Are you an experienced Support Worker looking for a new position?

Apollo Home Healthcare is seeking experienced Support Workers to care for a young adult with complex care needs.

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate Support Workers who are passionate about their job, enjoy delivering one to one support and build positive relationships with our service users and their families.

Our service user is a young adult who requires a care team to support him throughout the night.

He has a keen interest in motorsports; mainly motor cross and Formula 1, he enjoys live music, attending gigs and managing his social media account.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to work with one service user and can commit to regular shifts.

Essential Experience Required

• 6 months previous care experience
• Medication Administration
• Personal Care
• Moving and Handling

Desirable Experience

• Tracheostomy care
• Oxygen administration

We have the following shifts available;

• Night shifts from 9pm to 8am

This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to our service user and really making an impact on his day to day life.

The Integrated Musculoskeletal, Pain and Rheumatology Service (IMPReS) covers the East Lancashire footprint of Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Blackburn and Darwen. We are looking for suitably qualified MSK Band 6 HCPC registered physiotherapists to join our team on a temporary basis. This is a great opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills. As our service is delivered across multiple sites, you will also have the opportunity to work with various members of the IMPReS team and to demonstrate your flexible approach to supporting the wider service. This role will provide an opportunity to gain experience in both MSK and Rheumatology in keeping with our integrated service model.

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of health care services primarily for the people of East Lancashire, which comprises of the Boroughs of Blackburn, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale. Our Trust aims to provide appropriate, high-quality personal and organisational development interventions, which will improve patient care.

This is a fixed term contract for six months part-time 17.5 hours. Our staff are warm, friendly, supportive and dedicated professionals who will make you feel very welcome

The IMPReS service consists of:

· Integrated MSK comprised of G.P.s with a special interest in MSK, ESPs in Physiotherapy and Podiatry and highly skilled Physiotherapists.

· The Rheumatology MDT; a dynamic team consisting of Rheumatology Consultants, Specialist Doctors, Specialist Physiotherapists, Specialist Occupational Therapists, Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Podiatrists and Psychologists.

· The Pain Management Services; an MDT consisting of PMS Consultants, Specialist Physiotherapists, Specialist Occupational Therapists, Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Psychologists and a Pharmacist.

Working as a team we continually strive to improve clinical pathways and clinical expertise.

We support the Trust 24/7 agenda and operate extended hours services to meet our patients’ needs and to offer them choice.

Working as an autonomous clinician within the IMPReS team across MSK and Rheumatology teams you will be responsible for assessing patients, discussing patient agreed goals and expectations, delivering highly skilled treatments and providing education for patients, carers and ensuring safe and timely discharges for patients.

You will be required to supervise and train more junior health care professionals.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate clear clinical reasoning and have the ability to explain their decisions and actions in a way that all concerned will be able to understand.

They must also be able to demonstrate proven team working, flexibility, good time management skills, organisational skills, and evidence of self-motivation.

They must also be able to demonstrate evidence of recent learning and examples of continued professional and clinical development.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to consolidate and further develop clinical and leadership skills and will be supported clinically and managerially by highly skilled and motivated clinicians at all levels.

The right candidate for this post will have appropriate experience and clearly able to demonstrate a desire to actively participate in all aspects of the job. You must be willing and able to lead on various elements of the work in this exciting and demanding area of work.

Above all you will deal with each and every situation following Compassion in Practice and the six key elements Care, Compassion, Courage, Competence, Communicating effectively and Commitment. As well as delivering the Trust, Divisional and Departmental objectives.

If this post interests you and you would like to know more about it – we would love to hear from you, so don’t hesitate to ring us or arrange an informal visit. Please call Kelly Holehouse on 01254 736111.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we may use this to contact you regarding your application.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust is committed to creating a well managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We operate Zero Tolerance to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure our recruitment and selection process is accessible to all. Flexible Working applications will be considered. The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please contact a member of Recruitment Services on 01254 732075 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please Note: new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

For further details / informal visits contact:

NameKelly Holehouse

We are looking for enthusiastic, committed, hardworking, and highly motivated people to join our team.

You will be required to show flexibility in your approach to the role and have excellent time management and communication skills.

The post is mainly located in RBH Theatres, but you could be on the BGH site due to movement of theatre lists.

We have 11 theatres at Blackburn and 15 at Burnley, which carry out wide range of both elective and emergency surgery through many specialities.

We also expect all applicants to be dedicated to their role and enhance their knowledge and skills.

These posts are for qualified staff only and you will need to hold qualifications as a Registered Nurse with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) or as an Operating Department Practitioner with the HCPC (Health and Care Professionals), candidates who do not provide details of their registration will not be considered for interview.

Theatre experience is not essential, as training will be given to the successful candidates.

We we would like to invite newly qualified nurses to apply.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we may use this to contact you regarding your application.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust is committed to creating a well managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We operate Zero Tolerance to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure our recruitment and selection process is accessible to all. Flexible Working applications will be considered. The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please contact a member of Recruitment Services on 01254 732075 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please Note: new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the changes which East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has implemented with regard to charging for the cost of undertaking Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) Checks (previously known as Criminal Records Bureau or CRB) and how this may impact upon you.

As this position is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and involves work that is identified as a regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006), any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £48.00, which includes a small handling fee.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Karen Copeland - 01254 733016 - Karen.Copeland@elht.nhs.uk

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Central pre-operative assessment team at ELHT.

We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic nurses to really drive the service vision. Recent experience within surgery is desirable but not essential.

The role requires you to be a team player with excellent communication skills, be able to work effectively alongside a wide range of professionals, as well as working autonomously. You must have a holistic approach to care and develop the skills to assess and evaluate patient’s suitability for the various forms of anesthesia.

You will be responsible for planning, investigating, ensuring your patients’ receive safe , personal and effective care throughout their assessment whilst maintaining high standards of care and at times acting as the patients’ advocate.

You will also be expected to provide nursing leadership, support and actively contribute to our high standards.

The post includes cross site work between our two main ELHT sites at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, and Burnley General Hospital currently Monday to Friday, you will need to also be able to offer us flexibility with shift times and potentially working days to support capacity.

We can offer you an interesting career as a specialist nurse, where you will always be supported and appreciated, you will be working with a talented group of dedicated decision makers, and you can expect a personalised induction and orientation package with excellent development and support for future career opportunities.

So If you are a confident, well-organised nurse who thrives in a busy and continually transforming clinical environment then we would like to hear from you.

Potential candidates are welcome to contact myself and arrange a visit to look round. Please contact our area Manager Tracy Howorth or Matron Carrie Earnshaw on 01254 733241 for any enquiries

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we may use this to contact you regarding your application.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust is committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We operate Zero Tolerance to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure our recruitment and selection process is accessible to all. Flexible Working applications will be considered. The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please contact a member of Recruitment Services on 01254 732075 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please Note: new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

For further details / informal visits contact:

NameCarolyn earnshawJob titlematronEmail addresscarolyn.earnshaw@elht.nhs.ukTelephone number01254 733241Additional contact information

Potential candidates are welcome to contact myself and arrange a visit to look round. Please contact our area Manager Tracy Howorth or Matron Carrie Earnshaw on 01254 733241 for any enquiries

tracy.howorth@elht.nhs.uk

carolyn.earnshaw@elht.nhs.uk