We are looking for two Advanced Clinical Practitioners who are passionate about delivering high quality and effective care to join our Unplanned Care services in South and West Hertfordshire. You will be working with a diverse MDT including a Nurse Consultant, other ACPs, nurses, paramedics, therapists, GPs, support workers and administrators who work across a number of innovative unplanned care services, all aiming to keep patients out of hospital and be discharged home more quickly. These roles will be integral to increasing our prevention of admission and early supported discharge numbers, and building relationships and working closely with internal teams, primary care colleagues and nursing and residential homes to ensure referrals into our services are maximised. Unplanned Care Services are:Rapid Response Early Intervention Vehicle Discharge to Assess pathwaysFrailty Hospital@HomeAnd a new General Medical Virtual WardOur virtual ward and Hospital@Home services are delivered in collaboration with our acute Trust colleagues at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, One of these roles will be delivering advanced clinical decision making in our Rapid Response and Early Intervention Vehicle services, the other will be helping to expand the prevention of admission and step down from hospital offers for the new General Medical Virtual Ward, helping our residents to stay and be treated safely at home, and be discharged from hospital more quickly. The roles will adhere to the four pillars of advanced clinical practice and will be complementing the two existing ACPs in our Frailty Hospital at Home service, working on a rota system to ensure robust weekend and bank holiday cover for advanced clinical decision making. You will need to demonstrate effective,proven clinical leadership and advanced clinical decision making skills alongside an ability to build positive, productive relationships with teams and external stakeholders. This is a great opportunity to be working at the forefront of new and innovative models of care in the community, and joining a supportive team who work closely together. We are looking forward to receiving your application! These are a full time positions that require working shifts including weekends and bank holidays; the service operates under pre-rostered shift patterns spanning 8am - 10pm 7 days per week. We are seeking applications from those who have either already completed their Advanced Clinical Practice degree, or who are in the last year of study.
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours! We can offer you:
* A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
* Car lease scheme T&C's apply
* Flexible working options
* Annual travel card loan
* Training, support and development in your career
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