We're currently recruiting for ambitious Stakeholder Researcher Officers to join our team responsible for attendance and inclusivity at our conferences. The Stakeholder Researcher Officer is part of a growing team and there are plenty of career progression opportunities for the right candidates with six monthly performance/salary reviews. Our mission is to help policymakers make the best decisions. We’re looking for a proactive addition to the team whose task it will be to ensure our policy conferences are as inclusive as possible and no interested parties are left out of discussing important developments. Your work will directly shape the attendance of those involved in our events. Duties include:
This is a varied role in a fast-paced environment and the right candidate would be a strong multi-tasker and be able to prioritise their time. Although there is a degree of autonomy, support from senior staff and rest of the 70-strong team is always on hand. The successful candidate will need:
Health Education England is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from discrimination. Health Education England supports the values and pledges of the NHS Constitution.
We are committed to being a diverse and an inclusive employer and will build a culture where all employees are valued, respected and acknowledged. We strive to ensure that no individual receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, colour, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, transgender status, HIV status, social background, trade union membership or non-membership and is placed at a disadvantage by requirements or conditions that cannot be shown to be justifiable.
HEE have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to showcase our Disability Confident Employer accreditation, being an Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, our bronze award from the Defence Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships and Tommy’s pregnancy at work scheme.
Health Education England (HEE) exists for one reason only: to support the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement to the patients and public of England by ensuring that the workforce of today and tomorrow has the right numbers, skills, values and behaviours, at the right time and in the right place.
Health Education England’s vision is that everyone associated with health care will be committed to a lifetime of professional development, be proud of the care they provide, support and challenge one another and strive for ever-increasing standards of patient-centred care.
What will you be doing?
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Health Education England (HEE) Professional Development Unit. This post is open to candidates in Plymouth or Bristol.
The team are responsible for the coordination of postgraduate medical (and some dental) education and training. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent administrative and organisational skills to be part of a team that supports the junior doctors and dentists in training (throughout the region) and the educationalists programme within the locality.
The post-holder will be part of a small team who will work closely with the clinical faculty and professional support unit, Trust admin support and other external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of consistent services within the Professional Development Unit, as aligned to HEE Standard Operating Procedures.
What do you need?
As the Support and Development Officer your duties will predominantly be involved with Study Leave support, however, there is also an expectation that the post holder will support the wider team also . These include:
What benefits do we offer?
As an employee of HEE we are interested in your overall health, and future, and it’s important that we value and reward the excellent work you do! Some of our benefits include:
And a lot more!
If you would like to advance your career in a progressive and supportive environment please apply now.
Interview date is to be confirmed.
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 5 with a full-time starting salary of £24,907, with pay step increases after 2 years’ service and 4 years’ service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
For further details / informal visits contact:
Anne Elliott, PDU Manager, Anne.Elliott@hee.nhs.uk
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Candidates are reminded that, if you are applying on a secondment basis, you must have agreement with your current manager that if successful you will be released for the period of the secondment.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, then it is normal practice for our recruitment service to request your references as soon as possible and this may happen prior to you receiving a written offer letter.
All references from current and previous employers, will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION VIA NHS JOBS
After applying, your application will be imported into our third-party recruitment system, TRAC. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Health Education England transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
If you a query relating to your application process, please contact The Recruitment Team on 0300 3230201.
Health Education England is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from discrimination. Health Education England supports the values and pledges of the NHS Constitution.
We are committed to being a diverse and an inclusive employer and will build a culture where all employees are valued, respected and acknowledged. We strive to ensure that no individual receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, colour, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, transgender status, HIV status, social background, trade union membership or non-membership and is placed at a disadvantage by requirements or conditions that cannot be shown to be justifiable.
HEE have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to showcase our Disability Confident Employer accreditation, being an Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, our bronze award from the Defence Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships and Tommy’s pregnancy at work scheme.
The Professional Development Unit within Thames Valley focus on supporting both trainees and educators to achieve their goals through direct development opportunities and by providing access to funding for appropriate external events.
We work with a wide variety of individuals and groups to accomplish this, including the trainees and educators themselves, Trust contacts, external facilitators and venues, and various internal colleagues to name just a few.
The team oversees two particularly high-profile programmes, Supported Return to Training and Study Leave. These are relatively new initiatives and the outcomes are subject to much local national scrutiny, making this an exciting time to join the team.
The postholder is also responsible for line managing the Support & Development Co-ordinator, therefore previous management experience would be beneficial.
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 5 with a full-time starting salary of £24,907, with pay step increases after 2 years’ service and 4 years’ service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review.
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
For further details / informal visits contact:
Ann Heath, Education Programme Manager, ann.heath@hee.nhs.uk
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Candidates are reminded that, if you are applying on a secondment basis, you must have agreement with your current manager that if successful you will be released for the period of the secondment.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, then it is normal practice for our recruitment service to request your references as soon as possible and this may happen prior to you receiving a written offer letter.
All references from current and previous employers, will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION VIA NHS JOBS
After applying, your application will be imported into our third-party recruitment system, TRAC. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Health Education England transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
If you a query relating to your application process, please contact The Recruitment Team on 0300 3230201.
NHS Wales Informatics Services has a large portfolio of information and technical service programmes and projects, which will enable a digital future and the modern services needed by NHS Wales, health and care professionals, patients and citizens.
NWIS is the first organisation in the UK to receive the new "British Standard for Valuing People"
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
What you’ll be doing?
As Test Analyst, you’ll be working on one of our national software systems:-
Creating test cases and scripts to check software works & identify defects
Executing test scripts during fortnightly cycles that we call ‘sprints’
Writing reports to confirm the software meets expectations
While doing so, you’ll learn about our test framework and the rules governing how we test. You’ll also improve your skills by contributing to your Personal Development Plan (PDP).
What software will you be testing?
We build software used in GP practices, in hospitals and in the community. Examples include:-
Test Trace and Protect : A new digital contact tracing system, serving the NHS Wales Test, Trace and Protect Service
Laboratory Information Management System: used by pathology staff to record and exchange information such as blood test results.
NHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect service: a single digital platform for contact tracing across Wales
What skills do you need?
Embedded with one of our Application teams, you’ll work with business analysts and developers to learn how our software meets user needs. So you’ll be a good listener, able to analyze information and not afraid to ask questions.
You'll often share your findings. For example, describing any conditions needed to reproduce a bug or publishing a test report. So you must be able to provide information in an accurate and concise fashion.
Above all, you're organized, methodical and committed to being an effective team member.
What else is helpful?
The following is helpful but not essential:-
Experience working in a care setting or using or testing healthcare software
Knowledge of Scrum
Experience using Team Foundation Server Test Hub
What else do you need to know?
Depending on your skills and experience, we may offer the post to you as a Band 4 Software Development Officer.
If we do, progression to the next pay band depends upon on you meeting an agreed set of competency criteria. We’ll manage this through your Personal Development Review (PDR). On meeting the criteria you’ll automatically progress to Band 5.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Closing date: 7th March 2021
For further details / informal visits contact:
Geoff Norton
Software Development Manager
Geoff.Norton@wales.nhs.uk
Applicants that require a Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications but will be subject to satisfying the resident labour market test, unless an exemption applies. Compliance with all other guidance set by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and Immigration rules, is also required. For further information please visit the UKVI website.
Please note that if your successful employment is subject to a Time Limited Right to Work, then the tenure of your contract of employment will be limited to reflect your Right to Work
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
For further information regarding NHS Wales Informatics Service please see our website: nwis.nhs.wales/
Please note that the inbox is not monitored. If you have any queries please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 02920 905353.
Ashburton Surgery is looking for a Reception Manager to join our practice team. This is a full-time role, managing our reception staff and the delivery of the reception services for the practice. The Reception Manager will ensure smooth running of the services, and will develop and improve services to support staff and patients.
Responsible for the day-to-day supervision and management of all reception staff and smooth running of associated functions, including the repeat prescribing and use of the clinical system, ensuring all functions are carried out in accordance with agreed procedures, protocols and time-scales, and reporting to the practice manager as necessary. Identification, development and leading on improvements within the reception team to support delivery, and liaising with the other members of the management team to improve services for patients. Candidates should have good attention to detail, enjoy team working and leading a team, be highly motivated, enthusiastic, positive and have good communication skills.
Ashburton Surgery is a rural general practice with 6500 patients covering an area on the southern edge of Dartmoor, and along the A38 corridor.Ashburton Surgery is a training practice, and a dispensing practice. The practice is part of the South Dartmoor and Totnes Primary Care Network, and works closely with other local GP practices. Ashburton Surgery has 7 doctors, and is a family friendly practice. Committed to personal professionaldevelopment and improvement of services. An innovative, outward facing and forward practice, committed to team working and creating a positive working environment.
ASHBURTON SURGERY
JOB TITLE: HEAD RECEPTIONIST
REPORTS TO: PRACTICE MANAGER
Job summary:
Responsible for the day-to-day supervision and management of all reception staff and smooth running of associated functions, including the repeat prescribing and the clinical system, ensuring all functions are carried out in accordance with agreed procedures, protocols and time-scales, and reporting to the practice manager as necessary.
Job responsibilities:
Employed staff
Patient services
Administration
Information technology
Building
Have a clear understanding of telephone systems, daytime and out of hours
Hands-on maintenance as required e.g. plumbing and cleaning
Assist with remodelling and room moves as required
Understand security systems alarms
Information
Ensure communication systems are running smoothly, and reception staff are kept fully informed of changes in procedures
Assist with production and upkeep of practice procedures manual
Manage paperwork systems, including post, internal and external
Act as a central source of information
Other Tasks
Health and safety
Co-ordinate voluntary agencies
Arrange gifts and cards for staff leaving, marriages, births
Deputise for practice manager in their absence
Confidentiality:
Health & safety:
The post-holder will implement and lead on the full range of promotion and management of their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):
Equality and diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Personal/professional development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Contribution to the implementation of services:
The post-holder will:
This list is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.
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.
Ashburton Surgery
1 Eastern Road
Ashburton
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ13 7AP
Ensuring the security and safety of Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Services’ buildings, employees, legal professionals and visitors.
You will be responsible for protecting the security and safety of the identified buildings and personnel at a busy client site. You will ensure that assigned tasks are completed in a professional and timely manner and meet relevant legislations, ensuring the needs of all internal and external customers are fulfilled.
As part of this role, you will be required to undertake an appropriate and fully-funded apprenticeship programme, as part of OCS’s commitment to your professional development in the security industry.
Your main responsibilities may also include:
To succeed in this role, you will need the following:
Personal characteristics/attributes for this role:
Does this role sound like it's for you? Apply now! If you require any support with your application, please contact Megan Forse on 01293 858761 or via email on
Megan.Forse@ocs.com
- please do not email or call to apply directly, in order to be considered for this role you must complete this online form.What will you get in return?
Why join OCS Group Ltd?
From providing a first-class shopping experience at major retail and leisure establishments, to maintaining critical factory facilities for well-known industrial organisations, to supporting the patient journey at large hospitals, we provide the essential services that keep businesses and societies running day in and day out.
We are the largest family-owned facilities management services company in the world, and we deliver over 70 accredited services internationally.
OCS prides itself as a company that has family values.
We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS.
Are you looking to make your mark within a forward- thinking and highly motivated multi-professional community team? Do you strive to attain excellent, compassionate clinical care of the highest standard? This is the job for you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to help shape the future running of Newton Abbot Community Hospital inpatient beds. Kingsteignton Medical Practice are looking for suitably driven and experienced Physicians Associates to fill posts looking after the 60 bedded unit. You will work alongside the excellent medical, nursing, multidisciplinary therapy and stroke rehabilitation team. You will be encouraged to identify and develop your specialist interests such as Frailty, Falls or Geriatric assessment, which would augment and strengthen the service.
Hours are 9-5 Monday to Friday. No on call commitment.
Salary dependent on experience but likely within band 7 AFC.
The post-holder will treat and care for people requiring medical review in the community hospital setting whilst delivering high quality, person centred care, teaching and quality improvement serving the local area.
We would envisage the PA developing their special skill or interest within the Community Hospital setting in a way that enhances and augments the service offered.
The main role of this post is the day to day clinical management of 60 inpatient beds at the community hospital. This is supported by a wider medical team.
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a heath care professional working on a sub- acute hospital ward.
See job description for more detail.
Kingsteignton Medical Practice is located in the town of Kingsteignton. It provides general medical services to a patient population of 11,000 as well as medical care for in- patients at Newton Abbot Hospital.
The Practice is part of the Templer Care Network with Buckland, Cricketfield and Devon Square Surgeries. It is also part of a wider collaboration of Practices covering the South Devon and Torbay area.
Newton Abbot Town has the benefit of a local community hospital and Kingsteignton Medical Practice currently manage 60 beds at the hospital comprising of a general medical and stroke ward. We provide a full time GP and support from a medical officer and GP registrars. There is a stroke therapy consultant that works with the stroke patients whilst we manage their general medical care. Patients are can be referred by Torbay Hospital or local GPs. Many of the patients have been inpatients at Torbay Hospital and transfer to a community hospital to prepare for their return home.
PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATE JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLECommunity Hospital Physicians Associate
ACCOUNTABLE TOKingsteignton Medical Practice (KMP) Partners
REPORTING TOCommunity Hospital Physician (Clinically)
KMP Practice Manager (Administratively)
KEY TASKSThe post-holder will treat and care for people requiring medical review in the community hospital setting whilst delivering high quality, person centred care, teaching and quality improvement serving the local area.
We would envisage the PA developing their special skill or interest within the Community Hospital setting in a way that enhances and augments the service offered.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESClinical Responsibilities:
The main role of this post is the day to day clinical management of 60 inpatient beds at the community hospital. This is supported by a wider medical team.
Timely review, clinical progression and discharge decision making for stepped down and acutely unwell patients from the Acute trust.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
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 personalised 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 notes to agreed standards
Collecting data for audit purposes, significant events and other data required by the Trust or practice.
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a heath care professional working on a sub- acute hospital ward.
Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:
Assist in the teaching of medical students and support GP registrars.
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Trust/CQC policies/guidelines, e.g., prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice, and clinical governance requirements.
Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Supporting colleagues with the smooth running of the service by providing cover and assistance, in particular during periods of illness, annual leave or absence for other reasons.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, hospital staff and other healthcare workers. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the trust policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the hospital Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills and contributing to the practice development plan
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development, this includes annual appraisals and internal peer review.
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The post-holder will:
Apply Trust/CQC policies, standards and guidance
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate.
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.
Kingsteignton Medical Practice
West Golds Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 2TS
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join a newly formed and dynamic Senior Leadership Team at Devon Doctors Group. We are looking for an experienced clinical leader who is ready for an exciting and rewarding challenge, to join our team.
About the role
As part of the organisations ongoing commitment to delivering high quality front line services to the population, a brand new Chief Nurse post is being implemented into the senior management team structure. This post is a Board-level role that reports directly in to the Chief Executive Officer.
The Chief Nurse will have leadership responsibility for the pursuit of the highest of quality standards across Devon Doctors services. Working alongside the Chief Medical Officer, the post holder will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Quality, Patient Safety and Clinical Governance agendas; take the Executive lead for infection prevention and control and safeguarding.
The post holder will provide professional leadership for all of our professional roles across the organisation. The Chief Nurse will provide advice, leadership and direction to the Board of Directors and the wider organisation on all Quality and Safety matters, ensuring effective clinical outcomes and an excellent patient experience. The post holder will act as the Group Caldicott Guardian.
The post-holder will need to actively engage and involve patients and communities, championing the Group ethos of putting patients first.
A not-for-profit organisation, Devon Doctors has been providing urgent out-of-hours care to the county's 1 million+ residents for more than 20 years.
Devon Doctors was established in 1996 to provide support to a number of GP cooperatives across Devon; out of this, Devon Doctors Ltd was born in 2004 to provide GP OOH care for the county. Jointly owned by all the GP practices in the county, it has been a social enterprise since 2007, reaffirming the organisations commitment to reinvesting any surplus it might make into the service to continue to drive excellence in clinical care.
The organisation is intent on providing a critically acclaimed IUCS in line with the IUCS Specification, the NHS FiveYear Forward View and the NHS Long-Term Plan.
Why work for Devon Doctors?
Salary of £100,000 to £120,000 depending on experience
30 days holiday + 2 company additional days (plus Bank Holidays)
NHS Pension
Cycle to work scheme
1 Paid Volunteering day per year
Job Summary:
The Chief Nurse (CN) will have leadership responsibility for the pursuit of the highest of quality standards across Devon Doctors services. Working alongside the Chief Medical Officer, the post holder will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Quality, Patient Safety and Clinical Governance agendas; take the Executive lead for infection prevention and control and safeguarding. The post holder will provide professional leadership for all of our professional roles across the organisation. The Chief Nurse will provide advice, leadership and direction to the Board of Directors and the wider organisation on all Quality and Safety matters, ensuring effective clinical outcomes and an excellent patient experience. The post holder will act as the Group Caldicott Guardian.
Key Responsibility Areas
Executive Leadership:
This post-holder will need to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to fully contribute in an Executive Team and as a system leader. The CN is a leader in quality systems; transitioning to new operating models that require leadership qualities demonstrating competence in the following:
Putting Patients First:
The post-holder will need to actively engage and involve patients and communities, championing the Group ethos of putting patients first.
Vision:
The post-holder will need to demonstrate effective leadership to contribute to the creation of a compelling vision for the future and be able to communicate this internally and externally.
Team Work:
The post-holder will need to build strong collaborative working relationships internally and externally with providers and set and create a climate of open and honest communication within the context of partnership, to continually improve services.
Planning:
The post-holder will need to be able to think conceptually to plan flexibly for the longer term and continually seek innovation and improvement.
Culture:
Works with colleagues to lead the develop a culture of openness, trust and transparency which extends beyond Devon Doctors to provide commissioners and system partners with the assurance that they need to improve levels of trust and system-working.
Personal qualities:
The post-holder will need to demonstrate effective leadership and high professional standards in drawing upon their personal values, communication, behaviour and interaction with others.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Strategic
1. Contribute to the development and implementation of Devon Doctorss Vision, Strategy and Business Objectives as a Board member, with full duties, responsibilities and liabilities as a Company Director;
2. Work with the Board to formulate Devon Doctorss Quality Strategy, ensuring that it supports the delivery of the wider Company Strategy working in effective partnership with the Chief Medical Officer to demonstrate joint clinical leadership, ensuring that it is well understood by the workforce, commissioners and partners;
3. Scan the horizon for opportunities which will benefit clinical delivery of services, immediately, or the future, using strong networks and partnership working to identify such opportunities as well as influence at a regional and national level;
4. Advise the Devon Doctors Board, Executive Team and Operational Managers on professional clinical and nursing matters including changes to national policy and opportunities for changing roles, supporting the long-term vision of Devon Doctors;
5. Provide assurance to the Devon Doctors Board that Infection Control policies are fit for purpose and to be accountable for their implementation on relevant sites across Devon Doctors;
6. Identifying new business opportunities which will build on the strengths of the organisation converting them to generate income, internal investment and integrating them into the organisation, as appropriate;
People Management & Leadership
1. Provide highly visible, supportive leadership to Devon Doctorss workforce, role modelling the Devon Doctorss values of Trust; Integrity; Innovation and Excellence across the organisation and particularly with direct reports and Clinical and Nursing Teams;
2. With the Chief Operating Officer and the Associate Director of HR, to be responsible for recruitment and retention strategies for all clinical, non-medical roles ensuring an effective and sustainable workforce both now, and in the future;
3. To lead the clinical teams and establish a high performing team environment for colleagues to work together to deliver the department business plan.
4. To work with the team to develop and improve their capability and increase their engagement.
Quality
1. Be responsible for the development and delivery of high-quality clinical services across all Devon Doctors sites;
2. Be accountable for the development and implementation of effective systems and processes which measure patient outcomes and experience, and to work with the executive team to set and meet patient outcome and experience targets and standards.
3. Be accountable for the development and implementation of a compliance framework to ensure that the organisation is achieving the standards required for CQC registration and regularly review this.
Clinical Governance
1. Ensure that the highest standards of clinical governance are set and maintained across the organisation, ensuring that clinical governance systems and processes meet regulatory standards, reflect best practice and encourage learning from incidents, complaints and audits;
2. Be the Executive safeguarding lead for the protection of patients (to include infection prevention, child protection, vulnerable adults and domestic abuse) across the organisation, ensuring that Devon Doctors meets regulatory standards and exhibits best practice;
Clinical Leadership
1. Set standards for all clinical professionals across Devon Doctors, providing advice and guidance to the Board on quality and clinical issues, fostering a culture which values continuing professional development and empowers multi-professional clinical teams to achieve clinical excellence;
2. Lead Devon Doctors education strategy and ensure the development of clinical skills across professional and non-registered clinical roles, ensuring opportunity for career progression at all levels;
3. Liaising, influencing and negotiating with partner provider organisations, healthcare professionals, social services and voluntary sector agencies;
Other Duties
1. Undertake On-call sessions as part of the On-call management team;
2. Responsible for ensuring that all rules, regulations, policies and procedures contained within the Employee Handbook are understood, implemented and applied on a fair and consistent basis.
3. Participate in the development and implementation of programmes of change and of education and training throughout the organisation.
4. Perform any other duties and take responsibility for issues outside of immediate sphere of responsibility as may be reasonably required. This job description is intended as a basic guide to the responsibilities of the role and is not exhaustive. The post holder may be asked to undertake duties that are in line with the level of the role.
COMMUNICATION AND KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The post holder must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all times, and build and maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders including the following:
Devon Doctors Board and Executive Team
Other healthcare, social services and voluntary providers
Commissioners
Operations/Clinical teams/Medical Teams
Other health providers/commissioners
Other stakeholders and voluntary sector providers
Local patient participation groups
Senior Management Team
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Devon Doctors
Suite 1, Osprey House
Osprey Road
Exeter
Devon
EX2 7WN
https://www.devondoctors.co.uk/
The Devon System are working together to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.
As a system, we face considerable challenges and as we move into the future, we will need to focus on a number of key areas including:
As part of the Devon System, NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group is one of the biggest CCGs in England, serving a patient population of nearly 1.2 million people with a budget of more than £1.8 billion and is a key component of our Devon Health and Care System.
We plan local healthcare and buy services, including acute, community, mental health and ambulance services.
Our diverse area of operation includes the cities of Plymouth and Exeter, remote rural areas such as Exmoor and Dartmoor, and coastal areas including Torbay and Ilfracombe. We work closely with three main local authorities: Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council.
We work with our local communities and other partners in our area, to improve people’s health and make sure they can receive high quality, local services.
We face considerable challenges and to tackle these we have six shared ambitions as a system for the next ten years:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Primary Care Commissioning Officer within the Primary Care Commissioning Team for NHS Devon CCG for a fixed term contract/secondment.
A highly motivated and experienced individual is required to play a key role providing expertise, high quality advice and support to our member practices and will directly support commissioning and contracting of robust, sustainable and high-quality General Practice within Devon. The post-holder will work with colleagues across the organisation to continually develop and deliver best practice. The post holder will be required to work closely with the whole Primary Care Team to help meet any set objectives and challenges that arise.
The successful applicant will be expected to meet tight deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard of accuracy, be highly motivated, able to use their own initiative and have excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Applicants will have experience of dealing sensitively with information of a confidential nature and have knowledge of primary care commissioning and specifically contracting. The successful applicant will have highly developed writing skills and the ability to produce and deliver complex reports.
The applicant will be able to demonstrate experience of working in a regulated environment and interpret a broad range of policy and strategy with minimal guidelines and supervision. They will also have the ability to work under pressure with competing priorities.
For an informal discussion about this vacancy please contact:
Melissa Redmayne or Linsey Redstone
Phone number
01803 396401 or 01803 396402
Email address
melissaredmayne@nhs.netlinsey.redstone@nhs.net
The CCG uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to help us make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children (for specific positions included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975).
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Border Agency requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information and to self assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship, please visit the UK Border Agency website.
All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the job description will be invited to interview.
Parking is not guaranteed at all CCG sites. Please discuss requirements and availability of parking with the recruiting manager.
We will consider requests for flexible working for all positions that we advertise.
Please note:
Are you an experienced Band 6 or 5 Community Mental Health Practitioner looking for an exciting and rewarding role? Are you seeking job satisfaction, numerous benefits, and training opportunities?
If the answer is yes, then we have a vacancy for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner at the Medical Centre HMS Drake.
DCMHs are multi-disciplinary teams comprising military and civilian staff: psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, mental health practitioners and psychologists. The Community Mental Health Practitioner will work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide a specialised/occupational mental health service for all Service and entitled personnel within the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) area of responsibility (AOR) and the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) Region as required. The post holder will have experience of working in adult community mental healthcare.
You will showcase robust clinical risk assessment skills and an understanding of the occupational role and needs of individuals presenting to the service.
The Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) will be proactive in the development of service and organisational initiatives and will meet the expectation of offering clinical leadership to other agencies.
Duties of the role include, but are not limited to:
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for role requirements in further detail.
Essential Criteria
Band 6 or experienced Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse. Demonstrable experience working in community and adult mental health, with a desire in developing their skills delivering evidence based psychological treatments.
Demonstrable experience of using NICE recommended Psychological interventions.
OR:
Must possess a Graduate certificate in evidence based psychological treatments with demonstrable experience in a community mental health role.
and
A mental health professional registered with in date HCPC registration with experience of working in an adult mental health setting in a care co-ordinator role with demonstrable experience of using NICE recommended Psychological interventions.
Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV.
At interview, you will be tested against the following Framework:
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it using your surname then first name prior to submitting your application.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Further Information
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
Travel to interview costs will not be reimbursed.
Requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into account business needs.
We are currently unable to open documents saved in the doc.x format. If your CV is in this format, please re-save in a different format prior to uploading. Should you submit in the doc.x format, your CV may not be considered for this vacancy.
Please be aware that if you are found successful you will be asked to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following in to your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
Job Type
Full Time
Posted
4 days ago
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