A Vacancy at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (ECP) or Trainee Enhanced Practitioner to work in the Derby City Community Service, working part time 30hrs over 4 days.
We will positively consider applicants who fulfil the Person Specification, with the exception of non-medical prescribing and advanced clinical decision making/patient examination skills.
However, we will consider those applicants who do not meet this criteria and are willing to accept a Band 6 Trainee Enhanced Practitioner role until successful completion of both programmes and the completion of a training portfolio.
The role will be either Band 6 or Band 7 (dependent on experience and qualifications).
The Derby City Community service works collaboratively with Joined Up care Derbyshire, in line with the Ageing Well Agenda, providing holistic, proactive care to residents in care homes improving residents health outcomes with the support of an aligned General Practitioner, as part of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes model.
Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (Community) within Care Home Team:
Providing support to both the residents, relative and care home home staff adaopting an holistic approach providing health education/promotion, proactive clinical assessment, care planning, annual assessment and long term conditions management.
You will work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, working alongside General Practitioners, Community Pharmacists, Care Co-ordinators, Community Psychiatric Team, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Social care providing joined up care.
We want to recruit clinicians who are passionate in supporting and empowering patients and their carers to manage their complex health needs and access support when needed and optimising health outcomes.
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
(Please note recent name change to role previously known as Community Matron has recently changed to Enhanced Clinical Practitioner- Community).
The role within the Care Home Team involves supporting a number of care homes, both residential and nursing, within a Primary Care Network (PCN).
It will require a high level of clinical knowledge and the ability to implement proactive care planning, education and working as part of the wider MDT.
This advert closes on Thursday 14 Nov 2024