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Blinds and Curtains Installer - £45,000 + £50,000earnings p/a APPLY NOW TO FIND OUT MORE AND JOIN US AT OUR VIRTUAL DISCOVERY SESSION. Are you looking for additional income? With flexible hours that work alongside other commitments? As a Hillary's advisor you can work either part or full time and still benefit from high earning potential. Imagine working for yourself, at your own pace, with hours that suit your needs and lifestyle. You will be joining a network of over 1100 self-employed advisors who operate locally and do just that. Hillarys was established over 50 years ago and remains the UK's leading provider of window furnishings solutions with an annual turnover of £250m a year. Working in your local area you will visit customers in their homes to measure and advise on a fantastic range of products and fabrics. Once manufactured, we will send the product out ready to install at a time agreed with the customer. If this is something completely new to you, don't worry, we're committed to make every Advisor business successful and you'll benefit from a comprehensive programme of training, fitting and support right from the start. It's obvious how good the opportunity is when most tell us they wish they'd have joined Hillarys sooner. Join us virtually via video call at one of our discovery sessions to find out more. Here you will meet our Experienced Advisors, Trainers and Development Managers to talk about why becoming a Blinds and Curtains Fitter could be the best decision you will ever make. There will also be opportunity to ask any questions you may have. We welcome you and your partner to come along if they wish to learn more. We have lots of sessions available at times that suit you. Work for yourself, not by yourself – All the benefits of running your own local business without the worries: • We will invest in advertising, so you do not need to worry about finding your own customers. You can focus on delivering a high level of service that will help your business to grow further through local recommendations and referrals., • Flexible hours to suit your lifestyle. You decide when you want to work by managing your own diary and commitment., • Run your business from home., • Be personable, approachable and confident when meeting new people, • Have a vehicle and valid UK driving licence, • Full Tool kit, including everything you need to measure and fit successfully., • Samsung tablet – allowing you to process orders and manage your business., • Branded Hillarys work wear., • Personalised business cards and leaflets for the lifetime of your business. JBRP1_UKTJ

A multi-disciplinary construction consultancy seeks a Construction Health and Safety Advisor to manage and coordinate health and safety across construction projects. This home-based position requires frequent travel to sites.

Our client is a Homeware company who are extremely customer focused. They have excellent products for the home and their customer obsessed service makes their stores a pleasant and welcoming environment. Has a proven track record of working in similar environment: Fashion, accessories, home.

Construction Health and Safety Advisor required to join a multi-disciplinary construction consultancy to plan, manage, monitor and co-ordinate health and safety. You will join the business to deliver consultancy services across ongoing construction projects throughout the M4 Corridor region. This position is home-based, with frequent travel to sites, client offices and other company offices. The role includes but is not limited to: Attending client sites to carry out Health and Safety inspections and compliance inspections. Writing reports. Having responsibility for invoicing your own projects as soon as they are complete. Preparing, assessing and supporting the development of Health and Safety systems, including policies, procedures and risk assessments. Acting as a key interface between members of client teams. Delivering services within an agreed time frame and within budget. Providing health and safety training. Reviewing, preparing, co-ordinating and distributing relevant Health and Safety information to other design and project team members. Reviewing Construction Phase Health and Safety plans. Attending meetings. Liaising with colleagues, providing Health and Safety advice and support as necessary. Preparing and issuing fee proposals. Supporting and mentoring junior team members. Identifying business development opportunities and assisting with the growth of Client base. Qualifications Minimum of Tech IOSH, ideally hold or be working towards CMIOSH Accreditation. Preferably NEBOSH Diploma and/or NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent. Full driving licence is essential. Experience 2 + years’ experience acting as a Construction Health and Safety Advisor. The company are paying £40k-£45k plus car allowance, pension and more

The role Natural Resources Wales is looking for an experienced Principal Solution Design Architect for Dynamics 365 / CRM to play a pivotal role in shaping how technology enables our organisation to protect and enhance Wales's environment. This is a senior technical leadership role, working at the heart of our Digital, Data and Technology function. You will be responsible for setting the architectural direction for digital and technology solutions across the organisation, ensuring they align with our digital strategy, customer priorities and future ways of working. Your work will directly influence major transformation initiatives and long-term investment decisions, balancing opportunity, risk and value for money. Working closely with senior leaders, service owners and delivery teams, you will provide architectural direction across a broad portfolio of change, including customer-focused digital services and large-scale transformation initiatives. You will play a key role in shaping common building blocks and standards that enable consistent, high-quality services, supporting a shift towards more joined-up, user-centred ways of working. The role involves significant collaboration with external partners and strategic suppliers, as well as public sector organisations and delivery partners. You will help ensure that technology choices support partnership working, data sharing and interoperability, while protecting the integrity of NRW's technical landscape and delivering value for money. You will also work with major technology vendors, understanding and influencing their product roadmaps to ensure they meet NRW's needs over the long term. You will be part of a small, highly skilled architecture team, providing technical leadership and assurance across the full lifecycle of digital services - from early concept and design through to delivery and live operation. While the role has no direct line management responsibility, it carries a high level of influence, guiding internal specialists and third-party suppliers and setting clear expectations for solution quality and alignment. As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Travel will be required to our Bangor and Cardiff offices, meetings will be planned in advance. To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Ian Johns at Interviews will take place by 31 March 2026 through Microsoft Teams What you will do Lead and be accountable for the implementation of solution designs, architecture and strategic technical building blocks of CRM services across NRW infrastructure. Direct, oversee, co-ordinate and action CRM implementation and transformation work packages. Act as a technical advisor authority taking part in major incident management (MIM) and mentoring where appropriate. Direct the technical and architectural work of the ICT Specialist. Contribute to DDaT Strategy, leading much of it and ensuring target operating models are compatible with NRW digital strategy, security strategy and DDaT services. Create and maintain the NRW (Technical) Target Operating Model (TOM),and supporting product roadmaps to achieve the TOM and the technical policies to protect the integrity of the TOM. Remain technically competent in rapidly emerging technologies including predicting whether the ICT industry's declared plans are achievable in time to support NRW products or making the tough decision to use something else. Be responsible for the initial solution concept and design and oversee/assure the technical implementation through delivery. Including designing (and assisting in the development of) technical solutions, ensuring all technical design adhere to the strategic Enterprise Architecture framework and best practice. Then provide and manage TOGAF artefacts including high level design, low level design and lead the implementation of physical, and virtual/cloud (or managed service/SaaS) solutions. Liaise closely with stakeholders and the business to ensure the quality of the solution in all stages of the system life cycle. Provide enterprise and solution architecture guidance across a broad spectrum of business initiatives and projects across the application, integration, data and technology domains. Develop and maintain supporting documentation within the confines of an Architecture Content Framework to include current and future state views on infrastructure, data, service and application layers. Work closely with Business Analysis and Programme Management functions to support the foundation of an agile and efficient enterprise. The post holder will engage on all strategic discussions which include technology and assist in the development of portfolio services in line with the principles set out in the TOM and the associated roadmap. Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy , together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post Be committed to your own development and that of your staff through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs). Required to take part in incident response activities. Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role. Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method. Degree or equivalent in a technical ICT based discipline and extensive relevant experience such as background in development; application, integration and/or data development. Experience of working in a complex environment interfacing equally comfortably with senior business/IT leadership and the end user community. Experience of leading technical and expert staff, directly and through professional and matrix structures. Very strong analytic, visualisation and communication skills with the ability to translate business requirements using analysis methods and requirements gathering. Understanding and experience of the AGILE software development and ITIL support & service frameworks. Experience in operating and using architecture modelling tools (TOGAF, Zachmann etc). Ability to understand, analyse and create analysis models in various common modelling approaches and languages (eg BPM, UML, ERDs). Extensive solutions architecture experience on the delivery end. Experience managing solutions end-to-end. Knowledge and skills that are both broad and deep and must be able to work across complex heterogeneous systems and environments. Responsibility for remaining technically competent of emerging technologies. Welsh Language level requirements Essential: Level A1 - Entry level Welsh language levels Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us. Additional information Due to the nature of the work the successful candidate must be eligible for Security Check (SC) clearance. This generally requires five years' continuous residency in the UK. Further details on eligibility can be found on National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK . Offers will also be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. This role meets the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. Natural Resources Wales welcomes applications from non-UK citizens who are eligible to apply under this route, subject to confirmation by the Home Office. Please note that while we may be able to support the Certificate of Sponsorship required for a visa application, the organisation does not cover the cost of the visa itself, including any associated fees for dependants. The applicant must still meet the UK Skilled Worker Visa Eligibility and Requirement. For further information, please visit: Benefits This role will offer a range of benefits, including: Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme) 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days generous leave entitlements for all your life needs commitment to professional development health and wellbeing benefits and support weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive. Please keep reading We're passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to equal opportunities, and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year. We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses. We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. TPBN1_UKTJ

Forma-Care (UK) Ltd is a growing UK healthcare company supplying continence products to the NHS via NHS Supply Chain. We are seeking a Nurse Advisor Continence to support our expanding business across the South of England, with flexibility to support activity across England as required. Description This is a field-based clinical role focused on clinical partnership, product training, implementation support and ongoing continence education across NHS acute trusts and Home Delivery Service accounts. Continence experience is desirable but not essential. Full in-house training and ongoing clinical support will be provided. This role would suit a registered nurse with a strong interest in continence care and patient dignity who is looking to develop into a specialist advisory position. Key Responsibilities Build strong clinical partnerships with NHS teams across acute and HDS settings Deliver established product training and continence education packages Support implementation and roll-out of products following NHS Supply Chain activity Plan and deliver structured study days using existing training frameworks Provide ongoing continence support and training to clinical teams Build and maintain professional relationships with nurses, clinical leads, procurement, and service managers Act as a clinical point of contact for continence-related education and product use Work collaboratively with internal commercial, operations and customer service teams Represent Forma-Care professionally across NHS settings Essential Registered Nurse with active NMC registration Strong interest in continence care and improving patient outcomes Confident communicator with a professional and supportive manner Team-focused, adaptable, and comfortable working within a growing organisation Full UK driving licence Willingness to travel as required Desirable but not essential Continence experience or exposure Field-based experience within commercial healthcare Experience supporting product implementation or service roll-out Experience delivering clinical education, training or study days Experience working within NHS acute, Care homes or Home Delivery Service settings Familiarity with NHS Supply Chain environments What we offer Competitive salary Car allowance Full in-house training and structured development Established training packages and clinical resources Ongoing clinical and commercial support Opportunity to grow within a developing UK healthcare company To apply please send your CV along with a covering note by using the apply button provided TPBN1_UKTJ

The role Natural Resources Wales is looking for an experienced Senior Azure Engineer to play a critical role in designing, building and operating the cloud platforms that enable our organisation to protect and enhance Wales's environment. This is a senior technical engineering role within our Digital, Data and Technology function. You will lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of our Microsoft Azure estate, ensuring it is secure, resilient, scalable and aligned to NRW's cloud-first strategy. Your work will underpin the delivery of customer-facing digital services, internal business systems and major transformation initiatives. Working closely with architects, product teams and service colleagues, you will translate architectural principles into robust, reusable platform components and engineering standards. You will take ownership of key areas of our Azure environment such as landing zones, networking, identity, security, automation and platform reliability ensuring they are built and operated to enterprise standards. The role combines hands-on technical delivery with engineering leadership. You will help define and implement Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines and automation patterns that enable consistent and repeatable deployments. You will contribute to platform roadmaps, reduce technical debt, and improve operational maturity across our cloud services. You will be part of a highly skilled technical community within DDaT, providing senior-level expertise across the full lifecycle of cloud services from initial build and transition into live, through to optimisation, resilience and continuous improvement. While the role has no direct line management responsibility, it carries significant technical influence, setting engineering standards and guiding both internal specialists and third-party suppliers. As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to your nearest NRW office and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Travel between Bangor and Cardiff may be required, any face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance. You will need to work as part of a flexible shift pattern to cover service hours of 8am to 6pm. There are also requirements for weekend working when required to meet the business needs. You will need to work on a time specific rota providing an 'Out of Hours' ICT Service to an agreed level, and perform overtime as required to meet the business needs To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Ian Johns at Interviews will take place by 31 March 2026 through Microsoft Teams What you will do Lead and be accountable for the implementation of solution designs, architecture, and strategic technical building blocks of NRW's Microsoft Modern Management services across Azure PaaS, IaaS and SaaS. Direct, oversee, co-ordinate and action Azure / Microsoft Modern Management implementation and configuration work packages that are your own or others. Act as a technical advisor authority and as one of several escalation points for other lines of service, taking part in major incident management and mentoring where appropriate. Work closely with the Principal Architect, jointly owning, creating, and maintaining NRW ICT principles, blueprints, reference designs and artefacts. Engage with the Principal Architect and Senior members of ICT on strategic discussions which include technology and assist in the development of portfolio services in line with the principles set out in the TOM and the associated roadmap. Remain technically competent in rapidly emerging Cloud technologies, following closely the industries declared plans, product updates and advancements. Where possible ensure earliest possible identification, notification, and input into transition to new versions of services and products that are classed as 'evergreen'. Be responsible and accountable for ensuring all implementations meet security best practices and policies, identifying areas of improvement or concern and working proactively with the Security Team to resolve. Work closely with NRW developers, PMs, BAs, support teams, stakeholders, and the business to ensure the quality of the solution in all stages of the system life cycle, supporting the foundation of an agile and efficient enterprise. Develop and maintain low level designs, supporting documentation knowledge bases and wikis. Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy , together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post Be committed to your own development and that of your staff through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs). Required to take part in incident response activities. Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role. Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method. Degree or equivalent experience in a technical ICT based discipline and extensive relevant experience such as background in cloud, development; application, integration and/or data development. Extensive Azure IaaS and PaaS solution management, tooling, automation, scripting, and implementation experience. Extensive Intune and Autopilot solution management and implementation experience. Extensive knowledge of the evergreen, Modern Management ecosystem, deployment and supporting devices. Experience of leading and working with technical and expert staff, directly and indirectly, through professional and matrix structures. Strong analytic, visualisation and communication skills with the ability to translate business requirements using analysis methods and requirements gathering. Understanding and experience of the AGILE software development and ITIL support & service frameworks. Knowledge and skills that are both broad and deep and must be able to work across complex heterogeneous systems and environments. Responsibility for remaining technically competent of emerging technologies. Welsh Language level requirements Essential: Level A1 - Entry level Welsh language levels Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us. Additional information Due to the nature of the work the successful candidate must be eligible for Security Check (SC) clearance. This generally requires five years' continuous residency in the UK. Further details on eligibility can be found on National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK . Offers will also be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. This role meets the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. Natural Resources Wales welcomes applications from non-UK citizens who are eligible to apply under this route, subject to confirmation by the Home Office. Please note that while we may be able to support the Certificate of Sponsorship required for a visa application, the organisation does not cover the cost of the visa itself, including any associated fees for dependants. The applicant must still meet the UK Skilled Worker Visa Eligibility and Requirement. For further information, please visit: Benefits This role will offer a range of benefits, including: Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme) 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days generous leave entitlements for all your life needs commitment to professional development health and wellbeing benefits and support weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive. Please keep reading We're passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to equal opportunities, and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year. We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses. We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. TPBN1_UKTJ

An established academic organisation based in central Oxford is seeking a part-time Health & Safety Advisor to oversee and support health and safety compliance across its operations. This role will focus on maintaining H&S systems, advising departments on risk management, and promoting a strong safety culture. Key Responsibilities Maintain and review Health & Safety policies and systems Support departments with risk assessments and compliance Investigate incidents and accidents and produce reports Advise on fire safety, COSHH, RIDDOR and general H&S legislation Support training, first aid arrangements and safety initiatives Requirements NEBOSH Certificate (Level 3) minimum IOSH membership Experience in risk assessments, inspections and incident investigations Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation Benefits Flexible part-time working Generous annual leave (pro rata) + bank holidays Pension scheme Free lunch when on site Private medical insurance after probation This role would suit an experienced Health & Safety professional looking for a flexible, part-time position, such as someone balancing other commitments, consultancy work, or seeking a better work-life balance while remaining hands-on in a varied environment. If you would like to know how we will store and process your data, please visit The Recruitment Groups home page to read our GDPR Data Protection Statement. For more information and to apply click 'Apply Now' to submit your application. We wish you the best of luck in your job search