Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Trafford

We are offering the successful candidate the opportunity to undertake a 2 year (part-time) fully funded Advanced Clinical Practice MSc programme (Health and Social Care) at a Mastercall Healthcare designated university. During training, you will also work clinically under the indirect supervision of Mastercall Senior Advanced Practitioners and Consultant AP (Nurse). You will be responsible for assessing, diagnosing, interpreting investigations, and treating undifferentiated and undiagnosed patients across Mastercall services. On successful completion of training, you will undertake the role of Advanced Practitioner across Mastercall Services with preceptorship support in the first year.

Applicants will be a Registered Nurse, Midwife or Allied Health Professional with significant experience in emergency, unscheduled or urgent care (equivalent of five years post registration experience) as a practitioner assessing and managing undifferentiated and undiagnosed patients. A practitioner with a first degree, or evidence that they can study at Masters level (Level 7) would be preferred and a prescribing qualification is essential. Applicants must also be able to evidence Level 2 functional skills in Maths and English.

Permanent position working between 30 and 37.5 hours per week across 7 days dependent on service needs. You must have permanent right to work in the UK; we do not offer any sponsorship.

Mastercall have developed a clear framework to ensure that we support clinicians to develop to their full potential in a supported environment. The Trainee AP post is part of that framework, and the successful candidates will benefit from working alongside a highly skilled multi-disciplinary workforce with medical, nursing and AHP support. We have an exciting training opportunity for a registered healthcare professional wishing to develop the competencies of advanced practice.

Mastercall Healthcare has over 29 years experience as an innovative, highly performing, award-winning Social Enterprise organisation. We are passionate about providing the very best patient care at the very best place for the patient. Our Social Value ethos commits us to ensuring the very best use of the public pound, maximising the return on investment of our commissioners, and supporting the NHS deliver affordable, effective, safe patient centred services. Our purpose is to ensure that we deliver safe, high quality, patient centred services that support people to live and age well. We are here to support our community and our health and social care partners. We provide a range of highly effective urgent primary care services that support hospital admission avoidance and early supported discharge from hospital where clinically safe and appropriate.

• Living Wage Employer
• Competitive rates of pay
• Generous holiday entitlement, long service enhancements and the option to purchase additional leave
• NHS Fleet

Mastercall Healthcare is committed to modernising the current workforce to improve patient care, meet the demands of our services and support career development for all staff. The Advanced Practitioner (AP) role is at the forefront of urgent and primary care services with non-medical practitioners crossing professional boundaries, undertaking traditionally medical roles, and leading the drive towards interprofessional practice. It is a model of excellence in facilitating the delivery of holistic care to patients within Mastercall services. The AP will be able to assess and treat the many varied cases, acute, minor, and complex that present to clinical services.

At Mastercall, we have developed a clear framework to ensure that we support clinicians to develop to their full potential in a supported environment. The Trainee AP post is part of that framework, and the successful candidates will benefit from working alongside a highly skilled multi-disciplinary workforce with medical, nursing and AHP support. The purpose of the post is to support the academic training and clinical development of clinicians that leads to the achievement of Advanced Clinical Practitioner Masters qualification. This is a training post, and the job description describes the scope of the role whilst in training under indirect supervision.

General Qualities

• Effective communication skills: verbal, written and non-verbal.
• Able to work independently and accountably.
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
• Innovative approach to practice.
• Excellent team player.
• Enthusiastic and approachable with the ability to support and motivate the team.
• Dynamic problem solving.
• High level of personal and professional credibility.
• Works well under pressure.
• Flexible approach.
• Ensure every patient matters.

Experience

• Significant experience of working in an unscheduled care or ED setting.
• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in an unscheduled care or ED setting.
• Able to assess, diagnose and create a management plan for an undifferentiated minor illness or injury independently.
• Significant evidence of continuing professional development and application to practice within the last 12 months.
• Understanding of the Advanced Practitioner role, and responsibilities as well as appropriate legal frameworks and the Multi professional Advanced Practice Framework.
• Understanding and application of healthcare governance.
• Up to date knowledge of health agenda (local and national).

Qualifications

• Current NMC or HCPC registered health professional.
• Evidence of post graduate study at level 6 or 7.
• Be able to evidence Level 2 Maths and Functional English (University requirement).
• Willingness to successfully complete the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Apprenticeship programme at Mastercall's nominated university with the expectation that on successful completion the post holder will move to a qualified ACP role.
• Teaching and Assessing qualification.

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.