Job summary
Enhanced Clinical Practitioner for vascular services at Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust (DCHFT), base site with occasional Cross Network opportunities according to development needs
Band 7 with opportunity to progress to Band 8a ACP following completion of accredited ACP qualification
Contract Permanent
Hours- 0.8 WTE
Are you an experienced and dynamic vascular nurse ready to take the next step in your career progression. If so, we are looking for you to join our small team of vascular surgeons, and the wider multi-disciplinary team and as part of the network to provide continuity of care to those patients who require vascular assessment, treatment, and monitoring.
Main duties of the job
The successful vascular ECP will be required to be autonomous inside their scope of practice and accountable for their patient workload with the support of the MDT; responsible for managing practice, using an enhanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement for highly complex decision-making across a discrete aspect of patient care within the vascular service.
The successful candidate will be expected to utilise enhanced clinical knowledge and skills to holistically assess patients with often complex conditions, using a range of methods across the specialist service.
With support the post holder will be required to develop their skill set through objective setting and constant appraisal and feedback working toward a fully autonomous Advanced Clinical Practitioner role.
About us
Dorset County Hospital (DCH) is a busy site in the wider Dorset and Wiltshire Vascular Network (DWVN), the main site being Bournemouth Hospital. DCH provides a comprehensive outpatient vascular service compromising of general vascular, complex leg ulcer, claudication, diabetic foot, venous disease, and vascular pre-assessment clinics. Clinics are delivered as a mixture of nurse led; doctor led and multi-professional formats.
Dorset County Hospital is also the Major Renal Centre for Dorset and South Somerset and is the only site in the Network with Nephrology Inpatients and the main centre for renovascular workload. There is a Hyper acute stroke unit and complete diabetic foot service including access to foot and ankle surgery, orthotics, and inpatient podiatry.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Minimum 2 years post-graduation
- Relevant Speciality qualification Evidence of CPD
- Working towards or a desire to work towards ACP accreditation
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate significant experience in working with vascular patients
- Understanding of professional nursing issues
- Knowledge of vascular conditions and related health conditions
- Knowledge of leg ulcer management and compression therapies
- Knowledge in application of handheld doppler
- Health and physical examination experience
- Able to make autonomous clinical decisions relating to patient condition and treatment/care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of ability to practice as a proficient autonomous practitioner.
- Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients, and visitors.
- Evidence of an ability to manage time effectively.
- Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements.
- Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality.
- Evidence of an area of special interest
- Evidence of ability to develop leadership skills.
- Knowledge of clinical audit
- Evidence of critical appraisal skills
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Minimum 2 years post-graduation
- Relevant Speciality qualification Evidence of CPD
- Working towards or a desire to work towards ACP accreditation
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate significant experience in working with vascular patients
- Understanding of professional nursing issues
- Knowledge of vascular conditions and related health conditions
- Knowledge of leg ulcer management and compression therapies
- Knowledge in application of handheld doppler
- Health and physical examination experience
- Able to make autonomous clinical decisions relating to patient condition and treatment/care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of ability to practice as a proficient autonomous practitioner.
- Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients, and visitors.
- Evidence of an ability to manage time effectively.
- Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements.
- Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality.
- Evidence of an area of special interest
- Evidence of ability to develop leadership skills.
- Knowledge of clinical audit
- Evidence of critical appraisal skills
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).
