Job summary
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting ACPs in Urgent and Emergency Care (ACP-UEC), to work within our Specialist Practitioner teams supporting a 24/7 rota, across Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire.
The clinical focus on this role is to hear (triage) and/or see, treat, discharge or refer patients presenting with urgent care presentations that would traditionally be managed within Primary Care, Out of Hours settings or Urgent Treatment Centres. The ACP will be ringfenced to attend category one incidents such as cardiac arrest or major trauma as the nearest resource.
ACPs will have an opportunity to embed all four pillars of advanced practice through an 80:20 clinical split, offering education and supervision to Specialist Practice teams, engaging in clinical audit and championing research, and supporting in clinical guideline development. You will be a senior clinical leader offering advice and support to all grades of ambulance staff and volunteers.
Applicants must hold a HCPC, NMC or GPhC registration, an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (or an NHSE Digital Badge) and a prescribing annotation. Where applicants do not hold an NHSE Digital Badge you will be supported to complete this during the first 2 years of employment.
Please note this is not a trainee ACP-UEC role (applicants must hold a full MSc or NHSE Digital Badge).
For more information review the supporting documentation.
Assessment centre to be held 21st October in Exeter.
Main duties of the job
A summary of the main roles and responsibilities are displayed here, please review the full job description and person specification for additional information.
- To fulfill the expectations and core capabilities of an AP as set out in the Trust AP job description. Working autonomously to an advanced level providing high quality patient care.
- Utilise the four pillars of advanced practice to support delivery of Trust objectives keeping with Trust values.
- To provide remote senior clinical assessment for patients and their families/carers when presenting to the ambulance service and/or when deployed and working as part of a care coordination hub.
- To manage patients presenting to the ambulance service completing full episodes of care through hear and treat or referring to alternative services as required e/g ambulance face to facce, ED or GP.
- To provide senior clinical support, supervision and clinical validation to operational colleagues, for instance registered and non registered clinicians and volunteers.
- To see, treat, discharge and/or refer patients presenting with undifferentiated presentations across the lifespan and acuity of primary, urgent and emergency care including responding to the full array of 999 presentations as determined by the EOC and local management teams, where required in response to internal and external pressures.
- To provide senior clinical visibility for EOC colleagues and trainee or qualified Specialist Practitioners in Emergency and Urgent care
About us
At South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) we have a culture where everyone is valued for being themselves. Our aim is to work together to promote the most inclusive environment possible, which attracts people from the widest range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work that we do together, for the benefit of all of our employees, our patients and the communities we serve. We offer flexible working opportunities, inclusive policies and a range of feedback mechanisms to support individuals and to enable a positive, welcoming environment where our people and their careers can thrive in.
We employ over 5,000 employees mainly clinical, operational and emergency response staff as well as supporting roles. We also employ Doctors and volunteers which include community first responders and fire co-responders.
We take all the steps needed to provide the most compassionate patient care possible whilst also providing an enjoyable and safe place to work. We actively promote a positive set of behaviours as being key to our performance both individually and collectively. Our recruitment, selection and screening processes are designed to uphold these standards and we invite all our candidates to actively share with us through these processes how they will bring these behaviours to life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description for full details of this roles main responsibilities and the criteria required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description for full details of this roles main responsibilities and the criteria required.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Statutory Professional Registration with either the HCPC, NMC or GPhC
- Masters Degree in Advanced Practice or equivalent (ie NHSE Advanced Practice Digital Badge)
- Independent non-medical prescribing annotation
- Contemporary portfolio displaying competencies in line with skills and attributes required for Urgent and Emergency Care
- Clean Driving License
Desirable
- Commitment to work towards an NHSE Advanced Practice Digital Badge, where this is not already held within 2 years
- Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care / Diploma in Urgent Medical Care or willingness to undertake within 2 years of employment
- Emergency response driving Qualification
- ALS Provider
- Level 7 Remote Clinical Decision Making Module
Previous Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience within an ambulance service, emergency department, primary care or out of hours service
- Extensive experience as a senior clinician managing undifferentiated medical and trauma emergencies
- Minimum of 5 years post registration experience with a contemporary clinical practice portfolio
- Excellent clinical and practical skills across the lifespan
- Experience of education and supervision
- Recent experience in clinical audit and quality improvement
Desirable
- Providing remote clinical advice and support to junior colleagues
- Providing remote clinical assessment to patients on the telephone or through video consultation
- Multi-professional supervision
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Evidence of relevant, recent study and continuing professional development
Desirable
- A commitment to upskilling in practical skills and training where the full array of urgent and emergency care skills are not held (e.g wound care, catheterisation) through a Personal Development Plan
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Statutory Professional Registration with either the HCPC, NMC or GPhC
- Masters Degree in Advanced Practice or equivalent (ie NHSE Advanced Practice Digital Badge)
- Independent non-medical prescribing annotation
- Contemporary portfolio displaying competencies in line with skills and attributes required for Urgent and Emergency Care
- Clean Driving License
Desirable
- Commitment to work towards an NHSE Advanced Practice Digital Badge, where this is not already held within 2 years
- Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care / Diploma in Urgent Medical Care or willingness to undertake within 2 years of employment
- Emergency response driving Qualification
- ALS Provider
- Level 7 Remote Clinical Decision Making Module
Previous Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience within an ambulance service, emergency department, primary care or out of hours service
- Extensive experience as a senior clinician managing undifferentiated medical and trauma emergencies
- Minimum of 5 years post registration experience with a contemporary clinical practice portfolio
- Excellent clinical and practical skills across the lifespan
- Experience of education and supervision
- Recent experience in clinical audit and quality improvement
Desirable
- Providing remote clinical advice and support to junior colleagues
- Providing remote clinical assessment to patients on the telephone or through video consultation
- Multi-professional supervision
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Evidence of relevant, recent study and continuing professional development
Desirable
- A commitment to upskilling in practical skills and training where the full array of urgent and emergency care skills are not held (e.g wound care, catheterisation) through a Personal Development Plan
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).
