Job overview
Are you an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner looking to make a real impact in a dynamic and fast-paced emergency setting? We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated ACP to join our Emergency Department (ED) team, working predominately within our Children's Emergency Department. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of emergency care, playing a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in a busy and diverse environment.
If you are passionate about emergency medicine and want to be part of a forward-thinking, patient-focused team, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
The AP will be expected to practice across the four pillars of Advanced Practice: Clinical, Leadership and Management and Research. They will fulfil the expectations and capabilities outlined in the Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England.
An established/qualified AP will deliver patient-centred care with a high degree of autonomy, independent assessment and clinical decision-making.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
1. First-level degree (HEI Level 5 or 6) or equivalent in the undergraduate base profession
2. NMC or HCPC registration
3. Masters in Advanced Practice or equivalent, which maps across the 4 pillars
4. Qualified as a non-medical prescriber (if able under professional registration)
5. Evidence of continuing professional development. (including further level 7 modules that support practice)
6. Accreditation as an Advanced Practitioner of willingness to work towards (including NHSE digital badge) or Royal College of Emergency Medicine ACP portfolio.
Desirable criteria
7. Post-graduate management and/or leadership training
8. Qualification in teaching
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
9. Substantial post-registration experience and three years experience working at band 7 or equivalent.
10. Experience in complex case management.
11. Experience working independently at Advanced Practice level
12. Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner, as per Job Description for role
13. Demonstrate an in depth knowledge and experience of clinical examination, history taking, pharmacology, pathophysiology, etc.
14. Experience of instigating and interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plans of care for patients.
15. Experience of multi-agency / multi-disciplinary team working across service interfaces.
16. Evidence of teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT or externally to organisation.
17. Demonstration of leadership in clinical practice
18. Evidence of involvement of audit/quality improvement/successful change management
Desirable criteria
19. Experience working in Emergency department or similar setting, extensive experience in paediatric emergency care
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
20. Excellent effective verbal and written communication skills
21. Highly motivated and have the ability to motivate others
22. Ability to effectively prioritise workload
23. Ability to educate and clinical supervise others in the promotion of high standards of patient care
24. Commitment to training and continuous development of self and others
25. Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
26. Ability to communicate highly complex information situations including where there are barriers to understanding.
27. Ability to identify, develop and implement risk management and clinical governance systems at an expert level.
28. Computer literate – word, excel, PowerPoint
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
29. Ability to travel cross site and to community.
30. Ability to work days/nights/rotation
31. Enhanced level DBS
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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