Advanced Clinical Practitioner- Enhanced Health in Care Homes Purbeck

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are groups of GP surgeries working together with a range of local providers, including community services, social care and the voluntary sector. PCNs build on core primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care through delivery of national and local service specifications alongside PCN initiatives.

The role is to provide highly specialist, high quality person centred care which always considers peoples safety, privacy and dignity using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence based.

As part of a multi-professional team, the post holder will practice autonomously, whilst being accountable and self-directed in line with the relevant code of professional conduct.

To plan and manage complete episodes of care; undertake independent comprehensive assessment and management of service users to incorporate pharmacological considerations; making complex clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes.

To provide expert 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 lead as a driver for 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.

To work strategically, contributing to the planning and development of integrated services.

The post holder will be accountable for the direct delivery of autonomous service user care.

Full job description attached.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered health practitioner with membership of relevant professional body.
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent route to Advanced Clinical Practice with evidence of meeting the nationally agreed capabilities (i.e.. PG Dip 120 credits in advanced clinical practice and successful completion of approved support portfolio route to advanced clinical practice with a digital badge).
• Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training/recognition of teaching abilities.
• Registered non-medical prescriber (where professionally appropriate).

Experience

Essential

• Clear and demonstrable evidence of advanced, autonomous practice in the management of patients / service users.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development through an advanced clinical practice portfolio demonstrating advanced level practice across the four pillars of clinical practice, education, leadership and research.
• Relevant role specific qualifications or training (i.e leadership courses, specific clinical skills, psychological therapies etc).
• Effective leadership skills relevant to role (i.e., demonstrated ability to provide clinical professional leadership and mentorship).
• Evidence of knowledge and application of national work and standards in relation to advanced clinical practice and the relevant specialty.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a provider organisation and within a relevant specialty as Registered Practitioner Band 7 level.
• Demonstrates highly developed expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation.
• Evidence of effective leadership and risk management skills.
• Evidence of relevant leadership in meeting clinical governance objectives.
• Able to demonstrate wide knowledge of health policy and its application in practice and evidence of developing involvement in influencing local and national standards.
• Able to demonstrate advanced skills for assessing and interpreting complex client conditions, comparing a range of options and taking appropriate action.
• Experience of co-ordinating complex activities / programmes of care with other professionals and agencies.
• Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit.
• Experience of interdisciplinary 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 leading practice change.
• Evidence of research involvement.
• Able to demonstrate highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important such as in the manipulation of fine tools and materials for patient interventions.
• Trained in PMVA techniques or willing to be trained (as per role requirements).
• Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team and able to demonstrate changes of practice through these.
• Evidence of designing, delivering and evaluating education and training in practice.
• Able to undertake clinical supervision and systematic peer caseload review of colleagues on an individual or group basis and support aspiring and trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners through supervisory roles.
• Ability to promote the best use of available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment.
• Able to analyse data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Confident in the use of computer systems, spread sheets, databases, data collection and coordination, word processing and report writing.
• Experience of effective use of electronic patient / service user record systems.
• Evidence of demonstrating the PCNs values and behaviours.
• Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation, and where there may be barriers, with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
• Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.
• Experience of planning and organising complex activities requiring the formulation and adjustment of plans .e.g. organising own time, co-ordination with other agencies and plans for sudden, unforeseen circumstances.
• Able to work independently and autonomously as role demands.
• Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing.
• Inquisitive and eager to learn, asks questions and responds positively to change in practice/procedure. Seeks ways to improve self and others.
• Ability to evaluate care leading to improvement in quality standards and service improvement.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and changing priorities.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.
• Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the PCNs strategies relevant to role.
• Demonstrable knowledge of legislation, guidelines and best practice in relevant to area of clinical practice and application of these to practice.
• Demonstration of publications, presentations and research at national and international events, within the healthcare arena.

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).