Clinical Site Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting  opportunity has arisen to join our Response team on secondment here at Alder Hey Children's Hospital

The Response team consists of Senior Clinical Site Practitioners and Clinical Site Practitioners and are integral to the provision of safe high quality care to all patients and families

Our site practitioners have an active involvement in all areas of the Trust working closely with nursing, medical and managerial staff, acting as role models, utilising their extensive experience to deal with all clinical and non clinical issues

Are you dynamic, proactive and enthusiastic about paediatric nursing? Have you gained experience working within a fast paced critical care or Emergency Department?

Main duties of the job

• The post holder is responsible for the management of nursing, quality and standards of care, safety, patient involvement and experience, safeguarding and infection control of designated clinical areas and services in and out of hours 24/7 To provide advanced clinical care through health assessment, initiation of treatment, formulation & alteration of treatment and monitoring of care pathways to children and young people within an agreed scope of practice and alongside the medical teams

Demonstrate effective, visible, authoritative leadership across the Trust in & out of hours (24/7) act in the role of responsible person for patient & staff experience & standards out of hours. Working with the Divisional Matrons, Heads of Nursing and Associate Chief Nurses

• Be involved in the management of complaints & act on the findings of investigations to prevent recurrence as required

Contribute to the Trust-wide Nursing, Quality, Education & Research strategy on behalf of the SCSP team

Act in accordance with The Code of Professional Standards of Practice & Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives (NMC 2015)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To have and continue to develop advanced skills in patient assessment, making appropriate clinical decisions and ensuring patient safety Provide clear and effective documentation, completing the Electronic Patient Record fully. Effectively manage the deteriorating patient outside of Intensive Care areas, facilitating transfer into Intensive Care as necessary Support patients prior to discharge from Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit and monitor their progress on the ward. To provide a high level of clinical advice and expertise to ward staff in relation to children who have recently been discharged from intensive care or those who have the potential to deteriorate. A member of the Clinical Emergency Team (Resuscitation Team) and to have advanced resuscitation skills Responsibility for supporting ward staff during an emergency event and facilitating debrief following the event. Able to escort patients and critically ill patients to other clinical areas within the Trust. Respond to patients with PEWS and Sepsis triggers supporting ward nurses in escalating and responding to clinically deteriorating patients in line with the RAPID policy. Assist the Senior Clinical Site Practitioners and medical staff with patients that are flagged by the sepsis screening pathway, helping to make clinical diagnosis, and referring to other health professionals as require Provide expertise to ward staff in relation to intravenous drug therapy including peripheral and central line management. Other areas of knowledge and delivery of care will include care of tracheostomy, suctioning, long-term ventilated patients Undertake cannulation and venepuncture when and where necessary, whilst supporting nurses in the acquisition of these skills Advise nursing and clinical staff regarding drug availability and appropriate usage and refer to pharmacist as appropriate. Work in conjunction with Infection and Prevention Team ensuring all policies and procedures are followed and patients are placed and cared for in the correct environment.