Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working part time : 24 hours per week
The National Health Service (NHS) has a number of sub-acute services that have developed in recent years from the guidance of NHS white papers such as the NHS Long term plan and NHS five year forward view , which recommend for NHS trusts to deliver more care and services closer to a person’s home rather than in acute hospitals.
As pressure on emergency departments across the UK grows, new care models will be pivotal in delivering and relieving some of these pressures by diverting work away from the hospital and into the community.
The NHS England paper ‘Community health services two hour crisis response guidance’ aims to address this pressure. In Cheshire West, the ‘Hospital at Home’ service will expand its offer of crisis same day response, including monitoring and treatment at home which traditionally has been provided in hospital (such as intravenous (IV) therapy). Its workforce fits the NHS model well in supporting hospital level care at home; experienced General Practitioners, advanced clinical practitioners with prescribing rights and registered nurses offer a 7 day service that runs from 8am-8pm allowing for wrap around care and an excellent patient experience as evidenced in the services monthly feedback from patients.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a hard-working, enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner from nursing/AHP to join our Hospital at Home team to support this innovative new way of working.
We would welcome applications from practitioners with experience in acute medicine as well as those with experience in managing the long term health needs of our ageing population. You will be in possession of advanced practice qualification at Masters level.
The primary focus of the role is to work as an advanced, autonomous practitioner providing patient-centered clinical care, encompassing the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis, treatment and discharge of patients. The post is intended to provide improved outcomes for our patients by providing safe, kind and effective care.
If you possess these qualifications and are looking to join an innovative service at the forefront of real system change, then this is certainly an exciting time to join our existing team.
Working for our organisation
The Trust’s services are provided from three locations: •