Job responsibilities

As a RGN working in PHC at Wathwood you will be required to:

Take charge of clinics and care delivery within the Primary Healthcare team, provide guidance and support to nursing teams on the wards and ensure patients receive a high standard of individualised patient care which assists their recovery.

Work within Hospital and Trust policies, procedures and protocols.

Communicate with line managers and members of the MDT.

Act as a positive role model to maintain standards in the team.

Engage in professional development.

Be keen, motivated and willing to be involved in development projects.

Support the Primary Healthcare Manager and Team Leader to achieve required standards of practice. Work within a small PHC team which currently consists of registered and unqualified staff within the department (approximately 6-8 staff) to provide physical care to a ward-based group of patients.

Support a team of visiting professionals providing specific patient care activities and clinics.

Engage in health promotion events and teaching for staff and patients.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
• Maintains current registration with the NMC.
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.

Desirable

• Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
• Specialist and area specific experience

Desirable

• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good written/oral communication skills
• Diplomatic, caring and sympathetic
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
• Clinical supervision skills
• IT skills

Desirable

• A high level of emotional intelligence

Values & Behaviours

Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties

Training

Essential

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's

Desirable

• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will provide advanced clinical leadership within the Virtual Ward service, acting as an autonomous practitioner responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of patients receiving acute care in their own homes.

The post holder will manage a complex caseload of patients admitted through admission avoidance and early supported discharge pathways, working closely with acute hospital consultants, General Practitioners, community services and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective care.

Using advanced clinical assessment skills, independent prescribing and complex decision-making, the ACP will develop and implement management plans, monitor treatment response, identify deterioration and coordinate escalation where required. The role requires a high degree of professional autonomy, supported by effective multidisciplinary working and strong clinical governance arrangements.

Alongside clinical practice, the ACP will contribute to the four pillars of advanced practice through leadership, education, research and service development activities. The post holder will support workforce development, supervise and educate colleagues, lead quality improvement initiatives and contribute to the ongoing evolution of Virtual Ward services across Nottinghamshire.

The role offers an exciting opportunity to influence the development of innovative models of care that improve patient outcomes, reduce avoidable hospital admissions and support high-quality care closer to home.

Values

Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Qualifications - Academic / Professional

Essential

• Recognised NMC or HCPC Degree/diploma
• V300 Non-Medical prescribing
• Recognised ACP Masters (or completion of the HEE supported portfolio route) qualification

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in Frailty, Long-Term Conditions, Urgent Care or Clinical Assessment
• Qualification in Quality Improvement, Service Improvement or Project Management
• Leadership or Management qualification (e.g. ILM, NHS Leadership Academy programmes, PGCert Leadership).

Training

Essential

• Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD including highly specialist clinical knowledge and evidence of competencies spanning all 4 pillars of Advanced Practice
• Evidence of management/leadership training and development

Desirable

• Long term conditions management

Experience

Essential

• Experience and expertise in of assessing and managing complex caseloads
• Experience of leading service development
• Experience of effective multidisciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Experience of MDT teams
• Experience in using research evaluation / audit tools and demonstrating need
• Experience of managing and clinically supervising others

Desirable

• Virtual Ward Experience
• Experience of virtual care
• Two years experience working as an ACP
• Experience of managing patients on admission avoidance and/or early supported discharge pathways
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries with acute, community and primary care services.
• Experience of developing clinical pathways, standard operating procedures or policies
• Experience presenting service developments or performance information to senior leaders, boards or system partners

Knowledge

Essential

• Expertise in knowledge of Virtual Ward
• Knowledge of National Policy and guidance
• Applied leadership knowledge

Desirable

• Knowledge of community care challenges
• Understanding of national Virtual Ward and Hospital at Home models
• Understanding of NHS urgent and emergency care recovery and transformation programmes
• Knowledge of community-based alternatives to admission and Home First principles
• Understanding of demand, capacity and flow within urgent and emergency care systems

Skills

Essential

• Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this
• Reflective practitioner
• Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
• Team builder and team member
• Motivated and a motivator
• Leadership skills
• Good reasoning skills
• Well organised
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Empathetic and psychologically minded

Desirable

• Highly specialist skill in working with people
• Experience of leading service development
• Experience of supporting other staff and students
• Experience of managing a project or service initiative
• Ability to interpret service data and use it to support quality improvement and operational decision-making.
• Experience of leading quality improvement, audit or research projects
• Experience supervising trainee ACPs or supporting advanced clinical practice development
• Confident user of digital health technologies, remote monitoring platforms and virtual consultation methods

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
• Flexible working as required by post - 7 day service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job responsibilities

Deliver a high-quality nursing service to meet the health needs of a defined caseload and contribute to the care of young people with multiple complex needs.

As a Non-Medical Prescriber, medication governance in line with Trust policies and procedures. Work Collaboratively with Clayfields Health care team and Clayfields Care staff.

Collaborate with the GP, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, pharmacy, dental bus and Trust schools vaccination service.

Undertake medication reviews and audits.

Training

Essential

• Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD highly including specialist knowledge of professional interventions and evaluations
• Training in working with children and young people.

Desirable

• Leadership training
• Clinical educator/mentorship

Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional

Essential

• A Registered Nurse with Specialist Practitioner Degree/Diploma in specific areas of practice, ie/ School Nursing, Paediatric Nursing.
• A Non-Medical Prescriber qualification

Contractual requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel between sites
• Driver's licence
• Contribution to on call-rota for physical healthcare care plans for admissions out of hours

Values and Behaviour

Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Skills

Essential

• Empathetic and psychologically minded
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences, and in situations
• Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload
• Excellent clinical reasoning skills
• Leadership skills
• Extensive experience of supporting other staff and students
• Motivated and a motivator
• Team builder and team member
• Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
• Reflective practitioner
• Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this
• IT skills - to support clinical and service needs and developments

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Working in a secure environment and being a trained keyholder. Ability to move around the secure environment.

Desirable

• Physical skills in line with Managing Violence and Aggression /Breakaway training where applicable

Experience

Essential

• Working experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload with young people and/or adults with profession specific needs in a specialist area
• Knowledge of Risk Assessment and ability to ensure effective risk management strategies within specialism. oExperience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Experience of designing and delivering different learning and development opportunities for staff teams
• Ensures that Clinical Governance/patient safety issues are understood and addressed in practice.
• Experience in developing evaluation / audit tools and resources as a part of multi-professional team
• Experience of leading the clinical and professional development of others including students

Knowledge

Essential

• Highly specialist applied clinical knowledge
• Highly specialist knowledge of how mental and physical health contribute to risk assessment and support management
• Applied knowledge of risk assessment within field of clinical practice
• Knowledge of national policy and guidance and impact on local practice

Desirable

• Applied leadership knowledge

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).