Job requirements
Essential
31 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- 3.EXPERIENCE
Experience of working as advanced clinical practitioner/ case management long terms conditions Complex Case manager
- 3.EXPERIENCE
Medicines management at a senior level
- 3.EXPERIENCE
Supporting self-care and enabling independence
- 3.EXPERIENCE
Professional practice and leadership
- 3.EXPERIENCE
Managing care at the end of life
- 3.EXPERIENCE
Experience of interagency and partnership working
- 3.EXPERIENCE
Developing highly specialised programmes of care, providing advice concerning treatment of patients
- 3.EXPERIENCE
Managing care at end of life Experience of inter-agency and partnership working
- 5.SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Valid and current driving license or able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Highly specialist knowledge in managing patients in the community with complex medical needs, long term/chronic disease management and palliative care
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Highly developed professional knowledge base, supported by educational development and different work environments
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of current political drivers, health and social care issues
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Specialist knowledge of governance and risk strategies and their application in a community setting
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Highly developed general management practice, including organisational performance management, finance, human resources and equality and diversity
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Highly specialist clinical and technical skills in managing long term conditions / end of life care
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with other health and social care professionals, patients, carers and the public
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong IT skills – including Excel and PowerPoint
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Good presentation skills /public speaking
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Ability to plan and manage resources within allocated budget effectively
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Ability to work autonomously without supervision Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Ability to adapt to the demands of a constantly changing environment
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Patient Focused Responsive and flexible innovative approach to improving patient experience Promotes service improvement
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Maximising Value Seeks opportunity to provide medium – long term value Addresses inefficiencies quickly Evaluates and streamlines ways of working
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Achieving Results Proactive, solutions focused attitude Focuses self and team to deliver results Provides clear goals and objectives Takes responsibility for resolving problems
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Inspirational Leadership Makes things happen Motivates and nurtures talent Celebrates success Manages underperformance Promotes continuous learning
- 4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Working Together Promotes cohesion and team working Works collaboratively with teams within the Trust and across the Local Health Economy Resolves conflict effectively Assertive, honest and open
- 2.EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Educated to Degree level or equivalent competencies in health related subjects
- 2.EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Level 1 Registered Nurse
- 2.EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification equivalent to level 3
- 2.EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
District Nursing SPQ
- 2.EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Elderly, Long Term Conditions, Respiratory Disease, Cardiac Disease, Dementia, Rehabilitation, Trauma and Orthopaedics and End of Life
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- 2.EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Independent/supplementary non-medical prescriber
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Community Practitioner (Band 7) to join the Thame Adult Community Healthcare Team (ACHT).
A Specialist Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing is essential for this post. We are seeking a motivated and experienced District Nurse to provide clinical and operational leadership within a supportive community team. Working across an integrated healthcare system, you will lead and develop staff, manage complex caseloads, support urgent community interventions, and drive high standards of patient-centred care.
This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified District Nurse looking to further develop their leadership career while making a positive difference to patients, families, and communities across Thame and the surrounding areas.
If you are committed to excellence, passionate about community nursing, and motivated to make a positive difference to patients, families, and colleagues, we would love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future of community nursing services in Thame and the surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
- Provide skilled, professional assessment of health needs and relevant nursing complex case management
- To proactively case find patients who are very high intensity users of community and primary healthcare and / or are at high risk of unplanned admission to hospital
- To educate and support the members of the multi-disciplinary teams to intensively case manage these patients.
- To intensively case manage their own caseload of patients with highly complex and unstable health needs
- Develop systems and processes to support intensive case management within the multi-disciplinary team and with partners across the health system.
- To work with and refer appropriately to other agencies to enable identified patients to be intensively managed in a pro-active way with the aim of preventing hospital admission, supporting early discharge and reduce GP contact.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Advanced Community Practitioner - Thame ACHT with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in Amersham, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata for part time. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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