Acute Care Team Practitioner - Band 6/7

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a clinically credible registered practitioner experienced in acute care. The successful candidate will manage critically ill patients and deliver high-quality evidence-based care. You will work in the Acute Care Team, facilitate patient admissions, and participate in clinical governance. The role offers a salary ranging from £38,682 to £54,710 based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Post registration experience, ideally within critical care or acute setting.
• Evidence of ability to apply critical care skills outside of the critical care environment.
• Demonstration of evidence based practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage deteriorating patients outside of the critical care unit.
• Facilitate admission avoidance and safe transfer of patients.
• Deliver education around deteriorating patients.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Effective team worker

Ability to identify learning needs

Ability to manage own workload

Education

Current first level NMC registration or equivalent

Acute Speciality qualification

Evidence of CPD level 7

Non-Medical Prescribing qualification

Job description

The post holder will be a clinically credible registered practitioner who is highly experienced and proficient in the management of the acutely unwell patient with a comprehensive background of experience in acute care. They will utilize their clinical expertise and specialist knowledge to deliver high quality evidence / research based care to the critically ill patient. They will review referred and ongoing patients and assess these patients who are considered "at risk" by the referring multi-professional team. They will act as a role model providing support, education and training to the multi-professional team caring for the critically ill patient. The post holder will have a degree of autonomy where they will be responsible for a caseload of patients across a number of specialties, to include an element of lone working.

The post holder will be expected to use their experience to support the implementation of clinical and non-clinical governance and to modernise patient services. In addition the post holder will be responsible for participating in clinical audit and nursing research.

They will be required to work flexibly as a member of the ACT team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved. In addition, to the obligatory advanced clinical skills, the practitioner may be required to develop a range of additional skills or techniques that fall outside the usual scope of nursing practice.

Main duties of the job

• Meet National Outreach Forum competencies and work within service specification for critical care services
• Demonstrate the use of evidence-based specialist skills and practice in the care of critically ill patients, including the use of an effective communication tool (SBAR)
• Demonstrate the use of specialist knowledge and skills in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care delivered to the critically ill patient, ensuring the appropriate documentation is maintained and completed.
• Demonstrate the interpretation and delivery of appropriate action / treatment / therapy to the critically ill patient, ensuring records are updated and maintained. This includes the transfer of patient's intra-hospital.
• Monitor and evaluate the condition of patients using the National Early Warning Scoring system, recognising and alerting staff to changes in the patients' condition.
• Assist and participate in the follow up care of patients discharged from critical care.
• Negotiate with the ward multi-professional team to improve clinical care given to the "at risk" patient

About us

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be working within the Acute Care Team Critical Care Outreach service at East Lancashire Hospital Trust and will be banded appropriate to knowledge and skills. Those banded as 6 will be expected to work towards band 7 and will undertake appropriate training and development required for this post. The main roles and responsibilities will sit with in the management of deteriorating patients outside of the critical care unit and will facilitate admission avoidance, safe transfer and management of those patients identified for safe step down outside of the critical care. Additional to this the role requires the delivery of education around deteriorating patients, core role on the cardiac arrest team and daily case load of AKI patients. The post covers both the acute and peripheral Burnley site and the remote management of patients in the community sites as an out of hours service.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

• Current first level NMC registration or equivalent
• Acute Speciality qualification
• Degree or working towards
• Evidence of CPD level 7
• Leadership training
• ALS
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (essential for band 7 post)

Experience

• Post registration experience, ideally within critical care or acute setting
• Demonstration of evidence based practice
• Evidence of ability to apply critical care skills outside of the critical care environment
• Evidence of appropriate delegation and leadership skills
• Understanding of change management
• Recognition of own limitations
• Evidence of conflict management skills
• Evidence of leadership or management skills
• Ability to provide feedback
• Proven track record of teaching experience

Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective team worker
• Ability to identify learning needs
• Able to respond to stressful situations
• Flexibility to work across divisions and teams
• Supportive of junior staff
• Drive to continuously improve

Skills / Abilities

• Can demonstrate ability to undertake comprehensive patient assessment
• Working knowledge of the current NHS agenda and issues
• Ability to work independently
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage own workload
• Commitment to education and training programmes
• Experience within a Leadership Role

Other

• Ability to work across the 24 hour period

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.

£38,682 to £54,710 a yearBand 6 / 7 dependent on qualifications and experience