A Vacancy at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a newly created role at University Hospitals Dorset to lead a small team supporting Radiology patients who require day case admission.
This role is based at Royal Bournemouth Hospital site and will require the candidate to prescribe pre-assessment medication guided by policies and procedures. Also required as part of this the ability to clinically examine and assess patients initiating any appropriate action for a distinct caseload of patients.
This is a fixed term position for 12 months.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Be an accountable person, responsible for managing practice, using an enhanced level of professional accountability, autonomy and judgement for highly complex decision-making across a discrete aspect of patient care (mainly pre-assessment and discharging patients) within the Interventional radiology day case unit.
Care for people with complex conditions using existing knowledge and expertise, enhanced clinical assessments, diagnostics, interventions and equipment.
To work autonomously, using enhanced clinical knowledge and skills, underpinned by theory and experience, to holistically assess patients (including completing pre-assessments) with often complex conditions, using a range of methods across the specialist service.
To plan and manage care of patients within current level of practice, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate, to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and carers.
To propose and implement service and policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area and other disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base, in accordance with values-based care of the trust. To act as an expert resource to others and deliver and evaluate a range of relevant specialist programmes of education and development for individuals and large groups.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
The post holder is expected to be able to:
• Hold sole responsibility for a range of duties relevant to the post. ·
• Work with minimal supervision, clinically examining and assessing patients and initiating any appropriate action for a distinct caseload of patients.
• Make independent, autonomous clinical decisions relating to patient condition, treatment/care and suitability for IR procedures.
• May require some supervision and will be expected to obtain support from senior members of staff to make decisions, which may be outside scope of clinical knowledge. ·
• Assume responsibility for the day to day management of the IR day case service, with support from more senior colleagues.
• Exercise significant discretion in the delivery of the role, guided by policies and procedures and implementing appropriate action in order to achieve expected results; including the prescribing of pre-assessment medication.
This advert closes on Monday 7 Apr 2025
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