Job summary
Full time 37.5 hours per week. Permanent post.
We are looking for a motivated health care professional to join as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the trauma and orthopaedic department at the Royal Bolton Hospital. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside a well-established and highly skilled Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Orthogeriatric team who excel in delivering high quality patient-centred care.
This is a full time post (37.5hrs/week) with a salary at Band 8a. Please note that non-medical prescribing is a requirement for this post.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will ideally have experience of working within an acute and/or surgical setting. Ideally candidates would have some Orthopaedic and frailty knowledge/experience. They will need to show a willingness and aptitude to learn and develop. They will need to be self-motivated with a desire to improve patient care through application of advanced clinical skills and knowledge, as well as leadership, education and research skills.
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be supported with clinical supervision from an allocated Orthogeriatrician and ACP, and have access to continuing professional development that reflects all four domains of advanced practice.
About us
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence formaternity, neonataland care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.
The Anaesthetics and surgery services Division is one of four Clinical Divisions in the Trust that includes trauma and elective orthopaedic wards and is committed to providing excellent clinical performance and patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work with the ACP postholder/s and wider Trauma and Orthopaedics department in providing high quality holistic care for patients to assess, diagnose, and treat T+O patients with particular focus on comprehensive geriatric assessment to support the care of older frailer patients with orthopaedic complaints under the supervision of the Consultant-led orthopaedics and orthogeriatrics teams
- Have a key role within the multidisciplinary team acting as a liaison between all members to allow for seamless and efficient care from admission to discharge
- Be able to manage their own caseload in response to unpredictable patterns of work.
- Act as a clinical expert in patient care, able to make high level clinical decisions, informed by advanced diagnostic, assessment and treatment skills.
- Facilitates expert inter-professional care for the ill patient and their dependants by direction, supervision and example; and maintenance of all records.
- Initiates, undertakes and evaluate research and audit.
- Develops and deliver educational programmes for staff locally and will work with Advanced Clinical Practitioners locally/nationally to develop advanced nursing practice.
- Ordering and interpreting radiological imaging is an integral part of the role.
- This is a designated nonmedical prescribing position.
- It is anticipated that 80% of the time will be spent in the clinical area
Please refer to full Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work with the ACP postholder/s and wider Trauma and Orthopaedics department in providing high quality holistic care for patients to assess, diagnose, and treat T+O patients with particular focus on comprehensive geriatric assessment to support the care of older frailer patients with orthopaedic complaints under the supervision of the Consultant-led orthopaedics and orthogeriatrics teams
- Have a key role within the multidisciplinary team acting as a liaison between all members to allow for seamless and efficient care from admission to discharge
- Be able to manage their own caseload in response to unpredictable patterns of work.
- Act as a clinical expert in patient care, able to make high level clinical decisions, informed by advanced diagnostic, assessment and treatment skills.
- Facilitates expert inter-professional care for the ill patient and their dependants by direction, supervision and example; and maintenance of all records.
- Initiates, undertakes and evaluate research and audit.
- Develops and deliver educational programmes for staff locally and will work with Advanced Clinical Practitioners locally/nationally to develop advanced nursing practice.
- Ordering and interpreting radiological imaging is an integral part of the role.
- This is a designated nonmedical prescribing position.
- It is anticipated that 80% of the time will be spent in the clinical area
Please refer to full Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Attainments/Registration
Essential
- Relevant Masters degree in Advanced Practice or recognised qualification by the supported portfolio route from HEE centre for Advancing Practice
- V300 Non-medical prescribing
- Registered nurse with valid NMC registration or Health Care Professional and registered with HCPC
- Knowledge of Orthopaedics and/or acute setting
Desirable
- Management & leadership experience
- Experience of T&O and fraility
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a qualified ACP in an acute setting
- Evidence of clinical/ managerial leadership experience
- Experience of change management or service improvement activity
Desirable
- Experience of training, supervising and assessing competence of junior colleagues
Skills
Essential
- Able to analyse information to formalise appropriate diagnosis and management plan
- Work autonomously, demonstrating critical analysis and decision making skills, ensure provision of care
Desirable
- Evidence of advance clinical skills
- Knowledge and understanding of National and Trust agendas for Advanced Practice
- Able to generate and present reports
- Passionate about delivery of high quality care
Person Specification
Attainments/Registration
Essential
- Relevant Masters degree in Advanced Practice or recognised qualification by the supported portfolio route from HEE centre for Advancing Practice
- V300 Non-medical prescribing
- Registered nurse with valid NMC registration or Health Care Professional and registered with HCPC
- Knowledge of Orthopaedics and/or acute setting
Desirable
- Management & leadership experience
- Experience of T&O and fraility
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a qualified ACP in an acute setting
- Evidence of clinical/ managerial leadership experience
- Experience of change management or service improvement activity
Desirable
- Experience of training, supervising and assessing competence of junior colleagues
Skills
Essential
- Able to analyse information to formalise appropriate diagnosis and management plan
- Work autonomously, demonstrating critical analysis and decision making skills, ensure provision of care
Desirable
- Evidence of advance clinical skills
- Knowledge and understanding of National and Trust agendas for Advanced Practice
- Able to generate and present reports
- Passionate about delivery of high quality care
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).
