Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Surgery on the Frimley Park Hospital site. The post holder will work as part of the surgical team caring for surgical patients attending the ambulatory care department as well as patients on the general surgical inpatient wards. The role will be key in supporting our same day emergency care pathways for surgery.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have sound clinical skills and knowledge with recent experience at Band 6 in a surgical area. The individual must have excellent interpersonal skills and be confident to communicate with staff at all levels within the multidisciplinary team. The role requires energy, initiative, and autonomous working. You will be a role model to staff; showcasing best practice to deliver safe quality care to patients and creating a positive learning environment.
The expectation will be for the successful candidate to undertake a Masters programme after a period of development and consolidation in the role. This programme will equip the post holder with patient assessment and non-medical prescribing knowledge and skills.
For an informal visit, please contact Marianna Vlahovic, Surgical Matron on 07776 432002 or email marianna.vlahovic@nhs.net
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
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- To work according to the NMC Code of Conduct, Trust policies and professional guidelines
- To assess, examine, investigate, diagnose and treat surgical patients within the Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit.
- To act as a first contact for patients attending the unit to implement faster and more effective initiation of appropriate assessments and treatment.
- To provide specialist advice and support to other members of the team to ensure appropriate assessment, planning and implementation of clinical care.
- To carry out specialist clinical procedures within clinical competence
- To lead and monitor the performance and standards of care within the nursing team
- In conjunction with the Surgical Matron, Head of Nursing and the surgical teams, facilitate the development of the service.
- To provide specialist education and training to other staff and learners within the unit and externally to other areas of the hospital as required.
- Undertake research and lead clinical audit within own specialist area.
Professional/Clinical Role
- Work autonomously as well as within defined patient pathways of care to assess, examine, investigate, diagnose and treat patients with a wide range of physical, social and psychological needs and presenting complaints.
- Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal framework for advanced nursing practice.
- Appropriately interpret information and use knowledge and judgement to provide highly specialist advice when reviewing, analysing and evaluating all aspects of the patients care and treatment plan according to their holistic needs.
- Undertake appropriate investigations and treatments utilising evidence-based practice/clinical guidelines applying skill, knowledge, experience and clinical judgement to meet individuals specific needs.
- Use skills to practice at an advanced level to facilitate advanced physical assessment, clinical examination, investigation, diagnosis and management of patients.
- Demonstrate awareness of ones own limitations and limitations of role. To refer to other practitioners when required skill set is beyond their own scope of practice liaising with the multidisciplinary team as required.
- Obtain consent when undertaking assessments and when discussing implementation of investigation and treatment plans giving alternatives when appropriate to facilitate patient choice.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and treatment using evidence-based practice, whilst using knowledge and skills to assess further patient needs.
- Complete non-medical prescribing module and undertake this role if appropriate and in accordance with current legislation and trust policy.
- Maintain legible and accurate patient notes, both written and electronic, in accordance with trust and national professional policies and guidelines.
- Ensure that all nursing practice within the clinical area complies with Trust Nursing policies and procedures.
- Provide clinical leadership and professional development support to the nursing team
- Where issues of clinical competence are identified, work with the Matron and Head of Nursing to address them
- Contribute to the local resolution, investigation and resulting actions of any informal or formal complaints
- To maintain own personal & professional development, keeping professional portfolio of evidence up to date
- Act as a credible clinical role model
- Practice in a confident and competent professional manner
Practice Development
- To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of nursing practice within the clinical area, ensuring that it is evidence-based. In conjunction with the ward team, participate in the development of action plans which aim to enhance the quality of practice using the results of audits undertaken. Participate in the evaluation of the changes made in practice
- To assist the Matron and Head of Nursing in the implementation of the Trust Nursing & Midwifery Strategy and Corporate Objectives within the clinical area, and monitor its impact on practice
- To assist the surgical team in audits and service reviews.
Research and Development
- To lead in setting and maintaining evidence based and current practice as well as be involved in the delivery of new developments and evidence-based initiatives within the unit.
- Undertake data collection effectively for recognised audits and service reviews
- To audit, evaluate and review the quality of their own work and that of others, and where necessary make appropriate improvements or suggestions to improve standards and raise quality of performance.
- To inform and influence Clinical Governance issues and attend governance meetings
- To actively inform and promote network sharing and sharing of achievements and innovative practice.
- To ensure research and audit findings and recommendations are communicated to appropriate stakeholders and individuals.
Service Development and Management
- To adhere to local and trust policies and procedures as well as current legislation related to own workplace and contribute to the Ambulatory Care service development.
- Take an active role in evaluating current service provision and give constructive views on how service could be developed and the impact on individual roles, service provision and nursing services.
- To provide clinical and managerial leadership and guidance to the nursing team
- As appropriate be involved in recruiting and retaining team members in conjunction with the Matron, Head of Nursing and Ambulatory Care team
- To develop specialist protocols, standards and guidelines to enhance and develop service
- To participate in local/regional groups and meetings related to own specialist area
Education
- Contribute to the implementation of induction/development programmes for newly qualified/appointed staff in conjunction with the Surgical Matron and the rest of the team
- In conjunction with the Matron and Head of Nursing, identify the training/development needs of staff within the clinical area
- Facilitate the implementation of clinical competencies within the clinical environment
- Facilitate the implementation of clinical supervision within the clinical area, providing clinical support where appropriate
- Act as a mentor & preceptor to nursing staff and student nurses
- Facilitate training and education as in the wider trust as appropriate using specialist knowledge and skills to enhance the knowledge and practice of others.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
- To work according to the NMC Code of Conduct, Trust policies and professional guidelines
- To assess, examine, investigate, diagnose and treat surgical patients within the Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit.
- To act as a first contact for patients attending the unit to implement faster and more effective initiation of appropriate assessments and treatment.
- To provide specialist advice and support to other members of the team to ensure appropriate assessment, planning and implementation of clinical care.
- To carry out specialist clinical procedures within clinical competence
- To lead and monitor the performance and standards of care within the nursing team
- In conjunction with the Surgical Matron, Head of Nursing and the surgical teams, facilitate the development of the service.
- To provide specialist education and training to other staff and learners within the unit and externally to other areas of the hospital as required.
- Undertake research and lead clinical audit within own specialist area.
Professional/Clinical Role
- Work autonomously as well as within defined patient pathways of care to assess, examine, investigate, diagnose and treat patients with a wide range of physical, social and psychological needs and presenting complaints.
- Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal framework for advanced nursing practice.
- Appropriately interpret information and use knowledge and judgement to provide highly specialist advice when reviewing, analysing and evaluating all aspects of the patients care and treatment plan according to their holistic needs.
- Undertake appropriate investigations and treatments utilising evidence-based practice/clinical guidelines applying skill, knowledge, experience and clinical judgement to meet individuals specific needs.
- Use skills to practice at an advanced level to facilitate advanced physical assessment, clinical examination, investigation, diagnosis and management of patients.
- Demonstrate awareness of ones own limitations and limitations of role. To refer to other practitioners when required skill set is beyond their own scope of practice liaising with the multidisciplinary team as required.
- Obtain consent when undertaking assessments and when discussing implementation of investigation and treatment plans giving alternatives when appropriate to facilitate patient choice.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and treatment using evidence-based practice, whilst using knowledge and skills to assess further patient needs.
- Complete non-medical prescribing module and undertake this role if appropriate and in accordance with current legislation and trust policy.
- Maintain legible and accurate patient notes, both written and electronic, in accordance with trust and national professional policies and guidelines.
- Ensure that all nursing practice within the clinical area complies with Trust Nursing policies and procedures.
- Provide clinical leadership and professional development support to the nursing team
- Where issues of clinical competence are identified, work with the Matron and Head of Nursing to address them
- Contribute to the local resolution, investigation and resulting actions of any informal or formal complaints
- To maintain own personal & professional development, keeping professional portfolio of evidence up to date
- Act as a credible clinical role model
- Practice in a confident and competent professional manner
Practice Development
- To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of nursing practice within the clinical area, ensuring that it is evidence-based. In conjunction with the ward team, participate in the development of action plans which aim to enhance the quality of practice using the results of audits undertaken. Participate in the evaluation of the changes made in practice
- To assist the Matron and Head of Nursing in the implementation of the Trust Nursing & Midwifery Strategy and Corporate Objectives within the clinical area, and monitor its impact on practice
- To assist the surgical team in audits and service reviews.
Research and Development
- To lead in setting and maintaining evidence based and current practice as well as be involved in the delivery of new developments and evidence-based initiatives within the unit.
- Undertake data collection effectively for recognised audits and service reviews
- To audit, evaluate and review the quality of their own work and that of others, and where necessary make appropriate improvements or suggestions to improve standards and raise quality of performance.
- To inform and influence Clinical Governance issues and attend governance meetings
- To actively inform and promote network sharing and sharing of achievements and innovative practice.
- To ensure research and audit findings and recommendations are communicated to appropriate stakeholders and individuals.
Service Development and Management
- To adhere to local and trust policies and procedures as well as current legislation related to own workplace and contribute to the Ambulatory Care service development.
- Take an active role in evaluating current service provision and give constructive views on how service could be developed and the impact on individual roles, service provision and nursing services.
- To provide clinical and managerial leadership and guidance to the nursing team
- As appropriate be involved in recruiting and retaining team members in conjunction with the Matron, Head of Nursing and Ambulatory Care team
- To develop specialist protocols, standards and guidelines to enhance and develop service
- To participate in local/regional groups and meetings related to own specialist area
Education
- Contribute to the implementation of induction/development programmes for newly qualified/appointed staff in conjunction with the Surgical Matron and the rest of the team
- In conjunction with the Matron and Head of Nursing, identify the training/development needs of staff within the clinical area
- Facilitate the implementation of clinical competencies within the clinical environment
- Facilitate the implementation of clinical supervision within the clinical area, providing clinical support where appropriate
- Act as a mentor & preceptor to nursing staff and student nurses
- Facilitate training and education as in the wider trust as appropriate using specialist knowledge and skills to enhance the knowledge and practice of others.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Current first or second-level NMC Registration.
- Evidence of qualification in advanced practice course such as patient assessment, critical care or A&E course
- Completed Nursing degree
- Portfolio of evidence demonstrating continuous personal, professional and academic development at the level of advance nursing practice
- Mentorship/teaching course
Desirable
- Leadership Course
- Working towards MSc in advanced practice
- Prescribing qualification
- Advanced Life Support provider
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Current first or second-level NMC Registration.
- Evidence of qualification in advanced practice course such as patient assessment, critical care or A&E course
- Completed Nursing degree
- Portfolio of evidence demonstrating continuous personal, professional and academic development at the level of advance nursing practice
- Mentorship/teaching course
Desirable
- Leadership Course
- Working towards MSc in advanced practice
- Prescribing qualification
- Advanced Life Support provider
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
