Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Urgent Care

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Job overview

Do you have a passion for Urgent Care and Admission Avoidance? Would you like to make a difference to your local community? We are seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) pathway in South Bristol! The successful applicant will be working as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner supporting the Urgent Community Response pathway to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and contribute to effective admission avoidance. The role incorporates high-level clinical assessment skills and use of the non-medical prescribing qualification to medically support complex patients within the community with a wide range of acute medical conditions. Due to the qualification criteria for this role requiring a Non-Medical Independent & Supplementary Prescriber (or willingness/ability to work towards), we are currently unable to accept applications from Occupational Therapists.

Main duties of the job

As an ACP, you will work autonomously as part of the Urgent Community Response Pathway (UCR) within our Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. The role involves effective history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, and the implementation of a range of interventions for patients presenting with acute undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions and acute management of chronic long-term illnesses. The post holder will be able to demonstrate effective management of clinical risk within the community to support patients to remain in their own home. This will include prescribing and reviewing medication appropriate to the needs of patients, within your scope of practice and in accordance with national and local protocols. It will also include overseeing of patient caseloads, senior clinical leadership for more junior staff and wider input into clinical leadership within our locality, working closely with other B7 clinical colleagues and Operational Management to support the delivery of effective and safe clinical standards of practice. The successful ACP will need to demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process; identify gaps within the service; and contribute to ongoing service improvement and development in line with national and local strategies. You will be required to work collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team to establish a whole system approach to managing health care for individuals with complex care needs.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It’s time to turn your dream into reality! We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire. Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits we offer. Whether you’re starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don’t be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices. Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying. This post is not an Advanced Practice role that is mapped to the HEE Multi-professional Framework for Advancing Practice. These posts are currently under review and are likely to undergo a name change in the near future. This is because these roles do not require candidates to work across all 4 pillars of Advanced Practice to MSc level and are therefore banded at AFC Band 7. They do, however require a skillset working at or towards MSc level in the Advanced Practice Clinical Pillar. This role will not be eligible for training funding for an MSc in Advanced Practice however training may be supported depending on individual learning needs identified following Sirona CPD funding application processes. Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK. This role is open to Tier 2 of the Employee Referral Scheme.

Person specification

• Skills, Knowledge & Experience
• Knowledge of local, national, strategic and operational policy developments and an awareness of the implications of the same.
• Understanding of the primary care, secondary care and provider interface.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex clinical information to a diverse patient group.
• Ability to prioritise against tight deadlines and work under pressure.
• Ability to effectively motivate others.

• Qualifications
• Non-Medical Independent & Supplementary Prescriber or willingness to undertake Pharmacology and Prescribing Module at Masters Level.
• Physical Examination and Diagnostic Reasoning Module (or equivalent) at Masters Level or willingness to undertake.
• Have or working towards practice educator qualification or equivalent.
• Teaching and Assessing qualification/ experience.
• Evidence of Master’s level clinical qualification.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.