Community Specialist Practitioner – Long Term Conditions
Our Integrated Network Teams within South Glos (INTs) deliver out of hospital care to people in their own homes or community clinics within the area South Glos
Community Specialist Practitioner – Long Term Conditions (CSP\-LTCs) are experienced, specialist clinicians with advanced clinical skills, case management techniques and a background in shared decision\-making. They support people who are high intensity users of health care services. With this specialist intensive support, these service users are able to remain safely at home and have more choice about their health care.
Case management is key for the support of people with long term conditions. This role requires expert evidence based practitioner knowledge gained from extensive front line, clinical leadership, decision making and managerial experience
The Locality teams are made up of:
Community Specialist Practitioners Urgent and Long\-term Conditions
Community Nurses
Community Therapists
Paramedics
Community Support Workers
Administrators
This is a fixed\-term post to provide maternity leave cover within the South Gloucestershire INTs. Applications are therefore invited from individuals currently working within the South Gloucestershire INTs who have an understanding of local processes, systems, and ways of working.
The purpose of this fixed term role is to work autonomously as a specialist practitioner to identify and case manage individuals with highly complex needs who require intensive and community support. You will work with their Primary Care Network (PCN) in partnership with the Integrated Network Team (INT) and the primary care team to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges from hospital into the community setting and, where possible, improv their quality of life.
As an experienced practitioner you will provide a service that focuses on achieving and demonstrating overall improvements in health care for people who are frail and have several long\-term conditions. You will also provide clinical leadership and direction to the INT, supporting the Locality Manager and Assistant Locality Manager to deliver excellent evidence based clinical outcomes. To provide organisational and service resilience, you may be expected to cross cover other teams or services, both within the locality and across Sirona services.
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care \& health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27\+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
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