Advanced Clinical Practitioner

This challenging role offers the post holder the opportunity to provide high quality patient focused care to frail, older people in Weymouth and Portland. The successful applicant will be expected to engage and act within a range of services delivered in the Hub, including virtual wards, working across inpatient and home environments, rapid access services and care closer to home.

We are especially keen to recruit a practitioner with a varied professional background with the ability to provide advanced clinical assessments and personalised care plans for patients with complex needs. The Community Hubs work as a multidisciplinary model and consist of General Practitioners, ACPs, Allied Health Professionals, Pharmacists, Health and Social Care Coordinators, Adult Social Cars, support self-care, develop appropriate plans, minimise health deterioration via early intervention and work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to improve outcomes.

This post is full-time, 37.5 hours per week.

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Do you have a friend or family member you would recommend to join us? Or do you know someone who wants to return to practice in the NHS? If the person you refer is appointed by the Trust and completes their probationary period you will receive £500 reward payment for the introduction Please contact the recruitment team if you require further info

The Practitioner will be required to provide proactive and reactive assessments to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions by supporting individuals to remain in their own homes. They will undertake holistic assessments at the point of need and assist patients and their carers to proactively anticipate their future health and care need.An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join the Community Matron Team/Hub based at Westhaven Community Hospital. The post holder will work together with primary care, secondary care, community services and social services to provide enhanced and pro-active care as part of an integrated frailty team.

Successful applicants must have a broad experience in community and/or urgent care at a senior level. They will be motivated, enthusiastic and have proven experience of working as an autonomous practitioner

You will be required to undertake aPrevention and Management of Violence and Aggressioncourse and it is a condition of your employment that you successfully complete all aspects of this course; if this is not achieved you will not be able to commence working in the post.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.