Job summary
- Main area
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 432-HR2070-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive, multi professional team that recognises and upholds ESNEFTs drive to develop an outstanding advanced clinical practice workforce.
We are looking for a qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated ACP to complement our established team in the Urgent Treatment Centre.
The Urgent Treatment Centre provides urgent medical treatment of undifferentiated and un-diagnosed illness or injury of that is not life threatening. The ACP role will be at the forefront of service provision and integral in supporting the Multidisciplinary Team in the provision and delivery of prompt, safe and timely intervention .
The Centre is open 0800-0000, 7 days a week, including weekends and Bank Holidays with a variety of shifts available.
Main duties of the job
You will provide professional leadership, clinical expertise and manage same day presentations of patients to ESNEFT Urgent and Emergency Care Centre in Ipswich
As an ACP in this service you will be expected to work in partnership with primary and secondary care colleagues and other agencies to secure a smooth patient journey across the whole patient pathway. Self-care will be encouraged and patients and carers will be actively involved in the development of their care plan and the management of their condition.
The Post holder will also act as a role model while promoting clinical effectiveness and delivering advanced practice.
You will be expected to perform comprehensive assessment of patients, Adults and Children, with same-day urgent medical, diverse minor injury & minor illness and urgent presentations and develop working diagnosis and treatment plans whilst working without direct supervision, with input from the hospital speciality teams.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed portfolio of supervised practice in advanced clinical practice.
- Evidence of continued professional development following MSc completion.
- Evidence of recent teaching, mentorship, and supervision of staff
- Evidence of multi – professional working
- Significant experience of working as a registered practitioner with ED/UTC/Primary Care
- Able to manage the common and complex presentations of health conditions in UTC autonomously
- Evidence or Multi-professional working
- Able to make advanced decision making at advanced level
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of clinical work in an autonomous role
- Evidence of quality improvement methodology and audit experience
- Evidence of involvement in change management
- Evidence of QI/Audit experience
- Evidence of involvement in change management
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Registration with either NMC, GPhC or HCPC.
- Possession of 1st degree in a clinical field e.g., Nursing, physiotherapy at a minimum 2:2 classification
- Possession of MSc in Advanced Practice or recognised equivalent by HEE Centre Advancing Practice
- Non-Medical Prescribing (v300) if appropriate to registered profession /role
- Portfolio of evidence towards the 4 Pillars (Clinical Practice, leadership, education,research) of advanced practice
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing education
- Advance Life Support Course
- Leadership/management course
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a high degree of knowledge within specialty
- Demonstrate an understanding of current developments in the relevant speciality
- Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in patient management in UTC
- Demonstrate the ability to utilise current research finding in practice
- Understand, encourage, and support clinical supervision
- Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment/management
- Knowledge of infection control issues
- Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in patient management
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current NHS, professional and educational issues
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Carr
- Job title
- Senior Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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