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We are seeking a HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist to join our Pathology team within South West Acute Hospital, Clinical Biochemistry Department. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary laboratory service, delivering high-quality diagnostic testing to support patient care across the Trust.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive Trust environment that values professional development, quality, and patient safety. This is a temporary position, initially for 3 months, with the potential for extension. Hours of work - Monday to Friday 9am-5pm on a rota basis and may include evenings and weekends. The rate of pay is £19.78-£31.65 per hour. Candidates must have at least 1 Year's experience in a similar role and be HCPC Registered.

What We Need From You:

• Degree/Diploma in Biomedical Science
• HCPC Registration
• At least 1 year's Post Graduate Clinical Experience

What We Will Offer You:

• Weekly Pay
• A minimum of 28 days paid holiday (pro rata)
• Paid Annual Leave
• Inclusion into our company pension scheme

The Next Steps:

• Contact Jessica Young or Danielle Willis at First Choice Enniskillen
• Send your CV via the link

First Choice is an equal opportunities employer

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is looking for an experienced and motivated Biomedical Scientist to join the Public Health Microbiology team in Cambridge via NHS Professionals Bank, on an immediate basis, until September 2027.

The role involves undertaking a broad range of routine and specialist microbiological and molecular investigations, interpreting and reporting results, maintaining high professional and technical standards, and supporting the effective day-to-day operation of the laboratory.

The Role

Key Responsibilities Laboratory & Scientific Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of routine and specialist microbiological and molecular investigations in accordance with laboratory policies, procedures and SOPs.
• Process clinical specimens and undertake appropriate testing, ensuring results are produced accurately and within required timescales.
• Use professional knowledge and experience to determine appropriate investigations and testing pathways for different specimen types.
• Interpret and report laboratory results, identifying significant, unusual or unexpected findings and escalating these appropriately.
• Work competently across laboratory sections, including:Bacteriology, Containment Level 3, Serology, Chlamydia, Molecular Diagnostics and more.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of clinical microbiology, relevant scientific developments and specialist laboratory techniques.

Equipment & Laboratory Systems

• Operate, maintain and monitor laboratory equipment and automated analysers in accordance with manufacturer instructions and laboratory procedures.
• Maintain appropriate stocks of consumables and ensure the efficient use of laboratory resources.
• Use laboratory IT systems effectively, including booking in specimens, requesting tests, entering and retrieving results, and maintaining appropriate records.

Quality, Governance & Safety

• Work in accordance with UKHSA policies, laboratory procedures, professional guidance and relevant quality standards.
• Contribute to the maintenance of quality standards and the laboratory Quality Management System.
• Monitor quality control results and promptly escalate anomalies or concerns.
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement activities and the review and development of SOPs.
• Report accidents, incidents and hazards appropriately.
• Assist with risk assessments relating to new techniques, procedures and SOP reviews.

Essential Criteria

• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science or equivalent academic qualification
• Demonstrable specialist laboratory experience appropriate to a Band 6 Biomedical Scientist role.
• Sound knowledge and application of quality and health & safety systems, including UKAS standards and HSE regulations.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and accurately to a range of audiences.

Why join UKHSA?

UKHSA is the nation's expert health security agency, working to prevent, detect, analyse and respond to infectious diseases and other threats to health. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to work that protects communities, supports the NHS and strengthens health security nationally and internationally.

Work Location: Addenbrooke's Hospital - Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 0QQ

Job Title: Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Infectious Sciences

Location: Taunton

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 per annum

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Southwest Pathology Services (SPS) is seeking a highly motivated and organised Biomedical Scientist, with HCPC registration and IBMS Specialist Portfolio to join our friendly Infection Science team click apply for full job details

Substance Misuse Nurse - Band 5 - HMP Send and Coldingley

Location: Bisley, Woking

Salary: £32,073 -£39,043 depending on experience

Vacancy Type: Permanent

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for a Substance Misuse Service - Band 5, based at HMP Send and Coldingley

Here at Forward Trust, we deliver a complex range of drug and alcohol services in the unique prison environment. Our support includes providing advice, health and wellbeing, motivational work, clinical services, and a wider range of group work and treatment programmes.

The Forward Trust services which are delivered within prison settings are commissioned by NHS England and are delivered in partnership with primary healthcare providers and HMPPS. Integration and partnership are integral to the work we do.

We believe that everyone can live a fulfilling life, whatever their past. Our work in prisons aims to support those affected by drug or alcohol issues to create lasting change and reduce dependency, homelessness, unemployment, and re-offending.

Role / Team overview

As a Band 5 Substance Misuse Nurse with The Forward Trust, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, nurse-led clinical and psychosocial interventions to individuals with substance misuse issues in a prison setting. This dynamic and challenging environment offers the opportunity to utilise and expand your nursing skills while making a tangible impact on the lives of those in your care.

Key responsibilities

• Clinical Assessment & Care Planning: Conduct comprehensive assessments of individuals with substance misuse issues, developing and implementing personalised care plans.
• Treatment Delivery: Administer and monitor prescribed treatments, including medication-assisted therapies, ensuring adherence to clinical guidelines.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team, including healthcare professionals, prison staff, and external agencies, to provide holistic care.
• Health Promotion & Education: Deliver health education and advice to service users, promoting recovery and well-being.
• Record Keeping & Reporting: Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records, ensuring compliance with legal and professional standards.
• Safeguarding & Risk Management: Identify and address safeguarding concerns, implementing appropriate risk management strategies.

All prison-based roles will require enhanced DBS and HMPPS security vetting. Please note this process can take up to 8-12 weeks. All offers are subject to receiving both HMPPS vetting and DBS clearances.

Checks will require you to provide information on the below:

• Yourself (personal information, financial information, police information, criminal history)
• Your family (parents, parents partners, siblings, partner(s), children)
• Co-residents
• Associations that may cause a conflict of interest with your role or the prison service.
• Background checks across police information systems on you, your family and other associates
• Credit reference checks
• Social media and Open-Source checks (these are checks on content about you that's publicly available on the internet to ensure there's nothing linked to you that could undermine public trust and confidence in the prison service)
• Other government and overseas agency or police checks.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid NMC PIN.
• Minimum of one year post-registration experience.
• Experience or a keen interest in substance misuse nursing.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Desirable:

• Experience in a prison or secure healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of substance misuse treatment protocols and harm reduction strategies.
• Additional qualifications or training in substance misuse or mental health nursing.

Please note unfortunately we cannot offer any kind of Sponsorship or Visa with this role.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

We're looking for an experienced Ultrasound SonographerSonographer to join a modern Community Diagnostic Centre in Oxford.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SonographerSonographer who is confident working autonomously and independently performing and reporting on a broad range of ultrasound examinations.

The role will include:

• Performing and independently reporting ultrasound examinations

• General, gynaecological and abdominal ultrasound

• Vascular, soft tissue and small-parts imaging

• Providing specialist advice and recommendations for further investigation or follow-up

• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary clinical team

What we're looking for:

• PGDipPGDip in Medical Ultrasound, DMUDMU or equivalent

• HCPCHCPC or RCTRCT registration

• Previous NHSNHS experience

• Strong general and gynaecological ultrasound experience

• Confident scanning and reporting independently

• Excellent patient-facing and communication skills

The package:

• 49,387 - 56,515 salary

• Sign-on bonus

• Performance bonus

• 33 days'days' annual leave

• Private healthcare

• 500 annual learning & development budget

• Free on-site parking

• Day shifts

If you're an experienced Sonographer looking for a permanent opportunity in Oxford, please get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Podiatrist in Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to join the Podiatry Department at Amersham Hospital. In this role, you will be responsible for providing professional and clinical leadership in the strategic development, planning, and operational delivery of podiatry wound care services across both primary and secondary care settings in Buckinghamshire. You will act as a key source of expertise in wound care, managing the holistic assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with complex wound care conditions. You will also be responsible for delivering evidence-based podiatry interventions and clinical advice aimed at reducing the need for acute interventions, while supporting patients to maintain mobility, independence, and overall wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

As an Advanced Podiatrist, you will be working collaboratively with the Head of Service, Podiatry Leads, and a wider team of healthcare professionals to help ensure a consistent and high-quality podiatry service is delivered across the county. You will be responsible for supporting the development of effective treatment planning, including off-loading strategies and preventative risk management for high-risk patients and those requiring specialised wound care. In addition, you will be expected to contribute as a proactive member of the Podiatry Service, supporting service objectives and ensuring all practices align with departmental standards as well as organisational and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) policies and professional requirements.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job Roles & Responsibilities

• To independently triage referrals and determine appropriate care pathways, ensuring patients are directed to the most suitable services in a timely manner while coordinating onward referrals when specialist input or additional investigations are required.
• To undertake comprehensive clinical assessments and apply advanced analytical skills to interpret complex clinical information, including imaging and pathology reports, in order to formulate accurate diagnoses, prognoses, and tailored management plans.
• To manage and organise a designated caseload of patients, prioritising clinical needs effectively while ensuring efficient use of time and resources to deliver safe and timely care.
• To maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records and clinical documentation, ensuring all consultations, treatments, and outcomes are clearly recorded in line with legal, organisational, and professional standards.
• To provide education, guidance, and specialist advice to patients, relatives, carers, and healthcare professionals, supporting understanding of foot health management and encouraging engagement in treatment and rehabilitation plans.
• To contribute to service improvement and professional development activities, including participating in audits, training programmes, and clinical supervision while supporting knowledge sharing and the development of best practice within the podiatry service.

Person Specifications & Qualifications

• HCPC registered Podiatrist.
• Degree in Podiatry or equivalent.
• Experience in advanced podiatry practice, including complex wound care.
• Able to work independently and manage high-risk patients.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and participation in audit/service improvement.
• Car driver preferred; travel across the county will be required.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

NHS Professionals Limited

Location

Amersham Hospital, Amersham,
Whielden Street, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0JD

Halton's Intermediate and Frailty Team provides timely, person-centred support to adults with complex, changing, or deteriorating health needs. We work to prevent hospital admission, support early discharge, and help individuals maximise their independence at home. We are now seeking a skilled and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly and highly collaborative team.

About the Role:

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will:

• Complete holistic assessments and deliver tailored interventions to adults with frailty, functional decline, or short-term rehabilitation needs.
• Work closely with physiotherapists, nurses, social workers, and wider MDT colleagues to deliver safe, effective care.
• Support safe discharge planning and admission avoidance pathways.
• Provide clinical reasoning, risk assessments, and clear, person-centred care plans.
• Contribute to service development and continuous improvement initiatives.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration.
• Has post-qualification experience within intermediate care, frailty, rehab, community therapy, or a similar setting.
• Is confident working independently and managing a varied caseload.
• Is passionate about promoting independence and improving quality of life for service users.

Connect2Halton is a trading style of Halton & Kent Commercial Services LLP- A joint venture between Halton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Halton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Supervising Social Worker

Salary range: 37,000 - 39,000 for 4 days

Location: Home-based with travel throughout North Wales

NonStop Care is working in partnership with a reputable independent fostering agency that is looking for an experienced Qualified Social Worker to join their team on a permanent basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an agency that genuinely values its staff and recognises the importance of a healthy work-life balance. To support this, the agency has introduced a four-day working week with no reduction in pay. This means you'll be paid for five days while only working four!

Benefits:

• 4 day work week but paid for 5 days
• Home-based role
• Leading therapeutic agency
• Supportive management
• Career progression
• Includes mileage from home
• Small caseload
• Reputable agency with a child centred approach
• Company pension
• Private medical and dental insurance

Responsibilities:

• Provide support and supervisions to foster carers across North Wales
• Be involved in developing the region which includes recruitment and assessments of potential carers
• Ensure therapeutic practices

Requirements:

• Registration with Social Care Wales
• Driving License
• Post qualified experience working with children and families

This role will fill up quickly so don't delay your application!

How to Apply:

If you're interested, please send your CV (preferably in Word format) via this site.

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For other opportunities or a chat, connect with Madison Sable on LinkedIn.

At NonStop Care, you'll have a dedicated consultant to support you through every step - from CV review to interview preparation - ensuring you have everything you need to succeed.

Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse - HMP Bronzefield

Location: Surrey

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 DOE

Vacancy Type: Permanent

About The Role

We're looking for a compassionate and motivated Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse to join our team at HMP Highdown and HMP Downview on a full-time, 35-hour per week basis. This is a rewarding opportunity to deliver high-quality clinical care and recovery-focused interventions to people with drug and alcohol dependencies within a prison setting.

You'll use your clinical expertise to support individuals on their recovery journey while working closely with prison staff, healthcare professionals and partner agencies to improve health outcomes and make a lasting impact.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver high-quality assessments, treatment and care planning for service users with substance misuse needs.
• Manage your own clinical caseload with autonomy and professionalism.
• Administer and manage prescribed medications safely and effectively.
• Work collaboratively with prison staff, healthcare professionals and partner agencies to ensure seamless care.
• Carry out risk assessments and respond confidently to complex and challenging situations.
• Promote recovery, wellbeing and positive health outcomes through evidence-based interventions.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to junior colleagues, deputising for the Lead Nurse when required.

What we're looking for:

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience working with substance misuse, mental health or complex clinical needs.
• Confident working independently while thriving as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong clinical judgement, excellent communication skills and a compassionate approach.
• A commitment to delivering safe, person-centred care in line with the NMC Code and best practice.

If you're passionate about making a lasting impact and want to develop your career in a unique and rewarding environment, we'd love to hear from you.

All prison-based roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and HMPPS security vetting. These checks can take up to 5 months to complete. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful completion of both checks.

Please note if you have lived overseas within the last 5 years then checks may take longer.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits -

• Flexible working
• Support for Families We support our employees through every stage of family life by offering enhanced maternity and paternity pay for eligible employees who have completed 26 weeks' continuous service, alongside family-friendly policies and a supportive, inclusive workplace.
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Please note that remote roles may require occasional travel for site visits, training and meetings.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click appy to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist

Location - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Contract - Permanent Full-time (38 hours) Term-Time

• Salary of 38,682 - 46,580 (up to 40,857 pro-rata for term-time)
• Term-time working pattern
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing clinical support
• Excellent CPD and specialist training opportunities
• Opportunity to develop expertise in AAC and dysphagia management
• Join an experienced multidisciplinary team
• Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle-to-Work scheme
• Clear opportunities for professional growth and progression

Are you a Speech & Language Therapist looking for an opportunity to broaden your specialist experience while helping children reach their full communication potential?

I'm working with a leading specialist charity that provides integrated education and therapy services for children and young people with cerebral palsy, motor disorders and associated communication needs. They are looking to appoint a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to become part of their established clinical team in Aylesbury.

This position offers the chance to work in a unique setting where therapy is embedded throughout the school day. You'll play a key role in supporting children to develop their communication, independence and participation, while working alongside a range of experienced professionals in an integrated model of care.

Whether you're an experienced Band 5 ready to take the next step or a Band 6 looking for a fresh challenge, this role offers excellent opportunities to expand your clinical knowledge within a highly specialist environment.

• Complete specialist assessments to identify children's speech, language and communication needs.
• Design, implement and review personalised therapy programmes tailored to individual goals.
• Support children using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), including communication books, signing and electronic communication aids.
• Deliver dysphagia assessment and management in line with your clinical competencies.
• Work alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Teachers and other specialists to deliver integrated therapy programmes.
• Provide guidance and practical strategies to parents, carers and education staff to promote communication across everyday environments.
• Produce detailed reports, maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to multidisciplinary planning.

• HCPC registered and a member of the RCSLT.
• Qualified in Speech & Language Therapy with experience working with children.
• Enthusiastic about supporting children with complex physical and communication needs.
• Interested in developing specialist skills within paediatric rehabilitation.
• A proactive clinician with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills who enjoys working as part of an integrated team.

Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

If you'd like to find out more, apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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