Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Trainee ACP (Annex 21)

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Job summary

Are you a highly motivated individual? Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you looking for a rewarding position?

We are excited to invite you to apply for the role of Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner post (under annex 21) to join the ACP Team based at Ormskirk Hospital.

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust provides healthcare in hospital and the community to 258,000 people across Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.

Surgical Care is provided at Southport and Formby District General Hospital and Ormskirk and District General Hospital. The Ormskirk site also includes Womend and Childrens, Endoscopy, Medicval Day Unit as well as Elective and step down Surgical and Trauma Orthopaedic inpatient wards. This role also supports the resusitation team cover at Ormskirk.

The post holder will be employed and supported by the Surgical Division but be based within Ormskirk Hospital. The post holder will have undertaken, or already be working towards a Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice and have or be in the process od developing competencies specific for the role to enable them to work independently and autonomously in clinical practice.

Main duties of the job

The post is based at Ormskirk Hospital and will join the exising team of ACPs suported by the Surgical Clinical Teams.

The post holder will:

Have an advanced knowledge of Clinical Care in an acute setting
Will support any resusitation emergency response on site
Function as a competent clinical practitioner assessing and managing complex patients and their families as an integral part of the team
Develop locally agreed advanced skills in response to service and clinical demand
Will have successfully completed a non-medical prescribing course and demonstrate ability to apply principles of therapeutics and safe prescribing
Work as part of the Suregical Division to provide site clinical cover for patients as part of the appropriate rota within Surgery. This may include rotation to nights and seven day working
Undertake transfers of selected complex patients between hospital departments for diagnostic and treatment purposes
Initiate and participate in audit and research projects relevant to the specialty
Will be accountable for his/her actions and act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct/ Health Care Professionals Council Code of Conduct
Will act in accordance with the local Trust and statutory guidelines and policies

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

11 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum (Annex 21)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-S6628751

Job locations

Mersey West Lancashire Hospitals - Ormskirk Site

Dicconson Way, Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please see attached Job Description.

Advertising date: 11th October 2024

Closing date: 31st October 2024

Shortlisting date: 1st November 2024

Interview date: TBC

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please see attached Job Description.

Advertising date: 11th October 2024

Closing date: 31st October 2024

Shortlisting date: 1st November 2024

Interview date: TBC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered health professional with legal and accountable responsibilities for non-medical prescribing
First level registered nurse/professional UK registration
First Degree (or equivalent experience)
Post registration course in specialty
Immediate Life Support

Desirable

Teaching qualification (C&G730, CertEd, PGCE or equivalent)
Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice

Knowledge

Essential

Significant demonstrable experience of working in an acute care setting some of this must include working at a senior level managing and leading teams and this will be assessed at interview
Ability to demonstrate specialist expertise underpinned by theory through CPD
Excellent clinical reasoning /clinical decision making skills
Evidence of involvement in the development of programs of care, protocols and guidelines
Knowledge of Clinical risk management and Governance

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrating negotiation and persuasion skills
Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in Care Management within the specialty
Ability to manage demanding and challenging workload
Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in IV therapy and care
Ability to handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
Ability to make effective decisions
Interpretation of diagnostic tests
Ability to build rapport with colleagues, patients and relatives
Experience of MDT working
Strong leadership and team building skills
Ability to use own initiative
Effective time management skills
Ability to work autonomously or within a team

Desirable

Enthusiastic, dynamic, self-motivated
Confident with IT

Other

Essential

Occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort for short periods during a given time when moving and transferring patients using hoists and other lifting aids.
2Required to move patients on trolleys and in wheelchairs

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered health professional with legal and accountable responsibilities for non-medical prescribing
First level registered nurse/professional UK registration
First Degree (or equivalent experience)
Post registration course in specialty
Immediate Life Support

Desirable

Teaching qualification (C&G730, CertEd, PGCE or equivalent)
Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice

Knowledge

Essential

Significant demonstrable experience of working in an acute care setting some of this must include working at a senior level managing and leading teams and this will be assessed at interview
Ability to demonstrate specialist expertise underpinned by theory through CPD
Excellent clinical reasoning /clinical decision making skills
Evidence of involvement in the development of programs of care, protocols and guidelines
Knowledge of Clinical risk management and Governance

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrating negotiation and persuasion skills
Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in Care Management within the specialty
Ability to manage demanding and challenging workload
Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in IV therapy and care
Ability to handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
Ability to make effective decisions
Interpretation of diagnostic tests
Ability to build rapport with colleagues, patients and relatives
Experience of MDT working
Strong leadership and team building skills
Ability to use own initiative
Effective time management skills
Ability to work autonomously or within a team

Desirable

Enthusiastic, dynamic, self-motivated
Confident with IT

Other

Essential

Occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort for short periods during a given time when moving and transferring patients using hoists and other lifting aids.
2Required to move patients on trolleys and in wheelchairs

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Mersey West Lancashire Hospitals - Ormskirk Site

Dicconson Way, Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Mersey West Lancashire Hospitals - Ormskirk Site

Dicconson Way, Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)