Enhanced Practitioner

Enhanced Practitioner Team

Horncastle & Spilsby ICT

In partnership and collaboration we will enable high level quality care, in the right place, by the right people at the right time

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Enhanced Practitioner (Community) team within LCHS. We are embarking on a transformation programme, developing new roles to lead develop and deliver person-centred, outcome-based care to patients predominantly in their own homes.

We are looking to recruit exceptional and accountable autonomous practitioners who are able to work proactively to monitor and anticipate changing needs of patients within a defined caseload and area, working in partnership with other professionals to plan and implement treatment for acute and chronic illness management as needed. A willingness to undertake Masters level study is required.

Using your advanced assessment skills, you will undertake comprehensive clinical assessments to support personalised care plan development and delivery, coordinate and case manage the patients journey across all parts of the health and social care system.

You will work alongside the community nursing teams to identify patients requiring an enhanced level of care and provide clinical expertise, knowledge and skills within the team.

‘Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagementin the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

Working as part of the Enhanced Practitioner(Community) team you will provide clinical leadership which demonstrates professional visible and accessible role modelling to all staff within the organisation, promoting and displaying all facets of the leadership framework and the LCHS Way.

You will work in collaboration with other teams and service providers to improve health care and health inequalities, prescribe treatment for acute and chronic illness management, promoting health and preventing further deterioration, reducing the need for and preventing inappropriate hospital admissions.

It is essential that you possess the V300 prescribing and evidence of advanced clinical assessment skills training for this role or be willing to undertake this. If you do not possess these qualifications you will be paid a band 6 development role until these have been met.

If you are successfully shortlisted for interview the anticipated interview date will be week beginning 11th of December2023

The interview process will include a presentation, personal interview and in depth Scenario.