Clinical Head of Service
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £50,952.00 to £57,349.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50952.00 - £57349.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS11 0DL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9833-SA-SP-141-24 |
Summary
Job Purpose The post holder will be responsible for the safe clinical delivery of care within a service. Working closely with other clinical, professional and operational leads, the post holder will provide clinical leadership and direction to the service supporting the integration and transformation of service delivery. They will also deliver and lead advanced clinical care to their own caseload and service within their speciality area. In doing so, they will use advanced specialist skills to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred programmes of care ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice, and that of others, is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative clinical practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques. Key Responsibilities 1. Clinical 1.1. Utilises advanced specialist knowledge covering a range of procedures and underpinned by relevant broad based knowledge, experience and competence 1.2. Develops and maintains new skills in extended scope practice in response to emerging knowledge and techniques 1.3. Where appropriate to services delivery, demonstrates highly developed physical skills which require specific training or considerable experience to attain the level required e.g. advanced moving and handling techniques, advanced clinical assessment, clinical procedures, diagnostic tests 1.4. Demonstrates independent practice responding to social, scientific, clinical and ethical issues which are encountered 1.5. Makes complex judgements requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options by integrating complex knowledge sources in new and/or unfamiliar contexts and determining the appropriate application of clinical guidelines relevant to patient needs 1.6. Responsible for developing new and innovative clinical pathways across the broad health and social care context 1.7. Engages and actively involves the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of treatment and/or care by using patient-centred techniques to promote a culture of self care, involvement and empowerment 1.8. Works to standards of advanced proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing clinical treatments/procedures to a highly specialist standard 1.9. Prioritises their own workload within agreed objectives deciding when to refer to others as appropriate. 1.10. Provides and receives highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication 1.11. Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of the role including the management of compliments and complaints 1.12. To comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including bare below the elbows dress code for staff with a direct care delivery role 1.13. Acts as a highly specialist source of information and support for other professionals and agencies across the broad health and social care context.