Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medicine
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 176-U-6181371
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital
- Town
- Huntingdon
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 7
Job overview
Working a minimum of 30 hours per week the post holder will be developing their clinical practise under the supervision of an experienced multidisciplinary team as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) within the Consultant and GP supported UTC.
The post holder will develop through academic study and under supervision of a senior clinicians, their knowledge and skills in the safe assessment, treatment, referral and discharge of patients within an agreed scope of practice to provide patient-centred quality care within their designated area of work.
Main duties of the job
Core Competencies
- Functions at an advanced level within healthcare organisation and management systems in line with their scope of practice and sphere of influence
- Able to deal with complex ethical and legal issues relating to patient care.
- Selects and uses advanced communication skills to articulate and shares their decision making, while maintaining appropriate situational awareness, displaying professional behaviour and exercising professional judgement
- Initiates, leads and delivers effective quality improvements in patient care, focused on maintaining patient safety.
- Able to critically appraise and undertake research, including managing data appropriately
- Developing within the context of advanced level practice as a learner, teaching and supervisor.
Generic Clinical Competencies
- Undertakes an advanced clinical assessment in the face of uncertainty, and utilises critical thinking to inform diagnosis and decision making
- Leads acute intervention for patients, recognising the acutely deteriorating patient and delivering resuscitation
- Manages the assessment, diagnosis and plans future management of patients in an outpatient clinic, ambulatory, or community setting, including the management of long-term conditions, in the context of complexity and uncertainty
- Manages problems in patients in special cases and other specialities
- Manages a multi-professional team, including the planning and management of discharge planning in complex, dynamic situations.
Working for our organisation
We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.
As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme:
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
- Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role;
- Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment;
- Access to our in-house physiotherapy service;
- On-site canteens offering subsidised meals;
- Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
- Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working towards delivery of advanced standards of practice within the following key areas of practice and in line with the National Standards;
- Clinical – demonstrate critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and their own limits of competence and Scope of Practice.
- Management and Leadership – able to role model effective leadership behaviours, show resilience and manage effective governance strategies, which support the agenda for change within the Trust.
- Education and Training – able to identify, support and develop learning interventions for both self and team members.
- Audit and Research – to look at areas for quality improvements to care, use audit processes and both formal and informal research methods to improve service delivery
- Additional areas:
- Financial – ensure considered cost appraisal when requesting or referring for investigations, ordering stores or equipment, booking training/courses or when involved in service development and recruitment activities
- Resource Management – ensures appropriate use and distribution or clinical and non-clinical resources. Support the development of junior staff across a multidisciplinary team
- Health and Safety – plays their part in maintaining a safe working environment, undertake mandatory training and actioning/reporting any concerns
- Risk Management – ensure dynamic risk assessments a carried out and if required report, mitigate, minimise risk to staff and service users.
- Patient contact – in line with the Trust values and Standards of Care of professional body
- Prescribing responsibility – must ensure Prescribing within the Professional, legal and clinical boundaries whilst ensuring adherence to the Trusts Non-Medical Prescribing policy
- Scope of Practice – must maintain a professional registration with one of the recognised professions for role and ensure they are working within their professional and Trust guidelines and Standards.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC Registered Paramedic or Physiotherapist.
- Ability and eligibility to study at level 7 (Masters)
- Safeguarding Adults (level 3).
- Safeguarding Children (level 3).
- Immediate Life Support provider (ILS)
- Paediatric Immediate Life Support provider (PILS)
- Current Portfolio/ePortfolio of practice evidence
Desirable criteria
- Master’s Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (or in certain circumstances has completed Health Education England (HEE) ACP ePortfolio).
- Independent Prescriber (V300).
- IR(ME)R certificate
- Advanced Life Support provider (ALS) – or equivalent
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support provider (APLS) – or equivalent
- Advanced Trauma Life Support provider (ATLS) – or equivalent
- Completed or working toward accreditation/credentialing with The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)
- Generic Instructor Course (GIC) for the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) or Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG)
- Leadership qualification
- Teaching / Assessment and mentoring qualification
- Have Ultrasound Level 1 qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Has >4yrs speciality experience working within Emergency, Urgent or Acute Care setting
- Has >1yrs speciality experience working at a Band 6 level within Emergency, Urgent or Acute Care setting
Desirable criteria
- Competent in the clinical assessment and management of all patient groups.
- Able to role model and lead whilst working independently and within a team
- Have had line management experience
- Experience of teaching at informal and formal level
- Change management experience
- Participated in audit and developed service improvement strategies
- Has had appraisal and recruitment training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice.
- Effective verbal and non-verbal communication across the age and acuity spectrum at all levels
- Awareness of local and national issues relating to healthcare provision
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Has evidence of a recently undertaken audit of own practice and implemented changes where required
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and expertise of the four pillars of Advanced Practice
- Competent in 12 lead ECG interpretation
- Competent to interpretation of clinical diagnostics such as blood results and make appropriate plan and intervention including blood gasses.
- Competent to interpret plain radiographs / X-rays and make appropriate clinical interventions from diagnostics
- Competent to interpret Computerised Tomography (CT) images
- Experience of working on a Trust committee or group
- Working knowledge of Human Resource (HR) policies.
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a clear vision and the role of the ACP service
- Demonstrates skilled written and verbal communication, presentation and decision-making skills
- Organised, able to prioritise, make decisions and meet targets/deadlines
- Willingness to embrace change to meet the short-term and long-term needs of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) directorate
- Ability to support staff in a demanding and challenging environment
- Personable - good role model
- Able to work under pressure with Flexibility in approach
- Good negotiation and advocacy skills
- Can undertake venepuncture, cannulation
- Has good understanding on pain management and methods to reduce pain (e.g., analgesia, slings, cold compress, immobilisation etc).
Desirable criteria
- Ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change
- Able to undertake basic wound management (e.g., clean, medical photography, steri-strips, medical glue, appropriate dressing etc.).
- Able to undertaken advanced wound management techniques (e.g., suturing, staples etc.).
- Can undertake intraosseous (IO) access
- Can identify critical Limb injuries and know how to manage including dislocations and those needing manipulation
- Can insert Longlines/Midlines with ultrasound guidance
Other
Essential criteria
- Experience with using Word and Excel
- Demonstrates understanding of relevant national strategy/policy and how to relate this to the service
Desirable criteria
- Portfolio of evidence with evidence of Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS).
- Experience working with Symphony IT system and or system one.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ben Whelan
- Job title
- Acute Medicine Lead Consultant
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