Senior Clinical Practitioner - Indigo Gender Service

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities include:

Clinical Practice

• Provide high quality and current evidence based medical care to the patients of the Indigo Gender Service.
• Actively participate in the development of the service and relationships with existing services to provide a holistic, community focused service that meets the needs of a diverse group of patients.
• Holistically assess patients to help create an individualised and specific treatment plan.
• Plan, implement and evaluate an effective management plan for the patient, ensuring safe discharge/referral and/or transfer to an appropriate health care service.
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
• You will be skilled in particular clinical areas that complement the General Practitioners, to include contraception, fertility, screening etc.
• You will develop your skills and competence alongside other clinicians.
• To support a level of continuity of care within a service that helps reassure patients and provide a degree of clinical input.
• To support the longer term follow up of patients that are already established on a medical treatment pathway that have not yet been discharged back to the care of their GP.

Communication

• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
• Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
• Maintain effective communication within the organisation and with external stakeholders.
• Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.

Non-Medical Prescribing

• If you are employed in a prescribing capacity, you must only prescribe within your scope of practice and comply with NMP governance registration processes.
• You must maintain your knowledge and skills and prescribe within your clinical competencies.
• The non-medical prescriber is required to comply with organisational NMP governance processes and adhere to local and national prescribing guidance.

Delivering a Quality Service

• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC/HPC etc. Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time.
• Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
• Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
• Support and undertake clinical audits as required.
• Ensure professional revalidation requirements are met.
• Deliver care according to Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.
• Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
• Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
• You will gain and maintain competency through continued professional education, reflecting on lessons learnt and any change in practice based on this.
• It will be a requirement that a portfolio of supporting information is kept that demonstrates the specific requirements and an annual appraisal will be undertaken with your clinical supervisor.
• In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.
• Support and participate in shared learning across the service and wider organisation.

Leadership Personal and People Development

• Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role mode.
• Support staff development in order to maximise potential.
• Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
• Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services.
• Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant areas of work.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team and management teams to support the achievement of contractual requirements and targets.
• Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards.
• To attend and be proactively involved in professional meetings at base and corporately.
• To promote the sharing of clinical knowledge and expertise.

Corporate Responsibility

• Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
• Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.
• Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management.
• Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery.
• Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.

Management of Risk

• Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
• Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Apply infection-control measures within the organisation according to local and national guidelines.

Managing Information

• Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information.
• Review and process data in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.

Learning and Development

• Undertake mentorship where appropriate.
• Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences).
• Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.
• Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
• A commitment to undertake the RCP training via the professional certificates for gender identity professionals (funded by NHSE).

Other duties:

• Any other duties, as agreed with the line manager to meet the needs of the organisation. This may include travel to other sites within the organisation.

Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Advanced clinical practice skills and competence.
• Management of patients with complex needs.
• Clinical leadership skills and competence.
• Communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Highly motivated.
• Flexibility.
• Enthusiasm.
• Team Player.

Desirable

• Clinical examination skills and competence.
• Skills in providing advice and assessment relating to fertility screening and contraception advise.
• Negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Change management experience and evidence.
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting.
• Resource Management.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as senior clinician.
• Have an interest in or relevant previous experience in working in the provision of gender identity healthcare.
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a practitioner-led service.

Desirable

• Experience in leading/managing a team.
• Experience of having worked in Primary Care.
• Experience of leading/managing quality improvement.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered RGN/HCPC/GPhC or PA (Physician Associate) NB - It is essential for applicants to hold as minimum a PG Diploma in Physician Associate Studies from a recognised University and to have passed the UK Physician Associate National Exam.
• Registered with appropriate regulating body.
• Recognised clinical exam skills course and relevant senior work experience.

Desirable

• Non Medical Prescriber.
• Ideally possess a degree 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

Gtd Healthcare

Address

Cornbrook Medical Practice

204 City Road

Manchester

M15 4EA

Employer's website

https://www.gtdhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)