Advanced Practitioner

Are you passionate about working with Children and Young People with chronic health conditions? Would you thrive in an enthusiastic and proactive multi-disciplinary team? If so, then we have the perfect opportunity for you.,

• The post holder will hold a caseload of children and young people within the Community Paediatrics Service participate in the assessment and review of children with complex needs. The role will provide an expert resource, providing a visible clinical profile, having both advisory and clinical input into patient care within the Community Paediatric Team.
• Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence. Will work in partnership with the Community Paediatricians to lead the development of the nursing offer/nurse-led pathways within the Community Paediatrics service.
• Support the development of care pathways for neurodisability conditions.
• Recognise the change in patient and provide clinical interventions and prescribe the medical management plan according to clinical needs. Collaborate with Doctors/Consultant to plan and implement treatment for complex and multi-pathology illnesses, including managing a community inpatient caseload daily, undertaking clinical care, adjusting as required.
• Adopt an integrated approach to meeting individual patients' needs across services through collaboration with multidisciplinary teams both internally and externally.
• Use advanced practice to provide advisory and clinical input to the management of patients. Provide expert leadership and advice at multidisciplinary meetings and case conferences with multidisciplinary team.
  
  A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.We put our patients, their families and carer's at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible
  
  In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,066 and a maximum payment of £1,845 per annum (pro rata where applicable).
• Generous contributory pension.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• Special Leave for family and personal reasons.
• NHS Car Lease Scheme.
• Eye Care Vouchers.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Discounts.