Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

We are changing Community Healthcare!Join Our Dynamic Team:As a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you'll be part of a dynamic approach to community healthcare. Our team blends the expertise of existing Community Nursing Teams with our Virtual Ward. This acute service is at the forefront of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and ensuring swift, efficient discharges.What We Offer:1. A central role in a cutting-edge and expanding service.2. Development opportunities across all four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice.3. A workplace culture that values collaboration, quality improvement and innovation.About the Role.Virtual Ward and Community Healthcare Integration:Lead in a setting that combines hospital-level care with community convenience, focusing on respiratory and frailty pathways.Pioneering the Urgent Community Response Service:Make an impact in our community by preventing hospital admissions and delivering rapid, effective care in patients own homes.Collaboration in a Multidisciplinary Team:Work alongside nurses, therapists, medics and other healthcare professionals in a supportive, innovative environment.Join Us in Making a Difference:Your role will have a direct impact on patient care and outcomes in our community. We welcome those passionate about leading change and enhancing patient experiences.

Main duties of the job

This role will involve both clinical and academic training, supported by TRFT as your employer and our chosen HEE accredited Higher Education Institute. As this is an apprenticeship programme much of your learning and training will be achieved in the workplace as an integrated part of the clinical workforce.As a Trainee ACP you will work as part of our multi-professional workforce providing direct clinical care, assessing and diagnosing patients as well as implementing and evaluating treatment and interventions. You will be supported to work towards being an autonomous practitioner across all four pillars of advanced practice and demonstrating the capabilities of the Multi-Professional Advanced Practice Framework (HEE 2017).Successful completion of training includes the completion of an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, achievement of specialty capability frameworks and demonstration of advanced level practice in leadership, research and education as well as direct clinical practice.GCSE Maths and English is not essential. Successful candidates without GCSE Maths & English will be required to complete a functional skills programme prior to the end of the apprenticeship.We are committed to supporting flexible working including part time hours however as part of the apprentice standard, the minimum contracted hours allowable are 30 hours per week.Candidates are encouraged to discuss the post with the named recruitment lead and an informal visit can be arranged.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Woodside Building

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

S60 2TY

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Woodside Building

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

S60 2TY

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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