Advanced Clinical Practitioner Lead in Frailty

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner with a strong interest in frailty care to join our established multidisciplinary team delivering care within our community hospitals.

This role combines advanced clinical practice with clinical leadership; you will provide line management and professional supervision for the ACPs working within the service together with leading and coordinating the educational supervision of trainee ACPs.

You will provide advanced clinical care to patients with frailty, applying expert clinical reasoning and collaborative decision-making. You will contribute to the Trust-wide ACP strategy and frailty pathway development alongside supporting business planning, service redesign and efficiency initiatives.

This role offers variety, challenge and the opportunity to shape pathways as the service continues to grow.

If you're passionate about frailty, thrive in complex clinical environments and want to be part of a service that's evolving fast, this is the opportunity for you.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide autonomous advanced clinical care to frail older adults admitted to community hospital wards across 6 community hospital sites. They will provide line management, professional leadership and clinical supervision for the Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the Community Hospitals.

The post holder will provide leadership and oversight to ensure Advanced Clinical Practitioners maintain professional standards and appropriate evidence for revalidation in line with national frameworks.

The post holder will lead and coordinate the educational supervision of trainee Advance Clinical Practitioners, supporting staff with educational programmes.

The post holder will lead or support frailty-related audits, service evaluation and quality improvement, using outcome data to improve patient safety and experience.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are

“Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing.

These include

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person specification Knowledge requirements Essential criteria - Expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge in frailty and complex multi-morbidity

• Highly developed advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic skills and medical management skills
• Advanced skills in advance care planning, escalation planning and end-of-life care
• Ability to prescribe safely and effectively within scope of practice

Desirable criteria - Experience leading resuscitation and medical emergencies

• Specialist frailty service development experience

Qualifications Essential criteria - Registered healthcare professional with the NMC, HCPC or equivalent professional body

• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (or e-portfolio) mapped to the four pillars of advanced practice, evidenced by a digital badge

Desirable criteria - Additional postgraduate qualification related to frailty, gerontology, acute medicine, community medicine or leadership

• Teaching / mentoring / supervision qualification
• Leadership or management qualification (e.g. NHS Leadership Academy programmes)

Further Training or Job-Related Aptitude and Skills Essential criteria - Independent Prescriber

• Evidence of ongoing personal development in advanced clinical practice relevant to frailty / older people’s care
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desirable criteria - Experience of regional or Trust-wide ACP role development

• Experience influencing Trust-wide or system-level strategy
• Experience leading or coordinating research, audit or service evaluation
• Experience presenting at regional or national forums. Publication or contribution to best-practice guidance

Experience Essential criteria - Significant experience working as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner at senior level

• Extensive clinical experience in frailty / older people’s medicine / complex long-term conditions Experience of autonomous clinical practice, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge planning
• Experience of clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of service development and change management
• Experience of supporting, supervising and appraising ACPs (qualified and/or trainee)
• Experience of contributing to clinical governance, audit, incident investigation and quality improvement

Desirable criteria - Experience working across community hospitals or integrated care settings

• Experience of regional or Trust-wide ACP role development
• Experience representing services at directorate, Trust or regional level

Contractual Essential criteria - Ability to travel and work across multiple community hospital sites with access to their own vehicle

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Recruiter Contact Details

Name

Dr Rachel Rowe

Title

Medical Lead for the Community hospitals

Email

rachel.rowe@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Telephone

07780283937