Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
1. Co-ordinate the care of the general surgery patients throughout the care pathway with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients.
2. Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
3. Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting priorities.
4. Assist the clinical and nursing teams, at all levels in the assessment and prioritisation of patients requiring intervention.
5. Use advanced clinical assessment skills under clinical supervision to manage patients with complex needs presenting to the Surgical Assessment Unit with an undifferentiated diagnosis to ensure that optimum physical and psychological care needs are met.
6. Proactively develop treatment plans for patients requiring urgent intervention including fluid resuscitation, oxygen therapy, antibiotics or other urgent treatment.
7. Undertake procedures such as cannulation, venepuncture, arterial blood gases to facilitate efficient urgent care in the context of acute/chronic illness or sudden deterioration.
8. Initiate relevant investigations such as X-ray, Ultrasound, ECG and blood tests to enable timely diagnosis and facilitate early decision making.
9. Prescribe and review medication, appropriate to patient needs in the context of acute illness, taking into account any treatment given previously for pre-existing medical conditions, providing information and advice to patients on prescribed medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
10. Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting to the Surgical Assessment Unit.
Communication
1. Document clearly all aspects of assessment, diagnosis and management plan clearly and present the findings to the Consultant in charge in acute medicine.
2. Use the SBAR approach to communicate clinical concerns to the senior medical staff in the event that a patient is found to be critically unwell or deteriorating clinically.
3. Communicate complex information effectively to patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
4. Maintain effective communication with the multidisciplinary team both within acute medicine, emergency department and other departments.
5. Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues.
6. Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (e.g. PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.
Delivering a quality service
1. Ensure clinical practice is research evidence-based.
2. Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
3. Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work.
4. Demonstrate continual evaluation of practice within the defined specialist area, making agreed changes where appropriate.
5. Deliver care according to local and national guidelines ensure delivery of evidence-based care.
6. Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
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Desirable criteria
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Experience
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Knowledge
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Skills
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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.
In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.
UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.
If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.
We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.
Depending on your level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.
All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Documents to download
* Trainee ACP SAU (PDF, 283.3KB)
* Job Description (PDF, 309.7KB)
* Welcoming Applicants with Disability (PDF, 98.9KB)
* Candidate Information (PDF, 291.8KB)
* How to complete an application form & Values Fact Sheet (DOCX, 874.6KB)
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