Clinical Practitioner - Clinical Assessment Service

Location: Anstey Frith House, Leicester, LE3 8RN

Working Patterns: Weekend hours only, Shifts covering days, afternoons & evenings. Working on a 4-week rolling rota for part time hours.

Competitive salary: £53,770 - £60,721 (Band 8a.0) we also offer 30% evening enhancements and 45% weekend enhancements.

Main duties of the job:

• Join our Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) as a Clinical Practitioner and make a difference from the first call.
• Use your clinical skills to assess patients by phone and deliver safe, timely care as part of a supportive team.

Job responsibilities:

• Taking charge of autonomous clinical assessments, treatments, referrals, and providing advice to first-contact patients through direct contact consultations.
• Communicating both verbally and non-verbally to establish rapport with patients and caregivers.
• Making confident decisions and communicating them effectively, ensuring clarity and understanding.
• Recognising and initiating where appropriate advice of relevant specialisms.
• Maintaining appropriate clinical records in line with current practice guidelines.
• Working effectively as part of a multi-professional team in collaboration with other members of the service.

To be a successful Clinical Practitioner you'll need:

• To be registered and practicing with a Professional Body (NMC, HCPC, GPhC).
• Have evidence of autonomous practice.
• To have worked in telephone triage previously.
• Have a Level 6 or 7 qualification in the clinical examination module and the minor illness module.
• To be motivated and show passion, positivity, resilience and determination in patient care.

Person Specification:

• Experience with Adastra is desirable but not essential.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• Broad clinical knowledge base.
• Good level of computer literacy.
• Ability to obtain, process and accurately document patient/information.
• Sound clinical decision-making capabilities: ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills in clinical care.
• Effective time management; able to prioritise patient care and tasks appropriately.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Understanding of patient confidentiality issues and the data protection act.
• Demonstrable interest in, and ability to, support, coach, and mentor others.
• Prepared to participate in service development.
• Must have excellent verbal and written skills.
• Have experience of concise history taking, employing critical thinking.
• Ability to identify individual client needs.
• Demonstrable awareness of accountability in clinical practice.
• Commitment to life-long learning.
• Counselling and communication skills.
• Facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Aware of current structures and developments in out of hours care, health and social care.
• Understanding of patient management in a primary, secondary, community and tertiary care setting.
• Able to work unsocial hours including bank holidays.
• Flexibility to meet service and rota needs.
• Proven team player.
• Able to work autonomously.
• Committed to continuing professional development.
• High level of interpersonal skills.

Experience:

• Extensive clinical experience working within an Urgent Care environment as part of a multi-professional team.
• Experience in an Urgent Care setting either in ED/WIC/UTC/First responder or similar.
• Evidence of using triage and assessment skills in practice.
• Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge.
• Experience of the supply of medicines using patient group directives.

Qualifications:

• Recognised Minor Illness, Injuries qualification or experience in a relevant triage role.

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.