Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 188-SNM180724
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Southampton
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £50,952.00 - £57,349.00 Per Annum Pro rata
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/08/2024
Employer heading
Urology Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 8a
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Are you passionate about providing exceptional care in the field of Urology? We are excited to invite applications for the role of Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our dynamic and expanding Urology team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking department dedicated to innovation and excellence in patient care. As an ACP in our Urology team, you will play a pivotal role in optimising patient outcomes, reducing hospital stays, preventing readmissions and supporting the most complex patients throughout their inpatient stay. As part of your development plan, you will be working in the Urology Direct clinic; our pioneering, fully ACP led, same day emergency care service.
If you are looking to advance your career in a supportive and progressive environment and have recent and comprehensive experience in acute or critical care, we would love to hear from you.
We currently work 1 in 4 Saturdays but as the service expands, full weekend cover would be expected. Core working hours are between 0730-1830 with the occasional late finish of 2000.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you are expected to work in conjunction with the 4 pillars of advanced Practice (Health Education England Multi Professional Framework 2017)
Demonstrate expert clinical practice
Provide leadership and management in order to improve and transform services.
Engage and champion research through the application of existing research and contributing to new research within the chosen speciality.
Provide education and development of others, and actively seek this for yourself.
Your clinical role will include working alongside the medical & ACP team. You will be delivering an advanced level of practice within a specialist field. Your daily job plan includes supporting the medical ward rounds, to independently assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate the clinical care for your patients.
Acting as a role model to supporting the junior medical team with practical clinical tasks such as completing bloods, cannulas, prescribing, ordering radiology investigations, discharge HMRs, referrals and patient education.
Your role will also be working within the MDT, supporting the patients Enhanced Recovery Pathway and working in combination with the ACP to develop the role to cover both inpatient and outpatient services ensuring patients receive the highest quality standard of care.
You will be required to provide education and clinical supervision to tACPs, nursing and medical surgical teams. Initiating and leading research and service developments to improve patient care.
You will be required to support the ACP/ tACP team which on occasion may include working within other surgical specialities and covering for a later day shift and at the weekends.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Registered Healthcare Professional on relevant part of NMC / HCPC register
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice –full master (180 credits) Or equivalency pathway –the portfolio route –recognition by HEE centre of Advanced practice, via the supported portfolio route. Including NMP where professional registration permits. Or have formally credentialed on a nationally recognised specialty specific Advanced Clinical Practice programme for example FICM or RCEM EM ACP
- Speciality specific post registration qualification or training
- Provide evidence of Leading learning in practice
- Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote learning in practice providing an excellent learning environment for all
- Provide evidence of Supporting /managing and supervision a range of learnings in practice
- Leadership and Management qualification
- Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Completion of IR(ME)R Training
- Extensive post registration experience in a relevant speciality
- Experience of Service Development
Desirable criteria
- Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
- ALS instructor
- EPLS/PALS provider
Skills and competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
- Communication
- Influencing
- Interpersonal skills
- Keyboard skills
- Leadership
- Microsoft Office skills
- Negotiation skills
- Networking skills
- Presentation skills
- Prioritisation
- Research skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jessica Maldonado
- Job title
- Trainee ACP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02380777222
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