Job overview
The Band 6 role is the key supporting function to the Band 7 to enable the optimal care for our patients for the success of our trust. The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate care is the most important role within the organisation.
Main duties of the job
• To support the Band 7 in the delivery of a five, sometimes six day service by the team or area that you are responsible for or have been delegated the responsibility, this includes:
• High standards of Professional Practice to ensure quality and safety of patient care, experience and the patient journey
• Specialised clinical practice, knowledge, skills and experience.
• Supporting the Band 7 in the Productivity and Financial management of a clinical area.
• Leading by example
• Supporting the Band 7 in ensuring that clinical services are delivered to a high quality of care and that all compliance requirements such as CQC and contractual requirements are achieved.
• Effective leadership
• Analytical and Judgement skills:
• To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients including those with a complex presentation where factors may be conflicting, requiring high level analysis and interpretation skills and the comparison of a range of options to achieve effective treatment or discharge planning check afc.
• To develop clinically reasoned treatment, action and discharge plans and to undertake and evaluate treatment.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search or .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To adhere to Code of Conduct/Professional Standards of your Profession e.g. NMC or HPC
• As a clinical leader to embrace and implement the vision and values of HHFT.
• To be responsible for supporting the creation and maintenance of a clinical environment in which care and compassion is consistently demonstrated, ensuring patient centred care, privacy and dignity is practiced at all times.
To support the Band 7 in their responsibility for ensuring and maintaining a high quality 5 day,
• service for all aspects of their work and the staff in their area /department.
• To maintain, develop and record your own continuing professional development, including booking and attending all statutory, mandatory and Trust or speciality specific training
• To support and maintain a department based framework to lead, deliver and support clinical supervision, mentorship and education for all staff and students.
• To maintain trust policies and implement and propose changes to local policies relevant to the
patient/client care in your area, working within your scope of practice, professional standards and
Guidance.
Clinical practice
Freedom to Act:
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable as a practitioner for all aspects of the
Practitioner’s own professional activities.
• To deputise for the Band 7 to achieve the effective daily management of the department
including responding to urgent requests, prioritising clinical work and balancing other patient
related and professional activities in accordance with trust standards
Responsibility for patient/client care
• To develop and deliver effective, programmes of care, recording, documenting and maintaining
Person specification
CUSTOMER CARE FOR PATIENTS AND/OR SERVICE USERS
Essential criteria
1. To adhere to Code of Conduct/Professional Standards of your Profession e.g. NMC or HPC • As a clinical leader to embrace and implement the vision and values of HHFT. • To be responsible for supporting the creation and maintenance of a clinical environment in which care and compassion is consistently demonstrated, ensuring patient centred care, privacy and dignity is practiced at all times. To support the Band 7 in their responsibility for ensuring and maintaining a high quality 5 day,
2. To support the Band 7 in their responsibility for ensuring and maintaining a high quality 5 day, • service for all aspects of their work and the staff in their area /department. • To maintain, develop and record your own continuing professional development, including booking and attending all statutory, mandatory and Trust or speciality specific training • To support and maintain a department based framework to lead, deliver and support clinical supervision, mentorship and education for all staff and students. • To maintain trust policies and implement and propose changes to local policies relevant to the patient/client care in your area, working within your scope of practice, professional standards and Guidance. Clinical practice
COMMUNICATION
Essential criteria
3. To ensure the post holder and their delegated team communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to seriously ill patients, carers and other staff, including imparting unwelcome news and ensuring understanding of their condition. e.g. patients who are dysphasic, deaf, blind or have difficulty accepting the diagnosis and act as a patients advocate • To use effective communication skills of negotiation, persuasion and empathy to enable timely and effective communication with own staff, the wider MDT team and other agencies
4. To develop personal capability to optimally support staff who may be in distress or requiring support and then to address issues which may be affecting their performance To ensure that you and your team appropriately regard the individual customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients and staff • To empower and motivate those around you to constantly strive to improve care and experience for patients and staff
BUDGETARY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Essential criteria
5. The Band 6 role is the key supporting function to the Band 7 to enable the optimal care for our patients for the success of our trust. The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate care is the most important role within the organisation
6. To deputise for the Band 7 team leader in managing the day to day on-going operational and supporting strategic requirements of the clinical area, with authority to make decisions as required, keeping the line manager informed as appropriate and escalating issues in a timely fashion if required • To delegate tasks effectively within the clinical and support the team to optimise skill mix, flexibility and responsiveness of the team whilst retaining the professional responsibility of appropriate delegation • To deal with any issues of professional behaviour or attitudes, quality or safety in the moment • To support the Band 7 to ensure that you and the team carry out the full investigation of accidents, incidents and complaints, both written and verbal in following through the trust policy, action the results and closing the investigation in a timely manner