About this role
Job summary
Are you a qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner?
Come and join us at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust This is an exciting opportunity to work in our Clinical Assessment Service (CAS). The Clinical Assessment Service performs a pivotal role in admission avoidance. Our award-winning service includes the Clinical Single Point of Access (SPA). This role has a focus on avoiding unnecessary conveyance or admission to hospital by providing clinical leadership and support to the CAS service and the single point of access within LCHS. Our aim is to support other health care professionals and patients to navigate through LCHS pathways and beyond, to improve their experience and to achieve the right care, first time.
We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work within the Clinical Assessment Service and provide support and leadership across the divisions' emergency care division admission avoidance pathways. You will be based in Beech House in Lincoln at the heart of the Unplanned Care Division, but will be expected to attend other bases to provide support within these pathways when required. The Clinical Assessment Service/SPA provides telephone and virtual clinical assessments and navigation to patients and health care professionals who have been assessed by 111 or other services in Lincolnshire.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate that they are able to meet the essential criteria in the person specification and can provide evidence of significant experience in their specialist field. You will be required to have an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or have completed the Health Education England supported portfolio route to accreditation. Candidates will also hold a non-medical prescribing qualification. We are looking for people who can demonstrate the right values and behaviours and have excellent leadership and communications skills. Portfolio evidence of core capability across all four Pillars of Advanced Practice is expected. As part of a team, you will work as an autonomous practitioner, being accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with undiagnosed and undifferentiated conditions. The role will include developing audit and research projects, providing ongoing supervision and support to medical and non-medical colleagues, and play a pivotal role in the operational development of the specialty. The post holder can expect protected time to fulfil these duties and maintain their continuing professional development portfolio
About us
About us
Who are we?
Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust (LCHS) are the primary community healthcare provider across Lincolnshire. Delivering services aimed to support people to manage their own health closer to home, both in the community and in our nurse led inpatient units. As an organisation we have been rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission and are playing an integral part in shaping future health service provision countywide alongside our partners in Health and Social care. Living in Lincolnshire Lincolnshire is wonderfully diverse, from a thriving University City in the centre, to the rolling hills of the Wolds and the beautiful 30 mile stretch of sand at the coast. We celebrate the mix of heritage and modern developments which provide fun opportunities for all the family.
Thinking of relocating? Lincolnshire boasts an affordable lifestyle and LCHS also offer relocation packages for successful applicants
Job description Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will provide autonomous care to patients a part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Clinical assessment of minor illness and minor injury presentations Remote prescribing to appropriate conditions Palliative care assessment and support Close liaison with other services to ensure all admission avoidance pathways are followed Involvement in leadership of the CAS team, including clinical supervision of other colleagues and other governance activities Telephone/Video consultations/face to face, offering advice and support to a wide variety of urgent care presentations over a 24 hour period. Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed outline of the roles main duties.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Health Care Professional holding current registration with appropriate regulatory body MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or sufficient evidence to support an application onto the HEE supported portfolio route for accreditation Non-Medical Prescribing qualification Teaching and Assessing course (e.g. Mentor Preparation, SLIP, Clinical Educator course, PGCE), SSSA or a willingness to complete
Desirable
Clinical supervision/training course Experience of clinical audit Leadership qualification
Experience Essential
Substantial - need to be specific on this post registration relevant experience working autonomously at an advanced level and can demonstrate transferrable skills. Experience of clinical leadership. Experience of working within multi professional settings with consolidated clinical practice and contributing to effective team working. Experience of leading evidenced service improvement and innovation through service/practice development initiatives, audit or research. Completed portfolio demonstrating advanced clinical practice in all four pillars
Desirable
Completed portfolio of supervised practice in urgent treatment centre's
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).
Employer details Employer name Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust
Address Beech house
Waterside south
Lincolnshire
LN5 7JH
Employer's website https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)