Job responsibilities
Job Title: Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Trust:Herefordshire and
Worcestershire Health Care NHS Trust
Location:Worcester City Inpatient Unit,
Malvern Community Hospital
Pay Rates:Day£ 29.33
Night: £ 38.13
Sun/Bank Holiday: £ 46.93
Shift Patterns: All shift patterns required
About the Trust:
Rated Good in their most recent CQC report,Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trustprovides a range of services across community hospitals, recovery units and within the wider community. As one of only six Global Digital Exemplars in Mental Health, the Trust is the countys main provider of community nursing, therapy and mental health services. From the outskirts of Birmingham to the edge of the Cotswolds, with excellent road and rail links, Herefordshire and Worcestershire provide opportunities to experience both city and country life.
Why might this job interest you?
Being a Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the NHS is a versatile and impactful role that spans across various healthcare settings, from hospitals to community clinics. It involves providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages and backgrounds, addressing both acute medical needs and long-term health management. The flexibility in scheduling allows general nurses to balance their professional responsibilities with personal commitments, ensuring they can deliver compassionate and effective care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
What you can add:
- Act as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner demonstrating advanced knowledge and skills
- To be a pivotal member of the Team. Seeing patients in all areas of the UECC.
- Organise the clinical management of individual patients, using highly developed expert clinical knowledge and advanced skills to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and initiate changes in management where required. This will involve the monitoring and evaluating the response to treatment through analysis and interpretation of clinical tests and investigations and the transfer of care/discharge of patients
- Conduct advanced health assessments and clinical examination of patients with highly complex presentations and make clinical decisions based on these assessments. Manage patients based upon own interpretation of results
- Work as an autonomous practitioner, management and prioritising own workload on a daily basis, prioritising patients based on clinical need.
- Work unsupervised to advise and recommend treatment for patients using clinical judgment, and decision making skills in accordance with agreed local, regional and national policies and guidelines.
- In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health-care responding to local and national policies and initiative as appropriate
- Support and participate in shared learning across the Division and TRFT
- Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
- Contribute to the development of design, implement and evaluate patient involvement and experience and develop effective feedback mechanisms to enhance the service provided by the team HS/JC June 2022
- Recognise and work within own competency and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC/HCPC
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation
- Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal audit and evaluation in the quality governance systems and processes of the division.
- Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable children and adults. To understand the statutory child/vulnerable health policy and procedures regarding domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour. To provide guidance and support to ensure appropriate referral if required.
- Ensure health and safety is maintained at all times
- Work autonomously and to be effective and responsible for supporting others and exploring mechanisms to develop new ways of working
- Delegate clearly and appropriately
- Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.
- Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies.
- Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care
- Contribute to the delivery of specifically identified services or projects.
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
What youll need:
Qualification:
- NMC Registered Nurse / HCPC Registered Allied Health Care Professional who meet the legal prescribing standard to be able to train as a non-medical prescriber
- Possess a level 7 Masters degree in advanced clinical practice (or equivalent clinical masters degree which includes modules in advanced clinical assessment & pathophysiology)
- Advanced Life Support (provider)
- Evidence of CPD relevant to unscheduled / emergency care
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Teaching Qualification
- Paediatric advanced Life support qualification
- Instructor status for RCUK courses
- Leadership qualification
Experience:
- At least 5 years post-registration experience of working in unscheduled / emergency care.
- Experience of working in an emergency care environment within the last 2 years
- Experience of working with patients of all ages.
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.
The benefits we can offer you in return:
- Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
- Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
- Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider
- First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
- Our team is always happy to help- access our support line any time.
- Working options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
- Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy.
- Explore different wards,keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
- Being part of the NHSP Community means youll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.
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