At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert clinical care and support for patients in their homes.
- Company: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team with excellent career growth and a supportive work environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in community health with innovative care solutions.
- Qualifications: Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional with advanced practice qualifications.
The predicted salary is between 64750 - 64750 £ per year.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Advanced Clinical Practitioner within UHMB Community Rapid Response Teams incorporating 2 hour Urgent Community Response and Virtual Wards.
The post holder will support the development of the expanding Rapid Response Service to support the delivery of the 2 hour Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward mandates to improve out of hospital care and support the management of patients in their own home.
The post holder will work with colleagues and partners in the health and social care system to provide evidence-based, holistic care to patients requiring Virtual Ward or Urgent Community Response and oversight as part of a Rapid Response Intervention.
The role blends direct, higher level clinical care with education, management activities with a focus on Governance and as such the post holder is expected to build working relationships across the local health community.
Main duties of the job:
- To work at the level outlined in the HEE Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice (2017) with equal focus on all four pillars of advanced clinical practice: Clinical, Leadership/management, education, and research/audit.
- To assist in the continuing development of a comprehensive Rapid Response and Admission avoidance service in community for patients diagnosed with an acute episode of illness and to act as a national exemplar for the potential of this role.
- Provide expert practice, exercising a high degree of specialist professional judgement through the management of a caseload of patients referred to them by GPs, consultant colleagues and other health care professionals.
Working for our organisation:
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Person specification:
- Education/Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (on the relevant part of the register for the post) or Allied Health Professional
- Masters Degree in Advanced Practice or working towards or equivalent
- Post registration course or qualification in specialist area (where applicable/available)
- Non Medical prescriber
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Relevant teaching qualification eg City & Guilds or Professional Trainers Certificate
- Experience
- Experience of establishing effective communication
- Current knowledge and experience of caring for patients with respiratory conditions
- Evidence of clinical competence and credibility in the specialty and relevant post-registration qualification experience which must be in an appropriate area of specialist practice at a senior level
- Exercise a high degree of autonomy within specialist area
- Change management experience and ability to develop expert practice
- Evidence of teaching, mentoring and assessing junior staff
- Experience of and ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team
- Experience of undertaking audit
- Experience of undertaking research
- Experience in the development of policies, procedures and practice
- Evidence of management/leadership experience relevant to clinical specialty
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
