Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Frailty Virtual Ward team. This role involves assessing patients, developing individualized care plans, and providing management of medical conditions to enhance patients' quality of life at home. Key responsibilities include collaboration with general practitioners, using digital tools for monitoring, and leading a clinical team.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Therapist with relevant registration and Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice.
• Experience as Band 7/Ward management in Frailty or older people's care is essential.
• Knowledge in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and advanced clinical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement personalized care plans for frail patients.
• Work with the clinical lead to monitor and adjust care based on patient needs.
• Provide advanced clinical decisions, prescribing within scope to manage medical conditions.

Skills

Advanced patient assessment skills

Resilience in complex situations

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Leadership ability

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC registration

Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice

Relevant training/qualification in geriatrics or frailty

Job description

We are looking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated advanced clinical practitioner, either a nurse or allied health professional (AHP), to join the Frailty Virtual Ward team. The role will primarily involve working closely with the clinical lead, liaising with general practitioners and community teams to assess patients who meet the criteria for the frailty virtual ward. The post holder will contribute to the development of individualized care plans and provide expert management of medical conditions, ensuring patients receive high-quality, personalized care. Additionally, the post holder will apply their expertise to safely manage patients in the comfort of their own homes, helping to improve outcomes and enhance the quality of life for those with frailty.

If you would like to discuss the post further, or arrange for an informal visit, please contact Dezerree Berry, Clinical Lead, Virtual Frailty Ward at [e-mail].

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of personalized care plans for frail patients, ensuring they are tailored to individual needs and preferences.
• Work closely with the clinical lead to adjust care plans as required, ensuring optimal management of both acute and long-term medical conditions.
• Promote a holistic approach to care, considering both medical and psychosocial aspects of the patient's health.
• Provide advanced clinical decision-making, diagnosing, and prescribing within the scope of practice to manage medical conditions and frailty symptoms effectively.
• Monitor and manage frailty-related conditions, such as falls, mobility issues, cognitive decline, and chronic disease management, ensuring patients' needs are met in both acute and community settings.
• Liaise regularly with general practitioners, community teams, and other healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care for frail patients.
• Provide professional guidance and support to community teams and junior healthcare staff in managing frailty within the virtual ward framework.
• Utilize digital tools and remote monitoring systems to track patients' conditions, providing virtual consultations and interventions when appropriate.
• Support patients and their families in managing their conditions remotely, ensuring they receive the necessary support to remain safely at home

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration or Therapist with relevant skill set and HCPC registration
• Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Relevant training/qualification in a specific area of neurosciences older people's nursing/ frailty

Experience

• Experience as Band 7/Ward management in Frailty or working with older people.
• Experience of managing a clinical team including performance management and appraisals
• Experience of service development and improvement
• Experienced Band 8A advanced Clinical Practitioner

Knowledge

• Expert knowledge in CGA, frailty and care of the elderly.
• Foundation knowledge of service improvement methodologies
• Evidence of continuing professional development activity to maintain up to date knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role
• Advanced physical assessment course
• Knowledge of professional and political issues in healthcare

Skills

• Work as a competent practitioner in acute and community environments and acts as a clinical role model.
• Possess advanced patient assessment skills and demonstrates specialist knowledge in practice Is resilient when dealing with complex situations
• Can value, respect and promote equality and diversity and understands the requirements of equality and diversity within service area
• As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner demonstrate the ability to develop and use novel approaches to practice which are appropriate to the needs of the client/patient group and consistent with the aims of the Trust.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as part of an effective multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide effective visible credible leadership, leading the team, assessing, implementing and evaluating patient care whilst paying attention to the individual needs of both the patient and healthcare team.
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programs if required.
• Can communicate effectively with others within the team
• Deputise for the Clinical Lead & Senior Nurse as required.

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.

£59,490 to £66,239 a yearPer annum inc (pro rata)