Advanced Clinical Practitioner Pleural Service

North West Anglia Nhs Foundation Trust; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridgeshire is seeking an ACP in a thoracic pleural disease subspecialty to lead supervision of resident doctors, deliver expert management across four pillars, and support early discharge in line with BTS guidance. The role spans across NWA Hospital sites to improve patient safety and rapid symptom relief.

The post requires current UK registration and a Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice with Non-Medical Prescribing; Thoracic Ultrasound Level 1 is

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent.
• Non-Medical Prescribing.
• Thoracic Ultrasound Level 1 (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Deliver four pillars of Excellence in Clinical practice, Leadership, Education and Audit.
• Provide supervision and DOPS guidance to resident doctors.
• Engage in quality improvement, audit and research to enhance care.

Education

Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent

Non-Medical Prescribing

Job description

Job summary

To expedite effective and expert management of all patients with pleural based disease across the NWA Hospital sites to effect safer care, rapid symptom relief and early diagnosis with outreach to support early discharge in accordance with BTS national guidance.

As an ACP in a subspeciality they will be a vital resource to resident doctors providing supervision and DOPS skills learning.

*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

Main duties of the job

Working to deliver standards of practice within the following four pillars of Excellence and in line with the National Standards;

Clinical

Demonstrate critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and their own limits of competence and Scope of Practice.

Management and Leadership

Able to role model effective leadership behaviours, show resilience and manage effective governance strategies, which support the agenda for change within the Trust.

Education and Training

Able to identify, support and develop learning interventions for both self and MDT team members.

Audit and Research

To look at areas for quality improvements to care, use audit processes and both formal and informal research methods to improve service delivery.

About us

We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
• Non-Medical Prescribing

Desirable

• Thoracic Ultrasound RCR Level 1 or equivalent e.g. Famus

Experience

Essential

• Up to date evidence of 4 Pillars of Practice
• Experience of medical management of complex disease including respiratory/pleural disease

Desirable

• Teaching and education of patients and staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Pleural Nurse

Fiona Greenfield

[e-mail]

01733673871