Job summary
It is an exciting time to join as as the Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner across urgent and emergency care. We are on a journey to transform care delivery at our front door, with great success in improving our waiting times and overall performance.
But we have more to do and to enable this we are recruiting a lead to take forward the strategic direction of enhanced and advanced practice, leading a team of qualified and trainee ACP's alongside the ENP workforce to ensure that we have the right workforce with the right skills to provide the highest standards of care for our patients and their families.
You will work in partnership with a dynamic, forward thinking, leadership team, comprising of a Consultant lead, Nurse Consultant, Lead Nurse and General Manager.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be essential in the leadership of Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Practitioners and trainees in the Emergency Department. Supporting our Clinical Director for Emergency Medicine, EM Consultants and General Manager the post holder will take responsibility for the development of the ACP team ensuring expert guidance and training is provided both to qualified and trainee practitioners to support clinical decision making within ED. This involves acting as a catalyst for change in practice and service development, challenging professional and organisational boundaries and generating new solutions that best meet the needs of staff and patients. The post holder will work at an expert level across the 5 recognised domains of the Lead ACP role, these being Clinical, Education, Strategy, Clinical Leadership and Research.
About us
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- First level degree (HEI level 5 or 6) or equivalent in the undergraduate base profession
- NMC or HCPC registration
- Masters in Advanced Practice or equivalent, which maps across the 4 pillars
- Qualified as a non-medical prescriber (if able under prof registration)
- Post-graduate management and / or leadership training
- Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of PSIRF and the overall governance agenda
- Demonstrates a comprehensive appreciation of the NHS 10 year plan and workforce strategy for ACP
Desirable
- Accreditation as an ACP or willingness to work towards
- Evidence of continuing professional development - including further level 7 modules that support practice
- Qualification in teaching
- Evidence of previous involvement in research
- ALS qualification
- ALS instructor
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience at ACP level
- Experience in complex case management
- Significant experience working in UEC
- Experience working independently at Advanced practice level
- Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner
- Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge and experience of clinical examination, hx taking, pharmacology, pathophysiology etc
- Experience of instigating and interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plans of care for patients.
- Experience of multi-agency / multi-disciplinary team working across service interfaces
- Evidence of teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT or externally to organisation.
- Demonstration of leadership in clinical practice
- Evidence of involvement of audit/quality improvement/successful change management
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent effective verbal and written communication skills
- Highly motivated and have the ability to motivate others
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload
- Ability to educate and clinical supervise others in the promotion of high standards of patient care
- Commitment to training and continuous development of self and others
- Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Demonstrable evidence of research capability or the application of research evidence to own clinical practice
- Ability to communicate highly complex information situations including where there are barriers to understanding.
- Evidence of previous input at strategic level
- Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures.
- Evidence of successful change management
- Ability to influence and act at all levels within the organisation
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
Desirable
- Ability to identify, develop and implement risk management and clinical governance systems at an expert level.
- Computer literate - word, excel, PowerPoint
- Experience in identifying and planning multidisciplinary training and development.
Special circumstances
Essential
- Ability to travel across hospital sites
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- First level degree (HEI level 5 or 6) or equivalent in the undergraduate base profession
- NMC or HCPC registration
- Masters in Advanced Practice or equivalent, which maps across the 4 pillars
- Qualified as a non-medical prescriber (if able under prof registration)
- Post-graduate management and / or leadership training
- Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of PSIRF and the overall governance agenda
- Demonstrates a comprehensive appreciation of the NHS 10 year plan and workforce strategy for ACP
Desirable
- Accreditation as an ACP or willingness to work towards
- Evidence of continuing professional development - including further level 7 modules that support practice
- Qualification in teaching
- Evidence of previous involvement in research
- ALS qualification
- ALS instructor
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience at ACP level
- Experience in complex case management
- Significant experience working in UEC
- Experience working independently at Advanced practice level
- Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner
- Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge and experience of clinical examination, hx taking, pharmacology, pathophysiology etc
- Experience of instigating and interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plans of care for patients.
- Experience of multi-agency / multi-disciplinary team working across service interfaces
- Evidence of teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT or externally to organisation.
- Demonstration of leadership in clinical practice
- Evidence of involvement of audit/quality improvement/successful change management
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent effective verbal and written communication skills
- Highly motivated and have the ability to motivate others
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload
- Ability to educate and clinical supervise others in the promotion of high standards of patient care
- Commitment to training and continuous development of self and others
- Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Demonstrable evidence of research capability or the application of research evidence to own clinical practice
- Ability to communicate highly complex information situations including where there are barriers to understanding.
- Evidence of previous input at strategic level
- Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures.
- Evidence of successful change management
- Ability to influence and act at all levels within the organisation
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
Desirable
- Ability to identify, develop and implement risk management and clinical governance systems at an expert level.
- Computer literate - word, excel, PowerPoint
- Experience in identifying and planning multidisciplinary training and development.
Special circumstances
Essential
- Ability to travel across hospital sites
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).
