Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Frailty

Job overview

Come and work for an exciting integrated team aimed at driving and transforming the current healthcare delivery system by embedding the use of digital technology and remote patient monitoring systems to release pressure from acute hospital and improve patient outcome.   Are you looking to be a part of an exciting new model of care? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Nurse Advanced Clinical Practitioners to bring their expertise and knowledge to assist in the development, implementation, and ongoing delivery of clinical care as part of the Integrated Virtual Ward Clinical Team.  The role involves working very closely with the Acute Frailty Virtual Ward multidisciplinary team (MDT) and is a pivotal role in ensuring all patients within the Frailty Virtual Ward receive the best possible care and service. This exciting post is available for a dynamic and experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) with an interest in the provision of care to patients suffering from co-morbidities.

Main duties of the job

The role involves working very closely with the Acute Frailty and Virtual Ward multidisciplinary team (MDT) and is a pivotal role in ensuring all patients within the Virtual Ward receive the best possible care and service. This exciting new post is available for a dynamic and experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) with an interest to the provision of care to patients suffering from frailty. You will be required to work autonomously across the BHR area including within the Acute Frailty & emergency departments as well as visiting patients in care homes and in the community, providing a range of services using your enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, to assess and manage patients.  The virtual ward will initially be patients who have been admitted to the virtual ward following transfer from an Acute Hospital ward however will develop to accept patients with direct admission from primary care and other community-based providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.