Job summary
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of the busiest teaching hospitals in Europe and is nationally recognised for having an established Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) service. We have 180 qualified ACPs working in 18 specialities and are committed to supporting ACPs career pathways across the pillars of advanced clinical practice. We are seeking a committed, compassionate and enthusiastic individual to join our team of cardiology ACPs. The team rotate to cover the acute cardiology wards, an in reach service to the emergency department and acute medical admission units and outpatient clinics. This is an exciting opportunity to join the established NUH ACP career pathway.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the information below, you need to familiarise yourself with the job description attached.
The Cardiac ACP service covers 3 clinical areas:
The Cardiac Assessment Team at QMC:
The cardiac assessment team (CATS) work in the Emergency Department and across the Queens Medical Centre providing specialist Cardiology opinions and specialist emergency treatment. The trust is split over two campuses and the majority of acute cardiology is based at the City campus. The CATS team are essential in providing senior advice and support to ensure that cardiac patients are quickly assessed, treated and transferred to the appropriate area (City or QMC).
Clinic Team:
The clinic team manage the Chest Pain clinic which sees approximately 1800 new patients referred to cardiology each a year.
They also manage the Acute Coronary Syndrome follow up clinic seeing approx. 1000 patients a year.
ACP based on ACU and Papplewick wards
The ACPs provide consistent specialist knowledge, supporting the junior doctors rotate through cardiology 4 monthly.
About us
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) was established in 2006 and we are one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country and provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham.
NUH are, by any measure, a large, complex, person-centred organisation. With over 17,000 employees from a wide range of professional backgrounds, they are one of the region's largest employers.
For information about the Trust, including business plans, annual reports, and services, visit theirwebsite.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have various staff benefits. Some of the benefits of working for NUH include;
Access to the Staff Wellbeing programme including our 24hour staff advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, a staff physiotherapy service and staff support networks
Access to Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
Salary sacrifice schemes
Cycle to work and travel passes
NHS discounts
Flexible working
Details of these and other benefits can be found on our intranet pages which you will have access when you commence with Team NUH
In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.
Thepost holder will rotate to the Cardiology clinics (City campus), Cardiology wards (City campus) and Cardiac assessment team (QMC campus).
When working with the Cardiac assessment team, they will be required to:
Accept referrals from the Emergency Department and the Acute Medical wards/Admission units for patients with suspected cardiology problems who require specialist input from the Cardiology team.
Formulate appropriate management plans for patients with suspected angina, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias and other cardiac conditions.
When working in the CCPS clinic, they will be required to:
Accept referrals from General Practitioners (GP), Emergency Medicine and other NUH specialities for patients with suspected angina who require specialist input.
Manage a caseload of new outpatients with suspected angina. This will include interpretation of investigations to deliver a clear diagnosis to the patient and the provision of a clinic summary letter for the GP outlining the ongoing management plan.
When working in the ACS clinic, they will be required to:
Accept referrals for patients who require out-patient follow up after being admitted with an ACS or post PCI.
Manage a caseload of outpatients who have had a recent ACS. This will include management of any investigative results and the provision of a clinic summary letter for the GP outlining the ongoing management plan.
When working on the Cardiology wards, they will be required to:
Clerk and review patients on Cardiology wards, assisting in reaching a diagnosis, ordering diagnostic tests, chasing and interpreting results.
Ensure patients are fully prepped for investigations and facilitate prompt discharge.
Complete a comprehensive discharge summary.
Along with clinical work across the department, the individual will have weekly rostered time to undertake their own continued professional development alongside service development work. They will be given the opportunity to follow personal interests and pursuits whether that is in education, teaching, research or management.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.
Thepost holder will rotate to the Cardiology clinics (City campus), Cardiology wards (City campus) and Cardiac assessment team (QMC campus).
When working with the Cardiac assessment team, they will be required to:
Accept referrals from the Emergency Department and the Acute Medical wards/Admission units for patients with suspected cardiology problems who require specialist input from the Cardiology team.
Formulate appropriate management plans for patients with suspected angina, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias and other cardiac conditions.
When working in the CCPS clinic, they will be required to:
Accept referrals from General Practitioners (GP), Emergency Medicine and other NUH specialities for patients with suspected angina who require specialist input.
Manage a caseload of new outpatients with suspected angina. This will include interpretation of investigations to deliver a clear diagnosis to the patient and the provision of a clinic summary letter for the GP outlining the ongoing management plan.
When working in the ACS clinic, they will be required to:
Accept referrals for patients who require out-patient follow up after being admitted with an ACS or post PCI.
Manage a caseload of outpatients who have had a recent ACS. This will include management of any investigative results and the provision of a clinic summary letter for the GP outlining the ongoing management plan.
When working on the Cardiology wards, they will be required to:
Clerk and review patients on Cardiology wards, assisting in reaching a diagnosis, ordering diagnostic tests, chasing and interpreting results.
Ensure patients are fully prepped for investigations and facilitate prompt discharge.
Complete a comprehensive discharge summary.
Along with clinical work across the department, the individual will have weekly rostered time to undertake their own continued professional development alongside service development work. They will be given the opportunity to follow personal interests and pursuits whether that is in education, teaching, research or management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional registered with a professional body
- Non Medical Prescriber registered with NMC or other professional body
- ALS Provider
- Evidence of post registration training and/or qualifications
- Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
Desirable
- ALS Instructor
- Mentor/assessor qualification
Experience
Essential
- Completed a portfolio of supervised practice in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Evidence of continued professional development following completion of Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice
Desirable
- Management and leadership experience
communication skills
Essential
- Able to present and receive complex information to multidisciplinary team
- Able to work independently and within a team
- Ability to communicate effectively with wide variety of patients
- assertiveness and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to accept constructive feedback
Desirable
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner.
- Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems.
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines
- Active involvement in departmental operational development
- Participation in research or audit projects
Desirable
Planning and Organisational skills
Essential
- Willingness to adapt to departmental and patient need.
- Efficient time and deadline management
physical skills
Essential
- Ability to manoeuvre patients and perform clinical examinations as required
other
Essential
- Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns and practices.
- Ability to support, colleagues, patients and relatives in sometimes distressing circumstances
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional registered with a professional body
- Non Medical Prescriber registered with NMC or other professional body
- ALS Provider
- Evidence of post registration training and/or qualifications
- Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
Desirable
- ALS Instructor
- Mentor/assessor qualification
Experience
Essential
- Completed a portfolio of supervised practice in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Evidence of continued professional development following completion of Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice
Desirable
- Management and leadership experience
communication skills
Essential
- Able to present and receive complex information to multidisciplinary team
- Able to work independently and within a team
- Ability to communicate effectively with wide variety of patients
- assertiveness and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to accept constructive feedback
Desirable
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner.
- Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems.
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines
- Active involvement in departmental operational development
- Participation in research or audit projects
Desirable
Planning and Organisational skills
Essential
- Willingness to adapt to departmental and patient need.
- Efficient time and deadline management
physical skills
Essential
- Ability to manoeuvre patients and perform clinical examinations as required
other
Essential
- Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns and practices.
- Ability to support, colleagues, patients and relatives in sometimes distressing circumstances
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Derby Road, Nottingham and Hucknall Road Nottingham
Nottingham
NG5 1PB
Employer's website
https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)