Job summary
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic Advanced Clinical Practitioner to lead a team of ACP's within theCommunity Hospitals of Worcestershire as a Lead ACP. The Lead ACP will possess proven leadership skills with ideas of how to adapt and evolve in an ever-changing health economy.
This is a fantastic opportunity to facilitate the standardisation of ACP roles within Community Hospitals whilst also playing a lead role in the strategic development and evaluation of advanced clinical practice. It will be vital to establish credible working relationships at all levels of the organisation and with system partners as a senior clinical practitioner therefore developing a robust workforce to support our trusts values and commitment to our patients.
This is a full-time role covering 5 of our 7 Community Hospitals. The work base is flexible but there will be a requirement to travel to each of the sites across Worcestershire.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will provide professional and operational
leadership and support to Advanced Care Practitioners, undertaking annual
appraisal, ensuring safe and equitable practice across the organisation.
They will be expected to work collaboratively with medical
colleagues to ensure all areas have advanced clinical oversight appropriate to
the needs of the clinical area.
They will provide professional, operational and clinical
leadership and support for Advanced Care Practitioners or Senior Care
Practitioners in training.
They will have a highly visible clinical profile, providing
both advisory and clinical input into patient care, spending up to 50% of time
in clinical practice.
They will provide leadership, guidance and exercise
judgement in making challenging patient centred decisions within current best
practice guidance, relevant legal frameworks and with clear understanding of
the relevant professional and applied ethical frameworks.
They will participate in the process of recruitment and
selection and induction of new staff, in conjunction with the rest of the
integrated care team.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
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27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
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interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Additional criteria
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1/Allied Health Professional/Paramedic/Pharmacist
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, which will include Advanced Assessment Skills and Prescribing V300 (if within scope of practice)
- Leadership qualification and or experience
- Evidence of a portfolio of knowledge, skills and professional development
Desirable
- Mentorship or teaching qualification / work place assessor
- Qualification(s) in long term conditions
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post-graduate experience in a relevant area
- Extensive post-graduate experience in a role undertaking assessments of complex needs
- Experience of working with people with long-term illness and / or older people
- Experience of working across professional boundaries and managing differing priorities.
- Experience of clinical leadership and implementation of change projects
- Evidence of undertaking research
Knowledge
Essential
- Extended and advanced clinical skills and knowledge base
- Understanding of professional and current issues in community care
- Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and DOLS
- Understand the framework for working at an advanced level
- Knowledge of theory behind change management
Person Specification
Additional criteria
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1/Allied Health Professional/Paramedic/Pharmacist
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, which will include Advanced Assessment Skills and Prescribing V300 (if within scope of practice)
- Leadership qualification and or experience
- Evidence of a portfolio of knowledge, skills and professional development
Desirable
- Mentorship or teaching qualification / work place assessor
- Qualification(s) in long term conditions
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post-graduate experience in a relevant area
- Extensive post-graduate experience in a role undertaking assessments of complex needs
- Experience of working with people with long-term illness and / or older people
- Experience of working across professional boundaries and managing differing priorities.
- Experience of clinical leadership and implementation of change projects
- Evidence of undertaking research
Knowledge
Essential
- Extended and advanced clinical skills and knowledge base
- Understanding of professional and current issues in community care
- Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and DOLS
- Understand the framework for working at an advanced level
- Knowledge of theory behind change 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.
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).
