Clinical Lead - St Charles Urgent Care Centre

Central London Community Health Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the City of Westminster is seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to deliver high-quality care for patients with minor injuries and illnesses. This role includes responsibilities such as working autonomously, collaborating with emergency services, and managing the day-to-day operational aspects of the service. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in assessing and managing injuries, including working with children. Flexible working options and comprehensive benefits are provided.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Career training and development

Qualifications

• High level of experience in assessing and managing injuries, including X-rays.
• Experience in treating children presenting with minor injuries and illnesses.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality evidence-based care to patients attending with injuries.
• Work autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
• Utilize expert diagnostic skills and clinical reasoning.
• Collaborate with emergency services and other professionals.
• Engage in operational management of the service.
• Communicate complex information to patients and staff.

Skills

Expert diagnostic skills

Clinical reasoning

Experience in assessing and managing injuries

Ability to communicate complex information

Education

Advanced Clinical Practitioner qualification

Job description

We provide an educationally focused environment in which to grow and develop staffs' skills and knowledge, through work-based education, and training and support from our Leads. Working in a clinical leadership role as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will ensure that our patients receive an exceptional level of care. You will be part of the leadership team, which consists of ACP Clinical Leads, Clinical Operational Manager and Practice Educator. The successful candidate will be an autonomous, experienced practitioner who enjoys teaching and supporting practitioners in the assessment and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries for both adults and children whilst running the service; managing staffing recruitment, service developments, incidents for example.
Take a look at our recruitment video to find out more about working in our teams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lH_O4OZw2Q, The role is a clinical leadership role with the main duties of the job will include:

Responsibilities

• Ensure the services are delivering high quality evidence-based care to patients attending with injuries and undifferentiated health problems.
• The post holder will be expected to work autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner delivering care to our patients.
• Utilising expert diagnostic skills and clinical reasoning to provide autonomous, unscheduled care for patients presenting with acute undifferentiated conditions (most commonly minor injuries and ailments although some patients attending may present with complex health needs and / or acute on chronic conditions).
• The post holder will deliver care in collaboration with emergency services, other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies.
• To work in association with colleagues in defining standards of care and practice aimed at maintaining, developing, or improving quality.
• To work with the senior staff in the operational management and the organisational development of the service.
• Responsibility for day-to-day management of the service.
• Take designated responsibility of clinical practice within the service.
• Communicate highly complex and sensitive information to patients, carers, and other staff.
• Deliver care within a culturally sensitive framework.
• Implement, carry out disseminate and evaluate service audits

Qualifications

You should have a high level of experience in assessing and managing injuries (including X-rays) and treating children presenting with minor injuries and illnesses.
We are wishing to recruit a senior ACP for our standalone St Charles Urgent Care Centre which delivers high quality care for both adults and children over two years old., Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

Benefits

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• 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