Utc Streaming Clinician

Job Summary This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment, advice, and referrals. As a UTC Streaming Clinician, you will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical leadership and expertise within the department. You will be working as part of a team within your sphere of competency in adiverse, multi-skilled teamthat includes GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Physician Associates, Paediatric ANPs, Emergency Practitioners and Live Well Coaches. On each shift you will be expected to act as a shift leader, coordinate the working team, stream patients from the front door and work collaboratively with a wide range of local specialists.

With links to both VTS and Greenwich University, you will have access to a range of CPD courses including Advanced and Emergency Practitioner courses. We work closely with the ICS, ICB, Local Trust and various other local shareholders to provide opportunities tolearn, innovate and contribute new ideas. This is a genuine opportunity to be a part of something new and exciting in South East London, with real opportunity for personal growth and to influence Urgent Care in your area. We are looking forfull and part timeclinicians on apermanent salaried basis.The service is 365 days per year, 7 days a week which means that shifts are available 24/7.
- Recent post registration experience in clinical assessment - Evidence of professional updating - Up-to-date Basic Life Support Certification in Adult and Paediatric - Minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience - Understanding of patient flow. - Up to date BLS / ILS - Up to date Safeguarding Adults and children - A Proven ability to assess patients - Ensure that patients with time-critical and time-sensitive illness or injury are prioritised accordingly - Ability to demonstrate effective management and leadership skills - Team player, able to use own initiative - Can demonstrate the Organisational values. - Ability to work well under pressure - Ability to handle/manage difficult situations - Excellent communication skills - Be able to use tools such as NEWS scores in the assessment of patients - Work within clinical guidelines/algorithm to support clinical decision making Principal duties and responsibilities - To monitor and manage the UTC patient case list. - Effectively delegate tasks to staff on shift, providing safe and efficient care.
- Perform streaming safely and efficiently, assigning patients to the correct department and under the correct priority level. - Provide a safe ED/UTC front door for patients and staff. - To perform diagnostics including ECGs, bloods, and urinalysis. - To provide reassurance to patients, families, and carers.
- Follow diagnostic and referral pathways. - Effective communication with a range of inter-professional teams for patient referrals. - Contribute to specific care guidelines and standards supporting the care of patients across the health economy. - To implement Health and Safety and Risk Management appropriate to area of work - To deliver aspects of the Clinical Governance Agenda, following the direction of the Clinical Leadership.
- Contribute to and manage various elements of auditing in the UTC. - Provide immediate life support. Communication and Relationship Skills - Demonstrate excellent communication skills when working with the internal team as well as external, particularly our practices and the hospital trust. - Be able to identify and take into consideration barriers to understanding and employ appropriate methods to ensure effective communication particularly where barriers are clinical in nature.
- Provide emotional support to patients and carers - Be aware of the procedures to follow if concerned regarding the protection of children. - Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others. - Hold good relationship building skills to develop strong relationships with key individuals within practices and the local healthcare system - Have the ability to successfully make appropriate in hospital specialty referrals. Analytical and Judgmental Skills - Implement care plans as prescribed.
- Be able to discuss with patients and carers the range of possible treatment/ management options and their implications before treatment decisions are made. - Be responsible for monitoring health, safety and security of self, the team and others and promote best practice in the clinical area. - Identify clinical issues and incidents within the service that reduce the quality of care within the specialist service bringing any issues to the attention of the management team. - Take part in activities to counter these to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care.
- Ensure that high standards of care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being met. Planning and Organisational Skills - Plan, organise and prioritise own daily workload. - Recognise, prevent, and diffuse potential are