The James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust provides both emergency and elective acute care as well as a range of inpatient and outpatient services. In addition to our district hospital we have two neighbouring community hospitals. Our trust is friendly and personable.

We are able to offer nursing opportunities in the majority of clinical areas. At the present time are developing our nursing infrastructure within the acute site and are introducing several new nurse practitioner posts.

We have a very effective and well received rotational programme for Band 5 [D/E Grade equivalent] Registered Nurses. Our nurses are also able to access a wide variety of post registration clinical and managerial training courses. The Trust is very supportive of career development and provides a framework for both personal and professional career progression through the use of individual Personal Development Plans.

We have 80 Midwives working for the Maternity Services at the James Paget providing antenatal, intrapartum and post natal care in the hospital and the community. They are a friendly team supported by Midwifery Support Workers and Ancillary Staff. We work in 5 integrated teams and 80% of the posts are rotational, supported by small core teams in each area, we offer both Consultant and Midwife led care.

Whilst in the hospital you can work on the delivery suite with high and low risk cases, we have 3 designated birthing rooms and an obstetric theatre; our ward area has both ante and post natal women, we also have a family room which supports ante natal education including innovative initiatives i.e. drop in breast feeding workshops. The antenatal clinic leads on screening initiatives and has 2 ultrasound rooms and a day assessment unit.

The Community Teams offer a range of services ante and postnatally and our home birth rate is currently 3.75% which is above the National Average. We continually review our service provision to ensure improvements in quality.

A wide range of post registration education and training opportunities are offered as well as the chance to participate in audit, guidelines and forum groups for decision making within the department Everyone who works in the Maternity Department at the James Paget has a say in service provision which ever setting they work in we are Team Paget.

The Central Nurse Bank provides temporary staffing solutions, predominately Healthcare Assistants and Trained Nurses, to the James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust. The Central Nurse Bank has a rolling recruitment and selection programme.

Applications for either Healthcare Assistants or RGN's are always welcome. Central Nurse Bank staff can work any where within the James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust. Additional benefits available include: Annual Leave, NHS Pension Scheme and Continuing Learning and Development Opportunities.

For further information please contact: Central Nurse Bank on 01493 453670 or email: centralnursebank@jpaget.nhs.uk

There are a wide variety of administrative and clerical opportunities available within the NHS, at James Paget these include medical secretaries, ward clerks, invoice and payroll clerks, as well as Senior Management posts.

Within our Human Resources Department they are opportunities for junior staff to become professionally qualify to Graduate CIPD status. Whether you wish to work directly with patients or prefer to work in one of our Corporate Departments and are looking for a career in healthcare administration this is place to start.

The Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Department at the James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust is a constantly evolving and forward looking department. It aims to deliver the best quality patient care, develop effective working relationships both within and outside the Trust, and to ensure that the unique and valuable contribution therapists can make to health care is broadcast far and wide.

Our occupational therapists and physiotherapists work together in specialist teams with one Team Leader. Our clinical teams comprise:

• Paediatrics
• Integrated Discharge Team
• Stroke
• Acute Medicine
• Cardio-Respiratory-Surgery
• Orthopaedics
• Women’s Health
• Palliative Care
• Back Pain Service

Integration of occupational therapy and physiotherapy brings with it the following benefits: firstly and most importantly, the patient receives a more co-ordinated treatment package and better quality of care. Therapy has a stronger voice united as one team, directly sharing in journal clubs, in-service training and case reviews. Both professions benefit from a greater breadth of learning. Core knowledge and skills between the professions are identified and training addressed consistently and more efficiently across both groups. A better understanding is developing between the professions of what is unique about occupational therapy and physiotherapy. Communication has become more efficient as joint staff meetings and team meetings mean that information is passed on less frequently.

We have recently introduced Therapy Assistant Practitioner (Band 4) and Therapy Assistant (Band 2) roles into our core inpatient teams. These support staff are able to carry out both occupational therapy and physiotherapy components of patient care.

We offer rotational opportunities at Band 5 and 6 and constantly review our staffing skill mix and structure to meet the changing service needs alongside the development needs of staff. Our department is welcoming and friendly, and has strong links with our local PCT and Social Services partners.

If you want to know more, or wish to know what current or forthcoming vacancies we may have, then please contact Sarah Small, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Services Manager.

The pharmacy department supplies pharmaceutical services to the James Paget NHS Healthcare Trust and provides services such as:

• Inpatient and outpatient dispensing
  
• Clinical pharmacy service
  
• Drug information services
  
• Non sterile preparation and repacking
  
• Cytotoxic reconstitution service
  
• Aseptic preparation service
  

The department maintains links with the East Anglian Academic Pharmacy Practice Unit, based at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. There are also several other networks in East Anglia in which our staff participate.

There are numerous training opportunities available. Currently the department trains two pre registration pharmacy undergraduates each year and has three student pharmacy technicians at any time. Students from the University of East Anglia school of pharmacy also undertake placements in the department.

The James Paget pharmacy is a friendly and sociable department employing over 40 staff and is committed to supporting its staff by investing in training, technology and personal development.

The Facilities Management service at the James Paget Hospital provides a wide range of services that cover Estates and Hotel Services. Within Estates and Facilities we employ 487 staff ranging from domestic assistants, telephonists, secretaries, chefs, mechanical and electrical engineers, buyers, postal distribution porters, linen assistants, HSDU operatives, portering & security officers, supervisors and managers and many more!

We are a busy directorate covering 900+ patient meals per day, handling 30,000 items of laundry per week. We receive all the Trust calls into our main switchboard. Our Estates department ensure that the building is maintained and our staff are on call for the breakdown and servicing of equipment. The Supplies Department ensure that all the items needed to run the hospital are available, from toilet rolls to the equipment needed by the surgeons in Theatres. Our service covers the following areas:-

Professional finance staff within the James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust must be equipped with a wide range of skills. Not only would you need to use sound analytical skills, you also need to be able to communicate effectively with members of staff at all levels - whether that is delivering a presentation to a 20-strong audience within a Directorate meeting, or explaining a financial query on a one to one basis with a budget holder. Written skills must also be a strong point, with the capability to produce interesting and informative monthly reports.

An alternative financial route is the area of Financial Accountancy, whereby the accuracy of the Trust's financial transactions must be maintained. Only with this safeguard will the Trust be able to report its financial position confidently. These staff will be responsible for producing monthly reports that are ultimately presented to the Trust Board, plus the annual accounts that reflect the performance of the Trust to date.

Project-based staff may be looking at developing the latest Business Case, such as the ITU scheme. Finance staff must become immersed within the department being developed, establishing sound working relationships with all staff, whilst understanding the clinical practices and benefits that the new development could bring. Information must be assessed to build up the total cost of the new scheme, both now and in the future.