Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Interim Wait Unit

Whittington Health; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Interim Wait Unit

8a

Main area: Advanced Clinical Practitioners (nursing, AHP and pharmacy registered) Grade 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)

Job ref: 220-WHT-2959

Employer: Whittington Health NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Whittington Health

Town: London

Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 per annum inclusive of HCAs

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 10/03/2025 23:59

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Job overview

We are seeking enthusiastic and dynamic individuals for qualified ACP posts within the Interim Wait Unit (IWU) on Victoria ward at Whittington Health, based at the main hospital site in Archway. After a successful pilot in 2023/2024, we are now establishing a permanent unit to support ongoing demand for patients who do not meet the Criteria to Reside. The IWU will be nursing and AHP led with a nominated Consultant responsible for patients transferred to the ward. The level of support to be provided on the unit is expected to be equivalent to the level of care provided in a community bed or a residential level care. This new ACP post will provide day-to-day senior clinical support 5 days per week, with out-of hours medical support provided by the current on-call doctor arrangements for acute wards. We welcome applications from qualified ACPs from a variety of professional backgrounds including nursing, AHPs, and pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, the post holder will collaborate closely with consultants, GPs, pharmacists, nurses, therapists, and healthcare support workers. The role requires a high level of autonomy and complex decision-making, supported by a master's level qualification encompassing clinical practice, leadership, management, education, and research. The post holder will manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, analysing complex problems to devise innovative solutions that enhance outcomes and experiences. Some expected activities would include daily board round with MDT input to progress active discharge plans, assessment of deteriorating patients, regular and stat prescriptions, preparation of discharge summaries and responding to emergencies on the unit. The role emphasizes the delivery of consistent, high-quality, person-centred care through advanced clinical judgment and critical thinking, aligning with the National Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice and embracing the four pillars of clinical practice: leadership and management, education, and research.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Current professional registration
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
• IRMER certification
• Teaching or mentoring qualification
• Advanced Life Support certification

Experience and knowledge

• Extensive demonstrable experience in a community, emergency or acute care setting
• Evidence of excellent clinical record and wide-ranging clinical experience
• Evidence of working autonomously and independently as an ACP
• Evidence of undertaking a trainee ACP post
• Evidence of participation in audit and quality improvement
• Ability to utilise research
• Experience of discharge planning and pathways
• Evidence of presentations at local, regional, or national level

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to assess and identify deteriorating patients and recognise early symptoms of disease exacerbation
• Ability to assess adult patients and formulate management plans independently, from the straightforward to the complex
• Demonstrate broad range of knowledge relating to multiple specialities
• Independent interpretation of clinical data and diagnostics
• Undertake clinical skills appropriate to the role as required – including phlebotomy, IV cannulation, urethral catheterisation
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a highly demanding environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Competent in use of IT packages and electronic patient care records
• Able to articulate personal development needs
• Ability and knowledge to undertake audit
• Experience of providing supervision and feedback
• Evidence of participation in research projects
• Evidence of continued leadership development

Personal attributes

• Highly motivated team player who strives for excellence and is innovative and forward thinking
• Flexible and dynamic working, adaptable and responsive to changing needs of the service
• Able to accept wide responsibility and use own initiative
• Able to cope with and confidently work in adverse situations, being able to rapidly appraise and manage situations.

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Values

The post holder will uphold and display the Trust values of Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.