Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Lead Advanced Practitioner for Community Hospital
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Job Title: Advanced Practitioner
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Advanced Practitioner to join our Directorate at a time of service development and transformation.
Working alongside the Service Director, Clinical Director, and Medical Leadership Team, you will provide visible and credible clinical leadership across Community Hospitals, supporting our APs and trainee APs to develop and thrive. Working with senior clinical and operational colleagues, you will help shape our Advanced Practice workforce, strengthen governance and education, and ensure Advanced Practitioners are at the heart of developing high-quality patient care.
Working collaboratively with senior clinical and operational colleagues, the post holder will lead the development of robust governance, education, and development arrangements for Advanced Practice. They will support APs and tAPs to develop across the four pillars of Advanced Practice, providing clinical and educational supervision, mentorship, coaching, and pastoral support.
The post holder will maintain a visible clinical presence, undertaking regular advanced clinical practice within our inpatient physical health services and providing expert advice, leadership, and supervision to APs and the wider multidisciplinary team.
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Key Responsibilities Will Include
- Developing and strengthening the Advanced Practice workforce across the directorate.
- Supporting the education, supervision, and progression of APs and tAPs.
- Developing robust governance and assurance arrangements for Advanced Practice.
- Providing senior clinical leadership and maintaining regular clinical practice.
- Leading and supporting quality improvement, audit, research, and evidence-based practice.
- Contributing to workforce planning, recruitment, retention, and service development.
- Working across professional and organizational boundaries to influence change and promote safe, effective care.
About
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organizational culture that is welcoming, builds, and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
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- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisation’s priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lucy Elliott
- Job Title: Deputy Service Director
- Email Address: lucy.elliott35@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07483588110
Please contact my PA if you require an informal discussion, Evie.England@nhs.net
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