Advanced Clinical Practitioner Heart Failure Virtual Ward
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We have an exciting opportunity for an ACP to join our Integrated Heart Failure Service at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation NHS Trust. We are looking for an ACP to support our Virtual Ward Urgent Response Service.
The service will operate 7 days per week from 8 am to 8 pm and requires flexibility working within an evolving proactive, dynamic and committed multidisciplinary Heart Failure Team.
Using Telemedicine, the candidate will have clinical oversight and, in conjunction with Consultants, responsibility for patients who are being managed in their own homes. This will involve working with external agencies and technologies to provide an enhanced Hospital at Home and Early Supported Discharge service for patients with Heart Failure.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong clinical reasoning and prioritisation skills, be an effective leader, and have the ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
Main Duties of the Job
1. To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed.
2. To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team.
3. To provide social, emotional, and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment.
4. To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development, assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating programmes of evidence-based care for a defined caseload.
5. To make appropriate referrals to consultants/other specialists/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary, or tertiary care settings.
6. To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues.
About Us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, and Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
Job Responsibilities
1. To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body.
2. To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow-up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner.
3. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust.
4. To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff.
5. To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients.
6. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary.
7. To provide expert care, advice, and support for patients and their relatives/carers.
8. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate.
9. To operate as a clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care.
10. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment, and perform advanced clinical skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level with appropriate registration.
* MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or started the MSc ACP pathway/programme and committed to completing within an agreed time frame.
* Teaching and assessing qualification.
* Prescriber.
* Evidence of participation in audit and research.
Experience
* Demonstrable relevant experience within the specialty.
* Evidence of effective management.
* Evidence of effective leadership skills.
* Evidence of staff development and can demonstrate knowledge regarding provision and development of education programmes.
* Evidence of change management.
* Evidence of application of current clinical service issues and developments.
Knowledge
* Understanding and application of healthcare governance.
* Has an up-to-date Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio.
Skills
* Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
* Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing.
Other
* Supportive of colleagues.
* Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team.
* High level of personal and professional credibility.
* Act as a role model for staff.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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