Job summary
- Main area
- 200126 CIC A&E Med Staff
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: includes nights, evenings and weekends
- Hours
- Full time - 75 hours per week (includes nights, evenings and weekends 75 hours in total available)
- Job ref
- 262-A-24-6385799
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cumberland Infirmary/West Cumberland Hospital
- Town
- Carlisle/Whitehaven
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Band 7 trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner up to 75 hours per week available
Cross Site Working is required
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 x full time Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) to join our already established team of trainee and qualified ACP’s to work within the Emergency Department at the Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle and West Cumberland Hospital Whitehaven. We are looking for clinicians with commitment, flexibility, enthusiasm, excellent clinical skills, and who are keen to work as part of a hardworking and dedicated team.
They will demonstrate safe, critical decision-making in the clinical decision-making process and will work collaboratively with Consultants and multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedure. They will work to ensure wherever possible that junior medical staff are enabled to meet their training and development requirements. Local requirements for advanced clinical practice must be met or worked towards.
Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners work at a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a master’s level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.
Main duties of the job
Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people’s experience and improve outcomes.
Both sites operate a fully functional level 1 Emergency Department which consists of an area for minors/majors/paediatrics and resus. As part of this post you are expected under supervision to cover all these areas within the emergency department, contributing to the flow of emergency department patients and actively assessing, treating and either admitting/discharging or referring patient to appropriate area or speciality.
The role encompasses undertaking assessment of undifferentiated patients attending ED using a range of different assessment and management methods under the direct supervision of the ED consultants and senior clinicians. They will demonstrate safe, critical decision-making in the clinical decision-making process and will work collaboratively with emergency medicine Consultants/Senior clinicians and multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures relevant to the ED.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
· Being a clinically led organisation
· Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
· A positive patient experience every time
· A great place to work
· Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
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Important Information
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered healthcare practitioner with 5 years post education experience in either emergency/acute or pre-hospital medicine
- • Educated to Master’s degree level or willingness to undertake as part of their role in ED
- • Portfolio demonstrates continual professional development i.e. RCEM or willingness to undertake
- • ILS provider
Desirable criteria
- ALS provider/ instructor
- PILS or equivalent
- Minor injuries course
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience in emergency/acute or pre hospital medicine
- • Experience managing critically ill or unwell patients
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by significant post-registration experience and specialist knowledge of the clinical area applied for
- • Evidence of management skills gained through theoretical knowledge or experience
- • Experience of mentoring and developing staff
- • Current Professional registration
- • IT literate
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- • Ability to problem solve, analyse, compare and interpret complex information before making a decision
- • Prioritise clinical workload and assess associated risks, taking appropriate action
- • Demonstrate good organisational skills
- • Has basic IT skills
- • Ability to present information to individuals and groups as required using appropriate resources
- • Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate effective team management
- Understand and overcome barriers to effective communication
Desirable criteria
- Negotiating skills
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, the public and staff by using negotiation, persuasion, motivation, reassurance, facilitation and influencing skills
- Understand and overcome barriers to communication
Analytical and judgemental skills
Essential criteria
- Identify and solve problems, analyse, compare and interpret complex information before reaching a judgement and making a decision
- Prioritise problems, assess associated risks and takes appropriate action
Planning and organisational skills
Essential criteria
- Manages their clinical workload, prioritising as necessary and supporting the work of the team, adjusting according to changing clinical situations.
- Works with the consultants and junior doctors in ensuring awareness of junior doctor numbers, reporting appropriately where deficits are noted.
- Liaise with consultants/senior team members in organising work
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Has physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for a number of clinical procedures i.e. ABG's, IVIs, Catheters,
- Standard Keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
- Clinical assessment skills
- x-ray interpretation
Responsibilities for patient/client care
Essential criteria
- Responsible for assessment of on-going care and for planning effective transition of care at time of discharge/transfer
- Ensure awareness of consultant plans for their client groups and communicate plans to junior medical staff for their completion where the ACP is unable to complete
- Ensure ward nursing staff are aware of all patients within the hospital environment who are cared for by their named consultant and who may be waiting for transfer
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Farrow
- Job title
- Consultant in Emergency Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07780 9692174
- Additional information
Louise Rogerson
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
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