Job summary
We are a large, nurse led Complex Care Team who provide support to long term condition and frailty patients in the community. Wemanage patient care both proactively and responsively through education, enablement and long-term condition management; keeping ourpatients living well, in their own homes to avoid unnecessary admissions. The service supports innovative practice and currently utilisesdigital remote reporting within a care homes project.This role will suit those looking to move from a primary care or acute setting to a well-developed and respected, supportive communityservice. Equally, the role is ideal for those looking to further develop their pre-existing community based knowledge and skills in long termcondition and frailty management.The team consists of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Band 7 Complex Care Nurses and Advanced Healthcare Assistants. Due to the widerange of experience, clinical backgrounds, skills and knowledge we are very well placed to offer training posts to those wishing to move tothis area of clinical practice. As such we support a number of trainee roles both at trainee ACP and trainee Complex Care Nurse levels.This support can take the form of development at degree or Masters level in addition to stand alone modules including Enhanced ClinicalAssessment Skills and Prescribing
Main duties of the job
During the day you will be expected to visits patient in their own homes and take time with them to assess and review, devise bespoketreatment plans and work collaboratively with patients and health and social care partners to optimise patient management.The team has a strong MDT ethos and well-developed relationships in a number of sectors locally, as a result you will have access tospecialist and acute MDTs for escalation and support and work closely with other colleagues from urgent care and community nursing forexample.This is an operation lead role, so working in partnership with a colleague you will be assisting the operational manager with day-to-dayline management of colleagues and taking an active lead in some elements of team organisation.If you feel that this role suits you and you wish to discuss it further or arrange an informal visit please contact Ann-Marie Jethwa,Operational Manager on 07765897726 or ann-marie.jethwa@nhs.net
Additional Working Pattern: 8am-4pm/9am-5pm Monday to Friday with 1 weekend a month
About us
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated 'outstanding' by the CQC. We've got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
We've signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we're delivering our pledge to be the best employer
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we're reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 21st July.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 21st July.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Degree in professional nursing/therapy (3) Professional Registration (3) Evidence of continued professional development appropriate to role (3) Evidence of postgraduate education in specialist clinical area (3
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate Special Interest Group(s) (3) Masters degree or willingness to work towards (3) Accreditation for Clinical education (3) Clinical Supervisor (3)
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Previous experience working at Band 6/7 (3) Experience of supervising and appraising staff/students (3) Experience working as a clinical educator/mentor (3) Experience of participation in audit (3) Experience in supervisory and teaching skills (3) Experience of managing complaints (3) Knowledge and experience of quality issues, clinical governance and outcome measures (3) Ability to manage demand and capacity within service delivery (3
Desirable
- Experience of working in both acute and community settings (3
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Understanding of multidisciplinary working and interprofessional relationship (3) Research awareness (3) Understanding of relevant legislation (3) Knowledge of up to date clinical practice and current issues relating to profession (3) An understanding of national frameworks / guidance (3)
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent in-depth assessment skills and ability to make clinical judgments under pressure (3) Advanced clinical and nonclinical reasoning skills (3) Ability to plan, prioritise and manage own and others caseload (3) Problem solving approach, including data interpretation and rostering (3) Advanced communication skills (3) Appraisal skills (3) IT skills including presentation skills (3) Ability to work as a team member and clinically lead a team (3) Appropriate use of travel and ability to drive (3
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Excellent time management (3) Excellent interpersonal skills (3) Confident and approachable manner (3) Committed to personal and team development (3) Clear vision of role and commitment to specialty (3
ABILITY TO MANAGE
Essential
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Degree in professional nursing/therapy (3) Professional Registration (3) Evidence of continued professional development appropriate to role (3) Evidence of postgraduate education in specialist clinical area (3
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate Special Interest Group(s) (3) Masters degree or willingness to work towards (3) Accreditation for Clinical education (3) Clinical Supervisor (3)
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Previous experience working at Band 6/7 (3) Experience of supervising and appraising staff/students (3) Experience working as a clinical educator/mentor (3) Experience of participation in audit (3) Experience in supervisory and teaching skills (3) Experience of managing complaints (3) Knowledge and experience of quality issues, clinical governance and outcome measures (3) Ability to manage demand and capacity within service delivery (3
Desirable
- Experience of working in both acute and community settings (3
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Understanding of multidisciplinary working and interprofessional relationship (3) Research awareness (3) Understanding of relevant legislation (3) Knowledge of up to date clinical practice and current issues relating to profession (3) An understanding of national frameworks / guidance (3)
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent in-depth assessment skills and ability to make clinical judgments under pressure (3) Advanced clinical and nonclinical reasoning skills (3) Ability to plan, prioritise and manage own and others caseload (3) Problem solving approach, including data interpretation and rostering (3) Advanced communication skills (3) Appraisal skills (3) IT skills including presentation skills (3) Ability to work as a team member and clinically lead a team (3) Appropriate use of travel and ability to drive (3
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Excellent time management (3) Excellent interpersonal skills (3) Confident and approachable manner (3) Committed to personal and team development (3) Clear vision of role and commitment to specialty (3
ABILITY TO MANAGE
Essential
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).
