Job summary
- Main area
- Colorectal Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423- 6445862
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Colorectal Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) (Band 8a)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare independently to patients. The ACP is accountable for the total episode of care for patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed needs.
The post holder will act as a role model, delivering advanced practice and promoting clinical effectiveness in care. He/she will be required to work autonomously in delivering independent assessment, clinical examination, diagnosis, clinical decision making and planning of care and treatment, diagnosis, prescribing, health promotion and safe discharge of patients.
The post holder will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team and will play an integral role in the operational/strategic development of the service.
The post holder will promote and facilitate evidence-based practice, clinical audit, and research within the Trust.
The job holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within a defined clinical area, delivering all aspects of management and care to a wide range of patients with varying needs.
In pursuing these duties the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution (details of which can be found at the following websites www.nhsemployers.org or www.dh.gov.uk/nhsconstitution)
Main duties of the job
Practice as an autonomous professional in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority, & expertise, undertaking a comprehensive range of clinical procedures.
Have direct responsibility for a patient caseload, ensuring an accurate plan of care which reflects the assessment undertaken & incorporates the issues & recommendations made.
Work within the frequently challenging clinical environments with high levels of physical and mental effort
Interpret & analyse highly complex clinical & non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses, prognoses for a wide range of conditions, to recommend / deliver the best course of intervention including the development of comprehensive packages of care.
Initiate pharmacological intervention, using non-medical prescribing or patient group directives & administer medications as prescribed by others in accordance with the Trust policies
Request radiological & pathological investigations & make clinical decisions based upon the results.
Provide specialist advice & support to patients, their families & other healthcare professionals following assessment, diagnosis, & treatment.
Use professional judgement in managing complex & unpredictable care events & capture any learning from these experiences to improve patient care & service delivery.
Organise complex activities or programmes for patients, drawing on an appropriate range of multi-disciplinary and inter-professional resources in practice.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for more information.
Job Plan
· Run Colorectal Fast track/ SOS clinics – Patient consultation/ history taking/ examinations/ frailty assessment/ appropriateness of investigations
· Offer an enhanced recovery service – intensive education for patients on diagnosis, self-supported management, pre-operative optimisation prior to surgery and enhanced recovery on the ward post operation.
· Offer staff education on the Colorectal patient pathways
· Theatres - Assisting Surgeons
· Work with primary care to promote appropriate referral system and symptom management
· Audits / Guidelines
· Colorectal service and pathway development
· Attend local Cancer Board Meeting and represent the service
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
- Relevant post registration qualification/equivalent.
- Nurse Prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality
- Evidence of effective management
- Evidence of effective leadership skills
- Evidence of application of current nursing issues and developments
Other
Essential criteria
- Supportive of colleagues
- Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
- High level of personal and professional credibility
- Excellent communication skills
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
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
- Sadie Salt
- Job title
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 294587
- Additional information
Jonathan Frost
Interim Patient Service Manager for Surgery, Urology, Gastroenterology, Breast and Endoscopy
Telephone: 01535 294874
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