Patient Safety

Here in the Patient Referral Management Centre we are the first point of contact for patients calling in to the hospital, so we are a very important team here at the West Suffolk Hospital. STAFF CAR PARKING Staff Car Parking on the West Suffolk Hospital Site is eligible for individuals working outside of the core hours, 07:00 - 18:30. For individuals...

**TITLE**: Patient Coordinator / Overnight Supervisor LOCATION: Bolton / Bury / Rochdale SALARY: £10.90-£12.00/£14.40 STAFF CATEGORY: Operational HOURS: Full time/Part time RESPONSIBLE TO: Service Manager JOB PURPOSE To fulfil efficient call handling, dispatching, administration and reception duties, working as a member of the BARDOC Operations Team. Core...

Job summary : The Personal Safety and Security Trainer is solely responsible for designing and delivering personal safety and security awareness training, including but not limited to: lone working; conflict resolution (CRT), breakaway and restrictive physical intervention (RPI) to all staff groups, either classroom based, ward based or at external...

Dietetic Assistant Nutrition & Dietetics Permanent Full time 37.5 hours per week We are looking for a Band 3 Dietetic Assistant to support the adult acute dietetic team to provide nutrition support to inpatients including specialist areas such as Stroke, Gastroenterology and Renal. You will be part of a department of 43 Dietitians, Nurses, Dietetic...

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our passionate emergency department team here at West Suffolk Hospital. We are looking to recruit an ACP in Emergency Medicine where you will practice with a high degree of autonomy within the department seeing a wide range of complex patient presentations. The post is open to both qualified and trainee advanced...

The Trust’s Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS), are currently recruiting for a PALS Officer to join their team. As part of the Patient Experience Team, PALS supports patients and service users with any issues or concerns they may have which are related to services provided by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be the first point...

We have a very exciting opportunity for a Ward Clerk to come and work within our dynamic team here on Ward F7, where we believe that an open, honest, approachable and transparent environment, together with amazing teamwork is the key to happy staff and good, safe patient care. F7 is a fast paced, 34 bedded Short Stay acute Medical Ward, responsible for...

Job summary To accurately extract relevant clinical information from the Patient Health Care Record and to assign appropriate codes following established National Coding Guideline To interface with clinicians, healthcare workers, and other relevant personnel in order to ensure coding accuracy and integrity are maintained at the highest level To mentor and...

This is an exciting opportunity to join our PICC team in a new role for the service. The postholder will be support to the registered nurses in the provision of this service. The duties will include, assisting with PICC placements, assisting with education, audits and the administration roles that support the service. Training will be provided to the...

The opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Integrated Pain Management Service (IPMS). The successful applicant will assist in providing specialist pain management within a multidisciplinary team, and managing patients with acute and chronic pain conditions to ensure that patients receive the highest standard of care. The...

King Suite is a 20 bedded, Community Assessment Bed (CAB) unit situated within Glastonbury Court Care Home in Bury St. Edmunds. About one mile away from West Suffolk Hospital. The unit has been commissioned by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and the service is hosted by West Suffolk Hospital. The unit is a dynamic, nurse and therapy-led unit where you...

Job summary Our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and teamwork (FIRST) guide how we work and behave as an organisation. With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts, and you can #BeKnown for...

At West Suffolk Hospital an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Switchboard Team. We are recruiting for Switchboard Operators who can share our vision and can be guided by our Trust’s core values of First for our patients, staff, and the future. The job role within the switchboard office is varied, our priority is answering the telephone calls, in...

**Job summary**: To provide comprehensive and confidential administrative support to the community and integrated services management team, primarily the Clinical Lead and Quality and Safety Team, co-ordinating diaries, arranging meetings, note taking, updating action logs and maintaining databases. The post-holder will work alongside the Executive Assistant...

Job summary Medical Laboratory Assistants (MLAs) provide an essential role within all Pathology disciplines. This role involves the preparation and processing of patient samples. In addition, at WSFT we aim to embed quality within all Pathology teams and this will form a significant part of the MLA role. Performs a range of routine and non-routine...

#hellomyname is Chris Giles and I am the Assistant Housekeeping Manager at the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Our Housekeepers are responsible for contributing to the provision of a clean, safe and comfortable environment for our patients, staff and visitors and we are looking to expand our team. We are looking for evening staff to work the following...

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Consultant Anaesthetist to join our team at the West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The successful applicant will join a cohesive, forward-thinking department to deliver elective and emergency care across a range of specialties. You will collaborate with the department and wider MDT to ensure...

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Consultant Anaesthetist with a subspecialty interest in obstetric anaesthesia to join our cohesive, forward-thinking department at the West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds has a reputation for...

Job summary To accurately extract relevant clinical information from the Patient Health Care Record and to assign appropriate codes following established National Coding Guideline To interface with clinicians, healthcare workers, and other relevant personnel in order to ensure coding accuracy and integrity are maintained at the highest level To...

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System Cancer programme, for a Cancer Transformation Lead, hosted by WSFT and in conjunction with our partner organisation Macmillan Cancer support. We have the ambition to bring together all services from all care domains to unify and integrate the patient’s cancer...