Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Urgent Care (BANK) (NHS AfC: Band 8a) - Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Urgent Care - East of England Ambulance Service Trust
East of England Ambulance Service Trust – Bedfordshire
As a qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) on the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) Advanced Practice Team bank, you will provide exceptional clinical supervision and mentoring to our trainee ACPs through expert knowledge and wide-ranging experience of community-based urgent and unscheduled care. With a background of nursing, paramedicine, or other relevant allied health profession, you will have completed training to practice as an autonomous ACP and be able to work comfortably in the out-of-hospital environment at the higher margins of your professional capability.
You’ll work alongside our trainee ACPs in clinical operations, helping to develop and guide their clinical practice and supporting their educational journey. You’ll have experience in supervision and mentoring backed by a relevant qualification and be comfortable providing constructive feedback and creating action plans where necessary.
As an ACP, you will demonstrate proficiency across the four pillars of advanced practice (clinical practice, senior leadership, training and education, audit and research). You’ll have completed a relevant master's award and will be a qualified and experienced independent and supplementary prescriber.
Main duties of the job
ACPs will provide clinical supervision, mentorship, development, and support to our cohort of trainee advanced practitioners. They will work across the four pillars of advanced practice and must be able to evidence that they meet the Health Education England / National Health Service England (HEE/NHSE) requirements of this role. They will have a key role in shaping the future direction of the advanced practice project across the organisation.
You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east. At EEAST, we bring together all our skills to provide 24-hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire.
We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.
For a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the role, including all its specific requirements and responsibilities, please consult the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides an in-depth overview that will give you a clear and detailed picture of what the position entails.
Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks prior to receiving an unconditional offer. If full employment checks cannot be achieved (this will include existing and unserved disciplinary sanctions), then your offer may be withdrawn.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (attached)
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement - Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification.
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
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