Job summary
HOOH Advanced Clinical Practitioners work as high level autonomous practitioners and provide clinical leadership through the development and delivery of the highest level of clinical practice. Ensuring the delivery of appropriate patient centred care and treatment to all patients requiring urgent or emergency care
They will provide expert care through both direct care and clinical supervision of practitioners within the HOOH.
The post holder will be responsible for helping to enhance the quality of the service by providing high level training, education, and assessment to Trainee ACP's and developing the knowledge and clinical understanding of all HOOH nursing and multi-professional staff.
Main duties of the job
o To act as a highly autonomous, accountable practitioner working on their own initiative with minimal direct supervision or support.
o To work as a Registered Non-Medical Prescriber.
o To act as a senior member of the trust including appraisal, and management related activities
o To act as team co-ordinator as required. Effectively co-ordinate team activities, being the 1st point of contact and prioritising the workload of the HOOH team, allocating tasks to appropriately skilled personnel to ensure appropriate and timely care for acutely ill adults.
o Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH) Only: When necessary to be a point of contact for site management issues, related to staff, patients, general public, the environment and equipment.
o To provide specialist advice and safe and effective clinical care to adults who require urgent or emergency care.
o To prioritise and refer individuals for specialist assessment and care.
o Supervise, educate, and assess Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners - and actively provide education and supervision to the wider trust.
o To work as part of the medical on call team to autonomously assess and manage deteriorating and acutely unwell patients.
About us
The HOOH team are responsible for the provision of safe and effective clinical care out of hours to adults requiring immediate, urgent or emergency care.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Band 8a level of practice will be demonstrated through completion of either a relevant Masters Level Award or recognition of advanced level practice by the Health Education England Centre for Advancing Practice supported portfolio route.
In addition, the senior ACP will be required to demonstrate their ability and expertise as a senior decision maker via a signed off portfolio of practice, using role specific or specialist curricula where available.
It is expected the portfolio should also demonstrate competence in all elements of the Multi-Professional Advanced Clinical Practice Framework (HEE 2017). Successful applicants must be able demonstrate evidence of an active portfolio mapped to a recognised curricula/HEE multi-professional ACP framework. This may be paper or electronic and access will be required by the senior leadership team for HOOH to ensure it meets the above criteria prior to appointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Band 8a level of practice will be demonstrated through completion of either a relevant Masters Level Award or recognition of advanced level practice by the Health Education England Centre for Advancing Practice supported portfolio route.
In addition, the senior ACP will be required to demonstrate their ability and expertise as a senior decision maker via a signed off portfolio of practice, using role specific or specialist curricula where available.
It is expected the portfolio should also demonstrate competence in all elements of the Multi-Professional Advanced Clinical Practice Framework (HEE 2017). Successful applicants must be able demonstrate evidence of an active portfolio mapped to a recognised curricula/HEE multi-professional ACP framework. This may be paper or electronic and access will be required by the senior leadership team for HOOH to ensure it meets the above criteria prior to appointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with valid NMC
- 1st Degree or equivalent experience
- Full Masters in Advanced practice (or equivalent qualification)
- Experienced Non-Medical prescriber
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Further relevant qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Significant evidence of working as an Advanced clinical Practitioner (ACP)
- Evidence of teaching within an Advanced Practice setting
- Evidence of supporting educational development of Trainee ACP's
- Significant experience in Acute inpatient environments
Desirable
- Experience in teaching position/environment
Further Training
Essential
- Experience of team leadership
- Portfolio of evidence demonstrating practice across the four pillars
Desirable
- Leadership Course
- Evidence of an active portfolio mapped to a recognised curricula/HEE multi-professional ACP framework
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Teaching Skills
- Effective negotiating & leadership skills
- Ability to work productively in a multidisciplinary environment with commitment to working as a team member
- Ability to complete work to deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Advanced Life Support provider
- ECG interpretation
- Experience conducting, analysing, and presenting the results of Audit
- Cannulation
- Venepuncture
- Verification of Death
- Arterial Blood Gas performance and analysis
Desirable
- Advanced Life Support Instructor
- Experience working across a variety of acute inpatient settings
Other Factors
Essential
- Willingness to work predominantly on night duty but also in and out of normal working hours.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage workload
- Ability to work to deadlines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with valid NMC
- 1st Degree or equivalent experience
- Full Masters in Advanced practice (or equivalent qualification)
- Experienced Non-Medical prescriber
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Further relevant qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Significant evidence of working as an Advanced clinical Practitioner (ACP)
- Evidence of teaching within an Advanced Practice setting
- Evidence of supporting educational development of Trainee ACP's
- Significant experience in Acute inpatient environments
Desirable
- Experience in teaching position/environment
Further Training
Essential
- Experience of team leadership
- Portfolio of evidence demonstrating practice across the four pillars
Desirable
- Leadership Course
- Evidence of an active portfolio mapped to a recognised curricula/HEE multi-professional ACP framework
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Teaching Skills
- Effective negotiating & leadership skills
- Ability to work productively in a multidisciplinary environment with commitment to working as a team member
- Ability to complete work to deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Advanced Life Support provider
- ECG interpretation
- Experience conducting, analysing, and presenting the results of Audit
- Cannulation
- Venepuncture
- Verification of Death
- Arterial Blood Gas performance and analysis
Desirable
- Advanced Life Support Instructor
- Experience working across a variety of acute inpatient settings
Other Factors
Essential
- Willingness to work predominantly on night duty but also in and out of normal working hours.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage workload
- Ability to work to deadlines
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).
