Job summary
The successful post holder will be:
- Employed as an established ACCP, delivering patient-centred care with a high degree of autonomy, independent assessment and clinical decision-making, practicing in line with NHS England's (NHSE) Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice(formally HEE, 2017), or other recognised service specific credential, their primary professional regulatory body standards and own scope of practice for the service/patientpopulation.
- Fulfil the expectations and core capabilities of an ACCP as set out in the NHSE Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England (or other recognised service specific credential), delivering independent clinical practice across the four pillars ofadvanced practice, with commitment to a culture of life-long learning and continuous professional development, through engagement with clinical supervision and maintenance of an advanced practice professional portfolio.
Please note that applications for this post will not be shortlisted until the 26th August.
Main duties of the job
- Work in partnership with patients, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team, to best meet the needs and wellbeing of the patient, delivering high quality evidence-based care within Paediatric Critical Care and Retrieval services. The practitioner will be expected to demonstrate proficiency across the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice, namely Clinical, Leadership and Management, Education and Research.
- The practitioner will be expected to work at an advanced level drawing on a diverse range of knowledge and clinical skills, with complex decision-making to determine evidence-based therapeutic interventions required. This may be on Oxford University Hospital sites, any other hospital, or no-hospital site as part of the SORT retrieval service
- As a qualified ACCP in Paediatric Critical Care the practitioner must be able to work autonomously, delivering safe and effective practice, as part of an MDT
- Must be able to effectively lead a team in resuscitating, stabilising and transferring a critically ill child, performing any high-level clinical or technical skills and procedures necessary to carry this out in paediatric patients, either in the OUH paediatric intensive care,emergency department, or independently in transport/retrieval environments.
- Able to recognise, assess and manage the full range of both medical and surgical paediatric conditions requiring intensive care support, including the management of safeguarding issues within this environment
About us
Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) at OUHincludes 17 co-located Level 2 and 3 critical care beds, delivering a wide range of specialist services to patients from Oxfordshire and the wider Thames Valley and Wessex Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network (TVW PCC ODN). We are a leading Neurosurgical and Major Trauma Centre and have a vast number of medical and surgical specialities. The unit is undergoing an exciting period of estate and workforce development and investment, with a move into newly built unit within the next 5 years.
SORT Retrieval ServiceOUH PCC Services include the SORT (Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team) service, delivered in collaboration with Southampton across TVW PCC ODN. It is staffed by doctors, ACPs and nurses from both Oxford and Southampton, with Oxford providing a retrieval team 24/7.
Critical Care Outreach Serviceis a team of experienced nurses who support all healthcare professionals in the assessment and management of unwell children across the children's hospital, emergency department, and neonatal unit, following up and supporting children and families following discharge.
Education, Development and Trainingis provided through a structured competency-based development programme, and we are piloting an inhouse PCC L3 specialist course for nursing staff. Clinical and leadership career development pathways are available. We have a growing team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners who work across PCCU and SORT services at OUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates must be a registered healthcare professional, with extensive experience in Paediatric Critical Care, Paediatric Critical Care Outreach and/or Paediatric Critical Care Retrieval. They will have evidence of a completed masters programme in Advanced Nursing Practice, Advanced Clinical Practice, or an Advanced Practice Credential via NHSE, and be a registered Independent and Supplementary Prescriber. Candidates must be able to demonstrate completion of an accredited academic pathway (leading to completed Level 7 MSc), and provide evidence of their workplace-based advanced practice capabilities via a portfolio, which must be available for review at interview, and contain evidence of advanced practice training/CPD, supervision and capabilities, relevant to Paediatric Critical Care. Applications will also be considered from candidates with extensive Paediatric Critical Care experience, who are in their final year of their Advanced Practice MSc or training programme/portfolio, as completion of training may be supported. An ePortfolio tool and Paediatric Critical Care competencies are available to support assurances in practice, and to evidence capabilities fully across the four pillars (clinical, leadership, education, research). This would require a period of further training at a Band 7 level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates must be a registered healthcare professional, with extensive experience in Paediatric Critical Care, Paediatric Critical Care Outreach and/or Paediatric Critical Care Retrieval. They will have evidence of a completed masters programme in Advanced Nursing Practice, Advanced Clinical Practice, or an Advanced Practice Credential via NHSE, and be a registered Independent and Supplementary Prescriber. Candidates must be able to demonstrate completion of an accredited academic pathway (leading to completed Level 7 MSc), and provide evidence of their workplace-based advanced practice capabilities via a portfolio, which must be available for review at interview, and contain evidence of advanced practice training/CPD, supervision and capabilities, relevant to Paediatric Critical Care. Applications will also be considered from candidates with extensive Paediatric Critical Care experience, who are in their final year of their Advanced Practice MSc or training programme/portfolio, as completion of training may be supported. An ePortfolio tool and Paediatric Critical Care competencies are available to support assurances in practice, and to evidence capabilities fully across the four pillars (clinical, leadership, education, research). This would require a period of further training at a Band 7 level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC, HCPC or GPhC)
- First level degree (HEI Level 5 or 6) in undergraduate base profession
- MSc L7 Advanced Practice, or equivalent in relevant Advanced Practice field
- Specialist post-graduate education / qualifications, or training relevant to Paediatric Critical Care
- Relevant training for extended skills and imaging interpretation (e.g. IRMER)
- APLS - Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course
Desirable
- Paediatric field registration or other relevant qualifications
- Mentoring or Facilitating Workplace Learning Qualification
- Leadership Course or Qualification
- Professional ACP Credential from recognised professional body pathways (e.g. FICM), or NHSE
- APLS Instructor
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant proven experience and expertise within speciality of the recruiting area for the ACCP role (PICU/retrieval)
- Proven evidence of management ability and leadership skills
- Evidence of ongoing CPD, including multisource-feedback and workplace-based assessments evidence within own professional portfolio of evidence.
- Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner, as per Job Description.
- Existing technical clinical procedural skills relevant to PICU clinical service - with evidence of comprehensive critical care competencies
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues and measures of quality
- Experience and evidence of clinical audit, service evaluation or improvements in practice
- Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Desirable
- Experience of change management
- Demonstrable evidence of research capability, or the application of research evidence to own clinical practice
- Experience of writing for publication and/or conference presentations
Personal Skills
Essential
- Commitment to CPD practices for own development, and the development and support of others
- Commitment to evidencing own professional development, capabilities and competency development via workplace-based assessments and use of a portfolio
- Willingness to engage in clinical supervision to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours across the breadth of the four pillars of advanced practice
- Ability to recognise and analyse complex situations, utilising decision-making skills to take appropriate action
- Evidence of teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT or externally to organisation.
- Demonstration of leadership in clinical practice
- Ability to recognise own limitations, working within scope of practice, acting on feedback linked to practice change when required
- Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, which may include days/weekends or nights, as required to fulfil the ACP role, and dependent on service needs
- Evidence of effective team working and team leadership (when required) as part of a multi-disciplinary professional team
Desirable
- Ability to work with a high level of attention to detail, supporting ability to deliver service measurement and improvement
- Evidence of leadership skills in relation to delivering educational teaching or lecturers, with associated feedback and evaluations, internally and/or externally to the organisation (e.g. HEIs)
Behavioural Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a clear vision of the ACCP role in developing the clinical service
- Aligned to the Trust values, conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders, excellent communication skills (all channels)
- Willingness and enthusiasm towards working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in delivering care
Technical IM&T Skills
Essential
- Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office packages
- Evidence of portfolio use
- Advanced keyboard skills, to ensure fluent documentation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC, HCPC or GPhC)
- First level degree (HEI Level 5 or 6) in undergraduate base profession
- MSc L7 Advanced Practice, or equivalent in relevant Advanced Practice field
- Specialist post-graduate education / qualifications, or training relevant to Paediatric Critical Care
- Relevant training for extended skills and imaging interpretation (e.g. IRMER)
- APLS - Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course
Desirable
- Paediatric field registration or other relevant qualifications
- Mentoring or Facilitating Workplace Learning Qualification
- Leadership Course or Qualification
- Professional ACP Credential from recognised professional body pathways (e.g. FICM), or NHSE
- APLS Instructor
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant proven experience and expertise within speciality of the recruiting area for the ACCP role (PICU/retrieval)
- Proven evidence of management ability and leadership skills
- Evidence of ongoing CPD, including multisource-feedback and workplace-based assessments evidence within own professional portfolio of evidence.
- Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner, as per Job Description.
- Existing technical clinical procedural skills relevant to PICU clinical service - with evidence of comprehensive critical care competencies
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues and measures of quality
- Experience and evidence of clinical audit, service evaluation or improvements in practice
- Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Desirable
- Experience of change management
- Demonstrable evidence of research capability, or the application of research evidence to own clinical practice
- Experience of writing for publication and/or conference presentations
Personal Skills
Essential
- Commitment to CPD practices for own development, and the development and support of others
- Commitment to evidencing own professional development, capabilities and competency development via workplace-based assessments and use of a portfolio
- Willingness to engage in clinical supervision to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours across the breadth of the four pillars of advanced practice
- Ability to recognise and analyse complex situations, utilising decision-making skills to take appropriate action
- Evidence of teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT or externally to organisation.
- Demonstration of leadership in clinical practice
- Ability to recognise own limitations, working within scope of practice, acting on feedback linked to practice change when required
- Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, which may include days/weekends or nights, as required to fulfil the ACP role, and dependent on service needs
- Evidence of effective team working and team leadership (when required) as part of a multi-disciplinary professional team
Desirable
- Ability to work with a high level of attention to detail, supporting ability to deliver service measurement and improvement
- Evidence of leadership skills in relation to delivering educational teaching or lecturers, with associated feedback and evaluations, internally and/or externally to the organisation (e.g. HEIs)
Behavioural Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a clear vision of the ACCP role in developing the clinical service
- Aligned to the Trust values, conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders, excellent communication skills (all channels)
- Willingness and enthusiasm towards working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in delivering care
Technical IM&T Skills
Essential
- Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office packages
- Evidence of portfolio use
- Advanced keyboard skills, to ensure fluent documentation
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).
