Night UTC Streaming Clinician in London

This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment, advice, and referrals.

Desired hours: 20:00–08:00.

As a UTC Streaming Clinician, you will be a key person in day‐to‐day clinical leadership and expertise within the department. You will work as part of a team within your sphere of competency, alongside GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Physician Associates, Paediatric ANPs, Emergency Practitioners and Live Well Coaches. On each shift you will act as a shift leader, coordinate the working team, stream patients from the front door and work collaboratively with a wide range of local specialists.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the UTC patient case list.
• Effectively delegate tasks to staff on shift, providing safe and efficient care.
• Perform streaming safely and efficiently, assigning patients to the correct department and priority level.
• Provide a safe ED/UTC front door for patients and staff.
• Perform diagnostics including ECGs, bloods, and urinalysis.
• Provide reassurance to patients, families and carers.
• Follow diagnostic and referral pathways.
• Communicate effectively with inter‐professional teams for patient referrals.
• Contribute to specific care guidelines and standards supporting the care of patients across the health economy.
• Implement Health and Safety and Risk Management appropriate to area of work.
• Deliver aspects of the Clinical Governance Agenda, following the direction of the Clinical Leadership.
• Contribute to and manage various elements of auditing in the UTC.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in Nursing, Paramedic or equivalent.
• Triage/Clinical Assessment qualification.

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Minimum of 2 years post‐qualification experience.
• In‐depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence‐based healthcare.
• Recent post‐registration experience in clinical assessment.
• Background in ED, Urgent Care or Emergency Care.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.

Professional Registration

Mandatory registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council, HCPC or other relevant professional body.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exception Order) 1975 and requires a submission of Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.