Advanced Practitioner Team Lead - Respiratory Long Term Conditions

at  Powys Teaching Health Board

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Advanced Practitioner Team Lead to join the Community Respiratory Service. You could be a Nurse, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist.
We’re looking for a practitioner with proven leadership skills to support the Clinical Lead, providing operational support to the MDT based in North Powys. Our multidisciplinary team is provides:
Management optimisation and review of patients with chronic lung conditions,
Symptom management, ongoing review and support for patients with end stage respiratory disease who may be approaching end of life,
Self management education and health advice/information to patients, relatives or carers,
Supported discharge,
Admission avoidance,
Community clinics,
Oxygen assessments and review for patients requiring oxygen at home,
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Our transformation continues to provide respiratory services closer to home through a multidisciplinary team approach. We want a leader who uses their clinical expertise and advanced practice knowledge to provide safe, high-quality, value-based, patient centred respiratory care to Powys patients. The successful candidate will need to be able to communicate with a wide range of people, including patients and their families, other health care professionals and external agencies, including district general hospitals outside of Powys.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Work as an Advanced Practitioner in Respiratory Long-Term
Conditions.
Demonstrate effective leadership creating an environment where staff treat individuals and each other with dignity and respect, there are high levels of trust, and empowerment, underpinned by effective communication, collaboration and partnership working in the field of long-term condition management.
Lead the development of appropriate pathways for people with Respiratory LongTerm Conditions to ensure that they can access appropriate services to support their recovery and self-management.
Direct, lead and motivate staff to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery, ensuring that activity is fully
aligned to the plans and strategies of the Health Board.
Use recognised organisational development training (OD) techniques to
contribute to the development of the clinical and managerial aspects of the
service.
Work with colleagues in Workforce and Organisational Development and Senior Managers across the Health Board in the development and delivery of effective and efficient development programmes for the areas within their remit.
Contribute to ongoing learning, education and development strategy which
supports the delivery of a competent workforce at all levels across the Health Board. Acts as an adviser in the identification of development needs within specialist area and contributes to the achievement of delivery of appropriate development.
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ . There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
The post holder is the practitioner expert and is required to have a high
Respiratory specialist knowledge ensuring the provision of effective and efficient
care. At this level the post holder will be expected to work as a highly skilled
senior practitioner and be the expert.
Primary focus of the role is to work as an advanced, autonomous practitioner
providing patient-centred care, encompassing the skills of assessment,
examination, diagnosis and treatment of patients.

The post holder will;

• Provide timely responsive interventions which at times will be at short

notice and provide improved outcomes for patients by improving timeliness

and consistency of care throughout Powys.

• Exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical

judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role, within a
defined framework. Expected results are defined but the post holder will
decide how they are best achieved and is guided by principles and broad
occupational policies. Expected to work at an advanced clinical level within

their level of competence and to work flexibly as part of the team.

• Act as a practice leader, managing their own workload and work across

professional, organisational, agency and system boundaries to improve
services and develop practice. They will participate in networks, locally,
regionally and nationally. Assess and manage risk and proactively

challenge others about risk.

• Work in primary and intermediate care settings to train staff to help people

with Respiratory long-term conditions to develop management skills to
improve their health and wellbeing. This will involve working with Primary
Care and the extended practice and Community Resource Teams; working
with clinical specialists to develop and run condition specific modules and
programmes and providing support to staff in Day Hospitals and Health and

Wellbeing Centres throughout Powys.

• Plan and manage a caseload of people who have long term health

conditions and are at significant risk of further deterioration in their health
and help them to implement self-management strategies to improve their

health and wellbeing and signpost as appropriate.

• Support and train other colleagues working with people with long term

health conditions.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Please refer the Job description for details