Job summary
An exciting opportunity has risen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Integrated Urgent Crisis Response Service (IUCRS) as Advanced Clinical Practitioner Allied Health Practitioner (AHP), providing a holistic approach to the care of individuals.
37.5 hours per week
The IUCRS team is a multi-disciplinary team based in Kennedy House Clacton-on-Sea, with other bases in Colchester.
Our team delivers high quality care,7 day a week within the North East Essex community. We will offer individually tailored induction, training, and support for you.
The role involves travelling throughout North East Essex delivering, assessing, and treating patients in their own homes, within 2 hours, as a part of IUCRS Urgent Community Response Team (UCR). You will work closely with the East of England Ambulance service (EEAST) to prevent unnecessary conveyances to hospital. The core hours of the service are 08.00-22.00 and you will also be expected to work weekends and bank holidays.
It is essential that you have a valid driving licence.
Main duties of the job
You will provide professional leadership, clinical expertise and manage urgent presentation of patients in a crisis and admission avoidance situation within North East Essex Community.
As a lead clinician of this service you will be expected to work in partnership with primary and secondary care colleagues and other agencies to secure a smooth patient journey across the whole patient pathway. Self-care will be encouraged, and patients and carers will be actively involved in the development of their care plan and the management of their condition.
You will also act as a role model while promoting clinical effectiveness and delivering advanced practice.
IUCRS is an evolving and constantly developing team incorporating the following areas: Urgent Community Response (UCR), the cleric ambulance system (working in conjunction with EEAST), virtual frailty ward, in reach into the Integrated Rapid Assessment service (IRAS) based in the Emergency Department Colchester General Hospital, Unplanned Community Nursing and OPAT IV antibiotic service. You will be expected to perform comprehensive assessment of patients with urgent presentations and develop working diagnosis and treatment plans whilst working without direct supervision, with virtual input from the medical team.
We are committed to supporting you in your professional development ensuring you have opportunities to attend appropriate training to support you to reach your full potential.
About us
One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will also support the designated shift lead, triaging and co-ordinating the days case load, scheduling visits, undertake appraisals and clinical supervision, mentoring and performance development plans to promote clinical and professional effectiveness of self and others. Part of this role is to support senior management in the daily running of the team and change management and deputise in the absence of senior colleagues, and to contribute to the running and development of the service through the promotion, adaptation and development of polices and guidelines using evidence-based practice, You should be motivated, flexible and committed to working in a changing environment.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will also support the designated shift lead, triaging and co-ordinating the days case load, scheduling visits, undertake appraisals and clinical supervision, mentoring and performance development plans to promote clinical and professional effectiveness of self and others. Part of this role is to support senior management in the daily running of the team and change management and deputise in the absence of senior colleagues, and to contribute to the running and development of the service through the promotion, adaptation and development of polices and guidelines using evidence-based practice, You should be motivated, flexible and committed to working in a changing environment.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oCompleted or portfolio of supervised practice in advanced clinical practice, or equivalent.
- oEvidence of continued professional development following MSc completion.
- oEvidence of clinical work in an autonomous role
- oEvidence of recent teaching, mentorship, and supervision of staff
- oEvidence of multi - professional working
Desirable
- oEvidence of quality improvement methodology and audit experience
- oEvidence of involvement in change management
Qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional Registration with either NMC, or HCPC.
- oPossession MSc in Advanced Practice or recognised equivalent by HEE Centre Advancing Practice
- oNon-Medical Prescribing (v300) if appropriate to registered profession /role
- oLeadership/management course
Desirable
- oPossession of 1st degree in a clinical field e.g., Nursing, physiotherapy at a minimum 2:2 classification /*-*-Evidence of continuing education
- oEvidence of continuing education
Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrates a high degree of knowledge within specialty
- oDemonstrate an understanding of current developments in the relevant speciality
- oKnowledge of current NHS, professional and educational issues
- oKnowledge of infection control issues
Skills
Essential
- oEvidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in patient management
- o Need to be car driver with valid UK and have access to a car for work purposes
Desirable
- oComputer skills (i.e., for radiology, pathology, microbiology ordering)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oCompleted or portfolio of supervised practice in advanced clinical practice, or equivalent.
- oEvidence of continued professional development following MSc completion.
- oEvidence of clinical work in an autonomous role
- oEvidence of recent teaching, mentorship, and supervision of staff
- oEvidence of multi - professional working
Desirable
- oEvidence of quality improvement methodology and audit experience
- oEvidence of involvement in change management
Qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional Registration with either NMC, or HCPC.
- oPossession MSc in Advanced Practice or recognised equivalent by HEE Centre Advancing Practice
- oNon-Medical Prescribing (v300) if appropriate to registered profession /role
- oLeadership/management course
Desirable
- oPossession of 1st degree in a clinical field e.g., Nursing, physiotherapy at a minimum 2:2 classification /*-*-Evidence of continuing education
- oEvidence of continuing education
Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrates a high degree of knowledge within specialty
- oDemonstrate an understanding of current developments in the relevant speciality
- oKnowledge of current NHS, professional and educational issues
- oKnowledge of infection control issues
Skills
Essential
- oEvidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in patient management
- o Need to be car driver with valid UK and have access to a car for work purposes
Desirable
- oComputer skills (i.e., for radiology, pathology, microbiology ordering)
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).
