Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic person to join our Clinical Night Team!
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the Clinical Night Team supports the on call teams at night working across all specialties and clinical areas independently seeing and treating patients with a variety of acute and chronic conditions.
You will arrange appropriate management and treatment plans for in patients, complete jobs handed over from the day teams and support admission areas with the assessment of patients with a variety of undifferentiated presentations whilst working within the trusts guidelines, policy and procedures. Attend and lead on cardiac arrest calls in the absence of senior medical staff. They will contribute to departmental audit, providing leadership and education to all levels of staff over night when appropriate.
Main duties of the job
You will be offering leadership and support to clinical areas out of hours at night.
Reviewing and supporting the deteriorating patient, attending cardiac arrest calls and supporting the medical on call teams with prescribing, patient reviews and clerking duties .
About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties will include, but not be limited to:
- To practice autonomously with a high level of accountability at an advanced clinical level in the direct delivery of high quality care, making critical clinical decisions based on advanced clinical skills assessment.
- Plan and manage episodes of care, working in partnership with others and delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and clients
- To provide clear leadership and direction to support both the medical and nursing teams acting as a role model for the Trust, presenting a positive image to patients and staff
- Advocate and contribute to the development of an organisational culture that supports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and successionplanning.
- Critically engage in research activity when available, adhering to good research practice guidance, so that evidence based strategies are developed and applied to enhance quality, safety, productivity and value for money.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties will include, but not be limited to:
- To practice autonomously with a high level of accountability at an advanced clinical level in the direct delivery of high quality care, making critical clinical decisions based on advanced clinical skills assessment.
- Plan and manage episodes of care, working in partnership with others and delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and clients
- To provide clear leadership and direction to support both the medical and nursing teams acting as a role model for the Trust, presenting a positive image to patients and staff
- Advocate and contribute to the development of an organisational culture that supports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and successionplanning.
- Critically engage in research activity when available, adhering to good research practice guidance, so that evidence based strategies are developed and applied to enhance quality, safety, productivity and value for money.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oSound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- oHighly motivated and experienced practitioner with substantive range of experience within relevant area eg emergency / general medicine
- oBroad & advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
Desirable
- oExperience in managing chronic health issues
- oKnowledge of more than one area of clinical practice
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oProfessional clinical qualification
- oCurrent professional Body registration
- oMSc in Advanced Nursing Practice, Clinical Practice or evidence of appropriate level 7 study in a relevant specialist clinical field.
- oIndependent/Supplementary Non-medical Prescribing (where legally able to).
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oAdvanced Life Support qualification
Desirable
- oLeadership/Management qualification or willingness to undertake
Leadership & management
Essential
- oProven leadership experience including delivering to targets and service improvement
- oAbility to manage conflicting pressures to maintain streamline service delivery
- oAbility to work autonomously
- oLeadership of teams or change initiatives
- oEnthusiasm and drive to improve practice through education and training
- oCommitted to continuing professional development of self and others
- oExperience of clinical research
- oEvidence of leading on clinical audit and translation to service development
skills and abilities
Essential
- oAdvanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
- oExcellent communication skills, written and oral including highly effective interpersonal skills
- oAble to effectively communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information
- oWell-developed facilitation and influencing skills, effective negotiation and conflict management skills.
- oAble to present information to a wide audience using a variety of methods to suit audience type
- oGood IT skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as ability to learn Trust specific IT systems
Desirable
- oCompetent to verify death
- oBe able to be part of and lead in cardiac arrest situation.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oSound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- oHighly motivated and experienced practitioner with substantive range of experience within relevant area eg emergency / general medicine
- oBroad & advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
Desirable
- oExperience in managing chronic health issues
- oKnowledge of more than one area of clinical practice
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oProfessional clinical qualification
- oCurrent professional Body registration
- oMSc in Advanced Nursing Practice, Clinical Practice or evidence of appropriate level 7 study in a relevant specialist clinical field.
- oIndependent/Supplementary Non-medical Prescribing (where legally able to).
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oAdvanced Life Support qualification
Desirable
- oLeadership/Management qualification or willingness to undertake
Leadership & management
Essential
- oProven leadership experience including delivering to targets and service improvement
- oAbility to manage conflicting pressures to maintain streamline service delivery
- oAbility to work autonomously
- oLeadership of teams or change initiatives
- oEnthusiasm and drive to improve practice through education and training
- oCommitted to continuing professional development of self and others
- oExperience of clinical research
- oEvidence of leading on clinical audit and translation to service development
skills and abilities
Essential
- oAdvanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
- oExcellent communication skills, written and oral including highly effective interpersonal skills
- oAble to effectively communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information
- oWell-developed facilitation and influencing skills, effective negotiation and conflict management skills.
- oAble to present information to a wide audience using a variety of methods to suit audience type
- oGood IT skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as ability to learn Trust specific IT systems
Desirable
- oCompetent to verify death
- oBe able to be part of and lead in cardiac arrest situation.
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).
