Bank Senior Clinical Practitioner - Specialist Services

gtd healthcare; Denton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater Manchester is seeking a Senior Clinical Practitioner to support public health initiatives. You will respond to patient needs in various community settings and assist with urgent public health outbreaks. Ideal candidates have experience in immunisations and vaccinations. This role offers a supportive environment with a comprehensive benefits package, including flexible working hours and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Flexible working hours

Access to wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of working with patients in community settings.
• Demonstrated clinical practice adhering to protocols and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Respond to public health outbreaks within community settings.
• Assist with medical tasks including vaccinations and administering medications.
• Communicate effectively with patients and their families.

Skills

Immunisation and vaccination experience

Communication skills

Ability to work in diverse community settings

Response to public health outbreaks

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Practitioner (Practice Nurse or equivalent) to support the Specialist Services Community Health Protection Response Service across Greater Manchester on a bank basis. The servicegtdhealthcare offers is in response to urgent public health preventative or responsive outbreaks. This is a great opportunity to work with and support a diverse range of patients in a variety of settings.

Responsibilities

• Working within your own clinical remit and skill set, and with other clinicians and operational staff, you will respond to public health outbreaks such as Hepatitis A or Meningitis within community settings.
• Assist the team with performing a variety of medical tasks such as taking throat or nasal swabs, administering medications or vaccinations under PGD's or PSD's.
• Demonstrate a level of clinical practice that reflects gtd healthcare's policies, protocols and guidelines within the clinical strategy framework.
• Work flexibly to support clinical services within scope of practice as per the service need.
• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients and their families are fully informed and consent to treatment.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating. Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.

Qualifications

• Experience of and skills in immunisation and vaccination across a variety of age groups.
• Ability to work in various community settings such as primary or secondary schools and care homes.
• Experience of responding to public health outbreaks such as Hepatitis A or Meningitis within community settings.

gtd healthcare is one of the largest NHS commissioned Primary Care, Out of Hours & Urgent Care providers in the North West of England.

We are keen to develop and support staff to excel their career aspirations whilst making a positive difference to patients and the community. We put our people at the heart of everything we do. We are a values driven organisation and we are passionate about providing the best possible healthcare for our patients.

Benefits

Benefits package As an employee of gtd healthcare, you'll be able to take advantage of our benefits package, including:

• working for a values-driven organisation
• Real living wage employer
• access to Wagestream, which provides flexible and on-demand access to stream your pay during the month, in real-time, when picking-up extra shifts
• 30 days annual leave, rising to 32 after five years of continuous service
• flexible pension benefits including NHS pension scheme
• flexible working hours and policies
• family friendly and carer policies
• opportunities to apply for innovation and quality awards
• access to gtd healthcares wellbeing initiatives, which offer a wide range of tools and resources
• gtd healthcare social and fun activities
• cycle to work scheme