Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Frailty Team at the West Midlands Regional Hub Office based at HMP Oakwood Visitors Centre. As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner you will provide high quality, person centred care across three sites: HMP Oakwood, HMP Featherstone and HMP Brinsford. The ideal candidate will have experience and a genuine interest in supporting individuals with long term conditions, demonstrating empathy, patience, and a person centred approach. They will be able to understand and respond to a range of physical, mental or chronic health needs, promoting independence, dignity, and wellbeing at all times.

Hours

• Monday - Friday
• 37.5 hours per week
• 8am - 4pm

Salary

This is a full time position. You will receive an annual salary between £59,677 and £66,791 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

Benefits

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

Main duties of the job

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Commit to the development and delivery of a frailty framework
• Complete Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGA) demonstrating critical thinking in a safe clinical decision making process
• Provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care
• Demonstrate safe, competent expert holistic care, including assessment and diagnostic skills
• Communicate and work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary teams across sites to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of the Frailty framework and providing clinical education and leadership, upskilling the local workforce
• Demonstrate all four pillars of advanced clinical practice: clinical practice, leadership, management, education and research

Career development

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

Qualifications required

• Registered Nurse (NMC)
• Independent/supplementary prescriber qualification
• MSc in Advanced Practice
• Experience working autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner following best practice guidance

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and, due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Practice Plus Group Regional Office
Oakwood Visitors Centre
Wolverhampton
WV10 7NZ

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