Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Community Practitioner to join the current Regulated Care Team within Intensive Home Support on a fixed term basis covering covering maternity leave.
The role Community Practitioner is to be a clinical asset within the regulated care setting, providing direct care, education, and training to patients and care providers. Using advance care planning working with MDT & care providers this role will be responsible for the Holistic Care of patients within Regulated Care Settings.
The post holder will review hospital discharges back to regulated care settings and complete their holistic health assessment to ensure patient safety, this includes medication reviews and frailty. Some of these patients will already have assessments completed, utilising the MDT and own knowledge ensure that the appropriate care is being provided.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details and main duties of the role.
Working for our organisation
Established in 2003, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute and community healthcare for the people in Pennine Lancashire.
The organisation puts safety and quality at the heart of everything we do, invests in and develops its workforce, works with key stakeholders to develop effective partnerships and encourages innovation and pathway reform to deliver best practice.
We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
The Intensive Home Support Service provides a supportive environment and provides staff with many professional development opportunities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information about the advertised role and main job duties/ responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Active Professional Registration & qualification i.e. RN, SW, AHP
* Degree level qualification or equivalent knowledge or experience in relevant field.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Evidence of clinical caseload management with complex cases in a range of clinical settings including community/primary care.
* Proven experience of undertaking complex assessments
* Continuing engagement in professional development and of reflective practice as evidenced in a professional portfolio
* Evidence of influencing / negotiating in order to achieve change
* Multi-disciplinary / multi-agency working
* Participation in audit and evaluation
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of experience in a mentoring/teaching role
* Experience in leading the change processes at an operational level
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Evidence of extensive professional clinical Knowledge, skill and experience in long term conditions/frail elderly
* Good understanding of systems in health and social care that are wider than immediate role.
* An awareness and understanding of the factors that contribute to good health and local public health priorities
* Knowledge and understanding of the principles of governance and its implications to their service area.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
* A constructive, inquiring, flexible approach to others
* Self-confidence to challenge traditional practice and the persistence to address difficult, enduring issues
* Flexible working, including the requirement to work as part of a 8am to 8pm, 7 day-a-week service on a rota basis
Other
Essential criteria
* Ability to work across sites as designated through service