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Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working over 7 day period between 08:00 and 20:00 hours)
Job ref
241-316-IC-24
Employer
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Castle Hill Centre
Town
Bolton
Salary
£48,526 - £54,619 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/05/2024 23:59

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Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 8a

 


 

Job overview

Admission Avoidance Team

 

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, confident, innovative and flexible Nurse or AHP with excellent communication and organisational skills.

 

This post holder will join our existing team of high functioning, highly motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioners, who deliver a wide variety of services including 2 hour Urgent Community Response, Hospital at Home/Virtual Ward, Falls pick up services and dedicated Care Home support, all enable people to be cared for in their usual place of residence. The Advanced Clinical Practitioners operate seven days a week between 08.00 to 20.00.

 

The post holder will work with partners system wide to provide integrated care across the health economy.  The applicant will have qualified and hold an MSC in Advanced Clinical Practice.

 

The applicant must be a driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes subject to the provisions of the Equality Act

 

Main duties of the job

The priority outcomes

  • A reduction in A&E attendances
  • Reduction in emergency admissions
  • A high level of patient and professional satisfaction
  • A reduction in readmissions
  • Promotion of self-management and self-care
  • Reduction in delayed discharges
  • The maintenance of independence
  • Improved communication between professionals, patients and carers

 

please see job description for main duties

Working for our organisation

We are looking for people who share our core Trust values, which are:

 ‘Vision, Openness, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence ’

The applicant must be a driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes subject to the provisions of the Equality Act and have the ability to work flexible hours and out of hours including weekends based on the needs of the service.

New Health and Social Care Act Regulations were approved by Parliament on the 22nd July 2021, which requires all those working or entering a CQC registered care home (for persons who require nursing or personal care) to be fully vaccinated (Covid  19) from the 11th November 2021, unless exempt under the regulations.  You will therefore be required to provide proof of vaccination or exemption if you are successful at interview.  Health information is classed as special category data under UK GDPR legislation therefore, vaccination/exemption confirmation will be processed and stored in line with Data Protection Act 2018. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Registerd nurse , AHP or paramedic
  • Independent non medical prescriber
  • Mentorship course
  • MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
Desirable criteria
  • NMC practice teacher or equivalent

experience

Essential criteria
  • significant experience in a clinical setting
  • • Able to demonstrate advanced theoretical and clinical knowledge and skills.
  • Understanding of clinical Governance and risk management
  • Evidence of carrying out research/audit/ leadership
  • Excellent team working skills
  • Have an understanding of team dynamics and an ability to influence the building of effective working relationships between staff
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience in various acute areas.
  • post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of multi-disciplinary working
  • • Effective communication skills to communicate complex and highly sensitive information.
  • Expert knowledge of dealing with patients in a reactive and unscheduled environment.
  • Knowledge of Virtual Ward models of care delivery include the use of technology to support patients living well in their usual place of residenc
  • ability to build effective working relationships across a range of healthcare and other organisations
  • Understanding of the current health reforms, commissioning structures and policies

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to work autonomously, plan, organise, prioritise and delegate appropriate interventions to support staff
  • • Competent in organising own work load.
  • •Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application.
  • Advanced clinical skills in patient assessment, diagnostics and treatment planning
  • eatment planning.  Working knowledge of the current professional NHS issues contributing to Service Development
  • Has a clear vision of the future development of advanced practice

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Duncan Mayoh
Job title
Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01204 331155