Job summary
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust are currently looking for a passionate and exceptional Advanced Clinical Practitioner to be part of our Same Day Emergency Care department.
Same Day Emergency Care is part of the NHS plan and as a Trust we are keen to develop these services further. As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner you will join an established team seeing between 50-75 patients over 14 hours a day, seven days a week.
Mid Yorkshire are looking to recruit a qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner, who can evidence clinical acumen, leadership and service development aligned to the four pillars of advanced practice. You will be accountable to the Head of Clinical Service, whilst being professionally supported by the Deputy Assistant Director of Nursing.
We would encourage positive, dedicated qualified ACPs to join the team to really make a difference to patient care. Applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to join the apprenticeship scheme on a three year training programme to become a qualified ACP at Mid Yorkshire.
We would welcome any Interested candidates to contact either Dr Tende Msimanga, Head of Clinical Service, Nkazi Ndlovu, Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner for SDEC or Nick Wyrill, Patient Service Manager
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be practicing under supervision as a trainee within clinical placement areas to provide advanced care. This will encompass the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice throughout the clinical placements.
The post holder will, under supervision, work across nursing and medical boundaries demonstrating leadership in providing expert care, contributing to education, research, audit and practise development.
On completion the practitioner will have demonstrated clinical expertise, competence, confidence and be able to work within an autonomous and defined sphere of practice, maintaining records and in collaboration with the Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Professional teams.
About us
We provide care and support to over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, in community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (in Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and the best place to receive care.
In line with this, we welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care need.
We have a clear vision, and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- To be competent in the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a range of undifferentiated and undiagnosed illnesses underpinned by extensive knowledge of a range of chronic and acute conditions.
- To be competent in providing an initial clinical diagnosis and in the decision to refer to an appropriate speciality.
- To be competent in the ability to discharge patients following appropriate assessment and treatment.
- To be competent in the initial immediate assessment and treatment of patients with a range of life threatening presentations such as cardiac arrest and acute major illness.
- If not already an Independent Prescriber, will be expected to successfully complete the programme within a timely manner, in order to continue in the role. To be undertaken and completed within 1 year of qualifying.To be able to see, treat and refer appropriately, a broad range of patients with acute and chronic illnesses as an autonomous practitioner.
- Administration of medicines, e.g. in line with NMC Guidance and Trust Policy.
- Demonstrate own personal development with self-directed learning and identifying and accessing internal and external development opportunities, as per individual advanced practice portfolio.
- Autonomous decision making including judgments involving complex facts or situations which require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options in relation to the care/ management needs of the patients on a day to day basis within the clinical environment.
- Conduct physical assessments, examinations, and investigations to identify abnormalities and make diagnoses and administer a comprehensive and appropriate level of care.
- Use of advanced clinical skills and autonomous judgement to prescribe drug treatments for patients following interpretation of clinical findings through requested bloods and investigations across several broad and varied clinical fields.
- Use best practice, analyse evidence based practice, use of benchmarking to inform clinical practice.
- Provide detailed and transparent reports of workload, outcomes, and recommendations for future developments; demonstrated in advanced practice portfolio this should include case based discussions, multi-source feedback, etc.
- Be accountable for the direct delivery and implementation of clinical care on a day to day basis across the full spectrum of illnesses and therapy management.
- Provide personal care plans to patients and develop, implement and evaluate care including independently prescribed medications, monitoring therapeutic programmes and providing health education and promotion.
- Be proactive in developing new ways of working, such as ACP led initiatives to increase the quality of the patient journey and the ward efficiency.
- Provide health education and advice to patients.
- Be a safe and competent non-Medical Prescriber-providing responsible prescribing and adapting medication therapies to meet the needs of patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- To be competent in the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a range of undifferentiated and undiagnosed illnesses underpinned by extensive knowledge of a range of chronic and acute conditions.
- To be competent in providing an initial clinical diagnosis and in the decision to refer to an appropriate speciality.
- To be competent in the ability to discharge patients following appropriate assessment and treatment.
- To be competent in the initial immediate assessment and treatment of patients with a range of life threatening presentations such as cardiac arrest and acute major illness.
- If not already an Independent Prescriber, will be expected to successfully complete the programme within a timely manner, in order to continue in the role. To be undertaken and completed within 1 year of qualifying.To be able to see, treat and refer appropriately, a broad range of patients with acute and chronic illnesses as an autonomous practitioner.
- Administration of medicines, e.g. in line with NMC Guidance and Trust Policy.
- Demonstrate own personal development with self-directed learning and identifying and accessing internal and external development opportunities, as per individual advanced practice portfolio.
- Autonomous decision making including judgments involving complex facts or situations which require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options in relation to the care/ management needs of the patients on a day to day basis within the clinical environment.
- Conduct physical assessments, examinations, and investigations to identify abnormalities and make diagnoses and administer a comprehensive and appropriate level of care.
- Use of advanced clinical skills and autonomous judgement to prescribe drug treatments for patients following interpretation of clinical findings through requested bloods and investigations across several broad and varied clinical fields.
- Use best practice, analyse evidence based practice, use of benchmarking to inform clinical practice.
- Provide detailed and transparent reports of workload, outcomes, and recommendations for future developments; demonstrated in advanced practice portfolio this should include case based discussions, multi-source feedback, etc.
- Be accountable for the direct delivery and implementation of clinical care on a day to day basis across the full spectrum of illnesses and therapy management.
- Provide personal care plans to patients and develop, implement and evaluate care including independently prescribed medications, monitoring therapeutic programmes and providing health education and promotion.
- Be proactive in developing new ways of working, such as ACP led initiatives to increase the quality of the patient journey and the ward efficiency.
- Provide health education and advice to patients.
- Be a safe and competent non-Medical Prescriber-providing responsible prescribing and adapting medication therapies to meet the needs of patients.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Qualified
- Teaching, mentoring and assessment skills
- Management and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills with patients and the MDT; confidence to discuss sensitive, complex patient management and to liaise and negotiate with other members of the MDT
- Highly developed clinical assessment, analytical and problem solving skills, including generic healthcare aspects to accurately manage complex patient presentations to an excellent professional standard
- Evidence of ability to critique own practice
- Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high pressure environment
- Self-aware reflective practitioner able to envisage the role, and understand and manage inherent pressures of the role
- Ability to demonstrate high emotional intelligence and leadership skills
- Able to resolve conflict and overcome resistance
- Report writing/presentation skills
- IT skills ability to use Word/Excel/Powerpoint etc
- Mentoring and counselling skills
- Change management skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Ability to manage, motivate and empower others
- Ability to analyse information/data and provide written reports
- Ability to motivate individuals and teams
- Evidence of consistently providing all aspects of care with compassion, empathy and kindness, showing sensitivity to the needs of individuals
- Apply transparency, honesty and candour behaviours in your practice and challenge non- compliance with these values in others
- Apprenticeship
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Highly developed oral and written communication skills with patients and the MDT; confidence to discuss sensitive, complex patient management and to liaise and negotiate with other members of the MDT Highly developed clinical assessment, analytical and problem solving skills, including generic healthcare aspects to accurately manage complex patient presentations to an excellent professional standard Evidence of ability to critique own practice Evidence of expert professional/clinical knowledge, supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high pressure environment Self-aware reflective practitioner able to envisage the role, and understand and manage inherent pressures of the role Ability to demonstrate high emotional intelligence and leadership skills Able to resolve conflict and overcome resistance Report writing/presentation skills IT skills ability to use Word/Excel/PowerPoint etc Mentoring and counselling skills Change management skills Excellent time management and organisation skills Ability to manage, motivate and empower others Ability to analyse information/data and provide written reports Ability to analyse information/data and provide written reports Ability to work as part of a team Ability to motivate individuals and teams Evidence of consistently providing all aspects of care with compassion, empathy and kindness, showing sensitivity to the needs of individuals Apply transparency, honesty and candour behaviours in your practice and challenge non- compliance with these values in others.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified
- RGN Level 1
- Teaching Qualification
- Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice with completed dissertation to achieve Band 8a
- Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber or to undertake the programme within 1 year in order to continue in the role (V300)
- Recent and relevant continuous professional development
- Apprenticeship
- RGN, RSCN or RM or other allied professional with evidence of graduate level education Level 2 Maths and English Relevant teaching qualification Evidence of current CPD Evidence of further study of a relevant Honours Degree, minimum of a 2:2 award or equivalent Advanced Life Support Qualification. Working towards MSc (Apprenticeship) in Advanced Clinical Practice
Experience
Essential
- Qualified
- Extensive post registration nursing experience in an acute care setting
- Experience of working autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner
- Evidence of audit and evidence based care
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Apprenticeship
- Evidence of continuous professional development and the practical application of new skills to the work place, demonstrating specialist expertise underpinned by theory Evidence of depth and breadth of senior level practice appropriate to advanced level Evidence of practical contributions to the development of service programmes of care and protocols Evidence of contribution to audit programmes within practice Evidence of involvement in direct supervision and leadership in teaching and mentoring of junior staff and students Relevant teaching/supervising/mentoring experience Managerial responsibilities, including supervision and appraisal of junior staff, in all professional groups Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust clinical governance objectives
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Qualified
- Teaching, mentoring and assessment skills
- Management and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills with patients and the MDT; confidence to discuss sensitive, complex patient management and to liaise and negotiate with other members of the MDT
- Highly developed clinical assessment, analytical and problem solving skills, including generic healthcare aspects to accurately manage complex patient presentations to an excellent professional standard
- Evidence of ability to critique own practice
- Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high pressure environment
- Self-aware reflective practitioner able to envisage the role, and understand and manage inherent pressures of the role
- Ability to demonstrate high emotional intelligence and leadership skills
- Able to resolve conflict and overcome resistance
- Report writing/presentation skills
- IT skills ability to use Word/Excel/Powerpoint etc
- Mentoring and counselling skills
- Change management skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Ability to manage, motivate and empower others
- Ability to analyse information/data and provide written reports
- Ability to motivate individuals and teams
- Evidence of consistently providing all aspects of care with compassion, empathy and kindness, showing sensitivity to the needs of individuals
- Apply transparency, honesty and candour behaviours in your practice and challenge non- compliance with these values in others
- Apprenticeship
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Highly developed oral and written communication skills with patients and the MDT; confidence to discuss sensitive, complex patient management and to liaise and negotiate with other members of the MDT Highly developed clinical assessment, analytical and problem solving skills, including generic healthcare aspects to accurately manage complex patient presentations to an excellent professional standard Evidence of ability to critique own practice Evidence of expert professional/clinical knowledge, supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high pressure environment Self-aware reflective practitioner able to envisage the role, and understand and manage inherent pressures of the role Ability to demonstrate high emotional intelligence and leadership skills Able to resolve conflict and overcome resistance Report writing/presentation skills IT skills ability to use Word/Excel/PowerPoint etc Mentoring and counselling skills Change management skills Excellent time management and organisation skills Ability to manage, motivate and empower others Ability to analyse information/data and provide written reports Ability to analyse information/data and provide written reports Ability to work as part of a team Ability to motivate individuals and teams Evidence of consistently providing all aspects of care with compassion, empathy and kindness, showing sensitivity to the needs of individuals Apply transparency, honesty and candour behaviours in your practice and challenge non- compliance with these values in others.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified
- RGN Level 1
- Teaching Qualification
- Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice with completed dissertation to achieve Band 8a
- Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber or to undertake the programme within 1 year in order to continue in the role (V300)
- Recent and relevant continuous professional development
- Apprenticeship
- RGN, RSCN or RM or other allied professional with evidence of graduate level education Level 2 Maths and English Relevant teaching qualification Evidence of current CPD Evidence of further study of a relevant Honours Degree, minimum of a 2:2 award or equivalent Advanced Life Support Qualification. Working towards MSc (Apprenticeship) in Advanced Clinical Practice
Experience
Essential
- Qualified
- Extensive post registration nursing experience in an acute care setting
- Experience of working autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner
- Evidence of audit and evidence based care
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Apprenticeship
- Evidence of continuous professional development and the practical application of new skills to the work place, demonstrating specialist expertise underpinned by theory Evidence of depth and breadth of senior level practice appropriate to advanced level Evidence of practical contributions to the development of service programmes of care and protocols Evidence of contribution to audit programmes within practice Evidence of involvement in direct supervision and leadership in teaching and mentoring of junior staff and students Relevant teaching/supervising/mentoring experience Managerial responsibilities, including supervision and appraisal of junior staff, in all professional groups Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust clinical governance objectives
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).
Employer details
Employer name
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Trust HQ and Education Centre, Pinderfields Hospital
Aberford Road
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 4DG
Employer's website
https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
