Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | Huntingdon, PE29 6NT |
| Company: | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6181371/176-U-6181371 |
Summary
Working a minimum of 30 hours per week the post holder will be developing their clinical practise under the supervision of an experienced multidisciplinary team as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) within the Consultant and GP supported UTC.
The post holder will develop through academic study and under supervision of a senior clinicians, their knowledge and skills in the safe assessment, treatment, referral and discharge of patients within an agreed scope of practice to provide patient-centred quality care within their designated area of work.
Core Competencies
1. Functions at an advanced level within healthcare organisation and management systems in line with their scope of practice and sphere of influence
2. Able to deal with complex ethical and legal issues relating to patient care.
3. Selects and uses advanced communication skills to articulate and shares their decision making, while maintaining appropriate situational awareness, displaying professional behaviour and exercising professional judgement
4. Initiates, leads and delivers effective quality improvements in patient care, focused on maintaining patient safety.
5. Able to critically appraise and undertake research, including managing data appropriately
6. Developing within the context of advanced level practice as a learner, teaching and supervisor.
Generic Clinical Competencies
1. Undertakes an advanced clinical assessment in the face of uncertainty, and utilises critical thinking to inform diagnosis and decision making
2. Leads acute intervention for patients, recognising the acutely deteriorating patient and delivering resuscitation
3. Manages the assessment, diagnosis and plans future management of patients in an outpatient clinic, ambulatory, or community setting, including the management of long-term conditions, in the context of complexity and uncertainty
4. Manages problems in patients in special cases and other specialities
5. Manages a multi-professional team, including the planning and management of discharge planning in complex, dynamic situations.
We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.
As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role;
• Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment;
• Access to our in-house physiotherapy service;
• On-site canteens offering subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
Working towards delivery of advanced standards of practice within the following key areas of practice and in line with the National Standards;
1. Clinical – demonstrate critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and their own limits of competence and Scope of Practice.
2. Management and Leadership – able to role model effective leadership behaviours, show resilience and manage effective governance strategies, which support the agenda for change within the Trust.
3. Education and Training – able to identify, support and develop learning interventions for both self and team members.
4. Audit and Research – to look at areas for quality improvements to care, use audit processes and both formal and informal research methods to improve service delivery
5. Additional areas:
• Financial – ensure considered cost appraisal when requesting or referring for investigations, ordering stores or equipment, booking training/courses or when involved in service development and recruitment activities
• Resource Management – ensures appropriate use and distribution or clinical and non-clinical resources. Support the development of junior staff across a multidisciplinary team
• Health and Safety – plays their part in maintaining a safe working environment, undertake mandatory training and actioning/reporting any concerns
• Risk Management – ensure dynamic risk assessments a carried out and if required report, mitigate, minimise risk to staff and service users.
• Patient contact – in line with the Trust values and Standards of Care of professional body
• Prescribing responsibility – must ensure Prescribing within the Professional, legal and clinical boundaries whilst ensuring adherence to the Trusts Non-Medical Prescribing policy
• Scope of Practice – must maintain a professional registration with one of the recognised professions for role and ensure they are working within their professional and Trust guidelines and Standards.
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024