Enhanced Practitioner

Role description

Job summary

*Please note that this role will be based in the North & East of Cornwall and will involve travel to all areas within this locality between the hours of 0800-2000*

This is an exciting and autonomous role supporting the urgent care response plan in Cornwall working within the Hospital at Home Service This is a role requiring an innovative and experienced clinician, with a proven track record or recognised potential for embracing and leading change. This role will require vision and enthusiasm to help codesign and transform our evolving community services within Cornwall as we look forward to embracing Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. There is a need to test new models of care delivery and enhanced practice roles, this will necessitate a flexible and responsive individual who is confident to adapt and work with autonomy and ambiguity.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to consult, assess, and treat patients who are referred with undifferentiated, unpredictable, varied and complex needs, ensuring holistic assessment, prompt treatment and crisis care planning is undertaken to directly prevent unnecessary acute hospital admission.

The enhanced clinical level of this role will require you to be able to undertake enhanced level comprehensive assessment including history taking, physical examination of the patient and a robust systems review. You should be able to assess and manage frailty and complex chronic disease, identify deterioration and implement immediate strategies to reduce the risk of acute admission. There is also a requirement to support patients who are palliative or coming to the end of their life. Furthermore you will need to be able to recognise the early symptoms of disease exacerbation, acute illness and injuries, based on an understanding of chronic diseases, the disease process, current evidence and practice standards.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.