JOB PURPOSE: Be accountable for the total episode of care for patients. To work autonomously in delivering independent assessment.....
JOB PURPOSE: Be accountable for the total episode of care for patients. To work autonomously in delivering independent assessment, clinical examination, diagnosis, clinical decision making and planning of care and treatment, prescribing, health promotion and safe discharge of patients. Support the Clinical Director to deliver the service and manage this service deputising for their absence. To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary departmental team in providing excellence in customer service to our patients and any visitors to the department. To promote an environment which responds positively to the safety, care, dignity and confidentiality of all our patients. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES, Principal Duties and areas of Responsibility Clinical practice Use advanced clinical skills in the assessment and management of patients. As part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team be responsible for a patient caseload and the patient pathway from admission to discharge, including but not limited to assessment and accurate planning and coordination of care, prescribing and administering medications and advice, venepuncture and cannulation, fitting of treatment frames, and follow on care. Practice as an autonomous professional in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority and expertise, undertaking a range of clinical procedures. Provide specialist advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following assessment and diagnosis and throughout treatment. Use professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable care events and capture the learning from these experiences to improve patient care and service delivery. Assist in the chemotherapy day unit and MR as operationally required. To respond to patients and healthcare staff queries (occasionally this may be out of hours) Actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements. Collaborative Practice Be resilient and determined as well as demonstrating leadership across the service. Engage stakeholders and use high-level negotiating and influencing skills to develop and improve practice, including constructively challenging Consultant decisions if necessary. Work across professional, organisational and system boundaries and proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and improve health, outcomes and healthcare delivery systems. To be at all times adaptable, flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the company. Assist any new members of the team by demonstrating own duties in a professional manner. To ensure safekeeping of any medicines and prescription pads in accordance with current legislation and upon completion of the appropriate competence. Ensure security of the department at the end of working day. To accept responsibility for your own clinical decisions and those of your junior colleagues in accordance with your professional code of conduct. To demonstrate effectiveness as a consistent role model and company representative. Continuous Improvement & Developing Practice Work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Guidelines, the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and guidelines, COSHH, the Mental Health Act, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and other instruments of statutory legislation to ensure safe and effective professional working practices for self and others. Be involved proactively in developing strategies and undertaking activities that monitor and improve the quality of healthcare and the effectiveness of their own and others practice. Strive constantly to improve practice and health outcomes so that they are consistent with or better than national and international standards through initiating, facilitating and leading change at individual team, organisational and system levels. Continually evaluate and audit own practice and that of others at individual and systems levels, selecting and applying valid and reliable approaches and methods which are appropriate to needs and context, and acting on the findings. Responsible for the generation and collation of reports, such as NHS reporting (quality, data, patient and financial reports), as well as Nova reports, for the quarterly Divisional Clinical Governance Forum and Research Governance Operations Group. Attend the MDT as required. Administer NHS contracts and Consultant invoicing. Continually assess and monitor risk in own and others practice and challenge others about wider risk factors. To undertaking continuous professional development by taking every reasonable opportunity to maintain and update your knowledge, competence and skills, e.g., attending conferences and reviewing research data to identify areas of improvement. Contribute to and, at times, lead the development of multidisciplinary research and clinical audit. Contribute to clinical and research governance processes, including adverse event reporting and the investigation and management of complaints and incidents as appropriate. Participate in and contribute to any regional and national research. Use financial acumen in patient/client, team, organisation and system level decision making and demonstrate appropriate strategies to enhance quality, productivity and value. Participate in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and quality of patient care, promoting evidence based practice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION We are proud of our Nova Vision, Aims and Values which have been developed by our staff to guide the way in which we work; Vision: - To provide the best comprehensive healthcare for our patients. Aims: - To be the centre of choice for patient quality, safety and the best patient experience. - To be an excellent employer, attracting and retaining the best staff. - To constantly evaluate and improve our practices and procedures to ensure we offer the most innovative and up to date care to our patients. - To integrate with our healthcare partners to ensure continuity of care throughout the patient journey. Values: - Patient focussed - Committed to quality - Collaborative - Respect and dignity - Everyone counts Code of conduct I will make the CARE and SAFETY of our patients my first concern and will always act to protect them from risk. I will always be respectful to the public, patients, relatives and carers, colleagues and business when representing Nova Healthcare. I will always be honest and act with integrity. I will accept responsibility for my own work and if appropriate the proper performance of the people I manage. I will show my commitment to working as a team member with all my colleagues and the wider community. I will take responsibility for my own learning and development. If a member of a professional body, I will comply with the relevant professional code of ethics and conduct at all times Equality & Diversity Nova Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Its policy is to treat everyone in the same way regardless of their race, religion, marital status, physical/mental disability, gender, sexual orientation, and age, responsibilities for dependents, trade union membership or offending background. The Company values the diversity of its work force as a strength and aims to provide a working environment in which people have the opportunity to contribute and develop according to their individual merits and aspirations. Health & Safety at Work You are reminded that, in accordance with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended) and other relevant Health and Safety legislation, you have a duty to take responsible care to avoid injury to yourself and to others by your work activities, and to co-operate with the organisation and others in meeting statutory and mandatory requirements. Statutory & Mandatory Training You are required to complete mandatory training as required, and if unable to attend ensure this is rectified with your line managers support at the earliest opportunity. Infection Prevention & Control It is the responsibility of all staff to ensure high quality patient care is based upon principles of best practice in infection prevention and control, either directly through personal contact or indirectly through supervision of practice. It is the responsibility of all staff to fully co-operate with managers in achieving compliance with Infection Control policies and in adopting safe systems of work when undertaking activities that present a risk of the spread of infection.
