Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Haematology Team in the Haemophilia service at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust based at the University Hospital Lewisham site as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP).
The role of the Advanced Practitioner is as a non-medical practitioner, working as part of the Clinical Haematology team, under the supervision of a Consultant Haematologist.
This post is open to Advanced clinical practitioners, trainee Advanced clinical practitioners or clinicians looking to embark on the trainee ACP pathway. Trainee practitioners will commence in post at band 7 and the permanent offer and grading at 8a subject to achieving MSc in Advanced Practice. If applying as a trainee this is a full-time post and to apply, you need to have a first degree in health-related discipline that includes a research focused module.
Main duties of the job
They will monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. They will participate in clinical governance within the service by undertaking audit and research as part of the MDT.
The post holder will provide clinical expertise and advice for haemophilia patients. They will demonstrate a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of haematological conditions.
Be involved in consultant clinics and and develop nurse led haemophilia services. They will have a key role within the MDT acting as a liaison between all members of the multi-disciplinary team, to allow for seamless and efficient care.
Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to have an informal conversation or visit prior to submitting an application
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity is now available for a fully qualified ACP (B8a) to join the Haematology service at University Hospital Lewisham, part of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
The post holder will be an experienced ACP with the skills to autonomously assess, investigate, treat, and refer patients attending the Haemophilia and Haematology service with confirmed and undifferentiated diagnosis.
Applicants will have a full MSC in advanced practice or comparable qualifications and will be able to evidence a portfolio of practice with a relevant speciality.
The post holder will work closely with the interdisciplinary teams and collaborate with colleagues to ensure that high quality patient care is maintained.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to the daily management and auditing processes of the service an interact frequently with relevant stake holders both within the organisation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Clinical
- Delivery of the evidence based expert clinical care exercising a high degree of professional autonomy, demonstrating the ability to make sound decisions based on the knowledge and experience.
- Holistic individual consultation of patients using a range of different assessment methods including medical history taking, physical assessment, clinical investigations and risk stratifications tools, all of these appropriate to the presentation within the boundaries of the role.
- Order and interpret investigations, laboratory tests, appropriate imaging, and act on results as
- Reach a valid, reliable, and comprehensive conclusion based the history and clinical findings.
- Initiate drug therapy/medication within the parameters of agreed clinical guidelines and in accordance with present legislation supply and prescribing of
- Communicate with patients in ways that empowers them to make informed choices about their health and healthcare.
- Actively implement and manage, evidence based therapeutic programmes, which are in the interest of patient and improve health outcomes.
- Work in partnership with other clinical teams making appropriate referrals to optimise health outcomes and resources.
- In partnership with patients, clients and other professions, make sounds decision which are ethically based in the interest of patients and clients in the absence of precedents and protocols.
- Provide specialist knowledge, advice, resource information and support to clinical staff across the trust.
- Service & Practice improvement
- Promote the improvement of quality and clinical effectiveness within the resource constraints.
- Develop practices that are appropriate to patient and service need thought understanding the wider implications of epidemiological, demographic, social, political, legislative, and professional trends and developments.
- Identify the need for change and proactively generate practice innovations to implement solutions to better meet the needs of patient and the service.
- Develop and undertake activities to monitor the progress and efficiency of the service and owns practice.
- Continually assess and monitor risk in their own and others practice and challenge others if necessary.
- Critically appraise and synthesise the outcomes of relevant research, evaluations and audits, and apply the information when seeking the to improve practice.
- Management and Leadership
- Contribute to the development to the specialist service and act as a change agent and facilitate the change process whilst encouraging other to be innovative and adaptable in the approach to change.
- Work across professional, organisational and system boundaries to proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and improve health, outcomes, and healthcare delivery systems.
- Review and update documentation and policies specially required by the team.
- To be conversant with all the relevant Trust policies and procedures and ensure they are correctly implemented.
- Lead the team in establishing and maintaining effective communication channels with the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their carers and external agencies.
- To work collaboratively with representatives of other clinical areas, disciplines and services to provide a seamless pathway of
- Coordinate, lead and manage the activities of clinics on a day to day basis.
- Assisting with the investigation of complaints and lead on the development of action plans to address areas of concern.
- Participate in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff.
- To represent the Trust on National forums related to the role and Advanced Clinical Practice.
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
- Information management
- Adhere to confidentiality at all times with sensitive personal data.
- Responsible for the systematic monitoring of investigations and appointments, in collaboration with administration and managerial staff.
- Ensure compliance with care pathways and service development.
- Provide reports of the statistics, service and practice developments when required.
- Provide high standards of documentation in accordance with the Trust documentation policy.
- Education and training
- To participate in teaching programmes for nursing in the care of patients relevant to the haemophilia and haematology service
- To exhibit a personal commitment to clinical education and development. Work in collaborations with others to plan and deliver interventions to meet the learning and development needs of their own and other professions.
- Raise awareness of the current local, regional, national and international perspectives in clinical specialities.
- Provide training and educations opportunities within the team, the Trust, local and national areas.
- Audit and research
- Contribute/assist in the development of multidisciplinary research and clinical audit in the haemophilia and haematology service and, implementing effective and evidence-based practice
- Develop research skills and provide support and appropriate implementation strategies for changes in clinical practice.
- Participate and contribute to any on-going regional and national research to evaluate the effectiveness of care strategies related to the patient experience within emergency and unscheduled care.
- To share best practice; through publications and attendance/presentation opportunities at conference level
- Resource Management
- To apply sound financial evaluation to proposed service
- Maintain accurate records in relation to equipment used and maintained by the haemophilia and haematology service team.
- Risk Management
- To ensure that systems are in place to manage, reduce and prevent clinical risk to self and others within the RDC department.
- To monitor incidents highlighted by members of the emergency team and communicate to appropriate areas to address risk issues.
- Promote best practice in health & safety, utilising unit and Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity is now available for a fully qualified ACP (B8a) to join the Haematology service at University Hospital Lewisham, part of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
The post holder will be an experienced ACP with the skills to autonomously assess, investigate, treat, and refer patients attending the Haemophilia and Haematology service with confirmed and undifferentiated diagnosis.
Applicants will have a full MSC in advanced practice or comparable qualifications and will be able to evidence a portfolio of practice with a relevant speciality.
The post holder will work closely with the interdisciplinary teams and collaborate with colleagues to ensure that high quality patient care is maintained.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to the daily management and auditing processes of the service an interact frequently with relevant stake holders both within the organisation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Clinical
- Delivery of the evidence based expert clinical care exercising a high degree of professional autonomy, demonstrating the ability to make sound decisions based on the knowledge and experience.
- Holistic individual consultation of patients using a range of different assessment methods including medical history taking, physical assessment, clinical investigations and risk stratifications tools, all of these appropriate to the presentation within the boundaries of the role.
- Order and interpret investigations, laboratory tests, appropriate imaging, and act on results as
- Reach a valid, reliable, and comprehensive conclusion based the history and clinical findings.
- Initiate drug therapy/medication within the parameters of agreed clinical guidelines and in accordance with present legislation supply and prescribing of
- Communicate with patients in ways that empowers them to make informed choices about their health and healthcare.
- Actively implement and manage, evidence based therapeutic programmes, which are in the interest of patient and improve health outcomes.
- Work in partnership with other clinical teams making appropriate referrals to optimise health outcomes and resources.
- In partnership with patients, clients and other professions, make sounds decision which are ethically based in the interest of patients and clients in the absence of precedents and protocols.
- Provide specialist knowledge, advice, resource information and support to clinical staff across the trust.
- Service & Practice improvement
- Promote the improvement of quality and clinical effectiveness within the resource constraints.
- Develop practices that are appropriate to patient and service need thought understanding the wider implications of epidemiological, demographic, social, political, legislative, and professional trends and developments.
- Identify the need for change and proactively generate practice innovations to implement solutions to better meet the needs of patient and the service.
- Develop and undertake activities to monitor the progress and efficiency of the service and owns practice.
- Continually assess and monitor risk in their own and others practice and challenge others if necessary.
- Critically appraise and synthesise the outcomes of relevant research, evaluations and audits, and apply the information when seeking the to improve practice.
- Management and Leadership
- Contribute to the development to the specialist service and act as a change agent and facilitate the change process whilst encouraging other to be innovative and adaptable in the approach to change.
- Work across professional, organisational and system boundaries to proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and improve health, outcomes, and healthcare delivery systems.
- Review and update documentation and policies specially required by the team.
- To be conversant with all the relevant Trust policies and procedures and ensure they are correctly implemented.
- Lead the team in establishing and maintaining effective communication channels with the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their carers and external agencies.
- To work collaboratively with representatives of other clinical areas, disciplines and services to provide a seamless pathway of
- Coordinate, lead and manage the activities of clinics on a day to day basis.
- Assisting with the investigation of complaints and lead on the development of action plans to address areas of concern.
- Participate in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff.
- To represent the Trust on National forums related to the role and Advanced Clinical Practice.
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
- Information management
- Adhere to confidentiality at all times with sensitive personal data.
- Responsible for the systematic monitoring of investigations and appointments, in collaboration with administration and managerial staff.
- Ensure compliance with care pathways and service development.
- Provide reports of the statistics, service and practice developments when required.
- Provide high standards of documentation in accordance with the Trust documentation policy.
- Education and training
- To participate in teaching programmes for nursing in the care of patients relevant to the haemophilia and haematology service
- To exhibit a personal commitment to clinical education and development. Work in collaborations with others to plan and deliver interventions to meet the learning and development needs of their own and other professions.
- Raise awareness of the current local, regional, national and international perspectives in clinical specialities.
- Provide training and educations opportunities within the team, the Trust, local and national areas.
- Audit and research
- Contribute/assist in the development of multidisciplinary research and clinical audit in the haemophilia and haematology service and, implementing effective and evidence-based practice
- Develop research skills and provide support and appropriate implementation strategies for changes in clinical practice.
- Participate and contribute to any on-going regional and national research to evaluate the effectiveness of care strategies related to the patient experience within emergency and unscheduled care.
- To share best practice; through publications and attendance/presentation opportunities at conference level
- Resource Management
- To apply sound financial evaluation to proposed service
- Maintain accurate records in relation to equipment used and maintained by the haemophilia and haematology service team.
- Risk Management
- To ensure that systems are in place to manage, reduce and prevent clinical risk to self and others within the RDC department.
- To monitor incidents highlighted by members of the emergency team and communicate to appropriate areas to address risk issues.
- Promote best practice in health & safety, utilising unit and Trust
Person Specification
Attainments/Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered Nurse / Other allied health care professional (HCPC)
- MSc in Advanced Practice or equivalent
- Portfolio of practice evidencing level of practice
- Non-Medical Prescribing
Work Experieince
Essential
- Experience of leadership within a service - haemophilia/haemotology
- Experience in running own clinics/workload - haemophilia/haemotology
- Broad clinical experience relevant to the post, including previous experience of general medicine principles - haemophilia/haemotology
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner autonomous practice experience
Desirable
- Experience of service / practice development
- Experience in a range of acute care settings
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Advanced clinical assessment and documentation skills
- Evidence of radiology requesting
- Critical decision-making skills Non-medical Prescribing
- Medicines Management: Experience at working with Patient Group Directives (PGDs) /
Desirable
- Clinical Audit and interest in research
- Publication
Personal Characteristics / Disposition
Essential
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Confident and competent in approach to practice Supportive, friendly, adaptable and patient focused
- Effective communication skills
Person Specification
Attainments/Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered Nurse / Other allied health care professional (HCPC)
- MSc in Advanced Practice or equivalent
- Portfolio of practice evidencing level of practice
- Non-Medical Prescribing
Work Experieince
Essential
- Experience of leadership within a service - haemophilia/haemotology
- Experience in running own clinics/workload - haemophilia/haemotology
- Broad clinical experience relevant to the post, including previous experience of general medicine principles - haemophilia/haemotology
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner autonomous practice experience
Desirable
- Experience of service / practice development
- Experience in a range of acute care settings
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Advanced clinical assessment and documentation skills
- Evidence of radiology requesting
- Critical decision-making skills Non-medical Prescribing
- Medicines Management: Experience at working with Patient Group Directives (PGDs) /
Desirable
- Clinical Audit and interest in research
- Publication
Personal Characteristics / Disposition
Essential
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Confident and competent in approach to practice Supportive, friendly, adaptable and patient focused
- Effective communication skills
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).
