Band 7
37.5 Hours Per Week
We are looking for an individual with sound clinical knowledge and experience of assessing adults and children. The individual should come from an acute setting/background and possess excellent assessment skills demonstrating a logical decision-making process that ensures patient safety and quality, along with strong leadership qualities and previous experience of managing people and teams autonomously.
To practice as a Senior Clinical Assessor within his/her own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice (such agreement of scope to be regularly reviewed and signed off by the clinical Nurse lead/Matron). Responsibilities include assessing adults & children, providing a safe triage assessment, giving the most up-to-date clinical advice, and referring to the most appropriate team/service for the individual.
Responsibilities also include the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision, and teaching other nursing and non-nursing staff the core skills of adult and children’s assessment of illness & injury. The role may require taking charge of the clinical area and demonstrating to more junior nursing staff how this might be done efficiently.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
1. Safety
2. Care
3. Respect
4. Communication
5. Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ individuals, and disabled people.
Benefits include flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
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