Job summary
This is an exciting
opportunity to lead our growing ‘personalised care team’, consisting of Allied
Health Professionals (AHPs), Social Prescribers, Health and Wellbeing Coaches, Care
Coordinator, and a Mental Health Practitioner in Central Southampton PCN. The
role of Advanced Practitioner has an essential role in team leadership and
service delivery, contributing to improving the healthcare we provide to our
patients.
Main duties of the job
We are recruiting an experienced practitioner with a background in long
term conditions and interest in delivering personalised care to provide team
leadership and manage a varied and complex caseload relevant to professional
background and scope of practice. This
could be from any appropriate clinical background
About us
Central Southampton PCN
comprises 4 GP practices and a Centre for Homeless Healthcare, serving a
population of around 58,000 people. Our vision as a PCN is to find innovative,
collaborative and sustainable ways of working, to deliver great care for our
population at scale.
The PCN is proud
to serve Southampton’s inner city, home to vibrant multi-cultural communities
which are some of the most diverse in Southern England. The area includes
some neighborhoods with significant levels of deprivation and this in turn contributes
to the complexity of health and social needs among the people we serve.
The challenges of working with our inner city communities are matched by
the commitment and skills of our workforce and the satisfaction of making a
real difference in people’s lives. Working with Southampton Central
PCN will provide a fantastic opportunity for your professional and personal
growth as a member of our nurturing and collegiate team.
Our vision for this
team is that both medical and psychosocial elements of care are combined to
deliver personalized care for our population. Our workforce strategy is that
the staff reflect this.
The post holder will be
part of the growing PCN team that currently includes a range of AHPs, clinical
pharmacists, social prescribers, health and wellbeing coaches, a mental health
practitioner, care coordinator, and dedicated business support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide high quality person centred care which always considers
people’s safety, privacy and dignity using advanced clinical knowledge that is
evidence based.
To undertake independent assessment and management of service users to
incorporate pharmacological considerations, where appropriate making complex
clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes.
To provide advanced clinical advice, leadership and support ensuring
the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of
clinical judgement, critical analysis and advanced decision making skills.
To manage change, to monitor and improve standards through
supervision, evidence based practice, clinical audit, research and education.
To promote and demonstrate best practice by integrating evidence into practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide high quality person centred care which always considers
people’s safety, privacy and dignity using advanced clinical knowledge that is
evidence based.
To undertake independent assessment and management of service users to
incorporate pharmacological considerations, where appropriate making complex
clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes.
To provide advanced clinical advice, leadership and support ensuring
the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of
clinical judgement, critical analysis and advanced decision making skills.
To manage change, to monitor and improve standards through
supervision, evidence based practice, clinical audit, research and education.
To promote and demonstrate best practice by integrating evidence into practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
- Experience at Registered Practitioner Band 6 level
- Able to demonstrate specialist expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation.
- Evidence of risk management skills and experience.
- Evidence of involvement in meeting relevant clinical governance objectives.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of health policy and its application in practice.
- Experience of developing specialist programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing highly specialist advice
- Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention.
- Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working.
- Able to demonstrate innovation and effective use of resources.
- Able to actively research for the potential to improve quality and customer care, seeking new ideas and methods to improve health care.
- Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change.
- Able to demonstrate publication, presentations and personal research at local and regional events.
- Evidence of involvement in research.
- Trained in PMVA techniques or willing to be trained.
Experience
Essential
- MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of delivering education and training in practice.
- Able to act as a clinical supervisor and/or facilitate peer groups.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
- Experience at Registered Practitioner Band 6 level
- Able to demonstrate specialist expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation.
- Evidence of risk management skills and experience.
- Evidence of involvement in meeting relevant clinical governance objectives.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of health policy and its application in practice.
- Experience of developing specialist programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing highly specialist advice
- Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention.
- Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working.
- Able to demonstrate innovation and effective use of resources.
- Able to actively research for the potential to improve quality and customer care, seeking new ideas and methods to improve health care.
- Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change.
- Able to demonstrate publication, presentations and personal research at local and regional events.
- Evidence of involvement in research.
- Trained in PMVA techniques or willing to be trained.
Experience
Essential
- MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of delivering education and training in practice.
- Able to act as a clinical supervisor and/or facilitate peer groups.
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
