Job summary
Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Ellesmere Port Hospital for a permanent Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to be part of the ACP team (2 ACP and 1 Nurse Consultant) who manage the 3 wards at Ellesmere Port Hospital. 2 rehabilitation wards and 1 stroke rehabilitation ward.
The successful ACP will work autonomously providing, clinical care, expertise advice and leadership within the rehabilitation environment.
The successful applicant will also ensure that high quality patient care is maintained by autonomously making / maintaining clinical decisions and treatment plans to manage acute and chronic illnesses, whilst engaging within the excellent ethos of multidisciplinary working to ensure effective and efficient patient care, rehabilitation, and flow.
So, if you are an innovative, enthusiastic and dynamic ACP who enjoys the daily challenges of working in a rehabilitation care environment as part of a supportive caring and friendly team, then this is the opportunity for you.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will ensure that high quality patient care is maintained by making / maintaining clinical decisions and treatment plans to manage acute and chronic illnesses, whilst working within the excellent ethos of multidisciplinary working to ensure effective and efficient patient care, rehabilitation, and flow.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse/Allied Health Professional
- oMSc Advanced Practice/Clinical Masters with evidence of clinical competencies sign off
- oNon-Medical Prescriber (V300 Extended Formulary and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Programme).
- oRelevant clinical skills to support clinical practice.
Desirable
- oPost graduate Certificate in Education
- oTrained in Advanced Life Support (Adult and Paediatric)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of advanced clinical, psychological, and social needs of patient care
Desirable
- oLeadership and management experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse/Allied Health Professional
- oMSc Advanced Practice/Clinical Masters with evidence of clinical competencies sign off
- oNon-Medical Prescriber (V300 Extended Formulary and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Programme).
- oRelevant clinical skills to support clinical practice.
Desirable
- oPost graduate Certificate in Education
- oTrained in Advanced Life Support (Adult and Paediatric)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of advanced clinical, psychological, and social needs of patient care
Desirable
- oLeadership and management experience
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).
