Job summary
Are you a newly qualified ACP? Looking for your next challenge within Acute Medicine? As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner you will be working independently as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the Division of Acute Medicine and Same Day Emergency Care.
You will be expected to provide advice, guidance and support to the team within the Acute medical division. (Medical and Nursing)
You will be expected to deliver clinical duties but will be provided regular CPD and development opportunities
You will be able to work autonomously across the medical take. Contributing to the medical plan and facilitating discharge / sign posting as appropriate.
This will have a Same Day Emergency Care focus but you will be expected to provide cover to their commensurate level within the Acute Medicine catchment (ward based, Emergency Department)
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the rapid assessment, diagnostics, and treatment of individuals within the Acute Medicine service using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement, underpinned by Masters level theory and experience. This includes highly complex decision-making across a broad range of differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses,
To plan and manage complete episodes of care. This will be working in collaboration with senior medical colleagues and others when required. Delegating and referring as appropriate, to ensure timely, effective management to optimise health outcomes, in line with the evidence base and nationally recognised best practice.
To play a key operational role and maintain a pro-active approach to managing, updating and leading clinical pathways.
To promote and implement service and policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area and other disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base, in accordance with values-based care.
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the job role, please review the attached job description. Please contact the CSM for informal visits/discussions regarding the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the job role, please review the attached job description. Please contact the CSM for informal visits/discussions regarding the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
- Acute medical competence
- ALS
- Non - medical prescribing
- Up to date professional registration
- Professional registration i.e NMC, HCPC
- At least 3 qualified in professional registration i.e. qualified for 3 years as RN or AHP
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of urgent, emergent and acute care
- High level communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrable knowledge of the advanced practice landscape
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to work under own initiative
- Knowledge of available education and courses for clinicians in general practice
- Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
Physical Skills
Essential
- Core clinical competences should include (but not fully exclusive) - ABG, Venepuncture / blood sampling, IRMER and x- ray interpretation, ECG
Desirable
- Advance skills that are desirable - Chest drain, LP, Ascitic drains, Pleural Taps / drain, wound care, DC cardioversion,
Experience
Essential
- Working within Acute Medicine or Same Day Emergency care
- Demonstrable evidence of clinical decision making within the Acute directorate
- Contributes to the MDT
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
- Acute medical competence
- ALS
- Non - medical prescribing
- Up to date professional registration
- Professional registration i.e NMC, HCPC
- At least 3 qualified in professional registration i.e. qualified for 3 years as RN or AHP
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of urgent, emergent and acute care
- High level communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrable knowledge of the advanced practice landscape
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to work under own initiative
- Knowledge of available education and courses for clinicians in general practice
- Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
Physical Skills
Essential
- Core clinical competences should include (but not fully exclusive) - ABG, Venepuncture / blood sampling, IRMER and x- ray interpretation, ECG
Desirable
- Advance skills that are desirable - Chest drain, LP, Ascitic drains, Pleural Taps / drain, wound care, DC cardioversion,
Experience
Essential
- Working within Acute Medicine or Same Day Emergency care
- Demonstrable evidence of clinical decision making within the Acute directorate
- Contributes to the MDT
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
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).
