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Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Manchester
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 Per annum
Closing date
21 Nov 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 8A
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
You will work as part of the clinician Rota ensuring the safe assessment, management, referral and discharge of patients across The Urgent Treatment Centre. You should possess a Masters level qualification in advanced clinical practice, be an independent prescriber and have previous experience in managing patients independently as an ACP in an Urgent Treatment Centre.

The post holder will deliver an 80% clinical component to their role and 20% related to the other pillars of advanced practice, education, research and leadership/management. You will be provided with mentorship from both a Consultant in Advanced Practice and, you will be supported to become credentialed via HEE ACP curriculum if you have not been credentialed via your University previously where you studied your MSc.

You will be working in a busy and dynamic specialty which sees patients with a wide range of presentations, and serves a large and diverse population.

Main duties of the job

Working in Urgent Treatment Centre the post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care demonstrated through the Trust advanced competency framework, whilst maintaining a professional portfolio. S/he will provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of the client group. Will deal with complex facts and situations that may require advanced level of analysis, interpretation whilst comparing all the options. S/he will monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through, supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. S/he will lead the implementation of relevant research into practice contributing to the further development of the evidence base through research and audit. S/he will contribute to clinical governance within the service by leading audit and research as part of the MDT within the area of expertise. Will require the ability to interpret and manage highly complex, sensitive or contentious information. Will be responsible for review, design and implementation of policies and guidance to ensure effective service provision/development.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered professional.
  • Teaching/assessing qualification
  • Degree level qualification in base profession
  • MSc Advanced Clinical Practice


Desirable

  • Speciality course in Urgent care/ Primary Care/ Emergency Medicine or another relevant course
  • Non-medical prescriber


Experience

Essential

  • Excellent clinical skills
  • Minimum of 5 years post registration experience
  • Clinical Risk Management & Governance experience.
  • Audit and research Leadership / leading a team
  • Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team
  • Awareness of national and local targets, NSF frameworks, Policy


Desirable

  • Local and national issues affecting service delivery.
  • Experience within the field of Urgent care/ Primary Care/ Emergency Medicine
  • Shows an interest in Urgent Care/ receiving Units and Emergency Medicine as a speciality


Skills

Essential

  • Analytical and judgement skills.
  • IT literate.
  • Motivation, team building. Excellent communication


Desirable

  • Local and national issues affecting service delivery.
  • Experience within the field of Urgent care/ Primary Care/ Emergency Medicine
  • Shows an interest in Urgent Care/ receiving Units and Emergency Medicine as a speciality


Knowledge

Essential

  • Developed knowledge of the speciality
  • National, local and organisational developments in Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care and the wider NHS agenda


Other

Essential

  • Flexible to meet needs of post.
  • Able to perform complex skills and procedures with dexterity.
  • Acknowledge limitations in practice, commitment to own professional development


Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Manchester Royal Infirmary

Oxford Road

Manchester

M139WL

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

349-MRI-6643770*

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