qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Scredington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to provide autonomous care within the Urgent Care Home Visiting Team. The post involves independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of undiagnosed conditions as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will contribute to audit and research projects, provide ongoing supervision and support to medical and non-medical colleagues, and play a pivotal role in service development.

Qualifications

• Registered Health Care Professional with current registration
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or evidence for HEE portfolio route accreditation
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
• Teaching/Assessing course or willingness to complete (e.g., Mentor Preparation, SLIP, Clinical Educator)

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous care to patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrate leadership and supervise clinical teams
• Contribute to audit and research projects and service development
• Maintain CPD portfolio and support colleagues in supervision and development

Skills

Autonomous practice

Leadership

Communication skills

Audit and research

Clinical supervision

Education

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Non-Medical Prescribing

HEE portfolio route accreditation

Mentor/Teaching qualification

Job description

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively., Successful applicants will provide autonomous care to patients a part of a multi-disciplinary team.,

• Registered Health Care Professional holding current registration with appropriate regulatory body
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or sufficient evidence to support an application onto the HEE supported portfolio route for accreditation
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
• Teaching and Assessing course (e.g. Mentor Preparation, SLIP, Clinical Educator course, PGCE), SSSA or a willingness to complete.

Desirable

• Clinical supervision/training course
• Leadership qualification

Successful candidates will need to demonstrate that they are able to meet the essential criteria in the person specification and can provide evidence of significant experience in their specialist field. You will be required to have and an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or have completed the Health Education England supported portfolio route to accreditation. Candidates will also hold a non-medical prescribing qualification where appropriate.

We are looking for people who can demonstrate the right values and behaviours and have excellent leadership and communications skills. Portfolio evidence of core capability across all four Pillars of Advanced Practice is expected. As part of a team, you will work as an autonomous practitioner, being accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with undiagnosed and undifferentiated conditions. The role will include developing audit and research projects, providing ongoing supervision and support to medical and non-medical colleagues, and play a pivotal role in the operational development of their specialty. The post holder can expected protected time to fulfil these duties and maintain their continuing professional development portfolio. This post is within our Urgent Care Home Visiting Team which support patients that require a urgent health care need. The service is 24/7, with ACP shift patterns of 0800-2030, 7 days a week.,

• Substantial post registration relevant experience working autonomously at an advanced level and can demonstrate transferrable skills.
• Experience of clinical leadership.
• Experience of working within multi professional settings with consolidated clinical practice and contributing to effective team working.
• Experience of leading evidenced service improvement and innovation through service/practice development initiatives, audit or research., Completed portfolio of supervised practice in specialist area

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.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

The current vacancy is for a full time role with shift patterns of 0800-2030, 7 days a week, including bank holidays.