JOB PURPOSE: To provide a specialist multi-disciplinary service to patients with morbid obesity and co-morbidities.
SCOPE AND RANGE: To provide a specialist multi-disciplinary service to patients with morbid obesity and co-morbidities.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. To provide a specialist role in the assessment and management of patients referred to the Weight Management service from primary and secondary care.
2. To undertake all aspects of clinical practice as an autonomous practitioner.
3. In the absence of the Weight Management Clinical lead, manage the day-to-day delivery of the service.
4. To be responsible for own caseload, working with support from Weight Management Clinical Lead as required.
5. Manage Clinical risk within own caseload.
6. Take part in service audit to assess the effectiveness of the service.
7. Participate in evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team clinical practice.
8. Provide support to other multi-disciplinary members of the Weight Management team as required.
Responsibility for People Management:
1. To act as a role model for all staff and students demonstrating clinical skills and high standards of practice and professional conduct.
2. To participate in team activities to develop and consolidate a cohesive and supportive team ensuring openness within the team.
3. To assist with the supervision and coordination of junior staff in the absence of the service lead.
4. To ensure that own practice and that of junior staff meets the standards set for the service.
5. To maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records and inform other professionals about changes in patients' condition.
Responsibility for Administration:
1. Participate in the collection and gathering of data for audit purposes on a weekly basis.
2. To assist in the preparation and delivery of the teaching programme for patients to help them learn to manage weight.
3. To comply with all infection control policies and guidance.
4. To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records on caseload.
5. Requirement to use VDU equipment on a daily basis.
Responsibility for People Who Use Our Services:
1. To be professional and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care.
2. To undertake comprehensive clinical and social assessments of patients with morbid obesity.
3. Formulate and deliver individual treatment and care programmes based on sound developed specialist knowledge.
4. Manage clinical risks within own patient caseload and refer to appropriate multi-disciplinary team.
5. Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.
6. When working in the community settings, not directly supervised but able to contact Weight Management lead for advice/support.
7. Provide psychological support to patients who are anxious and depressed as directed.
8. Develop links with other professional and voluntary bodies to ensure maximum effectiveness of the service and patient care.
Responsibility for Implementation of Policy and/or Service Developments:
1. To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities.
2. Assist in maintaining current knowledge of evidence-based practice of junior staff within the team.
3. Participate in research into specific areas of clinical practice and service delivery.
4. Assist in evaluation of the service provided to develop improvements to service delivery and clinical practice.
5. Make recommendations on changes to Clinical Practice within Weight Management.
COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS: Patients and their families will have complex requirements in relation to obesity, obesity surgery, and related co-morbidities. The environment is highly emotive and can occasionally be hostile.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB: Occasional encounters with rude or verbal aggression. Regular transfer of equipment and scales from the staff base to other venues in the community.
Additional information contained in the full job description can be found in supporting documentation.
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