Advanced Clinical practitioner (ACP)

REACT (Reactive, Emergency, Assessment, Community Team) brings health, social care and voluntary sector (British Red Cross, Suffolk Family Carer and Citizens Advice Bureau) services together to provide a single coordinated care response that is underpinned by care in the community with early intervention, crisis management, reablement and rehabilitation.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our award winning REACT service. Based in the lovely county of Suffolk, this is a key role to support and provide advanced care within the virtual frailty ward.

The virtual frailty ward seeks to manage individuals living with frailty who have an acute medical condition that would usually necessitate an admission to the hospital but with the support provided by the virtual frailty ward team, the individual will be supported to remain in their own home receiving a high level of clinical care, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to manage the acute episode.

You will be a key player in also building relationships between REACT and primary care, the acute trust, East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) and the wider community integrated neighbourhood teams.

Main duties of the job

The REACT Services are looking to recruit a fully qualified ACP to work clinically within the community setting with direct responsibility for the Frailty Virtual Ward. You must be a fully qualified ACP with proven experience in a similar role.

The role will provide the opportunity to work within REACT in conjunction with the nurse consultant, Geriatrician or Middle Grade doctor, which will provide a wealth of learning opportunities.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner role will be integral in supporting the Multidisciplinary Team in the provision and delivery of acute and complex care within the frailty virtual ward.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience in a qualified ACP role
• Practitioner relevant to specialty with current registration
• Clinical expertise relevant to area of practice

Desirable

• Proven experience of ward/department, management/staff supervision
• Proven experience of participation in practice development
• Frailty and/or admission avoidance

Qualifications

Essential

• Master's Degree in Advanced practice or HEE recognised equivalence
• ILS/ALS Certificate
• Recent evidence of CPD
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• First Line Management Course
• Mentorship qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Resource management
• Skilled clinical judgement
• Expanded role skills relevant to area of practice
• Scope of Practice
• Risk Management
• Record keeping
• Health and safety
• Infection control
• Clinical governance
• PDR processes and clinical supervision

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Constantine House

5 Constantine Road

Ipswich

IP1 2DH

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432-HR1963-24