Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To lead, motivate and support team members in the facilitation of professional and clinical development.
* Participate actively in the in-service training and provide teaching through mentorship and clinical supervision within the specialty.
* Provide operational management and clinical leadership for the team including punctuality, shift allocation and rest breaks and triage. Respond to immediate sickness absence (requesting Bank staff, as per protocol as required) and ensure efficient and effective use of resources and estates
* Respond to clinical incidents, accidents and complaints in accordance with CLCH policy.
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or Registered Health Professional (physio, paramedic) with HCPC
* Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of continuing professional education and training at Masters level in an Advanced Clinical Practitioner program or willingness to work towards an MSc in Advanced Practice.
* Independent Prescriber (or on pathway to complete)
* Qualification in prehospital care or community care
* Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning.
* University accredited Minor injuries Module
* Paediatric Nurse Practitioner qualification
* University accredited paediatric advanced assessment module
Experience
Essential criteria
* Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions
* Proven experience in assessing, managing and treating minor injuries and minor illnesses.
* Experience of effectively working in collaboration, negotiating and liaising across organisational boundaries.
* Experience in monitoring clinical standards.
* Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
* Experience caring for patients of all age ranges.
* Minimum of five years' experience in either emergency/ unscheduled care or a primary care environment
Desirable criteria
* Experience of team / service/ staff management.
* Experience of implementing evidence-based care and developing others to do so
* Experience of conducting research projects and audit.
* Experience of change management and implementing change in practice
* Evidence of innovation in practice
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
* Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment.
* Advanced knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology of body systems.
* Clinical knowledge across a range of long-term conditions.
* Knowledge of current NHS organizational structures and policy initiatives. AF/IV Your healthcare closer to home Page 6 of 6 www.clch.nhs.uk @CLCHNHSTrust
* Knowledge of recent developments in unscheduled care.
* Knowledge of monitoring service outcome measures.
* Knowledge of adult and children's safeguarding procedures
* Knowledge of Personal Development Planning.
* Knowledge of current health care policy and legislation and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services
* Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services
* Knowledge of the audit process and able to implement in practice • Knowledge of evidence based practice and able to implement in practice
* Knowledge of the audit process and able to implement in practice • Knowledge of evidence based practice and able to implement in practice
* Knowledge of clinical governance processes, assessing and managing risk
* Knowledge of clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of resource management.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)
"We work Flexibly"
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your applications on time to avoid disappointment.
Documents to download
* Job description & specifications (PDF, 544.5KB)
* CLCH Trust Values (PDF, 720.3KB)
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