Weight Management Advanced Practitioner

Would you like to work with people who have adiverse range of needs, who also struggle to manage their health and weight?The Weight Management team are an experienced multi-disciplinary team, offeringsupport to patients using individual and group interventions. We work closelywith other agencies and together withthe local Bariatric Surgical Team.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic AdvancedPractitioner with experience in Weight Management to be an integral part of allaspects of the service. This will include working with Weight Managementpatients and patients that are either preparing for or who have undergonebariatric surgery. You will be providing a wide range of complex clinicalinterventions to support the health and wellbeing of this complex group ofpatients, including clinical assessment and non-medical prescribing whererequired. You will be an excellent source of support for the MDT and assist in enablingservice development and delivery.

Main duties of the job

• Manage and co-ordinate a specialist weight management caseload within Livewell WeightManagement Team in accordance with national and local policies and guidelines, in line withthe Nursing and Midwifery or HCPC Standards of conduct.
• Planning, coordinating, delivery and evaluation of high-quality assessment, treatment andmanagement of patients with obesity
• To provide patients with advanced specialist advice and education regarding independent management of their obesity
• To facilitate the provision of high-quality specialist care to patients with obesity andcoordinating the treatment and follow up care with support from endocrinology specialistwhere required
• Assist in Developing the weight management team based on patient experience feedback,audit and research.
• To act as a resource of specialist expertise for patients and the wider MDT within LivewellSouthwest, Primary and Secondary Care partners.
• Provide professional clinical support to the weight management team and advise onpractice. Identify training needs of staff working in partnership with the Weight ManagementTeam Lead.
• This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
• Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline.
• All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

About us Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning socialenterprise delivering integrated health and social care services acrossPlymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts ofDevon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sportscentres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, andcollaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, whileempowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people leadhealthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, trainingpathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the CareCertificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorshipprograms ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from allsections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mentalhealth, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during theapplication process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job responsibilities

• Responsibility for People Management;
• Manage and prioritise a defined complex obesity caseload of patients and delegatewhere appropriate.
• To support and participate in the induction and supervision of new staff and otherteam members.
• Acting as an advanced specialist obesity resource and assist in teaching knowledgeand clinical skills for other health care professionals including specialist weightmanagement practitioners.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the weight management teamwithout direct supervision in the absence of the team manager.
• Mentor and give advice on the management of weight management patients to thespecialist team and provide regular caseload reviews/supervision
• Take individual responsibility for personal and professional development, maintaincompetencies, knowledge and skills commensurate with the role and NMC code /HCPC standards
• Provide and maintain a learning environment and maximise opportunities foreducation and development in the clinical area to support and enhance individualdevelopment and performance in the delivery of high standards of care.
• Act as role model for other staff and students demonstrating high standards ofspecialist practice and professional conduct according to the NMC code/HCPCstandards
• Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources;
• Responsible for identifying when stock is low and making requests for ordering.
• Identifying when equipment is not fit for use or new equipment is required.Responsibility for administration
• To report and record all incidents and near misses relating to health, safeguarding,safety, security, fire, physical violence, aggression and verbal abuse.
• Review and sign-off clinical incident reports where required.
• Maintain accurate records, which are confidential, up to date, legible and mustensure care given is documented at the earliest possible time.
• Documentation records may be paper or IT based and must be maintained asspecified in the Organisational Policies, NMC / HCPC guidelines and Governmentdirectives.
• Responsibility for people who use our services;
• Works as an independent autonomous practitioner within a defined scope of highlyadvanced specialist practice in accordance with the NMC code / HCPC standardswith the support of endocrinology
• Maintain V300 Non-medical Prescribing competence and take responsibility forprescribing in line with the non-medical prescribing policy and within DevonFormulary.
• Access the appropriate clinical supervision in line with policy.
• Work within the framework of / National Guidance for the administration ofemergency drugs
• Working within professional guidelines (local and national) to develop specialisedprogrammes and pathways of care for patients with obesity
• To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to patients,relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of their condition,drugs and self-management to ensure a consistent and individualised approach topatient care.
• To enable patients to be managed in the community by making clinical decisions aspart of the patient management plan which may involve optimising and de prescribingof specialist drugs.
• Benchmark the quality of care being delivered in the weight management serviceagainst national guidelines and other services.
• Give highly specialised advice to people living with obesity
• Deal effectively with arising clinical issues and emergency situations as anindependent autonomous practitioner.
• To interpret clinical and complex information and use these to consider a variety ofoptions when planning the patients care.
• Providing clinical support and guidance to the rest of the team ensuring theappropriate referral and assessment of patients to the prescribing pathway
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your work includingmanagement of patient care within NMC / HCPC guidelines
• Work within Livewell guidelines and have an excellent working knowledge of nationalstandards, NICE Guidance and current research in the field
• Co-ordinates and uses analytical and judgment skills to provide specialist caredelivery across the multi-disciplinary team.
• Acts as a case-manager for the patient ensuring smooth communication betweenprimary and secondary care services.
• Attend and contribute to the development of the weight management service as amember of the multi-disciplinary team, advocating patient issues.
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills required to enable case discussionsconcerning service users in their caseload.
• Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments;
• Propose policy changes and service development ideas which have impact beyond own area and role.
• Support the team lead and implement the development of policies and protocols to improve patient care.
• Fosters collaboration with key stakeholders when developing new services or patientpathways.
• Use change management skills to implement new practices and service changes.
• Other Responsibilities;
• Take a leading role with the team manager in the planning, development and day-today running of the weight management service.
• Take responsibility for your own personal and professional development; maintaincompetence, knowledge and skills commensurate with role
• Access regular supervision to maintain prescribing competencies and other advancehealth care practice within the scope of the role.
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