East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

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Job summary

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our established team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners in ED at Colchester Hospital. This exciting opportunity facilitates clinical training alongside attending higher level of education, allowing you to achieve the four pillars of advanced practice: - education, clinical practice, leadership and research. The post involves working as part of an enthusiastic dedicated team, across all areas of the emergency department, to ensure patients presenting with undifferentiated and un-diagnosed medical conditions are at the forefront of service provision and receive prompt timely intervention.

On successful attainment of MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, matched with exemplary clinical practice, the candidate will have the opportunity for advancement to Band 8a. Upon successful advancement to 8a there is an expectation the candidate will then commence RCEM credentialing.

Throughout the training programme the trainee will be assigned to a nominated qualified ACP for clinical support and supervision. The emergency consultants will support you on a shift to shift basis when you are working in the clinical environment.

You will be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week and must be able to attend university during term times for study sessions. A qualification of a master's in advanced practice must be achieved within 5 years irrespective of working hours.

Main duties of the job

As a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) you will ideally be clinically experienced within the field of emergency medicine or equivalent. This role involves working with working with both children and/or adults. The post will require you to develop your skills and knowledge to work as an autonomous practitioner to appropriately assess, examine, investigate and treat patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions at an advanced level. The tACP will collaborate with senior medical personnel and the wider MDT as appropriate to the patient's condition. The tACP is accountable for the total episode of care.

The AtCP will contribute to service development. They will also providing appropriate leadership as required ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence and support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement. The tACP will promote and facilitate evidence based practice, clinical audit and research within the department.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

05 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £57,349 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR36-24

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First level registered nurse/allied Health Professional currently working in a senior clinical role
Proven experience in an acute clinical setting
NMC Approved mentor preparation course/ or equivalent.
Must demonstrate evidence of recent post registration academic study

Desirable

Evidence of research/audit
ALS and/or EPLS/APLS provider
Level 7 Consultation & Assessment module
Non-Medical prescribing module
ECDL Qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Proven post-registration experience in relevant clinical setting
Proven post registration experience
Detailed knowledge of current best practice in relevant clinical area
Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
Supervision and appraisal of staff and students

Desirable

Clinical expertise relevant to the area of emergency medicine
Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Working knowledge of the current professional NHS issues contributing to Service Development
Competent in organising own work load.
Documented evidence of completion of generic advanced practice competencies and a defined range of speciality competencies.
Effective written and oral communication/listening skills.
Computer literacy
Ability to work across professional boundaries

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First level registered nurse/allied Health Professional currently working in a senior clinical role
Proven experience in an acute clinical setting
NMC Approved mentor preparation course/ or equivalent.
Must demonstrate evidence of recent post registration academic study

Desirable

Evidence of research/audit
ALS and/or EPLS/APLS provider
Level 7 Consultation & Assessment module
Non-Medical prescribing module
ECDL Qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Proven post-registration experience in relevant clinical setting
Proven post registration experience
Detailed knowledge of current best practice in relevant clinical area
Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
Supervision and appraisal of staff and students

Desirable

Clinical expertise relevant to the area of emergency medicine
Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Working knowledge of the current professional NHS issues contributing to Service Development
Competent in organising own work load.
Documented evidence of completion of generic advanced practice competencies and a defined range of speciality competencies.
Effective written and oral communication/listening skills.
Computer literacy
Ability to work across professional boundaries

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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