218785 - Senior Advanced Practitioner

NHS National Services Scotland; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in East Kilbride seeks an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to deliver autonomous care, manage acute patients, and lead a team in the Emergency Department. Ideal candidates will hold a Master's degree in Advanced Practice, be an independent prescriber, and demonstrate extensive clinical skills. Competitive benefits including generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme are offered.

Benefits

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Work-life Balance policies

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/AHP or Pharmacist with a valid NMC/HCPC/GPhC registration.
• Completion of a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice.
• Independent prescriber.

Responsibilities

• Assess a wide range of patients in collaboration with department consultants.
• Provide leadership, supervision, and management to a team of advanced practitioners.
• Conduct advanced analysis and interpretation of physiological data.

Skills

Critical analysis

Clinical reasoning

Leadership

Advanced communication skills

Education

Post Graduate Diploma (Masters) in Advanced Practice

Valid NMC/HCPC/GPhC registration

Job description

The Role

This post holder will work as an autonomous advanced clinical practitioner providing care, developing management plans and referring to specialties to stable and acutely unwell patients. Utilising complexed decision making, critical analysis, and clinical reasoning skills, they will be responsible for patients and relatives within their care to include decisions to admit, transfer to specialties or discharge from ED. The post holder will always work within their professional boundaries and regulations.

The post holder will be expected to assess a wide range of patients including cardiovascular stable /unstable adults / children with minor injuries and acute illness in collaboration and consultation of department consultants/General Practitioners.

The post holder will demonstrate competence in advanced skills and knowledge reflective of Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) level of practice for advanced practice and demonstrate this via the 4 pillars of advanced practice. Support will be given for those working through RCEM portfolio.

The post holder will assist team lead in developing and leading whole team and act as deputy in team lead absence. They will assist team lead in management of team such as SSTS/Optima/CPD /sickness absence/SAER’s.

The post holder will participate in appropriate NHSL groups, such as Advanced Practice, to ensure consistent standards within NHSL advanced practice.

The post holder will take part in research/quality improvement to continually improve standards/quality within ED.

Additional Information Specific to the Role

• Performs role of senior advanced practitioner in ED autonomously.
• Provided leadership, supervision and management to team of advanced practitioners within ED.
• Liaise with other advanced practitioners within NHSL.
• Provide learning and teaching to wider team within ED and NHSL wide.
• Identifies and measures key indicators of quality and drives improvement across department.

• Conduct advanced analysis and interpretation of physiological data including laboratory results, ECG interpretation and radiological investigations.
• Provides/leads clinical team at medical emergencies and cardiorespiratory arrests.
• Ensure record keeping, including electronic data capture, is timely and accurate ensuring patient confidentiality is compliant with professional guidelines.
• Continuously evaluate advanced interventions and complex treatment modalities for the critically ill patient within the hospital environment.
• Supports team lead with development of team and wider ED team.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

Registered Nurse /AHP or Pharmacist with a valid NMC/ HCPC / GPhC registration.

Completion of Post Graduate Diploma (Masters) in Advanced Practice with evidence of finalising Masters Degree i.e post holder is undertaking the last module of a Masters Degree which is the research dissertation.

Independent prescriber.

Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland leadership qualities framework or equivalent framework

Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development

Evidence of facilitating learning and teaching

Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.

Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within areas of expertise.

Experience of assessing training needs.

Experience of resource management (Financial, Human and Capital)

Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data.

Evidence of sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, and lead a team.

Evidence of developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change.

Evidence of developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems.

Experience of appropriate advanced practitioner programme and evidence of completion of advanced practice competency.

Knowledge and experience of information technology

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

Quality improvement/ research experience

ALS Provider

ALS Instructor

ATLS provider/instructor

APLS provider / instructor

Extensive autonomous experience as an advanced practitioner within unscheduled care

Evidence of training / experience in minor/major injury

Teaching experience

Experience of service planning and project management

Published – i.e. academic journals, peer review journals

Evidence of participation of research

Evidence of leading on quality improvement projects

Experience of SAER process/

risk management within clinical context

Ability to work autonomously within professional and clinical boundaries

Demonstrate critical thinking

Demonstrate advanced communication skills

Excellent structures communication skills

Ability to perform advanced clinical skills in line with RCEM ACP level or equivalent

i.e chest drain insertion, placement and management of invasive lines, suturing- wound management/closure

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in University Hospital Hairmyres

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Heather Liddell, Lead ANP - Accident & Emergency on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

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