Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

River Alliance of Wisconsin; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative and forward-thinking healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Advanced Clinical Practitioner to enhance Stroke Services at a leading hospital. This role involves taking the lead in patient care, providing expert nursing support, and ensuring compliance with national guidelines. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team, delivering high standards of care while continuously developing their skills and knowledge. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to make a significant impact in the lives of patients and contribute to the ongoing improvement of healthcare services in the community.

Benefits

Continual professional development

Supportive team environment

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Must have advanced clinical knowledge of Stroke care and nursing.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations and treatments for Stroke patients.
• Provide emotional and psychological support throughout treatment.
• Deliver expert evidence-based nursing care for a defined caseload.

Skills

Advanced clinical knowledge of Stroke care

Excellent interpersonal skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work independently and autonomously

Leadership and role modeling

Education

Nursing qualification

Specialist training in Stroke care

Tools

Medical equipment for diagnostics

Patient management systems

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Department of Medicine for Older People and Stroke (Aintree Site)

Band: 8a

Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

As part of the innovative and ongoing development of our Stroke Services at Liverpool University Hospital NHS Trust, we are looking for dedicated and dynamic applicants to join our highly motivated and proactive team. Excellent and advanced clinical knowledge of Stroke care is essential with the determination and drive to make a difference. The successful candidate will need to have excellent interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills. You will be familiar with national guidelines, pathways, and treatments.

You will be highly motivated and demonstrate the ability to work independently, autonomously, and safely within your clinical competency. As a positive role model, you will lead by example and uphold the high standards of care and efficiency delivered by the service.

We are passionate about this role, and in ensuring you are supported and developed continually, with appropriate supervision from your medical colleagues, whilst ensuring you play a key role within the multidisciplinary team.

Key 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, and evaluating programmes of evidence-based nursing care for a defined caseload.
5. To make appropriate referrals 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 and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues.

Clinical Responsibilities

1. To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with NMC code of professional conduct.
2. To maintain and develop a specialist nursing 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 nurse-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 nursing staff, not only within the Directorate but also from other services.
5. To provide a nurse-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 nursing 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 nursing. To direct and delegate nursing care based on accurate assessment and evaluation.
10. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment, and perform advanced clinical skills.

Management and Quality

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 nursing.
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 with urological conditions.
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 nursing service, within the team/directorate.
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

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 nurses 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.

*The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.

*The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.

Education and Training Development

1. Maintain own professional knowledge base and skills, meet PREP requirements, and continually update knowledge.
2. To provide education to members of the multidisciplinary team, relating to the area of specialist knowledge.
3. To promote and give presentations about the role of the specialist nurse in service.
4. To act as an educator and assessor to promote and maintain skills and knowledge to relevant medical and nursing staff, including specialist registrars and senior house officers.
5. To be actively involved in health promotion in line with Government targets.

This advert closes on Monday 30 Dec 2024.