Job summary
This role aims to support the Clinical leadership of Acute Care at Home in the position of Lead ACP, alongside our current Lead ACP. This Job description and role is currently being evaluated, and will form part of a recruitment process as we move forward. We would prefer this to be a full time 37.5 hours post, but would consider 30 hours if appropriate.
The post holder will facilitate the standardisation of Advanced Practice/Advanced roles within the Acute Care at Home Service determining a Trust training programme for Advanced Practice. The post holder will be the Service lead for advanced clinical practice and will be responsible for the Service development and leadership of Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP). Supporting the Head of Operations and Clinical Operational Managers in developing, leading and implementing a multi-professional, organisational advanced practice strategy. They will provide specialised, expert advice, education, and clinical expertise in order to improve the patient experience.
The post holder will work alongside the ACAH senior leadership team to guide and support in the transformation of the workforce developing an A.C.P workforce to meet the ACAH service vision and objectives.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will practice as a senior clinical expert. They will work within their area of clinical expertise practicing independently and autonomously seeing undifferentiated patients with undiagnosed problems with minimal or no supervision. The post holder will maintain a clinical component to their role, this role focusing on management, leadership, strategy development and innovation.
- Provide direct expert professional clinical care through health assessment, initiation of treatment, formulation and alteration of treatment and monitoring of care programmes
- Facilitate the development of clinical practice through research and education of the multi-disciplinary team
- Evaluate care through quality assurance initiatives and assessment of clinical outcomes
- Be an expert resource for other healthcare practitioners
- Ensure that the highest standards of clinical care are delivered
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Take overall lead responsibility in providing effective professional leadership and governance to the ACP teams, and wider clinical team members across the Acute Care at Home (ACAH) Service. Ensuring learning and quality improvement embedded
- Provide leadership to the Quality Clinical Leads within ACAH
- Be responsible for providing professional expertise relating to Advanced Practice throughout the Acute Care at Home Service
- Define current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted
- Work closely with the ACAH Consultants to develop the clinical effectiveness of the ACAH service
- Develop and lead the ACAH trainee/aspiring and qualified ACP forums reporting as appropriate.
- Provide clinical leadership for non-medical prescribing throughout the Acute Care at Home Service and link with the Trusts non-medical prescribing lead.
- Use their highly developed specialist knowledge to support development of a range of advanced practice roles across the ACAH
- Be responsible for developing policy and procedure relating to Advanced Practice across the ACAH
- Be responsible for proposing and drafting changes to and implement and interpretation of policies and guidelines which may impact within the ACAH
- Maintain the ACAH Service Framework for Advanced Practice
- Identify and support development opportunities for multidisciplinary Advanced Practice learning and development
- Co-ordinate audit, Research and Development initiatives relating to Advanced Practice roles ensuring integration with Key performance indicators
- Be responsible for providing highly sensitive and complex information to patients and their relatives
- Ensure professional registration is maintained
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Take overall lead responsibility in providing effective professional leadership and governance to the ACP teams, and wider clinical team members across the Acute Care at Home (ACAH) Service. Ensuring learning and quality improvement embedded
- Provide leadership to the Quality Clinical Leads within ACAH
- Be responsible for providing professional expertise relating to Advanced Practice throughout the Acute Care at Home Service
- Define current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted
- Work closely with the ACAH Consultants to develop the clinical effectiveness of the ACAH service
- Develop and lead the ACAH trainee/aspiring and qualified ACP forums reporting as appropriate.
- Provide clinical leadership for non-medical prescribing throughout the Acute Care at Home Service and link with the Trusts non-medical prescribing lead.
- Use their highly developed specialist knowledge to support development of a range of advanced practice roles across the ACAH
- Be responsible for developing policy and procedure relating to Advanced Practice across the ACAH
- Be responsible for proposing and drafting changes to and implement and interpretation of policies and guidelines which may impact within the ACAH
- Maintain the ACAH Service Framework for Advanced Practice
- Identify and support development opportunities for multidisciplinary Advanced Practice learning and development
- Co-ordinate audit, Research and Development initiatives relating to Advanced Practice roles ensuring integration with Key performance indicators
- Be responsible for providing highly sensitive and complex information to patients and their relatives
- Ensure professional registration is maintained
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant ACP qualification
- Evidence of higher level study at Masters Level
Skills
Essential
- Experience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders
- Highly specialised advance clinical skills and knowledge
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant ACP qualification
- Evidence of higher level study at Masters Level
Skills
Essential
- Experience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders
- Highly specialised advance clinical skills and knowledge
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).
