Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 7 Senior Practitioner to join our Rapid Response Team.
The team is a 24/7 multi-professional team based within Gateshead. The post holder will be expected to travel to patients living within the borough of Gateshead who are are registered with a Gateshead GP.
You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team and will be responsible for coordinating and meeting the health care needs of people at risk of hospitalisation or requiring a more intensive level of care in the unscheduled, intermediate, palliative and EOL care environment
You will receive regular support to develop you both your clinical and professional skills and will have opportunities to contribute to the learning and development of other staff/students
The post holder will be expected to work flexibly covering a variety shifts to meet the needs of the service 24/7.
Main duties of the job
To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team managing patients requiring urgent or rapid intervention to prevent their health and wellbeing deterioration. In addition, there will be planned activity to provide hands on care and holistic assessment to prevent avoidable admission to hospital, and/or long-term care and to maximise patient independence.
This post is designed as a senior clinical autonomous practitioner who will ensure the fundamentals of care are provided at the point of contact and will ensure delivery of a range of appropriate interventions to be able to meet the needs of the patients' health and wellbeing, within the community setting. Patients accessing the service will have complex needs and potentially numerous co-morbidities including frailty.
The autonomous practitioner will be responsible for senior clinical decisions, including advanced clinical assessments, history taking, diagnosing, planning treatment, prescribing and evaluation of care.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
- To provide specialist advice on the assessment, care planning and interventions of patients needs.
- To support the point of contact ensuring patients receive care at the right time, right place by staff with the right skills.
- To further develop knowledge and skills specific to the community setting through undertaking regular audit, research and development activities.
- The post holder will have a community base but will also spend time linking to the Locality Teams, Primary and Secondary Care, care homes (nursing and residential) Gatdoc and NEAS.
- A key part of the role will be cross agency liaison, training, research and development, and being a clinical resource for the local Health Community.
- Clinical responsibility for a defined group of patients who access the services with accountability for the health outcomes for the individuals within their care on a session by session basis
- To work with the accountable clinicians in the development, delivery and provider of complex care within the community setting
- To ensure safe systems and processes are in place to support a multidisciplinary team working approach
- To ensure all professional standards and Codes of Conduct are adhered to.
- Facilitate the development of clinical expertise and advanced practice
- To ensure patient referrals are triaged and allocated to the appropriate member of team
- Risk Stratification is appropriately managed in the best interests of patient and staff safety.
- To provide senior leadership and clinical expertise in emergency and unscheduled care for a variety of multidisciplinary staff
- Be responsible for, provide and monitor the standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care ensuring the quality of care provided is of a high standard.
- Act as a rapid response practitioner to oversee all aspects of clinical care planning and delivery to ensure maximum positive outcomes for patients and delegate to other members of the team as appropriate
- Work as an autonomous practitioner, clinically, professionally and practically
- To lead clinically and professionally ensuring compliance with all statutory and mandatory professional requirements
- Continually develop own clinical expertise, knowledge and clinical skills to enhance effective care and support. Ensure this expertise is shared with other clinical staff.
- Champion the development of leadership competencies within the team
- To ensure continuity and co-ordination of care across the health and social care community
- To develop protocols relating to advanced practice and work in an extended clinical role.
- To continually review patient/client dependency, staff skill mix, patient management and shift patterns in line with patient/client needs and staff development across the 24/7 period
- Facilitates the development of self-awareness of self and others in the team through reflection, and clinical supervision
- Through effective role modelling develop positive behavior, encourage an open and non-threatening environment that
- Rewards decision making and creativity
- Facilitates change and the implementation of new ideas
- Promotes staff retention
- Empowers employees
- Encourages the reporting of patient safety incidents and uses reflection to learn from as a result
- Identifies risk and develops mitigation to minimise it
General Professional Duties:
- To support training and development.
- To maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development.
- To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Trust policies.
- Required to comply with all relevant national and local statutory and
mandatory requirements including Health & Safety and Infection Control
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
- To provide specialist advice on the assessment, care planning and interventions of patients needs.
- To support the point of contact ensuring patients receive care at the right time, right place by staff with the right skills.
- To further develop knowledge and skills specific to the community setting through undertaking regular audit, research and development activities.
- The post holder will have a community base but will also spend time linking to the Locality Teams, Primary and Secondary Care, care homes (nursing and residential) Gatdoc and NEAS.
- A key part of the role will be cross agency liaison, training, research and development, and being a clinical resource for the local Health Community.
- Clinical responsibility for a defined group of patients who access the services with accountability for the health outcomes for the individuals within their care on a session by session basis
- To work with the accountable clinicians in the development, delivery and provider of complex care within the community setting
- To ensure safe systems and processes are in place to support a multidisciplinary team working approach
- To ensure all professional standards and Codes of Conduct are adhered to.
- Facilitate the development of clinical expertise and advanced practice
- To ensure patient referrals are triaged and allocated to the appropriate member of team
- Risk Stratification is appropriately managed in the best interests of patient and staff safety.
- To provide senior leadership and clinical expertise in emergency and unscheduled care for a variety of multidisciplinary staff
- Be responsible for, provide and monitor the standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care ensuring the quality of care provided is of a high standard.
- Act as a rapid response practitioner to oversee all aspects of clinical care planning and delivery to ensure maximum positive outcomes for patients and delegate to other members of the team as appropriate
- Work as an autonomous practitioner, clinically, professionally and practically
- To lead clinically and professionally ensuring compliance with all statutory and mandatory professional requirements
- Continually develop own clinical expertise, knowledge and clinical skills to enhance effective care and support. Ensure this expertise is shared with other clinical staff.
- Champion the development of leadership competencies within the team
- To ensure continuity and co-ordination of care across the health and social care community
- To develop protocols relating to advanced practice and work in an extended clinical role.
- To continually review patient/client dependency, staff skill mix, patient management and shift patterns in line with patient/client needs and staff development across the 24/7 period
- Facilitates the development of self-awareness of self and others in the team through reflection, and clinical supervision
- Through effective role modelling develop positive behavior, encourage an open and non-threatening environment that
- Rewards decision making and creativity
- Facilitates change and the implementation of new ideas
- Promotes staff retention
- Empowers employees
- Encourages the reporting of patient safety incidents and uses reflection to learn from as a result
- Identifies risk and develops mitigation to minimise it
General Professional Duties:
- To support training and development.
- To maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development.
- To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Trust policies.
- Required to comply with all relevant national and local statutory and
mandatory requirements including Health & Safety and Infection Control
Person Specification
registration
Essential
- oCurrent Professional registration
Qualifications
Essential
- oDiploma/Degree in Relevant healthcare
- oMaster's Degree/relevant experience or working towards
- oAccredited Clinical Skills/ Advanced practitioner/or equivalent expert practice
- oTeaching qualification or equivalent
- oFull Manual Drivers Licence
- oPrescribing qualification/experience of using PGD's (as appropriate)
Desirable
- Leadership qualification e.g. LEO or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- oWorking in Urgent Care, Unscheduled Care, Emergency Care
- oExperience of managing/leading staff
- oAbility to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations
- oEvidence of an ability to priorities workload for themselves and their team
- oExperience of multi-disciplinary and inter/agency working
- oExperience of evaluating the training needs of staff and implementing appropriate training programs.
- oExperience of leading service developments
- oEvidence of advanced clinical reasoning including ability to reflect upon own performance and partake and lead in clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience in leading audits and/or research
- Experience in change management
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- oDemonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills
- oExcellent organistional skills
- oMotivational and "can do" attitude
Desirable
- Excellent Presentation skills with practical experience
physical requirements
Essential
- oAble to move and handle safely without causing harm to themselves or others
Person Specification
registration
Essential
- oCurrent Professional registration
Qualifications
Essential
- oDiploma/Degree in Relevant healthcare
- oMaster's Degree/relevant experience or working towards
- oAccredited Clinical Skills/ Advanced practitioner/or equivalent expert practice
- oTeaching qualification or equivalent
- oFull Manual Drivers Licence
- oPrescribing qualification/experience of using PGD's (as appropriate)
Desirable
- Leadership qualification e.g. LEO or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- oWorking in Urgent Care, Unscheduled Care, Emergency Care
- oExperience of managing/leading staff
- oAbility to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations
- oEvidence of an ability to priorities workload for themselves and their team
- oExperience of multi-disciplinary and inter/agency working
- oExperience of evaluating the training needs of staff and implementing appropriate training programs.
- oExperience of leading service developments
- oEvidence of advanced clinical reasoning including ability to reflect upon own performance and partake and lead in clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience in leading audits and/or research
- Experience in change management
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- oDemonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills
- oExcellent organistional skills
- oMotivational and "can do" attitude
Desirable
- Excellent Presentation skills with practical experience
physical requirements
Essential
- oAble to move and handle safely without causing harm to themselves or others
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
