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 operationalleadership and support to Advanced Care Practitioners, undertaking annualappraisal, ensuring safe and equitable practice across the organisation.
They will be expected to work collaboratively with medicalcolleagues to ensure all areas have advanced clinical oversight appropriate tothe needs of the clinical area.
They will provide professional, operational and clinicalleadership and support for Advanced Care Practitioners or Senior CarePractitioners in training.They will have a highly visible clinical profile, providingboth advisory and clinical input into patient care, spending up to 50% of timein clinical practice.
They will provide leadership, guidance and exercisejudgement in making challenging patient centred decisions within current bestpractice guidance, relevant legal frameworks and with clear understanding ofthe relevant professional and applied ethical frameworks.
They will participate in the process of recruitment andselection and induction of new staff, in conjunction with the rest of theintegrated care team.
About us At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care.
We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking 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 valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.What we offer;27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long serviceGenerous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hoursFlexible and agile working opportunitiesGreat maternity, paternity, and adoption supportWide range of supportive staff networksHealth and wellbeing opportunitiesIf you would like to know more, please visit ourwebsite.Sharingyour data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data topursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey fromyou (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gainedinterest in working for the Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the duties and criteriafor the role please refer to the job description and person specificationattached.
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