Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

The role is a clinical leadership role with the main duties of the job will include:

• Ensure the services are delivering high quality evidence-based care to patients attending with injuries and undifferentiated health problems. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner delivering care to our patients.
• Utilising expert diagnostic skills and clinical reasoning to provide autonomous, unscheduled care for paediatric patients presenting with acute undifferentiated conditions.
• The post holder will deliver care in collaboration with emergency services, other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies.
• To work in association with colleagues in defining standards of care and practice aimed at maintaining, developing, or improving quality.
• To work with the senior staff in the operational management and the organisational development of the service.
• Act as the Shift Leader on a rotational basis assuming responsibility for day-to-day management of the service.
• Take designated responsibility for discrete areas of operational management/clinical practice.
• Communicate highly complex and sensitive information to patients, carers, and other staff.
• Deliver care within a culturally sensitive framework.
• Implement, carry out disseminate and evaluate service audits

  Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• First level registered Paediatric Nurse.
• Bachelor Degree in nursing, health or management related studies or evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience.
• MSc. Nursing, Health or Management related studies. Or Post Graduate Diploma Mentorship qualification and extensive experience of teaching and mentoring peers and junior staff.
• Non-medical Prescribing. Advanced Assessment course.

Desirable

• Post Registration qualification within Primary Care/ ED or specialist paediatrics or equivalent experience .
• Clinical and classroom teaching / facilitation experience.
• Leadership course.
• Recognised qualification in Minor Injuries.
• IMER or equivalent radiation protection certificate.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working in an autonomous role as a Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
• Experience in a clinical leadership/ management role within a complex healthcare environment
• Extensive theoretical & practical knowledge relating to assessment & treatment of minor injuries and illnesses
• Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
• Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions
• Track record of practice excellence.
• Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision
• Experience of team / service/ staff management including HR processes
• Experience of implementing evidence-based care and developing others to do so
• Experience of conducting research projects and audit. ? Experience of change management and implementing change in practice
• Evidence of innovation in practice

Desirable

• Experience in Accident & Emergency

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
• Ability to lead, enthuse, motivate, and involve individuals and the clinical team and have them understand the organisations and your performance expectations
• Ability to adapt leadership style to differing situations. ? Ability to manage and deliver deadlines within resources.
• A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled to a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority, responsibility, and accountability.
• Excellent inter- personal and communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Good working understanding of the changing NHS environment
• Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
• Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment.
• Clinical knowledge across a range of acute and chronic conditions.
• Highly competent in the physical examination of patients presenting with: a range of clinical conditions depth knowledge of pharmacology. Knowledge of and experience in the provision of care to vulnerable adults and children in line with best practice of safeguarding
• Able to work autonomously, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others
• Able to delegate work effectively and safely
• Able to deal with conflict and manage appropriately
• Able to manage difficult situations and address poor practice.
• Able to identify own and other's learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
• Competent IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package, System One and email
• In depth knowledge of NMC/CSP Code of Professional Conduct
• Knowledge of Personal Development Planning. ? Knowledge of risk management and incident reporting.
• Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services
• Knowledge of the audit process and able to implement in practice.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice and able to implement in practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes, assessing and managing risk
• Knowledge of clinical supervision
• Knowledge of how to implement equal opportunities in practice

Desirable

• Experience in Paediatric nursing

Other

Essential

• Able to carry out the duties of the post
• Health cleared by Employee Health for the role specified
• Able to work flexible shifts, weekends, and bank holidays
• Cross cover at other sites within the division
• Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviors
• Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service ? Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Soho Centre for Health

London

W1D 3QS

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