Job summary
- Main area
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner: Virtual wards
- Grade
- 7 to 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hr per week. Rotational weekend working)
- Job ref
- 201-24-288
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- TBC
- Town
- TBC
- Salary
- £43,742 - £57,349 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Developmental Opportunity)
7 to 8a
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
This is an opportunity for an advanced practitioner but would welcome applications from candidates interested in a developmental role.
37.5 hours per week available.
We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic confident individual who holds Advanced Clinical Practitioner skills or is working towards achieving a Clinical Practitioner Masters to join our team. You will work within a dynamic team of clinicians to enhance the patient experience through the delivery of excellent patient focussed care within the Virtual Ward.
The post holder will be a highly competent, visible, and experienced autonomous practitioner who uses specialist knowledge and advanced skills to support the new way of working that emphasises a more efficient and patient focused service.
The post holder will initially be based in one of Cornwall's CATUs to enable face to face review of patients on the virtual ward. They will also take part in daily ward rounds and review and amending treatment plans as required
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be able to take a relevant history; perform a holistic physical and mental health examination; undertake clinical assessment to establish a management plan and evaluate the progress of that plan within the limitations of their scope of practice. This will be carried out under the non-direct supervision of a medical mentor.
They will demonstrate advanced clinical judgement and critical decision-making skills based upon evidence-based practice.
The post holder will use specialist knowledge and advanced skills to support the new way of working that emphasises a more efficient and patient focused service. This will ensure the safe referral or discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in any area of the urgent treatment centre.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration as an RN or AHP with NMC or HCPC
- Substantial experience at band 6 or 7 working with older people, assessing and managing individuals with long term conditions and frailty
- Completion of/or currently undertaking the Degree level long term conditions module, or RCN accredited Nurse Practitioner diploma or the equivalent. Or evidence of undertaking advanced clinical examinations and making independent clinical decisions for complex and unpredictable presentations.
- Post graduate teaching qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Current Non-medical Prescriber or currently undertaking the module
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Excellent range of complex clinical skills and clinically credible
- Excellent interpersonal skills – able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels with stakeholders
- Analytical and problem solving skills
Knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to frailty and long-term conditions
- Ability to implement research into practice
- Keyboard skills/ advance use of IT packages
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Bettison
- Job title
- Operational Lead for Digital health
- Email address
- [email protected]
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