Advanced Clinical Practitioner: HMP Nottingham

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join their Offender Health team. The successful candidate will manage complex patients, collaborate with various health professionals, and contribute to service improvement initiatives. Ideal applicants will hold appropriate qualifications and possess a strong background in clinical assessment and management.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered or HCPC Registered needed.
• Experience in managing complex caseloads essential.
• Demonstrated ability to lead service development.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients with complex co-morbid needs.
• Work in multidisciplinary teams for holistic care.
• Clinical decision making and advanced assessments.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Organizational Skills

Reasoning

Motivational Skills

Education

Recognised ACP Masters qualification

Degree at 2.2 Level 2 maths and English (GCSE grade A*-C or O levels grade 1-6)

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Advanced Clinical Practitioners working within Offender Health will have the clinical opportunities to manage patients with complex co-morbid needs alongside other health professionals. ACPs within Offender Health will form part of a peer network for clinical supervision, training opportunities, Care Group service improvement Initiatives and contribute to the quality care received by our patients. The introduction of ACPs within this specific field of work opens opportunities for a different service delivery for patients who require advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and decision making. Having the opportunity to work alongside skills other professionals in an integrated team (RMNs, Substance Misuse Practitioners, Psychologists, Wellbeing Practitioners) is an exciting opportunity to improve the holistic and collaborative interventions delivered to a complex patient group.

If you are qualified ACP with in depth knowledge and capabilities in all aspects of health and social care encompassing advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking and clinical management skills that are evidence based and deliver high quality patient centred care. The ACP will demonstrate complex decision-making skills and competences for expanded scope of advanced clinical practice for service users and clinical teams according to needs.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC Registered or HCPC Registered
• Recognised ACP Masters qualification
• Degree at 2.2 Level 2 maths and English (GCSE grade A*-C or O levels grade 1-6)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience and expertise in of assessing and managing complex caseloads
• Experience of leading service development
• Experience of effective multidisciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Experience of MDT teams Experience in using research evaluation / audit tools and demonstrating need
• Experience of clinically supervising others

Desirable criteria

• Experience of service improvement initiatives

Skills

Essential criteria

• Empathetic and psychologically minded
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Well organised
• Good reasoning skills
• Motivated and a motivator
• Team builder and team member Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
• Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supporting other staff and students including training
• Highly specialist skill in working with people

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of National Policy and guidance.
• Expertise in knowledge of working area
• Applied leadership knowledge.

Contractual

Essential criteria

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Values

Essential criteria

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website, please click here for more information.
• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 217.6KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 143.7KB)
• Colleague Benefits (PDF, 16.1MB)
• About Nottinghamshire Healthcare (PDF, 1.5MB)