Job overview
We are looking for a Consultant ACP to join our Trust supporting site across East and West Kent.
The Consultant Practitioner for Community Hospitals co-leads the medical provision for Community Hospitals, alongside the Consultant Clinical Lead.
This includes medical management of community hospital services across east and west Kent; development of the current and future medical model; and participation in service redesign.
It would be particularly suitable for a forward thinking, innovative individual seeking an exciting opportunity to help plan and deliver modern dynamic Inpatient Frailty services.
Main duties of the job
You will be a clinical expert in Frailty and will fulfil the 4 domains of Advanced Clinical Practice:
1. Advanced and expert level clinical practice within the field of frailty ensuring clinical excellence
2. Leadership and consultancy providing expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues
3. Development and provision of education and training to other staff and trainees
4. Service development, evaluation, research and audit.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
It is important to us that all our staff are aligned to our Values and in particular the behaviours we expect from KCHFT managers. With this in mind as part of the selection process for this position you will be asked to complete two other activities in addition to the competency-based interview that you will invited to. This extended selection process is designed to assess your management style and the specific details of the exercises will be given if you are successfully shortlisted. The provisional date of the selection event is 19th May 2025 although this may be subject to change.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
5. First level Registration with NMC, HPCP or GPHC
6. Significant post registration experience, and experience as an ACP at band 8a or above
7. Educated to Master’s level or higher degree
8. Research qualification
9. Teaching qualification
10. Leadership
11. Non- medical Prescribing
Desirable criteria
12. Psychology or counselling experience and training/ education
Experience
Essential criteria
13. Extensive clinical experience in the care and treatment of people with frailty (including long term conditions and dementia care experience)
14. Advanced skills in history taking and physical assessment of frail people
15. Independent prescribing experience
16. Experience of strategy development and implementation
17. Experience of advanced specialist interventions in the assessment and management of older patients
18. Experience with evidence of audit, research and innovation applied in practice
19. Experience of teaching and education provision
20. Extensive experience in report writing
21. Experience of planning, implementation and delivery of educational programmes relating to long term conditions
22. Advanced IT skills
23. Experience of working across organisational boundaries with partners (commissioning, social care and education providers)
Desirable criteria
24. Psychology or counselling experience and training/ education
25. Extensive experience of presenting report/ education/ information to public forums
26. IR(ME)R training or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
27. Advanced understanding of long-term conditions and application to older people
28. Advanced knowledge of clinical governance
29. Advanced knowledge of managing complex patient information and situations
30. Advanced knowledge of change management
Desirable criteria
31. Extensive research knowledge
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
32. Demonstrate a high level of competence and excellence in practice.
33. High level competence in strategic planning
34. Advanced skills in writing reports
35. High level skills in presenting
36. Coaching and mentoring skills
37. Chairing and facilitation skills
38. Expert skills in developing and delivering educational material
39. High level communication skills both verbally and non-verbally
40. Advanced skills in clinical practice, including clinical governance
Desirable criteria
41. Peer review of research or publications skills
42. Risk management skills at a high level
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
43. Facilitative approach
44. Valid UK Driving Licence
45. Participative style
Ability to manage
Essential criteria
46. Able to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure
47. Able to be supportive to others
48. Previous evidence of managing others Work produced is managed to ensure a high quality standard reflective of the seniority of the post
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