Job summary
Do you want to work within an innovative, forward thinking and progressive urgent care team?
Recently awarded Urgent Treatment Centre status, we are recruiting additional Senior Clinical Practitioners to join our friendly team in Oldham.
Oldham is a diverse and multi-cultural community. A high percentage of our patients face deprivation and multi morbidity. This makes for a varied role as well as an opportunity to make a real different to the community. The team are passionate about providing patients in Oldham with the highest possible quality care.
Salary: £42238 to £48238 a year additional enhancements for evening and weekend working
Full time, part time and bank positions available
Working patterns flexibility between 8am - 11pm Monday to Sunday
Location: Integrated Care Centre (ICC), New Radcliffe Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL1 1NL
Closing Date: Sunday 8th December 2024
Main duties of the job
As a SCP working within the Oldham locality you will holistically assess and clinically examine patients within your scope of competence. You agree an effective management plan including prescribing where appropriate. In addition, you will have exposure to a multitude of streaming pathways and a broad Directory of Services (DoS) along with:
1. Direct access to a wide range of community-based services.
2. Direct referral rights to secondary care.
3. Access to technology to support telephone and video consultations (full induction and training provided).
4. Facilities to see patients face to face (with support if you are expanding your scope of practice).
Patients are referred into the Oldham Urgent Care service from several different routes. These include 111, NWAS, Oldham Care Homes, Health Care Professionals such as District Nurses. The service also manages a virtual ward and a covid oxymetry at home service.
What our staff say:
5. 'I love the open plan working environment which gives meconfidence to pick up the more challenging clinical cases as I know I canaccess support if needed. This has allowed me to grow as a clinician'
6. 'I can only speak highly of the service, and I offerencouragement to my colleagues that are considering working at the urgent carehub'
7. 'There is support at hand for more challenging patients and a clear team working ethic amongst the clinicians'.
About us
At gtd healthcare we believe we dothings differently. Our not-for-profit ethos, with a drive to innovate careoffers patients the best experience possible and a unique opportunity totransform services.
We are keen to develop and support staff to excel their careeraspirations whilst making a positive difference to patients and the community.We put our people at the heart of everything we do. We are a values drivenorganisation and we are passionate about providing the best possible healthcarefor our patients.
Benefits package
As an employee of gtd healthcare, you'll be able totake advantage of our benefits package, including:
working for a values-drivenorganisation;
8. Real living wage employer;
9. access to Wagestream,which provides flexible and on-demand access to stream your pay during themonth, in real-time, when picking-up extra shifts;
10. 30 days annual leave, rising to 32after five years of continuous service;
11. flexible pension benefits includingNHS pension scheme;
12. flexible working hours andpolicies;
13. family friendly and carerpolicies;
14. opportunities to apply forinnovation and quality awards;
15. access to gtd healthcareswellbeing initiatives, which offer a wide range of tools and resources;
16. gtdhealthcare social and fun activities; cycle to work scheme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
17. Holistically assess and clinically examine patients who fall within your scope of competence, through history taking, physical examination and appropriate use of tools to confirm diagnosis.
18. Plan, implement and evaluate an effective management plan for the patient with support from senior colleagues.
19. If you are a non medical prescriber (NMP) you will provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
20. You will work towards your NMP qualification if you are not currently a NMP.
21. Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations.
22. Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
23. Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment..
24. Embrace the use of digital technology to support safe and effective patient care.
25. Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
26. Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
27. Maintain effective communication with senior clinical colleagues, the wider team, the organisation and with external stakeholders.
28. Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.
Non-Medical Prescribing
29. You must only prescribe within your scope of practice and comply with the gtd healthcare NMP governance registration processes.
30. If you are not a NMP, you will work towards this qualification.
31. You must maintain your knowledge and skills and prescribe within your clinical competencies.
32. The non-medical prescriber is required to comply with organisational NMP governance processes and adhere to local and national prescribing guidance.
Delivering a Quality Service
33. Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the professional regulatory body. Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time.
34. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
35. Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
36. Ensure professional revalidation requirements are met.
37. Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.
38. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
39. Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
40. In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.
41. Support and participate in shared learning across the organisation and wider organisation.
42. Understand and apply guidance that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patient health procedures and local guidance.
Leadership Personal and People Development
43. Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role mode.
44. Support staff development in order to maximise potential.
45. Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
46. Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services.
47. Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant areas of work.
48. Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards.
49. Maintain effective communication with those responsible for the overall commissioning and procurement process.
50. To attend and be proactively involved in professional meetings.
51. Take the lead/ develop a special interest within certain areas to allow the sharing of clinical knowledge and expertise.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
52. Registered Allied Health Professional or Pharmacist.
53. Recognised clinical exam skills course and relevant senior work experience.
54. If not a non medical prescriber - willingness to undertake.
Desirable
55. Non Medical Prescriber (V300 qualification).
56. Ideally possess a degree qualification.
Experience
Essential
57. Accountability of own role and other roles in a practitioner-led service. Clinical examination skills and experience of applying these skills.
Desirable
58. Working in Primary Care/Urgent/Emergency Care.
59. Clinical supervision training and experience.
60. Experience of leading/managing quality improvement.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
61. Ensure the organisations values are embedded within all core activity so that everyone meets our values within their day-to-day work. Autonomous Senior Clinical Practitioner.
62. Practice management of patients with minor illnesses.
63. Management of patients with complex needs.
64. Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
65. Negotiation and conflict management skills.
66. Ability to work proactively within a team.
67. Dealing with complex and challenging clinical consultations. Understanding of responsibilities under CQC standards.
68. Change Management.
69. Resource Management.
70. Highly motivated and enthusiastic in role.
71. Ability to work flexibly.
72. Flexibility to work within all gtd areas.
Desirable
73. Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting.
74. Clinical leadership skills.