Advanced Clinical Practitioner-Adult Trauma and Orthopaedics

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work within the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice:

Clinical Practice

Leadership and Management

Education

Research

1. Diagnose and perform appropriate treatment according to local and national protocols, as an independent autonomous practitioner (historically performed by a doctor). Perform diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to agreed competency level, as agreed by the clinical lead of the specialist area.

2. Use highly developed specialised knowledge to take Informed Consent from patients by informing them of the benefits, risks, complications and effects of the intended management regime or procedure, and any alternative treatments. Perform a comprehensive patient-focused holistic health history and physical examination. Critically analyse and interpret history, presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information to develop the differential diagnosis within the Specialist area

3. Recognise and deal with highly complex clinical situations, recognising and initiating treatment in patients experiencing deterioration in clinical condition (physical & psychological)

4. Communicate highly complex and highly sensitive information to patients at the appropriate level of understanding about issues surrounding their medical condition, whilst maintaining patient confidentiality. Ensure that they understand the rationale for the proposed treatment, its consequences and any alternatives. As far as is possible, ensure that the patient understands the information given to them, overcoming any communication barriers such as deafness, learning difficulties, language skills, and demonstrate excellent levels of verbal and non verbal communication skills. Utilise sensitive communication styles to provide reassurance, counselling and support to patients and relatives, especially when breaking bad news.

5. Communicate and liaise with primary care colleagues regarding patient care, management and monitoring, ensuring clarity of information to ensure that patient care is continued seamlessly between secondary and primary care.

6. Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies in relation to patients on-going care needs, liaising with a wide remit of agencies, multi-disciplinary teams in both local and UK hospitals and the community. Possess a wide knowledge of the services offered and have the ability to refer to other health care providers as appropriate Consultants, Physiotherapists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Radiologists, GPs and community services.

7. Provide a Physio-led service for patients giving advice, support and counselling for complex patients with acute, chronic and life-limiting T and O conditions. Determining, leading on the development of complex, individualised evidence-based care pathways. This will include the whole patient journey and will be undertaken in consultation with the multi professional team and likewise, where relevant, primary and secondary care providers. This may include the admission rights for patients requiring secondary care services. This role will also be pivotal in developing public health initiatives to promote patient safety and high standard patient care outcome.

8. Responsible for receiving and disseminating highly complex information to all grades of staff, relating to patient care management. This includes in-patients as well as out-patients and day case patients, and therefore the post holder must be highly visible in the clinical area, acting as a role model delivering high standards of patient-centred care.

9. Develop and maintain professional networks, actively seeking opportunities to promote, publicise and disseminate the ACP role and integrated working. Provide clinical leadership, expert practice and advanced knowledge, integrating research evidence into practice and contributing to/leading on research in their clinical field. Act as a resource and teach on under and post graduate educational programmes relevant to the role

10. Challenge colleagues in specific aspects of practice contributing to the support and development of others through collaborative working, planning and delivering interventions that meet the learning and development needs of the wider team.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant post qualification working experience in order to
• have developed consolidated practice to lead the staff teams.
• Experience of working in an autonomous practitioner role at a
• Senior level with relevant clinical and management experience
• Experience of developing business cases/business planning
• Experience of implementing, managing and achieving changes in
• clinical practice
• Demonstrable experience of developing staff and teams
• Experience of designing and delivering training to colleagues at all levels
• Experience in analysing and providing comment on professional and
• ethical issues

Desirable

• Clinical supervision/coaching skills

Qualifications

Essential

• The post holder will have, or be working towards, a
• relevant MSc or equivalent that identifies the four pillars of advanced Clinical Practice.
• Degree and/or diploma of Physiotherapy or Chartered Society of
• Physiotherapy accredited Masters.
• Qualified member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• Registered as a Physiotherapist with the Health Care Professions
• Council and the Jersey Care Commission.

Desirable

• Post graduate advanced practice qualifications i.e injection therapy, imagining modalities and non-medical prescribing

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

Health and Community Services

Address

Government Of Jersey

Union Street

St. Helier

Jersey

JE2 3DN

Employer's website

https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)