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We seek a dedicated and passionate senior lawyer and manager to become part of the Joint Legal Team. Collaborating with colleagues, you will contribute to making a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable adults, children, and young people in BerkshireThe Joint Legal Team is a forward thinking shared legal service and recognised centre of excellence for adults, education and childcare law for Berkshire councils. We are hosted by Reading Borough Council, working from our modern offices in Reading town centre close to the train station and courts. Our ambition is to be the best place to practice law in local government; being close to our clients, recruiting the best talent, successfully deploying legal technology and ensuring the continued growth of the business to new customers. We provi...

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Adult Social Care Lawyer to join our Adult Social Care and Education Team.Now is the perfect time to join us as we deliver our ambitions to be the best place to practice law in local government; being close to our customers, recruiting the best talent, successfully deploying legal technology and ensuring the continued growth of the business to new customers. Reading’s Legal Service provides the Council and its partners with the highest quality professional legal advice and representation which allows them to run their organisations well, and to serve our community. We host a Joint Legal Team, a long-standing shared legal service for all the Berkshire councils and a recognised centre of excellence for childcare, adults, and education law.As well as l...

What's involved with this role: Role: Contract Strategic Commercial Lead / Quantity SurveyorJob Ref: QAD 2049/0111Pay Rate: Competitive Market Rate Hours per week: 37 hours per week Contract Length: Initially 18 months Location: Reading, West Berkshire – hybrid workingWe are seeking an experienced Pre-Contract Strategic Commercial Lead to guide the commercial and procurement aspects of major construction projects. In this key role, you will be responsible for planning and managing costs and budgets across the RIBA lifecycle, ensuring that procurement aligns with project goals, timelines, and budgets.You will also oversee the development and implementation of NEC contracts, contract cost models, and performance management approaches, securing value for money and high-quality standards thr...

Complex Arrangements InvigilatorThe Complex Arrangements Invigilator runs the exam in the individual room and provides support to the student.Main Duties and Responsibilities:Act as invigilator:Run the exam in the individual roomMaintain exam conditions - Ensure the student’s reasonable adjustments are implemented - Ensure exam scripts and materials are returned to the Exams Team after the exam - Additional specialised support (you will be asked if you are willing to cover these roles): - Scribe – writes or types answers exactly as dictated by the student - Reader – reads text aloud as directed by the student - Oral Language Modifier – rephrases question paper wording if requested by the student - Prompter – provides non-academic prompts to the student as requested (e.g. time remaining)Hou...

Special Arrangements InvigilatorThe Special Arrangements Invigilator works under the supervision of a Senior Invigilator to support the running of the exams in these venues.Main Duties and Responsibilities:Act as invigilator under the supervision of the Senior Invigilator: - Assist with setting up the exam room - Maintain exam conditions (including the exam room, student rest break room, corridors and toilets) - Ensure that students’ reasonable adjustments are implemented - Ensure exam scripts and materials are collected at the end of the examHours/availability:Morning invigilation slots start at 8.25am and afternoon invigilation slots start at 1.25pm. University of Reading exams vary in length from 1 to 3 hours and most students with reasonable adjustments are allowed extra time and/or re...

We are seeking an exceptional individual to provide high quality, professional administrative executive support to research in the School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences. This role will require previous knowledge of research administration within a higher education environment. A good understanding of University systems and processes is essential. This role will be based on the Whiteknights campus.Staff will have some control over their own workload, priorities and work without close daily supervision. The role will support the enhancement of the service provided within the School, through the development of new processes and the implementation of service improvements. This role will support research activity.You will have: - Excellent organisational and time management skills -...

Occupying three beautiful campuses (Whiteknights, with its early 19th century planned landscape, London Road with its formal gardens and ceremonial Great Hall, and Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames, with its riverside garden landscape) the unique “University within a Park” setting of the University of Reading is an inspiring place to come to work.We are seeking to appoint two highly motivated and flexible Senior Maintenance Electricians to join the Campus Operations team, within Estates, offering a reactive maintenance service maintaining the University’s low voltage electrical network and associated equipment in university owned properties. You will need the confidence and ability to carry out reactive and planned maintenance on the university’s LV electrical systems, investigating, fault find...

Are you currently working in Health & Social Care and looking for your next opportunity? Radis Community Care are actively recruiting for a Team Leader to join the team at Cedar Court, Reading.What will you be doing as a Team Leader? As a Team Leader you will be working alongside 1 other Team Leaders to ensure that service runs smoothly from shift to shift and ensuring we provide an excellent standard of care to all residents within the service. You will be ensuring that Support Plans, Risk Assessments, MAR charts and other paperwork are completed and updated on a regular basis. You will also be working alongside Support Workers supporting with direct care visits when required as well as completing monitoring checks including medication competency, spot checks and carers assessments. About...

Are you currently working as a Support Worker within a Supported Living or Mental Health setting? Do you want to take the next steps in your career? Radis Community Care are actively recruiting for a Team Leader to join our Reading Supported Living Service. What will you be doing as a Team Leader? As a Team Leader you will be working alongside the office team to ensure that service runs smoothly and ensuring we provide an excellent standard of care to all residents within the service. You will be ensuring that Support Plans, Risk Assessments, MAR charts, 1 page profiles and other paperwork are completed and updated on a regular basis. You will also be working alongside Support Workers supporting with direct care visits when required as well as completing monitoring checks including medicat...

What's involved with this role: Role: Senior Procurement ManagerJob Ref: QAD 2046/3110Pay Rate: Competitive Market RateHours per week: 37 hours per weekContract Length: Anticipated 18 monthsLocation: Reading, West BerkshireWe are looking for a highly skilled Senior Procurement Manager with substantial experience in end-to-end and post-contract procurement within an infrastructure or construction setting, particularly with NEC 3/4 contracts. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing category strategies to achieve cost-effective solutions and sustainable business models. Managing the supplier base is a key component, including overseeing supplier classifications and ensuring a preferred supplier list to drive competition.You will engage in business intelligence,...

About UsLibraries in Oxfordshire are trusted spaces, free to enter and open to all. Our libraries offer a range of books, digital and other resources and trained staff to help our customers.We provide cultural and creative enrichment, promote reading and literacy and provide digital access and support for our users.Our aim is to help everyone achieve their full potential and to lead healthier and happier lives with greater prosperity and stronger, more resilient communities.About the RoleThe Assistant Library Manager is responsible for ensuring Summertown Library operates to the highest standard of customer services, assisting the Library Manager and supporting a team of Customer Service Advisers to meet customer and local community needs, and support council services within the building t...

Interview will be held on 19th Nov 2024TheKeyworkingProgramme is an exciting initiative that will transform the support mechanisms forindividuals aged 0-25with a learning disability,autismor bothat risk of psychiatric inpatient admission. The serviceworks alongsideCAMHS/CMHT’sand developed as a community multi-disciplinary model which offers easy accessibility foridentifiedfamilies and carers. The service model was developed in close consultation with families, carers and young people and they are at the heart of its implementation and development. ACommunityLinkWorker will work withindividualswith the most complex needs and their families to make sure they have the support they need at the right time, in a co-ordinated way. TheKeyworkingProgramme should help families experience a reduct...

The must haves for you to be considered for this role: A passion and understanding for working with Older People The ability to assess risk in both routine and urgent situations Be a car driver with the ability and readiness to travel For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Con...

The3 must haves for you to be considered for this role: Professional qualification or degree in Occupational Therapy with HCPC registration A commitment and passion to deliver high quality care in a mental health. An ability to be flexible and work creatively in accordance with service needs. With excellent communication and people skills, you will be empathetic and sensitive to the needs of patients, their families, and carers. You will engage and motivate patients therapeutically, using verbal and non-verbal skills where there are barriers to communication and understanding. Collaborating with our multidisciplinary team, you will be eager to learn. For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how...

INTERNAL ONLY - THIS POST IS OPEN TO BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS EMPLOYEES ONLYAn Assistant Psychologist with relevant experience to support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the Older People’s Mental Health Service in the Reading locality. To provide assessment including neuropsychological assessment as well as psychological interventions under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with the Clinical Psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.To assist in doing group work and individual therapy with clients, in clinically related relevant service evaluation and audit projects, inclusive of data collection, analysis and report writing. To coordinate the provision of C...

Interview will be held on11th Dec 2024We are seekingan experienced, enthusiastic, and self-motivated pharmacist to join our friendly pharmacy team. This post, based in the Medicines Information (MI) department, would particularly suit a pharmacist withpreviousmental health experiencewho is looking toconsolidatetheir skills. You willbe responsible fordelivering high quality expert answers tooftencomplex queries, that meet national quality standards and guide our psychiatrists’ treatment decisions in patient care.The post holder will support the Lead Medicines Information Pharmacist to manage, develop and deliver the Medicines Information Service for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. • Expert Medicines Advice:Providespecialist medicines advice to healthcare professionals at all leve...

We are looking for aCommunity Learning Disability Nurse,Band 6,37.5 hours per week,permanent contract,to work in our Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities in the Reading locality. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a wide range of people with many diverse and complex needs. This is a great opportunityto work in the community providing you with a unique opportunity to develop and learn within the learning disability service. You may already be a learning disability nurse working with people with a learning disability and are looking to take the next step into a community multi-disciplinary team, looking for a new challenge. Then why not contact us if you are ready for a new challenge. You will be expected to do some of your visits remotely & face-to-face, working in...

Exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 5 Occupational Therapist (OT) post at Prospect Park Hospital (PPH) based in Reading.This is an opportunity for newly qualified OT or Final year OT students who will be qualifying soon. PPH serves all the localities in Berkshire and has approximately 170 inpatient beds spread across four adult acute Mental Health wards, two older adult Mental Health wards and a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). You will be allocated to work on one of the wards. The PPH Therapy team is composed of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Dietetics and Speech and Language Therapy team members. Working in a passionate Allied Health Professional team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career...