We are excited to recruit a Full time Acute Medicine/SDEC ACP in the Bristol Royal Infirmary on an 80/20 job plan. We are a Team of 4 currently, two qualified AP and x 2 trainees however one member of our team is relocating and therefore we will recruit into this post. The Job plan includes 80% clinical with 20% off the shop floor you will support the medical team/trainees/service provision/rota/education/research/audit/QIP ensuring continued development across all 4 pillars of Advanced Practice. You will have an active role supporting the trainees. Ideally you will work across the department including clinic/take team and ward support. However if we are unable to recruit a qualified Acute Medicine/SDEC ACP we may consider a trainee post band 7.

As a trainee you will be required to enrol on an approved ACP Apprenticeship or eportfolio route. You will be required to have an active eportfolio to evidence your competence across the acute med curriculum working towards qualification over a period of 3 dependent on academic and clinical experience, achieving a band 8a at the end. As a trainee it is expected you will work 30hrsclinical a week with 7.5hrs off shop floor. You will be allocated an educational supervisor, be well organised, IT savvy and have an excellent record of professional conduct. The successful candidate will expect regular educational teaching, short placements for learning opportunities in other areas of practice e.g. ED and ITU.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Pillar:

Practice at a high level of clinical expertise in assessing and diagnosing patients who present to Acute Medicine.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of your broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of your own competence and professional scope of practice including working with complexity, risk and incomplete information.

Act on professional judgement about when to seek help, demonstrating critical reflection on your own practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and openness to change.

Leadership Pillar:

Pro-actively initiate and develop effective relationships in and between multidisciplinary teams fostering clarity of roles within teams to encourage productive working

Role model the values of the organisation, demonstrating a person-centred approach to service delivery and development.

Evaluate your own practice and participate in MDT service and team evaluation, demonstrating the impact of advanced clinical practice on service function and effectiveness, and quality (outcomes of care, experience and safety).

Actively engage in peer review to transform your own and others practice, formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and make improvements

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Research Pillar:

You will critically engage in research activity, adhering to good research practice guidance, so that evidenced based strategies are developed and applied to enhance quality, safety, productivity and value for money

Evaluate and audit own and others clinical practice, selecting and applying valid, reliable methods, then acting on the findings

Education Pillar:

You should critically assess and address your own learning needs, negotiating a personal development plan that reflects the breadth of ongoing professional development across the four pillars of advanced clinical practice

Act as an expert resource in educating the wider multidisciplinary team in the safe and appropriate management of patients who present to the service.

You will be expected to engage in self-directed learning, critically reflecting to maximise clinical skills and knowledge

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered Health Care Professional
• NMC/HCPC/GCP/GPhC Registration
• Completed Advanced Practice Masters and mapped to apprenticeship standard i.e. Digital Badge if not apprenticeship
• Accredited portfolio mapped to acute medicine curriculum
• Evidence of formal ongoing professional development
• Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
• Non-Medical Prescribing NMP
• ALS willing to undertake

Desirable

• IRMER Education
• CORE (Level 1) ultrasound course
• ALS

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Recent significant experience at band 8a or equivalent in acute Medicine clinical setting
• Proven leadership and management experience in acute Medicine
• Proven evidence of educational support to others
• Demonstrated ability to support colleagues
• Experience or sound knowledge of change management as part of a leadership role
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
• Change management and ability to present ideas effectively
• Familiar with current local and national issues

Desirable

• Undertaken research as a chief or principle investigator
• Experience of developing advanced practice guidelines, governance and audit
• Experience in developing a service

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Resilience
• Assertiveness
• Demonstrated ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
• Good communication
• Being Fair
• Dynamic
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Pro-active
• Personal insight and awareness
• Being a good team player
• Innovative

Aptitudes

Essential

• Possess the skills and wide range of clinical knowledge to work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake independent, direct consultation and provision of care
• Function autonomously to achieve the strategic developments working without direct supervision. Identify and critically appraise contemporary evidence, develop and promote best practice, ensuring strong clinical leadership
• Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of protocols, policies and integrated care pathways in line with current best evidence
• IT Savvy

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

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