Job summary We have an exciting and rare opportunity to join and lead our Advanced Clinical Practitioner team within our Community Health Services. Working and reporting to the Head of Service - Advanced Clinical Practice for the Community Hospitals, the post holder will work as the clinical and operational lead of a dynamic geographically based team in delivering a safe and effective staffing service to support the Advanced Clinical Practice team for Community Hospitals. The post holder will be responsible for the development and operational management of the service reporting to the Head of Service for Advanced Practice. The community hospitals are adult community bed based services with 250 inpatient beds across 13 wards providing sub-acute step down and rehabilitation services across 9 sub-acute wards, 2 stroke rehabilitation wards and 2 wards delivering discharge to assess pathway beds provided from seven community hospitals across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. For further information and discussion, please contact Dr Graham Johnson, CHS Associate Medical Director graham.johnson2nhs.net Main duties of the job Working closely with the Head of Service for Advanced Practice to provide clinical and operational management for the medical and advanced practice service in Community Inpatient wards. Leading a team across one of the two geographical locations within Community Hospitals for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland (West Lead Hinckley, Coalville, Loughborough and East & City Lead Evington Centre, Market Harborough, Rutland and Melton). A workplan of 60% clinical; 40% leadership/education/audit and research to reflect the 4 pillars of advanced clinical practice. Working closely with the Responsible Clinician, Consultant and Ward team. Lead, participate in and cooperate with concerns, complaints and investigations as required, providing critical analysis and professional review and supporting investigators within the directorate as necessary. Leadership, planning and delivery of staffing including rostering, recruitment and deployment. Ensuring that teamwork and staff management is undertaken in line with Trust values. To participate in the CHS silver oncall rota. About us We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri Date posted 21 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary £62,215 to £72,293 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 001587 Job locations County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building Leicester Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 8RA Job description Job responsibilities If you like what you’ve read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto ‘apply for this job’ and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the Job Description and Person Specification. Job description Job responsibilities If you like what you’ve read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto ‘apply for this job’ and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the Job Description and Person Specification. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Please click onto apply for this job and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. Experience Essential Please click onto apply for this job and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Please click onto apply for this job and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. Experience Essential Please click onto apply for this job and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. 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. Employer details Employer name Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Address County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building Leicester Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 8RA Employer's website https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)