Bank Advanced Clinician

Central London Community Health Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Watford is seeking an Advanced Unplanned Care Practitioner to lead clinical operations within the Unplanned Care Team. Responsibilities include ensuring high standards of patient care, managing team resources, and collaborating with other health services. Ideal candidates should possess substantial experience in Primary Care and hold relevant nursing or paramedic qualifications. Flexible working conditions and comprehensive training provided.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Training and development programs

Car lease scheme (Band 5 and up)

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Primary Care or Accident & Emergency.
• Proven ability in autonomous medical care.
• Experience in assessing quality care for Long Term Conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational management and clinical leadership for the Unplanned Care Team.
• Respond to clinical incidents and complaints as per policy.
• Support team in achieving and maintaining high standards of care.

Skills

Evidence of clinical skills

Physical examination competencies

Clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills

Ability to lead a team

Knowledge of resource management

Education

Registered Nurse OR Paramedic with relevant registration

Continuing professional education at Masters Level

Job description

The service delivers high quality care to patients at in their own home with a primary purpose to prevent hospital attendance/ admission and facilitate early discharge from hospital. The service operates from 8am to 10pm, 7 days a week.

The post holder will work autonomously and in collaboration with Acute Trusts, the Adult Community Nursing Teams, other health care professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies to deliver excellent standards of patient care.

The post holder will be required to:

Work on a rotational shift basis within the Herts Unplanned Care Team - service operating hours 8am 10pm 7 day a week.

Be the clinical leader for designated shifts on a rotational basis responsible for day-to-day management of the service.

Take designated responsibility for discrete areas of operational management, line management and clinical practice.

Prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.

Main duties of the job

• Provide operational management and clinical leadership for the Unplanned Care Team including triage of referrals and ensuring efficient and effective use of resources via daily staff management of time keeping, work allocation and rest breaks, respond to immediate sickness absence (requesting cover as per protocol as required).
• As an Advanced Unplanned Care Practitioner act as role model supporting the team to achieve and maintain high standards of clinical care, based on evidence-based practice.
• As a senior team member and as an Advanced Practitioner the need to respond to clinical incidents, accidents and complaints in accordance with CLCH policy.
• Work in collaboration with and maintain a good working relationship within the other CLCH services such as adult community nursing, GP out of hours services, Accident and Emergency Departments, London Ambulance Service, acute hospital assessment units/ wards, General Practitioners and practice staff, nursing and care homes, Social Services and voluntary sector organisations so as to provide a comprehensive service to patients, clients and carers.
• Undertake assessment and appraisal of designated members of the team.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

• Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role.
• Competent in physical examination of: ENT, eye, gastrointestinal, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, skin, musculoskeletal systems and wound management.
• Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment.
• Ability to make formal presentations to a wide range of people.
• Knowledge of resource management.
• Able to lead and motivate a team and implement change.

Key Attributes

• Desirable: Hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Experience

• Extensive experience in Primary Care and / or Accident & Emergency.
• Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
• Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions.
• Track record of practice excellence.
• Effectively working in collaboration, negotiating, and liaising across organisational boundaries.
• Experience in monitoring clinical standards.
• Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
• Determining best ongoing care for patient.
• Team / service/ staff management.
• Conducting research projects and audit.
• Change management and implementing change in practice.
• Evidence of innovation in practice

Education/Qualification

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration OR Paramedic with HCPC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional education and training at Masters Level.
• Further desirable qualifications in Primary Care/ Accident & Emergency/ acute clinical assessment.
• Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning.

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.