Job summary
An Exciting opportunity has arisen for the employment of an ACP to join the team, hosted within the Five Towns PCN and supporting the Health Inclusion agenda across the Wakefield District.
If you like working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, and where you have a chance to develop your own skills while working within a supportive team, then this could be the role for you.
Please note if we receive enough suitable applications this advert may close early.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated self-starter to join us, working with Health Inclusion cohorts across the district. There is a newly established Health Inclusion service in the district, the post holder will work alongside the service, our practices and PCNs to support primary care outreach. Working with a range of different people across different locations, your role will be to provide patient-focussed care, maintain strong connections between General Practice, PCNs and the community, and help us guide the development of people-centred care both now and for the future.
In return, you will receive the full support of Conexus Healthcare CIC as your main employer, with daily management coming from the Clinical Director and host PCN who you will be working with every day. You will have an opportunity to frame the role and reduce health inequalities.
About us
Conexus Healthcare is the GP federation (a group of GP practices) for all the practices across the Wakefield District in West Yorkshire. Collectively, we provide a platform for the voice of general practice across the district. We work collaboratively with and on behalf of primary care networks and practices to improve health, well-being and patient experience in the Wakefield District and beyond.
Our mission, our vision and our values
Delivery of high-quality public facing Health and Wellbeing services across the Wakefield District: We develop, manage and deliver health and care services that support the population of the whole Wakefield district.
Delivery of Training, Development and Consultancy support across the United Kingdom: We design and deliver a range of training courses, development activity and provide advice and guidance that supports general practices and other primary care organisations.
Supporting Our Practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs): We support general practices and PCNs across the Wakefield district to be more resilient, sustainable and deliver better patient care and look after the health needs of their populations.
Providing a voice and influence for General Practice in the Health and Care System: We provide a forum to develop a unified voice for General Practice and support general practices to cooperate and work collaboratively with the wider health and care sector partners in the district.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for all requirements for this position
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for all requirements for this position
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN / RN with Current NMC Registration
- MSc or BSc, Nurse Practitioner Degree
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (which meets the requirements of Health Education England regional / national framework)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Mentor Qualification
- Chronic Disease Management certificates e.g. COPD/asthma/diabetes/IHD/women's health/sexual health
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration experience
- practical experience of clinical procedures
- experience planning and managing clinics
- previous experience of working with SystmOne
Desirable
- Public Health experience
- experience of working with vulnerable migrants, homeless and other vulnerable groups
- experience teaching/mentoring students/groups
- experience in research, audit and benchmarking
- experience of working in Primary Care setting
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Advanced practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals.
- IT skills
- Ability to communicate informally and develop supportive relationships with clients and other professionals.
- Ability to motivate, empower and enable others.
- Enthusiasm and commitment to achieving better outcomes for patients.
- Able to communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and/or contentious information, including where there are barriers to understanding
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Very high level of clinical skills and competency relevant to the role
- Demonstrate the application of evidenced based practice.
- Able to demonstrate a depth and breadth of current issues and policies within the NHS and inclusion healthcare and could translate into practice
Desirable
- Understanding and experience of inter-agency working and adult/child safeguarding
- Able to organise and present seminars, workshops or teaching sessions
- Experience of working with interpreters
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN / RN with Current NMC Registration
- MSc or BSc, Nurse Practitioner Degree
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (which meets the requirements of Health Education England regional / national framework)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Mentor Qualification
- Chronic Disease Management certificates e.g. COPD/asthma/diabetes/IHD/women's health/sexual health
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration experience
- practical experience of clinical procedures
- experience planning and managing clinics
- previous experience of working with SystmOne
Desirable
- Public Health experience
- experience of working with vulnerable migrants, homeless and other vulnerable groups
- experience teaching/mentoring students/groups
- experience in research, audit and benchmarking
- experience of working in Primary Care setting
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Advanced practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals.
- IT skills
- Ability to communicate informally and develop supportive relationships with clients and other professionals.
- Ability to motivate, empower and enable others.
- Enthusiasm and commitment to achieving better outcomes for patients.
- Able to communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and/or contentious information, including where there are barriers to understanding
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Very high level of clinical skills and competency relevant to the role
- Demonstrate the application of evidenced based practice.
- Able to demonstrate a depth and breadth of current issues and policies within the NHS and inclusion healthcare and could translate into practice
Desirable
- Understanding and experience of inter-agency working and adult/child safeguarding
- Able to organise and present seminars, workshops or teaching sessions
- Experience of working with interpreters
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
