Job summary
Qualified ACP (Band 7/8a depending on experience) 1 x 36hr posts available to cover Maternity leave.
We are looking to appoint a dynamic and forward-thinking Qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner's (ACP) to join our already established team of qualified ACP's within the Composite Workforce at West Cumberland Hospital Whitehaven. We are looking for a clinician with commitment, flexibility, enthusiasm, excellent clinical skills, and who are keen to work as part of a hardworking and dedicated team.
The ACP will demonstrate safe, critical decision-making in the clinical decision-making process and will work collaboratively with Consultants and multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedure.
Main duties of the job
Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people's experience and improve outcomes.
The post holder will assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment/interventions and care packages for patients, resulting in safe and appropriate management, referral or discharge. Working with the MDT in expediting safe and timely discharges.
Prescribe independently, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and local protocols and within scope of practice to optimise treatment.
Prioritises own and medical team's workload and ensures effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.
Maintains effective communication within the ward environment ensuring active participation with senior nursing and medical team members and provide effective communication between the roles. Communicate with external stakeholders such as other wards and agencies to support continuing quality care both on admission and discharge.
Takes responsibility for own learning and performance. Ensure positive promotion of the ACP role. Demonstrate continuous learning and development through a personal portfolio for discussion at annual review as per Trust ACP framework.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered healthcare practitioner
- Completed Master's degree qualification (or above)
- Independent prescriber
- Advanced clinical practice skills and clinical treatment skills
- Mentor/teaching qualification
- Evidence of substantial clinical practice at advanced level in portfolio
- Evidence of competence within all core ACP competencies (as per DHFT ACP framework)
Desirable
- Leadership qualification/ course
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Demonstrates effective team management
- Able to effectively communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information using highly developed interpersonal skills to overcome barriers to acceptance
- Utilises above skills to communicate information to patients and relatives including delivering unwelcome news
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral, including highly effective interpersonal skills
- Well-developed facilitation and influencing skills, effective negotiation and conflict management skills
- Able to present information to a wide audience using a variety of methods to suit audience type
- Ability to manage conflict
Desirable
- Negotiating skills
- Innovative
Knowledge, training and experience
Essential
- Evidence of continual CPD (by review of e-portfolio at masters level), aligned to a professional body, eg Royal College, or academic institution
- ALS provider
- Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
- Highly motivated and experienced practitioner
- Experience in managing acute problems
- Clinical diagnostic skills
- Evidence of a teaching/coaching/ mentoring course
- Experience in leadership and/or management
- Evidence of competence within all core ACP competencies
- Has the ability to use basic IT systems including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as ability to learn Trust specific IT systems
- Broad and advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
- Has a sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- Ability to take a full systematic focused history
- Ability to make a diagnosis based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
- Has the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to discharge
- Willingness to perform and or learn advanced clinical skills appropriate to area of practice
- Ability to manage a team of patients and prioritise workload
Desirable
- Experience in managing chronic health issues
- Non-medical prescriber
- ALS Instructor
- Independent prescriber
- Experience within acute care.
- Knowledge of more than one area of clinical practice - i.e. A&E, surgery, medicine, orthopaedics, ITU
- Research Skills
- Previous publication(s)
Analytical and judgemental skills
Essential
- Has the ability to work as an independent practitioner through completion of Master's level clinical practice programme and/or completion of competencies
- Portfolio evidence of assessment of competent advanced clinical decision making (i.e. ACAT, Mini - cex, DOPS)
- Has ability to formulate a diagnosis and differential diagnosis, initiate appropriate treatment and evaluate effectiveness
- Ability to manage a team of patients and prioritise work
- Able to present and receive complex information from the MDT
- Demonstrate experience with the audit process and audit tools
Desirable
- Competent to verify death
- Competent to interpret Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Demonstrate proactive performance
- Manage own workload and support junior medical staff in managing theirs
- Plan and organise work as a senior member of the team according to clinical situation
- Has the ability to plan and implement strategies which may impact across the Trust and healthcare community
- Prioritise balance of work to support flow of patients through Trust
Physical skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform all requirements of the ACP role where highly developed skills and accuracy are required i.e. ABG, IVIs drug administration, inserting catheters, specialist procedures relevant to area of practice
- Willing to be adaptable and flexible to meet service requirements
- Is willing to develop and maintain competence in the variety of skills as appropriate to area of practice
Physical effort
Essential
- Physically able to perform the advanced clinical practice role including attendance to emergency calls anywhere within the Trust/Trust grounds
- The role requires frequent moving and handling of patients for examination purposes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered healthcare practitioner
- Completed Master's degree qualification (or above)
- Independent prescriber
- Advanced clinical practice skills and clinical treatment skills
- Mentor/teaching qualification
- Evidence of substantial clinical practice at advanced level in portfolio
- Evidence of competence within all core ACP competencies (as per DHFT ACP framework)
Desirable
- Leadership qualification/ course
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Demonstrates effective team management
- Able to effectively communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information using highly developed interpersonal skills to overcome barriers to acceptance
- Utilises above skills to communicate information to patients and relatives including delivering unwelcome news
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral, including highly effective interpersonal skills
- Well-developed facilitation and influencing skills, effective negotiation and conflict management skills
- Able to present information to a wide audience using a variety of methods to suit audience type
- Ability to manage conflict
Desirable
- Negotiating skills
- Innovative
Knowledge, training and experience
Essential
- Evidence of continual CPD (by review of e-portfolio at masters level), aligned to a professional body, eg Royal College, or academic institution
- ALS provider
- Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
- Highly motivated and experienced practitioner
- Experience in managing acute problems
- Clinical diagnostic skills
- Evidence of a teaching/coaching/ mentoring course
- Experience in leadership and/or management
- Evidence of competence within all core ACP competencies
- Has the ability to use basic IT systems including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as ability to learn Trust specific IT systems
- Broad and advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
- Has a sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- Ability to take a full systematic focused history
- Ability to make a diagnosis based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
- Has the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to discharge
- Willingness to perform and or learn advanced clinical skills appropriate to area of practice
- Ability to manage a team of patients and prioritise workload
Desirable
- Experience in managing chronic health issues
- Non-medical prescriber
- ALS Instructor
- Independent prescriber
- Experience within acute care.
- Knowledge of more than one area of clinical practice - i.e. A&E, surgery, medicine, orthopaedics, ITU
- Research Skills
- Previous publication(s)
Analytical and judgemental skills
Essential
- Has the ability to work as an independent practitioner through completion of Master's level clinical practice programme and/or completion of competencies
- Portfolio evidence of assessment of competent advanced clinical decision making (i.e. ACAT, Mini - cex, DOPS)
- Has ability to formulate a diagnosis and differential diagnosis, initiate appropriate treatment and evaluate effectiveness
- Ability to manage a team of patients and prioritise work
- Able to present and receive complex information from the MDT
- Demonstrate experience with the audit process and audit tools
Desirable
- Competent to verify death
- Competent to interpret Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Demonstrate proactive performance
- Manage own workload and support junior medical staff in managing theirs
- Plan and organise work as a senior member of the team according to clinical situation
- Has the ability to plan and implement strategies which may impact across the Trust and healthcare community
- Prioritise balance of work to support flow of patients through Trust
Physical skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform all requirements of the ACP role where highly developed skills and accuracy are required i.e. ABG, IVIs drug administration, inserting catheters, specialist procedures relevant to area of practice
- Willing to be adaptable and flexible to meet service requirements
- Is willing to develop and maintain competence in the variety of skills as appropriate to area of practice
Physical effort
Essential
- Physically able to perform the advanced clinical practice role including attendance to emergency calls anywhere within the Trust/Trust grounds
- The role requires frequent moving and handling of patients for examination purposes
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).
