Job summary
We have an amazing opportunity for a qualified Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Richmond Response and Rehabilitation Team (RRRT) to support the UCR service in the borough of Richmond.
Advanced Clinical Practice should be delivered by experienced registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high level of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a Masters level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of practice:
- Clinical practice
- Leadership and management
- Research
- Education
What we are looking for:
- Completed MSc in advanced Clinical Practice or Relevant ANP courses at level 7 or equivalent in Advanced Physical Assessment skills, Minor Illness, disease management, etc.
- A Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Teaching qualification, i.e. 998 or equivalent (Desirable)
- Satisfactory DBS clearance
- Experience of managing acute undifferentiated presentations
- Ability to triage
- Good understanding of autonomous practice within community services including prevention of hospital admission and discharge to assess and the roles that deliver this
Main duties of the job
In addition to standard nursing/ therapeutic duties, the post holders will be:
- Accountable for clinical governance and leadership within the service.
- Expected to work across organisational and professional boundaries
- Develop effective partnerships working in accordance with agreed Trust, South West London and national strategic direction.
- Implementing evidence-based practice is inherent throughout all aspects of care delivery and treatment, to ensure this knowledge is disseminated throughout the service and trust.
About us
Benefits offered:
- NHS Pension scheme
- Unsocial hours payment at 0.3 on a Saturday and 0.6 Sundays and Bank Holidays, to be applied to your standard rate
- CPD time (3% of weekly hours)
- Support with funding towards training as part of PDP
- Car salary saving scheme
- Flexible working
- Ride to Work Cycle Scheme
- Annual season ticket loan scheme
- Discounted Cinema Tickets, Gym Memberships and More
- Generous annual leave
- Free counselling service
- Free and subsided exercise and mindfulness classes
- Fast-track access to physiotherapy
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It's personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It's the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.
In 2018, we were named Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction by the Nursing Times.The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
Infection Control
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description:
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert
We encourage applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, and applicants with a disability and/or long-term health condition, as these groups are underrepresented in senior roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description:
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert
We encourage applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, and applicants with a disability and/or long-term health condition, as these groups are underrepresented in senior roles.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- Current professional registration (HCPC, NMC etc.)
- Master's degree in advanced clinical education, or equivalent level 7 education (ACP) or training relevant to role
- Independent Prescriber or willing to undertake training within 6 months (if appropriate to profession)
Experience
Essential
- 5 years post registration minimum
- Expert clinical skills and ability to work outside traditional boundaries
- Collaborative working with a range of multi-agency and inter professional resources
Desirable
- Evidence of publication or ability to write to this standard
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate highly complex information effectively and clearly at all
- Using expertise and decision-making skills to inform advanced clinical reasoning approaches, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses
- Ability to undertake risk assessment and risk management especially with complex and unpredictable events; implementing solutions to immediate problems
Knowledge
Essential
- Underpinning and enhanced knowledge to assess and diagnose a range of highly complex conditions using holistic assessment; identifying risk factors; mental health assessments; requesting, undertaking and/or interpreting diagnostic tests; providing appropriate advanced treatment options
- Engaging in horizon scanning for future developments (e.g. impacts of genomics, new treatments and changing social challenges).
- Good working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance including quality, safety and risk management
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- Current professional registration (HCPC, NMC etc.)
- Master's degree in advanced clinical education, or equivalent level 7 education (ACP) or training relevant to role
- Independent Prescriber or willing to undertake training within 6 months (if appropriate to profession)
Experience
Essential
- 5 years post registration minimum
- Expert clinical skills and ability to work outside traditional boundaries
- Collaborative working with a range of multi-agency and inter professional resources
Desirable
- Evidence of publication or ability to write to this standard
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate highly complex information effectively and clearly at all
- Using expertise and decision-making skills to inform advanced clinical reasoning approaches, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses
- Ability to undertake risk assessment and risk management especially with complex and unpredictable events; implementing solutions to immediate problems
Knowledge
Essential
- Underpinning and enhanced knowledge to assess and diagnose a range of highly complex conditions using holistic assessment; identifying risk factors; mental health assessments; requesting, undertaking and/or interpreting diagnostic tests; providing appropriate advanced treatment options
- Engaging in horizon scanning for future developments (e.g. impacts of genomics, new treatments and changing social challenges).
- Good working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance including quality, safety and risk management
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).
