Specialist Practitioner - Nurse, AHP, Paramedic

Are you are looking for an autonomous role, where you can help shape the future of community services?

Are you passionate about avoiding hospital admissions and caring for our patients in their place of residence?

Are you interested in joining us as a Specialist Practitioner (SP)?

Our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service provides rapid assessment, diagnostics and treatment in a person’s home as an alternative to hospital admission. It is suitable for people who are in crisis and who need intervention within two hours to prevent hospital admission

UCR is delivered by a multi-professional team with access to specialist medical support where necessary to agree a management plan.

As a successful Specialist Practitioner (SP) clinician you will be embedded within the Community Teams which comprise of the Community Therapy Service, District Nursing Service, Community Matron service and Hospital at Home, however you will have the opportunity to work across many facets of Community services.

The role provides the successful clinician with a rare opportunity to work within our community services to test, inform and finesse the continued development of the Urgent Community Response service.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will work autonomously to provide a high-quality service to patients managing undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions, using, developing and consolidating advanced clinical skills.

You will work collaboratively with the team and external providers, to ensure the right care, by the right person, at the right time and in the right place.

Your aim will be to enable individuals to maintain or regain independence or ensure a plan is in place for them to achieve their optimum personal potential and to prevent unnecessary hospital admission.

You will support a learning environment that fosters a culture of clinical expertise and act as a role model and mentor to advanced skills learners from all community services and teams.

Oxford Health Foundation Trust is part of the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire integrated care system (BOB), and been one of the national accelerator sites in the Ageing Well Programme in development of new NHS Urgent Community Response services.

You will be help play a key role in helping older people manage long-term conditions, making sure they receive the right kind of support to help them remain independent and live longer and linking in with our healthcare colleagues in the wider community.

You will be working alongside our Community Nursing and Therapy Teams, South Central Ambulance Service, General Practice and Oxford University Hospitals with the opportunity to work across many facets of Community services.

Our community teams are located across the county of Oxfordshire and this post on offer will align to the North East and Central Locality or a combination of both areas.

Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Staff accommodation
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Our community teams are located across the county of Oxfordshire and this post on offer will align to the North East and Central Locality. The service currently operates over 7 days a week, so flexible working into the evenings, over some weekends and bank holidays will be required. We are open to flexible and part time hours and the post is available part-time (minimum 30 hours per week) or full-time (37.5 hours per week).

• The post holder will provide holistic patient care, in the patient’s residence, from assessment of presenting condition through to diagnosis, initial treatment and discharge, including the prescribing and administration of medication
• To act in a professional manner at all times. in accordance with professional body.
• To actively engage in the teaching, mentorship and supervision of staff and students, especially those developing advanced skills.
• To contribute and support to organisational development and change as necessary.
• To contribute to the organisational management of the service on issues such as health and safety, use of supplies and following local policy regarding incident reporting.
• To work closely with the medical practitioners and other clinical colleagues in the provision of quality, evidence-based care to patients in their own home and Care Homes.
• The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to providing a quality, evidence-based service, excellence in clinical practice, this together with continuous professional development are integral to the role and development of the service.
• To work in accordance with the NMC and HCPC rules of professional conduct and within local care pathways, policies and standards.
• Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of his/her own professional activities and to manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times, whilst remaining responsible to the Ageing Well Lead

Please note:

• New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
• Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.