Trauma and Orthopaedic Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Shireal R. Lewis; London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a dedicated Advanced Clinical Practitioner to enhance patient care in the trauma and orthopaedic department. This full-time position offers the chance to work alongside skilled professionals, focusing on delivering exceptional patient-centered care. The role emphasizes leadership, education, and research, providing a platform for continuous professional development. Ideal candidates will possess advanced clinical skills, a relevant master's degree, and a passion for improving patient outcomes. Join a team committed to excellence and make a significant impact in the community.

Benefits

Continuing professional development

Flexible working hours

Employee wellness programs

Pension scheme

Health care benefits

Qualifications

• Experience as a qualified ACP in an acute setting.
• Knowledge of Orthopaedics and/or acute setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality holistic care for patients in Trauma and Orthopaedics.
• Manage own caseload and make high-level clinical decisions.

Skills

Advanced Clinical Practice

Non-medical prescribing (V300)

Critical analysis

Leadership

Patient care

Education

Relevant Masters degree in Advanced Practice

Registered nurse with valid NMC registration

Tools

Clinical supervision

Radiological imaging

Job description

HoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend shifts are required on a rota basis)Job ref241-210AS-25-AEmployerBolton NHS Foundation TrustEmployer typeNHSSiteRoyal Bolton HospitalTownBoltonSalary£53,755 - £60,504 per annumSalary periodYearlyClosing08/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

Full time 37.5 hours per week. Permanent post.

We are looking for a motivated health care professional to join as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the trauma and orthopaedic department at the Royal Bolton Hospital. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside a well-established and highly skilled Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Orthogeriatric team who excel in delivering high quality patient-centred care.

This is a full time post (37.5hrs/week) with a salary at Band 8a. Please note that non-medical prescribing is a requirement for this post.

We kindly ask that previous applicants for this post do not apply at this time.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will ideally have experience of working within an acute and/or surgical setting. Ideally candidates would have some Orthopaedic and frailty knowledge/experience. They will need to show a willingness and aptitude to learn and develop. They will need to be self-motivated with a desire to improve patient care through application of advanced clinical skills and knowledge, as well as leadership, education and research skills.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be supported with clinical supervision from an allocated Orthogeriatrician and ACP, and have access to continuing professional development that reflects all four domains of advanced practice.

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.

The Anaesthetics and surgery services Division is one of four Clinical Divisions in the Trust that includes trauma and elective orthopaedic wards and is committed to providing excellent clinical performance and patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work with the ACP postholder/s and wider Trauma and Orthopaedics department in providing high quality holistic care for patients t o assess, diagnose, and treat T+O patients with particular focus on comprehensive geriatric assessment to support the care of older frailer patients with orthopaedic complaints under the supervision of the Consultant-led orthopaedics and orthogeriatrics teams

Have a key role within the multidisciplinary team acting as a liaison between all members to allow for seamless and efficient care from admission to discharge

Be able to manage their own caseload in response to unpredictable patterns of work.

Act as a clinical expert in patient care, able to make high level clinical decisions, informed by advanced diagnostic, assessment and treatment skills.

Facilitates ‘expert’ inter-professional care for the ill patient and their dependants by direction, supervision and example; and maintenance of all records.

Initiates, undertakes and evaluate research and audit.

Develops and deliver educational programmes for staff locally and will work with Advanced Clinical Practitioners locally/nationally to develop advanced nursing practice.

Ordering and interpreting radiological imaging is an integral part of the role.

This is a designated non–medical prescribing position.

It is anticipated that 80% of the time will be spent in the clinical area

Please refer to full Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Attainments/Registration

Essential criteria

Relevant Masters degree in Advanced Practice or recognised qualification by the supported portfolio route from HEE centre for Advancing Practice

V300 Non-medical prescribing

Registered nurse with valid NMC registration or Health Care Professional and registered with HCPC

Knowledge of Orthopaedics and/or acute setting

Desirable criteria

Management & leadership experience

Experience of T&O and fraility

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience as a qualified ACP in an acute setting

Evidence of clinical/ managerial leadership experience

Experience of change management or service improvement activity

Desirable criteria

Experience of training, supervising and assessing competence of junior colleagues

Skills

Essential criteria

Able to analyse information to formalise appropriate diagnosis and management plan

Work autonomously, demonstrating critical analysis and decision making skills, ensure provision of care

Desirable criteria

Evidence of advance clinical skills

Knowledge and understanding of National and Trust agendas for Advanced Practice

Able to generate and present reports

Passionate about delivery of high quality care

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.

We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

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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.