[Hiring] Rapid Response/Senior Clinician @Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

Role Description

Rapid Response/Urgent Crisis Response Clinician Band 6

• Work as part of a team of clinicians, therapists, rehabilitation assistants, and Community Geriatricians, prioritising avoidance of unnecessary hospital admission.
• Assessment and treatment of patients during a crisis, identifying complex and specialist needs, and developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes of care.
• Facilitating early hospital discharge for patients back to their own home.
• Support and promote the ongoing development of all care delivery within the patients' own home, enhancing the quality of care delivered.
• Work with a high level of autonomy, managing undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems using advanced clinical skills by incorporating physical assessment and diagnosis.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse/Paramedic with current NMC/HCPC registration.
• Completion of clinical reasoning and physical assessment.
• Willingness to undertake Independent (V300) prescribing study (Desirable).

Requirements

• Awareness of current professional nursing and NHS issues, including health promotion.
• Evidence of up-to-date knowledge and skills in long-term conditions.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Awareness of current healthcare issues, policies, and implications for practice.
• Reflective approach to practice.
• Knowledge of working with Telehealth (Desirable).
• 2 years post-qualification experience.
• 1 year experience of working within the community setting.
• Leadership course and evidence of changing practice (Desirable).
• Experience of managing staff (Desirable).
• Evidence of advanced clinical skills, i.e., physical assessment, decision making, and psychological therapies.
• Communication skills.
• Evidence of innovation in practice.
• Capable of working and making decisions under own initiative.
• Car driver, current UK licence, and access to a car for work purposes.
• IT skills.
• Flexible to meet the needs of 7-day, extended hours community service.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a close-knit and friendly organisation.
• Engagement in "Listening into Action" for staff empowerment and improvement.

Company Description

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington

Our Vision: "Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it."

• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff.
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff.
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians.
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting, and care closer to home.
• You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services.