Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool City Region; Remote; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group is seeking an ACP to join the Liverpool Community Respiratory Team delivering the Acute Respiratory Infections Virtual Ward across hospital sites, clinics and patients' homes.

You will provide advanced practice, non-medical prescribing, and clinical oversight via telemedicine, working with Consultants to support Hospital at Home and early supported discharge for COPD and other respiratory illnesses; role requires mobility across locations and 7-day

Qualifications

• Advanced practice with non-medical prescribing.
• Mobility to work across multiple locations including hospital sites and patient homes.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations and treatment plans for respiratory patients.
• Provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients and carers.
• Collaborate with Consultants and external agencies to deliver Hospital at Home and Early Supported Discharge services.

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an ACP to join our Liverpool Community Respiratory Team who provide the Acute Respiratory Infections Virtual Ward.

The Team provides a 2-hour rapid assessment hospital admission avoidance and early supported discharge for patients with exacerbation COPD, bronchiectasis, community acquired pneumonia and viral lower respiratory tract infections, along with nurse led respiratory optimisation in patient's homes and clinic settings. The service is delivered across two hospital sites, clinics and the patients home.

Using Tele medicine, the candidate will have clinical oversight and (in conjunction with Consultants) responsibility for patients who are being managed in their own homes. This will involve working with external agencies and technologies to provide an enhanced Hospital at Home and Early Supported Discharge service for patients with Respiratory conditions

The post holder will provide advanced and expert level of practice (including non-medical prescribing) leading to improved patient outcomes and will act as a professional resource for the multi-disciplinary team

patients and carers, within the scope of their practice and competence,

Given the community-wide nature of this role, a high degree of mobility is required. The role will include working across various locations, with shifts covering 7-days per week.

• To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed.
• To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the
• To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from
• To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development,
• To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the
• To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane O'Connor Job title: Lead Nurse Email address: Jane.O'[e-mail] Telephone number: 07880794162