Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic ACP or do you have an aspiration to
become one as the next step in your career development?
Can you evidence your commitment to the four pillars of advanced
practice?
An exciting opportunity has arisen at our Stroke Sub-Acute Rehab Unit (SSARU) at South
Bristol Community Hospital which will improve stroke care regionally. As
part of this development,we are looking to recruit ACPs to provide specialist
stroke care. Our ACPs will be working alongside Speciality Doctors and Stroke
Consultants to provide high quality clinical care to our service users to
support them through the sub-acute stage of their rehab and recovery journey
post stroke.
Our SSARU meets the needs of
people who are unable to return home immediately after a hospital stay as they
need specialist rehabilitation. The unit consists of 30
beds at SBCH, which provides a safe environment where individuals who are medically stable can receive rehabilitation assessment, along with therapy and support from our multidisciplinary team, to support independence
before they return home. Once the person
arrives home, their stroke care is handed over to our Integrated Community
Stroke Service (ICSS) at Home team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to be part of our
exciting new model of care from the beginning with opportunity for cross
organisational working as part of the one Stroke workforce in BNSSG.
Main duties of the job
Across Bristol, North
Somerset and South Gloucestershire, health, care and voluntary sector partners
are working together to improve services for people affected by stroke. This
includes work to improve the prevention of stroke, as well as to provide the best
possible stroke emergency care, rehabilitation and care at home once
individuals are discharged from hospital.
Our vision is to provide seamless,
multidisciplinary care, so local people have the best opportunity to survive
and thrive after stroke.
If you are currently working
at Enhanced Care Practitioner (ECP) level, we would offer this role as a Band 7
with the support and training to complete your level 7 Masters in Advanced Practice within 3 years or as
required to become an 8A ACP with a clinical speciality of Stroke.
There will be
another SSARU unit in Weston supporting 12 beds and is currently run by United
Hospitals Bristol and Weston (UHBW).
Please see attached the job description for further and more in-depth details about the role.
About us
We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.
At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.
Benefits:
We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.
Additional Information:
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Practice in compliance with your code of
professional conduct and within your agreed scope of practice, being responsible
and accountable for your decisions, actions and omissions at this level
of practice.
- Practice at a high level of clinical
expertise in assessing and diagnosing patients who present with Stroke and Neurological
conditions.
- Work in partnership with individuals,
families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate
(history taking, holistic assessment, identifying risk factors in mental
health assessments, requesting, undertaking and interpreting diagnostic
tests.
- Use expertise and decision making skills to
inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated
and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations,
synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate
evidence based judgements and diagnoses.
- Initiate, evaluate and modify a range of
interventions including prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyle
advice and care.
- Work collaboratively with an appropriate
range of MDT and interprofessional resources, developing, maintaining
and evaluating links to manage risk and issues across organisations and
settings
Leadership and Management
- Pro-actively initiate and develop effective
relationships in and between multidisciplinary teams; fostering clarity
of roles within teams to encourage productive working
- Lead new practice and service redesign
solutions in response to feedback, evaluation and need, working across
boundaries and broadening sphere of influence.
- Demonstrate team leadership, resilience and
determination, managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or
unpredictable and seeking to build confidence in others
Education
- You should critically assess and address
your own learning needs, negotiating a personal development plan that
reflects the breadth of ongoing professional development across the four
pillars of advanced clinical practice
- Act as an expert resource in educating the
wider multidisciplinary team in the safe and appropriate management of
patients who present to the service.
- Supporting the wider team to build capacity
and capability through work-based and interprofessional leaning, and the
application of learning to practice
Research
- You will critically engage in research
activity, adhering to good research practice guidance, so that evidenced
based strategies are developed and applied to enhance quality, safety,
productivity and value for money
- Evaluate and audit own and others clinical
practice, selecting and applying valid, reliable methods, then acting on
the findings
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Practice in compliance with your code of
professional conduct and within your agreed scope of practice, being responsible
and accountable for your decisions, actions and omissions at this level
of practice.
- Practice at a high level of clinical
expertise in assessing and diagnosing patients who present with Stroke and Neurological
conditions.
- Work in partnership with individuals,
families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate
(history taking, holistic assessment, identifying risk factors in mental
health assessments, requesting, undertaking and interpreting diagnostic
tests.
- Use expertise and decision making skills to
inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated
and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations,
synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate
evidence based judgements and diagnoses.
- Initiate, evaluate and modify a range of
interventions including prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyle
advice and care.
- Work collaboratively with an appropriate
range of MDT and interprofessional resources, developing, maintaining
and evaluating links to manage risk and issues across organisations and
settings
Leadership and Management
- Pro-actively initiate and develop effective
relationships in and between multidisciplinary teams; fostering clarity
of roles within teams to encourage productive working
- Lead new practice and service redesign
solutions in response to feedback, evaluation and need, working across
boundaries and broadening sphere of influence.
- Demonstrate team leadership, resilience and
determination, managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or
unpredictable and seeking to build confidence in others
Education
- You should critically assess and address
your own learning needs, negotiating a personal development plan that
reflects the breadth of ongoing professional development across the four
pillars of advanced clinical practice
- Act as an expert resource in educating the
wider multidisciplinary team in the safe and appropriate management of
patients who present to the service.
- Supporting the wider team to build capacity
and capability through work-based and interprofessional leaning, and the
application of learning to practice
Research
- You will critically engage in research
activity, adhering to good research practice guidance, so that evidenced
based strategies are developed and applied to enhance quality, safety,
productivity and value for money
- Evaluate and audit own and others clinical
practice, selecting and applying valid, reliable methods, then acting on
the findings
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with MDT members, patients and their families
- Experience of leading care planning and best-interest meetings
- Management of stroke patients and the associated medical complications
- Development in professional and management procedures within own area and across several related disciplines relevant to service area
- Demonstrates ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
Desirable
- Experience of working at ACP level within a health care setting
- Operational management experience including experience of managing and developing multi-disciplinary or integrated pathway teams in a variety of locations
- Experience of working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Health Care professional NMC/HCPC
- Masters level 7 Advanced Practice/completed ACP Pathway
- Independent Prescribing Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
Desirable
- Recognised post graduate management / leadership qualification, working towards one or willingness to undertake
- Teaching qualification
- Undertaken research as a chief or principle investigator
- Experience of developing advanced practice guidelines, governance and audit.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with MDT members, patients and their families
- Experience of leading care planning and best-interest meetings
- Management of stroke patients and the associated medical complications
- Development in professional and management procedures within own area and across several related disciplines relevant to service area
- Demonstrates ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
Desirable
- Experience of working at ACP level within a health care setting
- Operational management experience including experience of managing and developing multi-disciplinary or integrated pathway teams in a variety of locations
- Experience of working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Health Care professional NMC/HCPC
- Masters level 7 Advanced Practice/completed ACP Pathway
- Independent Prescribing Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
Desirable
- Recognised post graduate management / leadership qualification, working towards one or willingness to undertake
- Teaching qualification
- Undertaken research as a chief or principle investigator
- Experience of developing advanced practice guidelines, governance and audit.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
