Advanced Practitioner

We are looking for a flexible, innovative and motivated advanced practitioner to support the delivery of our strategic aim to prevent unnecessary escalation of care where possible, by providing proactive support, and to enable access to the right care, first time for people who have a need for urgent or emergency care.
As pressure on emergency departments continues to grow, new care models and ways of working are pivotal in relieving pressure through admission avoidance and facilitating safe early discharge.
We are offering an exciting opportunity for highly motivated, dynamic, and inspirational individual to join our team to help lead and shape our care models working with similar minded clinicians about the system.
In this role you will be supported by a team of senior clinicians to provide ongoing personal and professional development.
Contribute to the design/delivery of urgent primary care and intermediate care services, aiming to provide safe and appropriate care at home aligned to the Health Board’s Urgent and Emergency Care programme and its agreed principles/ scope.
Work in partnership with the Urgent and Intermediate Care and WAST multidisciplinary team to provide remote clinical triage and assessment to patients who have presented to WAST and whose conveyance to hospital could be avoided.
Arrange referrals to community pathways (eg; mental health services, intermediate care crisis response, patient’s own GP), including scheduling of appointments in emergency units and SDEC.
Work with key multi agency team members to support the development of a coordinated clinical streaming hub.
Develop and strengthen interprofessional working between key stakeholders in Urgent primary/ emergency care to support the development of a place-based county-wide clinical response team.
Support opportunities for innovation and implementation including the development of a community diagnostics strategy, providing care closer to home.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 08/10/24
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
**Four main hospitals**: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
**Seven community hospitals**: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
47 general practices (6 of which are managed practices), 45 dental practices (including 4 orthodontic), 96 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these mínimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
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