Job summary
Could you be our new Associate Director for Nursing and
Advanced Practice? Do you want a chance to help shape and improve care for our
patients? Are you a credible leader who can inspire and champion our nursing
teams in meeting their potential at all levels?
This role offers an opportunity for an experienced Advanced
Clinical Practitioner to join our leadership team. In addition to your own
patient caseload you will support in the development and implementation of our
clinical strategy of providing high-quality patient-centred primary care
services, by providing clinical and professional leadership, with a focus on
the nursing team and advanced practitioners working within the organisation.
You will have experience of working across the breadth of
Primary Care managing acute, chronic and complex presentations. You will be a
credible leader with experience of delivering improvements in patient care.
Important
Information:
This is a split role with 15 hours per week allocated for
the Associate Director role and the remaining hours (minimum 15 hours) working
as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner
based in one of the NCPC practices. The 2 roles have different salary
scales:
Associate
Director - Starting from £67,791
ACP -
£55,532 - £68,271
We would be happy to discuss flexible working options.
Does this sound like you? If so we would love to hear from
you.
Main duties of the job
Support in
the development and implementation of NCPCs clinical strategy of providing
high-quality patient-centred primary care services, by providing clinical and
professional leadership, with a focus on the nursing team and advanced
practitioners working within the organisation.
Be
passionate about, and committed to providing excellent, patient-centred primary
care, supporting the development of clinical models which bring together access
to the appropriate member of the clinical team and encourage continuity of
care.
Provide
assurance to the Directors that robust systems of governance and performance
management are in place, and that high quality patient-led services are being
developed and delivered to nationally recognised best practice
Work as
part of a collective leadership team to continue the development of a
clinically-led and management-enabled organisation.
Lead on
the implementation of the NCPC Nursing and ACP Plan.
Champion
the development and governance of nursing and advanced practice roles across
NCPC practice.
Create and
develop a culture of professional development and learning amongst the nursing
and ACP team at an individual, practice, locality and organisation.
Provide support
and be involved with workforce planning and development of the nursing and ACP
team at practice, locality and organisational level.
Model
excellent professional behaviours and clinical excellence.
About us
North Cumbria Primary Care Ltd. (NCPC) is a GP led, not for
profit company where all of our GPs are employees, meaning that all financial
risks, responsibilities and liabilities sit with our not for profit limited
company, not with the individual partners. Our organisation is led
collaboratively, with an efficient head office support function.
We run 6 practices across 16 sites covering geography from
Carlisle across to Workington and Whitehaven and down to Bootle. Delivering
services to a patient population of c100,000 people we employ c430 staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the requirements of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the requirements of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registered professional with NMC or HCPC
- 1st level registration
- Full completion and qualified in the MSc Advanced Practice Clinical Masters Degree including Independent Non-Medical Prescriber V300
Experience
Essential
- Experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner working across the breadth of Primary Care managing acute/chronic/complex presentations
- Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the ACP role
- Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely in a patient centred way.
- Able to establish effective communication pathways with internal and external stakeholders
- Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS/PMS contract, Clinical Governance, Quality & Outcomes Framework
- Understanding of systems to gain an understanding of the health needs of the Practice population as they relate to primary care
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (eg National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc.)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registered professional with NMC or HCPC
- 1st level registration
- Full completion and qualified in the MSc Advanced Practice Clinical Masters Degree including Independent Non-Medical Prescriber V300
Experience
Essential
- Experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner working across the breadth of Primary Care managing acute/chronic/complex presentations
- Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the ACP role
- Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely in a patient centred way.
- Able to establish effective communication pathways with internal and external stakeholders
- Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS/PMS contract, Clinical Governance, Quality & Outcomes Framework
- Understanding of systems to gain an understanding of the health needs of the Practice population as they relate to primary care
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (eg National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc.)
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).
