Job summary
Job Title: Corporate Lead Advanced Care Practitioner
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week
Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 per annum
Closing Date: 18th October 2024
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
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Main duties of the job
'The overriding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.'
The Trust Lead for Advanced Care Practice will be responsible for the Trust-wide development and leadership of Advanced Practitioners (AP) working in various roles.
They will provide clinical leadership and support for the Advanced Care Practice within Allied Health Practitioners (AHP), nursing and midwifery teams. The post holder will work as a senior leader within the Trust and will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of advanced practice education and roles across the Trust.
The post holder will practice as a senior expert clinician, Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP). They will work within their area of clinical expertise practicing independently and autonomously seeing undifferentiated patients with undiagnosed problems with minimal and no supervision.
Focus is on the provision of responsive, compassionate, visible leadership for all areas across the Trust with advanced practitioners. Acts as a strong patient advocate ensuring that a culture of continuous improvement and learning is supported to drive quality care delivery across the Trust and leads and facilitates the development of advanced practice, to ensure excellent care.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will:
Lead on the design, delivery and implementation of the Advanced Practice strategy and workforce plan for the CNO.
To work independently at a senior ACP level in the direct delivery of high-quality care within their own specialist field, making critical clinical decisions based on advanced clinical skills assessment.
The post holder responsibility is to develop and actively manage strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and to encourage a network of mutual support.
Demonstrate the attributes of a clinical expert in terms of specialist theoretical and practical knowledge and expertise in the range of work procedures and the plethora of sub-specialties.
The post holder will provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues.
On behalf of the CNO takes the lead responsibility for the development of a Trust Advanced Practice Strategy that reflects local, regional and national priorities, supported by the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer.
To develop the AP long term workforce plan in partnership with stakeholders, including the directorates, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions and the potential impacts on the wider organisation;
The post holder is responsible for providing professional leadership, governance and expertise relating to Advanced Practice throughout the Trust, and more widely across PLACE, the ICS and the Foundation Group
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more
information please see the attached Job Description and Personal
Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will:
Lead on the design, delivery and implementation of the Advanced Practice strategy and workforce plan for the CNO.
To work independently at a senior ACP level in the direct delivery of high-quality care within their own specialist field, making critical clinical decisions based on advanced clinical skills assessment.
The post holder responsibility is to develop and actively manage strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and to encourage a network of mutual support.
Demonstrate the attributes of a clinical expert in terms of specialist theoretical and practical knowledge and expertise in the range of work procedures and the plethora of sub-specialties.
The post holder will provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues.
On behalf of the CNO takes the lead responsibility for the development of a Trust Advanced Practice Strategy that reflects local, regional and national priorities, supported by the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer.
To develop the AP long term workforce plan in partnership with stakeholders, including the directorates, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions and the potential impacts on the wider organisation;
The post holder is responsible for providing professional leadership, governance and expertise relating to Advanced Practice throughout the Trust, and more widely across PLACE, the ICS and the Foundation Group
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more
information please see the attached Job Description and Personal
Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Professional Registration
- Master's level in Advanced Care Practice
- Non- medical Prescriber
- Teaching and Assessing practice
Desirable
- Evidence of formal management/leadership training
- Post graduate research
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to network both internally and externally
- Ability to chair meetings
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered with the NMC or HCPC with evidence of personal and professional commitment to CPD in line with revalidation requirements.
- Evidence of working at a senior level leading change initiatives.
- Extensive experience of teaching and training of medical, nursing, AHP or midwifery
- Active involvement in audit and research
- A proven track record at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including quality improvement initiatives.
- Experience of recruitment and retention issues, workforce planning and capacity management.
- Evidence of having managed and developed a team effectively.
- Evidence of ability to confront complex and challenging issues taking a problem-solving approach.
Desirable
- Evidence of experience of working strategically locally, regionally or nationally.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work in a challenging, busy environment whilst meeting tight deadlines
Experience
Essential
- Ability to produce clear, accurate, written and verbal reports.
- Evidence of previous budgetary management and business planning.
- Extensive experience of teaching and training of medical, nursing, AHP or midwifery
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Pro-active and self-motivated, with the ability to motivate others
- Well-developed inter-personal and communication skills
- Critical Analytical Skills
- Ability to work effectively within a team and demonstrate focus, tenacity and flexibility
- Strong patient/customer focus
- Politically astute
- Well-developed presentation skills
Other
Essential
- Takes part in the director on call rota.
- Post holder will work 18.75 hours a week clinically as an ACP within their own specialty
Personal qualities
Essential
- Tenacity and determination to succeed
- Assertive and confident
- Ability to relate to and influence other senior nurses, clinical staff and managers
- Team Player
- Time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Professional Registration
- Master's level in Advanced Care Practice
- Non- medical Prescriber
- Teaching and Assessing practice
Desirable
- Evidence of formal management/leadership training
- Post graduate research
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to network both internally and externally
- Ability to chair meetings
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered with the NMC or HCPC with evidence of personal and professional commitment to CPD in line with revalidation requirements.
- Evidence of working at a senior level leading change initiatives.
- Extensive experience of teaching and training of medical, nursing, AHP or midwifery
- Active involvement in audit and research
- A proven track record at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including quality improvement initiatives.
- Experience of recruitment and retention issues, workforce planning and capacity management.
- Evidence of having managed and developed a team effectively.
- Evidence of ability to confront complex and challenging issues taking a problem-solving approach.
Desirable
- Evidence of experience of working strategically locally, regionally or nationally.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work in a challenging, busy environment whilst meeting tight deadlines
Experience
Essential
- Ability to produce clear, accurate, written and verbal reports.
- Evidence of previous budgetary management and business planning.
- Extensive experience of teaching and training of medical, nursing, AHP or midwifery
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Pro-active and self-motivated, with the ability to motivate others
- Well-developed inter-personal and communication skills
- Critical Analytical Skills
- Ability to work effectively within a team and demonstrate focus, tenacity and flexibility
- Strong patient/customer focus
- Politically astute
- Well-developed presentation skills
Other
Essential
- Takes part in the director on call rota.
- Post holder will work 18.75 hours a week clinically as an ACP within their own specialty
Personal qualities
Essential
- Tenacity and determination to succeed
- Assertive and confident
- Ability to relate to and influence other senior nurses, clinical staff and managers
- Team Player
- Time management, prioritisation and organisational 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).
