.
• Experience of assessing/managing paediatric nutritional needs.
• Able to work to time schedules to meet clinical needs of patients.
• Ability to implement practice supervision
• Evidence of training professionals in formal and informal settings
• Ability to carry out audit
• Ability to communicate sensitive and emotive information to colleagues/patients
• Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Office - Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel for data inputting
• Knowledge of assessing, infants and children to plan their dietetic care
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people and the dietitians responsibilities in recognising, documenting, sharing and escalating concerns
• Autonomous practitioner
• Ability to recognise own professional limitations and when to seek advice from senior colleagues
• Able to communicate complex nutritional information effectively to children, young people, and their parents/carers, adapting communication to age, developmental stage and individual needs
• Able to work autonomously, while recognising professional limitations and seeking appropriate support when required
• Ability to maintain an effective working relationship in team
• Self-motivated
• Relates well to staff and patients
• Caring attitude and empathy
• Professional attitude to routine/non-routine tasks
• Enthusiastic to improve patient care
• Ability to remain calm and in control during busy phases
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
• Ability to work flexibly to cover service needs
• Able to travel to other hospital sites
• Standard Clauses
• A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS
• All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS / ISA Vetting and barring lists

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent qualifications in Dietetics
• Registered Dietitian recognised by the HCPC
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association
• Member of a paediatric specialist interest group
• Relevant postgraduate training in paediatric dietetics (e.g. BDA modules or equivalent)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
• The ability to undertake comprehensive nutritional assessment, including interpretation of anthropometric, dietary, biochemical and clinical information
• Evidence of excellent written skills
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working
• Able to research evidence based practice and apply to practice
• Experience of assessing/managing paediatric nutritional needs
• Able to work to time schedules to meet clinical needs of patients.
• Ability to implement practice supervision
• Evidence of training professionals in formal and informal settings.
• Ability to carry out audit
• Ability to communicate sensitive and emotive information to colleagues/patients
• Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Office - Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel for data inputting
• Knowledge of assessing, infants and children to plan their dietetic care
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people and the dietitians responsibilities in recognising, documenting, sharing and escalating concerns

Desirable

• Experience of appraising others
• Worked with both paediatric inpatients and outpatients.
• Involvement in audit
• Experience of developing staff and parent/patient education resources
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and/or supporting the development of junior staff and students
• Ability to assist with complaints
• Able to accurately undertake and interpret appropriate anthropometric measurements in infants, children and young people
• Knowledge of infant feeding and the nutritional requirements of infants, children and young people
• Knowledge and experience of assessing and managing enteral nutrition in children and young people
• Experience assessing/managing complex paediatric nutritional needs.
• Knowledge of disseminating evidence based practice to health care professionals
• Knowledge of implementing the Clinical Governance Agenda
• resolving patient

Person Specification Experience Essential Relevant post registration dietetic experience including experience of independently managing and prioritising a clinical caseload, undertaking nutritional assessment and developing, implementing and evaluating individualised dietetic care plans Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork Experience of teaching groups of patients and healthcare staff Experience of working with parents, carers in the management of paediatric nutritional problems Desirable Experience of appraising others Worked with both paediatric inpatients and outpatients Involvement in audit Experience of developing staff and parent/patient education resources Experience of providing clinical supervision and/or supporting the development of junior staff and students Personal Qualities Essential Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills. The ability to undertake comprehensive nutritional assessment, including interpretation of anthropometric, dietary, biochemical and clinical information Evidence of excellent written skills. Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working. Able to research evidence based practice and apply to practice. Experience of assessing/managing paediatric nutritional needs. Able to work to time schedules to meet clinical needs of patients. Ability to implement practice supervision Evidence of training professionals in formal and informal settings Ability to carry out audit Ability to communicate sensitive and emotive information to colleagues/patients Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Office - Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel for data inputting Knowledge of assessing, infants and children to plan their dietetic care Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people and the dietitians responsibilities in recognising, documenting, sharing and escalating concerns Autonomous practitioner Ability to recognise own professional limitations and when to seek advice from senior colleagues Able to communicate complex nutritional information effectively to children, young people, and their parents/carers, adapting communication to age, developmental stage and individual needs Able to work autonomously, while recognising professional limitations and seeking appropriate support when required Ability to maintain an effective working relationship in team Self-motivated Relates well to staff and patients Caring attitude and empathy Professional attitude to routine/non-routine tasks Enthusiastic to improve patient care Ability to remain calm and in control during busy phases Ability to maintain patient confidentiality Ability to work flexibly to cover service needs Able to travel to other hospital sites Standard Clauses A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS / ISA Vetting and barring lists Qualifications Essential Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent qualifications in Dietetics Registered Dietitian recognised by the HCPC Evidence of CPD Desirable Member of the British Dietetic Association Member of a paediatric specialist interest group Relevant postgraduate training in paediatric dietetics (e.g. BDA modules or equivalent) Knowledge and Skills Essential Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills The ability to undertake comprehensive nutritional assessment, including interpretation of anthropometric, dietary, biochemical and clinical information Evidence of excellent written skills Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working Able to research evidence based practice and apply to practice Experience of assessing/managing paediatric nutritional needs Able to work to time schedules to meet clinical needs of patients. Ability to implement practice supervision Evidence of training professionals in formal and informal settings. Ability to carry out audit Ability to communicate sensitive and emotive information to colleagues/patients Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Office - Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel for data inputting Knowledge of assessing, infants and children to plan their dietetic care Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people and the dietitians responsibilities in recognising, documenting, sharing and escalating concerns Desirable Experience of appraising others Worked with both paediatric inpatients and outpatients. Involvement in audit Experience of developing staff and parent/patient education resources Experience of providing clinical supervision and/or supporting the development of junior staff and students Ability to assist with complaints Able to accurately undertake and interpret appropriate anthropometric measurements in infants, children and young people Knowledge of infant feeding and the nutritional requirements of infants, children and young people Knowledge and experience of assessing and managing enteral nutrition in children and young people Experience assessing/managing complex paediatric nutritional needs. Knowledge of disseminating evidence based practice to health care professionals Knowledge of implementing the Clinical Governance Agenda resolving patient

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).

Additional information 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

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

Salary: £28,153 - £29,542 per annumHours per week: 37 hoursInterview date: Week commencing the 5th of October

Main duties of the job

Canons House is a lifeline for families of children with profound and multiple learning difficulties and complex health and care needs. Our team at Canons House support children and young people aged 5 to 17 to experience stability, familiarisation, a sense of belonging and positive physical, emotional and mental health.

As a Childcare Officer, you will support the vulnerable and disabled children with complex health, support and personal care needs, help children access and enjoy a wide range of fun and accessible activities, experiences and opportunities to explore their individual interests. You will also take part in all areas of care planning, risk assessment and support. This involves working alongside Health Care professionals, Social Workers, Schools and other supportive agencies. You will run reports, attend reviews and planning meetings with regular school and home visits.

An initial shortlisting interview will take place on 28/09/2026, where there will be an opportunity to visit the home, take a tour of all Canons House has to offer and a change to meet some of the children and staff. Once the shortlisting has been completed, shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a formal interview starting with 05/10/2026..Candidates invited to the shortlisting interview will need to bring with them their passport for identity and right to work checks.

About us

Why us

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Find out more about Our Identity, staff networks, and employee benefits here.

Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customerfacing roles work entirely from their service location.

We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£28,153 to £29,542 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0041-26-0039

Job locations

County Hall

Bythesea Rd

Trowbridge

Wiltshire

BA14 8JN

United Kingdom

Canons House

Bellevue Road

DEVIZES

Wiltshire

SN10 2AJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the duties of the role, please refer to the role description and person specification attached.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• We are seeking an individual who possesses an NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent qualification. They will showcase compassion, empathy, strong motivation, and adaptability to flexible work arrangements.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential We are seeking an individual who possesses an NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent qualification. They will showcase compassion, empathy, strong motivation, and adaptability to flexible work arrangements.

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).

Additional information 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

Wiltshire Council

Address

County Hall

Bythesea Rd

Trowbridge

Wiltshire

BA14 8JN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Council

Address

County Hall

Bythesea Rd

Trowbridge

Wiltshire

BA14 8JN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering compassionate care to children and young people?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Paediatric Phlebotomist to join our dedicated Paediatric team. This exciting role will involve leading and coordinating our Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic, providing high-quality venepuncture services to infants, children and young people in both outpatient and inpatient settings.

You will work closely with nurses, play specialists and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure blood sampling procedures are carried out safely, effectively and with minimal distress. The role requires excellent communication skills, confidence working autonomously, and the ability to support children with anxiety, neurodiversity and complex needs.

The successful candidate will hold a recognised venepuncture qualification and have experience working with children and young people. In return, we offer a supportive team environment, opportunities for professional development and the chance to make a real difference to the experiences of children and families using our services.

If you are caring, motivated and committed to delivering outstanding patient-centred care, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Job

As the Paediatric Phlebotomist, you will provide a safe, compassionate and child-centred phlebotomy service for infants, children and young people attending South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. You will be responsible for coordinating and running the Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic, undertaking venous and capillary blood sampling, and ensuring specimens are appropriately documented and processed.

Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, including nurses, play specialists and clinical support staff, you will support children and families throughout their care, using effective communication and therapeutic approaches to minimise anxiety and distress. You will maintain accurate patient records, monitor stock and equipment, support colleagues undertaking venepuncture competencies, and contribute to service development, governance and quality improvement activities to ensure the delivery of a safe and effective service.

About us

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate you completing the survey.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

203-FH1233

Job locations

Warwick Hospital

Warwick

CV34 5BW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Paediatric Phlebotomist will provide a safe, effective and child-centred phlebotomy service for infants, children and young people attending South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will coordinate and run the Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic, undertake venous and capillary blood sampling, and support children and families throughout their care journey. Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, they will use age-appropriate communication and therapeutic approaches to minimise anxiety and distress, ensuring a positive experience for children, including those with additional needs and neurodiversity.

• Coordinate and deliver the Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic.
• Perform venous and capillary blood sampling in infants, children and young people in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• Support children and families using effective communication, reassurance and appropriate therapeutic techniques.
• Ensure specimens are correctly labelled, documented and transported to the relevant laboratory in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate patient records using electronic patient systems.
• Monitor and maintain stock levels, equipment and cleanliness within clinical areas.
• Work collaboratively with nurses, play specialists, clinicians and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Support and supervise colleagues undertaking venepuncture competency training.
• Recognise and escalate concerns, emergencies or safeguarding issues appropriately.
• Maintain patient confidentiality, privacy and dignity at all times.
• Comply with Trust policies, mandatory training requirements, infection prevention and control standards, and health and safety procedures.
• Participate in appraisal, ongoing professional development, quality improvement and service development activities.

Job description Job responsibilities The Paediatric Phlebotomist will provide a safe, effective and child-centred phlebotomy service for infants, children and young people attending South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will coordinate and run the Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic, undertake venous and capillary blood sampling, and support children and families throughout their care journey. Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, they will use age-appropriate communication and therapeutic approaches to minimise anxiety and distress, ensuring a positive experience for children, including those with additional needs and neurodiversity. Coordinate and deliver the Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic. Perform venous and capillary blood sampling in infants, children and young people in line with Trust policies and procedures. Support children and families using effective communication, reassurance and appropriate therapeutic techniques. Ensure specimens are correctly labelled, documented and transported to the relevant laboratory in a timely manner. Maintain accurate patient records using electronic patient systems. Monitor and maintain stock levels, equipment and cleanliness within clinical areas. Work collaboratively with nurses, play specialists, clinicians and the wider multidisciplinary team. Support and supervise colleagues undertaking venepuncture competency training. Recognise and escalate concerns, emergencies or safeguarding issues appropriately. Maintain patient confidentiality, privacy and dignity at all times. Comply with Trust policies, mandatory training requirements, infection prevention and control standards, and health and safety procedures. Participate in appraisal, ongoing professional development, quality improvement and service development activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent
• Holds a venepuncture qualification to a nationally recognised occupational standard
• Level 3 paediatric phlebotomy course
• Clinical/Therapeutic holding course

Experience

Essential

• Previous paediatric venepuncture experience
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience working as part of a team

Skills

Essential

• Able to work to agreed level of competency
• Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Competent IT skills
• Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Ability to follow protocols

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to work alone and as part of a team
• Ability to use own initiative
• Able to demonstrate the trust values

Other Job Requirements

Essential

• Passes pre-employment checks.
• Able to work flexibly as per the needs of the family
• Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent Holds a venepuncture qualification to a nationally recognised occupational standard Level 3 paediatric phlebotomy course Clinical/Therapeutic holding course Experience Essential Previous paediatric venepuncture experience Experience of working with children and young people Experience working as part of a team Skills Essential Able to work to agreed level of competency Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills Competent IT skills Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner Ability to organise and prioritise workload Ability to follow protocols Personal Qualities Essential Able to work alone and as part of a team Ability to use own initiative Able to demonstrate the trust values Other Job Requirements Essential Passes pre-employment checks. Able to work flexibly as per the needs of the family Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment

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

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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).

Additional information 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

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Warwick Hospital

Warwick

CV34 5BW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Warwick Hospital

Warwick

CV34 5BW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

Joining us as an AMHP (Approved Mental Health Professional), you will be an integral part of our team, leading on complex decision-making processes regarding the legal and ethical aspects of detention under the Mental Health Act.

You will thrive in a supportive team environment where sharing experiences and learning from each other is encouraged. Here is what one of our team members has to say:

I have been with Hampshire AMHP service for the past 7 years. I appreciate how responsive, supportive, and flexible our AMHP leads are. Apart from amazing working relationships within the team, we have also established great working relationships with our Trust colleagues, and we support each other in achieving better outcomes for people in Hampshire who find themselves in crisis.

Main duties of the job

• Coordinating the entire assessment process under the Mental Health Act, from referral to completion, including providing follow-up support.

• Ensuring safe hospital admissions or alternative care arrangements, with a focus on minimising risk to the individual, others and yourself.

• Collaborating in a multi-disciplinary manner, effectively negotiating with individuals, their families, carers and other professionals to achieve positive outcomes.

• Mentoring AMHP trainees and providing advice to colleagues on the legal aspects of AMHP work.

About us

• Professional development: Continuous learning and supportive supervision.
• Work-life balance: Enjoy a fulfilling career with a good balance between work and home life.
• Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Enhancements: Our AMHPs are paid a market supplement of up to £5,000 per annum dependent on experience, as well as a 14% alternating shift allowance, and Senior Social Workers are eligible for a further £3,000 market supplement upon completion of their Excellent Practice Validation portfolio.
• Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the link provided for the Candidate Pack, which contains further information and details regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see link to Candidate Pack.

Desirable

• Please see link to Candidate Pack.

Additional information

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).

Job summary

The Link is a Middlesbrough based professional mental health and emotional wellbeing provider. We provide therapeutic services to children, young people and families across the Tees Valley.

A collaborative of local organisations (TEWV, The Link, The Junction, Alliance Psychological Services, Changing Futures North East, and Teesside Mind) have come together to provide the Tees Valley CYP Getting Advice & Help (GA&H) service. This innovative partnership is built on a shared commitment to improving mental health outcomes for children and young people by making services more equitable, accessible, and responsive to local needs.

TEWV leads the partnership, with Alliance Psychological Services providing operational leadership in North Tees (including Darlington) and The Link providing operational leadership in North Tees (including Darlington) and South Tees respectively; ensuring strong, place-based delivery. This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a transformative initiative that is reshaping how mental health support is delivered to young people in our communities. In addition to working within the Tees Valley Getting Help service, a proportion of the postholder's time will be dedicated to working within The Links Therapeutic services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of a wider team that collaboratively provides high-quality, brief, and evidence-based support that is sensitive to the unique needs and experiences of children and young people. The post holder will deliver, with supervision, a variety of high-quality therapeutic interventions with children and young people aged between 4 and 18. The successful candidate will be able to deliver a trauma informed approach to deliver evidence-based therapy with children, young people and families. They will be expected to be well versed in a variety of psychodynamic models of practice and will display knowledge in models such as attachment theory. The post holder will be expected to work both long and short term with clients and will use a variety of psychometric outcomes to contribute their support. Likewise, they will be able to conduct regular therapeutic assessments where the practitioner will assess and formulate with the family to help support the further care of the client.Practitioners providing Psychotherapeutic Counselling interventions will be a mobile resource, supporting children, young people and families across Tees Valley to manage demand sustainably while ensuring equity of access.

About us

Here at The Link, we recognise how important our employees are and we offer;

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• Great salaries with annual increase (subject to funding)

• Competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions

• Additional Sick Pay scheme

• Continued professional development

• Additional length of service awards

• Access to a wellness programme including 24 hour advice and support

• Access to face to face, online and telephone counselling

• Protected caseload

• Blue Light Card, giving you access to thousands of exclusive discounts across high street brands, restaurants, and travel

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates understanding of a range of therapeutic models.

• Demonstrates understanding of working with children and young people who require or would benefit from emotional/trauma related psychotherapeutic counselling support.

• Qualified and experienced to deliver Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) to a Level 2 standard (or working towards).

• To provide, under supervision, assessment, including risk assessment, of children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

• To support management of the waiting list playing a proactive role in prioritisation, assessment, and signposting.

• To select and deliver a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions for children, young people and families experiencing mild to moderate or moderate to severe mental health difficulties delivered in collaboration with the child, young person and family.

• To make use of referral pathways following assessment for children, young people and families requiring other services, including statutory and voluntary agencies.

• To explore and evaluate clinical treatment using evaluation tools, contributing to evidence-based practice.

• Working in collaboration to support children, young people and families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.

• Working in collaboration with children, young people and families to develop effective treatment plans and agreed outcomes.

• To operate within the Service Referral to Discharge Protocols.

• Through close case management and supervision, escalate cases where the level of need becomes beyond scope, or more severe ensuring adherence to other relevant element of service delivery.

• Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of children and young people contacts offered, and sessions carried out per week to improve timely access and minimise waiting times.

• Make reasonable adjustments to interventions to support engagement e.g. modifying language for CYP with autism, holding shorter sessions for CYP with ADHD or printing on green paper for individuals with dyslexia

• As appropriate, assist in the development and production of resources for the benefit of children and young people.

• Take part in the delivery of training (as appropriate), consultation with and guidance to, others, pertaining to the level of development.

Supervision:

• Receive clinical supervision and case management in relation to clinical work to meet the required standards.

• Prepare and present case load information to supervisors and case managers within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.

• Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in practice.

• Work within the boundaries of service delivery and support to meet the requirements of the service needs.

• Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competencies and practice

Safeguarding

• Be responsible for safeguarding children and promoting their welfare, operating within local policies and procedures.

• Under guidance and support take appropriate safeguarding action to protect children and young people at risk of significant harm.

• Ensure that consent is obtained and verified before sharing information, except in safeguarding situations.

• Under guidance and supervision identify and support families in accessing Early Help Services.

Service Monitoring and Development

• To maintain appropriate clinical notes and records on IAPTUS

• Use of service ROMS in line with standard operating procedures

• To undertake relevant Continuing Professional Development as required for the purposes of continued professional accreditation or registration and as identified through professional development and Appraisal system.

• Contribute to the setting of targets and action plans to assist with service development.

• Encourage children and young people to be involved in the monitoring, evaluation, and development of the service.

Collaboration with Other Staff/Agencies

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with Headteachers, Deputy Heads, SENCOs, Pastoral Teams, and other school staff, providing advice and consultation.

• Liaise effectively with other local statutory, voluntary, and third-sector providers to build effective relationships and support the development of pathways.

• Present the service and its users in a professional manner and represent the service at inter-agency meetings.

• Liaise with other staff and agencies to further meet the needs of children and young people.

• Work with families involved with social care, liaising closely with Social Workers and other professionals.

Other

• Mapping/updating of existing local services for signposting and review/update existing service directory. Continue to welcome spotlight sessions for external providers during whole team meetings or attend their team meetings.

• Engage caseload to increase effective stakeholder participation in service design and delivery and increase attendance at participation events/groups.

• Regular promotion and marketing of childrens mental health, prevention and early intervention linking in with local/national campaigns

This job description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in development of the role in accordance with changes in The Links organisational objectives and priorities and service needs.

**The work The Link carries out within the social sector is very much a social approach, therefore to ensure safe working practises our organisation works hard to continuously monitor and review our delivery model and ensures our workers have a protected caseload at all times **

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience as a practicing psychotherapy
• Experience of working therapeutically with children and young people
• Experience of working within a childrens mental health service

Desirable

• Experience in delivering DDP
• Demonstrates an understanding of the service, including referral pathways and criteria for access
• Experience of working within educational establishments

Qualifications

Essential

• Holds a recognised qualification in psychotherapy (Masters level)
• Holds a recognised membership of a relevant professional body (i.e. HCPC/BACP/BABCP/BAAT/UKCP/BPS)
• Working towards accreditation

Desirable

• DDP L2 Trained
• Holds a Psychology or other Health/social care/youth related undergraduate degree
• Is accredited with a relevant professional body (i.e. HCPC/BACP/BABCP/BAAT/UKCP/BPS)

Additional information

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).

Job summary

We are a dedicated and cohesive neonatal AHP team delivering highquality, evidencebased developmental care for babies and their families. Recent investment offers an exciting opportunity to expand our workforce and strengthen AHP provision within neonatal services across St James's University Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary. As we progress through a period of transformation, we are enhancing developmental pathways, improving outcomes and embedding collaborative, familycentred practice. This is an exciting time to join our fantastic team and be part of meaningful service improvement. This post will offer hours up to full time, accepting a minimum of three days covering Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the children's physiotherapy team, providing highly specialised care to support the management of babies and children with neurological development delay from preterm to 2 years. The post holder will work closely with the Neonatal Multidisciplinary teams to provide assessment and treatment of patients on the Neonatal unit, clinics Nursery and Home and outpatients. They will provide leadership within the childrens Physiotherapy teams demonstrating a high standard of leadership skills and behaviours. Based at the Leeds Childrens Hospital, the post holder will support the inpatient therapists and outpatient service for management of these patients and liaise closely with other hospitals and community services for on going management of these patients. The post holder will act as the link person for the families in this service. Key relationships will be with other physiotherapists at both Leeds and the regional hospitals including the paediatric physiotherapy team, Occupational therapy team , specialist nurses, medical staff, dietician, psychologist, speech and language therapist, play therapist, community services, social services and education services. The post holder will contribute to the paediatric out of hours service at the Leeds Childrens Hospital.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Gemma Wilson, Gemma King or Lauren Bolger Position: Paediatric Physiotherapists Phone number: 0113 3926610

Job Summary

We are a dedicated and cohesive neonatal AHP team delivering highquality, evidencebased developmental care for babies and their families. Recent investment offers an exciting opportunity to expand our workforce and strengthen AHP provision within neonatal services across St James's University Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary. As we progress through a period of transformation, we are enhancing developmental pathways, improving outcomes and embedding collaborative, familycentred practice. This is an exciting time to join our fantastic team and be part of meaningful service improvement.

We at Leeds Children's have received substantive funding provided by NHS England to enhance our neonatal and neurodevelopmental Physiotherapy service. The successful candidates will be joining an established team of experienced physiotherapists covering the Leeds Neonatal Units and Neurodevelopmental follow up within outpatient and clinic settings, providing highly specialised care to support the management of high-risk babies from preterm to 2 years.

We are looking for Physiotherapists with:

• Significant post registration experience of at least 5 years within Paediatric physiotherapy.
• Broad experience within the acute paediatric settings.

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of specialist neonatal physiotherapy support within the model of Family Integrated Care to infants and families across both Neonatal Units within Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Our Neonatal Unit at Leeds General Infirmary is a busy level three unit, including surgical, cardiac and neurological specialties. Currently the neonatal Unit at St James is a level one unit.

The role will use highly specialist skills to manage their own complex caseload, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team. They will be responsible for providing advanced neonatal physiotherapy assessment, advice and interventions with babies who are most at risk of developmental issues in the future, and to support the neonatal unit with promoting and delivering family integrated developmental care.

This is an exciting opportunity to further develop and expand our physiotherapy neonatal service. The post holder will work closely with the other Band 7 Physiotherapists in post.

As part of the wider Children's Physiotherapy team responsibilities, successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the paediatric respiratory weekend and out of hours service. There will be training and support opportunities available to ensure competencies. The successful candidate will also be involved in wider leadership and team management of Children's Physiotherapy services;

This post will offer hours up to full time, accepting a minimum of three days covering Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Why you should join our Team

The childrens physiotherapy team is a team of approximately 40 physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants who work across Leeds Childrens Hospital. They have a wide scope of experience and enjoy developing and teaching new members of the team. The team is based on the Leeds General Infirmary site but also covers the Neonatal Unit at St James Hospital. Transport is available to move between sites for staff.

What you will bring to the role

The post holder will work as part of the children's physiotherapy team, providing highly specialised care to support the management of babies and children with neurological development delay from preterm to 2 years.

The post holder will work closely with the Neonatal Multidisciplinary teams to provide assessment and treatment of patients on the Neonatal unit, clinics Nursery and Home and outpatients.

They will provide leadership within the children’s Physiotherapy teams demonstrating a high standard of leadership skills and behaviours.

Based at the Leeds Childrens Hospital, the post holder will support the inpatient therapists and outpatient service for management of these patients and liaise closely with other hospitals and community services for on going management of these patients. The post holder will act as the link person for the families in this service.

Key relationships will be with other physiotherapists at both Leeds and the regional hospitals including the paediatric physiotherapy team, Occupational therapy team , specialist nurses, medical staff, dietician, psychologist, speech and language therapist, play therapist, community services, social services and education services.

The post holder will contribute to the paediatric out of hours service at the Leeds Children’s Hospital.

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• For further information, please click 'Apply' where you can download the full job description and person specification from our careers site.

Experience

Essential

• For further information, please click 'Apply' where you can download the full job description and person specification from our careers site.

Job summary

At Practice Plus Group, we strive to practice exceptional healthcare every day and we continually look for ways to improve things for our patients. If this sounds like an organisation you would like to work for then we would like to hear from you. We are looking for an experienced theatre practitioner to join our team. We can offer you excellent work-life balance, plenty of training and development opportunities and clear career paths, supported by robust governance structures and well regarded clinical leadership teams. If you are a practitioner outside of the local area we would welcome your application and there is a very generous relocation package available to support you. As a key member of the team, led by our welcoming and professional Theatre Manager, you will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of clinical skill and will be expected to use your advanced practitioner skills to work alongside the Consultant Surgeons when required. You will provide safe and effective clinical care, working closely with all disciplines, to ensure the promotion of high standards for patients during all aspects of the preoperative, peri-operative and postoperative pathway

Main duties of the job

You will be a part 1 registered NMC Nurse with experience of being an advanced scrub practitioner in a theatre. As well as being up to date with current research, key issues and developments in theatre practise you will have a sound knowledge of Health and Safety/Risk management within the operating department.

About us

To apply for the role click on the link below. If you have any questions contact [email protected] in our friendly resourcing team. We will contact all shortlisted candidates but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We are one of the UK largest independent sector healthcare providers and work in close partnership with the NHS to deliver more than 50 services throughout the UK. We provide high quality specialist care and excellent results for more than 50,000 patients each year.

Job description

Job responsibilities

At Practice Plus Group, we strive to practice exceptional healthcare every day and we continually look for ways to improve things for our patients. If this sounds like an organisation you would like to work for then we would like to hear from you. We are looking for an experienced theatre practitioner to join our team. We can offer you excellent work-life balance, plenty of training and development opportunities and clear career paths, supported by robust governance structures and well regarded clinical leadership teams. If you are a practitioner outside of the local area we would welcome your application and there is a very generous relocation package available to support you. As a key member of the team, led by our welcoming and professional Theatre Manager, you will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of clinical skill and will be expected to use your advanced practitioner skills to work alongside the Consultant Surgeons when required. You will provide safe and effective clinical care, working closely with all disciplines, to ensure the promotion of high standards for patients during all aspects of the preoperative, peri-operative and postoperative pathway

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• See JD

Desirable

• See JD

Experience

Essential

• See JD

Desirable

• See JD

Additional Criteria

Essential

• See JD

Desirable

• See JD

Additional information

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).

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join the Chronic Pain and Rheumatology Team at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

This role supports children and young people with persistent pain and rheumatological conditions to improve their daily function, participation in education and quality of life. The postholder will manage a complex clinical caseload, including children and young people with chronic musculoskeletal pain, pain amplification syndromes, activity avoidance, co-existing conditions and complex family circumstances.

Working as a core member of the MDT with psychologists, physiotherapists and consultants, contributing to the delivery of a high-quality, evidence-informed service that meets relevant national standards. The role is primarily outpatient based, with inpatient input as required. The team also deliver intensive rehabilitation programmes whereappropriate.

We welcome expressions of interest from Occupational Therapists currently working in a specialist chronic pain or rheumatology role, as well as experienced Occupational Therapists from adult pain services who can demonstrate transferable skills relevant to paediatric practice. Applicants should demonstrate leadership capability appropriate to Band 7 and, ideally, have completed postgraduate study or continuing professional development relevant to the speciality.

The post is permanent and 25.5 hours per week

Main duties of the job

Manage a highly specialist caseload of children and young people with chronic pain, pain amplification syndromes and rheumatological conditions.

Undertake specialist occupational therapy assessment, treatment planning, intervention and outcome evaluation to maximise function, participation, school attendance and quality of life.

Deliver a range of evidence-based interventions, including individual and group. programmes, functional rehabilitation and pain management approaches. Work collaboratively with children, families and the multidisciplinary team to develop and achieve person-centred goals. Provide professional support, supervision and leadership to colleagues, contributing to service delivery and workforce development. Lead or support training and education initiatives for staff, students and rotational therapists. Contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement and the ongoing development of the Rheumatology and Chronic Pain Service. Demonstrate effective clinical leadership, advanced clinical reasoning and multidisciplinary working at Band 7 level. Apply specialist knowledge and skills to support children and young people with complex presentations, including neurodiversity, mental health needs and challenging psychosocial circumstances.

About us

Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward-thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement.

Whether you're beginning your career or taking the next step, MFT offers a stimulating and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working - empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.You'll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. Together, we push boundaries, share knowledge, and deliver care that transforms lives.

At MFT, you'll find a workplace where everyone is respected, supported, and encouraged to thrive. We offer clear clinical pathways for professional development, helping you grow your skills and achieve your ambitions.Your journey at MFT is more than a job - it's an opportunity to make a lasting impact. We'll support you as you shape the future of healthcare, one patient at a time.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Per anum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

349-CSS-8261241-RL4

Job locations

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Oxford road

Manchester

M13 9WL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

IMPORTANT CANDIDATE INFORMATION

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To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Documents to download heading and once opened, you can either scan QR code or click on the link provided.

Closing vacancy listings early

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU, for our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone.

What is a DBS Check?

A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role:

Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.

Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police thats considered relevant to the role.

Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the childrens and/or adults barred lists.

Who Needs a DBS Check

Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role.

The Costs for a DBS

At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred.

For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december

DBS Update Service

Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.

Job description Job responsibilities IMPORTANT CANDIDATE INFORMATION To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Documents to download heading. Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming onestop hub gives you a real sense of who we are, what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply. To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Documents to download heading and once opened, you can either scan QR code or click on the link provided. Closing vacancy listings early We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU, for our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone. Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone. What is a DBS Check? A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role: Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings. Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police thats considered relevant to the role. Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the childrens and/or adults barred lists. Who Needs a DBS Check Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role. The Costs for a DBS At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred. For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december DBS Update Service Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.

Person Specification

Qualifications and registration

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant NHS post-qualification experience
• Substantial work experience in a senior position either in a paediatric setting or in a relevant specialist clinical area in an acute adult setting with paediatric input
• Highly specialist level of theoretical knowledge in Chronic pain and recent clinical experience
• Undertaken regular formal and informal postgraduate education & training in Chronic pain
• In-depth knowledge of children's health, social care and education legislation

Desirable

• Active member of Specialist Interest Group
• Knowledge & experience of community provision of equipment & adaptations

Professional Characteristics

Essential

• Highly developed communication skills - oral/written
• Experience of managing highly complex caseload independently

Person Specification Qualifications and registration Essential Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration Knowledge and Experience Essential Significant NHS post-qualification experience Substantial work experience in a senior position either in a paediatric setting or in a relevant specialist clinical area in an acute adult setting with paediatric input Highly specialist level of theoretical knowledge in Chronic pain and recent clinical experience Undertaken regular formal and informal postgraduate education & training in Chronic pain In-depth knowledge of children's health, social care and education legislation Desirable Active member of Specialist Interest Group Knowledge & experience of community provision of equipment & adaptations Professional Characteristics Essential Highly developed communication skills - oral/written Experience of managing highly complex caseload independently

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).

Additional information 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

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Oxford road

Manchester

M13 9WL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Oxford road

Manchester

M13 9WL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

Be part of our passionate dietetic team at MFT where we have vision & motivation to empower people to achieve their goals, feel better & live longer. Here you'll enrich your career in one of the largest NHS Trusts in England. You'll be a highly valued member of our amazingly diverse seventy strong dietetic team, who make a real difference across 4 hospital sites. Based at Wythenshawe Hospital, you'll be close to vibrant Manchester, enjoying its culture and excellent transport links; whilst working in a suburban hospital which will become the centre of a new sustainable health village. As we work together to improve the services provided to our local community & those accessing our regional specialist services, you & your patients will benefit from the biggest electronic record system & innovative online patient portal.

We develop our workforce, here you can really advance your clinical expertise and leadership skills working alongside other vastly skilled colleagues. You'll have access to an array of internal and external training, including our leadership courses. Use your acquired skills to direct one of our multi-sited dietetic working groups in the progress of clinical policies; a preceptorship pathway; pre-registration placements, research projects; electronic outcomes; or health and wellbeing initiatives.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Specialist Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive Gastroenterology Dietetic Team at Wythenshawe Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your specialist clinical and leadership skills within a well-established gastroenterology service. Working alongside an experienced team of specialist dietitians, you will provide clinical leadership,supervisionand support to colleagues, whilebenefitingfrom regular mentorship and professional development from the Clinical Lead Dietitian.

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based nutritional care across inpatient and outpatient services. The post holder will manage a varied caseload of gastroenterology medical and surgical inpatients, providing expert nutritional assessment and management, including oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition support.

The role also requires cover of specialist outpatient clinics, supporting patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, liverdiseaseand functional bowel disorders.

As an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, you will work closely with consultants, specialist nurses, pharmacists, speech and language therapists and other allied health professionals to deliver patient-centredcare andoptimiseclinical outcomes.

About us

Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward-thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement.

Whether you're beginning your career or taking the next step, MFT offers a stimulating and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working - empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.You'll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. Together, we push boundaries, share knowledge, and deliver care that transforms lives.

At MFT, you'll find a workplace where everyone is respected, supported, and encouraged to thrive. We offer clear clinical pathways for professional development, helping you grow your skills and achieve your ambitions.Your journey at MFT is more than a job - it's an opportunity to make a lasting impact. We'll support you as you shape the future of healthcare, one patient at a time.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-CSS-8220266-RL4

Job locations

Wythenshawe Hospital

Southmoor Road

Manchester

M23 9LT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

IMPORTANT CANDIDATE INFORMATION

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Documents to download heading.

Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place

To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming onestop hub gives you a real sense of who we are, what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply.

To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Documents to download heading and once opened, you can either scan QR code or click on the link provided.

Closing vacancy listings early

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU, for our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone.

What is a DBS Check?

A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role:

Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.

Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police thats considered relevant to the role.

Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the childrens and/or adults barred lists.

Who Needs a DBS Check

Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role.

The Costs for a DBS

At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred.

For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december

DBS Update Service

Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.

Job description Job responsibilities IMPORTANT CANDIDATE INFORMATION To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Documents to download heading. Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming onestop hub gives you a real sense of who we are, what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply. To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Documents to download heading and once opened, you can either scan QR code or click on the link provided. Closing vacancy listings early We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU, for our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone. Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone. What is a DBS Check? A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role: Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings. Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police thats considered relevant to the role. Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the childrens and/or adults barred lists. Who Needs a DBS Check Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role. The Costs for a DBS At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred. For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december DBS Update Service Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hons) or post graduate Diploma in Dietetics.
• Current registration with HCPC.
• Qualification or evidence of working towards a Masters in area of specialisation.

Desirable

• Higher level degree eg Masters in relevant clinical area or in Clinical Leadership/Management/Education
• Teaching qualification
• Current membership of BDA

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post graduate dietetic experience
• In-depth knowledge to expert level in area of speciality required.
• Experience in a clinical supervisory role, providing support and guidance to junior members of staff and students.
• Evidence of contribution to service improvement.
• Evidence of CPD to comply with HPC requirements for registration.
• Experience of policy and/or protocol development.
• Experience in development and delivery of teaching and learning programmes at under and post-graduate level.
• Evidence of successful change management
• Experience of audit

Desirable

• Experience of managing a team including recruitment, selection and appraisal
• Clinical experience within area of speciality required.
• Clinical research experience

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, ages and settings.
• Presentation skills to demonstrate effective and efficient work.
• Evidence of effective working with MDT and multi-agency teams.
• Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload and meet deadlines despite repeated interruptions.
• Accurate anthropometric measuring skills.
• Competency in IT Office programmes and dietary analysis software.
• Well developed behaviour change and counselling skills.
• Ability to synthesise and analyse complex clinical and theoretical information.
• Able to work autonomously.
• Problem solving skills.

Desirable

• Publishing track record
• Evidence of presentations/lectures

Knowledge

Essential

• Detailed knowledge of clinical governance.
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
• Understanding of team dynamics.
• Knowledge of current NHS trends which influence service provision.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential BSc (Hons) or post graduate Diploma in Dietetics. Current registration with HCPC. Qualification or evidence of working towards a Masters in area of specialisation. Desirable Higher level degree eg Masters in relevant clinical area or in Clinical Leadership/Management/Education Teaching qualification Current membership of BDA Experience Essential Relevant post graduate dietetic experience In-depth knowledge to expert level in area of speciality required. Experience in a clinical supervisory role, providing support and guidance to junior members of staff and students. Evidence of contribution to service improvement. Evidence of CPD to comply with HPC requirements for registration. Experience of policy and/or protocol development. Experience in development and delivery of teaching and learning programmes at under and post-graduate level. Evidence of successful change management Experience of audit Desirable Experience of managing a team including recruitment, selection and appraisal Clinical experience within area of speciality required. Clinical research experience Skills and abilities Essential Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, ages and settings. Presentation skills to demonstrate effective and efficient work. Evidence of effective working with MDT and multi-agency teams. Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload and meet deadlines despite repeated interruptions. Accurate anthropometric measuring skills. Competency in IT Office programmes and dietary analysis software. Well developed behaviour change and counselling skills. Ability to synthesise and analyse complex clinical and theoretical information. Able to work autonomously. Problem solving skills. Desirable Publishing track record Evidence of presentations/lectures Knowledge Essential Detailed knowledge of clinical governance. Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice. Understanding of team dynamics. Knowledge of current NHS trends which influence service provision.

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).

Additional information 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

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wythenshawe Hospital

Southmoor Road

Manchester

M23 9LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wythenshawe Hospital

Southmoor Road

Manchester

M23 9LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

This vacancy is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Please do not apply unless you have another means of establishing a right to work.

Come and join our Events team, who are involved in recruiting new blood donors at a variety of events, including shopping centres and workplaces. You will be required on an as and when basis working variable hours and days, including weekdays, evenings, weekends and bank holidays with mutual agreement and prior notice.

You don't need a medical background, we just need you to have experience of working in a customer service environment, which can include in a voluntary capacity. You will set up and run What's Your Blood Type? events where you will perform blood typing testing for which training will be provided.

It's best if you live within about 30-60 minutes travel of Reading Donor Centre, since things can move quickly and you might need to travel at short notice (well always give you a heads-up though). Some events happen on weekends, so you'll need to be available occasionally but don't worry, its not every weekend. We do offer extra pay for weekend shifts, and well cover your travel costs based on our policy.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will work with the marketing team to register and book appointments for new blood donors at a variety of events, including shopping centres and workplaces. You will set up and run What's Your Blood Type? events where you will perform blood type testing.

Your duties at the events will include: -

• Collecting event equipment and manually setting up suitable spaces to run the event.
• Performing blood sampling (finger prick test) on members of the public in accordance with our procedures to produce a provisional blood group type for demonstration purposes only. Full training is provided.
• Offering information to members of the public on donation in general and specifically in relation to their provisional blood type.
• Providing reports to line manager on numbers of people seen and signed up as donors to continually monitor effectiveness of events.
• Packing away all equipment and returning this to base for safe disposal of sharps and clinical waste.
• Receiving training in basic care/first aid to enable you to respond in cases of adverse reactions.
• Loading, unloading, assembling and dismantling equipment on a daily basis, including heavy objects of up to 13 kgs.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.

Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.

You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Come and join our Events team, who are involved in recruiting new blood donors at a variety of events, including shopping centres and workplaces. You will be required on an as and when basis working variable hours and days, including weekdays, evenings, weekends and bank holidays with mutual agreement and prior notice.

You don’t need a medical background, we just need you to have experience of working in a customer service environment, which can include in a voluntary capacity. You will set up and run “What’s Your Blood Type?” events where you will perform blood typing testing for which training will be provided.

What we offer:

• You’ll get full training at our ‘Events Training Day’, where we’ll show you how to safely do a fingertip prick and everything else you need to know.
• Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you.
• Generous annual leave - 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
• Inclusive pension scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions‎
• Supportive learning culture - we’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
• Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.

You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website:

• Read about our application process
• Learn more about our culture at NHSBT

To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE, NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification OR equivalent experience is essential
• Comfortable with performing clinical What's Your Blood Type? tests with full training.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a customer service environment (including in a voluntary capacity) is essential.

Job summary

Welcome to FCMS!

Post: Health Care Assistant

Pay: £13.26 depending on qualifications and experience

Hours: Bank

Accountable to: Head of Clinical Workforce

Base: Newfield House, Blackpool.

*Please note that our roles are not being considered for sponsorship currently*

Overview of Role: We are looking for individuals with a passion and enthusiasm to work with some of the most vulnerable and complex people within our community. The right candidate should be approachable and display excellent communication skills, compassion and a non-judgemental attitude. We are looking for a Health care assistant to join the team on a bank basis, covering all the services within Inclusion Health.

Main duties of the job

Compass Medical Practice is a GP practice for those who are difficult to manage in mainstream practice. Patients are either consulted via telephone/ video link or face to face. When a face-to-face appointment is required, a risk assessment is undertaken to assess what support the clinician requires. Consultations are supported with the use of patient liaison officers and consultations are carried out in our mobile clinic van or in an agreed prebooked venue.

Compass Medical Practice also provides medical cover to temporary patients residing at Thornton House. These are short term patients that are residing at Thornton house for either rehab, rest or recouperation. There is a weekly ward round and multidisciplinary team meeting. Compass Medical practice also offers medical support throughout the week, outside of the ward round, during opening hours.

Our homeless health service is nurse led and is operates on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from the Salvation Army in central Blackpool. The nursing team take a multidisciplinary approach, often working with wider services to meet the needs of a complex patient cohort who are facing multiple disadvantage.

The targeted demand management service offers a wound care service in Fleetwood on weekly basis, and a health care assistant led health check service every two weeks.

About us

The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.

Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.

Come and be a part of our amazing team!

We offer NHS Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Career Development Opportunities

Attendance Bonus

Staff Benefit Scheme

Free Tea & Coffee

Eye Care Contributions

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for individuals with a passion and enthusiasm to work with some of the most vulnerable and complex people within our community. The right candidates will be approachable and display excellent communication skills, compassion, tolerance, and a non-judgemental attitude.

Day to Day Duties to include, but not exhaustive:

Support the Management team to ensure all QOF Targets are met

Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

Prioritise, organise, and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality

Deliver care according to local and national guidelines

Obtain and document consent for any treatment undertaken and keep the patient at the centre of his/her own care, ensuring full participation in decision making

Work within all relevant policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, chaperoning and risk management

Safeguarding responsibilities for adults and vulnerable groups, reporting concerns appropriately at the correct time and engaging with services as needed.

Clinical practice:

To support qualified clinicians in supporting patients seen within the Complex Lives services

To provide advice for patients with presenting conditions with support of qualified clinicians

To provide Wound Care, undertake ECGS, Observations and Venepuncture to support the trained clinicians.

Patient education and health promotion

Work to attain the service KPIs and targets.

Ensure all patient contact is recorded in a timely manner on the IT systems to enable tracking of patient outcomes, both in real-time to support ongoing intervention planning and retrospectively to understand the impact of the service.

To ensure mandatory training is kept up to date.

Acknowledge and accommodate barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language, and emotion.

Flexibility in attending organised educational updates and eagerness to expand on current knowledge base and cascading new educational information to colleagues whenever possible.

Inform the Clinical Manager of any untoward incidents Work within all relevant policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, safeguarding, chaperoning and risk management.

Our key expectations are:

Self-awareness Living authentically

Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation

Openness What you see is what you get

Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness

Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:

Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!

Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!

Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become

Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done

Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious!

Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity

Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

DBS - This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption 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. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence). For Driver positions you will also be required to undertake a Driver check.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent
• Venepuncture
• Wound care
• Ability to record ECGs and observations

Desirable

• Ear syringing
• Diabetic Foot Checks

Experience

Essential

• Passion for working with this patient group.
• Experience of working in GP or Practice, Community, ED or Urgent Care
• Experience working with vulnerable or complex groups of patients.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Able to exercise initiative in organisation and prioritising.
• Good communication skills both written and oral
• Good Interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Health Promotion Experience
• Up to date with Mandatory Training including Safeguarding Level 3
• Knowledge of EMIS computer systems
• Basic IT skills

Other

Essential

• Willing / able to attend appropriate training.
• Commitment to own personal development.

Communication

Essential

• Good communication skills both written and oral
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic and committed about the role.
• Flexible
• Ability to diffuse difficult situations and deal with difficult members of the public.
• Positive and confident disposition

Job summary

In accordance with objectives set by the Pharmacy Manager and the Chief Technician, the post holder will be a link between patients, their carers and/or representatives, medical staff and visitors to the Pharmacy Department and Royal Free London Pharmacy staff. They will take in prescriptions and handle financial transactions and safely dispense medicines. They will behave in a manner that is both sensitive and that ensures patient confidentiality at all times.

Main duties of the job

As a representative of the department to behave in a manner that is professional, positive and polite and confidential. To maintain high standards and orderly methods of working. To be accountable for his/her own actions. The post holder is expected to make him/herself aware of the needs of the dispensary section as a whole and to take the initiative in responding to such needs. To direct or accompany visitors to the department to the correct areas within the department.To follow the company dress code. To participate in the weekday, late duty, weekend and bank holiday service rosters at the Royal Free London Pharmacy sites as required. To undertake other relevant duties as assigned by the Pharmacy manager or head of department.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts with over17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust

Person Specification

Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Desirable

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent or working towards

Experience

Essential

• Current community or hospital pharmacy experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
• Experience of using Prescription tracker systems
• Experience of working in an automated dispensary environment

Aptitudes

Essential

• Excellent customer services skills
• Strong communication skills - must be able to recognise

Additional information

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).

Job summary

We are seeking a mental health nurse, social worker, psychologist or any Allied Health Professional registered with a professional body to join our CAMHS team. The post is located in our well established partnership team. and you will receive regular supervision and support to develop your clinical skills. You will provide a range of high quality interventions appropriate to the child or young person's needs which will include; mental state assessment, risk assessment and management, family and social assessment, consultation, formulation and evidence based interventions. The post holder will have a range of skills and knowledge base to deliver clinical aspects of the role in a multi-disciplinary team setting and will be competent to do this work as an autonomous practitioner within professional practice guidelines. The post holder is also expected to promote and develop partnerships and interface with other professionals and agencies that work within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services framework.

Main duties of the job

To assume responsibility for management of a defined caseload and exercise the highest standards of professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people and their families/carers using specialist knowledge and evaluation of care programmes in collaboration with children, young people and their families/carers, liaising with and referring to relevant agencies.

To undertake assessment of children, young people including risk assessment, gathering appropriate information their family/ carers and other relevant agencies

To develop a formulation and plan for intervention with the child, young person and parents/carers. Communicate this to the referrer/other relevant professionals

To offer therapeutic, evidence-based practiced, interventions in line with NICE guidelines.

To implement, co-ordinate and regularly review further assessment and a range of therapeutic interventions, including risk management,

To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM)

Ensure that the perspective of children, young people and families is incorporated into all aspects of assessment and treatment

The role involves travel to other locations within MFT and within the local community.

About us

Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe - a great place to shape your career.With a workforce of over 30,000 colleagues, we work together to deliver exceptional care to more than 1 million people every year.Behind every patient cared for are people like you - keeping services running smoothly, supporting clinical teams, and helping create safe, welcoming environments for patients and our people alike.At MFT, we believe in the power of teamwork, respect, and inclusion. Our People Plan reflects our commitment to making MFT a place where everyone feels they belong, where your ideas are heard, and your contribution is truly valued. Join us and work smarter with our digital technology and thrive in a collaborative culture that empowers you to deliver your best to ensure that your work behind the scenes creates seamless, high-quality care and exceptional patient outcomes.Whether you're just starting out or looking to grow, we offer clear pathways for development and a culture that supports your wellbeing, ambition, and success. Everything you do makes a real difference to the lives of others.At MFT, your role matters, your impact is real, and you're part of something bigger from day one.

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-SHCG-8187016-RL4

Job locations

Central Manchester Core CAMHS

The Winnicott Centre, 195-197 Hathersage Road

Manchester

M13 0JE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Documents to download heading.

Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place

To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming onestop hub gives you a real sense of who we are, what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply.

To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Documents to download heading and once opened, you can either scan QR code or click on the link provided.

Closing vacancy listings early

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU, for our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone.

What is a DBS Check?

A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role:

Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.

Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police thats considered relevant to the role.

Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the childrens and/or adults barred lists.

Who Needs a DBS Check

Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role.

The Costs for a DBS

At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred.

For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december

DBS Update Service

Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.

Job description Job responsibilities To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Documents to download heading. Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming onestop hub gives you a real sense of who we are, what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply. To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Documents to download heading and once opened, you can either scan QR code or click on the link provided. Closing vacancy listings early We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU, for our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone. Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone. What is a DBS Check? A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role: Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings. Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police thats considered relevant to the role. Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the childrens and/or adults barred lists. Who Needs a DBS Check Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role. The Costs for a DBS At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred. For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december DBS Update Service Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

• You must be registered/accredited with a professional body: E.g., NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP

Qualifications

Essential

• You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN, RNMH Social Work: CQSW/DipSW Occupational Therapy: Other relevant accreditable qualification

Desirable

• Qualifications in Psychological Therapies, e.g., CBT/SFT/IPT
• Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties.
• Experience of assessing and managing risk, including safeguarding
• Experience of developing and providing evidence based assessments, formulations and care plans
• Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals
• Experience of autonomously managing a caseload within a service
• Experience of mentoring and supervision of others
• Experience of working to clinical governance principles
• Experience of following organisational policies and procedures

Desirable

• Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• Experience of providing interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families
• Community mental health experience

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation.
• Understanding of evidence -based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
• The ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely
• The ability to use assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person and family
• Ability to manage and organise own time and diary and work flexibly and creatively in a clinical context
• The ability to maintain written and electronic clinical records.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the research process
• IT competent

Person Specification Registration Essential You must be registered/accredited with a professional body: E.g., NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP Qualifications Essential You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN, RNMH Social Work: CQSW/DipSW Occupational Therapy: Other relevant accreditable qualification Desirable Qualifications in Psychological Therapies, e.g., CBT/SFT/IPT Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent Experience Essential Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties. Experience of assessing and managing risk, including safeguarding Experience of developing and providing evidence based assessments, formulations and care plans Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals Experience of autonomously managing a caseload within a service Experience of mentoring and supervision of others Experience of working to clinical governance principles Experience of following organisational policies and procedures Desirable Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Experience of providing interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families Community mental health experience Knowledge, Skills and Ability Essential Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation. Understanding of evidence -based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice The ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely The ability to use assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person and family Ability to manage and organise own time and diary and work flexibly and creatively in a clinical context The ability to maintain written and electronic clinical records. Desirable Knowledge and understanding of the research process IT competent

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).

Additional information 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

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Central Manchester Core CAMHS

The Winnicott Centre, 195-197 Hathersage Road

Manchester

M13 0JE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Central Manchester Core CAMHS

The Winnicott Centre, 195-197 Hathersage Road

Manchester

M13 0JE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

Ambulance Care Assistants Roles in Hampshire

Do you have the compassion to reassure a patient living with dementia on their way to a hospital appointment?Can you stay calm and focused when traffic threatens to delay your next collection?Are you resilient enough to support someone coping with a life-limiting illness?

If so, you could be the perfect fit for our team.

Our Ambulance Care Assistants play a vital role in patient care, ensuring every journey is safe, comfortable, and dignified. You'll provide support and reassurance to patients travelling to and from hospital appointments, treating everyone with kindness and empathy.

This is a hands-on role that involves:

• Driving patients safely across Hampshire
• Assisting with mobility, including lifting and helping patients into vehicles
• Delivering exceptional care and customer service

You don't need a medical background--just a genuine desire to help people, excellent communication skills, and patience. Physical fitness is essential, as lifting and moving patients is a key part of the role.

If you're ready for a rewarding challenge and want to make a real difference every day, apply now and join our trusted team.

Main duties of the job

The Role:

• Taking patients to and from their medical appointments and treating them with dignity.
• Moving and lifting patients who need help.
• Driving a long wheel-base vehicle with manual transmission.
• Shift Work. You'll work a variety of shifts from 0530-midnight, both on your own and with a colleague.
• Full time role is 37.5 hours a week.

The Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) role is a gateway into the Ambulance Service. People who join as an ACA can go on to be Team Leaders or Managers within their area or move to work in the frontline teams or one of the many supports and corporate teams.

About us

Benefits We Offer:

• Full training and a range of courses which you can book locally.
• Holiday entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years' service, plus an additional 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time).
• Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Access to continual professional development within SCAS and the wider NHS.
• Occupational Health support and direct access to our Employee Assistance Programme as well as our own Health and Wellbeing Team.
• NHS Discounts in over 200 + stores saving money on holidays, days out, car insurance, restaurants, clothing and much more.
• Ability to join our staff networking groups (as a member, ally or just for interest).

Corporate Induction

It's really important for us to ensure you have the best onboarding experience which allows you to feel a sense of belonging from the start. To help with this, we will book your Corporate Induction as soon as we possibly can (depending on availability).

All new starters need to attend our *Corporate Induction in person, this is held over one and half days from our educational centres based in: Newbury (Berkshire), Bicester (Oxfordshire) or Whiteley (Hampshire). More specific details will be sent to you once your start date has been confirmed.

*Please note - depending on your role additional training may be required following on from your corporate induction.

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

195-26-ACA-SOU-SEP

Job locations

Hampshire

Eastleigh, Basingstoke and Portsmouth

SO50 4ZR

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is going to be a competitive process and we strongly advise you to review the following link with detailed instructions onHow to apply for the role

It is important that you read the job description and person specification for the role before completing your application, both of which are attached.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• The post holder will be expected to plan their journeys, taking into account patient appointment timings along with the routes they should take, to ensure an efficient and effective service.
• To drive vehicles carefully with every consideration being given to the passenger, any equipment, the vehicle itself, other road users and to comply with Road Traffic Legislation.
• The post holder is required to undertake daily vehicle checks to ensure that the ambulance vehicle is roadworthy; these checks shall include for example, Oil, Water, Fuel, Tyre Pressure and tread condition, Lights, Warning Devices etc.
• To enter any vehicle defects into the vehicle defect book and record on any computerised system as required in accordance with Polices and Procedures.
• To administer ambulance nursing to an appropriate skill level in accordance with training received. This will include the administration of Oxygen in accordance with prescribed/clinical guidelines.
• To manoeuvre patients into ambulance vehicles using either the patients wheelchair or the vehicle equipment such as stretcher, wheelchair, carry chairs and secure both patient and equipment within the vehicle using the appropriate equipment as per training received.
• To have the physical ability to use the Moving Patient equipment provided; this will include the use of all types of carrying equipment such as chairs, stretchers lifting aids etc.. This will require to risk assess the best way to undertake moving of patients taking into consideration their needs, both medical and cultural needs.
• To promote and maintain good internal and external communications links with patients, colleagues and associated services and health service colleagues to provide an efficient and effective service to the patient and customer.
• To operate any communication system supplied /fitted / operated by the Trust in accordance with its Policies and Procedures.
• To participate in the PTS Rota relating to the covering of shifts and duties as required / directed.
• To undertake and complete appropriate induction and core skill training as required to facilitate the correct level of care to the patients whilst in the care of the post holder, First Aid at Work, Core Driving, Conflict Management, Manual Handling, Child Protection, Health and Safety etc.
• To undertake all training as required by the Trust, to include core update training.
• To wear Personal Protective Equipment (Uniform etc) as supplied by the Trust. This equipment should be kept clean and tidy and worn to the required standard in accordance with the Trusts Policies and Procedures.
• The post holder will be responsible for recording information accurately using either computerised systems or hard copy as required and submit in a timely manner.
• To accurately complete any administration information and documentation as required and ensure that it is submitted in accordance with current Standard Operation Procedures and Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To complete any incident reporting paperwork to include injury to patient, self or vehicle in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To comply with all the Trusts Policys and Procedures.
• To participate in the Trusts response to major incidents and any such duties as directed.
• To undertake any such operational duties that may be required in order to assist in the provision of a quality service in line with the Trusts contractual obligations
• To work with and to the standards set within the Ambulance Competency Framework culminating in the Trusts appraisal scheme and associated continual professional development

Applicants must be able to complete an interview, and you will need to undertake a pre-employment fitness assessment.

Applicants who do not demonstrate how they meet the Person Specification within their application will not be shortlisted.

Please ensure you demonstrate how you already embrace our values in your current/previous employments or educational settings within your application.

Your supporting information is your chance to articulate why you want to work within the Ambulance Care Assistant role, and why we should be shortlisting you.

Were aiming for a quick turnaround on interviews and fitness assessments. Our goal is to keep the process smooth and efficient, ensuring candidates have all the information they need and everything runs seamlessly.

If successful you will join our waitlist where we will start completing your Pre-Employment Checks. Once you meet minimum checks required, we will be in contact with you to book you onto the next available course.

If you are not successful for this opportunity, there are no deferral options available.

Station availability:

Whilst we will endeavour to place you at your preferred station, location is subject to vacancies being available and the needs of the service at that time.

This vacancy is for candidates who currently have the Right to Work in the UK (do not require a visa) as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Please see the additional information document attached to the advert for more information.

Top tips:

• Review all person specifications both essential & desirable.
• Fully consider the job you are applying for; what skills/abilities you have to offer, working in a front-line operational setting is extremely rewarding but it can also be both physically and mentally challenging.
• Demonstrate your work journey and why this is the right next step for you.
• Carefully review your application before submitting.

We are expecting this programme to be very popular and due to the limited spaces available we may close this advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Job description Job responsibilities This is going to be a competitive process and we strongly advise you to review the following link with detailed instructions onHow to apply for the role It is important that you read the job description and person specification for the role before completing your application, both of which are attached. Main Duties and Responsibilities: The post holder will be expected to plan their journeys, taking into account patient appointment timings along with the routes they should take, to ensure an efficient and effective service. To drive vehicles carefully with every consideration being given to the passenger, any equipment, the vehicle itself, other road users and to comply with Road Traffic Legislation. The post holder is required to undertake daily vehicle checks to ensure that the ambulance vehicle is roadworthy; these checks shall include for example, Oil, Water, Fuel, Tyre Pressure and tread condition, Lights, Warning Devices etc. To enter any vehicle defects into the vehicle defect book and record on any computerised system as required in accordance with Polices and Procedures. To administer ambulance nursing to an appropriate skill level in accordance with training received. This will include the administration of Oxygen in accordance with prescribed/clinical guidelines. To manoeuvre patients into ambulance vehicles using either the patients wheelchair or the vehicle equipment such as stretcher, wheelchair, carry chairs and secure both patient and equipment within the vehicle using the appropriate equipment as per training received. To have the physical ability to use the Moving Patient equipment provided; this will include the use of all types of carrying equipment such as chairs, stretchers lifting aids etc.. This will require to risk assess the best way to undertake moving of patients taking into consideration their needs, both medical and cultural needs. To promote and maintain good internal and external communications links with patients, colleagues and associated services and health service colleagues to provide an efficient and effective service to the patient and customer. To operate any communication system supplied /fitted / operated by the Trust in accordance with its Policies and Procedures. To participate in the PTS Rota relating to the covering of shifts and duties as required / directed. To undertake and complete appropriate induction and core skill training as required to facilitate the correct level of care to the patients whilst in the care of the post holder, First Aid at Work, Core Driving, Conflict Management, Manual Handling, Child Protection, Health and Safety etc. To undertake all training as required by the Trust, to include core update training. To wear Personal Protective Equipment (Uniform etc) as supplied by the Trust. This equipment should be kept clean and tidy and worn to the required standard in accordance with the Trusts Policies and Procedures. The post holder will be responsible for recording information accurately using either computerised systems or hard copy as required and submit in a timely manner. To accurately complete any administration information and documentation as required and ensure that it is submitted in accordance with current Standard Operation Procedures and Trust Policies and Procedures. To complete any incident reporting paperwork to include injury to patient, self or vehicle in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures. To comply with all the Trusts Policys and Procedures. To participate in the Trusts response to major incidents and any such duties as directed. To undertake any such operational duties that may be required in order to assist in the provision of a quality service in line with the Trusts contractual obligations To work with and to the standards set within the Ambulance Competency Framework culminating in the Trusts appraisal scheme and associated continual professional development Applicants must be able to complete an interview, and you will need to undertake a pre-employment fitness assessment. Applicants who do not demonstrate how they meet the Person Specification within their application will not be shortlisted. Please ensure you demonstrate how you already embrace our values in your current/previous employments or educational settings within your application. Your supporting information is your chance to articulate why you want to work within the Ambulance Care Assistant role, and why we should be shortlisting you. Were aiming for a quick turnaround on interviews and fitness assessments. Our goal is to keep the process smooth and efficient, ensuring candidates have all the information they need and everything runs seamlessly. If successful you will join our waitlist where we will start completing your Pre-Employment Checks. Once you meet minimum checks required, we will be in contact with you to book you onto the next available course. If you are not successful for this opportunity, there are no deferral options available. Station availability: Whilst we will endeavour to place you at your preferred station, location is subject to vacancies being available and the needs of the service at that time. This vacancy is for candidates who currently have the Right to Work in the UK (do not require a visa) as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role. Please see the additional information document attached to the advert for more information. Top tips: Review all person specifications both essential & desirable. Fully consider the job you are applying for; what skills/abilities you have to offer, working in a front-line operational setting is extremely rewarding but it can also be both physically and mentally challenging. Demonstrate your work journey and why this is the right next step for you. Carefully review your application before submitting. We are expecting this programme to be very popular and due to the limited spaces available we may close this advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Full manual UK driving licence with no more than 3 points for speeding (any offence relating to drink/drugs on the licence will be rejected)
• GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent) in Maths or English or demonstrable experience

Desirable

• Evidence of self development CPD / Portfolio

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Previous customer service experience

Desirable

• Previous patient care experience
• Previous shift working experience
• Previous NHS experience
• Basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology (e.g. Biology Qualification)
• Geographical knowledge of operational area (Hampshire; Eastleigh/Basingstoke/Portsmouth)
• Demonstrable experience as an ACA

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively: aurally, orally and in writing
• Ability to use communication and computerised systems e.g. Terrafix and mobile phones

Desirable

• Previous manual handling experience in a professional capacity

Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential Full manual UK driving licence with no more than 3 points for speeding (any offence relating to drink/drugs on the licence will be rejected) GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent) in Maths or English or demonstrable experience Desirable Evidence of self development CPD / Portfolio Knowledge and Experience Essential Previous customer service experience Desirable Previous patient care experience Previous shift working experience Previous NHS experience Basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology (e.g. Biology Qualification) Geographical knowledge of operational area (Hampshire; Eastleigh/Basingstoke/Portsmouth) Demonstrable experience as an ACA Skills and Aptitudes Essential Ability to communicate effectively: aurally, orally and in writing Ability to use communication and computerised systems e.g. Terrafix and mobile phones Desirable Previous manual handling experience in a professional capacity

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 Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hampshire

Eastleigh, Basingstoke and Portsmouth

SO50 4ZR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hampshire

Eastleigh, Basingstoke and Portsmouth

SO50 4ZR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

This is a great opportunity for a newly qualified or suitably experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our dedicated Stroke and Neurology Team at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH). The post holder will work within a high performing MDT across and be based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary providing assessment and therapy for existing stroke and neurological inpatients.

The Therapy team on the HASU/ASU has already been recognised for delivering high quality care to patients. The post holder will be crucial in providing timely assessment and intensive rehabilitation during the acute recovery from stroke.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be offered the chance to gain experience in:

Acute Stroke Service at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

There may be the opportunity to also gain experience working in the Inpatient Rehabilitation stroke unit at Mexborough Montagu.

The successful post holder will be part of a positive and proactive integrated therapy team providing specialist assessments and rehabilitation for patients with acquired communication impairments and dysphagia. They will be supported to develop competencies is dysphagia management as required.

Depending on the experience, skills and competencies the successful applicant may contribute to the delivery of 7 day services on HASU. There is full senior support and a structured supervision process. A flexible and pro-active approach is essential for this post, as are excellent communication and team working skills.

This post would ideally suit someone who would like the opportunity to:

Gain experience in stroke and neurologyProvide assessment and intensive therapy to stroke patients with complex communication difficulties.Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary teams, sharing and contributing to team meetings and updating others of own workGain standardised competencies in dysphagia management and develop dysphagia skills in an acute and rehabilitation setting.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

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

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year Pro Rata Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

272-8256509

Job locations

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Thorne Road

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK

Please note that from 9th April 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential. Certificate of sponsorship For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK Please note that from 9th April 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Member of the Healthcare Professions Council
• Professional specific degree i.e. BSC speech sciences or Masters in medical sciences
• Certificate to practise

Desirable

• Post basic Dysphagia Training
• Training in neurological Conditions

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within adult Stroke and acquired neurological communication disorders as a student or qualified Speech and Language Therapist.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
• Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group

Desirable

• Experience working with neurological dysphagia.

Personal Attributes & Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop excellent working relationships
• Strong commitment to personal development
• Able to work as a member of multidisciplinary and Speech and Language Therapy Teams
• Flexibility in approach to working
• Well motivated with a positive attitude to developing the service

Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential Member of the Healthcare Professions Council Professional specific degree i.e. BSC speech sciences or Masters in medical sciences Certificate to practise Desirable Post basic Dysphagia Training Training in neurological Conditions Knowledge & Experience Essential Experience of working within adult Stroke and acquired neurological communication disorders as a student or qualified Speech and Language Therapist. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group Desirable Experience working with neurological dysphagia. Personal Attributes & Skills Essential Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to develop excellent working relationships Strong commitment to personal development Able to work as a member of multidisciplinary and Speech and Language Therapy Teams Flexibility in approach to working Well motivated with a positive attitude to developing the service

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).

Additional information 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

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Address

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Thorne Road

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Address

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Thorne Road

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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