Job summary
Our Integrated Network Teams (INTs) deliver out of hospital care to people in their own homes or community clinics. We provide these services to people who are registered with a GP within South Gloucestershire. The INTs are aligned to Sirona Localities, and these, in turn, are aligned to groups of GP practices, known as Primary Care Networks.
Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) - Long Term Conditions are experienced, specialist clinicians with advanced clinical skills, case management techniques and shared decision-making, who support people meeting criteria that denote very high intensity use of health care services. With specialist intensive support, these service users are able to remain safely at home and have more choice about their health care. Case management is key for the support of people with long term conditions. This role requires expert evidence based practitioner knowledge gained from extensive front line, clinical leadership and decision making and managerial experience
The Locality teams are made up of:
- Advanced Clinical Practitioners Urgent and Long-term Conditions
- Community Nurses
- Community Therapists
- Paramedics
- Rehabilitations Support Workers and Healthcare Assistants
- Administrators
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this role is to work autonomously as a specialist practitioner to identify and case manage individuals with highly complex needs who require intensive community support, within their Primary Care Network (PCN) in partnership with the Integrated Network Team (INT) and the primary care team to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges from hospital into the community setting and, where possible, improving their quality of life.
As an advanced practitioner you will provide a service that focuses on achieving and demonstrating overall improvements in health care for people who are frail and have several long-term conditions. You will also provide clinical leadership and direction to the INT, supporting the Locality Manager and Assistant Locality Manager to deliver excellent evidence based clinical outcomes. To provide organisational and service resilience, you may be expected to cross cover other teams or services, both within the locality and across Sirona services.
About us
We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.
At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.
Benefits:
We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.
Additional Information:
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.
This post is not an Advanced Practice role that is mapped to the HEE Multi-professional Framework for Advancing Practice. These posts are currently under review and are likely to undergo a name change in the near future. This is because these roles do not require candidates to work across all 4 pillars of Advanced Practice to MSc level and are therefore banded at AFC Band 7. They do, however require a skillset working at or towards MSc level in the Advanced Practice Clinical Pillar. This role will not be eligible for training funding for an MSc in Advanced Practice however training may be supported depending on individual learning needs identified following Sirona CPD funding application processes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.
This post is not an Advanced Practice role that is mapped to the HEE Multi-professional Framework for Advancing Practice. These posts are currently under review and are likely to undergo a name change in the near future. This is because these roles do not require candidates to work across all 4 pillars of Advanced Practice to MSc level and are therefore banded at AFC Band 7. They do, however require a skillset working at or towards MSc level in the Advanced Practice Clinical Pillar. This role will not be eligible for training funding for an MSc in Advanced Practice however training may be supported depending on individual learning needs identified following Sirona CPD funding application processes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC / HCPC or other relevant professional body of registration
- Successful completion of a relevant post-graduate L3 (or higher) course or appropriate equivalent modules, such as disease specific qualifications, Physical assessment and clinical reasoning.
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development and ability to study at Masters level.
- Willingness to undertake training required for the role e.g. non-Medical Prescribing and PADRAP
Desirable
- Masters level clinical qualification or working towards achieving this.
- Non-Medical Independent & Supplementary Prescriber or willingness to undertake Prescribing Module at Masters Level.
Experience
Essential
- Coaching / Teaching and Assessing qualification / experience.
- Physical Examination and Diagnostic Reasoning Module (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake.
- Knowledge of local, national, strategic and operational policy developments and an awareness of their implications.
- Understanding of the primary care, secondary care and provider interface.
- Knowledge of legal issues relating to the care of people such as Data Protection Act, Adult Protection procedures and the Mental Capacity Act.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Flexible to meet service needs which can be unpredictable.
- Ability to travel efficiently to other work bases eg by car or other appropriate means, as reasonably requested.
- Willingness to work unsociable hours where required.
- Some posts require rotation between teams and/or shift patterns.
- Hold a UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle during working hours.
- Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK. If you currently reside in the UK, and are on a visa, please confirm what type of visa you hold, or confirm if you require sponsorship.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC / HCPC or other relevant professional body of registration
- Successful completion of a relevant post-graduate L3 (or higher) course or appropriate equivalent modules, such as disease specific qualifications, Physical assessment and clinical reasoning.
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development and ability to study at Masters level.
- Willingness to undertake training required for the role e.g. non-Medical Prescribing and PADRAP
Desirable
- Masters level clinical qualification or working towards achieving this.
- Non-Medical Independent & Supplementary Prescriber or willingness to undertake Prescribing Module at Masters Level.
Experience
Essential
- Coaching / Teaching and Assessing qualification / experience.
- Physical Examination and Diagnostic Reasoning Module (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake.
- Knowledge of local, national, strategic and operational policy developments and an awareness of their implications.
- Understanding of the primary care, secondary care and provider interface.
- Knowledge of legal issues relating to the care of people such as Data Protection Act, Adult Protection procedures and the Mental Capacity Act.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Flexible to meet service needs which can be unpredictable.
- Ability to travel efficiently to other work bases eg by car or other appropriate means, as reasonably requested.
- Willingness to work unsociable hours where required.
- Some posts require rotation between teams and/or shift patterns.
- Hold a UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle during working hours.
- Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK. If you currently reside in the UK, and are on a visa, please confirm what type of visa you hold, or confirm if you require sponsorship.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
