We are looking for a highly motivated, knowledgeable and enthusiastic qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our Cardiology ACP team.

The team was formed over 10 years ago and currently consists of 13 qualified ACP's and 2 trainee ACP's who are either Nurses or Pharmacists by background.

The successful candidate would join the ACP rota to enable us to expand our cover to Patience 1 at Nottingham City Hospital which is our heart failure ward. We can be flexible with the candidate's job plan. If they have a particular interest in heart failure, they could work predominantly on Patience 1. If they have an interest in general Cardiology, they could join the team on a rotational basis providing cover for Chest Pain and ACS clinics at Nottingham City Hospital (NCH), Cardiology wards at NCH and an in-reach service to the Emergency Department and Acute Medical wards at Queens Medical centre.

There will be opportunities to join the ACP team in shared ACP pillar and CPD activities.

Main duties of the job

If you are an ACP in another clinical area with relevant qualifications but are looking to change your area of practice, we will be able to offer a supervised practice/training role to enable you to develop your skills, competencies and a portfolio within a new speciality. If appointed, we will support you with a period of supervision and assessment tailored specifically to individual needs and requirements.

Your clinical development will be supported and includes access to a well-developed post graduate education plan. As an ACP at NUH, your development would follow a Trust-wide five year ACP plan encompassing the four pillars of advanced practice. During this period, it is expected that the individual will be actively involved in developing their speciality within local, regional and national forums and networks.

Come and develop your passion for patient care in a well-established ACP team in a challenging but supported and caring environment.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You must have completed an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, which includes Non-Medical Prescribing and be able to present a portfolio demonstrating evidence of your ACP clinical competence.

You will undergo a period of supervision and assessment to ensure you are embedded correctly into our workforce and to develop skills/portfolio within Cardiology. You will have a dedicated Consultant Supervisor that has dedicated time within their job plan.

Thepost holder will rotate to the Cardiology clinics (NCH), Cardiology wards (NCH) and Cardiology in-reach team (QMC).

When working in the Cardiology in-reach team, you will be required to:

Accept referrals from the Emergency Department and the Acute Medical wards/Admission units for patients with suspected Cardiology problems who require specialist input from the Cardiology team.

Formulate appropriate management plans for patients with suspected angina, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias and other cardiac conditions.

When working in the Chest Pain clinics, you will be required to:

Accept referrals from General Practitioners (GP), Emergency Medicine and other NUH specialities for patients with suspected angina who require specialist input.

Manage a caseload of new outpatients with suspected angina. This will include interpretation of investigations to deliver a clear diagnosis to the patient and the provision of a clinic summary letter for the GP outlining the ongoing management plan.

When working in the ACS clinic, you will be required to:

Accept referrals for patients who require out-patient follow up after being admitted with an ACS or post PCI.

Manage a caseload of outpatients who have had a recent ACS. This will include management of any investigative results and the provision of a clinic summary letter for the GP outlining the ongoing management plan.

When working on the Cardiology wards, you will be required to:

Clerk and review patients on Cardiology wards, assisting in reaching a diagnosis, ordering diagnostic tests, chasing and interpreting results.

Ensure patients are fully prepped for investigations and facilitate prompt discharge.

Complete a comprehensive discharge summary.

Along with clinical work across the department, the individual will have weekly rostered time to undertake their own continued professional development alongside service development work. They will be given the opportunity to follow personal interests and pursuits whether that is in education, teaching, research or management.

In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional registered with a professional body
• Non Medical Prescriber registered with NMC or other professional body
• ALS Provider
• Evidence of post registration training and/or qualifications
• Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills

Desirable

• ALS Instructor
• Mentor/assessor qualification

Experience

Essential

• Completed a portfolio of supervised practice in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Evidence of continued professional development following completion of Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Desirable

• Management and leadership experience

Communication skills

Essential

• Able to present and receive complex information to multidisciplinary team
• Able to work independently and within a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with wide variety of patients
• Assertiveness and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to accept constructive feedback

Desirable

• Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential

• Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner.
• Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems.
• Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines
• Active involvement in departmental operational development
• Participation in research or audit projects

Desirable

• Active change initiator

Planning and Organisational skills

Essential

• Willingness to adapt to departmental and patient need.
• Efficient time and deadline management

Physical Skills

Essential

• Ability to manoeuvre patients and perform clinical examinations as required

Other

Essential

• Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns and practices.
• Ability to support, colleagues, patients and relatives in sometimes distressing circumstances

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Hucknall road

Nottingham

NG51PB

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