Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

We are offering an exciting opportunity for Advanced Clinical Practitioners in Emergency Care.

Join our dynamic team at the prestigious Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS, and take your career to the next level. We are currently seeking experienced and qualified practitioners who are ready to make a real impact.

If you're a passionate professional with a deep interest in Urgent and Emergency Care, specifically in dealing with Minor Injuries, Minor Illnesses, and the management of Acute presentations, this role is tailor-made for you.

We welcome both Adult and Paediatric presentations to our sites. As a registered professional with a Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice, you will bring with you a wealth of clinical experience. Your expertise will be crucial in assessing, treating, and managing a diverse caseload of patients in need of urgent care.

The post will involve cross-site working between Kings Mill ED and Newark UTC.

Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Possess a broad and advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
• Has a sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Ability to take a full systematic focused history
• Ability to make a diagnosis based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
• Has the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to discharge
• Excellent communication skills with clear written and oral skills.
• Organisational abilities
• Supervisory skills
• Leadership skills
• Change management skills
• Clinical governance knowledge
• Knowledge of current health service priorities and national and local nursing and allied health agendas
• Undertake work and projects across all four pillars of advanced practice in order to meet the capabilities of the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice for England

Desirable

• Knowledge of more than one area of clinical practice - i.e surgery, medicine, orthopaedics, ITU
• Health and safety

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse or allied health professional (NMC or HCPC)
• Previous degree level qualification
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (or working towards)
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• ALS provider
• Non-medical prescriber
• Mentor/teaching qualification
• Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
• Evidence of managing acute presentations
• Clinical diagnostic skills including the ability to interpret X Rays and laboratory investigations
• Evidence of substantial advanced level clinical practice demonstrated in a clinical portfolio

Desirable

• Evidence of research and audit
• ALS Instructor
• EPLS Instructor
• ATLS provider
• Ability to perform basic interpretation of skeletal X-ray and CT brain

Qualities

Essential

• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic
• Team player
• Ability to work across boundaries

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience, most recent of which should be in a senior position
• Substantial broad experience relative to clinical area

Desirable

• Project management

Contractual

Essential

• Regular attendance
• Work 37.5 hours
• Ability to work flexibly to include weekend and out of hours work

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.