Advanced Clinical Practitioner post with the Trust's older persons inpatient medical and rehabilitation service and stroke neuro-rehabilitation. The role centres on planning and managing complete episodes of care, carrying out complex specialist assessments and making complex clinical decisions. It is a full-time post of 37.5 hours a week covering weekdays and bank holidays, with a network of ACPs for support and a supervision programme being introduced. Non-medical prescribing and an MSc or equivalent advanced practice route are required, and applicants needing Skilled Worker sponsorship cannot apply.
What the job involves
- Plan and manage complete episodes of care
- Carry out independent comprehensive assessment, formulate impressions and diagnoses, and plan management including pharmacological considerations
- Make complex clinical decisions on service user management and outcomes
- Carry out comprehensive specialist holistic assessment of patients and carers with highly complex needs, planning, delivering and evaluating care
- Advise and communicate with acute, primary, social care, community and third sector teams to ensure continuity and safe transfer of care
- Undertake audits and service evaluations to drive improvement using evidence-based practice
- Provide expert clinical advice, leadership and support to meet service needs
What’s required
Qualifications
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, or equivalent route (PG Dip 120 credits in advanced clinical practice and approved support portfolio route)
Registration & licences
- Registered non-medical prescriber
Experience
- Clear evidence of advanced, autonomous practice in managing patients
- Highly developed expertise in clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation, underpinned by theory gained through CPD
- Advanced skills in assessing and interpreting complex conditions, comparing options and taking appropriate action
- Proactive involvement in supervising and developing multi-disciplinary team members, with evidence of resulting practice change
Skills & knowledge
- Experience using electronic patient record systems
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Does not require Skilled Worker sponsorship
Other
- CPD portfolio showing advanced practice across clinical practice, education, leadership and research
Nice to have
- Learning and Assessing in Practice qualification, or equivalent practice assessor training
- Involvement in developing programmes of care, protocols and audit
- Experience designing, delivering and evaluating education and training in practice
- Ability to analyse data and produce reports in Microsoft Excel and Word
What’s offered
- Access to a network of ACPs for support
- Trust-wide programme of advance practice supervision and ongoing development
- Trust covers the cost of the Enhanced DBS check
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
