Job summary
We are delighted to invite applications for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Supervision Lead post in Paediatrics and Emergency Care at The Royal London Hospital.
The successful candidate will join a friendly, highly motivated, consultant-led team delivering high quality urgent and emergency care to East London. The department receives a full range of emergencies from the local area in addition to being a major trauma centre for North East London and Essex and a provider for patients who require tertiary input, with a total of 45,000 patients <18 years old seen each year.
We hope that those appointed will benefit from the unique opportunities that the Royal London brings in terms of exposure to the management of major trauma, procedural skills, assessment and management of CYP with simple and complex issues. There is also scope for development of leadership and management skills and education within the ACP programme and wider department. The successful post holder will supervise and help shape the future of the ACP programme within the Paediatric Emergency Department and beyond.
The post is open to RCEM credentialled ACP level paediatric practitioners who will be based in the emergency department working on a full shift rota. Clinical duties are supported by 24/7 consultant presence, senior training registrars and a team of junior doctors.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this role is to lead, influence and deliver an outstanding Advanced Clinical Practice service across the department, by ensuring that there is provision of high-quality development and supervision to the qualified ACPs across the relevant areas.
Focusing on:
1. Support the implementation of the Barts Health ACP strategy and policy in relation to supervision and training.2. Enabling peer support and supervision for existing ACPS.3. Ensuring that trainees are supported throughout their training programme with high quality supervision.4. Ensuring that staff follow an accredited advanced practice programme with a partner university.5. Recognising and supporting the registered health and care practitioners who demonstrate the capabilities set out in the advancing practice or consultant practitioner framework and in the national education standards for advancing practice.6. Ensuring good supervison of exisitng ACPs in allied areas to enhance clinical skills and flow.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Healthcare Professional
- oMasters level education in advanced practice
- oRCEM accreditation obtained
Desirable
- oAdditional qualifications related to a specialist area
Experience
Essential
- oTeaching and assessing in clinical practice
- oEvidence of maintaining clinical expertise
- oAdvanced practice experience in relevant clinical area
Desirable
- oPost graduate research training
Knowledge
Essential
- oHighly specialized advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
- oActive Involvement in audit and research
- oKnowledge of national and local issues relevant to specialty area of work.
- oUp to date knowledge and understanding of policy and practice relevant to specialty
- oUnderstanding of national and local policy relating to ACP
Desirable
- oInfluences national and local policy working.
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team setting within and outside the Trust.
- oEvidence of advanced communication skills including verbal, non-verbal and written.
- oExcellent interpersonal skills with professional credibility
- oTime management skills with an ability to act on own initiative and be both self-directed and motivated in the work environment.
- oDemonstrate evidence of both autonomous and team working
- oCoaching and contributing to the development of others
- oAbility to manage and effectively prioritise a varied caseload
- oEffective influencing, negotiating and advocacy skills
- oExperience in effective people management and leadership skills
- oProficient in Outlook, Work and Excel.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Healthcare Professional
- oMasters level education in advanced practice
- oRCEM accreditation obtained
Desirable
- oAdditional qualifications related to a specialist area
Experience
Essential
- oTeaching and assessing in clinical practice
- oEvidence of maintaining clinical expertise
- oAdvanced practice experience in relevant clinical area
Desirable
- oPost graduate research training
Knowledge
Essential
- oHighly specialized advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
- oActive Involvement in audit and research
- oKnowledge of national and local issues relevant to specialty area of work.
- oUp to date knowledge and understanding of policy and practice relevant to specialty
- oUnderstanding of national and local policy relating to ACP
Desirable
- oInfluences national and local policy working.
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team setting within and outside the Trust.
- oEvidence of advanced communication skills including verbal, non-verbal and written.
- oExcellent interpersonal skills with professional credibility
- oTime management skills with an ability to act on own initiative and be both self-directed and motivated in the work environment.
- oDemonstrate evidence of both autonomous and team working
- oCoaching and contributing to the development of others
- oAbility to manage and effectively prioritise a varied caseload
- oEffective influencing, negotiating and advocacy skills
- oExperience in effective people management and leadership skills
- oProficient in Outlook, Work and Excel.
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).
