Clinical Sister

Job summary

To cover maternity leave we have the opportunity for a suitably qualified RN to join our Frailty Teams on a band 6 Secondment role. As part of this exciting, varied role you will be working with the Acute Frailty Team, Frailty Assessment Unit and Hospital at Home services.

Main duties:

Conduct initial triage and assess patients who present to the Frailty Assessment Unit, Hospital at Home and Acute Frailty Team.

Perform a comprehensive assessment of the patient's condition, including physical exams, history taking, and diagnostic tests.

Prioritise and provide appropriate care, ensuring patients receive timely interventions.

Administer medications, treatments, and IV therapy as needed.

Rapid Diagnosis and Treatment:

Collaborate with doctors and other healthcare professionals to quickly diagnose and treat patients.

Perform or assist in minor procedures, such as wound care, suturing, and administering injections.

Ensure patients are stabilised and treated efficiently.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide leadership, clinical expertise and organisation working between the 3 Frailty Teams.

They will continuously develop and enhance knowledge and skills that will directly influence consistent standards of clinical practice and ensure the highest possible standards of evidence-based care are achieved in order to promote patient focused care.

They will promote patient centred high quality evidence-based care to patients, ensuring the patient is central to all aspects of treatment and care.

Communicate effectively with all the multi- disciplinary teams both internal and external to the organisation.

Provide clinical leadership to a group of staff within the ward and throughout the care group.

Patient Assessment and Care:

Conduct initial triage and assess patients on FAU, AFT and Hospital at Home

Perform a comprehensive assessment of the patient's condition, including physical exams, history taking, and diagnostic tests.

Prioritize and provide appropriate care, ensuring patients receive timely interventions.

Administer medications, treatments, and IV therapy as needed.

Job responsibilities

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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