Job summary
Up to 37.5 hours per week.
We are looking for an Acute Response Practitioner qualified band 7 Registered Health / Allied Health Professional who has successfully completed PACR module or equivalent.
Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT) requires skilled and experienced practitioners to
join us to support our community responses and the development and
delivery of Plymouths virtual ward programme.
This in an exiting time to join the team as our Urgent
Community Response agenda expands and the virtual ward initiative develops to
help support people in crisis to remain in their homes. CCRT is a
multi-disciplinary team responding to people who need support to prevent
unnecessary hospital admissions. We are keen to hear from you if you are a
nurse, OT, Physiotherapist, Paramedic and either have the skills, knowledge and experience to work as an Acute Response Practitioner.
As a urgent community response team CCRT work towards providing NHS England expectations, within this scope providing a 7 day service, operational hours 8am until 8pm.
Main duties of the job
To provide
reactive and proactive assessment, treatment and onward referral for people who
are frail or have complex needs. This will be provided as part of community
acute response service in patients homes or in their usual residence.
To prevent
hospital admission and patient deterioration for people with an acute episode
or exacerbation of a long term condition.
This is a
community post, working closely with primary care and will be supporting virtual wards.
To provide
high quality person centered care which always considers peoples safety,
privacy and dignity using advanced clinical know ledge 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
All Livewell
Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7 day
service.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As this is a ARP role, please see the band 7 job description for further information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As this is a ARP role, please see the band 7 job description for further information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Specific skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate specialist expertise and know ledge 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 know ledge of health policy and its application in practice.
- Experience of developing specialist programs 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 programs 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
- Evidence of recent professional development in an up-to-date portfolio.
- Non-Medical Prescriber or competent in the administration and use of emergency care PGDs.
- Knowledge and understanding of Livewell's strategy relevant to role.
- Demonstrable knowledge of legislation relevant to area of clinical practice.
- Experience at Registered Practitioner Band 6 level or equivalent.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by minimum PG dip (120 credits) plus MA/MSc or working towards in a relevant subject or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty.
- Membership of the relevant Professional Body.
- Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training.
Additional requirements
Essential
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of delivering education and training in practice.
- Willing to act as a clinical supervisor and/or facilitate peer groups.
- Able to effectively manage 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, spreadsheets, databases, data collection and co-ordination, word processing and report writing.
- Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems.
- Evidence of demonstrating the Livewell's values and behaviours.
- Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and 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 overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
- 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 within sphere of authority.
- Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing.
- Confidentiality.
- 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.
- Able to adapt to a changing environment and changing priorities.
- Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Livewell business
- 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
Person Specification
Specific skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate specialist expertise and know ledge 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 know ledge of health policy and its application in practice.
- Experience of developing specialist programs 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 programs 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
- Evidence of recent professional development in an up-to-date portfolio.
- Non-Medical Prescriber or competent in the administration and use of emergency care PGDs.
- Knowledge and understanding of Livewell's strategy relevant to role.
- Demonstrable knowledge of legislation relevant to area of clinical practice.
- Experience at Registered Practitioner Band 6 level or equivalent.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by minimum PG dip (120 credits) plus MA/MSc or working towards in a relevant subject or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty.
- Membership of the relevant Professional Body.
- Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training.
Additional requirements
Essential
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of delivering education and training in practice.
- Willing to act as a clinical supervisor and/or facilitate peer groups.
- Able to effectively manage 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, spreadsheets, databases, data collection and co-ordination, word processing and report writing.
- Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems.
- Evidence of demonstrating the Livewell's values and behaviours.
- Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and 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 overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
- 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 within sphere of authority.
- Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing.
- Confidentiality.
- 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.
- Able to adapt to a changing environment and changing priorities.
- Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Livewell business
- 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
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).
