Clinical Specialist
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
- To act as a clinical specialist overseeing implementation of all aspects of care for the patient group.
- Assist the Clinical Team manager in the clinical management of the Service, providing day to day clinical leadership
- Demonstrate enhanced competence in complex decision making, clinical reasoning assessment and the management of clinical needs
- To support and implement clinical governance and performance management initiatives at ward/hospital level.
- Be lead mentor for student's under the remit of the profession
- Undertake complex assessment of service users referred to Berkeley House
- Implement and monitor PBS strategies or equivalent strategies
Main duties of the job
- Organise and run training for junior staff - including specific learning disability/Autism training
- Develop and maintain clinical pathways for patients throughout an admission in conjunction with CLDT colleagues and wider Trust resources
- Implement and monitor a Positive Behaviour Support ethos across the Unit and role model best practice and disseminate knowledge to wider team/care providers
- Attend and participate in Community of Practice meetings with Clinical Commissioning Group colleagues.
- Design and complete Audits and monitor compliance alongside agreed governance structures
- Provide Clinical Supervision to Senior HCA's within the team
- Act as supervisory mentor for students (within framework of profession)
- Provide and receive complex and sensitive information from service users, carers or other professionals and agencies, on a daily basis
- Carry out Independent Prescribing as appropriate within the policy and related protocols if the post holder has the relevant training and qualifications, working with relevant members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Collate, analyse and present patient data to the weekly Multidisciplinary meetings
- In partnership with team manager organise and chair Clinical Team Meetings and Patient Orientated meetings
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Date posted
24 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
327-24-988
Job locations
Berkeley House
Berkeley Close
Stroud
GL5 4SA
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Berkeley House
Berkeley Close
Stroud
GL5 4SA
Employer's website
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