Community Triage Clinician

Clinical The post holder will: • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, and develop care plans, using clinical reasoning skills, which may need to be delivered from a range of options. • Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required. • Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan. • Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairments, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance. • Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patients co-operation in their care management plan. • Liaise with GPs, Social services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately. • Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate. • To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework. • Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need. • Be accountable for work delegated to others within the team. • Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis. • Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills. • Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems. • Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions. • Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies. • Demonstrate the necessary IT and keyboard skills. Professional The post holder will: • Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate. • Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions. • Will be able to make own travel arrangements to patients homes, clinics, base sand meetings etc, as required • Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies. • Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies. • Provide advice/ training and supervise/support band 3 and 4 staff and students where appropriate; contributing to the induction process for new staff/students. • Follow Trust Policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances. • Comment on draft policies • Maintain own continue professional development. • Ensure own workload is planned and prioritised • Be accountable for work delegated to others • Attend in-house training as required to develop current job role • Demonstrate leadership skills within own competence Organisational The post holder will: • Undertake mandatory training as required. • Participate in a Personal Development Review process. • Undertake Personal Development Plans for other staff members. • Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy. • May be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and other staff. • Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course. • Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy. • Contribute to clinical audit as required. • Complete the staff survey as required. • Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required. Job description Job responsibilities Clinical The post holder will: • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, and develop care plans, using clinical reasoning skills, which may need to be delivered from a range of options. • Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required. • Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan. • Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairments, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance. • Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patients co-operation in their care management plan. • Liaise with GPs, Social services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately. • Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate. • To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework. • Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need. • Be accountable for work delegated to others within the team. • Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis. • Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills. • Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems. • Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions. • Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies. • Demonstrate the necessary IT and keyboard skills. Professional The post holder will: • Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate. • Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions. • Will be able to make own travel arrangements to patients homes, clinics, base sand meetings etc, as required • Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies. • Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies. • Provide advice/ training and supervise/support band 3 and 4 staff and students where appropriate; contributing to the induction process for new staff/students. • Follow Trust Policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances. • Comment on draft policies • Maintain own continue professional development. • Ensure own workload is planned and prioritised • Be accountable for work delegated to others • Attend in-house training as required to develop current job role • Demonstrate leadership skills within own competence Organisational The post holder will: • Undertake mandatory training as required. • Participate in a Personal Development Review process. • Undertake Personal Development Plans for other staff members. • Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy. • May be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and other staff. • Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course. • Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy. • Contribute to clinical audit as required. • Complete the staff survey as required. • Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required.