Job overview
We are delighted to be recruiting two Advanced Practitioner roles to work with our Urgent Community Response and Frailty Nurses, responding to patients in their own homes to prevent unnecessary admissions / conveyances to hospital as well as enabling patients to be discharged home from the emergency department footprint. The post holder will work in partnership with colleagues in the acute and community services, Primary Care and the ambulance service, social care, and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide appropriate patient focused care. The post holder will have completed Masters Level study that maps to the four pillars. This will include physical assessment and non-medical prescribing modules if within the scope of the professional regulation.
Main duties of the job
1. To deliver patient-centred care with a high degree of autonomy, independent assessment and clinical decision-making, practicing in line with the NHS England’s (formerly HEE) Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice (or other recognised service-specific credential), their primary professional regulatory body standards and their own scope of practice for the service/patient population.
2. To provide support within the team and act as role model and resource, encouraging and developing a high standard of clinical skill and improving patient outcome.
3. To work with the Rapid Response and Intermediate Care Clinical Leads to support the development of clinical services within community services and improve the quality of care delivered.
4. To practice across the four pillars of Advanced Practice: Clinical, Leadership and Management and Research. They will fulfil the expectations and capabilities outlined in the Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England.
5. The Advanced Practitioner practice should be developed to an advanced level whereby they can directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management of patients within their speciality, and across a population.
6. The post holder will deliver an 80% clinical component to their role and 20% related to leadership and management, education and research.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
7. Degree in nursing or AHP
8. NMC or HCPC registration
9. MSc which maps across the 4 pillars of Advanced Practice
10. Non-medical prescriber
11. Evidence of continuing professional development.
12. Post-graduate management and/or leadership training
Desirable criteria
13. Qualification in teaching
14. QSIR training
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
15. Own vehicle and ability to travel across geographical locations within Buckinghamshire
16. Able to work 8am-8pm, 7 day week shift pattern
Experience
Essential criteria
17. Substantial post registration experience with a minimum of one year experience working as an Advanced Practitioner
18. Experience of working in primary or community health setting.
19. Experience of complex case management.
20. Experience of NHS leadership
21. Evidence of successful change management
22. Extensive knowledge of older people’s and long term conditions agenda.
23. Demonstrate a high level of clinical skills.
24. Experience of instigating and interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plans of care for patients.
25. Experience of multi-agency / multi-disciplinary team working across service interfaces.
26. Experience in mentorship role
Desirable criteria
27. Experience of financial management.
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
28. Excellent effective verbal and written communication skills
29. Ability to effectively prioritise workload
30. Ability to influence and persuade others in the promotion of high standards of patient care
31. Commitment to training and continuous development of self and others
32. Research awareness skills.
33. Evidence of undertaking Audit and developing action plans.
34. Able to communicate highly complex information situations including where there are barriers to understanding.
35. Ability to lead and participate in the integration of multi-agency services.
36. Proven ability to identify, develop and implement risk management and clinical governance systems at an expert level.
37. Able to analyse and use information to inform practice and service needs.
38. Computer literate – word, excel, powerpoint
39. Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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