Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Deliver and participate in the clinical care of patients referred into the Homeless Health Team.

Ensure Homeless Health Team has consistent clinical support.

Prioritise workload and clinical interventions as appropriate.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken to practice at an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountabilitythat is within Trust policies and the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct (2008) or the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Provide a level of advanced and comprehensive health assessment based on a specialist body of knowledge.

To appropriately assess, examine, investigate, diagnose and treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral or dischargeof patients.

Ensure patients are informed and consent is gained prior to treatment, investigation and management as appropriate.

Take responsibility for the supervision/development of junior members of the multi-professional team.

Is able to identify the need for appropriate diagnostic tests, interpret the results and act on any results requiring clinical intervention ormanagement.

To identify and intervene proactively where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients, staff or relatives and escalate these tothe health and safety team/safeguarding team.

To share knowledge and expertise, acting as an expert resource to others across primary and secondary care as appropriate.

Contribute to the development and improvement of systems and processes that facilitate patient flow, facilitating timely discharge and preventinghospital admission.

To improve the quality of the patient experience by identifying and meeting the individual clinical needs of patients including issues pertaining tochild protection & vulnerable adults.

Must have completed the Independent Non-Medical Prescribing course and registration with the NMC or HCPC, undertake non-medicalprescribing in accordance with the Trust nonmedical prescribing policy and maintain evidence and competence of this qualification. Adhere toCPD requirements of the Trust in relation to maintaining evidence of on-goingcompetence.

To maintain up to date patient records in accordance with Trust policy and professional bodies standards.

Ability to adapt specialist clinical knowledge and skills to different clinical settings and influence service delivery and patient care throughout theHomeless Health Team.

To provide advice on patient care to the wider MDT taking into account all aspects of clinical Governance and act as a specialist resource withinthe working area.

Promote and adhere to the principles and practice of the Trusts clinical governance framework.

Contribute to the review and development of clinical patient pathways and the development of the service, ensuring our services are safe.

Adhere to trust infection and prevention control policies and procedures.Maintain up to date qualifications in relation to Intermediate life support (ILS).

Adhere to IRMER regulations within the ACP role and the agreed Trust radiology policies for the ACP role.

Lead on the review and implementation of appropriate NICE guidance.

Will support the Homeless Health Team with clinical/ competencies.

Will be the key link for other teams within the Community Division.

Will be key link person to develop relationships with Integrated Care Teams (ICTs).

Will be key link person for educating staff around a specific area of expertise.

Lead on clinical audits.

Act as a link for secondary care to discuss potential patient admissions/discharge through collaborative working.

To provide clinical leadership and support.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with relevant clinical body
• Full Masters in advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent experience or qualification, such as relevant in-depth experience and postgraduate/registration study/qualification
• V300 Non-medical prescribing
• Mentor/teaching qualification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Working autonomously in an advanced role
• Proven leadership skills
• Non-medical prescriber
• Research
• Audits

Desirable

• Community experience
• Working within a multi- disciplinary led environmen

Values

Essential

• Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Change management
• Able to work across boundaries within primary and offering support to secondary care
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• IT literate

Desirable

• EMIS
• ICE
• RIO

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).