As a skilled heath care professional, youwill deal with a wide range of health needs on behalf of frail patients as partof an MDT, ensuring the highest standards of care.
You will act within your professionalboundaries, working autonomously without immediate support and supervision,enabled by collaborative and supportive working relationships.
You will deliver safe, effectiveclinical decision-making and expert quality care, including assessment,diagnosis, clinical management and evaluation.
You will be responsible for supportingother clinicians as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to come up with complexplans to support frail patients with unmet needs.
You must work at all times within yourown competence and professional Code of Conduct (GMC).
The hours for this role are 1-2 days (2-4 sessions) per week. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Main duties of the job
- You will undertake a variety of duties, either remotely offering support and advice to System providers regarding vulnerable patients in Community as part of an MDT or F2F as part of our preventative visiting service.
- You will undertake best interest discussions with patients and family members and help co-ordinate a response to support frail people to stay home whenever possible.
- You may be needed to visit a complex frail patient at home or undertake telephone consultations.
- Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
- Assessing the health care needs of complex patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, highlighting which services would support them best to stay in their home setting and independent whenever possible.
- Cover the clinical management of patients as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to other providers/services as appropriate.
- Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards.
- Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
- Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance).
About us Nimbuscare is anot-for-profit Organisation that aims to be a collaborative and agile providerthat cares for its people and patients. Nimbuscare is based in York and isowned by all the practices in the city, however we deliver services over awider footprint. We deliverUrgent Care Services in collaboration with the hospital and GP practices inYork, Scarborough, Selby, Malton and Whitby. We also provide communitybased frailty care which focuses on treating people in the community where wecan. We also aim to shift services into the community where possible, forexample our Community Diagnostic Centre runs in partnership with the AcuteTrust. We are committedto contributing towards a better NHS based on equity, fairness, innovation,collaboration and quality. In line with theGeneral Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), Nimbuscare will use and hold yourpersonal data for the intended purpose. We are committedto safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the samecommitment from all staff and volunteers. Nimbuscare iscommitted to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect thecommunities it serves. We welcome applications from everyone and work topromote an inclusive supportive culture that values and celebrates ourdifferences. As a DisabilityConfident Committed employer disabled applicants who meet the essentialcriteria for this job are guaranteed an interview.
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities: You will undertake a variety of duties, mostly offeringsupport and advice to System providers regarding vulnerable patients inCommunity as part of an MDT, undertake best interest discussions with patientsand family members and help co-ordinate a response to support people in need tostay home whenever possible.
You may be needed to visit a complex frail patient at homeor undertake telephone consultations.
Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation topresenting problems.
Assessing the health care needs of complex patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, highlighting which services wouldsupport them best to stay in their home setting and independent wheneverpossible.
Cover the clinical management of patients as appropriateincluding initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals toother providers/services as appropriate.
Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultationnotes to agreed standards.
Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeatprescriptions.
Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and inaccordance with NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined byBritish National Formulary guidance).
Work with and support other members of the MDT, includingbut not limited to social workers, therapists, social prescribers, voluntarysupport workers, frailty nurses, dieticians, UCR paramedics and other FrailtyGPs.
Promote the application of standards and codes of Practiceset by the Royal College of General Practice, General Medical Council,Department of Health, British Geriatrics Society and local NHS trust.
Participate in national frailty training and maintain highvolume of CPD in Frailty related conditions with the aim of obtaining theDiploma in Geriatric Medicine.
Other Responsibilities: Involve and contribute to the mentoring, supervision andtraining of the broad multi-professional clinical team.
Be aware of and comply with all relevantpolicies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, healthand safety.
Commitment and contribution to achievement of the highestpossible quality standards.
Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensureevidence-based best practice.
Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard settingwithin the organisation.
Attendance at regular in-house governance and educationalmeetings and training as well as events at other agencies as appropriate.
Assist with the training of other staff members.
Contribute to the development of computer-based patientrecords.
Contribute to the summarising of patient records andRead-Coding patient data.
Take responsibility that any equipment either clinical orotherwise, used when working, is taken due care of and locked away at the endof every working session.
Business responsibilities: Act as a positive role model.
Maintain ethos and culture of Nimbuscare.
Positively promote Nimbuscare.
Support Line Managers as required.
Adhere to Health & Safety and educate staff within yourrole.
Apply Nimbuscare policies, standards and guidance.
Attend in-house governance, educational and staff meetingsas appropriate.
Suggest and support the introduction of new workingprocesses to optimise quality.
Communicate to ensure that all employees operate as aneffective team.
Build and maintain relationships with other healthcareprofessionals, including GPs, GP surgery personnel, care home personnel and CCGpersonnel etc.
Safeguarding: Everyone within Nimbuscare has a responsibility for, and iscommitted to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults-at-risk(vulnerable adults), children and young people and for ensuring that they areprotected from harm.
Be fully aware of and understand your duties andresponsibilities arising from the Childrens Act 2004 and Working Together toSafeguard Children 2018, in relation to child protection and safeguardingchildren and young people.
Be fully aware of and understand your duties andresponsibilities arising from the DOH Policy No Secrets (2000), and theprinciples of safeguarding as they apply to Adults-at-risk (vulnerable adults)in relation to your work.
Recognise the types and signs of abuse and neglect.
Ensure the Nimbuscare Safeguarding Lead is alerted to, andkept fully informed of, any concerns you may have in relation to safeguardingadults, children and young people.
Adhere to Nimbuscare and local Child Protection andSafeguarding Adult policies and procedures.
Learning and development: You will participate in any training programme implementedby Nimbuscare as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in individual performance reviews, includingmaintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Working in conjunction with senior management, assess ownlearning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.
Develop and utilise a written Personal Development Plan.
Make effective use of learning opportunities within andoutside the workplace, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevantinformation.
Disseminate learning and information gained to other teammembers in order to share good practice and inform others about current andfuture developments.
Undertake mandatory and statutory training as required.
Understand own role and scope in the organisation andidentify how this may develop over time.
Work as an effective and responsible team member, supportingothers and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
Accept delegation from senior staff, prioritise own workloadand ensure effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice.
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