Job Summary
We are recruiting for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".
Main Duties of the Job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout our services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
About Us
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
To provide highly specialist person-centred care for people living with frailty which always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence-based.
As part of a multi-professional team, the post holder will practice autonomously, whilst being accountable and self-directed in line with the relevant code of professional conduct.
To plan and manage complete episodes of care; undertake independent comprehensive assessment and management of service users to incorporate pharmacological considerations; making complex clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes. To provide expert clinical advice, leadership and support ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis and advanced decision-making skills. Participate in change, to monitor and improve standards through supervision, evidence-based practice, clinical audit, research and education.
To promote and demonstrate best practice by integrating evidence into practice.
Contribute to the planning and development of integrated services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered healthcare professional.
* Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice.
* Relevant teaching qualification.
* Registered Non-medical prescriber.
* In-depth knowledge of issues and developments in specialty-specific area of practice.
Physical Skills
Essential
* Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities.
* Evidence of managing complex patients in stressful and emotional situations.
* Proactive in ensuring personal safety and safety of others.
Aptitudes
Essential
* Able to work independently.
* Ability to work autonomously and within a team.
* Inspirational, with ability to motivate a team.
* Flexible, positive, problem-solving approach to issues.
* Capable of lateral thinking with well-developed assertiveness skills, able to successfully initiate, manage and sustain change.
* Understanding of equality and diversity issues.
* Reflective practitioner.
Abilities
Essential
* Documented evidence of advanced clinical skills and competencies.
* Confidence and ability to accurately assess and manage complex patient presentations to a high professional standard.
* High level capability using outcome measures and audit.
* Ability to critique own practice to an advanced level.
* Evidence of contribution to development of specific service.
* Self-motivated and able to work autonomously both within the Trust and with partner organisations.
Communication Skills
Essential
* Advanced oral and written communication skills and confidence to discuss patient management with other members of the MDT.
* Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Presentation skills.
* Ability to give and receive feedback.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer Details
Employer Name
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Address
St Mary's Hospital
Parkhurst Road
Newport, Isle of Wight
PO30 5TG
Employer's Website #J-18808-Ljbffr