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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
About
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
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Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory
Clinical Practitioner
Accepting applications until: 04-Aug-2024 08:00
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 04-Aug-2024 08:00
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- St Margaret's Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- The Plain
- Tref
- Epping
- Cod post
- CM16 6TN
- Major / Minor Region
- Essex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Cyflog
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum plus 5% High Cost Allowance
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Hospital @ Home
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 practitioner to work within our established Hospital @ Home team within West Essex.
The team manages acutely unwell patients at home using a variety of pathways including respiratory, heart failure and frailty, to manage patients in their own environment and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital
This includes the utilisation of remote technology and new ways of working to provide a safe alternative to hospital admission and support people to be discharged from hospital earlier than may have been possible previously. The focus of this role is delivering high quality care in the community, holistic assessments, planning, implementing, and reviewing care provision across the Hospital at Home pathways of care. This is an exciting opportunity to shape services that will improve the experience of healthcare for the population of West Essex and deliver an NHS national priority.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join the team with a range of skills and clinical expertise. You need to be flexible, hardworking, have excellent communication skills and appreciate the need for professional development within your practice to ensure we establish a responsive and effective team.
There will be training opportunities to complete the Non-medical prescribing and clinical examination module's.
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- Responsible for prioritising and planning own workload on a day-to-day basis with some direction.
- To use advanced knowledge and skills in order to manage patients care as an autonomous practitioner; without direct supervision, drawing on advanced theoretical and practical experience.
- Negotiate, agree expectations, and set appropriate realistic and individual goals in partnership with the patient, carer and colleagues
- Ensure that assessments, programmes of care, and evaluations related to patients being accepted and onboarded onto the service pathways comply with the Trust’s agreed clinical standards.
- Ensure provision of holistic and rapid assessment of patients referred in a timely manner to support early discharge from the acute hospital provision.
- Provide home visits and deliver programmes of care according to clinical need within agreed protocols after escalation and discussion at MDT meeting
- Facilitate safe and timely discharge from the service including generation of a discharge summary to GPs.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
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MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- The post holder will be a registered nurse or AHP who has extensive clinical knowledge. You will have experience at working at a band 6 level and have acute and/or community experience. You would have undertaken a recognised mentorship qualification and demonstrate continuous professional development.
- The post holder will be providing patient care in patients own homes, and able to travel independently across sites. You will be using technology to support and monitor patients.
- To provide clinical expertise and support for the nursing team.
- To provide clinical care for patients requiring nursing care, co-ordination of the multidisciplinary team and allocating visits as appropriate.
- Development of the service through reflective practice; clinical supervision & audit.
- The identification of suitable people referred to the service for planned early discharge from hospital or for the prevention of admission to the acute sector or longterm care.
- To be responsible, without supervision, for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care with an understanding of professional Code of Practice.
- You will need to recognise deteriorating patients and use the appropriate patient pathways for escalation.
- You will work with colleagues across the integrated care system to develop and maintain high quality, clinically driven pathways so that we are able to provide the best patient experience to our local population.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patient/carers and families about complex matters providing a warm welcoming and enabling environment to support therapeutic relationships
- Develop specialist knowledge, in area of practice, underpinned by theory
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care and adjust the programmes of care where indicated along with maintaining the health, safety and security of self and others in own work area
- Contribute to the development of services
- Contribute to quality improvement
- Support patients, carers and staff’s equality, diversity, and rights
- Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas, and work practice
- Plan, allocate, assess, and provide feedback to team members
- Maintain and support the efficient use of physical and /or financial resources
- You will practice in accordance within your professional, ethical, and legal framework
- Ability to work flexibly and unsocial hours to meet the demands of the service
COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS
- To communicate collaboratively with the wider MDT (Multi-Disciplinary team) to explore complex issues and to make complex decisions.
- Work closely with hospital staff including consultant and community services including GPs, liaising on a regular basis to ensure effective communication and service delivery.
- To effectively communicate complex and highly sensitive information
- To agree the arrangements for communication with the patient/family/carer, and to document these in accordance with Trust policy and the patients right to confidentiality
- To competently receive highly sensitive information concerning patient’s medical condition and provide information using persuasive, reassuring skills as required, which may include when patients/family/carer are hostile and antagonistic e.g., bereavement / special needs / learning disabilities / where English is not the first language
- To ensure that essential information on the patients’ condition and progress is recorded by self and team members appropriately according to NMC/Professional guidelines.
- Report all clinical and non-clinical incidents and proactively manage risk to vulnerable adults in discussion with the Clinical lead nurse.
- Assist in maintaining a safe working environment for self, colleagues, patients, and others, report any accidents or untoward occurrences as per policy and undertake any investigations as required for untoward incidence, complaints, risk management and health and safety issues.
- Confidentiality to abide by the Data Protection Act 1998, by ensuring that all computerised information related to patients and other members of staff to which he/she has access in the course of employment, is regarded as strictly confidential. This rule applies to written information. Failure to adhere to this instruction will be regarded as serious misconduct and lead to disciplinary action. Analytical and Judgmental Skills
- To undertake data collection effectively using the agreed systems
- To use clinical judgmental skills to decide upon and recommend best course of action for assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients/families/carers when a range of options exist, escalating as appropriate
- Analyse situations and instigate emergency procedures as required Physical Skills
- Physically able to assist patients with activities of daily living and moving and handling
- Able to carry out complex observations, monitor and use relevant equipment safely, ensuring accuracy and dexterity
- To utilise highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important e.g.,in preparing and giving IV injections, assembling surgical equipment, maintaining infusions
- Driving skills are required for community post Responsibility for Patient Care
- To assess, develop, implement, and evaluate specialist nursing care programmes from admission to discharge
- To obtain people’s informed consent, highly providing specialist advice and discussing the implications of the whole assessment process
- To undertake specialist nursing interventions consistent with evidence based practice, transferring and applying knowledge and skills to meet patients’ needs, evaluating and modifying interventions as appropriate.
- To analyse and rigorously review all aspects of the patient care plan interpreting information and using specialist knowledge and clinical judgement to liaise with MDT (Multidisciplinary Team), coordinating and participating in case discussions as required
- To refer patient/family/carer to other practitioners when needs and risks are beyond one’s own scope of practice or require longer term support
- To support patients/family/carers encouraging them to promote their own health and wellbeing and to express their interests and concerns
- To provide support and care for the patient and his/her family/carer respecting their need for privacy and dignity
PLANNING AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
- To prioritise workload of themselves and others, assess performance and provide clear constructive feedback to team members
- To monitor progress of work recognising changing priorities and implement corrective actions within own limits and informing the relevant people
- To adhere to trust policies and procedures relating to own workplace to contribute to service development
- To evaluate current policies and procedures and identify the impact they have within their clinical environment
- To identify outcomes of evaluation and offer constructive views on service developments
- To implement and propose changes to policies/practices in own area
- To evaluate with others the effectiveness of any changes and how these have improved services
- Responsible for day-to-day supervision, allocation and co-ordination of clinically based teams making the best use of their abilities
- To lead a team whilst assuming responsibility and control of the work area management in the absence of the manager
- To participate in the clinical supervision of staff and providing relevant training and assessment
- To participate in the appraisal process for themselves and others
- To identify, report and address poor performance issues, where required
- To diffuse challenging behaviour, ensuring that the situation is managed in a sensitive way
- To participate in the recruitment and selection process
- To participate in the identification of future workforce requirements
- To contribute to the development of a learning environment
- To implement disciplinary and grievance procedures where required
- Work is managed rather than supervised and can act independently within appropriate occupational guidelines
- Leads specialist area or team and may manage a case load in the community.
!Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
Equal Opportunities Employer
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [email protected] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Covid Vaccination
Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.
If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing [email protected].
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • NMC registration or AHP registration
- • Degree / diploma in nursing studies/ AHP profession(or equivalent qualification and experience)
Managerial Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge
- • Has substantial post registration experience including work within chosen speciality
- • Ability to identify staff development needs and conduct staff appraisal and supervision
- • Ability to coordinate workload and supervise members of the team, ensuring high quality, safe and effective patient care
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Complaint Management.
- • Rota/Health Roster Management
- • Clinical experience in Community Care
Job Planning / Appraisal Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Provide evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
- • Have knowledge of current professional matters in relation to the NHS.
- • Ability to communicate effectively with patients from varied social and cultural backgrounds.
- • Communicates succinctly, clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing
- • High standards of written/computer skills.
Meini prawf dymunol
- • SystmOne experience or similar electronic patient record systems
Other requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Willingness to uphold the Trust’s and provider’s values
- • Eligible to live and work in the UK.
- • Be an effective team member who is able to relate to colleagues at all levels of the Trust with tact and diplomacy
- • Possesses a valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes
Documents
- Job Description (PDF, 728.5KB)
- Person Specification (PDF, 368.6KB)
- EPUT Pledge - Step into Health (PDF, 211.0KB)
- Candidate Privacy Policy (PDF, 336.6KB)
- Right to Work Information (PDF, 293.6KB)
- Employer Recognition Scheme - Gold Award (PDF, 27.7KB)
- Trust Vision and Values (PDF, 168.9KB)
- Values of the NHS Pension (PDF, 151.3KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Carla Cordery
- Teitl y swydd
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07581 009052
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