Advanced Clinical Practitioner Remote Clinical Assessment

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Exeter; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Team SWASFT are seeking highly motivated ACPs with an appetite for remote assessment and driving quality to join our team within our Emergency Operations Centres. Following the successful roll out of our sessional / bank ACPs we are now looking to increase ACP cover across the full working week.

The role is designed to allow an 90/10 clinical split*, fully supporting you in developing within all four pillars of Advanced Practice with built in supporting professional activity time.

The key ambition of the role is to support SWASFT in achieving its ambitious Hear and Treat agenda whilst driving quality across the team.

Main Duties Of The Role Include:

• Telephone consultations directly with patients, relatives and/or their carers.
• Reviewing, triaging and reprioritising of 999 calls.
• Closing incidents without deploying an ambulance resource.
• Provision of senior clinical advice to EOC and patient facing colleagues.
• Senior clinical visibility.
• Clinical audit and case review.*
• Education and peer supervision.*

ACPs must hold a full MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent (NHSE Advanced Practice Digital Badge) and have at least 2 years recent telephone triage experience within primary care, out of hours or ambulance service. Full training and development will be provided to support you in your role.

The core shift timings are 1300-2100 and can be completed from our Emergency Operations Centres in Bristol or Exeter.

Key Responsibilities:

• To fulfil the expectations and core capabilities of an AP as set out in the Trust AP job description.
• To work autonomously at an advanced level providing high quality patient care.
• Utilise the four pillars of advanced practice to support delivery of the Trust objectives in keeping with the Trust values.
• To provide remote clinical assessment for patients and their families / carers when presenting to the ambulance service.
• To manage patients presenting to the ambulance service completing full episodes of care through hear and treat or referring to alternative services as required e.g. ambulance face to face, ED or GP.
• To provide senior clinical support, supervision and clinical validation for operational colleagues for instance registered clinicians (nurse / Paramedic), Technicians and Community Responders.
• To provide senior clinical visibility for Emergency Operations Centre colleagues and trainee or qualified Specialist Practitioners in Urgent and Emergency Care.
• To promote the values of Advanced Clinical Practice throughout the Trust.

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples’ lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits:

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Ross Bate
Job title: Head of Advanced Practice
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07977851592