Community Specialist Practitioner

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Warmley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agenda for Change salary

NHS benefits package

27+ days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Job summary

Sirona care & health in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire invites applications for a fixed-term maternity cover as a Community Specialist Practitioner for Long Term Conditions. You will identify and case manage highly complex cases, work autonomously and lead local teams to improve care in the community.

You’ll collaborate with Primary Care Networks and Integrated Network Teams to prevent admissions, support timely discharges, and enhance quality of life for people with frailty

Qualifications

• Current registration with NMC / HCPC or other relevant professional body of registration.
• Post-graduate L3 (or higher) course or equivalent modules such as disease specific qualifications.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and ability to study at Masters level.
• Knowledge of Data Protection Act, Adult Protection procedures and Mental Capacity Act.

Responsibilities

• Identify and case manage individuals with highly complex needs who require intensive community support.
• Work with Primary Care Network and Integrated Network Team to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges from hospital.
• Provide clinical leadership and direction to the INT, supporting management to deliver evidence based outcomes.
• Cross-cover other teams/services to maintain organisational resilience.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Complex case management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Time management

Audits & QA

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

Our Integrated Network Teams within South Glos (INTs) deliver out of hospital care to people in their own homes or community clinics within the area South Glos Community Specialist Practitioner - Long Term Conditions (CSP-LTCs) are experienced, specialist clinicians with advanced clinical skills, case management techniques and a background in shared decision-making. They support people who are high intensity users of health care services. With this specialist intensive support, these service users are able to remain safely at home and have more choice about their health care. Case management is key for the support of people with long term conditions. This role requires expert evidence based practitioner knowledge gained from extensive front line, clinical leadership, decision making and managerial experience The Locality teams are made up of:

• Community Specialist Practitioners Urgent and Long-term Conditions
• Community Nurses
• Community Therapists
• Paramedics
• Community Support Workers
• Administrators

This is a fixed-term post to provide maternity leave cover within the South Gloucestershire INTs. Applications are therefore invited from individuals currently working within the South Gloucestershire INTs who have an understanding of local processes, systems, and ways of working., The purpose of this fixed term role is to work autonomously as a specialist practitioner to identify and case manage individuals with highly complex needs who require intensive and community support. You will work with their Primary Care Network (PCN) in partnership with the Integrated Network Team (INT) and the primary care team to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges from hospital into the community setting and, where possible, improv their quality of life., As an experienced practitioner you will provide a service that focuses on achieving and demonstrating overall improvements in health care for people who are frail and have several long-term conditions. You will also provide clinical leadership and direction to the INT, supporting the Locality Manager and Assistant Locality Manager to deliver excellent evidence based clinical outcomes. To provide organisational and service resilience, you may be expected to cross cover other teams or services, both within the locality and across Sirona services.

• Current registration with NMC / HCPC or other relevant professional body of registration.
• Successful completion of a relevant post-graduate L3 (or higher) course or appropriate equivalent modules, such as disease specific qualifications, physical assessment and clinical reasoning.
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development and ability to study at Masters level.
• Willingness to undertake training required for the role, Knowledge of local, national, strategic and operational policy developments and an awareness of their implications
• Understanding of the primary care, secondary care and provider interface.
• Expert knowledge of complex case management
• Experience of community and multidisciplinary team working
• Ability to prioritise against tight deadlines and work under pressure
• Experience of undertaking clinical audits and analysing their results., Coaching / Teaching and Assessing qualification / experience.
• Knowledge of legal issues relating to the care of people such as Data Protection Act, Adult Protection procedures and the Mental Capacity Act.

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve. Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.