Advanced Clinical Practitioner-Acute Medical
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we are committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it is the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
We are looking for Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) to work within Respiratory Internal Medicine at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. You will be a key member of the Respiratory medicine nursing team. The post holder will be based within the Respiratory department and will manage patients with a range of respiratory conditions. This will include Modality work, new and follow up patients, triaging and running respiratory clinics, interstitial lung disease clinics and hot clinics.
Main duties of the job
The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with Respiratory conditions.
The post holder will be a 1st level registered nurse or registered healthcare professional and hold an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent at MSc level.
You will work as an autonomous practitioner within a defined clinical area, delivering all aspects of management and care to a wide range of patients with varying needs, encompassing advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking and clinical management skills that are evidence based and deliver high quality patient centred care in accordance with their scope of practice.
The post holder will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team and will play an integral role in the operational/strategic development of the service.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details about this job role, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered with relevant professional body- e.g. NMC/HCPC
* Masters Degree in Advanced Practice
* Independent non-medical prescribing, if from a core profession in which NMP is supported or when relevant to the role.
* Portfolio of evidence
* ILS/ALS/APLS/ATLS delete as appropriate
Experience
* Extensive clinical experience
* Excellent clinical and practical skills
* Evidence of practice within the four pillars of Advanced Practice
* Direct supervision of junior staff
* Evidence of continuous professional development and the practical application of new skills to the workplace
* Experience of working within speciality
The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond".
To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:
Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement.
Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and
Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites.
Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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