Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will:
• Practice under senior supervision as a practitioner, participating in the care of and undertaking assessment, diagnosis, treatment / referral and discharge of patients presenting with minor injury and illness within agreed parameters
• Provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of a client group whilst working autonomously
• Provide advice, information, knowledge and support to staff.
• Identify local, demographic, cultural and environmental factors that influence the health and quality of life.
• Utilise non-medical prescribing qualification adhering with local formularies, policies and Clinical Governance to provide appropriate non-medical prescribing support for the organisation in adherence to Clinical Governance frameworks and in adherence to the agreed policy.
• Undertake annual audit of prescribing practices.
• Ensure that child protection and vulnerable adult legislation is adhered to within their own practice and the service.
• Assist with the development and evaluation of policies/guidelines/protocols for advanced and specialist clinical practice
• Continually review and evaluate own role and clinical practice informing the annual review process with the Clinical Lead.
• Plan and manage their own workload and the workload of the service, in a flexible manner, ensuring that service provision meets the needs of patients.
• Promote a positive relationship with all stakeholders within the service.
• Contribute to the clinical governance process, including adverse incident reporting/investigation and the management of complaints, as appropriate.
• Be involved in peer review of own practice and that of others.
• Be flexible to support the need of the service, across both sites and the home visiting service.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is everyones responsibility, and all employees are required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards the health and well-being of children and vulnerable adults. Staff must be aware of the organisational procedure and raising concerns about the welfare of anyone and whom they have to contact. To fulfil these duties, you will be required to attend training and development to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse or individuals at risk and to report and act on any concerns you may have appropriately.

Professional

The post holder will:

• Role model standards of care and behaviour through clinical practice.
• Analyse relevant national policy, within their area of expertise and advise on the impact for service, leading the implementation of changes and evaluation of processes.
• Maintain professional registration and practice through CPD.
• Maintain a professional portfolio to demonstrate competency in line with the advanced practice framework.
• Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent within FCMS and their independent governing bodys guidelines.
• Ensure appropriate use of resources to meet service needs.
• Recognise and act as an advocate for patients, carers, the service and the organisation.
• Contribute to change as required and ensure resolution of conflict that may occur.
• Promote workforce integrity (empower professional accountability within the clinical team, ensure accreditation process followed, complaints management, competency assessment, ensuring mandatory training requirements fulfilled, robust clinical induction)
• Participate in regular clinical supervision.
• Ensure CAS & NICE alerts are followed accordingly
• Maintain a sound knowledge of NHS policy and NICE guidance in relation to Urgent Care.

Non-Medical Prescribing

You will need to possess prescribing capacity and must have a current registration with your professional body that includes V300 qualification. You must only prescribe from an agreed Personal Formulary which reflects your competency and experience and is aligned to up to date evidence / best practice guidance. You will be expected to review and develop your Personal Formulary on an annual basis.

Our key expectations are:

Self-awareness Living authentically

Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation

Openness What you see is what you get

Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness

Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

Key areas of responsibility will include but are not limited to:

Clinical

Education and training

The post holder will:

• Identify own development needs in line with service requirements within a personal development plan
• Develop and distribute educational leaflets in relevant formats, for patients relating to services and patient pathways

• Ensure personal, peer support and clinical supervision needs are met
• Contribute to clinical governance outcomes
• Understand and apply professional and national guidelines on confidentiality
• Be fully involved in the progress and development of clinicians and provide constructive and relevant feedback
• Assist in the implementation of training and development in your locality

Research and development

The post holder will:

Evaluate clinical practise through audit of service and develop and manage strategies to address any shortfalls

Undertake audits as required by the service working with the clinical manager

Demonstrate knowledge of current research in all aspects of their work and advise others on the implementation of relevant research findings

Initiate and/or become involved in research projects in response to identified needs

Disseminate results/research/ audit findings via local teams and/or national/international publications

Implement research findings appropriate to practice

Promote the shared objectives of the multidisciplinary team by working closely to ensure that best practice is achieved.

Health and safety

The post holder will:

Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others

Comply with the Organisations Business Continuity Plan

Refrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and Safety

Report as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defects

Report as soon as practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completed

Be actively involved as an appropriate departmental representative

Making effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills

Physical effort and working conditions

The post holder will:

Be responsible to ensure all aspects of the Manual Handling guidelines are followed, providing appropriate risk assessments

Be responsible to manage clinical care following required Policies and Procedures pertaining to bodily fluids, infection control and COSHH regulations resulting in frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions

Be responsible to manage challenging situations and people with some exposure to hazards, e.g. violent and abusive patients. Child abuse, critically ill patients

Manage own time effectively within variable shift patterns

Most challenging part of the role

Ability to work under pressure in an ever changing, challenging specialist environment whilst maintaining excellent standards of patient care

Dealing with difficult situations and people by demonstrating and exercising critical thinking skills when faced with incomplete or lack of information or complexity.

Seeing, treating, referring, or discharging patients independently without direct supervision

Triaging, referring, or discharging patients independently without direct supervision

Manage patient and public expectations of the service within set national targets and time constraints

Manage effective change and development within clinical areas, maintaining highly specialised knowledge and competences

The main duties and responsibility shown above are not an exhaustive and should merely be regarded as a guide. The job holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the service needs at that time. These are subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the service. The job holder will be expected to participate in this process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes.

Disability Confident Employer - As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

DBS - The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.

*Please note that our roles are not being considered for sponsorship at this time*

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working independently as an unsupervised practitioner in the primary and/or urgent care setting.
• Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
• Evidence of excellent clinical record keeping
• Maintained development of clinical leadership skills
• Evidence of significant involvement in change
• Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake an audit and received feedback as a clinician
• Awareness of impact of evidence-based practice within Primary and Urgent care.

Desirable

• Experience of Emergency department triage / streaming

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant and live Health Care Professional Qualification and registration
• MSc Degree in Advanced Practice or Equivalent Level 7 Qualifications and Credentialling.
• Experienced Non-Medical Prescriber
• Qualification and experience in assessing and treating minor to moderate injuries and illness
• Minor illness qualification
• Teaching and mentorship qualification / certificate
• Experience in clinical supervision
• Relevant Professional Qualification / registration

Desirable

• Speciality qualification
• Triage qualification
• Paeds assessment qualification
• DPP qualification

Specific Job Requirements

Essential

• Remaining calm under pressure
• Able to manage varying workloads
• High emotional intelligence

Desirable

• Car Driver

Other

Essential

• Self-motivated
• Authentic
• Approachable with warm personality and good sense of humour!
• Able to demonstrate our values
• Have a positive can do attitude
• Flexibility to meet service needs

Vaccinations

Essential

• Hepatitis B vaccination (we can provide this)
• BCG (for tuberculosis) vaccination (we can provide this)

Desirable

• Covid-19
• Flu

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential

• Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding, fast paced environment
• Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
• Able to articulate personal development needs
• Excellent communication skills
• Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Experience of working with clinical IT systems including Adastra, System 1 and EMIS.

Desirable

• Experience of accessing the YHCR

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).