Advanced Care Practitioner Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

River Alliance of Wisconsin; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated clinical specialist to enhance patient care and outcomes. This role involves leading investigations, providing personalized support, and maintaining high standards of clinical practice. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the best possible care for patients, while also engaging in teaching and quality improvement initiatives. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare and have the expertise to drive change, this is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• Maintain accountability for professional actions and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Develop and maintain a specialist service for timely patient treatment.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations and treatments for improved patient outcomes.
• Provide expert care and support throughout the patient's journey.
• Act as a liaison between departments to enhance patient communication.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Patient care

Communication skills

Risk management

Data collection and audit

Teaching and training

Education

Relevant clinical qualification

Postgraduate training in specialty

Tools

Clinical equipment

Patient management systems

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

1. To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed.
2. To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team.
3. To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment.
4. To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence-based care for a defined caseload.
5. To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialists/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings.
6. To be aware of risk management issues both locally.

Clinical Responsibilities:

1. To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body.
2. To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow-up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner.
3. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure clinician-led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients.
4. To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services.
5. To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients.
6. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary.
7. To provide expert care, advice, and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available throughout the patient’s journey.
8. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate.
9. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation.
10. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills.
11. The post holder will be expected to work clinical shifts in a ward environment if necessary.

Management and Quality Responsibilities:

1. Act as a change agent for the development of the service.
2. Assisting in the audit and data collection required for developing evidence-based services.
3. To provide verbal and written reports to appropriate managers and clinical leads.
4. To monitor the effectiveness of the service by continuous audit.
5. To ensure that equipment is maintained and serviced as required.
6. To develop protocols, documentation, standards, and guidelines to enable best practice for the care of patients in the identified/specified area.
7. To be involved in complaints handling according to the Trust’s Complaints Procedure.
8. To establish a clear focus, vision, and direction for the service, within the Care Group.
9. To ensure effective and efficient use of financial resources, contributing to increasing the efficiency and controlling cost within the departmental budget. Making recommendations regarding supplies and purchasing of equipment.

Communication and Liaison Responsibilities:

1. To promote effective communication within the hospital and to the patient and/or their relatives.
2. Act as a point of liaison between all hospital departments involved in the patient’s journey.
3. Act as a source of specialist information for clinicians and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
4. Liaise with other departments/Trusts regarding services provided and current practices to develop best evidence-based practice.
5. To be skilled to impart distressing information with respect and empathy.
6. To ensure that all patient records are maintained contemporaneously.
7. The post holder shall, as necessary, provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.

This advert closes on Monday 9 Dec 2024.