Practice Development Lead (Continence, Urology & Colorectal Service)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

This post is part of the Adult Business Unit Leadership Team and will work collaboratively across the business unit. The post holder will provide clinical leadership and direction by supporting the integration and transformation of service delivery. The post holder will be responsible for the safe delivery of care within a service. Working closely with other clinical, professional, and operational leads.

The post holder will be committed to develop and extend their specialist clinical knowledge and deliver and lead clinical practice development within their speciality area. In doing so, they will use advanced specialist skills to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred programmes of care; ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative clinical practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques.

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical

1.1. Utilises advanced specialist knowledge covering a range of procedures and underpinned by relevant broad-based knowledge, experience and competence

1.2. Develops and maintains new skills in extended scope practice in response to emerging knowledge and techniques

1.3. Where appropriate to services delivery, demonstrates highly developed physical skills which require specific training or considerable experience to attain the level required e.g. advanced moving and handling techniques, advanced clinical assessment, clinical procedures, diagnostic tests

1.4. Demonstrates independent practice responding to social, scientific, clinical and ethical issues which are encountered

1.5. Makes complex judgements requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options by integrating complex knowledge sources in new and/or unfamiliar contexts and determining the appropriate application of clinical guidelines relevant to patient needs

1.6. Responsible for developing new and innovative clinical pathways across the broad health and social care context

1.7. Engages and actively involves the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of treatment and/or care by using person-centred techniques to promote a culture of self care, involvement and empowerment

1.8. Works to standards of advanced proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing clinical treatments/procedures to a highly specialist standard

1.9. Prioritises their own workload within agreed objectives deciding when to refer to others as appropriate.

1.10. Provides and receives highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication

1.11. Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of the role including the management of compliments and complaints

1.12. Acts as a highly specialist source of information and support for other professionals and agencies across the broad health and social care context

1.13. To comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including bare below the elbows dress code for staff with a direct care delivery role

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the specialist clinical field.
• Experience in the supervision and management of other staff.
• Experience in the teaching and training of others in a variety of settings, e.g. clinical and academic.

Desirable

• Experience of practical application of innovation techniques.
• Knowledge/experience of highly specialised treatment modalities within the clinical area.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Advanced assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation skills appropriate to clinical area.
• Performs highly specialised tests / procedures / diagnostics relevant to clinical role to an advanced level.
• Highly complex analytical and creative problem solving skills in unpredictable situations, synthesising a variety of evidence and presenting this in a relevant format e.g. report; presentation
• Workload management including delegation of tasks and day-to-day team leadership.
• Competent IT skills in order to collect and interpret data, present reports and compile presentations in a range of contexts
• Advanced verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to patients / carers and managing conflict when appropriate.
• Risk assessment skills.
• Reflective practice skills able to give clear and effective feedback and support others to develop.
• Develop and lead complex clinical audit within clinical area.
• Lead / contribute to research activities relevant to clinical area.

Desirable

• Evidence of clinical leadership.
• Experience of change management theory.

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional degree or diploma in relevant field
• If required, qualification specific to specialist field e.g. advanced assessment, extended scope practitioner qualification.
• Post graduate learning to Masters level or equivalent.
• Appropriate statutory professional body registration.
• Must be willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties including extended role activities
• Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards
• Teaching, training or mentorship qualification or experience to the appropriate level.

Desirable

• Specific CPD modules relevant to specialist field.
• Leadership and management qualification.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Halton Clinic

2 Primrose Lane

Halton

Leeds

LS15 7HR

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)