Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our T&O team on ward 7 in Princess of Wales Hospital Bridgend, specialising in elective arthroplasty. The role requires the clinician to work within the four pillars of Advanced Practice:
Clinical management of patients (autonomous assessment/investigation/diagnosis and management to include non-medical independent prescribing)
Leadership - lead on service developments and change, support the health boards agenda around Advanced Practice, providing clinical leadership to MDT members.
Education- provide education mentorship and support to a wide multi-professional audience.
Research- demonstrate use of evidence based practice and lead on service specific research (QIP/Audit).
Post operative medical management and care of all Orthopaedic patients admitted to the Orthopaedic elective ward at Princess of Wales Hospital (PoWH) for surgery.
Participate in the management of Trauma patients admitted to PoWH and the RGH, including performing investigation, interpretation of same and participation in discharge planning.
Decide on and carry out treatment, which may include the prescribing of medicines , or referring patient to an appropriate specialist.
Assess and evaluate, with patients and/ or carers, effectiveness of treatment and care provided and make changes as needed.
Work autonomously within a wider team and as a lone practitioner.
Main duties of the job
The ACP will be expected to provide clinical care pre operatively and post operatively of patients admitted to the elective arthroplasty ward. They will provide comprehensive assessment and clinical care using a range of clinical assessment skills and knowledge.
Lead on service development. Provide leadership to MDT members and band 7 ACPs. Support and lead on relevant HB strategy groups
Education - develop and deliver educational packages to a multi-professional audience. Provide mentorship to trainee ACPs. Maintain own level of education
Research - lead on relevant research/audit/SE/QiP's
Work across professional organisational and system boundaries and proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and improve health, outcomes and healthcare delivery systems.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.
The role will require the practitioner to work on both the Princess of Wales and the Royal Glamorgan site.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taff.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer with around 80% of our 15000 workforce living within our region making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but representative of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be required to work under the four pillars of Advanced Practice:
Clinical:
They will be expected to undertake clinical assessment request relevant investigations, make diagnosis and treat and manage patients according to need. This would include non-medical independent prescribing and authorisation of blood products. . They will be required to undertake regular patient ward rounds as an independent clinician and support patients through their hospital journey from admission to discharge. They will be expected to support effective communication between ward teams, MDT and patient/relatives. Complex discharge processes and lead on ACP led discharges. To undertake higher level communication- impart bad news and discuss treatment escalation plans with patients and carers.
Leadership clinical leadership of MDT. Develop service. Develop projects. Attend and be an instrumental part of relevant HB strategy groups or forums e.g., Enhanced, Advanced and Consultant Forum for CTM. Professional and operational support of band 7 ACPs. Support the agenda around Advanced Practice within the Health Board.
Education- be responsible to own education needs. Maintain a live portfolio of AP evidence. Develop and deliver educational programmes within the clinical setting and in more formal education settings (University). Provide mentorship and coaching to multi-professionals undertaking clinical courses such as MSc AP and NMIP.
Research- use guidelines to support clinical decisions in practice. Be involved in audit/research. Lead on research, audit, service evaluation and QiP projects related to specific area of practice
A scope of practice will be developed for the appointed candidate which will provide specific details of the role and the individuals training and skills to support the role in practice.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be required to work under the four pillars of Advanced Practice:
Clinical:
They will be expected to undertake clinical assessment request relevant investigations, make diagnosis and treat and manage patients according to need. This would include non-medical independent prescribing and authorisation of blood products. . They will be required to undertake regular patient ward rounds as an independent clinician and support patients through their hospital journey from admission to discharge. They will be expected to support effective communication between ward teams, MDT and patient/relatives. Complex discharge processes and lead on ACP led discharges. To undertake higher level communication- impart bad news and discuss treatment escalation plans with patients and carers.
Leadership clinical leadership of MDT. Develop service. Develop projects. Attend and be an instrumental part of relevant HB strategy groups or forums e.g., Enhanced, Advanced and Consultant Forum for CTM. Professional and operational support of band 7 ACPs. Support the agenda around Advanced Practice within the Health Board.
Education- be responsible to own education needs. Maintain a live portfolio of AP evidence. Develop and deliver educational programmes within the clinical setting and in more formal education settings (University). Provide mentorship and coaching to multi-professionals undertaking clinical courses such as MSc AP and NMIP.
Research- use guidelines to support clinical decisions in practice. Be involved in audit/research. Lead on research, audit, service evaluation and QiP projects related to specific area of practice
A scope of practice will be developed for the appointed candidate which will provide specific details of the role and the individuals training and skills to support the role in practice.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Welsh language skills
Desirable
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Clinical
Essential
- In receipt of level 7 education (Masters level) that supports clinical assessment and diagnostics
- Holds a live portfolio of advanced practice which has been formally recognised
- Demonstrates ability to work autonomously in clinical practice
Desirable
- In receipt of or working toward a non-medical authorisation of blood products qualification
Research
Essential
- Evidence of leading on research based projects
- Evidence of presenting project findings at conference - platform or poster
- Demonstrates ability to use evidence-based practice to support clinical management
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of how to undertake a Qip/Audit based project
- Demonstrates awareness of evidence-based practice to support clinical management
Leadership
Essential
- Able to demonstrate ability to provide professional and operational leadership to others
- Able to demonstrate ability to lead change in practice
- Demonstrates the importance of leadership in the ACP role
Desirable
- Holds a formal qualification in leadership
Education
Essential
- Can demonstrate ability to develop teaching packages and deliver teaching to a multi-professional audience both within clinical practice and a University setting
- Able to provide mentorship to others
Desirable
- Holds a valid education/teaching qualification
Person Specification
Welsh language skills
Desirable
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Clinical
Essential
- In receipt of level 7 education (Masters level) that supports clinical assessment and diagnostics
- Holds a live portfolio of advanced practice which has been formally recognised
- Demonstrates ability to work autonomously in clinical practice
Desirable
- In receipt of or working toward a non-medical authorisation of blood products qualification
Research
Essential
- Evidence of leading on research based projects
- Evidence of presenting project findings at conference - platform or poster
- Demonstrates ability to use evidence-based practice to support clinical management
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of how to undertake a Qip/Audit based project
- Demonstrates awareness of evidence-based practice to support clinical management
Leadership
Essential
- Able to demonstrate ability to provide professional and operational leadership to others
- Able to demonstrate ability to lead change in practice
- Demonstrates the importance of leadership in the ACP role
Desirable
- Holds a formal qualification in leadership
Education
Essential
- Can demonstrate ability to develop teaching packages and deliver teaching to a multi-professional audience both within clinical practice and a University setting
- Able to provide mentorship to others
Desirable
- Holds a valid education/teaching qualification
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).
