Job summary
- Main area
- Community
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (To end January 2026)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 209-A-24-6731738
- Employer
- East Cheshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Knutsford Care Community
- Town
- Knutsford
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Community
NHS AfC: Band 8a
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic, proactive advanced clinical practitioner with experience working in the community.
The role involves working within a community nursing team, supporting the team to offer a high level of care to patients in the place they call home.
The post holder will be part of the Urgent Community Response service, visiting patients who are acutely unwell and assessing their clinical and functional needs to try to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions. They will also be involved in the development of the virtual wards, working closely with hospital colleagues.
Hours per week: 30.00
Main duties of the job
The post holder will use their skills within the four pillars of Advanced Practice to deliver a very high level of care to complex patients in the community.
They will assess patients clinically, provide clinical leadership and service improvement and development through research and education.
Working for our organisation
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Hold a current professional registration such as NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) or HCPC (Health and Care Professional Council)
- First Level degree or relevant qualifications
- MSc (Master of Science) Advanced Practice or equivalent Clinical Masters (to include as a minimum clinical examination/diagnostics, independent Non-Medical Prescribing, Leadership, and research)
- Recognised teaching/ assessing qualification
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge managing acutely unwell patients in the community care setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced knowledge of the effects of the ageing process and needs of vulnerable adults in relation to their health and well-being
- Clear and demonstrable evidence of advanced, autonomous practice in the management of patients / service users
- Knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance and how it applies to role
- Knowledge of mental health assessment and safeguarding vulnerable adults
- Knowledge of infection control
- Professional awareness and knowledge of the National agenda/developments and innovations in Advanced clinical practice and specialist area
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Risk management and root cause analysis
Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced, person-centred clinical assessment for the health and well-being of patients with complex needs
- Physical clinical examination skills
- Performs clinical procedures appropriate to the patients, needs including further invasive testing and treatments requiring highly developed skills and precision
- Able to formulate appropriate management plans for patients.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Able to sustain and develop relationships across professional boundaries
- Computer literacy
- Ability to work logically and complete tasks
- Ability to work independently
- Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Leading profession and multi-professional working within and across organisational boundaries
- Experience of conducting audit/research
- Proven experience of working as an independent practitioner
- Understanding of frailty and end of life processes.
Other Role Requirements
Essential criteria
- Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Thomas
- Job title
- Advanced Practice Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01565757233
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