Job summary
Community Rapid Intervention Service Advanced Clinical Practitioner Band 8a - as part of the Acute Care at Home Service
The ACAH Service is looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic qualified Advanced Care Practitioners (ACP) to join the Community Rapid Intervention Service (CRIS) who have a passion for providing acute medical care to patients in their own home to avoid acute hospital admission.
The ACP will provide direct clinical care, working as an autonomous practitioner, with the aim to enable patients to remain in their own homes by providing a 2-hour urgent response to support avoidable Accident and Emergency attendances. The ACPs assess, investigate, diagnose, treat, manage and refer to community services.
The Acute Care Home Service is a collaborative partnership across Staffordshire, with MPFT, UHDB and UHNM, who fully support the NHSE, former Health Education England, Multi professional framework which is mirrored in trust policy and strategy. Therefore, consideration of applications from individuals who meet the criteria for trainee ACP are also welcome and will be fully supported to achieve academic and clinical competence of an ACP with the speciality of acute care at home.
Are you the individual for this role? If so, please apply and contact any of the persons below for more information:
Main duties of the job
- As a CRIS ACP, you will work alongside the Clinical Lead ACPs & the operational management team strategically. Each qualified ACP will have a job plan which will reflect all four pillars of advanced practice & will enable each ACP to contribute to the planning and development of integrated services, act as a driver for change and ensure quality, evidence-based care to our service users. Also, opportunities to provide education to the whole multi-disciplinary team within the ACAH service to ensure continuous professional development.
- Advanced knowledge, skills and judgement for high level and complex decision making in an extended scope of practice
- Completing a full holistic health assessment using a range of assessment methods whilst working with patients, relatives and carers
- Request imaging and investigations to underpin and support clinical decisions and diagnosis
- Make independent diagnostic decisions based on an expert clinical assessment and investigation interpretation when appropriate
- Make complex clinical decisions based on sound evidence base practice and clinical expertise
- Initiate, rationalise and suspend prescribed treatments and medication, therapies, lifestyle advice and care
- Carry out invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures where appropriate
- Refer to other health professionals and services as appropriate
- Discharge patients from the service as required
- Maintain meticulous evidence of clinical specific competencies of advanced skills
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, mileage 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
In addition, the ACP has a professional responsibility to themselves and the trust to fully utilise the remaining maximum 20% non-clinical time to dedicate their efforts to achieve the remaining 3 pillars of advanced practice which are leadership and management, education and research. The ACP has a commitment to innovation and governance through education and research. The ACP has a responsibility to continue to progress themselves professionally but also to provide quality education to all members of the multidisciplinary team within their speciality and the wider trust. Paying particular attention to supporting patients care closer to home as part of admission avoidance and acute care at home.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition, the ACP has a professional responsibility to themselves and the trust to fully utilise the remaining maximum 20% non-clinical time to dedicate their efforts to achieve the remaining 3 pillars of advanced practice which are leadership and management, education and research. The ACP has a commitment to innovation and governance through education and research. The ACP has a responsibility to continue to progress themselves professionally but also to provide quality education to all members of the multidisciplinary team within their speciality and the wider trust. Paying particular attention to supporting patients care closer to home as part of admission avoidance and acute care at home.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent Registration with professional body: NMC or HCPC
- oMaster's Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice
- oProfessional portfolio evidencing the four pillars of advanced practice and clinical competence.
- oRegistered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- oRegistered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- oAdvanced Life Support Provider or intermediate life support provider
Desirable
- oAccreditation with The Centre for Advancing Practice
- oUp to date IR(ME)R Certification
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial post registration experience of at least 5 years
- oEvidence of extensive expert professional/clinical knowledge through generic and specialist clinical training and CPD
- oCurrently working as a qualified ACP
- oCompleted a portfolio of supervised practice in advanced clinical practice.
- oAbility to work independently and as part of a team.
- oAbility to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner.
- oAbility to understand, interpret and critically analyse data and information
- oEvidence of continued professional development in all four pillars of advanced practice (clinical, leadership & management, education and research).
- oActive participation in research activity.
- oUp to date good clinical practice certificate
- oFormal leadership and management experience.
- oExperience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders
- oAbility to prioritise workload in response to service need
- oAbility to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions
- oAbility to motivate and support others to achieve goals
- oAble to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service
- oAssertiveness skills and the ability to deal with interpersonal conflict.
- oAccepts constructive feedback and teaching from a variety of sources.
- oExperience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff.
- oGood influencing and networking skills
- oExcellent written and communication skills
- oAbility to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner
- oAbility to follow complex instructions and make the complex simple
- oAbility to apply evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice, events and activities
Desirable
- oAbility to contribute directly to the production of strategy and policy documentation
- oEvidence of providing acute care within a community setting and/or service
Personal Qaulities
Essential
- oPositive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
- oDemonstrates flexibility in working patterns and practices.
- oAbility to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and unpredictable work loads
- oDemonstrates a strong desire to progress in speciality.
- oTakes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agree objectives
- oConsistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach.
- oActs to support and enable effective teamwork
- oDelivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
- oEmotional effort; the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent Registration with professional body: NMC or HCPC
- oMaster's Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice
- oProfessional portfolio evidencing the four pillars of advanced practice and clinical competence.
- oRegistered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- oRegistered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- oAdvanced Life Support Provider or intermediate life support provider
Desirable
- oAccreditation with The Centre for Advancing Practice
- oUp to date IR(ME)R Certification
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial post registration experience of at least 5 years
- oEvidence of extensive expert professional/clinical knowledge through generic and specialist clinical training and CPD
- oCurrently working as a qualified ACP
- oCompleted a portfolio of supervised practice in advanced clinical practice.
- oAbility to work independently and as part of a team.
- oAbility to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner.
- oAbility to understand, interpret and critically analyse data and information
- oEvidence of continued professional development in all four pillars of advanced practice (clinical, leadership & management, education and research).
- oActive participation in research activity.
- oUp to date good clinical practice certificate
- oFormal leadership and management experience.
- oExperience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders
- oAbility to prioritise workload in response to service need
- oAbility to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions
- oAbility to motivate and support others to achieve goals
- oAble to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service
- oAssertiveness skills and the ability to deal with interpersonal conflict.
- oAccepts constructive feedback and teaching from a variety of sources.
- oExperience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff.
- oGood influencing and networking skills
- oExcellent written and communication skills
- oAbility to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner
- oAbility to follow complex instructions and make the complex simple
- oAbility to apply evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice, events and activities
Desirable
- oAbility to contribute directly to the production of strategy and policy documentation
- oEvidence of providing acute care within a community setting and/or service
Personal Qaulities
Essential
- oPositive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
- oDemonstrates flexibility in working patterns and practices.
- oAbility to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and unpredictable work loads
- oDemonstrates a strong desire to progress in speciality.
- oTakes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agree objectives
- oConsistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach.
- oActs to support and enable effective teamwork
- oDelivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
- oEmotional effort; the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances
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).
