Community Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Community Practitioner to join the current Regulated Care Team within Intensive Home Support on a fixed term basis covering covering maternity leave.

The role Community Practitioner is to be a clinical asset within the regulated care setting, providing direct care, education, and training to patients and care providers. Using advance care planning working with MDT & care providers this role will be responsible for the Holistic Care of patients within Regulated Care Settings.

The post holder will review hospital discharges back to regulated care settings and complete their holistic health assessment to ensure patient safety, this includes medication reviews and frailty. Some of these patients will already have assessments completed, utilising the MDT and own knowledge ensure that the appropriate care is being provided., Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details and main duties of the role.

• Active Professional Registration & qualification i.e. RN, SW, AHP


• Degree level qualification or equivalent knowledge or experience in relevant field., Evidence of clinical caseload management with complex cases in a range of clinical settings including community/primary care.


• Proven experience of undertaking complex assessments


• Continuing engagement in professional development and of reflective practice as evidenced in a professional portfolio


• Evidence of influencing / negotiating in order to achieve change


• Multi-disciplinary / multi-agency working


• Participation in audit and evaluation


Desirable criteria


• Evidence of experience in a mentoring/teaching role


• Experience in leading the change processes at an operational level, Evidence of extensive professional clinical Knowledge, skill and experience in long term conditions/frail elderly


• Good understanding of systems in health and social care that are wider than immediate role.


• An awareness and understanding of the factors that contribute to good health and local public health priorities


• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of governance and its implications to their service area., A constructive, inquiring, flexible approach to others


• Self-confidence to challenge traditional practice and the persistence to address difficult, enduring issues


• Flexible working, including the requirement to work as part of a 8am to 8pm, 7 day-a-week service on a rota basis, Ability to work across sites as designated through service, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., Established in 2003, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute and community healthcare for the people in Pennine Lancashire.


The organisation puts safety and quality at the heart of everything we do, invests in and develops its workforce, works with key stakeholders to develop effective partnerships and encourages innovation and pathway reform to deliver best practice.

We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

The Intensive Home Support Service provides a supportive environment and provides staff with many professional development opportunities., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.


• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.


• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.


• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.


Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £42.90 and for a Standard Disclosure £22.90 which includes a small handling fee.