Job summary
We looking for qualified or trainee Advanced Clinical
Practitioners with non-medical prescribing and advanced adult health assessment
qualifications to join our team working across GEMS (Geriatric
Emergency Medicine Service), Orthogeriatrics and our Acute Frailty Unit (AFU). Our
team is an enthusiastic and motivated multi-disciplinary team of Advanced
Clinical Practitioners, Pharmacists, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational
Therapists, and Social Workers who work alongside Consultant Geriatricians and
Non-medical Consultants to deliver specialist frailty services,both
at the busy front door of the acute hospital and also to our
inpatient areas ensuring a consistent frailty sensitive
ethos is maintained.
For trainees, if you have experience in this field and
are currently/soon to be engaged with e-portfolio supported route for
Advanced Practice or in 2nd year of ACP, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role.
Applicants will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
Improving
Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment:
As part of the
Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being
taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+
candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview
Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person
specification for this role.
Applicants will
be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be considered
under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response would be
visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
If you have any
queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact Rob Saunders
(HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email robert.saunders1@nhs.net
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide care for older patients who have acute physical illness combined with other problems including co-morbidities and needs, functional abilities and rehabilitation (Geriatric Giants/Frailty Syndromes).
Work towards health promotion and prevention and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors, early signs of illness or deterioration in condition.
Draw on an advanced clinical knowledge and skill set to diagnose and plan treatment and care, which will include ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, advanced health assessment and cognitive assessment.
Prescribe or deprescribe medication where legally allowed and actively monitor the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, and provide direct support to patients and clients.
Work in partnership with patients, families and carers to support them to manage and live their lives.
In addition they will help to develop a programme of practice development for staff in the Frailty Pathway who will also be caring for these patients. Their practice should be developed to an advanced level whereby the Advanced Clinical Practitioner can directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management of patients within their speciality, and across a population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide care for older patients who have acute physical illness combined with other problems including co-morbidities and needs, functional abilities and rehabilitation (Geriatric Giants/Frailty Syndromes).
Work towards health promotion and prevention and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors, early signs of illness or deterioration in condition.
Draw on an advanced clinical knowledge and skill set to diagnose and plan treatment and care, which will include ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, advanced health assessment and cognitive assessment.
Prescribe or deprescribe medication where legally allowed and actively monitor the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, and provide direct support to patients and clients.
Work in partnership with patients, families and carers to support them to manage and live their lives.
In addition they will help to develop a programme of practice development for staff in the Frailty Pathway who will also be caring for these patients. Their practice should be developed to an advanced level whereby the Advanced Clinical Practitioner can directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management of patients within their speciality, and across a population.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience working in specialist clinical services to Acute Medicine/ Frailty/Geriatrics Speciality. Experience in clerking and undertaking independent examination of patients; diagnosing and treatment planning. Experience of successfully supervising and contributing to the training of own professional team and proven experience of training nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals. Experience of autonomous practice. Experience in providing an on-call services.
Desirable
- Published in professional journal or presented at conference/equivalent. Experience/Involvement in quality improvement initiative.
Experience
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Degree in Nursing/Pharmacy/Physiotherapy/Parame dic Science MSc Advanced Clinical Practice. Registration with the relevant professional body; Nursing & Midwifery Council, General Pharmaceutical Council; Health & Care Professions Council. Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge acquired through diploma level training i.e. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent. V300 independent prescribing.
Desirable
- Credentialed by the RCN. Member of the RPS Faculty. Member of the UKCPA. Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Member of the College of Paramedics. Leadership & Management Qualification. Quality Improvement qualification. Teaching Qualification.
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment
Essential
- As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience working in specialist clinical services to Acute Medicine/ Frailty/Geriatrics Speciality. Experience in clerking and undertaking independent examination of patients; diagnosing and treatment planning. Experience of successfully supervising and contributing to the training of own professional team and proven experience of training nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals. Experience of autonomous practice. Experience in providing an on-call services.
Desirable
- Published in professional journal or presented at conference/equivalent. Experience/Involvement in quality improvement initiative.
Experience
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Degree in Nursing/Pharmacy/Physiotherapy/Parame dic Science MSc Advanced Clinical Practice. Registration with the relevant professional body; Nursing & Midwifery Council, General Pharmaceutical Council; Health & Care Professions Council. Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge acquired through diploma level training i.e. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent. V300 independent prescribing.
Desirable
- Credentialed by the RCN. Member of the RPS Faculty. Member of the UKCPA. Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Member of the College of Paramedics. Leadership & Management Qualification. Quality Improvement qualification. Teaching Qualification.
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment
Essential
- As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
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).
