Job summary
Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) and Personalised Care Lead
Hours/Days: 22.5 hours/3 days per week
Location: Remote working from home with countywide travel
We are looking for a unique individual to work in Northamptonshire Primary Care Training Hub (NPCTH) to support the nursing and personalised care workforce in Primary Care across Northamptonshire.
The Northamptonshire Primary Care Training Hub provides the infrastructure for multi-professional training and education in primary care to support the recruitment, retention and return of all staff groups.
The PNA and Personalised Care Lead will be a skilled specialist nursing advocacy role to support the nursing workforce working in Northamptonshire primary care to deliver safe and effective practice via the use of restorative practice supervision. The postholder will provide leadership and expert advice in relation to the PNA role. They will lead the development and implementation of a strategy to embed the PNA role across primary care in the county. They will work with qualified PNAs and PNAs in training to support, organise and coordinate activities to develop and embed the role and restorative frameworks into practice.
Main duties of the job
The PNA and Personalised Care Lead will also lead the development and subsequent implementation of a strategy to support the training and education of Social Prescribing Link Workers, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, Care Coordinators, Mental Health Support Workers and Mental Health Nurses working in primary care in the county. The role will promote and support these Personalised Care roles in general practice, aiming to increase both understanding and uptake of the roles in Northamptonshire. Personalised Care positions play a critical role in providing extra capacity and expertise to support patients to be actively involved in managing their health; to make choices that are right for them and reduce the demand on services.
If you are registered nurse, qualified as a PNA and have a passion for promoting and supporting the personalised care agenda, we would love to hear from you.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Educated to post graduate degree/Masters level or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Registered Nurse or and have an active Registration with a Professional Regulator
- To be a qualified Professional Nurse advocate
Desirable
- PNA experience in delivering the role within primary care setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced interpersonal skills to manage challenging situations, which will include negotiation with placement areas in relation to capacity to support students
- IT literate with the ability to use electronic systems, diaries and databases, Microsoft packages, System1 and Microsoft Teams. Ability to deal with competing priorities on a daily
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Educated to post graduate degree/Masters level or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Registered Nurse or and have an active Registration with a Professional Regulator
- To be a qualified Professional Nurse advocate
Desirable
- PNA experience in delivering the role within primary care setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced interpersonal skills to manage challenging situations, which will include negotiation with placement areas in relation to capacity to support students
- IT literate with the ability to use electronic systems, diaries and databases, Microsoft packages, System1 and Microsoft Teams. Ability to deal with competing priorities on a daily
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).
