Assistant Clinical Practitioner - ROSSINI Platform

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical and communication responsibilities

Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients and participants come first.

Responsible for providing timely and patient-centred responses for patients and carers submitting information to the Central Digital Wound Hub and escalating concerns (with support) as appropriate.

Responsible for collating information to be added to the remote digital wound system (Isla), ensuring record completeness.

Responsible for gathering, collating and inputting SSI data into databases designed to monitor such infections, conforming to tight timelines. Also to test and provide feedback on new Isla features or functions.

Assist the SSI team to maintain a proactive approach to the prevention, control, investigation, and surveillance of surgical site infections and other healthcare-associated infections within the Trust.

The Assistant Clinical Practitioner will perform and record a range of clinical assessments in line with personal competencies and as stipulated in approved CDWH protocols.

The post holder will demonstrate a level of skill and understanding which enables the individual to take responsibility for specific tasks delegated by the Trust or Team leads or in accordance with agreed policies and procedures. The staff will undertake routine administrative tasks for the surveillance work and/or specifically identified tasks under the supervision of a qualified nurse, and where they have received training, support and instruction to reach a level of competence enabling them to take on this wider role. The post holder will work closely with colleagues in divisions across hospitals to obtain data.

Responsible for ensuring safe and appropriate storage, shipment and documentation of specimens.

Provide ongoing support to the patient and carer whilst active on the CDWH.

Communicate on a regular basis with senior medical staff, nursing, pharmacy, radiology, and pathology and laboratory staff.

Liaise with other departments and wards at the site/s, in order to promote a good working environment, integration of research and open channels of communication.

Take responsibility for ensuring own knowledge of amendments and updates to specialisms you work with and assist the CDWH and SSI team in ensuring that information relating to updates in the study protocols and guidelines are disseminated to key areas and personnel.

Communicate care related information effectively with the CDWH and SSI team and patients and their family members. This information may be complex or sensitive, and there may be barriers to understanding.

Liaise with primary care services and relevant parties for follow up or to share or care related material, including outcomes and laboratory results.

Arrange, attend and record minutes for the CDWH and other relevant departmental meeting.

Assist with the organisation and set up of selection and initiation of surgical specialisms joining the CDWH.

Information and data management

Update patient and medical records to accurately document CDWH-related activity.

Administration and maintenance of all Isla and SSI records.

Ensure the confidentiality of verbal, written and computerised information.

Complete outcomes in a precise and timely manner, ensuring that all the relevant clinical data in the patients medical notes and study file is transcribed accurately.

Responsible for the maintenance and upload of surgical specialism information.

Create databases, validate and maintain them and ensure their security and compliance with the Data Protection Act.

Update and maintain audit data, as required.

Deal effectively with queries relating to patient data and information in a timely and efficient manner.

Assist in the creation and maintenance of good office systems for the smooth running of the service.

Organise and prepare documentation for SSI reviews.

Provide timely information and reports to reflect Isla activities.

Escalate any issues regarding data collection or technical issues to the appropriate personnel.

Management and Leadership

Provide advice and training to colleagues as relevant to your role.

Supervise, train or mentor new or more junior staff as required.

Education & Professional Development

Take responsibility for identifying personal training and educational needs within the context of the service and those identified during the appraisal process.

Act in accordance with the Health Education England (HEE) Care Certificate framework standards at all times.

Undertake an Individual Performance Review annually with your Line Manager.

4.5 Other responsibilities

Assist other members of the multidisciplinary team as required with all aspects of study delivery.

Act always in a manner which, promotes positive working relationships and maintains the professional image of the study and its representatives..

Co-ordinate and supervise housekeeping duties and ordering of study supplies as requested.

Responsibly assist in the management the control of equipment, resources and stock through the adherence of research policies and study budgets.

Ensure own actions help to maintain quality.

To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider study to facilitate the achievement of objectives and shared learning.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 4 or equivalent qualification or qualified to NVQ3 or equivalent plus significant previous experience

Desirable

• Evidence of education related to clinical care, research or quality improvement
• Good Clinical Practice certificate

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a healthcare or clinical research role with patient/public communication/ coordination duties and experience working in a public facing role
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience using databases

Desirable

• Experience performing basic clinical tasks such as clinical observations (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature)
• Experience of caring for patients/participants in a professional setting
• Experience of working with surgical patients

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate well (written and verbally), with clear and legible handwriting
• Able to work in a multidisciplinary team and on own initiative
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to co-ordinate collection of data to agreed timescales
• Ability to co-ordinate patient visits with multidisciplinary team
• Ability to understand and comply with research protocols and departmental procedures and report difficulties and exceptions to senior staff
• Ability to manage priorities under pressure
• Able to conduct clinical tasks such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiratory observations.
• Ability to acquire skills in phlebotomy and sample collection
• Ability to acquire basic laboratory skills
• IT skills, specifically in database management, Microsoft, Excel
• Willingness and ability to travel between sites and work remotely within the context of this post
• Able to concentrate for prolonged periods when cross-referencing medical case notes
• Frequently need to carry medical case notes from clinical areas for analysis or move equipment.

Desirable

• Knowledge of mandatory standards for clinical research conduct (including GCP, UK Policy framework for Health and Social Care research, data protection)
• Able to collect blood samples via venepuncture
• Good knowledge of medical and clinical terminology
• Basic laboratory skills

Additional Information

Essential

• Flexible and positive approach to work
• Motivated and enthusiastic

Desirable

• Evidence of understanding Trust business

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital, remote as required

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)