The Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of healthcare services, focusing on mental health, learning disabilities, and community health services. Their ultimate mission is to deliver high-quality, compassionate care that improves the well-being and quality of life for individuals in the Bradford district. The purpose of the Trust is to support and enhance the health and independence of their community through accessible, integrated care and support services.

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Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

You must manage patient caseloads, supervise staff, evaluate clinical outcomes, communicate effectively, maintain records, provide leadership, support operational duties, and delegate tasks as needed.

You will provide evidence-based therapy, supervise staff, manage caseloads, support service development, and collaborate with the team to ensure holistic, patient-centered care.

Bradford

An exciting opportunity has arisen with scope for training and development in our Acute Inpatient Service. As part of this you will provide evidence based psychological therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice. Provide clinical supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies and psychological elements of care.Assist the Clinical Lead and Pathway Leads with service development, including research and development activities. Work with other members of the multi disciplinary team to provide holistic care and understanding for service users through team discussions, formulations, consultations, joint work and training. Work with autonomous professional judgement, together with other psychological therapists, to deliver evidence based therapy to individual and groups of patients. * Manage a designated caseload of patients with responsibility for their assessment (including clinical risk), implementation and evaluation of therapy and formulation. * Supervise and support Assistant Psychologists and other health care professionals. * Support the delivery of psychological skills based interventions to service users on the wards. * Proactively contribute to the achievement of positive clinical outcomes. This will include conducting evaluations using clinical outcome measures and satisfaction surveys. * Communicate effectively with patients, relatives/carers and colleagues from diverse backgrounds in a manner that is sensitive, open, welcoming and person-centered * Act as a mentor to students, support newly qualified staff and be responsible for implementing the appraisal process. * Use IT systems effectively * Maintain accurate, up to date clinical records in accordance with Trust policy. * To complete Routine Outcome Monitoring as required by service area in a timely and meaningful fashion. * Provide clinical leadership to the psychological therapists. * Support the Team Manager with operational duties; including appraisal, caseload management and providing cover in the absence of the Team Manager. * Delegate tasks to staff within their competency and ensure that the delegation/escalation process forms part of the culture of the service. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners Benefits We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including : Increase mileage rates for > 3500 A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities Plus many more. We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities. Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clea Beanland Job title: Clinical Lead for Inpatient Psychology Email address: clea.beanland@bdct.nhs.uk Dr Anita Brewin Consultant Clinical Psychologist Deputy Director of Professions (Chief Psychological Professions Officer) anita.brewin@bdct.nhs.uk 07738977326

An exciting opportunity has arisen with scope for training and development in our Acute Inpatient Service.As part of this you will provide evidence based psychological therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.Provide clinical supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies and psychological elements of care.Assist the Clinical Lead and Pathway Leads with service development, including research and development activities.Work with other members of the multi disciplinary team to provide holistic care and understanding for service users through team discussions, formulations, consultations, joint work and training.Work with autonomous professional judgement, together with other psychological therapists, to deliver evidence based therapy to individual and groups of patients. * Manage a designated caseload of patients with responsibility for their assessment (including clinical risk), implementation and evaluation of therapy and formulation. * Supervise and support Assistant Psychologists and other health care professionals. * Support the delivery of psychological skills based interventions to service users on the wards. * Proactively contribute to the achievement of positive clinical outcomes. This will include conducting evaluations using clinical outcome measures and satisfaction surveys. * Communicate effectively with patients, relatives/carers and colleagues from diverse backgrounds in a manner that is sensitive, open, welcoming and person-centered * Act as a mentor to students, support newly qualified staff and be responsible for implementing the appraisal process. * Use IT systems effectively * Maintain accurate, up to date clinical records in accordance with Trust policy. * To complete Routine Outcome Monitoring as required by service area in a timely and meaningful fashion.    * Provide clinical leadership to the psychological therapists.    * Support the Team Manager with operational duties; including appraisal, caseload management and providing cover in the absence of the Team Manager.    * Delegate tasks to staff within their competency and ensure that the delegation/escalation process forms part of the culture of the service.      Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value differenceWe Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needsWe Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partnersBenefitsWe will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :Increase mileage rates for > 3500A wide range of health and wellbeing support packagesA range of internal and external development and learning opportunitiesPlus many more.We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clea Beanland Job title: Clinical Lead for Inpatient Psychology Email address: clea.beanland@bdct.nhs.ukDr Anita BrewinConsultant Clinical PsychologistDeputy Director of Professions (Chief Psychological Professions Officer)anita.brewin@bdct.nhs.uk07738977326

Lead Psychological Therapist/Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen with scope for training and development in our Acute Inpatient Service.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As part of this you will provide evidence based psychological therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Provide clinical supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies and psychological elements of care.Assist the Clinical Lead and Pathway Leads with service development, including research and development activities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Work with other members of the multi disciplinary team to provide holistic care and understanding for service users through team discussions, formulations, consultations, joint work and training.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Work with autonomous professional judgement, together with other psychological therapists, to deliver evidence based therapy to individual and groups of patients. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Manage a designated caseload of patients with responsibility for their assessment (including clinical risk), implementation and evaluation of therapy and formulation.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Supervise and support Assistant Psychologists and other health care professionals.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support the delivery of psychological skills based interventions to service users on the wards.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Proactively contribute to the achievement of positive clinical outcomes. This will include conducting evaluations using clinical outcome measures and satisfaction surveys.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Communicate effectively with patients, relatives/carers and colleagues from diverse backgrounds in a manner that is sensitive, open, welcoming and person-centered&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Act as a mentor to students, support newly qualified staff and be responsible for implementing the appraisal process.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use IT systems effectively&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Maintain accurate, up to date clinical records in accordance with Trust policy.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;To complete Routine Outcome Monitoring as required by service area in a timely and meaningful fashion.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provide clinical leadership to the psychological therapists.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support the Team Manager with operational duties; including appraisal, caseload management and providing cover in the absence of the Team Manager.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Delegate tasks to staff within their competency and ensure that the delegation/escalation process forms part of the culture of the service.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We Care&lt;/strong&gt; - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We Listen&lt;/strong&gt; - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We Deliver&lt;/strong&gt; - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Benefits&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Increase mileage rates for &amp;gt; 3500&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Plus many more.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clea Beanland Job title: Clinical Lead for Inpatient Psychology Email address: clea.beanland@bdct.nhs.uk&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dr Anita Brewin&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Consultant Clinical Psychologist&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Deputy Director of Professions (Chief Psychological Professions Officer)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;anita.brewin@bdct.nhs.uk&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;07738977326

Lead Psychological Therapist/Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

You must provide high-quality care in a Dementia unit, lead staff, support discharge planning, delegate tasks, manage medication per guidelines, maintain records, and follow Mental Health Act compliance.

You will provide high-quality care on the Dementia Assessment Unit, support discharge planning, delegate tasks, ensure medication compliance, maintain records, and implement the Mental Health Act.

We are looking for an enthusiastic RMN nurse to take on the role of Staff nurse at our Dementia Assessment Unit. The DAU is a mixed sex ward with a Gold accreditation for a dementia enabling environment. It is part of the older peoples dementia care pathway. The unit assesses patient needs and creates a treatment plan to enable patients to move on to the appropriate community setting to support their care needs closer to home. The post holder will be responsible for helping the co-ordination and administering assessments of patient care needs, the development of treatment programmes and the implementation and evaluation of these within a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will support the development of the team to ensure in depth holistic assessments are completed to include assessment relating to mental health, physical health and social needs. The post holder will also be flexible to support the Older Peoples Dementia care pathway in supporting preventable admissions to hospital and facilitating timely discharges. This is a great opportunity for a motivated and energised person who will have the opportunity to support the continued work to ensure that DAU provides a high level of excellent care and support. To provide and coordinate a high standard of care to the patients cared for on the Dementia Assessment Unit. Act as a lead practitioner to ensure that the care of patients is of the highest quality. Supporting discharge planning from admission. Delegate work to staff and be the responsible clinician that ensures care requirements are implemented satisfactorily. Distribute medication in line with Trust policy and NMC guidelines. Maintain administration information systems as required. To comply with the correct implementation of the Mental Health Act. Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners Benefits We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including : A ‘Welcome’ Payment of £1000 for new employees starting in a permanent, band 5 nurse role - 50% to be paid on appointment and 50% after 6 months in post. Relocation Expenses up to £8000 subject to circumstances and eligibility. Interview Expenses subject to eligibility. Increase mileage rates for > 3500 A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities Plus many more. We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sian Jackson Job title: Ward Manager Email address: Sian.Jackson@bdct.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01274 251494 Please email sian.jackson@bdct.nhs.uk to arrange informal visits or to discuss role if further information is required.

We are looking for an enthusiastic RMN nurse to take on the role of Staff nurse at our Dementia Assessment Unit. The DAU is a mixed sex ward with a Gold accreditation for a dementia enabling environment. It is part of the older peoples dementia care pathway. The unit assesses patient needs and creates a treatment plan to enable patients to move on to the appropriate community setting to support their care needs closer to home.The post holder will be responsible for helping the co-ordination and administering assessments of patient care needs, the development of treatment programmes and the implementation and evaluation of these within a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will support the development of the team to ensure in depth holistic assessments are completed to include assessment relating to mental health, physical health and social needs. The post holder will also be flexible to support the Older Peoples Dementia care pathway in supporting preventable admissions to hospital and facilitating timely discharges.This is a great opportunity for a motivated and energised person who will have the opportunity to support the continued work to ensure that DAU provides a high level of excellent care and support.To provide and coordinate a high standard of care to the patients cared for on the Dementia Assessment Unit.Act as a lead practitioner to ensure that the care of patients is of the highest quality.Supporting discharge planning from admission.Delegate work to staff and be the responsible clinician that ensures carerequirements are implemented satisfactorily.Distribute medication in line with Trust policy and NMC guidelines.Maintain administration information systems as required.To comply with the correct implementation of the Mental Health Act.Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value differenceWe Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needsWe Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partnersBenefitsWe will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :A ‘Welcome’ Payment of £1000 for new employees starting in a permanent, band 5 nurse role - 50% to be paid on appointment and 50% after 6 months in post.Relocation Expenses up to £8000 subject to circumstances and eligibility.Interview Expenses subject to eligibility.Increase mileage rates for > 3500A wide range of health and wellbeing support packagesA range of internal and external development and learning opportunitiesPlus many more.We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sian Jackson Job title: Ward Manager Email address: Sian.Jackson@bdct.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01274 251494Please email sian.jackson@bdct.nhs.uk to arrange informal visits or to discuss role if further information is required.

Staff Nurse - Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic &lt;strong&gt;RMN nurse&lt;/strong&gt; to take on the role of Staff nurse at our Dementia Assessment Unit. The DAU is a mixed sex ward with a Gold accreditation for a dementia enabling environment. It is part of the older peoples dementia care pathway. The unit assesses patient needs and creates a treatment plan to enable patients to move on to the appropriate community setting to support their care needs closer to home.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The post holder will be responsible for helping the co-ordination and administering assessments of patient care needs, the development of treatment programmes and the implementation and evaluation of these within a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will support the development of the team to ensure in depth holistic assessments are completed to include assessment relating to mental health, physical health and social needs. The post holder will also be flexible to support the Older Peoples Dementia care pathway in supporting preventable admissions to hospital and facilitating timely discharges.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is a great opportunity for a motivated and energised person who will have the opportunity to support the continued work to ensure that DAU provides a high level of excellent care and support.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To provide and coordinate a high standard of care to the patients cared for on the Dementia Assessment Unit.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Act as a lead practitioner to ensure that the care of patients is of the highest quality.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Supporting discharge planning from admission.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Delegate work to staff and be the responsible clinician that ensures care&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;requirements are implemented satisfactorily.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Distribute medication in line with Trust policy and NMC guidelines.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Maintain administration information systems as required.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To comply with the correct implementation of the Mental Health Act.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We Care&lt;/strong&gt; - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We Listen&lt;/strong&gt; - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We Deliver&lt;/strong&gt; - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Benefits&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A ‘Welcome’ Payment of £1000 for new employees starting in a permanent, band 5 nurse role - 50% to be paid on appointment and 50% after 6 months in post.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Relocation Expenses up to £8000 subject to circumstances and eligibility.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Interview Expenses subject to eligibility.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Increase mileage rates for &amp;gt; 3500&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Plus many more.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sian Jackson Job title: Ward Manager Email address: Sian.Jackson@bdct.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01274 251494&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Please email sian.jackson@bdct.nhs.uk to arrange informal visits or to discuss role if further information is required.

Staff Nurse

You must have the right to work in the UK, keep it updated, and notify your manager of any changes to your status to maintain employment.

You will administer medications, screen patient histories, provide smoking cessation advice, identify discharge issues, dispense prescriptions, advise patients, supply stock, and assess patients' medications.

BDCFT Acute Inpatient Services have funded some new roles for pharmacy technicians to work on our inpatient wards. Successful candidates will administer medicines to our patients at medication rounds, support admission and discharge medicines reconciliation, provide a full medicines management and optimisation service to the wards and play an important role in the physical healthcare of our inpatients. 
 
 The postholder will work closely with pharmacy staff including pharmacists, other pharmacy technicians and assistants. 
 
 Full training and support to administer medicines will be provided. 
 
 To provide medicines management technical pharmacy services in order to improve the quality of patient care within Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. 
 
 Duties are varied but will include:
 To undertake medication administration rounds 
 
 To screen patients on admission to the Trust, contacting GPs and / or other healthcare providers to ascertain the patient’s medication history and advising Trust staff of identified discrepancies. 
 
 To provide smoking cessation advice to inpatients 
 
 To identify potential pharmaceutical issues that may arise during discharge planning and work with multi-disciplinary teams to resolve. 
 
 Dispensing and issuing prescriptions, including accuracy checking 
 
 Providing advice to patients and carers 
 
 Supplying stock items to dispensaries and wards 
 
 Assessing patient’s own medicines for use during the inpatient stay 
 
 Helping to ensure that all activities within the area of work comply with departmental procedures. 
 
 Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - 
 
 We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference 
 
 We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs 
 
 We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners 
 
 We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including : 
 
 Increase mileage rates for &gt; 3500 
 
 A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages 
 
 A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities 
 
 Plus many more. 
 
 We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. 
 
 BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities. 
 
 Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. 
 
 Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role. 
 
 Right to Work in the UK 
 
 Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status. 
 
 Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period. 
 
 As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

BDCFT Acute Inpatient Services have funded some new roles for pharmacy technicians to work on our inpatient wards. Successful candidates will administer medicines to our patients at medication rounds, support admission and discharge medicines reconciliation, provide a full medicines management and optimisation service to the wards and play an important role in the physical healthcare of our inpatients. 

 The postholder will work closely with pharmacy staff including pharmacists, other pharmacy technicians and assistants. 

 Full training and support to administer medicines will be provided. 

 To provide medicines management technical pharmacy services in order to improve the quality of patient care within Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. 

 Duties are varied but will include:
 To undertake medication administration rounds 

 To screen patients on admission to the Trust, contacting GPs and / or other healthcare providers to ascertain the patient’s medication history and advising Trust staff of identified discrepancies. 

 To provide smoking cessation advice to inpatients 

 To identify potential pharmaceutical issues that may arise during discharge planning and work with multi-disciplinary teams to resolve. 

 Dispensing and issuing prescriptions, including accuracy checking 

 Providing advice to patients and carers 

 Supplying stock items to dispensaries and wards 

 Assessing patient’s own medicines for use during the inpatient stay 

 Helping to ensure that all activities within the area of work comply with departmental procedures. 

 Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - 

 We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference 

 We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs 

 We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners 

 We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including : 

 Increase mileage rates for > 3500 

 A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages 

 A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities 

 Plus many more. 

 We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. 

 BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities. 

 Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. 

 Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role. 

 Right to Work in the UK 

 Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status. 

 Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period. 

 As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

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