Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Title - Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Specialty - Bexley UTCs (Queen Marys Sidcup and Erith UTC)

Location - Queen Mary Sidcup Urgent Care and Erith Hospital

Employment type - Permanent

Hours - :Full time, Part time, Job Sharing

Salary - Competitive salary based on experience

Accountable to - UTC Co Clinical Director and BHNC Clinical Director

Responsible to - Director of Operations and Head of Nursing.

Role Summary

As Lead ACP across Queen Marys and Erith UTCs, you will:

Provide visible, expert clinical leadership (60% clinical presence)

Develop and champion ACP, ECP and HCA practice in line with NHS standards

Lead workforce modernisation, education and professional development

Drive system integration with neighbourhood and community teams

Shape service redesign to improve flow, safety and patient outcomes

Lead governance, complaints and incident learning

You will be a core member of the UTC senior leadership team, influencing strategy while maintaining hands-on clinical excellence in minor injury and illness

Key Working Relationships

Key relationships include but are not limited to:

BHNC Board

BHNC Senior Management Team

UTC Senior Management Team

BHNC Training Hub

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Key Responsibilities

Duties

The post holder will have current effective status on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse or the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)

To provide clinical, professional, and managerial leadership across the Bexley UTCs.

To be the nursing and allied health professional lead, providing a strong clinical presence and developing nurses and allied health professional practice within the UTC, assuring the provision of a safe, effective, and evidence-based nursing service to patients.

To be a core member of the management team, supporting the Bexley UTCs and BHNC in achieving its plans ensuring that Bexley UTCs can meet its agreed targets within the available resources.

To partake on the on-call rota.

Actively support the team objectives by developing services and leading on projects to influence service redesign.

Lead and participate in projects and areas of work, which reflect clinical, professional, and corporate objectives including the productivity of all nursing and allied health professional staff.

To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct,

To act as an expert clinical practitioner in the clinical setting, initiating autonomous, advanced practice skills and clinical decision making.

Undertake role of Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner with caseload in minor injuries and illness.

Provide health education and promote healthy lifestyle for patients and carers.

To act as a clinical resource for staff in the UTC service providing expert clinical and profession advice and support as required.

Assist in the effective management by promoting safe systems of work and identifying areas where changes in practice would achieve a more effective outcome.

Promote positive image in the development of the ENP and ECP role.

Ensure resources are used efficiently and effectively and all equipment used in the care of patients is appropriately maintained and used only by those individuals with the appropriate training.

Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.

Priorities health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

Work with the GPs and other senior colleagues to develop and expand the role of the ENP and ECP.

Actively participate and monitor a program of redirection.

Actively promote pharmacy first

To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature and peer review including NICE guidelines.

As the Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner to ensure that the development of education and training provision meets the clinical needs of the UTCs and supports compliance of the relevant healthcare standards.

To lead or participate in professional and clinical committees (where appropriate) on projects both internally and externally.

Develop a job plan that ensures high visibility in clinical areas including 80% of work time being spent in a clinical role.

To participate in workforce redesign and modernisation for the nursing workforce, working in close partnership with key stakeholders.

To be responsible for effective workforce planning within managed areas on a day-to-day basis.

Participate in the annual review of the nursing workforce plan and ensure that the staff establishment and profile is sufficient to meet the needs of the service and manageable within the resources available.

Act as lead for recruitment, induction and retention of nursing & allied Health Professional staff for designated areas as indicated by the annual workforce plan.

Personal and Professional Development

Directly manage the nursing/Allied health professional within the UTCs, and through them ensure that all members of the clinical teams are managed in accordance with BHNCs policies and procedures.

Manage and undertake appraisals for directly managed staff and ensure systems are in place for the appraisal of all permanent staff.

Manage poor performance

To ensure training needs analysis is undertaken, in line with the appraisal process, and an annual development plan for designated areas nursing staff is developed.

Work with external teams, utilising available electronic systems, benchmarking, best practice standards and professional judgement to ensure establishments are suitable to provide safe care.

Shift lead for on-site management including escalation when required.

Undertake incident and complaint investigation as required

Attend and represent the UTC at appropriate meetings.

Undertake staff risk assessments as required.

Ensure accurate, timely and accessible information and reports are produced for all areas of responsibility contributing to the performance monitoring framework for BHNC.

Undertake audit activities as required to enhance, improve and provide services.

Work within SE ICB medicines management guidelines.

Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role mode.

Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.

Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services.

Participate in any training programme implemented by the management team.

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Assess own performance and development and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.

Demonstrate interpersonal skills when dealing with all levels of staff across BHNC using persuasion, tact and reassurance where necessary.

Handle confidential patient material in a sensitive and discrete fashion in compliance with Bexley Health Neighbourhood Care policy and procedure.

Liaise with other departments and members of the Bexley Health Neighbourhood Care and other organisations to ensure the smooth running of the role to assisting the functioning of the UTC team.

General

Maintain confidentiality at all times.

Represent the organisation positively and professionally, behaving as an ambassador for BHNC by displaying the organisations values and levels of expected professionalism at all times.

Liaise with other departments and members of BHNC and other organisations to ensure the smooth running of the role.

Work within BHNC policies and procedures.

Physical requirements

Essential

• Able to pass Occupational Health clearance. Full Mobility.
• Normal sight and hearing with or without aid.

Qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level Registered Nurse on relevant part of the NMC register. Registered on Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• First Degree or equivalent.
• Approved practice course in minor injury and illness (MSc Advanced Clinical Practice).
• Non Medical Prescribing Qualification.
• Recognised Management and or Leadership qualification.
• Evidence of Continual Professional development.

Desirable

• Mentoring and or Coaching Qualification.
• Dual trained ACP in adult and paediatric.
• Project management qualification in Lean - Six Sigma.

Skills / Abilities

Essential

• Excellent high level leadership skills.
• Articulate with highly developed communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels, including interpersonal skills, liaison, and negotiation skills.
• Writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload and proactive engagement of tasks.
• Advising and influencing.
• IT skills and ability to develop these skills further.
• Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines.
• Ability to escalate, manage, oversee risk and Clinical safety.
• IT literate with good keyboard skills.

Desirable

• IT literate with good keyboard skills.

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience 5 years plus.
• Extensive experience of working in an UTC setting.
• To be able to assess diagnose treat and manage patients presenting with a minor injury and illness including referral to x-ray and x-ray interpretation.
• Clinical Skills, Suturing, Plaster of Paris, IRMER and Red Dot Training, ECG Interpretation, Paediatric consultations.
• Extensive experience in the acute healthcare setting in clinical.
• Coaching, mentoring experience and skills.
• Experience of leadership and clinical management of MDTs.
• Staff and resource management experience.
• Report writing skills and experience.

Desirable

• Budget management experience.
• Experience of introducing change to a clinical environment.
• Experience and or teaching qualification.
• Evidence of project management experience.

Other

Essential

• Professional role model
• Inspirational leader
• Motivated and enthusiastic, can do attitude.
• Team Player
• Able to work under pressure
• Assertive yet approachable
• Personal drive and initiative
• Able to work independently and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to think strategically
• Working Together for Patients with Compassion as One Team Always Improving
• Strategic approach (clarity on objectives, clear on expectations)
• Relationship building (communicate effectively, be open and willing to help, courtesy, nurtures partnerships)
• Personal credibility (visibility, approachable, courage, resilience, confidence, role model, challenge poor performance, act with honesty and integrity). Always aiming for excellence
• Passion to succeed (patient centred, positive attitude, act, take pride take responsibility, aspire for excellence)
• Harness performance through teams (champion positive change, develop staff, create a no blame culture without fear of retribution, actively listen and value contribution, feedback and empower staff, respect diversity)
• Able to work flexible and participate in a full rota shifts to meet the needs of the service

Desirable

• Good knowledge of urgent and primary care systems e.g. Cleo and EMIS systems

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).