Advanced Care Practitioner

7 months ago


Chichester, United Kingdom 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

As an Advanced Care Practitioner, you will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical leadership and expertise within the frailty team. The Advanced Care Practitioner will demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in the management and care of patients living with frailty. You will work autonomously within your sphere of competency as a clinician in a diverse multi skilled team which includes Medical & Nursing teams both internally and within our community Trusts, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacy leads and administrative staff. The Advanced Care Practitioner will formulate clinical decisions and treatment plans to manage the patient illness and injury. They will be part of the wider frailty team and will participate in the development of the service by working with our colleagues in the Emergency departments to pull through patients that meet the frailty SDEC criteria and work to ensure these patients are given specialist care so that they can return to their place of residence as soon as possible. They will carry out holistic needs assessments of patients, initiating interventions and referring to members of the multidisciplinary teams as appropriate. They will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement for the development and review of care protocols and training for staff to further enhance and develop out frailty service.

Managing own caseload, carrying out comprehensive assessments, being professionally accountable and legally responsible. Assess, evaluate and implement plans of care for patients including their clinical treatment plan. Stream patients to expedite discharge to prevent unnecessary admissions and prevent deconditioning. Be a specialist in the field of frailty, and advise/review as required.

Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops

At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

**Improving lives**: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

**Build a career with us**: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

Leadership

Health and care professionals working at the level of advanced clinical practice should be able to:
Provide professional and clinical advice to colleagues regarding therapeutic interventions, practice and service improvement.

Proactively initiate and develop effective working relationships, fostering clarity of roles within teams to encourage productive working.

Role model the values of organisation and demonstrate a person-centred approach to service delivery and development

Evaluate own practice and participate in multidisciplinary service and team evaluation, demonstrating the impact of advanced clinical practice on service function and effectiveness and quality (i.e., outcomes of care, experience and safety)

Actively engage in peer review to inform own and others practice, formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and make improvements

Lead new practice and service redesign solutions in response to feedback, evaluation and need, working across boundaries and broadening sphere of influence

Actively seeks feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers, communities and colleagues in the co-production of service improvements

Demonstrate leadership, resilience and determination, managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeks to build confidence in others

Continually develop practice in response to changing population health needs, engaging in horizon scanning for future developments

Demonstrate receptiveness to challenge and preparedness to constructively challenge others, escalating concerns that affect individuals, families, carers, communities and colleagues' safety and wellbeing when



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