Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, acute medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be practising under supervision as a trainee within clinical placement areas to provide advanced patientcentred 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, assist in the safe assessment, management, referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in any area of the clinical placement. Throughout the training programme the post holder will develop the skills of an autonomous practitioner ensuring that evidence based practice is inherent in as aspects of care and treatment.

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 healthcare colleagues.

This training programme will equip the post holder with the skills and knowledge to utilise and extend their existing primary field of professional healthcare practice.

The validated training programme will create opportunities and forums to consolidate theory and practice at an advanced level using specialist knowledge and evidence based practice.

The Trainee ACP will develop skills in triage of new referrals within clinical placements independently or with medical colleagues and in making onward referrals, maintaining professional and legal responsibility and accountability for all aspects of their own work.

The trainee ACP will maintain and ensure provision of expert clinical care for the patients within a complex case load under their management, and that of other staff.

The trainee ACP will be instrumental in supporting redesign of patient flow and patient referrals to support an integrated health care model cross cutting Primary and Secondary care.

The trainee will demonstrate progression of clinical skills throughout the trainee programme and receive dynamic formative and summative feedback from their clinical supervisors.

On completion of the training programme the ACPs skills acquisition will be characterised by demonstrating an increasing complexity and range of clinical tasks and procedures. The trainee will be able to demonstrate greater clinical, technical, scientific and analytical skills. They will be able to synthesis complex facts and situations which must be taken into account in planning and evaluating procedures which inform and validate diagnosis.

Person Specification

edcuation & qualifications

Essential

• Registered with relevant professional body
• Degree level registration qualification or equivalent post-registration award
• Experience of working within Urgent Care

Desirable

• Band 6/7 experience

skills and knowledge

Essential

• Ability to motivate individuals and teams
• High standard of oral and written communication skills and confidence to discuss patient management with other members of the MDT
• High level of capability using outcome measures and audit
• Ability to critique own practice
• In-depth knowledge in their specialist clinical field
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high pressure environment
• Excellent liaison and negotiation skills
• Commitment to staff development and training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit, Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)