The Clinical Practice Facilitator for Midwifery will be responsible for developing, supporting and overseeing midwifery placements for pre-registration midwives, return to practice midwives, those undertaking the shortened midwifery course and allied health student placements.

Key responsibilities:

• Be the identified link in practice for all pre-registration, Shortened Midwifery Course and Return to Practice learners to promote a culture of supporting learners in practice throughout midwifery.
• Contribute to effective partnership working between the practice placement areas and Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in collaboration with the Head of Education.
• Be up to date with SSSA guidelines and understand the assessment process for learners.
• Promote feedback and dialogue between the Trust and HEIs, ensuring feedback following clinical placements is received and acted upon.
• Assist supervisors, assessors, practice educators and departmental managers to facilitate the integration of theory and practice within the clinical environment.
• Establish and explore strategies to enhance the clinical learning environment, including facilitating teaching and support sessions.
• Ensure all learners receive a robust induction and orientation to placement areas.
• Contribute to the development of policies and guidelines applicable to learners' placements.
• Maintain presence in the maternity clinical area by delivering direct patient care, including direct student supervision.

The post is a fixed-term contract for maternity leave, weekday hours only, and has manager on-call responsibilities (approximately 2 on-calls per month including nights and weekends).

We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.

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The successful candidate will:

• Provide safe, effective and individualised care to neonates and their families.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to meet the changing needs of babies within the neonatal environment.
• Promote and deliver family-centred care, supporting parents to develop the skills and confidence to care for their baby.
• Work collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to ensure the best possible outcomes for babies and families.
• Support, supervise and act as a role model for newly qualified nurses, students and support staff.
• Contribute to quality improvement, service development and the delivery of evidence-based practice.
• Assist in maintaining a safe, welcoming and supportive environment for babies, families and staff.

Main duties of the job:

• Contribute and lead with regard to setting and monitoring of nursing standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Maintain safe custody and use of drugs according to local policy.
• Be aware of all the Trust policies/procedures/local guidelines with special emphasis on fire, major incidents and child protection policies/guidelines.
• Have working knowledge of the Health & Safety Regulations and implications in the neonatal unit and personal role/responsibilities.
• Attend annual mandatory updates training including in-service training and professional education sessions.
• Maintain an area of personal interest and expertise in a nursing topic relevant to neonatal and family care.
• Maintain cardio-pulmonary resuscitation skills both adult and neonatal.
• Maintain skills in intravenous injections techniques and central line care.
• Participate in ward meetings to agree local practice.
• Act up for the senior staff where appropriate and with support.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a caring and supportive team committed to providing outstanding neonatal care and continuously improving the experience of babies and their families.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave; a national programme that's changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.

We're a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.

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The post holder is expected to represent their department professionally, supporting both the Clinical Leadership Team and the wider clinical workforce in the delivery of high-quality, standardised, evidence-based care.

The role requires the provision of effective, holistic, individualised, and patient-centred care to patients and their families, ensuring that care is delivered to the highest possible standards.

The post holder is responsible for maintaining evidence-based practice at all times, continually developing their knowledge and skills in line with Trust policies, best practice guidelines, multidisciplinary working, and the NMC Code.

As a senior member of the ward team, the Band 6 Sister/Deputy Ward Manager demonstrates strong leadership skills, contributes actively to service improvement and development, and supports the implementation of change to enhance patient outcomes and experience.

The post holder works collaboratively within the team to support, supervise, and develop junior staff and students, fostering a positive learning environment that encourages professional growth, continuous development, and high standards of care.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, ensuring individualised, holistic, and evidence-based care is delivered in partnership with patients, families, carers, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Coordinate the delivery of care across the ward/department, ensuring patient needs are met safely, effectively, and compassionately.
• Act as a clinical role model, providing specialist knowledge, advice, and support to nursing colleagues, healthcare professionals, patients, and relatives.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive patient records in accordance with Trust policies, professional standards, and legal requirements.
• Ensure patients and relatives receive clear, accurate, and sensitive information, enabling them to participate in decisions regarding their care and treatment.
• Support the implementation of clinical guidelines, policies, and evidence-based practice, participating in audits and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with Ward Managers, Matrons, Heads of Nursing, and the multidisciplinary team to continuously improve standards of care, patient safety, and patient experience.
• Promote health education and wellbeing by providing patients and families with information and support to maintain healthy lifestyles and self-manage health conditions where appropriate.

Benefits

The Trust offers development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (part 1 register)
• Evidence of continued professional studies related to area of speciality
• Teaching qualification such as practice assessor or mentorship

Experience

• Demonstrate clinical expertise relevant to area
• Demonstrate interest and commitment to the professional development of others
• Able to contribute to the development of students, nurses and self
• Able to contribute to develop the workplace as a learning environment
• Awareness and understanding of current health issues and in particular demonstrate a good understanding of the NHS long term plan and other recent initiatives

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The post holder is expected to represent their department professionally, supporting both the Clinical Leadership Team and the wider clinical workforce in the delivery of high-quality, standardised, evidence-based care.

The role requires the provision of effective, holistic, individualised, and patient-centred care to patients and their families, ensuring that care is delivered to the highest possible standards.

The post holder is responsible for maintaining evidence-based practice at all times, continually developing their knowledge and skills in line with Trust policies, best practice guidelines, multidisciplinary working, and the NMC Code.

As a senior member of the ward team, the Band 6 Sister/Deputy Ward Manager demonstrates strong leadership skills, contributes actively to service improvement and development, and supports the implementation of change to enhance patient outcomes and experience.

The post holder works collaboratively within the team to support, supervise, and develop junior staff and students, fostering a positive learning environment that encourages professional growth, continuous development, and high standards of care.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, ensuring individualised, holistic, and evidence-based care is delivered in partnership with patients, families, carers, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Coordinate the delivery of care across the ward/department, ensuring patient needs are met safely, effectively, and compassionately.
• Act as a clinical role model, providing specialist knowledge, advice, and support to nursing colleagues, healthcare professionals, patients, and relatives.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive patient records in accordance with Trust policies, professional standards, and legal requirements.
• Ensure patients and relatives receive clear, accurate, and sensitive information, enabling them to participate in decisions regarding their care and treatment.
• Support the implementation of clinical guidelines, policies, and evidence-based practice, participating in audits and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with Ward Managers, Matrons, Heads of Nursing, and the multidisciplinary team to continuously improve standards of care, patient safety, and patient experience.
• Promote health education and wellbeing by providing patients and families with information and support to maintain healthy lifestyles and self-manage health conditions where appropriate.

Benefits

• Development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Strong focus on wellbeing

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (part 1 register)
• Evidence of presentation/teaching skills
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Leadership and mentorship courses

Experience

• Ability to assess, plan care and evaluate care for a variety of patients
• Recent post registration experience within the relevant clinical setting

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This is a pivotal role with the influence and authority to strengthen safety, quality, learning and assurance across maternity and gynaecology, while working closely with neonatal colleagues to support a joined-up perinatal approach.

Maternity and neonatal services are operating in a period of unprecedented national scrutiny and reform. The expectations arising from recent independent reviews, the NHS Maternity and Neonatal 10 Point Plan, Care Quality Commission oversight and the Maternity (Perinatal) Incentive Scheme require visible leadership, robust evidence, rapid learning and clear Board assurance.

The postholder will be central to ensuring that our services meet these standards, respond confidently to external review and, most importantly, translate learning into safer, equitable and consistently high-quality care for women, babies and families.

Main duties of the job

• Provide leadership to the staff, functions and services managed and be accountable to the Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology.
• Act as the divisional lead for the development, co-ordination and implementation of effective quality governance framework within the maternity and gynaecology service.
• Ensure robust processes are in place to meet the services requirements for providing excellence in the delivery of care.
• Line manage and be responsible for the performance of the Maternity, Risk and Gynaecology governance teams and associated budgets.

What you will bring

• Current NMC registration as a midwife and substantial senior leadership experience in maternity services.
• Expert knowledge of maternity and perinatal governance, patient safety, risk management, regulation and national standards.
• A strong record of leading improvement, investigation, assurance and organisational learning across multidisciplinary services.
• The ability to interpret complex information, identify emerging risk and provide clear, credible assurance to senior leaders and the Board.
• Inclusive, compassionate and courageous leadership, with the confidence to challenge constructively and build effective partnerships.
• Experience of leading education and training, translating learning into sustainable improvements in practice.

Benefits

• Development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Strong focus on wellbeing

Job responsibilities

• Working in close partnership with the Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology, Deputy Director of Midwifery, operational leaders, obstetric, neonatal and gynaecology medical teams, and corporate governance colleagues, you will provide strategic leadership for clinical governance, risk, patient safety, regulatory compliance and quality assurance.
• Lead the maternity education function, oversee delivery of the Core Competency Framework and multidisciplinary training requirements, and ensure that learning from reviews, investigations, audit and clinical practice directly informs workforce development.

Person Specification

• Qualifications:

+ Registered Midwife + Completion of teaching and assessing programme + Evidence of post registration study up to 1st degree level + Educated, or working towards, to Masters Degree level or equivalent experience in Nursing/Midwifery

• Experience:

+ Evidence of continued professional development + Clinical experience at a senior midwifery post (Band 8a and above) + Experience in risk management process in relation to incidents + Involvement in recruitment and selection + Demonstrable experience in project management in maternity services

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You will provide a high quality expert Occupational Therapy to a specialist caseload of medical and neurology patients which consists of patients on our acute medical wards (including cardiology and respiratory) as well as having oversight of patients within the hospital with a neurological diagnosis.

You will require advanced clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and the ability to analyse to support assessments.

Main duties of the job:

• To be responsible for providing individual and client centred assessments to medicine & neurology managing the most complex cases addressing occupational performance skills, patterns, context or contexts and activity demands in collaboration with patients and carers.
• To undertake occupational therapy specialist multi-needs assessments using complex and advanced clinical reasoning demonstrating critical thinking, reflection and analysis to develop individual and group goal and task oriented treatment plans.
• To act as a source of clinical expertise and advice providing clinical leadership within the medical team and provide a resource for other teams in regards to neurology.
• To develop collaborative treatment plans with patients, carers and colleagues in the hospital and if necessary in the patient's home environment, demonstrating ethical clinical reasoning and problem solving techniques to determine agreed outcomes across health and social care.
• To maintain high professional standards, continuously promoting and developing quality improvements appropriate to the needs of the occupational therapy service and profession.
• To be responsible for clinical and managerial caseload management ensuring clinical governance, quality assurance and occupational therapy professional standards are met.

Benefits:

• Development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Strong focus on wellbeing

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This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist who is ready to develop their clinical and leadership skills while making a meaningful difference to the lives of patients and their families.

Working as an autonomous practitioner within our MDT, you will provide high-quality, person-centred OT assessment and intervention to patients with a range of complex needs.

We are committed to supporting the professional development and well being of our staff. You will receive clinical supervision and support, weekly IST and CPD funding/opportunities.

Rotations are 9 months in length and include Care of the Elderly, Critical Care & Surgery, Acute Medicine, Orthopaedics (elective and trauma), ED and Frailty, Palliative Care as well as community rotations with our partners in EPUT.

Main duties of the job

• To have a major role in the advanced Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have acute, complex and/or chronic presentations, provide functional assessment and deliver individualised treatment plans aimed at reducing the impact of disability and ill health.
• To undertake a leading role in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service provided to inpatients on many wards, by the medical/surgical team on a daily basis.
• To deputise where necessary for team lead Occupational Therapist. Responsible for the clinical development of the service within the speciality, and provide day to day management of more junior staff, including Band 5 Occupational Therapists and assistants.
• To work with community teams, for onward referral for patients being discharged home, to facilitate a safe and timely discharge.

About us

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave,a national programme that’s changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.

Benefits

• Development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Strong focus on wellbeing

Person Specification

• Qualifications: BSc or MSC in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration
• Experience: At least one year working as an Occupational Therapist within a comparable setting

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Serving a population of over 350,000 people across west Essex and east Hertfordshire, and employing over 4,000 colleagues, we are committed to delivering safe, compassionate and high-quality care while transforming services to meet the needs of our communities now and in the future.

As Chief Nurse, you will be a voting member of the Trust Board and a key contributor to organisational strategy, providing visible and inspirational leadership across nursing, midwifery and allied health professions. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, you will ensure the highest standards of patient care, professional practice, patient safety and patient experience across the organisation.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership across the organisation.
• Lead and inspire nursing, midwifery and allied health professional teams to deliver excellent patient care.
• Drive continuous improvement in quality, safety and patient experience.
• Champion professional standards, education, research and workforce development.
• Lead organisational transformation and support the delivery of the Trust's strategic ambitions.
• Build strong partnerships across the health and care system to improve outcomes for patients and communities.
• Foster a culture of openness, learning, innovation and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with substantial senior leadership experience and the ability to influence at Board, system and regional level. Above all, you will share our commitment to putting patients first and creating an environment in which our staff can thrive and provide their very best care.

At PAHT, our values guide everything we do:

• People at Heart - Putting compassion, respect and inclusion at the centre of everything we do.
• Creative Collaboration - Working openly and collaboratively to achieve better outcomes together.
• Everyday Excellence - Continually striving to improve and deliver outstanding care every day.

This is a rare opportunity to join an ambitious Trust and play a leading role in shaping the future of healthcare services for our patients, communities and staff.

If you are an inspirational leader with the experience, ambition and passion to make a lasting difference, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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Key responsibilities include:

• Pro-actively managing the Surveillance database in conjunction with CNS teams and the cancer information and support Manager
• Delivering day-to-day administrative support, data entry, and maintaining accurate records
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery
• Participating in team meetings and contributing to service improvement initiatives
• Providing support to patients navigating complex health and social care systems
• Acting as a main point of contact throughout the patient's journey

The role involves travel between hospital sites and cross-trust working to cover both Risk Stratification and Recovery Package/eHNA work streams.

The salary for this position ranges from £28,392 to £31,157 per year, and the role is a fixed-term, full-time position for 9 months.

The ideal candidate will have extensive patient-facing experience in healthcare settings, prior experience in data entry, and experience working within guidelines, policies, and protocols.

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This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team, supporting older adults to regain their independence, improve their mobility and achieve their rehabilitation goals.

Working alongside qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, you will play an important role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to older people with a wide range of complex medical, physical, cognitive and functional needs.

Main duties of the job

• To work in an integrated way to assist the Therapy team in information gathering, delivering treatments, agreeing patient goals and to support with discharge planning.
• To be confident in using a wide variety of manual handling equipment to support treatments such as hoist, sliding sheets, rota stand, sliding board, sara steady, walking frames, crutches and sticks.
• To be able assess and prescribe basic equipment such as commodes, FSTF, perching stools and bed sticks.
• To attend all relevant training, and ensure ongoing CPD towards achieving all band 3 Generic Assistant competencies.

Job responsibilities

• To implement the appropriate therapy intervention under supervision from Therapists.
• Assist in carrying out standardised assessment i.e. washing and dressing/kitchen assessments and the demonstration of equipment as requested by therapist.
• To assist therapists on home visits and carry out visits independently as deemed appropriate.
• To support the therapy team in delivering treatment and rehabilitation by practicing exercise, transfer and mobility.
• To carry out skilled therapy techniques learnt through training, experience and competencies
• To monitor patients’ progress reporting changes and offer appropriate suggestions regarding further treatment from the therapist.
• To recognise a deteriorating patient, or changes in a patient that require escalating to a senior member of staff.
• To have a good awareness of health and safety regulations, reporting incidents and safeguarding issues where appropriate.
• To prepare equipment ready for treatments, be able to check equipment safety and highlight equipment concerns.
• To monitor treatment areas and ensure that they are tidied following use and that all soiled linen/dressings/unwanted splints are removed and disposed of, and any equipment/instruments are cleaned/sterilised all in accordance with service policies.
• To attend multidisciplinary team meetings when requested by line manager to share factual information and feedback to therapist.
• To assist the therapists with patients who require two or more members of staff to treat them effectively and safely.
• To accept and act on duties delegated by the qualified Therapist.

Person Specification

• Qualifications: Maths and English Level 2
• Experience: To have experience as a therapy assistant, Understanding of the roles of physiotherapy and occupational therapy, Basic understanding of health education and promotion

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Responsibilities:

• Manage an agreed clinical caseload within a multidisciplinary/agency framework.
• Undertake assessment using clinical reasoning to select from a range of standardised and non-standardised tools/techniques.
• Select appropriate treatment techniques from within current scope of practice referring to evidence base.
• Implement the appropriate Occupational Therapy intervention ensuring planned outcomes are achieved to enable the individual to achieve his/her optimum level of independence.
• Provide support and education to patients and carers regarding all aspects of Occupational Therapy.
• Plan, organise and undertake access/home visits.
• Plan and prioritise own workload and delegate tasks where appropriate to ensure effective use of time and personal management.
• Facilitate the safe transfer of people and equipment using approved moving and handling techniques.
• Maintain and be accountable for Occupational Therapy equipment and materials.
• Fit, adjust and safely use a range of equipment and tools for a variety of therapeutic activities.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave; a national programme that's changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.

Benefits:

• Development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Strong focus on wellbeing

Person Specification:

• HCPC registered as Occupational therapist
• Grad. Diploma and / or degree in Occupational therapy
• Good understanding of a wide range of medical conditions
• Wide range of clinical placements and experiences during training
• Inpatient, and community setting experience as a student

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Job Responsibilities: The post holder will demonstrate the ability to deliver professional, high-quality, and efficient neurology care in both inpatient and outpatient services. They will work with colleague consultants to agreed levels of activity and throughput, working together with their Service Lead and Associate Medical Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a comprehensive and general Neurology service, serving to provide consultant advice and treatment to patients presenting with general Neurological problems (both inpatient and outpatient)
• Maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of patients with neurological disease
• Share responsibility with all Consultant colleagues for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients
• Participate fully in the management of the department and liaise closely with the Operational Management team, Specialty Doctors, Clinical Director, and Neurology Consultant Colleagues
• Contribute to the teaching and training of junior staff and medical students attending the neurology department

Requirements:

• Full GMC registration with License to Practice
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT or CESR (CP) or European Community Rights
• MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination if specialty training started from Aug 2007, or overseas equivalent
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a broad range of problems, both emergency and elective, within Neurology
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Benefits:

• Salary: £113,595 to £150,569 a year
• Permanent contract
• Full-time and part-time roles considered

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The Chemotherapy Nurse will be responsible for administering systemic anti-cancer therapies, supportive treatments, and carrying out therapeutic venesection. They will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to deliver excellent patient-focused care. The ideal candidate will have experience in oncology and chemotherapy, with skills in cannulation, phlebotomy, and central lines.

Key responsibilities include:

• Administering systemic anti-cancer therapies and supportive treatments
• Carrying out therapeutic venesection
• Providing specialist clinical knowledge and practice to patients and carers
• Participating in all relevant aspects of the Governance process
• Maintaining own personal development and ensuring own educational needs are met

We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment, with opportunities for development and flexible working. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.

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Main Duties:

• Prepare and cook meals from scratch, following recipes and methods
• Keep your working area clean and safe
• Optimize stock usage and follow recipes to minimize waste
• Ensure allergen compliance and report any substitutions
• Record temperatures and maintain HACCP procedures
• Participate in team meetings and training sessions
• Support other team members as required

Requirements:

• 3 GCSEs or equivalent
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Catering
• Experience in a culinary service, hospitality, or restaurant environment
• Ability to work with basic PC, printers, and scanners
• Experience working with a large team

Desirable Qualifications:

• NVQ or equivalent in Nutrition
• Basic qualification in Food Hygiene (CIEH Level 2)
• Previous experience in a hospital trust environment
• Previous experience in a hotel or similar large establishment

Benefits:

• Competitive salary (£25,760 - £27,476 per year)
• Permanent, full-time contract
• Opportunities for professional development and growth

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