Job summary
Stockport Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Senior ACP to join the Directorate - Urgent Neighbourhood Services. Teams within this Directorate are Urgent Community Response, Hospital @ Home, One Stockport Care Navigation and Advanced Clinical Practitioners. This post will be pivotal within the clinical leadership and offer great opportunities to develop Advanced Clinical Practice
Main duties of the job
The post holder will practice as a senior clinician providing visionary leadership within Virtual Ward, UCR, ACP services and One Stockport Care Navigation that form the Directorate - Urgent Neighbourhood Services They will work alongside the GP Extensivists and form part of the senior clinical rota working over 7/7.The Senior ACP will practice independently and autonomously and assume a high level of clinical patients, seeing patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. The post holder will develop and support a team of Advanced Practitioners with the aim of improving the quality and efficiency of patient focused systems and processes. The post holder will also provide expert clinical and professional advice to staff within the Directorate, Division and across the wider organisation developing strong links with primary care and third sector organisations.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure the development and articulation of best practice within the service area and contribute across the service by exercising the skills of a reflective practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of Advanced Practice.
- Collaboratively work with MDT colleagues across the organisation and beyond to streamline pathways to support admission avoidance and facilitate discharge.
- Exhibit the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills and develop effective communication strategies with other members of the multidisciplinary team
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure the development and articulation of best practice within the service area and contribute across the service by exercising the skills of a reflective practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of Advanced Practice.
- Collaboratively work with MDT colleagues across the organisation and beyond to streamline pathways to support admission avoidance and facilitate discharge.
- Exhibit the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills and develop effective communication strategies with other members of the multidisciplinary team
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Registered Professional - NMC/HCPC
- MSc in Advanced Practice
- Non Medical Prescriber
Desirable
- Leadership or Management Qualification or Experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate Senior experience within a range of Community / Acute medicine / Frailty settings
- Proven track record in leadership
- Evidence of practice development and innovation
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration relevant experience demonstrating the appropriate competencies for the role
- Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice
- Proven track record of involvement service redesign and change management
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Must be able to work autonomously within area of expertise
- Direct professional development of self and others, able to supervise ACP's and trainee ACP's within the practice area
- Effective high level communication, facilitation and counselling skills
- Ability to influence, negotiate and make decisions oConfident oResourceful oResilient oValues and respect of others
- Able to work under pressure
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Registered Professional - NMC/HCPC
- MSc in Advanced Practice
- Non Medical Prescriber
Desirable
- Leadership or Management Qualification or Experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate Senior experience within a range of Community / Acute medicine / Frailty settings
- Proven track record in leadership
- Evidence of practice development and innovation
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration relevant experience demonstrating the appropriate competencies for the role
- Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice
- Proven track record of involvement service redesign and change management
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Must be able to work autonomously within area of expertise
- Direct professional development of self and others, able to supervise ACP's and trainee ACP's within the practice area
- Effective high level communication, facilitation and counselling skills
- Ability to influence, negotiate and make decisions oConfident oResourceful oResilient oValues and respect of others
- Able to work under pressure
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).
