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Job overview

A unique opportunity to be Innovative, Flexible and Visionary within Urgent Care.    

Sirona Single Point of Access (SPA) is looking for an Advanced Practitioner who shares its vision to drive equitable "Patient Centred" health care to adults within the BNSSG community by providing knowledgeable, efficient, compassionate and respectful remote advice and support." 

SPA work closely with system partners to deliver new ways of working such as Frailty ACE and pathways from SWAST to Urgent Community Response.  We are looking for a partner to support us, continuing to change the way we work.  The role will clinically lead and champion remote clinical decision making, promoting positive risk taking.  Within the role there will be opportunities to develop your leadership skills, share your knowledge and passion for advanced practice, whilst also having opportunity to help shape and develop the service and your role within.  

SPA is a fast paced and dynamic environment operating between 0730 and 2000, 7 days a week.  The service is comprised of a Clinical Team with a diverse multidisciplinary background working alongside a large group of Heath Navigators who provide frontline advice and routing of service users accessing SPA.  As a service we embrace hybrid working coupled with flexible working patterns and the use of digital innovation to deliver and improve the service.  

If you would like to discuss the role further, then please do give us a call.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a candidate who is able to demonstrate and apply advanced skills in all four pillars of advanced practice.

Clinical Practice

• Confident non-medical prescriber, working autonomously in the management of a range of clinical presentations alongside experience of delivering these remotely.
• Remote assessment of patients with urgent care needs using an array of digital tools
• Work as a point of escalation to support more junior staff to manage a range of patient presentations

Leadership and Management

• Leadership and management of Sirona's part in delivering the BNSSG system collaborative service Frailty – ACE (Assessment and Coordination of Urgent/Emergency Care).
• Leadership and management of SPA SWAST pathway 

Education

• Lead on workforce development with supporting education and training across SPA.
• Lead and oversee the development of competency frameworks.

Research

• Leading clinical excellence through application of audit and research to demonstrate evidence-based practice. 
• Actively identify potential need for further research to strengthen evidence for best practice. This may involve acting as an educator, leader, innovator, and contributor to research activity and/or seeking out and applying research funding. 

Working for our organisation

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.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.