Clinical Site Practitioner

National health service; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a senior clinician to support the Head and Deputy Head of Site Practitioners and the Emergency Operational Lead in delivering key emergency and elective care targets.

You will provide clinical leadership, education and risk management across staff groups, coordinate the flow of patients through the hospital, and work with clinical teams to maintain high‑quality patient care and safe out‑of‑hours operations.

Formación

• At least six years at band 6/7 in an acute/HDU or critical care setting.
• Managerial decision making experience.
• Experience of working within emergency flow pathways.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of bed management.

Responsabilidades

• Lead clinical leadership and education across staff groups.
• Coordinate patient flow through elective and emergency care to ensure capacity and safe placement of admissions.
• Manage out-of-hours site operations and liaise with the appropriate manager.
• Support and supervise patients, families and all allied health professionals within the trust using evidence-based practice.
• Act as a clinical expert to deliver high quality patient care and manage clinical risk.

Conocimientos

Excellent communication skills

Managerial decision making

Bed management knowledge

Descripción del empleo

Main duties of the job

• Based at Cross site. This senior role will support the Head and DeputyHead of Site Practitioners and the Emergency Operational Lead in thedelivery of the trust key performance targets in emergency/elective care.
• Clinical leadership, support and education across a range of staffgroups.
• To be a clinical expert and to ensure the delivery of high quality patientcare through instructions, supervise and support to patients, families andall allied health professionals within the trust, using evidence basedpractice.
• To be accountable for the management of clinical risk and out of hourscomplaints.
• Triage of acute adults in-patients, with referral to the appropriate medicalteams if required.
• To work as part of the Hospital at night team.
• To co-ordinate the flow of patients through the hospital both elective andemergency allowing for sufficient capacity and safe placement of alladmissions.
• To be aware of out of hours budget issues and to act accordingly.
• To work alongside clinical teams to ensure performance targets areachieved.
• To take responsibility for the management of the site out of hours liaising with the appropriate manager as necessary.
• To act as management representative to all staff on site out of hours onbehalf of their line manager.
• To work with Senior Clinical Site Practitioners and participate in the 24hour management of the Hospital.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

Services

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

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.

Person Specification

• On interview Essential At least six years at band 6/7 in an acute/HDU or critical care setting
• Managerial decision making experience
• Desirable Experience of working within emergency flow pathways
• Interview Essential Excellent communication skills
• Desirable Knowledge of bed management

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).