Respiratory Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Department: Respiratory/Virtual Ward

Band 8a, �50,952 - �57,349 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

We have an exciting and innovative opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner specialising in Respiratory care, or already studying towards this qualification, to join our dedicated team who will be pivotal in our Virtual ward initiative. The successful applicant must be motivated and enthusiastic about the specialist care needs of this patient group.

This job is suitable for individuals who are compassionate, patient focused and have a real passion to improve care for our patients with early discharge through our Virtual ward.

You will be experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary / multi-agency health / social care environment and will provide expertise, advice, and support to the nursing and medical team ensuring the provision of high-quality care to patients from the first point of contact to their destination, either admission or discharge.

You will provide leadership and line management to our dedicated team of Respiratory Specialist Nurses.

The successful candidate if not already an ACP will be a Band 7 and promoted as a band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner, after the completion of their master's in advanced clinical Practice as well as meeting the requirements of the ACP competencies.

Main duties of the job

You should be able to demonstrate advanced communication skills, organisational and multi-tasking skills and have the ability to prioritise effectively and efficiently in a busy and fast paced working environment. The successful applicant must demonstrate an ability to support, teach, develop and educate others and possess good leadership skills. They should be able to work autonomously and work as part of a strong multidisciplinary team in order to maintain and deliver a high quality of care.

For further information and/or an informal discussion please contact Liz Winter - Divisional Chief Nurse for Medicine & Emergency Care. Elizabeth.Winter@MKUH.nhs.uk 01908 86072.

About us

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• Performs comprehensive clinical assessment.
• Requests, performs, interprets, and follow up on diagnostics tests to support clinical decision making.

Leadership and management

• Acts as a proactive clinical leader, demonstrating effective leadership skills.
• Promotes best practice for the patients, using standards, clinical guidelines, and research/audit findings.

Education

• Undertakes statutory and mandatory training as required by the Trust.
• Participates in the theoretical and clinical education and training of others.

Research

• Assists in data collection for local, national, and multi-centre research projects.
• Identifies areas for research and audit, liaising with the research and audit teams.

Strategic Planning

• Contributes to the deliver of the Trusts Nursing & Midwifery Strategy.
• Acts a member of the senior nurse to promote the effective and efficient delivery of nursing and midwifery care at the Trust.

Operational Planning and Service Delivery

• Ensures the quality, standard and range of care provided are optimised within the available resources and in line with contract requirements.
• Develops an effective and responsive organisational infrastructure capable of achieving planned objectives and incorporating control and audit systems for monitoring service performance against corporate objectives and the business plan.

Operational Planning and Service Delivery

• Ensures the quality, standard and range of care provided are optimised within the available resources and in line with contract requirements.
• Develops an effective and responsive organisational infrastructure capable of achieving planned objectives and incorporating control and audit systems for monitoring service performance against corporate objectives and the business plan.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for more details.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

• Registered Practitioner with current registration with a professional regulatory body
• Advanced Life Support
• Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal)
• Specialist knowledge in the service

Desirable

• Master's degree in advanced clinical practice
• Non-medical prescriber
• A clinical leadership/management qualification/experience
• Clinical History Taking and Physical Examination training/experience
• Evidence of autonomous practice with high level of decision making

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of critical thinking with regards to effective patient management

Desirable

• Experience in clinical governance (risk management and complaints management)
• Experience in investigating serious untoward incident with follow up actions
• Experience of leading quality improvement initiatives
• Experience in providing expert clinical care and advice
• Evidence of research skills
• Evidence of producing and presenting clinical papers/posters

Skills

Essential

• Ability to seek and provide peer reviews and support
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to provide advice to other staff/teams
• Up-to-date knowledge of adult and child safeguarding
• Up-to-date knowledge of infection prevention and control issues
• Able to support personal resilience by seeking feedback and advice
• Able to engage patients and families in decision making

Desirable

• Budgetary management experience
• Previous experience as an ACP
• Updated national initiatives on ACP
• Ability to participate on an on-call rota
• Able to translate national guidance and guidelines into practice

Personal Development

Essential

• Ability to be flexible, to have flair and initiative and be able to work in a team
• Motivated / positive - self-directed and committed
• Professional image
• Ability to organize, priorities and coordinate work

Desirable

• Have an ongoing personal development plan

Communication

Essential

• Excellent communication skills with colleagues and people at all levels
• Flexible approach to work
• Good listener
• Team player

Desirable

• Ability to manage stressful situations, raise clinical issues and work independently to ensure the patients' needs are being met
• Ability to manage and motivate self and others

Specific requirements

Essential

• Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations

Employer details

Employer name

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

W71030 Medicine - Virtual Ward (Dept)

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD

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