The Acute Care Team are a 24/7 critical care outreach service who cover the footprint of East Lancashire Hospital Trust and sit within the division of surgery and anaesthetics. The team of ACPs, Non-Medical prescribing practitioners, and specialist vascular access practitioners with varying backgrounds in both nursing and allied health professions are led by a consultant nurse and lead ACP structure who provide direct clinical supervision and guidance in the workplace.

The role of the ACP is to have daily oversight of the team working across all sites and to both manage and lead the team in the response to deteriorating patients, high risk presentations, and recovery programs. The successful applicant will have an open mind to innovative practice and work towards a level of advanced practice which is evolving and braking down barriers to conventional practices.

The trainee program will take an hybrid approach to development within the role and consist of both work based learning and academic study at level 7. This will be facilitated via an apprentice route onto the MSc degree program for Advanced Clinical Practice at the University of Central Lancashire where a number of both compulsory and optional modules including clinical decision making, non-medical prescribing and quality improvement will progress the trainee to a level of independent practice.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

• Work as a role model and demonstrate a high level of leadership and management skills
  
• Facilitate continuous professional development for oneself and others
  
• Take responsibility for own learning and apply a proactive approach to self assessment and development
  
• Provide a coaching culture in the workplace
  
• Promote a culture of safety and quality improvement within the healthcare setting
  
• Undertaking of clinical and diagnostic assessments of both medical and surgical presentations
  
• Request, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests
  
• Implement, adjust, and review treatment plans
  
• Developing care episodes and monitoring progress
  
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care
  
• Conduct research and stay up to date on current evidence-based practices
  
• Participate in training and development to enhance clinical skills and knowledge
  
• Provide patient education and counselling

• Lead own and contribute to others quality improvement initiatives within the healthcare setting
  
• Develop and maintain competency with advanced skills
  
• Ensure continuous competency with Advanced Life Support skills and response to cardiac arrest alerts
  
• Undertake and interpret findings from clinical audit
  
• Contribute to risk management strategies
  
• Ensure compliance with clinical standards and guidelines
  
• Work within a safe scope of practice

About us

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute, community and specialist services to the population of East Lancashire and Lancashire/South Cumbria.

Services are provided from two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital. Acute services are housed on the Blackburn site and include the emergency department, the 32 bedded Critical Care Unit and the acute surgical and medical units. The ED is a trauma unit in the Lancashire Trauma network.

ROYAL BLACKBURN TEACHING HOSPITAL

The Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital provides acute services in 503 + 70 day case beds

The hospital is situated just off junction 5 of the M65 and is our main hospital site receiving all emergency patients dealing with all emergency inpatient care. All blue light ambulances attend this site.

BURNLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Burnley General Teaching Hospital is an acute District General Hospital located in Burnley, Lancashire, England. The hospital provides a full range of services, including general and specialist medical and surgical services, diagnostic services and support services. It also houses anUrgent Care Centrefor minor injuries and illnesses.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Personal Profile:

Candidates must meet essential criteria and be willing to undertake an advanced practice pathway at level 7 master's degree including non-medical prescribing. Be flexible and prepared to work across a 24/7 service covering all East Lancashire HospitalTrust (ELHT) sites. Exercise advanced clinical expertise, level of judgement, discretion and decision making inclinical care of patients, which may include highly complex medical and surgical presentations. Must have experience within an acute setting and have worked at a senior level for a minimumof 3 years. Have recognised skills to function at a high level to support the Acute Care Team rota. Be prepared to undertake rotation throughout clinical areas to develop required and recognisedskill set that support deteriorating patients, including critical care, emergency medicine, andcommunity and integrated care settings.

Role:

To provide expert advice, support and direction to ensure holistic patient care for acutely unwell and deteriorating patients with the multidisciplinary team. Work closely with the critical care nursing and medical teams to facilitate early and timelyadmissions, safe discharges, and follow up and rehabilitation care. Collaborate with the deteriorating patients steering group and division of Education, Researchand Innovation to develop and deliver acute illness management education. Provide the infrastructure that addresses the knowledge and skills deficits of clinical areas indelivering acute care skills to patients. Support the Implementation of national guidelines and / or evidence-based practice to improvepatient care. Addresses clinical governance issues promptly. Provides direct leadership for the Acute Care Team. Provide highly specialised care within the hospital setting, to those patients with chronic and acuteconditions using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence based Function independently or within a clinical team demonstrating competence complementary to theMDT in the delivery of health care. Provide expert advice and ensure the needs of the patient are met by leading, challenging andchanging practice within the clinical setting. Accept new and follow-up referrals Discharge patients from workload as appropriate Undertake clinical audit and research Recognises and acts as an advocate for patients, carers, service and organisation. Lead change as required and ensure resolution of conflict. Undertake and lead quality improvement projects to support service development.

General Responsibilities:

Working as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner making independent clinical judgements/decisions based on patients' clinical need and within scope of competency Undertake independent comprehensive assessment and management of patients to incorporatephysiological, psychological and pharmacological considerations, making multifaceted complexclinical decisions regarding patient management and clinical outcomes, including, whereappropriate, listing patients for elective procedures and discharging patients from the service whentreatment is complete/optimum outcome is achieved Demonstrate a high level of competence in clinical, diagnostic and examination skills Provide counselling and advocacy for patients with acute and chronic conditions Act as a facilitator, resource and model to nursing and medical staff, and professions allied tomedicine Undertake research and service development Regularly re-evaluate the service and develop according to need, within the limitation of resource Establish close liaison and communication between all disciplines involved in the care of patientsand their families and work in partnership with other practitioners Monitor and evaluate the role of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner, liaise with appropriate managersand medical staff, and demonstrate and respond to an evolving service Develop and sustain close working relationships, partnerships and networks and draw upon multiagency/inter-professional resources where appropriate to improve health. Keep up to date with developments in the role of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner through personalprofessional development, in service training and education, professional conferences, courses andseminars as appropriate.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse / AHP
• Degree or evidence of level 7 study
• Maths and English GCSE at C or equivalent
• 3 years at senior level

Desirable

• Non-medical prescribing
• ALS facilitator or provider
• Leadership, management or coaching qualifications
• Acute illness qualification

Experience

Essential

• 5 years post qualification 3 years in a senior role
• Evidence of management, leadership
• Relevant clinical experience in an acute setting

Desirable

• Critical care, emergency medical / surgical experience
• Working collaboratively
• Service improvement evidence

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Knowledge of organisational structures and processes
• Ability to work autonomously
• Commitment to training and development
• High level of communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

• Experience of developing and delivering training and education
• Positive mindset and approach towards the development of both self and others
• Experience in providing and undertaking clinical supervision

audit, research and governance

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of audit, research, and Governance
• Understands the principles of quality improvement
• Undertakes an active and consistent role in audit, research, governance

Desirable

• Evidence of independent practice in relation to audit, research, and governance Ability to interpretant findings and recognise a need for change
• Experience of leading a QI project
• Experience of presenting audit / research findings
• Regular participation in service improvement
• Experience of wider collaborative practice outside of own team

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Across East Lancashire Sites

Across East Lancashire Sites

BB2 3HH

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