Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Lower Limb Arthroplasty

Blue Sky Marketing; Winchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits experienced Orthopaedic Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join a pioneering team in Winchester. This role offers the chance to establish a high-quality service for patients undergoing elective joint replacement surgery, working alongside a dedicated team of professionals. The successful candidates will play a crucial role in developing clinical pathways and ensuring excellent patient care. With a focus on innovation and continuous improvement, this position promises a rewarding experience in a supportive environment. If you are motivated and possess the necessary skills, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of orthopaedics.

Qualifications

• Experience in advanced clinical practice and patient care.
• Ability to lead and supervise trainee ACPs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality service for elective joint replacement surgery.
• Supervise and support clinical development of trainee ACPs.
• Coordinate admissions, discharge planning, and liaise with consultants.

Skills

Advanced Clinical Practice

Clinical Supervision

Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Patient Care Coordination

Leadership

Research

Education and Training

Education

Advanced Clinical Practitioner Qualification

Relevant Clinical Experience

Job description

A new and exciting opportunity for experienced Orthopaedic ACPs to join our developing team within the Central Hampshire Orthopaedic Hub is now available. The hub, situated in Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) in Winchester, will be the first of its kind within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (ICS), to deliver a collaborative service for patients of multiple acute providers, in this case HHFT and UHS. This new development will comprise inpatient and day case areas, 2 theatres and a recovery space for lower limb arthroplasty patients supported by Consultant Orthopaedic Consultants from both Trusts and is planned to open in May 2025.

In building our team of 3 ACPs and 2 trainee ACPs for this exciting development, we are looking for two motivated and experienced Orthopaedic ACPs to commence in the new year to work alongside the ACP we have already recruited and to support and supervise the clinical development of 2 trainee ACPs already successfully recruited.

The successful applicant will be involved in establishing and delivering a high-quality service using state of the art models of care, for patients undergoing elective joint replacement surgery by facilitating an ambulatory lower limb arthroplasty pathway. In addition to clinical supervision of the trainees, you will work with key stakeholders to develop clinical pathways, audit and governance structures, that will establish a culture of innovation, productivity and constant improvement amongst the wider multidisciplinary team. Ultimately, this will result in the provision of medical care for day case and inpatient arthroplasty patients; the coordination of admissions and list planning; discharge planning and liaising with Anaesthetic and Surgical Consultants, escalating where appropriate.

If this role appeals and you have the required knowledge, experience, skills, motivation and resourcefulness we welcome your application.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will perform at an advanced level under the core capabilities across the four pillars of Advanced Practice (Health Education England Multi-Professional Framework 2017):

1. Clinical Practice
2. Leadership and Management
3. Research
4. Education

To deliver an advanced level of practice within a specialist field, acting as a role model.

The ACP will practice both independently and in partnership with the multidisciplinary team under the clinical supervision delegated by a consultant and/or Specialist Registrar and/or under the guidance of the Lead ACP.

The post holder will use collaborative and independent judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate the clinical care and management of the patients.

Responsible for providing clinical leadership, supervision, and structured teaching for trainee ACPs and the wider multidisciplinary team to facilitate ongoing training and education.

The post holder will work within a team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners providing consistent medical cover to the Central Hampshire Orthopaedic Hub. They will be involved in establishing and delivering a high-quality service using state of the art models of care for patients undergoing elective joint replacement surgery, facilitating an ambulatory arthroplasty pathway.