A unique opportunity has arisen to join the Acute Response Team as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner. The ART is a recently formed innovative team and we now have opportunity to expand the team.

The ART covers a 24/7 service responding to referrals for unwell and deteriorating patients across all adult wards and departments at Rotherham General Hospital, monitoring of ICU step downs and provides trust-wide education on NEWS2 & management of deteriorating patients whilst also providing some support to the out of hours medical teams. We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, innovative, and driven trainee advanced clinical practitioners to the Acute Response Team from nursing or AHP background, applicants should have experience of caring for acutely ill patients ideally within critical care/emergency department or similar backgrounds.

This role will involve both clinical and academic training, supported by TRFT as your employer and our chosen HEE accredited Higher Education Institute. As this is an apprenticeship programme much of your learning and training will be achieved in the workplace as an integrated part of the clinical workforce.

As an organisation we are committed to supporting flexible working including part time hours however as part of the apprentice standard, the minimum contracted hours allowable are 30 hrs per week.

Interested candidates are encouraged to discuss the post with the named recruitment lead and an informal visit can be arranged.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide clinical expertise, leadership, collaboration and education to ensure that patients at risk of deterioration gain effective, appropriate and timely care.

The ACP (post holder) will engage directly with all members of the multi-disciplinary team in the prevention of and management of deteriorating patients working closely with the on call medical and critical care teams.

The post holder will undertake advanced clinical assessment, initiate investigations and interpret their results so clinical diagnosis can be determined and appropriate treatment initiated.

The post holder will use advanced knowledge and skills to provide autonomous practice to patients including independent clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients at risk of deterioration, preventing admission to critical care and where required supporting that admission.

The post holder will support trust wide education of staff in recognising and responding to deteriorating patients

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level Qualification
• Teaching/ Mentorship Qualification
• Evidence of Ongoing Professional Development

Desirable

• Qualified in Non-Medical Prescribing (v300) If applicable for the ACPs Role
• Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
• Current Advanced Life Support Qualification (Essential if Inpatient or UECC ACP, Desirable if Community or non-inpatient ACP)

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate experience in a senior post
• Experience in multi-disciplinary staff working
• Experience of working with acutely ill patients
• Experience of working independently
• Experience in education of staff

Registration

Essential

• Current Professional Registration

knowledge

Essential

• Excellent Communication skills with clear written and oral skills
• Effective organisational abilities, supervisory skills, leadership and change management skills
• Awareness of current health service priorities, national and local nursing and quality agenda

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

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