Clinical Lead Practitioner

Are you an experienced Emergency Practitioner looking to progress their leadership knowledge and experience? Do you want to work for as part of a great team.

This could be just the role for you

We are looking for someone who is a great role model to the team and who is confident of their clinical skills in an urgent care setting, supports best practice, person centred care and able to monitor governance that promotes patient and staff safety.

Based in Townlands Hospital, Henley on Thames the Minor Injury Unit and GP Out of Hours services supports patients patients presenting with acute minor injuries 7 days a week. The based also is responsible for urgent primary care illness presentations referred via 111 to the base for clinical assessment when the GP surgeries are closed.

The Oxford GP Out of Hours service operates from East Oxford Health Centre in Manzil Way, Cowley, Oxford The Out of Hours Service provides urgent primary care outside of the normal GP surgery and pharmacy opening hours.

As a clinically credible and highly visible Emergency Practitioner, you will work closely with the leadership team to drive forward clinical practice across your assigned areas. You will work within the local healthcare system to promote the delivery of the right care, right place, at the right time by the most appropriate clinician.

The role is across two sites and you will be supported in your leadership role with clinical management days to fulfil the leadership role.

As the Clinical Lead for the Henley team and Oxford Out of Hours base you will provide operational and clinical leadership to both sites to provide the following

Effective, compassionate, and inclusive leadership and line management of staff

Clinical audit with a focus upon driving high standards of care

Support to the infection and prevention and control team to ensure excellent IPC standards are achieved and maintained

Work closely with the quality and patient safety teams to ensure that safe and effective patient care is delivered, and learning taken forward

Lead the clinical development of the services in line with national guidelines and developments in the evidence base

Ensure arrangements are in place for all service members to receive regular supervision, performance development review and training needs identified and where possible, met

Lead & motivate staff to provide a pro-active and responsive high-quality service, contributing to ongoing audit and evaluation.

Ensure that the necessary systems & protocols for the delivery of a safe & supportive service are in place, understood & adhered to throughout the Service.

Ensure that effective communications systems are established, maintained and monitored regularly within the Service & between the Teams & other services/agencies/partners.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

**Our values are**: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
Excellent opportunities for career progression

Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service

NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)

Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

What we need from you

A qualified registered practitioner with passion and drive for developing your clinical skills in a changeable environment

A keen interest in new and upcoming technologies within Nursing and Healthcare

Be self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing initiative and promoting new ideas on how to improve the service

Be compassionate, caring and creative with excellent communication skills

A flexible and positive attitude with a willingness to accommodate our 24/7 service