Advanced Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment interventions for patients by virtue of expert clinical judgement and close liaison with members of the MDT.

2. Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.

3. Initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, life style advice and care.

4. Exercise professional judgement to manage risk appropriately, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events and supporting teams to do likewise to ensure safety of individuals, families and carers.

5. Utilise complex decision-making skills to promote high quality care in unpredictable and challenging circumstances.

6. Ensure compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and work within their scope of practice.

7. Works in conjunction with the MDT to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care.

8. Work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate

9. Be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy. This includes being critically aware of their limits of their own competence and professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty and incomplete information.

10. Be responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions and omissions at this level of practice.

11. Utilise professional judgement and maturity, understanding when to seek help.

12. Demonstrate effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care or seeking to make positive changes, using Health Education Englands framework to promote person-centred approaches in health and care

13. Work collaboratively with an appropriate range of multi-agency and inter-professional resources, developing, maintaining and evaluating links to manage risk and issues across organisations and settings.

14. Evidence the underpinning subject-specific competencies i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope, and demonstrate application of the capabilities to these, in an approach that is appropriate to the individual role, setting and scope.

15. Act as a clinical role model/advocate for developing and delivering care that is responsive to changing requirements, informed by an understanding of local population health needs, agencies and networks.

16. Engage in regular clinical supervision meeting with the allocated clinical supervisor.

FFor further details please see attached JD&PS.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• oExtensive demonstrable experience within speciality of Cardiology or clear identification of transferrable skills based on extensive experience in another field.
• oDemonstrable experience of working as an ACP in Cardiology and taking part in RACPC clinics
• oManagement ability and leadership demonstrable experience
• oExcellent clinical and practical skills
• oDemonstrable experience of education and supervision
• oRecent demonstrable experience in clinical audit and quality improvement
• oInfluencing policy and clinical guidance
• oProven evidence of practice in line with the HEE (2017) multi-professional framework

Desirable

• oChange management skills
• oMulti-professional supervision
• oAppraisal skills
• oImplementing policy and clinical guidance

Qualifications

Essential

• oStatutory Professional Registration
• oSignificant contribution to a Portfolio of Evidence
• oMasters Degree in Advanced Practice or equivalent (as defined by Trust AP policy)
• oAdvanced Life Support

Desirable

• oInstructor on life support courses
• oIndependent non-medical prescribing
• oEducation/Mentorship/ Supervision Course

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• oAbility to recognise and analyse complex situations and take appropriate action.
• oEvidence of relevant, recent study and continuing professional development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

Derriford

Derriford Hospital

Pltymouth

PL6 8DH

Employer's website

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