Advanced Community Practitioner - Thame ACHT

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

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Person specification

2.EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential criteria

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent competencies in health related subjects
• Level 1 Registered Nurse
• Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification equivalent to level 3
• District Nursing SPQ
• Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Elderly, Long Term Conditions, Respiratory Disease, Cardiac Disease, Dementia, Rehabilitation, Trauma and Orthopaedics and End of Life

Desirable criteria

• Independent/supplementary non-medical prescriber

3.EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Experience of working as advanced clinical practitioner/ case management long terms conditions Complex Case manager
• Medicines management at a senior level
• Supporting self-care and enabling independence
• Professional practice and leadership
• Managing care at the end of life
• Experience of interagency and partnership working
• Developing highly specialised programmes of care, providing advice concerning treatment of patients
• Professional practice and leadership
• Managing care at end of life Experience of inter-agency and partnership working

4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

• Highly specialist knowledge in managing patients in the community with complex medical needs, long term/chronic disease management and palliative care
• Highly developed professional knowledge base, supported by educational development and different work environments
• Knowledge of current political drivers, health and social care issues
• Specialist knowledge of governance and risk strategies and their application in a community setting
• Highly developed general management practice, including organisational performance management, finance, human resources and equality and diversity
• Highly specialist clinical and technical skills in managing long term conditions / end of life care
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with other health and social care professionals, patients, carers and the public
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong IT skills - including Excel and PowerPoint
• Good presentation skills /public speaking
• Ability to plan and manage resources within allocated budget effectively
• Ability to work autonomously without supervision Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Ability to adapt to the demands of a constantly changing environment
• Patient Focused Responsive and flexible innovative approach to improving patient experience Promotes service improvement
• Maximising Value Seeks opportunity to provide medium - long term value Addresses inefficiencies quickly Evaluates and streamlines ways of working
• Achieving Results Proactive, solutions focused attitude Focuses self and team to deliver results Provides clear goals and objectives Takes responsibility for resolving problems
• Inspirational Leadership Makes things happen Motivates and nurtures talent Celebrates success Manages underperformance Promotes continuous learning
• Working Together Promotes cohesion and team working Works collaboratively with teams within the Trust and across the Local Health Economy Resolves conflict effectively Assertive, honest and open

5.SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential criteria

• Valid and current driving license or able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire

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