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Trainee ACP in Lung Cancer

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Coventry, United Kingdom University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

This job profile is for a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) position, who will work under clinical supervision to meet the capabilities/competencies required for the job, outlined below. The trainee is required to work hours ( WTE) as per Health Education / NHS England guidance.

Specialty specific competencies/capabilities must also be achieved alongside successful completion of MSc Advance Practice Programme identified in Person Specification deemed necessary for autonomous working within a five-year time frame. Competence in Non-Medical Prescribing will be required, if supported by the practitioner's professional regulator.

The successful applicant will be supported to develop into a high profile, accessible and responsive leader with managerial and clinical responsibility for the delivery of Advanced Clinical Practice in respiratory and lung cancer, able to make informed decisions within their own speciality and scope of professional practice, involving patients and public to ensure agreed standards, targets and objectives are met.

Upon successful completion of MSc Advanced Practice & speciality competencies/capabilities, you will be uplifted to a band 8A.

Main duties of the job

Manage the lung cancer diagnostic pathway, triaging, assessing, examining, prescribing, with management and leadership of the team.

The successful applicant will be supported to develop critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the respiratory and lung cancer team to meet the needs of patients, and will play a key role in service delivery and adherence to policy and procedures. Once qualified, they will be instrumental in guiding junior medical and nursing staff in relation to relevant protocols and procedures.

The post holder will work predominately within the lung cancer team. They will undertake primary and secondary assessments alongside medical and qualified ACP colleagues, providing support and guidance to nursing and medical staff in the management of lung cancer and respiratory patients.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Co-ordinate the care of respiratory and lung cancer patients throughout their pathway within the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients.

Accountable for own actions in accordance with the professional Code of Conduct and regulatory guidance. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.

Lead and deliver care across a variety of clinical settings such as outpatient, inpatient, virtual clinic, ward rounds, etc.

Deliver clinical care according to National and local guidelines ensuring delivery of evidence-based care and working towards the Trust vision of providing a World Class Service.

Assess and prioritise patients within the service to maintain quality care.

Undertake an initial assessment to determine differential diagnosis, utilising advanced critical thinking and decision-making skills, deciding when necessary to refer to senior clinical colleagues.

Act autonomously to provide expert clinical care which contributes to the patients treatment plan to ensure that optimum physical, psychological, and social care needs are met.

Request and interpret relevant investigations to facilitate the development of the patients management plan.

Proactively refer to other clinicians (own or other services) depending upon patients needs to deliver care beyond your limitations and scope of practice.

Proactively initiate treatment plans for patients requiring intervention and treatment ensuring ethically based considerations.

Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long term conditions.

Assess, diagnose, prescribe (as per scope of practice and professional regulatory requirements), and review medications for therapeutic effectiveness in the context of acute/emergency illness/ chronic illness, considering any current treatment given including pre-existing medical conditions.

Providing information and advice to patients on prescribed medication regimens, side-effects, and interactions ensuring compliance with evidence- based practice and national and practice protocols, in accordance with their scope of practice and professional regulatory requirements.

Integrates both pharmacological (as per their scope of practice and professional regulatory body requirements) and non-pharmacological treatments as appropriate into patient management plans.

Document clearly all aspects of assessment, diagnosis, and management plan and present the findings, using the approved documentation framework.

Facilitate shared decision making by discussing assessment outcomes with patients, carers, and other health care professionals, to enable patients to make informed decisions regarding treatment.

Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting priorities.

Support patients, families, and carers to adopt healthy lifestyles strategies and apply principles of self- care, alongside clinical management plans.

Understand and apply safeguarding measures that support the identification of vulnerable adults and children and be aware of statutory child/ vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance.

Contribute to informed patient consent and act as patient advocate.

Undertake delegated consent as appropriate and after successful completion of the relevant training and competencies.

Report clinical incidents via Trust Datix reporting system.

For further details please see the attached job description.

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