Bank level 7 Single Point of Access Clinical Practitioner (Night)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Single Point of Access clinical practitioner for a night shift role based at Priestley Wharf in Birmingham. The post focuses on telephone triage and advanced assessment to prevent unnecessary admissions and support timely discharge.

You will provide senior clinical leadership, undertake prescribing and medication reviews, and coordinate discharge or transfer while maintaining full clinical records and safeguarding

Qualifications

• Registration as a healthcare professional.
• Experience as a registered healthcare professional.
• Advanced assessment and clinical decision‑making skills.

Responsabilités

• Telephone triage and advanced clinical assessment through various consultation methods.
• Taking comprehensive histories and assessing acute, complex or undiagnosed needs.
• Initiating investigations, interpreting results and evaluating care.
• Making direct referrals for medical assessment and other services.
• Prescribing independently and undertaking medication reviews.
• Providing senior clinical leadership and supervising colleagues.
• Maintaining accurate, complete and contemporaneous clinical records.

Connaissances

Telephone triage

Advanced clinical assessment

Clinical decision-making

Senior clinical leadership

Formation

Registered healthcare professional

Description du poste

A bank Band 7 Single Point of Access clinical practitioner for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, arranged through its Temporary Staffing Department and based at Priestley Wharf. The work centres on telephone triage and advanced assessment of patients with acute, complex or undiagnosed needs, aiming to prevent unnecessary admissions and support timely discharge. It is a night role on a seven-day service, with shifts typically running 20:00 to 08:00 and senior clinical leadership of colleagues. Applicants must be registered healthcare professionals with a driving licence and access to a vehicle.

What the job involves

• Telephone triage and advanced clinical assessment through a range of consultation methods
• Taking comprehensive histories and assessing acute, complex or undiagnosed needs
• Initiating investigations, interpreting results and evaluating care
• Making direct referrals for medical assessment, diagnostics and other services
• Prescribing independently and undertaking medication reviews
• Recognising and responding to urgent and emergency situations
• Managing acute caseloads and coordinating discharge or transfer
• Signposting and referring patients to reduce avoidable attendances and admissions
• Supporting patients, carers and professionals to make informed care decisions
• Safeguarding children and adults at risk, acting immediately on concerns
• Providing senior clinical leadership, supervision and training to colleagues
• Maintaining accurate, complete and contemporaneous clinical records

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Registration as a healthcare professional

Experience

• Experienced as a registered healthcare professional

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced assessment and clinical decision-making skills
• Professional judgement in prioritising referrals and managing risk

Checks & eligibility

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle

Other

• No unexplained gaps in employment or periods outside healthcare over 18 months