Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting position has arisenat Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust for an Advanced Clinical you want to be part of a teamwho will be delivering novel and innovative ways of working ?Do you want to help make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of the population of the localcommunity?

If you do, then come and join our Adult Community Services ACP Team. This post is for aqualified ACP with a passion for delivering care within the community. You willbring your clinical expertise to a wider multidisciplinary team. You will be anexperienced, registered health and care practitioner and have a high degree ofautonomy and complex decision-making skills. This is underpinned by a masterslevel that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership andmanagement, education, and research, with demonstration of core capabilitiesand area specific clinical competence. Clinical support and supervision areavailable for all staff.

Advanced clinical practiceembodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals,families, and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complexproblems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhancepeoples experience and improve outcomes.

If you would like any furtherinformation please contact Kelly Haigh, via who can arrange a convenient time for aconversation with Andrea Parkin, Assistant Director of Nursing and Quality MYTT.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to expertlymanage urgent community referrals, from our GPs, Hospital and Home andcommunity nurse colleagues. You will manage these cohort(s) of patients andpresenting complaints, providing care for the presenting patient from initialhistory taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation ofcare, demonstrating safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert careevidence-based care.

To be a clinical expert andsenior clinician in the field of Adult Community Care. To work with the seniorleadership, ACPs and wider team to continually improve the quality of careprovided including the continuation of service improvement to demonstratebetter outcomes for our patients.

The successful applicant willneed to share the values of Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust and work as part of alarge multi-disciplinary team including GPs, Hospital specialty teams,Community Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals andAdministrators.

You will be passionate aboutmaking a difference for people, and working with them in the communities wherethey live. You will need to have an exceptional understanding of the positiveimpact of effective teamwork across the Division and organisation.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance: We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. Its important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Advanced Clinical Practitionerwill:

Manage their own caseload of patients whopresent with undifferentiated and undiagnosed illness. Undertake audit within the clinical setting todevelop services. Provide formal and informal teaching, support,and clinical supervision to nursing staff and junior medical staff. Ensure maintenance of clinical excellence. Support the wider multidisciplinary team, undertakingindependent comprehensive assessment and management of patients to incorporatephysiological, psychological, and pharmacological considerations, makingmultifaceted complex clinical decisions regarding patient management andclinical outcomes, including, where appropriate, the discharging patients fromthe service when treatment is complete/optimum outcome is achieved.

Professional

Maintain a professional appearance in line withthe Trust dress code. Uphold the Trusts values and behaviours(available on the Trust web site) and behave in a manner fitting with theresponsible position of the post holder, maintaining the public confidence. Maintain professional and courteous workingrelationships with staff and respect the equality and diversity of each personhe/she comes into contact within the course of his/her business. Uphold the privacy and dignity of the patientand always respect the equality of patients. To work within own defined level of competence.

Key Responsibilities

To be competentin the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a range ofundifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions underpinned by extensive knowledgeof a range of chronic and acute conditions. To becompetent in providing an initial clinical diagnosis and in the decision torefer to an appropriate speciality. To becompetent in the ability to discharge patients following appropriate assessmentand treatment. To becompetent in the initial immediate assessment and treatment of patients with arange of life-threatening presentations such as cardiac arrest and acute majorillness. V300programme Supplementary and Independent Prescriber, you will be a safe andcompetent independent and supplementary (non-medical) prescriber of medicines(from the British National Formulary). To be ableto see, treat and refer appropriately, a broad range of patients with acute andchronic illnesses as an autonomous practitioner. Administrationof medicines, in line with NMC Guidance and Trust Policy. Demonstrate own personal development with self-directedlearning and identifying and accessing internal and external developmentopportunities, as per individual advanced practice portfolio. Autonomous decision-making including judgmentsinvolving complex facts or situations which require the analysis,interpretation, and comparison of a range of options in relation to the care/management needs of the patients on a day-to-day basis within the clinicalenvironment. Conduct all system clinical assessments,examinations, and investigations to identify abnormalities and make diagnosesand administer a comprehensive and appropriate level of care. Use of advanced clinical skills and autonomousjudgement to prescribe drug treatments for patients following interpretation ofclinical findings through requested bloods and investigations across severalbroad and varied clinical fields. Use best practice, analyse evidence-basedpractice, use of benchmarking to inform clinical practice. Provide detailed and transparent reports ofworkload, outcomes, and recommendations for future developments; demonstratedin advanced practice portfolio this should include case-based discussions,multi-source feedback, etc. Be accountable for the direct delivery andimplementation of clinical care on a day-to-day basis across the full spectrumof illnesses and therapy management. Provide personal care plans to patients anddevelop, implement, and evaluate care including independently prescribedmedications, monitoring therapeutic programmes, and providing health educationand promotion. Be proactive in developing new ways of working,such as ACP led initiatives to increase the quality of the patient journey. Provide health education and advice to patients. Be a safe and competent non-MedicalPrescriber-providing responsible prescribing and adapting medication therapiesto meet the needs of patients. Communication Demonstrate the skills required to communicate, establish,and maintain therapeutic and professional relationships and gain cooperationfrom others. Demonstrate the ability to provide informationthat requires detailed or involved explanation including the balancedcommunication of risk and benefits of tests and alternatives. Utilise skills to persuade, influence,negotiate, motivate, emphasise, and communicate unpleasant or bad newssensitively and provide counselling and reassurance. Use tact and diplomacy while communicating andinfluencing change. Give advice, instruction, training and presentformally. Advise and support colleagues, where standardprotocols do not apply, draw upon advanced knowledge and skills makeappropriate judgements and decisions to deliver high standards of care. Responsible for recording, processing, andstorage of information that is personally generated. Ability to use relevant networks and clinicalprograms SystmOne. Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Be able to demonstrate tact, empathy, and reassurance. To practice with assertiveness and confidence To understand own limitations

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Teaching, mentoring and assessment skills. Management and organisational skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Highly developed oral and written communication skills with patients and the MDT; confidence to discuss sensitive, complex patient management and to liaise and negotiate with other members of the MDT. Highly developed clinical assessment, analytical and problem-solving skills, including generic healthcare aspects to accurately manage complex patient presentations to an excellent professional standard. Evidence of ability to critique own practice. Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high-pressure environment. Self-aware reflective practitioner able to envisage the role and understand and manage inherent pressures of the role. Ability to demonstrate high emotional intelligence and leadership skills. Able to resolve conflict and overcome resistance. Report writing/presentation skills. IT skills ability to use Word/Excel/PowerPoint etc. Mentoring and counselling skills Change management skills. Excellent time management and organisation skills Ability to manage, motivate and empower others. Ability to analyse information/data and provide written reports. Ability to motivate individuals and teams. Evidence of consistently providing all aspects of care with compassion, empathy, and kindness, showing sensitivity to the needs of individuals Apply transparency, honesty and candour behaviours in your practice and challenge non- compliance with these values in others.

Experience

Essential

Extensive post registration nursing/therapy/paramedic/pharmacy experience in a community care setting Experience of working autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner Evidence of audit and evidence-based care. Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working

Desirable

Urgent Community response Hospital at Home Intermediate Care Community Experience Palliative care experience

Qualifications

Essential

RGN Level 1/HCPC registration Teaching Qualification Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice with completed dissertation to achieve Band 8a. Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber (V300) Recent and relevant continuous professional development

Desirable

ALS/APLS/NLS/ARNI provider Community Specialist Practitioners Qualification

Other

Essential

Able to work rotational shifts including weekends and bank holidays. Commitment to achieving the best possible standards of care. Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to working practice and changing situations across site. Ability to satisfy Occupational Health Screening Access to a vehicle with the ability to travel around the Wakefield District in line with service requirements. Full UK driving license

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