Job summary
The post holder will practice independently within the Emergency Care of Medicine. This clinically focussed role will encompass the skills of overall departmental coordination, clinical floor management responsibilities, education and mentorship. This will result in the post holder providing exemplary patient-centred and sound evidenced based care to patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
The post holder will provide senior clinician support and support to trainee clinicians during a span of duty. The post holder will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills and clinical attributes, enabling him/her to provide expert clinical and professional support to other clinicians and staff.
This post is a fixed term/secondment opportunity for a twelve month period.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a qualified Senior Advanced Clinical Practitioner (sACP) to join the ED team and to support the development of trainee clinicians within the department. The department currently recruits trainee ACP's that require line management, educational and clinical support. The post holder will have already completed a masters in advanced practice or equivalent.
The post holder will have 4/5 years previous experience of working within a busy Emergency Department as an ACP and demonstrate excellent leadership skills whilst working autonomously. Clinically, the role encompasses the requirement to manage patients care plans presenting atanyage withanylevel of acuity. The post holder will also be expected to develop and deliver education programmes that support the further development of junior and trainee clinicians.
The post holder will be required to carry out a full range of Accident & Emergency practical procedures and have the high standards of communication skills which will provide assurance to all aspects of management, leadership and quality of care.
About us
In December 2018 the Government announced £36m of funding to build a new Emergency Department and 30 bedded Acute Medical Unit. The ED team are working with Interserve Construction on this state-of-the-art development to help us meet increasing patient flow demands. The new Emergency Department will offer a combined Urgent Treatment Centre and a co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit as part of the Paediatric Emergency Department.
The successful applicant will join a team of four other experienced sACP clinicians helping to shape the future of emergency care. We are keen to attract some of the best talent in the country to help us actualise our aim of becoming a national leader in advanced clinical practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The applicant will have the opportunity to work within this team to provide solutions to new innovative ways of working for the department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The applicant will have the opportunity to work within this team to provide solutions to new innovative ways of working for the department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered healthcare professional
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner level 7 - Acute care relevant (Full Masters required)
- Primary or Emergency clinical healthcare qualification ( level 6 ) - commensurate level accepted
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching/Education qualification
- ALS,PALS, ETC, ATLS, USSL1
Experience
Essential
- 4-5 years working with ED as ACP
- Shop floor leadership and management to middle grade level
- Experience of working with learners in an educational context
- Experience of working with a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of working in general practice
- Experience of leading teams
- Experience of developing and delivering training
- Experience of work across organisational boundaries
- Experience of evaluating projects/research
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Understanding of general practice and emergency care
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Demonstrable knowledge of the NHS workforce landscape
- Demonstrable knowledge of the key workforce agenda documents including 5YFV, GPFV and 10 point plan
- Proven negotiating skills and the ability to convince colleagues at all levels of the merits of change
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to work under own initiative
- Knowledge of available education and courses for clinicians in general practice Teaching and coaching skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered healthcare professional
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner level 7 - Acute care relevant (Full Masters required)
- Primary or Emergency clinical healthcare qualification ( level 6 ) - commensurate level accepted
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching/Education qualification
- ALS,PALS, ETC, ATLS, USSL1
Experience
Essential
- 4-5 years working with ED as ACP
- Shop floor leadership and management to middle grade level
- Experience of working with learners in an educational context
- Experience of working with a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of working in general practice
- Experience of leading teams
- Experience of developing and delivering training
- Experience of work across organisational boundaries
- Experience of evaluating projects/research
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Understanding of general practice and emergency care
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Demonstrable knowledge of the NHS workforce landscape
- Demonstrable knowledge of the key workforce agenda documents including 5YFV, GPFV and 10 point plan
- Proven negotiating skills and the ability to convince colleagues at all levels of the merits of change
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to work under own initiative
- Knowledge of available education and courses for clinicians in general practice Teaching and coaching 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).
