Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive, multi professional team that recognises and upholds ESNEFT's drive to develop an outstanding advanced clinical practice workforce.
We are looking for a qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated ACP to complement our established team in the Urgent Treatment Centre.
The Urgent Treatment Centre provides urgent medical treatment of undifferentiated and un-diagnosed illness or injury that is not life threatening. The ACP role will be at the forefront of service provision and integral in supporting the Multidisciplinary Team in the provision and delivery of prompt, safe and timely intervention.
The Centre is open 0800-0000, 7 days a week, including weekends and Bank Holidays with a variety of shifts available.
Main duties of the job
You will provide professional leadership, clinical expertise and manage same day presentations of patients to ESNEFT Urgent and Emergency Care Centre in Ipswich.
As an ACP in this service you will be expected to work in partnership with primary and secondary care colleagues and other agencies to secure a smooth patient journey across the whole patient pathway. Self-care will be encouraged and patients and carers will be actively involved in the development of their care plan and the management of their condition.
The Post holder will also act as a role model while promoting clinical effectiveness and delivering advanced practice.
You will be expected to perform comprehensive assessment of patients, Adults and Children, with same-day urgent medical, diverse minor injury & minor illness and urgent presentations and develop working diagnosis and treatment plans whilst working without direct supervision, with input from the hospital speciality teams.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Completed portfolio of supervised practice in advanced clinical practice.
* Evidence of continued professional development following MSc completion.
* Evidence of recent teaching, mentorship, and supervision of staff.
* Evidence of multi-professional working.
* Significant experience of working as a registered practitioner with ED/UTC/Primary Care.
* Able to manage the common and complex presentations of health conditions in UTC autonomously.
* Evidence of Multi-professional working.
* Able to make advanced decision making at advanced level.
Desirable
* Evidence of clinical work in an autonomous role.
* Evidence of quality improvement methodology and audit experience.
* Evidence of involvement in change management.
* Evidence of QI/Audit experience.
Qualifications
Essential
* Professional Registration with either NMC, GPhC or HCPC.
* Possession of 1st degree in a clinical field e.g., Nursing, Physiotherapy at a minimum 2:2 classification.
* Possession of MSc in Advanced Practice or recognised equivalent by HEE Centre Advancing Practice.
* Non-Medical Prescribing (v300) if appropriate to registered profession/role.
* Portfolio of evidence towards the 4 Pillars (Clinical Practice, Leadership, Education, Research) of advanced practice.
Desirable
* Evidence of continuing education.
* Advance Life Support Course.
* Leadership/management course.
Knowledge
Essential
* Demonstrates a high degree of knowledge within specialty.
* Demonstrate an understanding of current developments in the relevant specialty.
* Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in patient management in UTC.
* Demonstrate the ability to utilise current research findings in practice.
* Understand, encourage, and support clinical supervision.
* Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment/management.
* Knowledge of infection control issues.
* Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in patient management.
Desirable
* Knowledge of current NHS, professional and educational issues.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see.
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
Address
Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, IP4 5PD.
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