Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Advanced Clinical Practitioner with strong clinical leadership and facilitation skills has arisen to join the Intensive Home Support Service (IHSS).
IHSS is an award-winning multidisciplinary team comprising ACP's, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurse Associates/Assistant Practitioners and Medics. The primary aims of the service are to reduce the number of avoidable conveyances to hospital and provide a holistic and comprehensive assessment in the patients' usual place of residence. IHSS is commissioned to provide the 2-hour Urgent Community Response across East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen - which falls under the umbrella of Community Virtual Ward. As part of this, both remote patient monitoring for low risk/intervention patients, as well as high acuity/intervention within a Hospital at Home model is provided. IHSS currently also takes a proactive approach in generating referrals from ED via our own deflection team, as well as collaborative working with North West Ambulance Service to replace ambulance attendance for patients deemed suitable for a 2-hour UCR.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Apply advanced clinical practice knowledge and skills in providing a responsive and high level of care for patients admitted to IHSS with undifferentiated, undiagnosed illness using a range of methodologies, including physical examination, diagnostic tests and advanced health needs assessment
- Be self-directed and have a high level of skill in communication, advanced assessment, collaborative working and be knowledgeable in the subject of clinical governance and risk management as applied to advanced clinical practice and independent prescribing.
- Provide clinical line management responsibilities and professional leadership across the East Lancashire footprint, supporting the development and extension of advanced practice skills and will have a key role in embedding high quality clinical practice across IHSS with particular emphasis on advanced practice, competence, and confidence.
- Provide clinical oversight and input to patients on the IHSS caseload as well as participating in a number of collaborative projects with Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital Emergency Department and also NWAS to maximise the 2-hour UCR capacity across Pennine Lancashire.
- Required to work across extended hours and over a 7-day period (excluding night duty).
Please see the full job description and person specification for the detailed duties
About us
Established in 2003, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute and community healthcare for the people in Pennine Lancashire.
The organisation puts safety and quality at the heart of everything we do, invests in and develops its workforce, works with key stakeholders to develop effective partnerships and encourages innovation and pathway reform to deliver best practice.
We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
The Intensive Home Support Service provides a supportive environment and provides staff with many professional development opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the advertised role and main job duties/ responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the advertised role and main job duties/ responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience
- Successful application to MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
- Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification at degree level or equivalent
- Leadership module or equivalent Leadership study days
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical experience at a high level in a range of clinical settings.
- Proven experience of working with complex cases
- Up-to-date evidence of continuing engagement in professional development and of reflective practice in a professional portfolio
- Evidence of supervising team members
- Evidence of experience in mentoring/teaching role.
- Evidence of experience working in partnership and collaboration
- Participation in research, audit and evaluation
- Conducting appraisals and agreeing personal development plants
- Leading change and innovation
Work Related Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- High level of clinical knowledge including current evidence-based practice
- Highly competent to assess patient's requirements to develop case management plans.
- Ability to interpret data from diagnostic tests to adjust interventions appropriately
- Knowledge of chronic disease management
- Sound understanding of the expectations of an advanced practitioner, particularly in terms of service outcomes and their relevant context.
- Good understanding of systems in health and social care that are wider than immediate role.
- Demonstrate an awareness/understanding of the factors that contribute to good health and the public health priorities of East Lancashire Hospitals Trust
- Able to plan proactively, manage and evaluate own learning, to negotiate learning opportunities and establish learning contracts
- Ability to communicate complex information where agreement and co-operation is required with clients, carers, staff, colleagues and other professionals.
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present data
- Ability to maintain records, statistical and activity data in line with Trust standards
- Presentation and facilitation skills to multi-professional/agency groups
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of governance and its implications to their service area.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Good IT skills, including those of using internet based communications and literature.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A constructive, inquiring, flexible approach to others and to their work
- Self-confidence to challenge traditional practice and the persistence to address difficult, enduring issues.
- Self-motivated and adaptable with changes being implemented
- Demonstrates the need to maintain confidentiality and respects diversity and ethnicity.
- Flexible working - including the ability to work 7.30 am - 10.00 pm
- The post holder must be assessed as having a level of fitness to carry out duties/tasks after reasonable adjustments under the terms of disability discrimination act have been made.
- A current driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience
- Successful application to MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
- Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification at degree level or equivalent
- Leadership module or equivalent Leadership study days
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical experience at a high level in a range of clinical settings.
- Proven experience of working with complex cases
- Up-to-date evidence of continuing engagement in professional development and of reflective practice in a professional portfolio
- Evidence of supervising team members
- Evidence of experience in mentoring/teaching role.
- Evidence of experience working in partnership and collaboration
- Participation in research, audit and evaluation
- Conducting appraisals and agreeing personal development plants
- Leading change and innovation
Work Related Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- High level of clinical knowledge including current evidence-based practice
- Highly competent to assess patient's requirements to develop case management plans.
- Ability to interpret data from diagnostic tests to adjust interventions appropriately
- Knowledge of chronic disease management
- Sound understanding of the expectations of an advanced practitioner, particularly in terms of service outcomes and their relevant context.
- Good understanding of systems in health and social care that are wider than immediate role.
- Demonstrate an awareness/understanding of the factors that contribute to good health and the public health priorities of East Lancashire Hospitals Trust
- Able to plan proactively, manage and evaluate own learning, to negotiate learning opportunities and establish learning contracts
- Ability to communicate complex information where agreement and co-operation is required with clients, carers, staff, colleagues and other professionals.
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present data
- Ability to maintain records, statistical and activity data in line with Trust standards
- Presentation and facilitation skills to multi-professional/agency groups
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of governance and its implications to their service area.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Good IT skills, including those of using internet based communications and literature.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A constructive, inquiring, flexible approach to others and to their work
- Self-confidence to challenge traditional practice and the persistence to address difficult, enduring issues.
- Self-motivated and adaptable with changes being implemented
- Demonstrates the need to maintain confidentiality and respects diversity and ethnicity.
- Flexible working - including the ability to work 7.30 am - 10.00 pm
- The post holder must be assessed as having a level of fitness to carry out duties/tasks after reasonable adjustments under the terms of disability discrimination act have been made.
- A current driving licence
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).
