Job summary
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The Clinical Practitioner in Urgent Community Response will act as a generalist 'expert' and exercise their clinical expertise in the long-term conditions (LTC's) including frailty, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care to deliver the Urgent Community Response Model.
Main duties of the job
Work closely with wider multi-disciplinary workforce in primary, community and secondary care, to ensure patients receive appropriate investigation, intervention and treatment with minimal avoidable delays, whilst improving the quality of care in the right setting.
Work autonomously assessing individual patient needs, initiating investigations and initiating appropriate holistic, best evidenced based treatment with the development of a personalised clinical management plan, including independent prescribing.
About us
Monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through, supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.
Work in partnership with care home providers, managers, primary care, patients and the wider health and social care team to maintain high quality care, prevent avoidable admissions hospital admissions and facilitate early hospital discharge.
Use a risk stratification tool to identify patients who are vulnerable to hospital admission and clinical harm.
Work shifts required between the hours 08:00 to 22:00hrs.
Date posted
09 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
820-7074021-COM
Job locations
Norman Power Centre, 14 Skipton Road, Birmingham, B16 8JJ
Job description Job responsibilities
Be highly visible in the clinical area to enable a high quality responsive service including out of hours working.
Be resilient and flexible to service demands to enable a high quality responsive enhanced care service including out of hours working.
Contribute and where appropriate lead the development of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and team objectives for the area of expertise.
Act as role model of standards for behaviour and professions, through commitment to the integration of policies and procedures within role and workplace.
Contribute to local networks and specialty specific groups, working in partnership with other key professionals.
Person Specification Shortlisting Essential
* Advanced clinical practice skills
* Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
Desirable
* Teaching and mentorship clinical setting
* Clinical examination skills
Qualifications/Training Essential
* Registered first level nurse or equivalent professional registration e.g. HCPC
* MSc or equivalent level knowledge/ experience in relevant area
* Relevant nursing/health degree
* Clinical supervision training and experience
* Mentor/teaching qualification
* Extended/independent nurse or specialist
Experience Essential
* Significant post registration experience
* Recent primary and community/ nursing/therapeutic experience
* Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
* Nurse-led triage
* Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
* Clinical Leadership
* Audit
* Research
* Non-medical prescribing
Desirable
* Ability to work across boundaries
Skills/Knowledge Essential
* Advanced clinical practice skills Management of patients with long-term conditions
* Management of patients with complex needs
* Clinical examination skills
* Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
* Local and national health policy
* Wider health economy
* Clinical governance issues in primary care
* Patient group directions and associated policy
Desirable
* Knowledge of quality standards & adheres to NICE guidelines, CQUINs
* Negotiation and conflict management skills
* Proven listening and counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
* Clinical leadership skills
Personal Qualities Essential
* Clinical leadership skills
* Communication skills, both written and verbal
* Proven listening and counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
* Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
* Negotiation and conflict management skills
* Change management
* Teaching and mentorship clinical setting
* Resource management
Other Job Requirements Essential
* Self-directed practitioner
* Highly motivated
* Flexibility
* Enthusiasm
* Team player
* Ability to work across boundaries
* Agile working, car driver with access to own transport
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address: Norman Power Centre, 14 Skipton Road, Birmingham, B16 8JJ
Employer's website: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
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