Job summary
Job Title: Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band: 8a
Location: Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) at County Hospital
Hours of Duty: 37.5 hours per week (hours worked over a month, includes long shifts, weekends and bank holidays)
FAU is a bespoke 6 bedded frailty assessment unit and you will work in an MDT setting. The MDT comprises of consultants, ACPs, nursing staff, dedicated therapists and IDH support.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner Team in FAU is at the forefront of Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC); with this in mind, an opportunity has arisen for a motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner to become part of a highly skilled established team.
The successful candidate will be based in the Frailty Assessment Unit at County Hospital with close integration into Emergency Medicine and front-door services.
You will support admission avoidance and holistic patient management for patients presenting with frailty syndromes enabling safe, person-centred and efficient care pathways from the Emergency Department (ED) into either early supported discharge or further inpatient care.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people, and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 13,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are a specialist Major Trauma Centre for the North Midlands and North Wales. Happy staff make for happy patients, and with the help of both we have put together a wide range of development and support packages aimed at ensuring that everyone at the Trust can fulfil their potential and meet their aspirations as well as the tools to provide great care.
Our mission to provide the very best health care includes recruiting the best people. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
The Trust also has a vibrant charity arm, UHNM Charity, which provides funds to enable University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust to purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment and to enhance and improve patient experience and comfort.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with professional body such as NMC or HCPC
- MSc degree in advanced clinical practice or equivalent MSc
- Registered independent non-medical prescriber
- ALS provider or intermediate life support provider (dependent on area of practice)
- Mentor/assessor or formal teaching qualification
Desirable
- Accreditation with the Centre for Advancing Practice
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Currently working as a qualified ACP
- Evidence of continued professional development in all four pillars of advanced practice (clinical, leadership & management, education and research)
- Formal leadership and management experience
- Excellent written and communication skills
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering training programmes and presentations to various levels of staff
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive mindset in respect of organisational change; learning and continuous improvement
- Acts to support and enable effective teamwork
- Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with professional body such as NMC or HCPC
- MSc degree in advanced clinical practice or equivalent MSc
- Registered independent non-medical prescriber
- ALS provider or intermediate life support provider (dependent on area of practice)
- Mentor/assessor or formal teaching qualification
Desirable
- Accreditation with the Centre for Advancing Practice
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Currently working as a qualified ACP
- Evidence of continued professional development in all four pillars of advanced practice (clinical, leadership & management, education and research)
- Formal leadership and management experience
- Excellent written and communication skills
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering training programmes and presentations to various levels of staff
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive mindset in respect of organisational change; learning and continuous improvement
- Acts to support and enable effective teamwork
- Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation
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).
