Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Band 8A) - Trauma Advanced Clinical Practitioner - University H[...]

Site: Royal Stoke Town, Stoke on Trent
Salary: Dependant on experience and if in a training role
Closing: 09/12/2024 23:59
Job Overview The Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate are looking for a Trauma/Fragility Fracture Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our team! A development opportunity will be considered for this position, and dependant on experience the successful candidate will either enter at Band 6, 7 or Band 8A level.
The role will be covering the Royal Stoke site with an expectation to move towards 7 day ACP cover. Following an induction period, you will be predominately ward based with outreach to other specialities or areas for our patients at UHNM and will be responsible for assessing & delivering their treatment needs.
You need to be an enthusiastic, dynamic, proactive, innovative, and highly motivated nurse or AHP. You will have demonstrable knowledge of this field and recent experience within the Trauma & Orthopaedic speciality. You must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable you to work with the multidisciplinary team. You will have undertaken a masters level qualification.
All applicants will be expected to meet the essential criteria and possess the relevant post registration experience as outlined in the person specification.
Main Duties of the Job You will be expected, after completing your induction period, to work autonomously, providing inpatient care to our patients who are under the care of the trauma team. You will be expected to be familiar with IT systems and document any care you have provided electronically. Working with the team, you will initiate and support service development and improve patient experience based on emerging and best practice models of care responding to patient feedback and audit findings.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities The ACP has a trust-wide responsibility to provide clinical excellence through the four pillars of advanced clinical practice. The clinical practice pillar accounts for a minimum of 80% of their contracted hours of work and they practice with a significant higher level of responsibility and autonomy which is comparable to that of the level of medical staff providing the same level of service:
Practice as an exemplary role model throughout all four pillars of advance practice. Advanced knowledge, skills and judgement for high level and complex decision making in an extended scope of practice. Completing a full holistic health assessment using a range of assessment methods whilst working with patients, relatives and carers. Request imaging and investigations to underpin and support clinical decisions and diagnosis. Make independent diagnostic decisions based on the above and/or pathology or imaging results. Make complex clinical decisions based on sound evidence base practice and clinical expertise. Initiate prescribed treatments and medication, therapies, lifestyle advice and care. Screen patients for early signs of disease and risk factors pertinent to their area of practice. Carry out invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures where appropriate. Refer to other health professionals as appropriate. Discharge patients from hospital/services as required. Maintain meticulous evidence of clinical specific competencies of advanced skills. Exercise risk management using professional judgement. Collaboratively work throughout all necessary multi-disciplinary members. Provide clear, clinical leadership across the whole clinical area and trust when necessary. Person Specification Education and Qualification Current registration with professional body such as NMC or HCPC MSC degree in advanced clinical practice or equivalent MSc Professional portfolio evidence of ongoing practice in the four pillars of advanced clinical practice Registered independent non-medical prescriber Evidence of teaching, supervision and mentoring Mentor/assessor or formal teaching qualification Trauma experience minimum 3 years Band 6 or above Advanced life support or ILS support provider (dependent on area of practice) Accreditation with The Centre For Advancing Practice Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience Ability to work independently and as part of a team Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner Ability to understand, interpret and critically analyse data and information Ability to prioritise workload in response to service need Ability to contribute directly to the production of strategy and policy documentation Currently working as a qualified ACP Personal Qualities Positive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change, learning and continuous development Demonstrates a strong desire to progress in speciality Effective interpersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agreed objectives Important Information About Your Application All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check. We work with 'trac.jobs' to support our recruitment process. If you have any queries regarding this please read this privacy notice. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community. We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non-encrypted format.
If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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