Job summary
We are looking for a motivated, skilled, autonomous Practitioner to work as a core member of the multidisciplinary team in BHOC SDEC, to deliver high quality care to patients. You will possess the skills, competence, expertise and clinical decision making abilities required to triage, plan, co-ordinate, prescribe and deliver treatment for patients requiring urgent care, following complications of oncological/ haematological diagnoses, or for those patients who are post SACT therapy, stem cell transplant or cellular therapy treatment. Supporting patients to stay at home is a key component of this role.
This role will be based in the SDEC at BHOC and cover the core hours of Monday - Friday 9-5pm, although flexible working to also include some weekends, early starts and late finishes will be considered.
Main duties of the job
You will provide clinical decision making and patient reviews to support triage and assessment of patients self referring to the unit via the BHOC SDEC helpline and attending the unit with urgent care issues relating to malignant and haematological treatments and diagnoses. A key component of this role is hospital avoidance and safety netting along with delivery of acute management of complications of treatments.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice at a high level of clinical expertise in assessing and diagnosing patients who present to the BHOC SDEC service
Demonstrate a critical understanding of your broadened level of responsibility and autonomyUse expertise and decision making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate evidence based judgements and diagnoses
Role model the values of the organisation
Evaluate your own practice and participate in MDT service and team evaluation
Lead new practice and service redesign solutions
Critically apply advanced clinical expertise in appropriate ways to provide consultancy across professional and service boundaries,
Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice at a high level of clinical expertise in assessing and diagnosing patients who present to the BHOC SDEC service
Demonstrate a critical understanding of your broadened level of responsibility and autonomyUse expertise and decision making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate evidence based judgements and diagnoses
Role model the values of the organisation
Evaluate your own practice and participate in MDT service and team evaluation
Lead new practice and service redesign solutions
Critically apply advanced clinical expertise in appropriate ways to provide consultancy across professional and service boundaries,
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Recent significant experience in patient triage (E)
- Proven leadership and management experience in an emergency care / oncology / haematology setting (E)
- Proven evidence of educational support to others (E)
- Experience or sound knowledge of change management as part of a leadership role (E)
Desirable
- Undertaken research as a chief or principle investigator (D)
- Proven clinical expert in haematology or oncology settings (D)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Health Care Professional NMC/HCPC/GCP/GPhC Registration (E)
- Evidence of formal ongoing professional development in the specialist area (E)
- Evidence of formal ongoing professional development in the specialist area (E) Completed Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent mapped to apprenticeship standard (E) Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience (E)
- Non-Medical Prescribing course (E)
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict or distress (E)
- Able to gain credibility with and influence colleagues including influencing clinical changes where appropriate (E)
- Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations (E)
- Demonstrates ability to implement and utilise audit data to improve quality (E)
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Recent significant experience in patient triage (E)
- Proven leadership and management experience in an emergency care / oncology / haematology setting (E)
- Proven evidence of educational support to others (E)
- Experience or sound knowledge of change management as part of a leadership role (E)
Desirable
- Undertaken research as a chief or principle investigator (D)
- Proven clinical expert in haematology or oncology settings (D)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Health Care Professional NMC/HCPC/GCP/GPhC Registration (E)
- Evidence of formal ongoing professional development in the specialist area (E)
- Evidence of formal ongoing professional development in the specialist area (E) Completed Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent mapped to apprenticeship standard (E) Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience (E)
- Non-Medical Prescribing course (E)
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict or distress (E)
- Able to gain credibility with and influence colleagues including influencing clinical changes where appropriate (E)
- Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations (E)
- Demonstrates ability to implement and utilise audit data to improve quality (E)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
Horfield Road
Bristol
BS2 8ED
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
