Job overview

An exciting opportunity to join One Coventry Integrated Team (OCIT) as a Clinical Practitioner has arisen. Clinical Practitioners support all Urgent Emergency Care (UEC) pathways within OCIT including crisis response as part of the UEC offer. The Clinical Practitioner  will work autonomously to deliver a high standard of patient care, utilising advanced clinical skills and in-depth theoretical knowledge. 

Main duties of the job

1.    To work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver a high standard of patient care as part of the One Coventry Integrated Team; using advanced clinical skills and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.

2.    To effectively manage a complex caseload of patients as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), providing specialist and evidence-based assessment and interventions to patients in both a stable and acute phase of their condition, ensuring the physical, psychosocial, behavioural, perceptual, cognitive, sensory and environmental needs of patients, are addressed.

3.    Utilising highly specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning, to plan and provide clinical intervention in consultation with other colleagues in the multidisciplinary team and to work in a range of settings as appropriate (e.g. patients home, work environment or other community setting).

4.    To signpost, refer and support access to health, social and third sector services to reduce inappropriate attendances and admissions at A&E and improve patient quality of life outcomes.

5.    To work with and through others to support staff in the process of change by using influencing skills in order to effect change. Contribute to plans that reflect changes in practice and service delivery.

6.    To monitor and evaluate practice through clinical audit and formal evaluation processes.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.