Job summary
Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Band 8A
£56,388 - £62,785 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Full time 37.5 hrs per week (1 weekend in 4 working)
An interesting and exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive Advanced Clinical Practitioner willing to join our urgent 2 hr Rapid response service within the Urgent Community Response.
The candidate must be autonomous and competent at handling triage and seeing patients in their house to provide safe and effective care based on their advanced skills and consultations.
The candidate must be a Non-medical prescriber
Main duties of the job
The post is based within the Rapid Response Team. This service provides a multi-disciplinary urgent assessment and crisis intervention service within a 2 hour response to patients in the community with the aim of preventing hospital admission operating 7 days per week 8am to 8pm.
The post holder is an Advanced Practitioner, acting within their professional boundaries.
The post-holder will be expected to have completed the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and be a non-medical prescriber with extensive community experience and skilled to see patients independently, making autonomous decisions in the clinical and diagnostic assessment of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed complex health and social care needs to support keeping them in the community and reduce hospital admissions / ED attendance and to develop a comprehensive plan of care and autonomously prescribing as required.
Referrals are accepted to service from GPs, 111, London Ambulance Service (LAS), care homes and community providers
About us
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.
Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.
Salary is dependent on NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to demonstrate the values of Bromley Healthcare including;
- Constantly improve our services
- Treat others as we would like to be treated
- Hit our target
The post holder is expected to comply with all Bromley Healthcares relevant policies, procedures and guidelines; including the appropriate code (s) of conduct associated with this post.
The job description reflects the immediate requirements and objectives of the post. This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, as directed by the line manager.
This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.
- Experience of telephone Triage
- Experienced and skilled Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Experienced Non-medical Prescriber
see attached JD
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to demonstrate the values of Bromley Healthcare including;
- Constantly improve our services
- Treat others as we would like to be treated
- Hit our target
The post holder is expected to comply with all Bromley Healthcares relevant policies, procedures and guidelines; including the appropriate code (s) of conduct associated with this post.
The job description reflects the immediate requirements and objectives of the post. This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, as directed by the line manager.
This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.
- Experience of telephone Triage
- Experienced and skilled Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Experienced Non-medical Prescriber
see attached JD
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master level Award covering and assessing all 4 pillars of advanced clinical practice (clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research
- Registered non-medical prescriber (if professionally appropriate)
- Registered with appropriate professional body NMC
- Undergraduate degree in a suitable discipline
- Advanced clinical assessment and autonomous practice and clinical decision making
- Registered with appropriate professional body(NMC, HCPC)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Intravenous cannulation skills. And IVAB therapy administration and management
- Catheter management skills
- Experience of working in an Admission Avoidance service
Experience
Essential
- Triage experience
- Effective team leadership and organisational skill
- Evidence of experience in autonomously managing, practice at an advanced level
- Extensive clinical experience and skills using evidence based practice
- Evidence of team leadership some aspects of service development and managing change
- Evidence of experience of multi- disciplinary and interagency working
- Experience of co-ordinating complex activities/programmes of care with other healthcare professionals and agencies
- Experience in teaching and assessing other Experience in working across acute and community care settings
Desirable
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Experience of working in an Admission Avoidance service
- Experience of embracing and implementing change to provide high quality patient outcomes
- Post - registration experience at AP level
Skills
Essential
- Car driver with current UK licence and access to a vehicle to use for work purposes
- Able to function as an advance practitioner with expert clinical skills, critical analysis and risk stratification
- Able to demonstrate advance skills for assessing and interpreting complex patient conditions, comparing a range of options and taking appropriate action
- Evidence of the ability to direct and coordinate plans of care working autonomously and collaboratively
- Evidence of the ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care
- Advance communication skills, staff, clients other agencies etc.
- Good understanding of systems in health and social care that are wider than their immediate role
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance, particularly in relation to their service area.
- Evidence of professional development and knowledge.
Desirable
- Assisting and managing operational risks
- Intravenous cannulation skills. And IVAB therapy administration and management
- Competent in venepuncture /phlebotomy
Information Technology
Essential
- IT Skills to a good level with experience of EMIS, word processing and database management
Desirable
- EMIS templates development and search and reporting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master level Award covering and assessing all 4 pillars of advanced clinical practice (clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research
- Registered non-medical prescriber (if professionally appropriate)
- Registered with appropriate professional body NMC
- Undergraduate degree in a suitable discipline
- Advanced clinical assessment and autonomous practice and clinical decision making
- Registered with appropriate professional body(NMC, HCPC)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Intravenous cannulation skills. And IVAB therapy administration and management
- Catheter management skills
- Experience of working in an Admission Avoidance service
Experience
Essential
- Triage experience
- Effective team leadership and organisational skill
- Evidence of experience in autonomously managing, practice at an advanced level
- Extensive clinical experience and skills using evidence based practice
- Evidence of team leadership some aspects of service development and managing change
- Evidence of experience of multi- disciplinary and interagency working
- Experience of co-ordinating complex activities/programmes of care with other healthcare professionals and agencies
- Experience in teaching and assessing other Experience in working across acute and community care settings
Desirable
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Experience of working in an Admission Avoidance service
- Experience of embracing and implementing change to provide high quality patient outcomes
- Post - registration experience at AP level
Skills
Essential
- Car driver with current UK licence and access to a vehicle to use for work purposes
- Able to function as an advance practitioner with expert clinical skills, critical analysis and risk stratification
- Able to demonstrate advance skills for assessing and interpreting complex patient conditions, comparing a range of options and taking appropriate action
- Evidence of the ability to direct and coordinate plans of care working autonomously and collaboratively
- Evidence of the ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care
- Advance communication skills, staff, clients other agencies etc.
- Good understanding of systems in health and social care that are wider than their immediate role
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance, particularly in relation to their service area.
- Evidence of professional development and knowledge.
Desirable
- Assisting and managing operational risks
- Intravenous cannulation skills. And IVAB therapy administration and management
- Competent in venepuncture /phlebotomy
Information Technology
Essential
- IT Skills to a good level with experience of EMIS, word processing and database management
Desirable
- EMIS templates development and search and reporting.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
