Are you an experienced nurse or paramedic, looking to develop your skills and knowledge? Dorset Integrated Urgent Care Service (DIUCS) want to hear from you.
As a Clinical Assessment and Treatment Centre Senior Clinician, based at our site in St. Leonards, you will be part of a team of clinicians providing visible clinical support to our Health Advisors and wider clinical teams during hours of operation; leading by example as an effective Clinician is essential within this role.
DIUCS are committed to the development of our clinical teams and offer a range of accredited University modules and in house training to enhance skills and knowledge. Successful completion would put you in a great position to apply for exciting clinical roles within the service.
Calls will be directed to you when patients require clinical advice, by using a combination of your clinical experience and our Pathways Clinical Consultation System (PaCCS software) you’ll ensure the patient receives the most suitable treatment tailored to their needs. Treatment can range from self-care and advice to referring patients to other services.)
The role of Clinical Assessment and Treatment Centre Senior Clinician benefits from 24/7 rotas and enhanced shift allowance for evenings, weekends and public holidays. Part time or full time roles available.
For more information about the role please contact: Mike Burns, Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service Manager:
[email protected]
Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.
DIUCS brings together NHS 111, a clinical assessment and treatment service including mobile clinical visiting services, urgent treatment centres, minor injuries units, and a single point of access for professionals, integrating these elements, presents the opportunity for more people to receive seamless urgent advice and/or care, and reduce the strain on primary care, our EDs and the 999 service.
You will undertake high quality, holistic, patient centred clinical assessments of patients via the telephone, which always considers people’s safety, privacy and dignity.
Provide an excellent standard of clinical practice including safely managing the call back queues through the systems, providing clinical support and advice to our non-clinical Health Advisor team and specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients. Plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings. Provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students, trained practitioners and non-clinical colleagues.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of
ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact
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