Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) passionate about the assessment and management of frail patients to work across Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service at Homerton Hospital.
The Homerton Hospital runs an established and successful SDEC unit for adult patients with undifferentiated acute medical conditions, with dedicated nursing, consultant and resident doctor cover. The unit benefits from a joint operational model with leadership from consultants in General Internal Medicine (GIM), Emergency Medicine and Elderly Care.
SDEC delivers acute hospital-level care without admission to an inpatient bed. This includes patients requiring ongoing treatment, investigation and monitoring that would otherwise have required an admission either by scheduling return visits to the service or management on the same day. Patients are referred into the service from:
- General practitioners
- Community and network partners (inc. NHS 111 and the London Ambulance Service)
- Emergency Department
- Acute medical take and medical specialties
There is also the opportunity to facilitate early discharges for a subset of patients from inpatient beds, where patients require ongoing treatment or monitoring and would otherwise have required a longer hospital length of stay.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will put the frail person at the centre of our decision making, ensuring we limit the risks of continued hospitalisation and excessive touchpoints with secondary care and support expedited discharges for those who have required a hospital admission. It is vital that they have a passion for the multidisciplinary assessment of older persons presenting with common frailty syndromes such as falls, confusion, immobility and incontinence.
The post holder is an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner with an accredited Master of Science (MSc) in Advanced Clinical Practice. The Advanced Practitioner should have an up-to date professional portfolio, mapped to the competencies and capabilities required of their role, setting, scope and specialism.
The Advanced Practitioner is service driven, and will be working within Health Education England's Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice across the four domains of Advanced Practice as outlined below:
1. Clinical Practice
2. Leadership and service development
3. Research
4. Education
The post holder will work within the Frailty SDEC service Monday to Friday and support weekend working in Medical SDEC.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
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 on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
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 on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the Trust values.
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Allied Healthcare Professional Qualifications
- Registered with governing body
- Independent Prescriber with successful completion of non-medical prescribing
- Completed an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice at Level 7 and relevant capabilities as part of the multi-professional advanced clinical practice framework
Desirable
- Member of Royal College or Chartered society of physiotherapy
- Member of relevant clinical special interest groups
- Relevant post registration mentorship/teaching/assessment/ supervision course
- IRMER Training (Radiology safety programme)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Specialist clinical skills including advanced physical assessment, history taking skills/ability to interpret clinical finding and develop an appropriate treatment plan independently.
- Application of skills and capabilities as an Advanced Practitioner under the four pillars of practice.
- Ability to manage a case load of patients independently with complex issues.
- Ability to practice within complex & unpredictable contexts and understanding limits of knowledge.
- Effectively prioritise workload with multiple demands.
- Analytical skills to support business planning and quality assurance.
- Skills in: report writing, presentation skills, problem solving, planning, small project management.
- Familiar with Office 365/windows based packages
Desirable
- Recruitment and selection skills
- Risk management/clinical governance principles
- Ability to negotiate and influence to achieve objectives without direct line management.
- Demonstrable skills in point-of-care ultrasound (e.g. FAMUS, RCEM Core)
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience at senior level as Band 7.
- Managing assessing, diagnosing, and treating a complex caseload independently.
- Experience in mentorship/clinical supervision as both supervisee and supervisor
- Evidence of staff supervision for appraisal.
- Formal or informal teaching/training of others.
- Managing change and introducing innovative ways of working.
- Participating in assessing, monitoring, and evaluating service development/audit/research/ quality improvement.
Desirable
- Experience of managing groups of staff within an acute Trust
- Worked with diverse cultural and economic patient populations
- xperience at an established senior level of working with GPs or consultants.
Knowledge
Essential
- Current knowledge and expertise in specialism underpinned by theory
- Current knowledge of professional developments in profession and how to maintain accreditation.
- Awareness of current national agendas, relevant policies, professional and health service issues.
- An understanding of confidentiality issues and clinical governance.
- Risk management/ clinical governance principles.
Desirable
- Able to advise on professional care issues, demonstrating an understanding of professional guidance and policies.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the Trust values.
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Allied Healthcare Professional Qualifications
- Registered with governing body
- Independent Prescriber with successful completion of non-medical prescribing
- Completed an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice at Level 7 and relevant capabilities as part of the multi-professional advanced clinical practice framework
Desirable
- Member of Royal College or Chartered society of physiotherapy
- Member of relevant clinical special interest groups
- Relevant post registration mentorship/teaching/assessment/ supervision course
- IRMER Training (Radiology safety programme)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Specialist clinical skills including advanced physical assessment, history taking skills/ability to interpret clinical finding and develop an appropriate treatment plan independently.
- Application of skills and capabilities as an Advanced Practitioner under the four pillars of practice.
- Ability to manage a case load of patients independently with complex issues.
- Ability to practice within complex & unpredictable contexts and understanding limits of knowledge.
- Effectively prioritise workload with multiple demands.
- Analytical skills to support business planning and quality assurance.
- Skills in: report writing, presentation skills, problem solving, planning, small project management.
- Familiar with Office 365/windows based packages
Desirable
- Recruitment and selection skills
- Risk management/clinical governance principles
- Ability to negotiate and influence to achieve objectives without direct line management.
- Demonstrable skills in point-of-care ultrasound (e.g. FAMUS, RCEM Core)
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience at senior level as Band 7.
- Managing assessing, diagnosing, and treating a complex caseload independently.
- Experience in mentorship/clinical supervision as both supervisee and supervisor
- Evidence of staff supervision for appraisal.
- Formal or informal teaching/training of others.
- Managing change and introducing innovative ways of working.
- Participating in assessing, monitoring, and evaluating service development/audit/research/ quality improvement.
Desirable
- Experience of managing groups of staff within an acute Trust
- Worked with diverse cultural and economic patient populations
- xperience at an established senior level of working with GPs or consultants.
Knowledge
Essential
- Current knowledge and expertise in specialism underpinned by theory
- Current knowledge of professional developments in profession and how to maintain accreditation.
- Awareness of current national agendas, relevant policies, professional and health service issues.
- An understanding of confidentiality issues and clinical governance.
- Risk management/ clinical governance principles.
Desirable
- Able to advise on professional care issues, demonstrating an understanding of professional guidance and policies.
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).
