Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and highly motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner with a Clinical Master's Degree to work within the field of Acute Medicine.
The Medical Division has an established group of Advanced Clinical Practitioners and there is positive peer support as well as support from the senior Divisional Nursing Team and Consultant body within Acute Medicine.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to and drive forward significant changes within Acute Medicine with the Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit.
We are looking for an innovative and forward thinking team member that will challenge traditional ways of working, and seek to enhance clinical care and deliver an excellent patient experience.
You will work alongside the acute medical team and exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgment, discretion and decision-making in clinical care.
You will provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of the client group.
The remit of the post is to assess patients with a view to treating them early on their hospital admission to affect discharge from the Acute Medical Unit or AEC unit.
You will appropriately identify transfer onwards to a specialty ward should an inpatient stay be appropriate.
You will be a non-medical prescriber.
Main duties of the job The advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) provides advanced clinical practice as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team within their speciality at the University Hospital of North Midlands.
The definition of Advanced Clinical Practice as stated by Health Education England (2017) is " delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners.
It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making.
This is underpinned by a master's level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence."
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: About us University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country.
Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.
In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver.
Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description Job responsibilities For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential registered nurse-NMC oMSc degree in advanced clinical practice or equivalent MSc.
Desirable oAccreditation with The Centre For Advancing Practice Qualifications Essential oProfessional portfolio evidencing the ongoing practice in the four pillars of advanced clinical practice.
oCurrently working as a qualified ACP Desirable oEvidence of teaching, supervision and mentoring Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience Essential oExperience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff Desirable oActive participation in research activity Personal Qualities Essential oDemonstrates a strong desire to progress in speciality.
oAbility to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and unpredictable work loads Desirable oDemonstrates a strong desire to progress in speciality