Job summary
Frailty Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Band 7 (trainee) or Band 8a (level 7 achieved)
Location: Lincoln based (but will involve Trust wide working with some rotation as required).
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is looking to recruit a Frailty Advanced Clinical Practitioner into their Frailty service.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team who provide expertise in Frailty as required by the Same Day emergency care programme for the acute setting of A&E and the assessment areas of the Trust.
Successful candidates for the post must meet the academic entry requirements set by the University for the Masters programme (already have a degree), be flexible, innovative, highly motivated and above all be committed to improving the care and assessment of frail older people within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Job Details:
- Trainee Frailty Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Band 7 or 8a depending of experience and qualification
- Permanent
- Are you a dynamic nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapist or paramedic who is looking to develop your advanced practice skills in Frailty?
- We are looking to recruit a Band 7 (trainee) or Band 8a (level 7 achieved) Frailty Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP).
- This is a full time post. The service will run seven days a week, 08.00-20.00.
- Successful candidates will have a base site (Lincoln) but the post will involve Trust wide working with some rotation as required
- Candidates should have recent experience within frailty / care of older people and be able to demonstrate real compassion for the care of this group of individuals.
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and be willing to develop their clinical and professional practice to meet the challenges of this new and exciting role.
- Successful candidates will have an individualized training program, support for level 7 education if they don't already possess a master's degree and there is robust support and clinical supervision program attached to this post
We would welcome and encourage informal visits
About us
The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals and four additional hospitals where we provide some services, we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.
For more information on what it's like to live and work in Lincolnshire please see the link below.
https://www.beinlincolnshire.com/
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding the job role, please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding the job role, please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Current professional registration within area of practice
- Post registration qualification or training relevant to frailty
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice / ability and willingness to undertake
- Registered Independent Non-Medical Prescripber / ability and willingness to undertake
- Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
Desirable
- MSc in Frailty
- Older Adults Fellowship (HEE)
- Mentor/Assessor qualifications
Previous expereince
Essential
- Substantial post registration relevant experience
Desirable
- Management, supervisor / leadership experience
- Completed portfolio of supervised practice in Frailty
Evidence of Particular Skills
Essential
- Ability to adapt communication to a wide variety of patient abilites / needs
- Abilite to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned timely
- Participation in research or audit projects
- Active involvement in departmental operational development
- Ability to provide education, complete research and audit
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate flexibiltiy in working patterns and practices, with the ability to work across sites as required
- Ability to support, colleagues, patients and relative in sometimes distressing circumstances
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Current professional registration within area of practice
- Post registration qualification or training relevant to frailty
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice / ability and willingness to undertake
- Registered Independent Non-Medical Prescripber / ability and willingness to undertake
- Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
Desirable
- MSc in Frailty
- Older Adults Fellowship (HEE)
- Mentor/Assessor qualifications
Previous expereince
Essential
- Substantial post registration relevant experience
Desirable
- Management, supervisor / leadership experience
- Completed portfolio of supervised practice in Frailty
Evidence of Particular Skills
Essential
- Ability to adapt communication to a wide variety of patient abilites / needs
- Abilite to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned timely
- Participation in research or audit projects
- Active involvement in departmental operational development
- Ability to provide education, complete research and audit
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate flexibiltiy in working patterns and practices, with the ability to work across sites as required
- Ability to support, colleagues, patients and relative in sometimes distressing circumstances
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).
