Bank Senior Clinical Practitioner​/Vaccinator - Specialist Services

Clinical Practice

Be flexible and able to work on various days as and when required. Be able to travel and work at various locations as required by the Community Response team service. Implement and evaluate treatment / interventions and care for patients requiring tests, swabs and/or immunisations, vaccinations. To demonstrate a level of clinical practice that reflects agreed policies, protocols and guidelines within the clinical strategy framework.

Work flexibly on an ad-hoc basis to support clinical services within scope of practice as per service need. Demonstrate senior clinical decision making and critical nursing skills. Provide self management advice and education. Provide information and advice on vaccinations and immunisation and/ or prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions. Support patients and their families to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care where appropriate.

Manage own workload.

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients and or their families 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 (e.g. PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as per your regulatory body. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. Demonstrate senior history taking skills appropriate to clinical setting. Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality. Deliver care according to NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation. Ensure professional revalidation requirements are met. Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities. In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.

Work with senior staff in identifying any areas of improvement in response to patient feedback relating to health care provision and the effectiveness of care. Support and participate in shared learning across the organisation and wider organisation. Work with the Advanced Practitioners to assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery. Understand and apply guidance that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance.

If you are employed in a prescribing capacity, you must only do this if qualified and competent to do so. This applies to those practitioners with V300 qualification, who have active registration with the NMC or the practitioners professional regulatory body. You must maintain your knowledge and skills with regards to prescribing and administration of drugs, keeping up to date with any changes, alerts, recalls and other reasonable professional knowledge.

Personal and People Development Contribute to the professional development of the clinical workforce in collaboration with the Chief Nurse, Head of Clinical Services and Clinical Leads. Participate in staff development to maximise individual potential, provide clinical supervision, always acting as a positive role model. Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.

Encourage reflective practice within the team demonstrating a positive and supportive approach. Work proactively within the team to support and develop user and carer involvement in service delivery and service redesign to ensure the development of patient centred care. Participate in teamwork and a corporate approach to decision making. Ensure the team maintains high quality standards for the environment, medical equipment and infection control issues in line with the area of work, gtd healthcare and CQC standards.

Ensure the team implements and maintains national and organisational governance standards.

Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time. Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring…