Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our passionate and forward-thinking team.
We are seeking to appoint 2 full-time Advanced Clinical Practitioners with experience in the field of frailty. The roles will support the growth of the frailty service and the roll out of the new Frailty Virtual Ward.
We have a multidisciplinary approach to providing care to our frail patients. Our team includes a Consultant Geriatrician (and Trust Frailty lead), Frailty GP's, Nurse Consultants, Trainee/ACP's, Frailty Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians , Assistant Practitioners and HCA's. The service is also supported by an experienced administration team.
We see our frailty provision as spanning the whole pathway to include primary, community and hospital services and our objective is to provide a joined-up approach.
We take pride in delivering excellent care, and as a result receiving 100% patient friends and family feedback:
"The care I have received [from the team] has been impeccable".
"Fantastic Service. I've never felt so good for ages, what you've done is great. 10/10!"
Hours of work are 9am till 5pm (Monday to Friday), based at Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre, Blackpool or South Shore Primary Care Centre, Blackpool.
Main duties of the job
Your role will be:
-to assess patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, making an assessment of their health care needs, based on highly-developed nursing knowledge and skills, including skills not usually exercised by nurses, such as physical examination.
-Screen patients for disease factors and early signs of illness.
-Make differential diagnoses using decision-making and problem solving skills.
-Develop with the patient an on-going care plan for health and well-being, with an emphasis on health education and preventative measures,
-Order necessary investigations and provide treatment and care both individually, as part of a team, and through referral to other agencies.
-Have a supportive role in helping people to manage and live with illness.
-Have the authority to admit or discharge patients from their caseload, and refer patients to other health care providers as appropriate.
About us
The Community Frailty service prides itself on offering all team members the opportunity to continue to learn and develop within their role, whilst working in a supportive, inclusive MDT team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of the team you will undertake CGA Initial Assessments in the community environment. You will review patients and develop management plans for them which will include the prescribing of medications as necessary utilising your non-medical prescriber skills.
You will also work across the frailty pathway supporting the identification and management of patients both in the hospital and community setting.
You will also need to act as a senior leader supporting other team members using your clinical knowledge and expertise to ensure that we provide high quality person centred care to patients both in the hospital and community setting.
ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT HEALTH/ILLNESS STATUS
- Analyses and interprets history, presenting symptoms, physical findings and diagnostic information to develop the appropriate differential diagnoses.
- Diagnoses and manages acute and long term conditions while attending to the patients response to the illness experience.
- Employs appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and regimens withattention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
- Formulates an action-plan based on scientific rationale, evidence-based standards ofcare, and practice guidelines.
- Initiates appropriate and timely consultation and/or referral when the problem exceedsthe nurses scope of practice and/or expertise.
- Assesses and intervenes to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergencysituations.
- Diagnoses unstable and complex health care problems using collaboration andconsultation with the multi-professional health care team as indicated by setting,specialty, and individual knowledge and experience.
- Plans and implements diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions to helppatients with unstable and complex health care problems regain stability and restorehealth, in collaboration with the patient and multi-professional health care team.
- Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision-making.
- Obtains a comprehensive problem focused health history from the patient or carer.
- Performs a comprehensive problem focused age appropriate physical examination.
- Analyses the data collected to determine health status of the patient.
- Formulates a problem list and prioritised management plan.
- Assesses, diagnoses, monitors, co-ordinates, and manages the health/illness status ofpatients during acute and enduring episodes.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the patho-physiology of conditions commonly seen inpractice.
- Communicates the patients health status using appropriate terminology, format, andtechnology.
- Provides information and advice to patients and carers concerning drug regimens, side effects and interaction, in an appropriate form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of the team you will undertake CGA Initial Assessments in the community environment. You will review patients and develop management plans for them which will include the prescribing of medications as necessary utilising your non-medical prescriber skills.
You will also work across the frailty pathway supporting the identification and management of patients both in the hospital and community setting.
You will also need to act as a senior leader supporting other team members using your clinical knowledge and expertise to ensure that we provide high quality person centred care to patients both in the hospital and community setting.
ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT HEALTH/ILLNESS STATUS
- Analyses and interprets history, presenting symptoms, physical findings and diagnostic information to develop the appropriate differential diagnoses.
- Diagnoses and manages acute and long term conditions while attending to the patients response to the illness experience.
- Employs appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and regimens withattention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
- Formulates an action-plan based on scientific rationale, evidence-based standards ofcare, and practice guidelines.
- Initiates appropriate and timely consultation and/or referral when the problem exceedsthe nurses scope of practice and/or expertise.
- Assesses and intervenes to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergencysituations.
- Diagnoses unstable and complex health care problems using collaboration andconsultation with the multi-professional health care team as indicated by setting,specialty, and individual knowledge and experience.
- Plans and implements diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions to helppatients with unstable and complex health care problems regain stability and restorehealth, in collaboration with the patient and multi-professional health care team.
- Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision-making.
- Obtains a comprehensive problem focused health history from the patient or carer.
- Performs a comprehensive problem focused age appropriate physical examination.
- Analyses the data collected to determine health status of the patient.
- Formulates a problem list and prioritised management plan.
- Assesses, diagnoses, monitors, co-ordinates, and manages the health/illness status ofpatients during acute and enduring episodes.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the patho-physiology of conditions commonly seen inpractice.
- Communicates the patients health status using appropriate terminology, format, andtechnology.
- Provides information and advice to patients and carers concerning drug regimens, side effects and interaction, in an appropriate form.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Clinical based Post-graduate Degree
- Five years post registration experience of which 3 years' experience are within speciality at a senior level (at least Band 6 or above
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Management/Leadership Qualification or attendance at equivalent Leadership Study Days (Masters qualification or equivalent)
- Non-Medical Prescriber (V300)
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Current registration with the NMC or HCPC
Desirable
- Post basic qualification in speciality
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive expert professional/clinical knowledge managing unwell patients in the community, primary or acute setting
- Specialist clinical training and CPD in relation to patient history taking, clinical examination and developing management plans for patients
- Knowledge and experience of chronic disease management and long term conditions.
- Effective communicator able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information
- Evidence of effective people management and leadership skills
- Evidence of managing staff and multidisciplinary teams
- Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust clinical governance objectives
- Be able to demonstrate the skill to integrate teams from a variety of backgrounds to integrate the social and health agenda
Desirable
- Evidence of working at a senior position within an appropriate health care field
- Can demonstrate assertiveness, tact and diplomacy appropriately
- Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the mentorship and development of nurses and nursing practice
- Computer Literacy
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Prioritise against tight deadlines and work under pressure
- Work on own initiative
- Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- Prioritise and demonstrate effective time management and organisational skills
- Influence & motivate others
- Use own initiative
Personal
Essential
- Assertiveness
- Motivational skills
- Negotiation /Problem solving
- Decision Making
- Delegation
- Conflict and problem solving
- Enthusiasm
- Flexible and mature approach to working
- Ability to persuade and influence at all levels
- Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Clinical based Post-graduate Degree
- Five years post registration experience of which 3 years' experience are within speciality at a senior level (at least Band 6 or above
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Management/Leadership Qualification or attendance at equivalent Leadership Study Days (Masters qualification or equivalent)
- Non-Medical Prescriber (V300)
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Current registration with the NMC or HCPC
Desirable
- Post basic qualification in speciality
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive expert professional/clinical knowledge managing unwell patients in the community, primary or acute setting
- Specialist clinical training and CPD in relation to patient history taking, clinical examination and developing management plans for patients
- Knowledge and experience of chronic disease management and long term conditions.
- Effective communicator able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information
- Evidence of effective people management and leadership skills
- Evidence of managing staff and multidisciplinary teams
- Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust clinical governance objectives
- Be able to demonstrate the skill to integrate teams from a variety of backgrounds to integrate the social and health agenda
Desirable
- Evidence of working at a senior position within an appropriate health care field
- Can demonstrate assertiveness, tact and diplomacy appropriately
- Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the mentorship and development of nurses and nursing practice
- Computer Literacy
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Prioritise against tight deadlines and work under pressure
- Work on own initiative
- Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- Prioritise and demonstrate effective time management and organisational skills
- Influence & motivate others
- Use own initiative
Personal
Essential
- Assertiveness
- Motivational skills
- Negotiation /Problem solving
- Decision Making
- Delegation
- Conflict and problem solving
- Enthusiasm
- Flexible and mature approach to working
- Ability to persuade and influence at all levels
- Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Moor Park Health & Leisure Centre or South Shore Primary Care Centre
Blackpool
FY2 0JG
Employer's website
https://www.bfwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
