Job summary
Our Acute Integrated Frailty Service has an exciting opportunity for a Frailty Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Band 8a
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate must be; a qualified ACP not necessarily in Frailty as support will be provided to work through the Frailty Competencies , be flexible, innovative, highly motivated and above all passionate about improving the care and assessment of Frail older people in Lincolnshire.
Location: Lincoln County Hospital , but may be expected to be able to work across all sites within ULHT to meet the needs of the Frailty Service. There may also be a requirement to work as needed across partner organisations as part of the vision for an Integrated Frailty Workforce for Lincolnshire.
- Permanent position
- 30hrs
-The service will run 7 days a week with hours eventually extending from 08:00 - 20:00
About us
This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of our dynamically evolving Integrated Frailty Service. Successful candidates will work as part of our Front Door Service providing clinical expertise in A&E, our Medical Admissions Unit and in our Frailty SDEC. Successful candidates will also input into the county wide Frailty Virtual Ward. Successful candidates will strive to prevent unnecessary A&E attendances, hospital admissions and the care closer to home principles
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Frailty ACP will use specialist knowledge and skills to provide autonomous assessment to patients.
- The ACP will be accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients who are frail as part of the Acute Integrated Frailty Service.
- Be a key member of an truly Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Team
The aim is to provide prompt specialist assessments, to avoid hospital admissions where appropriate, to deliver a Same Day Emergency Frailty models of practice and to promote care closer to home through our Frailty Virtual Ward.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Frailty ACP will use specialist knowledge and skills to provide autonomous assessment to patients.
- The ACP will be accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients who are frail as part of the Acute Integrated Frailty Service.
- Be a key member of an truly Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Team
The aim is to provide prompt specialist assessments, to avoid hospital admissions where appropriate, to deliver a Same Day Emergency Frailty models of practice and to promote care closer to home through our Frailty Virtual Ward.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional registration within area of practice
- Post registration qualification or training relevant to speciality
- MSC Advanced Clinical Practice
- Registered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- First Degree
- Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
Desirable
- MSc in Frailty
- Older Adults Fellowship (HEE)
- Mentor/assessor qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration relevant experience
Desirable
- Management and leadership experience
- Completed portfolio of supervised practice in Frailty
Evidence of Particular Knowledge, skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to evidence / demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with Trust Framework
- Able to present and receive complex information to multi-professional team
- Demonstrate negotiating and influencing skills.
- Able to work independently and within a team
- Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with interpersonal conflict
- Ability to adapt communication to a wide variety of patient abilities/needs
- Accept constructive feedback and teaching from a variety of sources
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines
- Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems
- Participation in research and audit projects
- Active involvement in departmental operational development
- Willingness to adapt to departmental and patient need
- Self-motivated
- Efficient time and deadline management
- Ability to schedule academic workload and work commitments
- Able to identify learning opportunities
- Able to organise own learning and development
- Ability to provide education, complete research and audit
Desirable
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
- Active Change initiator
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns and practices, with the ability to work across sites as required
- Ability to support, colleagues, patients and relative in sometimes distressing circumstances
- Ability to work across sites as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional registration within area of practice
- Post registration qualification or training relevant to speciality
- MSC Advanced Clinical Practice
- Registered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- First Degree
- Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
Desirable
- MSc in Frailty
- Older Adults Fellowship (HEE)
- Mentor/assessor qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration relevant experience
Desirable
- Management and leadership experience
- Completed portfolio of supervised practice in Frailty
Evidence of Particular Knowledge, skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to evidence / demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with Trust Framework
- Able to present and receive complex information to multi-professional team
- Demonstrate negotiating and influencing skills.
- Able to work independently and within a team
- Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with interpersonal conflict
- Ability to adapt communication to a wide variety of patient abilities/needs
- Accept constructive feedback and teaching from a variety of sources
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines
- Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems
- Participation in research and audit projects
- Active involvement in departmental operational development
- Willingness to adapt to departmental and patient need
- Self-motivated
- Efficient time and deadline management
- Ability to schedule academic workload and work commitments
- Able to identify learning opportunities
- Able to organise own learning and development
- Ability to provide education, complete research and audit
Desirable
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
- Active Change initiator
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns and practices, with the ability to work across sites as required
- Ability to support, colleagues, patients and relative in sometimes distressing circumstances
- Ability to work across sites as required
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
