Job summary
26.25 hours per week. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paramedic/OT/ Physio/ Nurse to join our expanding team and become an Acute Response Practitioner. The position is part of our developing Urgent Community Response (UCR) service & Virtual Ward covering the South Hams and West Devon locality. The service provides 8am-8pm cover 7 days a week and takes a patient-focused multi-disciplinary approach to support individuals to remain at home & avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
The successful candidate will need to have excellent communication skills. We are looking for someone with experience in working with clinically vulnerable people, finding practical solutions to crises and the ability to utilise all available local resources to support patients in the community. Candidates will need to demonstrate that they can gather and extract essential information to triage and respond appropriately. You will be expected to build relationships with the wider MDT to ensure that your patient receives the right care, at the right time in the right place.
If the successful candidate does not hold the correct advanced clinical skills module/ qualification they will be supported to complete an appropriate course. They will be employed at a band 6 level until they have passed the course.
Main duties of the job
As a UCR clinician you will be expected to:
- Support the UCR single point of access offering a clinician to clinician point of contact.
- Provide an excellent level of triage to quickly assimilate and hold risk.
- Be confident to assume responsibility for individuals & facilitate the handover of care from a referring clinician.
- Respond within 2hrs to an individual in crisis offering a comprehensive face to face assessment.
- Respond to non-injurious fallers
- Liaise & co-ordinate care with the wider MDT & stakeholders in a timely and effective manner.
- Play a key role in service development of both UCR and wider services in SH&WD.
- Work closely with stakeholders such as primary care, SWASFT & emergency departments to ensure UCR is promoted and developed in the most effective way possible.
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
You will find the full job description for this post within the supporting documents attached to this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will find the full job description for this post within the supporting documents attached to this advert.
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
- Knowledge and understanding of Livewells Strategy relevant to role
- Demonstrable know ledge 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 Livewells 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.
- Able to support an 8am 8pm 7/7 service
- Able to support 8am -8pm shifts and weekend on-calls
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
- Knowledge and understanding of Livewells Strategy relevant to role
- Demonstrable know ledge 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 Livewells 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.
- Able to support an 8am 8pm 7/7 service
- Able to support 8am -8pm shifts and weekend on-calls
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
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).
