Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting new role in a high preforming and dynamic team? Perhaps your ready for your next challenge? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Service Lead for the East Berkshire Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward Team.
We are looking to recruit an Advance Nurse Practioner (ANP), who will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide advanced clinical assessment skills to patients in their own home and in a care home, who require an urgent response to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and leadership to the team.
The role will provide day to day management of the East Berkshire Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward Team multidisciplinary team, including nurses, therapists and support workers, and clinical supervision and training/ education to the nurses and support workers, as required.
You will be a team player and work collaboratively with staff from all disciplines whilst maintaining high professional standards. You will ensure good communication, and effective processes and procedures are maintained across the service.
The post holder will work 37.5hrs per week, 7.5 hours a day, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am - 8pm.
The role is based at The Cottage, St Marks Hospital and staff parking is available
Main duties of the job
- To practice at an advanced level of nursing, working as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary team including admitting to and discharging patients from the Urgent Community Response Service Virtual Frailty Ward in collaboration with the Community Geriatrician and GP.
- As an experienced advanced nurse practitioner, you will take responsibility and be accountable for the clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of complex patients considering local and national guidelines.
- The postholder is expected to liaise effectively and professionally with all levels of staff, external organisations and the public, dealing with confidential information in an appropriate manner
- As an Independent Prescriber, prescribe and review medications in accordance with NMC guidance, local and national policy guidance.
- To provide leadership and line management to the Band 8/7/6 nurses and therapists and the Band 3 & 4 healthcare/multi-therapy assistants.
The "must haves" for this role:
- Advanced Practitioner registration or working towards obtaining registration
- Advanced History taking and physical assessment
- Non-medical prescriber
- Some management and Leadership experience
- Able to work autonomously, with the ability to work under pressure, with excellent organisational, communication and time management skills to prioritise work
About us
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust site
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Educated to a postgraduate or masters level
- NMC registration
- Non-medical Prescriber.
- Advanced History taking and assessment
- Additional qualification in management related field or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Post registration Advanced Clinical Study
- Diagnostics reasoning module
- Health and safety training
- Equality and diversity training
Previous Experience/Continuing Professional Development
Essential
- Substantive experience of leading and managing a team, including performance management, sickness monitoring, recruitment, skill mix and staffing rotas
- Ability to work under pressure, time managements skills to prioritise work.
- Ability to demonstrate relevant experience at a senior level in the areas of community services.
- Previous experience of effective stakeholder engagement
- Comprehensive range of supervisory experience both clinically and managerially
- Multi-disciplinary team and partnership working
- Working proactively with staff in implementing innovative non-clinical practice
- Skill mix review and assessment
- Identification of local health needs and translating this into the people and finances needed to meet the need
Desirable
- Leading staff appraisal, induction, mentorship and preceptorship
- Previous experience of change management and experience of leading service change
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Expert knowledge of the current modernisation agenda for health and social care, with reference to the development of services centred around the needs of people living with long term conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant National policies and guidelines relevant to the area
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and reporting skills
- Organisational and time management skills
- Ability to recognise own personal style and the impact this has on others
- Demonstrates confidential and effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others.
- Ability to grasp critical issues and distil into clear and manageable priorities
- Strategic awareness and understanding
- Demonstrable leadership skills and understanding of own leadership style
- Commitment to ethical and professional values
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- IT skills
- Team Player
- Presentation skills
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites and have access to a car
- Ability to be flexible with working days/hours
- Self-motivated/Demonstrates an enthusiastic and flexible approach
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Educated to a postgraduate or masters level
- NMC registration
- Non-medical Prescriber.
- Advanced History taking and assessment
- Additional qualification in management related field or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Post registration Advanced Clinical Study
- Diagnostics reasoning module
- Health and safety training
- Equality and diversity training
Previous Experience/Continuing Professional Development
Essential
- Substantive experience of leading and managing a team, including performance management, sickness monitoring, recruitment, skill mix and staffing rotas
- Ability to work under pressure, time managements skills to prioritise work.
- Ability to demonstrate relevant experience at a senior level in the areas of community services.
- Previous experience of effective stakeholder engagement
- Comprehensive range of supervisory experience both clinically and managerially
- Multi-disciplinary team and partnership working
- Working proactively with staff in implementing innovative non-clinical practice
- Skill mix review and assessment
- Identification of local health needs and translating this into the people and finances needed to meet the need
Desirable
- Leading staff appraisal, induction, mentorship and preceptorship
- Previous experience of change management and experience of leading service change
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Expert knowledge of the current modernisation agenda for health and social care, with reference to the development of services centred around the needs of people living with long term conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant National policies and guidelines relevant to the area
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and reporting skills
- Organisational and time management skills
- Ability to recognise own personal style and the impact this has on others
- Demonstrates confidential and effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others.
- Ability to grasp critical issues and distil into clear and manageable priorities
- Strategic awareness and understanding
- Demonstrable leadership skills and understanding of own leadership style
- Commitment to ethical and professional values
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- IT skills
- Team Player
- Presentation skills
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites and have access to a car
- Ability to be flexible with working days/hours
- Self-motivated/Demonstrates an enthusiastic and flexible approach
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).
