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Consultant Practitioner

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Consultant Practitioner - 8C

Community In-Patients

Permanent - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Wiltshire Health and Care are excited to be looking for a Consultant Practitioner to join our community In Patient wards.

Wiltshire Health and Care are seeking applications from experienced, advanced, clinicians whose background in elderly medicine and frailty has resulted in expertise within the field.

Our vision is to recruit a Consultant Practitioner whose primary role will be as the named clinician for 30 in-patients within Savernake Hospital, Marlborough.

It is recognised that the cohort of patients accessing Community Inpatients beds is evolving, and there is an expectation that the post holder will actively participate in service development to meet the needs of the wider community.

Whilst the role is primarily intended to cover Savernake Inpatient beds, it is recognised the post holder will also hold the skills and expertise that will be welcomed in other areas of Wiltshire Health and Care services. It is hoped this will bring a variety of opportunities for the post holder to continue their own personal development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a clinical expert in the field of Care of the Older Person and be the Named Clinician for Inpatients within Savernake Hospital and will fulfil the 4 domains of the Consultant role:

1.Advanced and expert level practice within the field of older peoples care and frailty

2.Professional leadership and consultancy

3.Development and provision of education and training

4.Practice and service development, research and evaluation

The must haves for you to be considered for this role:

1.Educated to masters level with experience working as a Consultant Practitioner

2.Understanding of Community Inpatient services, including the changing demands on the service

3.Adaptive, reactive, style of working to support clinical teams in their delivery of high quality, harm free care

If you recognise yourself in these requirements, we would recommend you apply today!

We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Informal visits are welcomed.

If you are interested in becoming part of our dynamic team, please dont hesitate to contact Lisa Hodgson, Chief Operating Officer who will be delighted to help.

About us

Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independant and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.

There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients and carers. We have an overall good rating from the CQC, with the majority of our services rated as Outstanding.

If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know that it is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling market towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good schools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment and a chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away. What are you waiting for?!

Details

Date posted

04 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£83,571 to £96,376 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9085-WHC-21890

Job locations

Savernake Hospital

London Rd

Marlborough

SN8 3HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current registration as an Adult Nurse, Physiotherapist or Paramedic.
  • Minimum 5 years experience of autonomous clinical practice.
  • Masters degree ACP or equivalent experience robustly demonstrated.
  • Management qualification or significant senior management experience in a healthcare setting.
  • Evidence of professional and managerial development, including a comprehensive and relevant CPD portfolio
  • Independent prescriber.

Desirable

  • Desire to transition to a doctoral pathway
  • Education /training qualification

Experience

Essential

  • In-depth experience of working with older people across a range of environments, and as a senior clinical leader
  • Experience of clinical practice development and applying continuous quality improvement methodology to develop services
  • Demonstrable experience of developing and leading clinical governance.
  • Experience in managing acutely unwell patients and management of the deteriorating patient.

Desirable

  • Experience of developing services in partnership with patients
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current registration as an Adult Nurse, Physiotherapist or Paramedic.
  • Minimum 5 years experience of autonomous clinical practice.
  • Masters degree ACP or equivalent experience robustly demonstrated.
  • Management qualification or significant senior management experience in a healthcare setting.
  • Evidence of professional and managerial development, including a comprehensive and relevant CPD portfolio
  • Independent prescriber.

Desirable

  • Desire to transition to a doctoral pathway
  • Education /training qualification

Experience

Essential

  • In-depth experience of working with older people across a range of environments, and as a senior clinical leader
  • Experience of clinical practice development and applying continuous quality improvement methodology to develop services
  • Demonstrable experience of developing and leading clinical governance.
  • Experience in managing acutely unwell patients and management of the deteriorating patient.

Desirable

  • Experience of developing services in partnership with patients

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Address

Savernake Hospital

London Rd

Marlborough

SN8 3HL


Employer's website

https://wiltshirehealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Address

Savernake Hospital

London Rd

Marlborough

SN8 3HL


Employer's website

https://wiltshirehealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lisa Hodgson

lisa.haywood4@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£83,571 to £96,376 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9085-WHC-21890

Job locations

Savernake Hospital

London Rd

Marlborough

SN8 3HL


Supporting documents

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