Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to the following:

To deliver and participate in the clinical care of patients

Provide a level of advanced and comprehensive assessment, based on a specialist body of knowledge.

Direct responsibility for the management of patients within the Virtual Ward case load and for the supervision of junior members of the multidisciplinary team

To appropriately assess, examine, investigate, diagnose and treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral or discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.

Order and interpret investigations, laboratory tests, x-rays and act on results as appropriate.

Initiate drug therapy/medication within the parameters of agreed clinical guidelines and in accordance with present legislation supply and prescribing of medicines.

To contribute to the development and improvement of systems and processes that facilitate patient flow.

Maintain own clinical development by keeping abreast of new treatments and technologies

To improve the quality of the patient experience by identifying and meeting the individual clinical needs of patients.

To rigorously review all aspects of the patient care plans and identify and address issues that may result in a sub-standard service.

Contribute to the review and development of integrated care pathways and clinical guidelines to ensure a standardised approach.

Under supervision practice with confidence and competence within your professional guidelines and code of conduct (NMC/HCPC/GPhC)

To ensure that accurate documentation and records of patient care are kept.

To assist in the development of assessment systems, processes and tools within the clinical setting and adjacent clinical/assessment areas.

Ability to adapt specialist clinical knowledge and skills to different clinical settings and influence service delivery and patient care.

Actively implement effective systems and processes for infection control management and relevant audit within their clinical area.

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.

Communicate patients conditions verbally and in writing to other members of the health care team and contribute to the decision-making processes in patient management. Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues.

Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance e.g., patient liaison service, and provide information in an appropriate, and approved, format to all patients.

Be able to anticipate barriers to effective communication and take action to improve communication.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

• Professional clinical qualification
• Current professional Body registration
• Minimum 5 years post registration
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or Digital Badge/NHSE ACP credentialling or demonstrable experience working at an Advanced Practice level
• Independent/Supplementary Non-medical Prescribing
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Teaching Qualification (7307/Certificate in Education/equivalent) or willing to undertake.
• Leadership/Management qualification or willingness to undertake.
• Advanced Life Support qualification or willing to work towards

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of more than one area of clinical practice - i.e general/acute medicine, respiratory, gastro or community experience.
• Highly motivated and experienced practitioner with minimum of 2 years' experience in managing acute and chronic health issues
• Broad & advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology.
• Has the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to discharge.
• Proven leadership experience including delivering to targets and service improvement.
• Leadership of teams or change initiatives.
• Demonstrates current knowledge of professional and NHS issues and the implication for clinical environment.
• Enthusiasm and drive to improve practice through education and training.
• Committed to continuing professional development of self and others.
• Experience of clinical research.
• Evidence of leading on clinical audit and translation to service development.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Ability to manage conflicting pressures to maintain streamline service delivery.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral including highly effective interpersonal skills.
• Able to effectively communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information.
• Well-developed facilitation and influencing skills, effective negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Able to present information to a wide audience using a variety of methods to suit audience type.
• Good IT skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as ability to learn Trust specific IT systems.

Desirable

• Competent to verify death.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leyland House

Centurion Way

Preston

PR26 6TY

Employer's website

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