Advanced Clinical Practitioner - SDEC

NHS; Haverfordwest; Remoto; GBP 52.000 - 68.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Hywel Dda University Health Board is recruiting Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join the SDEC team at Withybush Hospital. Qualified ACPs and those working towards the ACP qualification will be considered.

The role involves autonomous clinical practice across leadership, clinical, education, research, and development pillars, with emphasis on timely, consistent patient care and complex clinical decision making. Welsh language support is offered and welcomed.

Competenze

• Registered Health Care Professional (e.g. HCPC/NMC/GPhC).
• Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (or working towards).
• Advanced specialist knowledge of patient pathways.
• Independent Prescribing qualification (if required for role).
• Evidence of maintaining an Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio.
• Management/leadership qualification or equivalent.
• Possession or progression to Independent Authorisation of Blood Products (if relevant).

Mansioni

• Explore and analyse evidence, cases and situations in clinical practice, enabling high judgement and decision making.
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling problems and planning tasks.
• Assess, diagnose, treat/manage, evaluate, refer and discharge.
• Carry out non-medical prescribing in line with legislation.
• Develop therapeutic interventions.
• Involve patients and service users in service development and feedback experiences.
• Manage complexity with critical thinking and ethical decision making.
• Develop advanced psychomotor skills.

Conoscenze

Advanced Clinical Practice

Independent Prescribing

ACP Portfolio

Leadership/Management

Welsh language level 1

Formazione

Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice

Working towards ACP

Descrizione del lavoro

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Job overview

We are recruiting ACP's to work in our newly refurbished SDEC at Withybush Hospital. Qualified ACP's and staff working towards their ACP qualification will be considered.

Working as an advanced, autonomous practitioner, implement highly specialist programmes of care, encompassing the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment of patients, working across the 4 pillars of practice – Leadership & Management, Clinical, Education, Research and Development, as outlined in the Professional Framework for Enhanced, Advanced Nursing, and Consultant Clinical Practice in Wales or the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) advanced practice Framework. The post is intended to provide improved outcomes for patients by improving timeliness and consistency of care.

Exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role.

Be guided by health, organisational or broad occupational policies, establish the way in which these should be interpreted and advise relevant stakeholders accordingly. They will be expected work at an advanced clinical level within their level of competence and to work flexibly as part of the team.

Be a clinical expert and will ensure the provision of effective and efficient care.

Main duties of the job

• 1. Explore and analyse evidence, cases and situations in clinical practice, enabling a high level of judgement and decision making.
• 2. Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional level.
• 3. Assess, diagnose, treat/manage, evaluate, refer and discharge.
• 4. Carry out non-medical prescribing in line with legislation.
• 5. Develop therapeutic interventions.
• 6. Involve Patient/service user/ Public involvement in the development of the service by providing opportunity to feedback their experiences.
• 7. Manages complexity, use critical thinking and analytical skills to underpin sound judgement, and ethical decision making.
• 8. Develop advanced psychomotor skills.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Interviews will be held on 09/12/2026 and 10/12/2026.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Registered Health Care Professional (e.g. HCPC/NMC/GPhC)
• Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (or working towards)
• Advanced specialist knowledge of patient pathways
• Advanced theoretical knowledge and practical experience to carry out clinical consultation and/or examination relevant to practice
• Independent Prescribing qualification (if required for role)
• Evidence of maintaining an Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio
• Management/leadership qualification or possess equivalent skills and experience
• In receipt or working towards Independent Authorisation of Blood Products (if relevant for role)

Experience

• Extensive post registration clinical in advanced practice within specialty area.
• Evidence of performing of Advanced Level of Practice
• Proven track record of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
• Welsh speaker (Level 1)

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.