Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to be part of Older Persons Medicine at The James Cook University Hospital. The ACP role is embedded in the medical workforce in Older Persons Medicine and you would be joining a team of ACPs, resident doctors, Nurse Consultant and Consultants to provide high quality, effective care to patients.
We are looking to recruit a qualified ACP with experience in Older Persons Medicine. Candidates must have completed the ACP MSc programme and have a completed portfolio of professional development which evidences an advanced level of clinical practice in line with HEE (2017) framework for ACP along with evidence of ongoing professional development.
Main duties of the job
This role will be at an advanced clinical level in the direct delivery of high-quality care making critical clinical decisions based on advanced clinical skills assessment. Working effectively across all four pillars of advanced clinical practice as set out by Health Education England (2017).
The post holder will be able to evidence all four pillars of the advanced clinical practice framework and benchmark to advanced clinical practice levels across all four pillars.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership and support within the nursing/AHP teams in developing the service to improve the patient experience.
You will be/have:
1. Registered healthcare practitioner
2. MSc in advanced Clinical Practice/Royal college credentialed/ HEE accredited ACP
3. Completed portfolio of professional development which evidences an advanced level of clinical practice in line with HEE (2017) framework for ACP
4. Independent non-medical prescribing
5. Portfolio demonstrating continued professional development and ongoing assessments
6. ILS/ALS provider
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust Values and Behaviourso Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skillso Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete these four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
7. Extensive clinical experience in speciality (
8. Can manage a highly complex caseload
9. Works within a supervision framework for ACP
10. Supports Junior doctors/nurses/AHPs to develop their own scope of practice
11. Understands how to increase governance around the ACP role
12. Has led a service improvement
Desirable
13. Experience in one of the four pillars of ACP at an extended level
Qualifications
Essential
14. MSc in advanced Clinical Practice/Royal college credentialed/ HEE accredited ACP (Band 8a)
15. Completed portfolio of professional development which evidences an advanced level of clinical practice in line with HEE (2017) framework for ACP (Band 8a)
16. Independent non-medical prescribing (where legally permitted) (Band 8a)
17. Portfolio demonstrating continued professional development and ongoing assessments
Desirable
18. Completion of competencies that align to the Advanced Clinical Practice in Older People Curriculum Framework (HEE, 2022).
Knowledge
Essential
19. Professional knowledge acquired through a professional qualification which enables registration with a health care regulating body.
20. Supplemented by significant post-registration experience and specialist knowledge of the clinical area.
21. Management skills gained through theory and / or significant practice experience
22. Leadership skills
Desirable
23. Additional teaching qualification/ experience
24. Participation in audit/research/service evaluation