Job overview

This an exciting importunity  to  join a new and evolving team. Centered around the early identification, recognition,assessment and treatment of a deteriorating patient across CHFT  

The post holder will be a member of the Resilience, Acute Flow and Transformation directorate sitting within the Corporate Division, working effectively with fellow ward teams and Divisional Matrons to deliver quality services for patients, efficiently. There is a specific focus on the deteriorating patient and improving outcomes for patients. As part of the interview process, all candidates will have an  Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) assessment in addition to the Panel interview.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to acutely deteriorating and critically ill patients. This includes non-medical prescribing, ultrasound guided cannulation, arterial blood gas sampling, spirometry out of hours, review of all tracheostomies/laryngectomy patients, liaising with Critical care.

• To provide clinical and managerial leadership for nursing and other healthcare professionals.
• The post holder will provide advice and support to wider members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• To facilitate the stepdown of patients from Critical Care to ward areas.
• To provide informal and formal education to all healthcare professionals within the Trust.
• To proactively manage the clinical workload at night as necessary

Main duties of the job

• The post holder is responsible for leading the coordinated response team to ensure safe and effective patient care.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to deteriorating patients referred by the ward teams and NEWS2 escalation.
• Work closely with the medical, surgical and critical care registrars and junior teams, attending medical handovers.
• Provide expert clinical advice and guidance to ward staff in the support of patients 24/7.
• To provide informal and formal education to all staff regarding recognition and care of deteriorating patients and acutely ill patients.
• Manage and support the Nursing associates triage request via the out of hours  Management system to coordinate the delivery of care in Out of Hours period.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary teams.
• To liaise and work closely with medical and nursing staff within Critical Care.
• Work in partnership with ward managers to ensure that prescribed standards of patient care are met.
• To support the Clinical lead with Quality Improvement projects across the trust, taking the lead when required.
• To provide relevant and clear information, education and advice for patients, carer’s and family at all times.

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza. 

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.