Job responsibilities
Purpose
of the Role
The
post holder will be responsible for the autonomous clinical assessment,
treatment and/or referral or giving advice as appropriate to first contact
patients across a wide spectrum of clinical conditions within the services
provided by DHU Health Care CIC through direct contact consultations.
A
commitment to a quality service, excellence in clinical practice and continuous
professional development are integral to the role and the development of the
service.
The
post holder will participate in promoting and advancing DHU Health Care CIC.
Key Success Measures
Caring & Compassion - We will actively listen to understand and empathise
with others, with a desire to support both patients and colleagues.
Always Professional - We will be accountable
for consistently delivering high quality healthcare for our patients.
Respect & Dignity - We will actively listen to each other and our patients
to answer their concerns or questions. We will maintain and respect patient's
dignity and must ensure it is never compromised.
Everyone Matters - We will actively encourage feedback from both patients
and colleagues to continually improve our service, ensure everyone has an
opportunity to have their voice heard, and everyone has an opportunity to
further develop their skills and competencies.
Key
Areas of Responsibility & Accountability
Clinical
To
practice autonomously without direct supervision.
To utilise advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat and
refer patients requiring the clinical service.
To
recognise the need for, initiate and where appropriate interpret relevant
diagnostic investigations.
To
recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate advice of relevant specialisms.
To exhibit excellent nonverbal and
verbal communication skills when dealing with patients and carers. To have the
ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these
effectively.
To
maintain appropriate clinical records in line with current practice guidelines.
To work within the parameters of your
skills and knowledge, recognising the limitations to your own practice and to
work within the bounds of your training and capability according to regulatory
codes of conduct.
To maintain
an awareness of developments in clinical practice.
To
optimise evidence-based practice.
To work
effectively as part of a multi professional team in collaboration with other
members of the service.
To
adhere to performance measures.
To
provide health promotion/accident prevention advice for patients and carers.
To
promote the protection of children and vulnerable adults in accordance with
local safeguarding procedures.
To
adhere to the Infection Prevention and Control policy for the service being provided.
To prescribe medication and work
within the limitations of current extended Non-Medical Prescribing legislation.
Discharge or refer patients as
appropriate to internal or external clinical pathways.
The ordering, storage,
administration, and disposal of medicines in a safe, secure manner in accordance
with current policy and legislation.
Managerial
Take part in clinical audits.
To attend professional meetings
and participate in team meetings.
The Clinician will work within
guidelines and policies and will support the implementation of policies in own
work area and participate in working groups as required.
To lead and participate in
clinical audit cycle as required.
Participate in inductions for
newly appointed staff.
Responsible for day-to-day
supervision, delegation and co-ordination of staff making the best use of their
abilities as appropriate.
To participate in the appraisal
process for themselves and others as appropriate.
To identify, report and address
poor performance issues.
To diffuse challenging behaviour,
ensuring that the situation is managed in a sensitive way.
To ensure efficient and effective
use of material resources/supplies.
To identify any problems with
resource use/availability and make recommendations for corrective action.
Clinical Governance
To participate in the clinical
governance requirements within the work of the organisation.
To practice with the parameters of
company policies, protocols and guidelines.
To participate in quality
improvement within the organisation.
To assess and evaluate outcomes of
own practice, service intervention and treatment and identifies any short falls
in service reporting to relevant managers.
To provide mentorship leadership
and training to other team members.
To ensure the requirements of
Health and Safety policy and legislation are maintained.
To participate in research and
development activities of DHU Health Care.
Education Practice Development
To participate in the clinical
supervision framework for health care professionals within the company.
To offer appropriate advice to health
and social care professions on care practices, delivery and service development
within the parameters of the role and scope of practice.
To participate in the ongoing
individual professional development within the organisation
To mentor and role model as
appropriate in the development of triage consultation, the mentorship of junior
staff and students.
To complete the mandatory training
programme to always ensure compliance.
Professional
To work within the regulatory
requirements, codes and Professional Standards of practice of the NMC/HCPC/GPhC
To maintain professional and
clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development.
To act in such a manner at all
times to promote confidence and public trust and uphold the reputation and
image of DHU Health Care CIC.
Communications and Working Relationships
Director of Nursing and Quality
and other Executive Directors.
Divisional Clinical Director and
Managing Director
Divisional Heads of Clinical
Services
Divisional Operations and Corporate Teams
DHU Health Care CIC Governance
Team
DHU Health Care CIC Clinical
Training Team
Clinical and managerial staff
within participating Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG)
Clinical staff in local primary
and secondary care services
Other related services within the
local health economy
Social Services and local
intermediate Care Services
