Total 89 job vacancies in ST4 2ST

Main tasks/overview of responsibilities: In accordance with the PCN rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing/authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness. In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health. Providing counselling and health education. Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Collecting data for audit purposes. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions. Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate. The post-holder will be required to visit patients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated. The post-holder may undertake a fair percentage of On Call sessions per week as allocated on the practice rota as required and participate in the PCN Enhanced Service hours (Monday to Friday 6:30pm to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm). Training/Meetings Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate. Participate positively and actively in clinical and practice meetings. The PCN and Practices have a strong ethos around training and development of others, therefore the successful candidate will be willing and able to support medical students, and other training roles. Patient Management. Create opportunities to address patients care needs in the most expedient way, taking into account that continuity of care and access to services are often in direct conflict. Encourage patients to be aware of the service pressures within primary care and to manage their expectations of what we can realistically deliver in a manner that is fair and proportionate for all care priorities. Make improved use of the telephone and other technologies. Encourage patients to rely on face- toface consultation only where there is a clinical need to do so. Communicate and reassure patients of the need to offer alternative care options where appropriate and safe to do so. To immediately highlight any concerns you may have in respect of safety or quality of patient care to the Clinical Director/Practice Partners/PCN Manager.

To act as a clinical lead influencing and developing all aspects of clinical care within the area and implementing clinical governance plans. Co-ordinate care delivery, e.g. allocations of named nurse/name worker/care co-ordinator, ensuring continuity of care across shifts, staffing changes & absences etc. To demonstrate the application of appropriate procedures and standards. To assist in the general management of the clinical area, this may include specific duties such as responsibilities for completing duty sheets and being responsible for staff management this includes staff absence, annual leave and supporting staff clinically.

The post holder may be required to undertake any of the duties specified in the key result areas note below. The relative priority & time allocated to each of the duties/key result areas will be determined by reference to service needs & may vary in the light of prevailing service priorities & requirements. Under supervision, to assist Psychologists & other members of the Trauma Informed Care training project with research on existing trauma-informed training, policy documents, & recommendations To assist in co-producing the training with a Peer Recovery Worker To assist Psychologists & other senior clinicians in undertaking teaching & training. This will include the production of relevant literature & contributing to training initiatives under supervision; To assist in the design & implementation of audit & research projects. This will include undertaking literature searches relevant to particular projects & the preparation & presentation of summaries & reports. To undertake data collection, analysis & the production of reports & summaries to aid service development; To be noted: This is not an exhaustive list of duties & responsibilities, & the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager. The job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements & any such changes will be discussed with the post holder. The post holder is expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies, procedures & guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety & Confidentiality of Information. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria A completed upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology which confers eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership(GBC- (clearly stated on application) Desirable criteria Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice &/or research design & analysis Experience Essential criteria Experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist Experience of work with people with mental health problems or disabilities, or other relevant problems or disabilities (e.g. learning disabilities, organic impairment). Desirable criteria Paid work in a setting providing direct care. Knowledge & skills Essential criteria High level of interpersonal & communication skills (written & verbal) including an ability to work & effectively communicate complex or sensitive information in highly emotive & emotionally charged settings involving conflict & significant personal distress. For further information please contact Sandra Wright (Senior Directorate Business Administrator) on Sandra.Wright@combined.nhs.uk. The interview will be conducted via Ms Teams.

To act as named nurse / care coordinator with responsibility for the planning and delivery of care to this patient group. To act as Nurse in Charge of the clinical area on a regular basis. To act as a Change Agent and actively seek to develop practice.

To provide a comprehensive efficient and effective secretarial service to the Sleep team and respiratory secretarial team. To type clinical correspondence within a set timescale and providing support for the Band 4 Medical Secretary team as and when required. To provide support/secretarial services to the secretarial team and the Sleep Service.

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details on the post, please contact Senior Sister Ellouise Cook (see contact details)

Please see the attached Job description and person specifications for further information on this vacancy or contact the below for further details.

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager using the contact details below.

The post holder is required to provide comprehensive secretarial, waiting list management and administrative support to medical and nursing staff within a specialty team. The post holder will assist medical and nursing colleagues in the organisation of the specialty team workload, communicating appointment and admission related information to patients/carers. The post holder will be responsible for the supervision of the administration team as well as ensuring compliance with the Patient Access Policy and Divisional requirements in terms of inpatient waiting list management.

Please see attached Job Pack. Full time/job share 9.996 PAs including 2 PA for Supporting Professional Activity (SPA). The content of these activities are subject to negotiation and agreement within the Directorate.

Core Duties To provide specialised clinical pharmacy advice for allocated wards / teams including attending their multidisciplinary team meetings. To lead in the delivery of the clinical and patient services to allocated wards / teams, including leading on any medicines-related projects. To identify audit topics for allocated wards / teams. To contribute to and encourage pharmacy-based and multidisciplinary clinical audit. To support the work of the dispensary; dispensing and checking inpatient and outpatient prescriptions, as required by the Dispensary manager. To provide pharmaceutical advice to patients and staff of CHC Trust in the dispensary and by telephone as part of the pharmacy service. To liaise with medical and nursing staff in the provision of the Pharmaceutical Service to Combined Healthcare Trust Clinical Pharmacy Service To provide a specialised clinical service to allocated wards / teams including: - Provision of specialist advice to patients, relatives and other healthcare professionals Review of prescription charts according to Trust procedures. This involves making recommendations tailored to the needs of specific patients or situations. This includes checking medicine doses are appropriate; checking for interactions; addressing co-existing medical diseases and conditions such as hepatic and renal impairment. Endorsing of charts according to Trust procedures Risk Management and compliance with Medicines Legislation. To participate in the Care Plan approach. To participate in Consultant ward rounds and Multidisciplinary team meetings where appropriate. To provide cover for additional wards and units as required. To participate in the forward planning and development of the Clinical Pharmacy Service. To advise medical and nursing staff on the most cost-effective use of medicines as part of the departments role in managing drug expenditure and compliance with the North Staffordshire JointFormulary. To participate in the systems to measure clinical pharmacy input and provides such information on request. To investigate pharmaceutical problems arising from use of medicinal products and to participate in and encourage medical staff in incident reporting and Yellow Card completion. To support and advise all prescribers within the pharmacists areas of competence To work closely with and support the work of other pharmacy staff within the pharmacy service to ensure effective team working. Management Role To prepare and present regular evaluated medicines usage and expenditure reports (minimum quarterly) to specified wards / teams in liaison with the Principal Pharmacist (Clinical) To identify areas of potential cost savings in medicines expenditure and to advise and make recommendations to the team in managing their medicines budget in liaison with the Principal Pharmacist (Clinical) To attend and participate in pharmacy team meetings. To risk assess the Pharmaceutical Service for which s/he is responsible through the maintenance and development of safe systems of work To give advice on pharmaceutical matters to all members of the Healthcare professions, patients and carers to facilitate safe and economic use of medicines within services for Mental Health, including counselling on the use of aids to concordance, and to promote patient choice. Other areas of work include: Training Research and Audit Corporate Duties Professional Development Specialist/technical requirements Full details can be found on the job description and person specification.

The candidate is required to possess, and be able to demonstrate a high level of skill and knowledge in order to deliver high quality nursing care to all babies and families during their neonatal journey. They will possess the QIS qualification and be able to demonstrate leadership and management skills requires by the role

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager. Person specification Shortlisting Essential criteria Registered Nurse RGN Minimum of 3 years Skin Cancer experience Nursing Essential criteria Registered Nurse RGN 5 years post registration experience Minimum of 3 years Skin Cancer experience Desirable criteria Degree level study minimum Current qualification or competence in dermoscopy and/or lesions recognition Computer literate Willing to undertake non medical prescribing course

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details on the post, please contact Sarah Doherty (see contact details)

Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details on this vacancy. We are accepting applicants for full and part time posts and welcome flexible working patterns. You require a full and active NMC number to apply for this position.