Job summary
As an Advanced Clinical
Practitioner, you will help shape and develop new ways of working, developing,
and formulating pathways for patients who are accessing venous intervention.
You will be supported by a triumvirate team consisting of medical, nursing, and
service leaders.
You will be a qualified Advanced
Clinical Practitioner with underpinning surgical knowledge and experience who
has a passion to specialise in the field of vascular care. You will have the
opportunity to influence the model of working within the service, and it is
expected that you will work across multiple sites. Your work will involve
undertaking independent varicose vein clinics, performing venous
ultrasonography assessments, and independently undertaking venous intervention
(radiofrequency ablation and foam sclerotherapy).
This is a role where your
experience and skills will be valued, and the four pillars of advanced practice
are key to the roles success. You will be supported in developing your
knowledge base by completing a comprehensive induction and competency package.
You must be a registered
professional and have extensive post-registration experience within surgical
care, ideally in vascular surgery.
You should be able to demonstrate
management and leadership skills, including enhanced communication and
negotiation skills; be flexible and willing to learn; and have excellent
interpersonal skills.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will:
Manage their own caseload of patients who
present with undifferentiated and undiagnosed illness.
Undertake audit within the clinical setting to
develop an evidence base.
Provide formal and informal teaching, support
and clinical supervision to nursing staff and junior medical staff.
Provide support to more junior members of the
advanced clinical practitioner team and the wider clinical teams.
Ensure maintenance of clinical excellence.
Support the wider multidisciplinary team, undertaking
independent comprehensive assessment and management of patients to incorporate
physiological, psychological and pharmacological considerations, making
multifaceted complex clinical decisions regarding patient management and
clinical outcomes, including, where appropriate, the discharging patients from
the service when treatment is complete/optimum outcome is achieved.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (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 receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
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
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
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
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Surgical practitioner qualification/experience
- Ultra sound scanning post graduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration nursing experience in an acute care/theatre setting
- Experience of working autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner
- Evidence of audit and evidence based care
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Ability to perform venous duplex scanning
- Experience of working within a theatre setting
Desirable
- Experience of performing venous intervention (radiofrequency ablation/foam sclerotherapy/laser ablation)
- Experience of scrubbing/assisting in theatre environment
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Extensive vascular knowledge or arterial and venous disease
- Cultural awareness
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance eg. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities
- Understanding of the Trusts objectives and priorities and the ability to work across operational boundaries
- Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other HR/People Management related training
- Understanding of healthcare structure with regard to excellent communication skills in collaborating with other Health and Community Partners.
- Ability to understand aspects of legal and role boundaries and of Advanced Clinical Practitioner scope of practice
- Understanding what the NHS Constitution and Personal Responsibility Framework means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- 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
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Be able to demonstrate tact, empathy and reassurance
- To practice with assertiveness and confidence
- To understand own limitations
Other
Essential
- Able to work rotational shifts
- Commitment to achieving the best possible standards of care
- Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to working practice and changing situations across site
- Ability to satisfy Occupational Health Screening
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Surgical practitioner qualification/experience
- Ultra sound scanning post graduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration nursing experience in an acute care/theatre setting
- Experience of working autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner
- Evidence of audit and evidence based care
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Ability to perform venous duplex scanning
- Experience of working within a theatre setting
Desirable
- Experience of performing venous intervention (radiofrequency ablation/foam sclerotherapy/laser ablation)
- Experience of scrubbing/assisting in theatre environment
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Extensive vascular knowledge or arterial and venous disease
- Cultural awareness
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance eg. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities
- Understanding of the Trusts objectives and priorities and the ability to work across operational boundaries
- Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other HR/People Management related training
- Understanding of healthcare structure with regard to excellent communication skills in collaborating with other Health and Community Partners.
- Ability to understand aspects of legal and role boundaries and of Advanced Clinical Practitioner scope of practice
- Understanding what the NHS Constitution and Personal Responsibility Framework means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- 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
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Be able to demonstrate tact, empathy and reassurance
- To practice with assertiveness and confidence
- To understand own limitations
Other
Essential
- Able to work rotational shifts
- Commitment to achieving the best possible standards of care
- Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to working practice and changing situations across site
- Ability to satisfy Occupational Health Screening
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).
