Trainee ACP Elderly Care

4 weeks ago

Wakefield, United Kingdom The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust are looking forexperienced and motivated clinicians to start their journey as a TraineeAdvanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) within Elderly Services. Trainees will jointhe dynamic and innovative multidisciplinary team working closely with the MDT.The Elderly services at Mid Yorkshire span across both Pinderfields andDewsbury Hospitals which will provide candidates with exposure and experiencein both acute and non-acute elderly medicine.

The advanced practitioner education will be both in houseand through participation in a Masters course in Advanced Practice within oneof the local academic institutes. You are joining the Trust at an exciting timeas we have recently been awarded Teaching Hospital status and we are lookingfor candidates who have a passion for providing the best care for our elderlypatients.

Our ambition is to deliver an ACP service built on HealthEducation England definition four pillars (Clinical Practice, Leadership andManagement, Education and Research). These skills are essential and underpinthe autonomy and critical decision making required to work within elderlyservices

You will be expected to apply for The Advanced PracticeMasters Pathway and to start in September 2024.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be practicing under supervision as atrainee within clinical placement areas to provide advanced care across elderlycare. This will encompass the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis andtreatment within an agreed scope of practice throughout the clinicalplacements.

The post holder will, under supervision, work across nursingand medical boundaries demonstrating leadership in providing expert care,contributing to education, research, audit and practise development.

On completion the practitioner will have demonstratedclinical expertise, competence, confidence and be able to work within anautonomous and defined sphere of practice, maintaining records and incollaboration with the Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Professional teams.

About us

We provide care and support to over a million people inWakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across ourthree hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront ofinnovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of ourworkforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectfuland maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make MidYorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasmirrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity andgender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support tosomeone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of theLGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currentlyunder-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications frommembers of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure allapplicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuableguidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this Ifyou share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of ourpatients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

To deliver and participate inclinical care, within the clinical placement area. Under supervision, provide alevel of advanced and comprehensive health assessment based on a specialistbody of knowledge. To appropriately assess, examine, investigate, diagnose and treatpatients, resulting in safe management and appropriate clinical management,referral or discharge within the specified boundaries of the role as a trainee. Under supervision, using an extended scope of practice beyond ownprofession, review all information available, including interpretation oflaboratory and radiological results. Utilising a systematic process of assessment and critical reasoning makea differential diagnosis, and record and initiate an appropriate patientmanagement plan prioritising the most probable diagnosis. Recognise the patient withchanging health status and take appropriate actions. Initiate pharmacologicalintervention, as an independent or supplementary prescriber or patient groupdirective and administer medications as prescribed by others in accordance withcurrent legislation and the Mid Yorkshire Trust policies. Communicate highly complex andhighly sensitive information with patients and families and within thehealthcare team. Under supervision, plan and organise complex activities, includingliaison with other hospital services and external agencies, and detailedplanning for patient management, referral and discharge. Have responsibility for the safe use of highly complex monitoring andsupport equipment within the work area. Under supervision, undertake advanced clinical skills according to agreedprotocols and to service need. Maintain own clinical development by keeping abreast of new treatmentsand technologies. Rigorously review with a supervisor all aspects of the patients plan ofcare and identify and address issues that may result in a sub-standard service. Contribute to the review and development of integrated care pathways andclinical guidelines to ensure a standardised approach to care. Under supervision, practice with confidence and competence withinProfessional Guidelines. Ensure that accurate documentationand records are maintained in line with professional standards. Assist and contribute to thedevelopment of patient management systems, processes and tools within the workarea and adjacent clinical areas. Improve the quality of the patient experience by identifying and meetingthe individual clinical needs of the patientand their families. Provide support to themultidisciplinary team to enable patient to have better outcomes for theirhealth and that of their families, undertaking health promotion andcontributing to the prevention of adverse effects to health and wellbeing. Demonstrate ability to adaptspecialist clinical knowledge and skills to different clinical settings, andinfluence service delivery. Actively implement effective systems and processes for infection controlmanagement and relevant audit within their clinical placement area. The trainee complies withlegislation, policies and procedures related to biomedical investigations andinterventions. The trainee takes appropriateaction to comply with response to biomedical reporting and escalation ofextraneous results. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RGN, RSCN or RM or other allied professional with evidence of graduate level education Level 2 Maths and English or be willing to complete functional skills Maths and English prior to completion of apprenticeship Relevant teaching qualification Evidence of current CPD Evidence of further study of a relevant Honours Degree, minimum of a 2:2 award or equivalent Advanced Life Support Qualification. Working towards MSc (Apprenticeship) in Advanced Clinical Practice

Experience

Essential

Evidence of continuous professional development and the practical application of new skills to the work place, demonstrating specialist expertise underpinned by theory Evidence of depth and breadth of senior level practice appropriate to advanced level Evidence of practical contributions to the development of service programmes of care and protocols Evidence of contribution to audit programmes within practice Evidence of involvement in direct supervision and leadership in teaching and mentoring of junior staff and students Relevant teaching/supervising/mentoring experience Managerial responsibilities, including supervision and appraisal of junior staff, in all professional groups Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust clinical governance objectives

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

Comprehensive knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy and the ability to interpret policy at a local level. Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance eg. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities Understanding of the Trusts objectives and priorities and the ability to work across operational boundaries Evidence of current CPD Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other HR/People Management related training Understanding of healthcare structure with regard to excellent communication skills in collaborating with other Health and Community Partners. Ability to understand aspects of legal and role boundaries and of Advanced Clinical Practitioner scope of practice

Desirable

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