Job summary
- Main area
- Fracture Liaison Service
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-NMR299-0724
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Llantrisant
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 7
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
On a daily basis the Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will provide clinical assessment and management to patients.
The post holder will be autonomous in decision making, including judgements involving complex facts/situations that require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options in relation to the care & management needs of the patients on a day to day basis within the clinical environment.
The post holder will support research/use information systems, lead and participate in relevant research within practice, as well as demonstrate an understanding of research methodology.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments for patients with falls and osteoporosis, which may include physical examinations and comprehensive patient histories and accessing previous radiological investigations, GP letters and clinic letters.
- Post holder will be clinically supervised and supported by the Clinical Lead FLS Consultant
- Undertake virtual and face to face clinics with support of FLS Clinical Lead
- Working closely with various specialties including COTE, Rheumatology, Orthopaedics & Primary Care
- Work collaboratively with Multidisciplinary team and able to lead the team , if required.
- Post holder will be trained as needed to deliver specialist bone health treatment in the community and expected to deliver ‘care closer to home’ and link with GP surgeries.
- Utilise critical thinking and problem-solving skills including critical reflection.
- Manage complexity and develop higher levels of autonomy
- Assess and manage risk within the care environment
- Refer patients for relevant investigations and tests required to assist other clinicians in diagnosis
- Develop and implement therapeutic interventions including non-medical prescribing and referrals to others as appropriate
- Play a key clinical role in supporting & developing the Fracture liaison & Bone Health service, this will include leading in aspects of audit and evaluation in collaboration with the Clinical Lead
- The post holder will use their expertise for the supervision, and training of other staff members.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Autonomously examine, treat and support patients who have sustained falls or living with impact of fall, particularly fragility fracture. Promote evidence-based practice and act as an accountable role model. Ensure patient pathway is effective and timely. Responsible for the provision of effective, efficient and appropriate high quality care for patients who have experienced falls in the community. To manage fragility fracture (explaining diagnoses, sharing treatment options and monitoring compliance to treatment and its side effects) and participate in the mandatory Fracture Liaison Service - Data Base (FLS-DB). To complete follow-up as per FLS-DB key performance indicators at 16 weeks and 52 weeks. The post holder will see patients within hospital and community settings and act at all times in accordance with the postholders Professional Code of Conduct and CTM policies. Provide responsive, flexible and patient centered services in line with NICE guidelines for the management of Falls and Bone Health. The post holder will be supported by the Clinical Lead FLS Consultant.
Person specification
Guidance
Essential criteria
- Adult registered nurse/practitioner
- Relevant experience as registered Practitioner
- Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Independent prescriber or willingness to gain qualification
- Evidence of successful management change
- Financial and budgetary awareness
Shortlisting
Essential criteria
- Adult registered nurse/practitioner
- Relevant experience as registered practitioner
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Raja Biswas
- Job title
- Consultant Physician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Alternatively, please contact Emma James, Director of Nursing for Unscheduled Care - [email protected]
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