Job summary
This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who wants to progress and take a step into a new challenge as part of a well-established team at the forefront of advanced practice. A person with advanced interpersonal and leadership skills, the ability to work with diverse range of professional groups and a high degree of professional autonomy (once trained). The team work closely within the medical team, and aim to support the consultant body, surgical trainees, and ultimately improve patient care within the Urology specialty.
The successful individual who must already be employed as a urology Surgical Nurse Practitioner, must be willing to undertake their Advanced clinical Practice MSc starting in September 2024.
Main duties of the job
Although most work is carried out during normal working hours, the team contribute to a joint rota including weekends and some night shifts once fully qualified.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessionso Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Quailfied ACP
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through a professional qualification which enables registration with a health care regulating body.
- Evidence of management skills gained through theory and practice
- Experience of mentoring and developing staff and Leadership skills
- Working knowledge of the trust ACP strategy and policy and understanding of advanced practice.
- Has led research and implemented service change/improvement
- Professional Registration with NMC/HCPC.
- Completed portfolio of professional development which evidences an advanced level of clinical practice in line with HEE (2017) framework for ACP
- Non-Medical prescribing Qualification
- Portfolio demonstrating continued professional development and ongoing assessments
- Formal research module completed at level 7 (master's level).
- Will work towards and complete any appropriate credential routes which are available and applicable to the clinical area
- Extensive clinical experience in the speciality (Urology)
- Evidence of Leading Service improvements and change management
- Supports Junior doctors/nurses/AHPs to develop their own scope of practice
- Experience leading a team
- Demonstrate good organisational skills
Desirable
- Additional teaching qualification/ experience
- Participation in audit/research/service evaluation
- Principal investigator experience
- ILS/ALS provider (appropriate to role/setting or dependent on clinical area)
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
- In a role within the service which directly feeds into an ACP role - for example a trainee ACP
- Experience in one of the four pillars of ACP at an extended level
- Experience being a principal investigator in research
Trainee ACP Urology
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through a professional qualification which enables registration with a health care regulating body.
- Experience of mentoring and developing staff and Leadership skills
- Working knowledge of the trust ACP strategy and policy and understanding of advanced practice.
- Professional Registration with NMC/HCPC.
- Portfolio demonstrating continued professional development
- Non-Medical prescribing (or ability to undertake).
- Will work towards and complete any appropriate credential routes which are available and applicable to the clinical area
- Ability and drive to complete the MSc in advanced clinical practice successfully and attain the full ACP MSc qualification
- Extensive clinical experience in the speciality (Urology)
- Evidence of involvement in change management & Service improvement.
- Refers to other members of the MDT
- Knowledge of audit/research and evidence of application
- Demonstrate good organisational skills
Desirable
- Participation in audit/research/service evaluation
- ILS/ALS provider (appropriate to role/setting or dependent on clinical area)
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
- Advanced physical assessment skills (L7 masters)
- Experience leading a team
Person Specification
Quailfied ACP
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through a professional qualification which enables registration with a health care regulating body.
- Evidence of management skills gained through theory and practice
- Experience of mentoring and developing staff and Leadership skills
- Working knowledge of the trust ACP strategy and policy and understanding of advanced practice.
- Has led research and implemented service change/improvement
- Professional Registration with NMC/HCPC.
- Completed portfolio of professional development which evidences an advanced level of clinical practice in line with HEE (2017) framework for ACP
- Non-Medical prescribing Qualification
- Portfolio demonstrating continued professional development and ongoing assessments
- Formal research module completed at level 7 (master's level).
- Will work towards and complete any appropriate credential routes which are available and applicable to the clinical area
- Extensive clinical experience in the speciality (Urology)
- Evidence of Leading Service improvements and change management
- Supports Junior doctors/nurses/AHPs to develop their own scope of practice
- Experience leading a team
- Demonstrate good organisational skills
Desirable
- Additional teaching qualification/ experience
- Participation in audit/research/service evaluation
- Principal investigator experience
- ILS/ALS provider (appropriate to role/setting or dependent on clinical area)
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
- In a role within the service which directly feeds into an ACP role - for example a trainee ACP
- Experience in one of the four pillars of ACP at an extended level
- Experience being a principal investigator in research
Trainee ACP Urology
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through a professional qualification which enables registration with a health care regulating body.
- Experience of mentoring and developing staff and Leadership skills
- Working knowledge of the trust ACP strategy and policy and understanding of advanced practice.
- Professional Registration with NMC/HCPC.
- Portfolio demonstrating continued professional development
- Non-Medical prescribing (or ability to undertake).
- Will work towards and complete any appropriate credential routes which are available and applicable to the clinical area
- Ability and drive to complete the MSc in advanced clinical practice successfully and attain the full ACP MSc qualification
- Extensive clinical experience in the speciality (Urology)
- Evidence of involvement in change management & Service improvement.
- Refers to other members of the MDT
- Knowledge of audit/research and evidence of application
- Demonstrate good organisational skills
Desirable
- Participation in audit/research/service evaluation
- ILS/ALS provider (appropriate to role/setting or dependent on clinical area)
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
- Advanced physical assessment skills (L7 masters)
- Experience leading a team
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
