Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner looking to work in an outstanding CQC rated Trust?
You will be an established, autonomous and confident advanced practitioner with respect to complex clinical reasoning. To provide expert clinical advice, leadership and support ensuring needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis, and advanced decision-making skills. You will have a keen interest for Older Persons inpatient medical and rehab and End of Life care.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job are to plan and manage complete episodes of care; undertake independent comprehensive assessment, formulate an impression/diagnosis and management plan for service users to incorporate pharmacological considerations; making complex clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes.
Undertake comprehensive specialist holistic assessment of patients and carers where needs are highly complex. This involves planning, implementing and evaluating the care delivery according to changing healthcare needs and varying degrees of clinical risk.
Advise and communicate as appropriate with acute hospitals, primary and social care and community teams thus ensuring seamless continuity and transfer (if appropriate) of care for patients between other relevant health, social and third sector agencies, professionals and care settings.
Undertake audits and service evaluations to inform service improvement using evidence-based approaches to draw on best practice. When required support and facilitate colleagues in research and clinical audit to improve effectiveness and quality of patient care. Participate in surveys as required.
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person Specification
Knowledge Skills and Training
* Clear and demonstrable evidence of advanced, autonomous practice in the management of patients/service users
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development through an advanced clinical practice portfolio demonstrating advanced level practice across the four pillars of clinical practice, education, leadership and research
* MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent route to Advanced Clinical Practice with evidence of meeting the nationally agreed capabilities (ie. PG Dip 120 credits in advanced clinical practice and successful completion of approved support portfolio route to advanced clinical practice)
* Registered non-medical prescriber
* Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessor's training/recognition of teaching abilities.
Job Experience
* Demonstrates highly developed expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation
* Able to demonstrate advanced skills for assessing and interpreting complex client conditions, comparing a range of options and taking appropriate action
* Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit
Management Experience
* Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team and able to demonstrate changes of practice through these
* Evidence of designing, delivering and evaluating education and training in practice
IT Skills
* Experience of effective use of electronic patient/service user record systems
* Able to analyse data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
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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