Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

• To work autonomously to mange a defined complex patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

• To contribute to the delivery of the service in a variety of defined clinical settings, which may include in-patient wards, out-patient and community clinics and the patient’s home.

• To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients, contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.

• To utilise advanced communication skills to ensure clinical advice and treatment programmes are delivered sensitively, taking into consideration the needs of carers.

• To gain consent for treatment and motivate patients to comply with treatment programmes, overcoming barriers such as dementia, cognitive impairment, hearing, visual or speech impairment.

• To comply with the Mental Capacity Act to gain valid and informed consent to specific treatment and intervention for patients who lack capacity to consent themselves.

• To undertake specialist clinical assessment, taking into account all relevant information and clinical reasoning to formulate evidence based individualised treatment plans in agreement with the patient.

• To implement specialist individual and/or group interventions for patients with diverse presentations and complex needs.

• To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.

• To provide appropriate oral and written information for patients and carers where relevant.

• To develop and maintain good working relationships with other healthcare professions, social care and other appropriate agencies, to ensure integrated and high quality patient outcomes.

• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to decisions with regard to patient care programmes through attendance at ward rounds, case conferences and other multidisciplinary meetings.

• To maintain accurate documentation in line with professional standards, and local policies and procedures.

• To provide accurate and timely written information and reports to referring agents and other agencies where appropriate.

• To record and submit clinical activity data as required by the Trust in an accurate and timely manner.

• To ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients from the caseload, liaising with other agencies as required.

• To be responsible for safe and competent use of equipment including the provision of support, education and training to other staff, patients and carers as required.

• To identify appropriate equipment and adaptation needs, liaising with equipment providers, completing paperwork and complying with any tracking, stock control and maintenance systems as required.

• To be an active member of an evening and weekend on-call rota or rostered service, dependant on service need.

• To prescribe borderline substances as agreed with the medicines management committee, dependant on service need.

Education and training

• To plan, deliver and evaluate formal and informal training to other health care professional staff groups, patients and carers, across a range of settings.

• To supervise junior staff and assistants, including the implementation of induction and competency training programmes to develop clinical skills.

• To plan and deliver designated induction and training programmes to meet the requirements of the Trust and student placements.

• To supervise, educate and assess the performance of the students, providing timely verbal and written feedback.

• To undertake health promotion activities across organisational boundaries.

• To contribute to in-service training and peer review meetings as required.

Leadership

• To manage a specialist case load, demonstrating appropriate time management and organisation skills.

• To contribute to effective day to day organisation and provision of service, including the coordination of junior staff and assistants to meet service priorities.

• To provide clinical leadership and support to junior staff and assistants, through case supervision, and the development and monitoring of competencies.

• To undertake the appraisal of junior staff and assistants as appropriate.

• To contribute to the recruitment of new junior and assistant staff including the planning and delivery of the induction programme