Advanced Clinical Practitioner - SDEC

Transformationunitgm; Halifax; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join their Acute Medicine Team in Halifax. This role offers an opportunity to work in a supportive environment, contribute to service development, and make a real difference in patient care through autonomous practice and comprehensive treatment plans.

Benefits

Teaching/Training opportunities

ACP forums and supervision

ACP celebration events

Allocated Medical Supervision

Qualifications

• Registered general nurse or Allied health care professional.
• Master's degree in Advanced Practice or equivalent.
• Experience in teaching patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess individuals and communicate effectively with patients and the multidisciplinary team.
• Plan and manage episodes of care for patients presenting with undiagnosed conditions.
• Prescribe medication and review therapeutic effectiveness.

Skills

Autonomy

Communication

Clinical Judgement

Teamwork

Patient Care

Education

Masters in Advanced Practice

Job description

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Town Halifax Salary £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22 / 06 / 2025 23 : 59 Interview date 01 / 07 / 2025

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - SDEC

NHS AfC : Band 8a

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including : part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visithttps : / / future.cht.nhs.uk /

Job overview

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are currently looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our Acute Medicine Team working on Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)

You will be part of an established team of ACPs and can offer the following benefits :

• Teaching / Training opportunities available
• ACP forums and dedicated supervision to support the delivery of the Trust wide ACP strategy
• ACP celebration events and opportunities to attend conferences
• Allocated Medical Supervision

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be a highly experienced, knowledgeable and educated member of the team who is able to work autonomously making high level decisions to treat health needs. This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic, proactive team with space for individuals to influence service development and support the future of the SDEC service at the Trust.

What our current ACPs say :

An amazing supportive ACP team"

A small friendly team with a wealth of experience and knowledge in acute and emergency medicine"

Supportive and inclusive"

Main duties of the job

• Assess individuals, families and carers holistically.
• Communicate effectively with patients’ carers and the multidisciplinary team.
• Use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to decide whether to refer patients for investigations and make diagnoses.
• Decide on and carry out treatment, which may include the prescribing of medicines, or referring patients to an appropriate specialist.
• Ensure the provision of continuity of care.
• Assess and evaluate, with patients and / or carers, the effectiveness of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed.
• Work autonomously within a wider health care team and as a lone

Working for our organisation

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is a dynamic and successful organisation with a strong organisational and personal development focus. With over 5,500 employees, the Trust provides a comprehensive range of secondary care services to the people of Calderdale and Huddersfield and has an exceptional reputation for service delivery. The Foundation Trust aims to design and implement services, policies and measures that meet the

diverse needs of our service, population and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work closely with acute medical teams to provide effective and reactive services for people presenting to the Same Day Emergency Care Unit to ensure rapid delivery of treatment, care planning and hospital admission prevention where appropriate.
• Practice as an autonomous professional in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority and expertise, undertaking comprehensive range of clinical procedures.
• Have direct responsibility for patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporate the issues and recommendations made.
• Work clinically to optimise health and wellbeing, through comprehensive history taking and physical assessment of patients.
• Drawing on a diverse range of knowledge and skill, determine appropriate therapeutic interventions,
• Plan, prioritise and manage complete episodes of care, for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
• Be proactive in clinical decision making, underpinned by an advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge and be able to demonstrate improved patient care outcomes.
• To be responsible and accountable for own decisions, actions and omissions at this level of practice. Demonstrating a critical understanding of own level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of own competence and professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty and incomplete information
• To prescribe and review medication (as an independent prescriber) for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to patient need and in accordance with best / evidence-based practice and national and local protocols and within the roles scope of practice and legal framework
• Initiate pharmacological intervention, using non-medical prescribing or patient group directives and administer medications as prescribed by others in accordance with the CHFT policies
• Accurately request radiological and pathology investigations and make clinical decisions based upon the results.
• Demonstrate a high level of knowledge in relation to pattern of disease or disorder, markers of condition progression and range of treatment available at each stage of disorder or condition.
• Be able to assess critically and re-evaluate the clinical situation as the patient’s condition changes. Anticipating likely potential physical and psychological problems caused either by the condition or by treatment for individuals living with frailty.
• To be responsible for the delivery of a detailed, accurate and potentially complex clinical handover and to produce detailed and accurate written information within the medical notes regarding all clinical assessments, investigations completed and requested, and treatments administered.
• To advise, communicate and work in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues specifically, primary care and community teams and Social Care professionals, leading and facilitating a patient or client focused, coordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people who are most vulnerable to, and at high risk of repeat admissions to hospital.
• Take a lead in empowering and facilitating other professions to meet the care needs of service users and their carers by the promotion of principles and philosophies such as care closer to home, rehabilitation and optimal self-care.
• To proactively participate in and influence efforts across health and social services to shape multi-disciplinary pathways designed to support patient choice, improve quality of life, promote self-management and assure early intervention through the proactive provision of care in or as close to the patient’s own home as possible.
• Provide specialist advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge / admission.
• Lead the development, implementation and audit of protocols and guidelines.
• Establish and maintain a regional and national network of contacts relevant to the service.
• Work in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use.
• Use professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable clinical care.
• Draw upon an appropriate range of multi-agency and inter-professional resources in their practice.
• Appropriately define boundaries of practice and access support or advice where appropriate.
• Communicate effectively to develop and sustain partnership working with individuals, groups, communities and agencies.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

• Registered general nurse or Allied health care professional
• Masters in Advanced Practice or equivalent
• Non Medical Prescriber
• Previous experience of formal / informal teaching of patients and staff

Knowledge, experience & expertise

• Experience in working as an autonomous practitioner within a specialty
• Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise of Advanced Practice
• Knowledge of the key professional issues and NMC / AHP guidelines related to professional practice
• Evidence of being able to work across organisational boundaries
• Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Commitment to maintain own fitness for practice through maintaining a personal profile of competencies (profile)
• Working knowledge and clinical management of patients specific to role

Communication & relationships

• Demonstrate a clear vision of the role and service
• Ability to initiate sustain and evaluate change
• Demonstrates skilled written and verbal communication, presentation and decision making skills

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all.Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment / education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on theCheck if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Thomas Ladlow Job title Head Nurse, Urgent & Emergency Care Email address [emailprotected] Telephone number 07741764956 Additional information

For an informal chat or to find out more please get in touch :

Address Workforce and Organisational Development

Acre Mill

Acre Street

Lindley

Huddersfield

HD3 3EB

Telephone [phone]

J-18808-Ljbffr

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