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Job overview

SDirect Clinical Care post: -

·       necessity for patient care/safer staffing/patient pathway

·       impact on patient care if not recruited too (including patient metrics)

patient acuity (is this within establishment or WTE required for additional beds/service)

Non Direct Care Post: -

·       Business critical reason i.e. diagnostic reductions in cancer pathway, length of stay reduction, cost improvement programme etc (including metrics impacted)

·       Governance and safety

Financial impact/benefits

Main duties of the job

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Working autonomously whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, assessing and managing a caseload of patients within the Rheumatology department.  Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals to ensure seamless service delivery.

·       To review patients routinely, assessing disease activity, reviewing medication management, monitoring test results and administration of treatments.

·       Education, counselling and support of patients, carers, relatives.

·       To act as a role model of expert clinical practice.

 

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.