Job summary
- Main area
- ICS
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 29 hours per week
- Job ref
- 152-C096.24A
- Employer
- Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Leonards Hospital
- Town
- St Leonards
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 pa, pro rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 8a
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Job overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to the East Dorset Frailty Team to deliver highly skilled care to the residents of East Dorset. If you are an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, we are keen to hear from you.
You will be based at St Leonards hospital, Ferndown, East Dorset. You will join an excellent team of ACPs, who are supported by a GP and a long-term condition HCA. As part of the Networks, you will join a multi-disciplinary Hub working in partnership with the local Primary Care Networks (PCN) delivering the Ageing Well Agenda
You will provide specialist clinical advice, leadership and support ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis, and advanced decision-making skills. You will be working with the team in service delivery, triaging and prioritising visits to achieve our overall objectives in the delivery of Virtual Ward, UCR and anticipatory care. Your role will be community based, covering the East Dorset and Poole North localities.
The hours are 29 hpw covering 8am-6pm with a weekend and bank holiday rota as the networks develop.
Main duties of the job
As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the Frailty team you will conduct acute assessments to plan and manage acute episodes of care. You will undertake independent, comprehensive assessments which will involve complex clinical decision making to plan, implement and evaluate the care delivery according to changing healthcare needs and varying degrees of clinical risk.
You will be responsible for providing expert clinical advice, leadership and support ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis, and advanced decision-making skills.
You will lead as a driver for change, to monitor and improve standards within the service through supervision, evidence-based practice, clinical audit, research, and education.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position
Working for our organisation
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact [email protected]
Person specification
Education & Training
Essential criteria
- Registered health practitioner with membership of relevant professional body
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent route to Advanced Clinical Practice with evidence of meeting the nationally agreed capabilities
- Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessor’s training/recognition of teaching abilities.
- Registered non-medical prescriber (where professionally appropriate)
- Relevant role specific qualifications or training (i.e leadership courses, specific clinical skills, psychological therapies etc)
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Clear and demonstrable evidence of advanced, autonomous practice in the management of patients / service users
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development through an advanced clinical practice portfolio demonstrating advanced level practice across the four pillars of clinical practice, education, leadership and research
- Knowledge and understanding of the Trust’s strategies relevant to role
- Demonstrable knowledge of legislation, guidelines and best practice in relevant to area of clinical practice and application of these to practice
- Demonstrable experience of working in a provider organisation and within a relevant specialty as Registered Practitioner Band 7 level.
- Experience of effective use of electronic patient / service user record systems
- Experience of planning and organising complex activities requiring the formulation and adjustment of plans .e.g. organising own time, co-ordination with other agencies and plans for sudden, unforeseen circumstances.
- Evidence of designing, delivering and evaluating education and training in practice
- Evidence of involvement in policy and leading practice change
- Evidence of research involvement
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of effective leadership and risk management skills
- Able to demonstrate advanced skills for assessing and interpreting complex client conditions, comparing a range of options and taking appropriate action
- Able to undertake clinical supervision and systematic peer caseload review of colleagues on an individual or group basis and support aspiring and trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners through supervisory roles
- Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation, and where there may be barriers, with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
- Able to work independently and autonomously as role demands
- Ability to evaluate care leading to improvement in quality standards and service improvement
- Experience of planning and organising complex activities requiring the formulation and adjustment of plans .e.g. organising own time, co-ordination with other agencies and plans for sudden, unforeseen circumstances.
- Able to actively research for the potential to improve quality and customer care, seeking new ideas and methods to improve health care
- Able to analyse data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team and able to demonstrate changes of practice through these
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment and changing priorities
- Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing
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
- Amanda Bolton
- Job title
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825965359
- Additional information
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