Job summary
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and innovative nurse, physiotherapist or paramedic with advanced clinical skills to be recruited to a community Consultant Practitioner post. We are seeking a full-time, experienced, outstanding Advanced Clinical Practitioner who will work with and support the multi-professional team in delivering high-quality, personalised care for patients in their own homes.
Main duties of the job
The role provides a great development opportunity for a Community Consultant Practitioner to provide clinical leadership to the Advanced Clinical Practitioner team including assuming overall clinical responsibility for patients on the Frailty Virtual Ward. The post holder will also have the clinical lead role in further developing our Same Day Urgent Community Care portfolio, e.g. Urgent Community Response.
This is an exciting and demanding role, which will require effective and compassionate clinical leadership, to collaborate with experienced colleagues and to manage competing priorities. The post holder will have excellent interpersonal skills, and be resilient. The post holder will work closely with the Head of Integrated Community Care, the Clinical Director, and develop effective partnerships with Geriatricians, General Practitioners and other professionals to deliver high quality out of hospital personalised care.
About us
The Combined Community and Acute Care Group is committed to bringing integration to the forefront of care for patients whose needs often involve a combination of primary, community, intermediate and acute services. This is a key role, ensuring highly effective clinical leadership and care, working alongside the Directorate Executive and senior teams. We are a strong, collaborative and effective team, and we are looking for a new colleague with the experience and personal values to help us achieve our aims.
Our vision is to develop a collaborative and cohesive team of well supported staff who look forward to coming to work, and who are able to provide great care centred around what matters most to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Candidates must have considerable community experience, be educated to masters degree level as be an Advanced Clinical Practitioner and able to demonstrate that they fulfil the five pillars of consultancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Candidates must have considerable community experience, be educated to masters degree level as be an Advanced Clinical Practitioner and able to demonstrate that they fulfil the five pillars of consultancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC/HCPC
- Masters Degree ACP/health related masters degree
- Independent non-medical prescribing
- Management qualification or significant senior management experience.
- Teaching experience/qualification
Desirable
- PhD/DclinP in a relevant field or working towards level 8 study.
other factors
Essential
- Due to the requirement to undertake visits to staff in community settings, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence, or have access to an alternative means of transport
Experience
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience in the care and treatment of people with frailty and long-term conditions.
- Extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of urgent and acute conditions.
- Advanced skills in history taking and physical assessment.
- Experience of report writing.
- Teaching, training and clinical supervision of clinical professionals.
- Participation in research, audit and service evaluation.
- Working across multiple professional and organisational boundaries.
- Experience of working in partnership with other statutory agencies
- Experience of providing professional advice and support at a senior level
Desirable
- Collaborative work from an acute hospital setting with primary care and social services.
Further training
Essential
- An evidenced portfolio of CPD to the level required by the HEE.
Desirable
- Management or teaching degree at Master's level.
specialist skills/aptitude
Essential
- A thorough knowledge and under-standing of Advanced Clinical Practice in the community setting.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical credibility and be a role model and strategic driver for Advanced Clinical Practice at Trust, regional and national level.
- An understanding of current health policy and guidance relating to Advanced Clinical Practice, Virtual Wards and Urgent Community Response.
- Evidence of research and service development activity.
- Resilience and adaptability to complex, unpredictable and challenging operating conditions.
- Strategic and critical thinking; the ability to clearly articulate vision, challenge the status quo and inspire others to change.
- Workload prioritisation, time manage-ment and the capacity to incorporate new challenges, to manage projects and to hold others to account on the delivery of outcomes and actions.
- Fluent and effective communicator in speech and writing; effective influencing and negotiating skills; and responsiveness to different contexts
- Self-assured, friendly and professional approach to working with colleagues; the capability to work independently and collaboratively; and the capacity for effective net!working.
- Ability to lead, motivate, facilitate and delegate
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities Ability to understand and promote good staff relations
Desirable
- Peer-reviewed publications and/or conference presentations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with NMC/HCPC
- Masters Degree ACP/health related masters degree
- Independent non-medical prescribing
- Management qualification or significant senior management experience.
- Teaching experience/qualification
Desirable
- PhD/DclinP in a relevant field or working towards level 8 study.
other factors
Essential
- Due to the requirement to undertake visits to staff in community settings, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence, or have access to an alternative means of transport
Experience
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience in the care and treatment of people with frailty and long-term conditions.
- Extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of urgent and acute conditions.
- Advanced skills in history taking and physical assessment.
- Experience of report writing.
- Teaching, training and clinical supervision of clinical professionals.
- Participation in research, audit and service evaluation.
- Working across multiple professional and organisational boundaries.
- Experience of working in partnership with other statutory agencies
- Experience of providing professional advice and support at a senior level
Desirable
- Collaborative work from an acute hospital setting with primary care and social services.
Further training
Essential
- An evidenced portfolio of CPD to the level required by the HEE.
Desirable
- Management or teaching degree at Master's level.
specialist skills/aptitude
Essential
- A thorough knowledge and under-standing of Advanced Clinical Practice in the community setting.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical credibility and be a role model and strategic driver for Advanced Clinical Practice at Trust, regional and national level.
- An understanding of current health policy and guidance relating to Advanced Clinical Practice, Virtual Wards and Urgent Community Response.
- Evidence of research and service development activity.
- Resilience and adaptability to complex, unpredictable and challenging operating conditions.
- Strategic and critical thinking; the ability to clearly articulate vision, challenge the status quo and inspire others to change.
- Workload prioritisation, time manage-ment and the capacity to incorporate new challenges, to manage projects and to hold others to account on the delivery of outcomes and actions.
- Fluent and effective communicator in speech and writing; effective influencing and negotiating skills; and responsiveness to different contexts
- Self-assured, friendly and professional approach to working with colleagues; the capability to work independently and collaboratively; and the capacity for effective net!working.
- Ability to lead, motivate, facilitate and delegate
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities Ability to understand and promote good staff relations
Desirable
- Peer-reviewed publications and/or conference presentations.
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).
