Clinical Site Practitioner

NHS Jobs; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a senior site clinician to support the Head and Deputy Head of Site Practitioners and the Emergency Operational Lead in meeting key performance targets across emergency and elective care.

The role provides clinical leadership, education across multiple staff groups, and accountability for managing clinical risk and out-of-hours events, ensuring high-quality patient care and safe patient placement within the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Triage of acute adults in-patients, with referral to the appropriate medical teams if required.
• To be a clinical expert and to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care through instructions, supervise and support to patients, families and all allied health professionals within the trust, using evidence based practice.
• To be accountable for the management of clinical risk and out of hours complaints.
• To work as part of the Hospital at night team.
• To co-ordinate the flow of patients through the hospital both elective and emergency allowing for sufficient capacity and safe placement of all admissions.
• To be aware of out of hours budget issues and to act accordingly.
• To work alongside clinical teams to ensure performance targets are achieved.
• 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 on behalf of their line manager.
• To work with Senior Clinical Site Practitioners and participate in the 24hour management of the Hospital.

Job description

• 1. 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.
• 2. Clinical leadership, support and education across a range of staffgroups.
• 3. 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.
• 4. To be accountable for the management of clinical risk and out of hourscomplaints.
• 5. Triage of acute adults in-patients, with referral to the appropriate medicalteams if required.
• 6. To work as part of the Hospital at night team.
• 7. To co-ordinate the flow of patients through the hospital both elective andemergency allowing for sufficient capacity and safe placement of alladmissions.
• 8. To be aware of out of hours budget issues and to act accordingly.
• 9. To work alongside clinical teams to ensure performance targets areachieved.
• 10. To take responsibility for the management of the site out of hoursliaising with the appropriate manager as necessary.
• 11. To act as management representative to all staff on site out of hours onbehalf of their line manager.
• 12. To work with Senior Clinical Site Practitioners and participate in the 24hour management of the Hospital.

£55,524 - £62,652 per annum Inclusive ofHigh Cost Area Supplement

£45,715 - £69,976 per annum plus LW allowance

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