Specialist Community Practitioner

Specialist Community Practitioner (Development Role 6-7)Jean Bishop Frailty Community Services (JB-CFS) have been operational since May 2018, and in that time provided innovative, anticipatory patient tailored care to frail residents of Hull and the surrounding areas, including those residing in care homes.The Centre has already been recognized for national awards and continues to receive outstanding patient feedback. The JB-CFS also featured on NHS England's website dedicated to the NHS Long Term Plan as the leading case study in the Ageing Well section. More recently, the team featured on a Panorama programme which assessed the innovative and new ways of working delivered by our team, evidence to support not only our frail population but also the demands placed on the NHS.The team working at the JB-CFS feel privilege to be a part of delivering transformed care for older people in Hull.In this role you will be working in providing urgent medical care to frail patients acutely unwell in their usual residence, including care homes. This is an amazing varied opportunity for an independent prescriber with advanced practice qualifications who is passionate about caring for older and frail patients, who also has the drive to help further develop a high profile service care within the community.Main duties of the jobIn this role you will work as an expert autonomous practitioner supported by the JB-CFS; assessing and delivering the care and treatment of older people and those with frailty, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team and community services to ensure patients receive holistic and comprehensive care and support.You will need to possess the necessary skills to deliver services to patients with a wide range of complex clinical needs, in particular acute presentations. Experience of working with patients suffering long term conditions would also be advantageous. The abilities to communicate professionally and effectively whilst in a caring manner with patients and their carers together with experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team are also essential, as is working experience/knowledge of local pathways and referral procedures.If you require any further information of wish the opportunity for an informal visit to the Jean Bishop Integrated Care Centre please contact Tracey Woodrow Operations Manager:- tracey.woodrow@nhs.net.The service is open 365days per week with expectation for successful candidates to be included on weekend and bank holiday rotasAbout usAt CHCP, we're passionate about people and we know that you are too, that's why we're here isn't it? We recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.Work with us and you'll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders and their thoughts and opinions are always heard at CHCP you have a real voice.Compassion is at the heart of our business; we're a team of nearly 2,500 colleagues who work together to deliver first class healthcare to thousands of people living in Hull, the East Riding, Knowsley and St Helens. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that's why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we'll support you to thrive.As the 13th largest social enterprise in the UK, we're pioneering the move towards independent service delivery. Join us on our journey and help us make history.Job responsibilitiesPlease see the job description and person specification attached to this advert for full details on the role.Person SpecificationQualificationsOne of the following: o First Level Registered Nurse o Registered Allied Health ProfessionalA post registration qualification in one of the following: o Specialist Practitioner (diploma / degree / MSc) o Community Practice o Autonomous Practitioner module/first contact physical assessment skills. (level 6 or 7) o Degree level qualification in clinical practice relevant to this role o Advanced history taking and Physical AssessmentIndependent non-medical prescriber V300KnowledgeCurrent legislation and impact on community nursing servicesEvidence based practiceEvidence of understanding of the virtual ward conceptDemonstrate an understanding of proactive caseload managementUnderstanding of audit processes, Key Performance Indicators and Targets, CQUIN collection data and Quality Monitoring ProgrammesIntegrated Team workingUnderstanding of research methodology and auditTo have an understanding of the principles of restorative practiceExperienceExperience in planning and providing holistic care to patients in the communityEvidence of ongoing continuing professional development/PortfolioExperience as an autonomous practitionerExperience of collaborative working across organisations both statutory and voluntary servicesExperience of initiating and implementing clinical or professional change and evaluation practiceExperience in using IT and digital solutions in clinical practiceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr