Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for x2 ACP's or experienced clinical nurse specialists in heart failure who are willing to work towards completion of the ACP programme. The candidates will join our Integrated Heart Failure Service at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation NHS Trust. The successful candidates will work autonomously in their field as part of the wider MDT to support our ambulatory heart failure team. The service will operate 7 days per week 8 am till 8 pm and requires flexibility working within an evolving proactive, dynamic and committed multidisciplinary Heart failure Team. The candidates will have clinical oversight and (in conjunction with Consultants) responsibility for patients who are being managed by the heart failure specialist team. This will involve working with external agencies and technologies to provide an enhanced model of care supporting hospital aviodance and a supported Discharge service for patients with Heart Failure. The successful candidates will need to demonstrate strong clinical reasoning and prioritisation skills be an effective leader and have the ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
Responsibilities
1. To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed.
2. To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team.
3. To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment.
4. To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload.
5. To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings.
6. To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues.
1. To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body.
2. To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner.
3. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure clinician led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients.
4. To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services.
5. To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients.
6. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary.
7. To provide expert care, advice and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available throughout the patient's journey.
8. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate.
9. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation.
10. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills.
11. The post holder will be expected to work clinical shifts in a ward environment if necessary. Management and Quality.
12. Act as a change agent for the development of the service.
13. Assisting in the audit and data collection required for developing evidence based services.
14. To provide verbal and written reports to appropriate managers and clinical leads.
15. To monitor the effectiveness of the service by continuous audit.
16. To ensure that equipment is maintained and serviced as required.
17. To develop protocols, documentation, standards and guidelines to enable best practice for the care of patients. In the identified/specified area.
18. To be involved in complaints handling according to the Trust's Complaints Procedure.
19. To establish a clear focus, vision and direction for the service, within the Care Group.
20. To ensure effective and efficient use of financial resources, contributing to increasing the efficiency and controlling cost within the departmental budget. Making recommendations regarding supplies and purchasing of equipment.
Communication and Liaison
1. To promote effective communication within the hospital and to the patient and/or their relatives.
2. Act as a point of liaison between all hospital departments involved in the patient's journey.
3. Act as a source of specialist information for clinicians and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
4. Liaise with other departments/ Trusts regarding services provided and current practises to develop best evidence-based practice.
5. To be skilled to impart distressing information with respect and empathy.
6. To ensure that all patient records are maintained contemporaneously.
Qualifications
* Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level with appropriate registration
* MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or started the MSc ACP pathway/programme and committed to completing within an agreed time frame: Note: Post holder will be in a training post (Annex 21) until evidence of completion of MSc ACP is provided.
* Teaching and assessing qualification
* Relevant post registration qualification/equivalent.
* Prescriber
* Evidence of participation in audit and research, Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality
* Evidence of effective management
* Evidence of effective leadership skills
* Evidence of staff development and can demonstrate knowledge regarding provision and development of education programmes
* Evidence of change management
* Evidence of application of current clinical service issues and developments, Understanding and application of healthcare governance
* Has an up-to-date Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio, Excellent communication skills
* Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
* Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing, Supportive of colleagues
* Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
* High level of personal and professional credibility
* Act as role model for staff, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
* Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
Additional information
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18th birthday. The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced). From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
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