Job summary
Are you enthusiastic about providing holistic care for frail patients?
Join us at the start of an exciting, new, and challenging healthcare initiative working with South Hardwick PCN Acute Home Visiting Service (AHVS).
South Hardwick PCN are
seeking to recruit a Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work alongside a
multi-disciplinary team providing care to housebound patients and patients in
care or residential facilities, either in person or remotely.
This is an exciting
opportunity to be at the forefront of the delivery of our new Ageing Well model
of care Team Up! Derbyshire. The role transcends
the traditional health and social care organisational boundaries. It will involve true MDT working, building
relationships with GP practices, Community Rapid Response services and Falls
services, to help clinically deliver the service on a day-to-day basis.
This is an evolving service,
so you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of Team Up! and
the Home Visiting Service.
The aim for the service is
to ultimately provide a holistic approach to acute on day/rapid response
services, enhanced health in care homes and enhanced proactive care for older
people with frailty and patients with multi-faceted health problems.
Main duties of the job
South Hardwick PCN are
looking for a Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work alongside Community
GPs and other members of a multi-disciplinary team to provide healthcare to our
housebound and care home patients across the PCN footprint, and to provide clinical
leadership and support for the team of ACPs delivering the AHVS.
You will be part of a team that leads on medical models of care across primary and community-based settings, in collaboration with multi-professional and multi-organisational colleagues. You will also play a crucial role in step up, step down and anticipatory care through timely assessment, referral, responsive intervention, and care planning.
You will also contribute to the development
of Team Up & the Home Visiting service working with other clinicians.
About us
South Hardwick Primary Care Network
is a group of 9 forward thinking and progressive practices (population 68,207) who
have developed friendly and effective working relationships with each
other.
South Hardwick is a mix of former
mining communities, suburbs, and rural communities to the south of
Chesterfield.
Your employer would be North Eastern
Derbyshire Healthcare Ltd, and you would be entitled to NHS pension.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification which details the main duties and key attributes and skills needed for the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification which details the main duties and key attributes and skills needed for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nurse - registered with NMC or HCPC
- Paramedic - Registered with HCPC, HCPC recognised Qualification/on Paramedic Practitioner Pathway
- Evidence of Post-registration study at undergraduate level (Level 6)
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent)
- Independent Prescribing or study of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at post-graduate level (Level 7)
- Working towards a management qualification or willingness to undertake management training
Desirable
- Management qualification - Diploma in Management and Leadership (CMI) (Level 5 NVQ) or equivalent
- Teaching experience or Teaching Qualification - Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) (Level 5 NVQ) or equivalent, or working towards a teaching qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to establish networks and communities of practice to support ACP and Supervisor CPD
- Ability to write formal documents for business purposes
- Ability to research and analyse best practice and develop into operational plans
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary/multi-professional team
- Ability to communicate, negotiate and persuade complex information effectively with all clinical/non-clinical staff/patients/carers
- Ability to influence practice and manage change
- Ability to plan workload, manage own time and prioritise multiple tasks and respond pragmatically to unpredictable interruptions or conflicting/changing priorities
- Demonstrates innovation
- Demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills
- Ability to undertake risk assessments, identify and manage risk
- Ability to manage a caseload
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and clinical data systems
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Autonomous practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working in advanced practice role (following completion of Masters qualification)
- Enhanced clinical skills as evidenced by the completion of specialist competency/capability portfolio/framework related to the role (eg completed credentialing for area of practice)
- Experience of supervising ACPs and trainees, or those working towards advanced roles
- Experience of managing projects
- Experience in delivering learning (eg teaching, mentoring, and coaching)
- Experience and evidence in developing practice/services
- Experience and evidence in conducting audit/research, and analysis for best practice and develop into operational plans
- Experience of inclusive recruitment and selection
- Understanding of Quality of Care, Dignity and Respect, Patient Safety, Infection Control, Medical Ethics, and safe use of medication
- Understanding of safeguarding and legal issues
Desirable
- Involvement in service improvement
- Experience of disseminating work/through presentation/publication
- Knowledge of HEE ACP framework and how this is applied in practice
- Up-to-date knowledge of National policy and practice relating to ACP
- Experience of using SystmOne IT system
- Change management
Aptitude, Personal Qualities and Drivers
Essential
- Patient-Centred with care and compassion
- Adaptable, dedicated and flexible (to meet the needs of the service)
- Self-aware, motivated, articulate and decisive
- Respectful, positive and optimistic
- Able to cope with competitive demands in stressful situations and can handle conflicting situations
- Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Able to participate as a team member
- Effective, efficient and economical
- Positive and optimistic
- Integrity and honesty
- Committed to diversity and equality
- Respectful and empathetic
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nurse - registered with NMC or HCPC
- Paramedic - Registered with HCPC, HCPC recognised Qualification/on Paramedic Practitioner Pathway
- Evidence of Post-registration study at undergraduate level (Level 6)
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent)
- Independent Prescribing or study of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at post-graduate level (Level 7)
- Working towards a management qualification or willingness to undertake management training
Desirable
- Management qualification - Diploma in Management and Leadership (CMI) (Level 5 NVQ) or equivalent
- Teaching experience or Teaching Qualification - Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) (Level 5 NVQ) or equivalent, or working towards a teaching qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to establish networks and communities of practice to support ACP and Supervisor CPD
- Ability to write formal documents for business purposes
- Ability to research and analyse best practice and develop into operational plans
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary/multi-professional team
- Ability to communicate, negotiate and persuade complex information effectively with all clinical/non-clinical staff/patients/carers
- Ability to influence practice and manage change
- Ability to plan workload, manage own time and prioritise multiple tasks and respond pragmatically to unpredictable interruptions or conflicting/changing priorities
- Demonstrates innovation
- Demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills
- Ability to undertake risk assessments, identify and manage risk
- Ability to manage a caseload
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and clinical data systems
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Autonomous practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working in advanced practice role (following completion of Masters qualification)
- Enhanced clinical skills as evidenced by the completion of specialist competency/capability portfolio/framework related to the role (eg completed credentialing for area of practice)
- Experience of supervising ACPs and trainees, or those working towards advanced roles
- Experience of managing projects
- Experience in delivering learning (eg teaching, mentoring, and coaching)
- Experience and evidence in developing practice/services
- Experience and evidence in conducting audit/research, and analysis for best practice and develop into operational plans
- Experience of inclusive recruitment and selection
- Understanding of Quality of Care, Dignity and Respect, Patient Safety, Infection Control, Medical Ethics, and safe use of medication
- Understanding of safeguarding and legal issues
Desirable
- Involvement in service improvement
- Experience of disseminating work/through presentation/publication
- Knowledge of HEE ACP framework and how this is applied in practice
- Up-to-date knowledge of National policy and practice relating to ACP
- Experience of using SystmOne IT system
- Change management
Aptitude, Personal Qualities and Drivers
Essential
- Patient-Centred with care and compassion
- Adaptable, dedicated and flexible (to meet the needs of the service)
- Self-aware, motivated, articulate and decisive
- Respectful, positive and optimistic
- Able to cope with competitive demands in stressful situations and can handle conflicting situations
- Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Able to participate as a team member
- Effective, efficient and economical
- Positive and optimistic
- Integrity and honesty
- Committed to diversity and equality
- Respectful and empathetic
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
North Eastern Derbyshire Healthcare Limited
Address
North Wingfield Community Resource Centre
North Wingfield
Chesterfield
S42 5PW