Community Specialist Practitioner

NHS; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health provider in Hoddesdon seeks a Community Specialist Practitioner to join their friendly Integrated Care Team. You will be responsible for improving health outcomes for elderly patients and reducing unnecessary hospital admissions. Applicants should have a community nursing qualification and significant experience with older populations, alongside essential leadership and communication skills. This role offers a supportive environment with flexible working options.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Must have a full valid driving licence for business use.
• Extensive experience working with older people.
• High level of relevant clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with an Integrated team of Community Nurses and Therapists.
• Ensure health and social care needs are met to improve outcomes.
• Undertake clinical assessments and evaluate care plans.

Skills

Communication

Clinical assessment

Leadership

Time management

Medicines prescribing

Phlebotomy

Intravenous therapy administration

Education

RN First Level Nurse/AHP

Community Nursing Qualification

Specialist Practitioner

Independent Nurse Prescriber

Job description

Job summary

Be at the heart of our community!

A rare opportunity has arisen for a Community Specialist Practitioner within our friendly Community Integrated Care Team in Upper Lea Valley.

Responsibilities

The Specialist Practitioner will work within the Integrated team of Community Nurses, Therapists, CPNs and Social Workers. You will be responsible for ensuring all health and social care needs are met to improve health outcomes, functional status and quality of life. This will lead to increased patient choice and prevent unnecessary admissions to the hospital and reduce the stay of necessary hospital admissions.

The post-holder will be an excellent communicator and work well both individually and within a team. You will be patient focused and have the ability to undertake clinical assessments to arrive at a differential diagnosis, start, plan and evaluate care. You will also have organisational and time management skills and be able to demonstrate leadership skills across the inter‑professional team. An extensive experience of working with older people is required and evidence of continuing professional knowledge and development.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a maximum payment of £1,845 per annum (pro rata where applicable).

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible.

Qualifications and training

• RN First Level Nurse/AHP.
• Community Nursing Qualification or equivalent post registration advanced AHP qualification.
• Specialist Practitioner or equivalent AHP.
• Independent Nurse Prescriber – mandatory to pass and practice.
• Demonstrates a high level of relevant clinical experience.

Experience and knowledge

• Extensive experience working with older people.
• Continuing professional knowledge and development.
• Experience of teaching and mentorship.
• Change management and leadership skills.

Skills and abilities

• Evidence of ability to communicate both verbally and in writing at all levels in multi‑disciplinary forums and with users and carers.
• Demonstrate competence in 'top to toe' assessment.
• Demonstrate competence in safe medicines prescribing.
• Demonstrate competence in phlebotomy.
• Demonstrate competence in administration of intravenous therapy.

Other essential

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Hoddesdon Health Centre, Hight Street, Hoddesdon, EN11 8BQ

Website: https://www.hct.nhs.uk