Job overview

The IDT Clinical Practitioner will use specialist knowledge and skills to professionally review and patient referrals to identify the most appropriate discharge pathway from acute settings. They ensure each patient has the appropriate level of care and support needs to  manage on discharge. In addition to this, they are required to provide clinical direction for the IDT in terms of medically optimised patients and process pathways to incorporate the community voice to patient discharge - challenging “why not home, why not today”.

They will practice at an advanced level demonstrating in depth knowledge and competence in aspects including acute, community services and inpatient rehabilitation; encompassing reviewing referrals
assessments, critical thinking, intervention planning and delivery and clinical management skills that are evidence based and deliver high quality patient centred care. The post holder will have responsibility to promote clinical excellence in the care of patients by providing clinical advice and support to IDT staff and other health care professionals. They will provide professional and independent clinical oversight which enables the coordination of a multi professional seamless service for patients. 

Main duties of the job

Principal Duties:
• To act as a source of specialist knowledge and skills for the IDT with an oversight of all patients at all times.
• To liaise with all MDT members across the IDT regarding patients and to escalate and liaise where additional input is required.
• To be responsible, alongside and in the absence of the operational lead, for the operational running of the unit.
• At times, to act as a source of specialist knowledge and skills, and provide clinical input for patient discharges
• To maintain safe discharges within resources provided
• To provide effective, professional and managerial leadership to staff
• To provide and maintain a high standard of professional care
• To supervise and develop the knowledge and skills of junior staff
• To initiate/facilitate developments in IDT practice.

Key Result Areas:
• Quality Care for Patients
• Safe, effective patient flow/ journey
• Work environment conducive to learning and team work.

Working for our organisation

CNWL Transfer of Care Hub is a well-established NHS provider offering a wide range of integrated discharge support and planning to the diverse and multicultural population across NCL. In addition, we also have services within University College Hospital and St Pancras Hospital. 

The service is committed to partnership working. Our main partners are acute care services, social care and the community and voluntary sectors.  

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.