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Job overview
In this advanced role, the post holder will provide expert clinical management and care to patients requiring levels 1-3 care in Critical care in a role traditionally performed by medical staff. The post holder will function on the medical rota covering Intensive Care and will provide enhanced continuity and a high standard of management for deteriorating patients across all areas of the trust.
The post holder will provide a specialist ACCP service for patients who require critical care organ support and monitoring.
1. The post holder will participate in the medical rota system, providing 24/7 critical care cover, supported by medically qualified trainees and supervised by a 24/7 critical care consultant rota.
2. The role includes acting as a specialist resource in developing practice on the intensive care unit in order to maintain appropriate clinical standards and quality patient care.
3. The post holder will work with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to develop/review Critical Care policies and guidelines.
4. The post holder will audit the delivery of critical care services, procedures/outcomes and mortality.
Main duties of the job
1. Undertakes comprehensive clinical assessment of a patient’s condition.
2. Requests and performs diagnostic tests.
3. Initiates and manages clinical treatment plans.
4. Provides accurate and effective clinical handovers.
5. Undertakes invasive interventions within the scope of practice.
6. Provides professional leadership and support within a multi-professional team.
7. Works autonomously in recognised situations.
8. Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge across a range of subject areas relevant to the field of critical care.
9. Critically analyses, evaluates and synthesises different sources of information for the purpose of assessing and managing the care of a critically ill patient.
10. Applies the principles of diagnosis and clinical reasoning that underlie clinical judgement and decision making.
11. Understands the professional accountability and legal frameworks for advanced practice, fulfils the requirement of FICM ACCP Curriculum and successfully completed an approved ACCP training programme.
12. Functions at an advanced level of practice as part of the multidisciplinary team as determined by the competency framework.
13. Applies the principles of evidence-based practice to the management of the critically ill patient.
14. Understands and performs clinical audit.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* Completed Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent).
* Supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses.
* Independent non-medical prescriber (where applicable to role/professional group).
* Current HCPC/NMC registration.
* FICM Membership.
* Teaching qualification.
* MSc Advanced Critical Care Practice (or equivalent).
* Non-medical authorisation of blood products training completed (as applicable to role/professional group).
Experience & Knowledge
* Experience of conducting audit/research.
* Experience in teaching.
* Significant post registration critical care experience – to the level of advanced practice.
* Enhanced clinical skills relevant to the area of critical care.
* Interpretation of basic laboratory tests, and imaging/CXR.
* Subspecialist interests/expertise, as would contribute to the development of the service.
* Experience of presenting at local, national or international meetings or conferences.
Skills & Ability
* Advances communication skills including; to communicate complex, sensitive or confidential information in an appropriate manner.
* Competence in numeracy and literacy.
* Teaching and presentation skills, incl. to multi-professional groups.
* Experience of communication with multi-professional team across a large and complex organisation, or network of care.
* Organisational and ongoing planning skills including own workload and of others in an unpredictable environment.
* Experience of leading a change project within the clinical area.
* Experience of managing financial resources (e.g. budget management)– in a work, voluntary or home context.
* Computer skills including use of databases, spreadsheets. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other clinical support systems.
* Experience of generating and presenting data reports.
* Formal qualifications in IT use (e.g. ECDL).
* Budget holder in a work context.
Other specific requirements
* Experience of applying research or audit to clinical practice.
* Experience of contributing to student supervision and assessment.
* Highly developed physical dexterity.
* Accuracy and hand-eye coordination for precision clinical skills and making fine adjustments on equipment.
* Able to move and handle patients and inanimate loads using appropriate equipment.
* Able to work shifts.
* Able to organise & prioritise own workload.
* Able to work effectively within a pressured environment.
* Able to cope with frequent exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances (and occasional exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances).
* Developed coping strategies, resilience practices.
* Able to cope with regular exposure to bodily fluids, unpleasant smells and cramped working conditions.
* Regular use of VDU.
* Able to demonstrate an understanding of the Trust Values & Behaviours and their application.
* Innovative, self-motivated with a high level of organisational skills.
* Experience of managing financial resources (e.g. budget management) – in a work, voluntary or home context.
* Experience of managing teams.
* Experience of managing staff.
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
* HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
* Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
* All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
* In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
* This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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