Job description

Job responsibilities

As part of a multi-professional team, the ACP team is led by Laura Mckeon, the post holder will practice autonomously, whilst being accountable and self-directed in line with the relevant code of professional conduct. The post holder will work consistently in line with the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice.

We are seeking an inspiring and highly skilled Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our dynamic Medical Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC) team. This is a pivotal and rewarding role at the heart of an expanding, forward-thinking service. Working closely with the MSDEC Consultant, ACP Lead and the senior nursing team, you will champion clinical excellence, drive innovation, and support the ongoing development of our predominantly ACP-led workforce.

Medical Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC) enables early senior clinical decision-making, streamlining patient assessment and treatment through direct access and referral pathways. By maximising opportunities to complete care on the same day, MSDEC helps ensure patients receive timely, appropriate support often preventing unnecessary attendance to other urgent and emergency care services such as A&E.

At MSDEC at The Alexandra Hospital, we provide care for all medically expected ambulant patients, with plans for significant expansion. As part of this growth, the ACP will be integral in assessing, diagnosing, and treating the full range of medically expected patients, including those who are less ambulant or more acutely unwell.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Nursing degree or equivalent qualification
• Masters in Advanced Practice (MSc) and competence in managing acute illness (medical, surgical) and injury
• Previous ALS / EPALS / APLS / ETC / ATLS Provider with update in last 5 years, or evidence of recent learning and development around life support course objectives Non-Medical Prescribing

Desirable

• Instructor Status Successful completion of Collegiate Credentialing status Minor Illness Module Minor Injury Module

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
• Diplomatic and tactful
• Flexible approach to work duties
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work without supervision
• Reliable and supportive to other colleagues
• Ability to work antisocial hours

Experience

Essential

• Clinical Experience
• Experience as a fully trained ACP working in an Urgent Care/Acute Medicine/ED
• Ability to manage differentiated and undifferentiated presentations in all areas / streams in the Acute Medicine
• Knowledge to request and interpret appropriate investigations within accepted policies and practice
• Management & Administrative Experience
• Experience in managing and developing other healthcare professionals
• Experience in establishing or helping to develop a service through quality improvement
• Teaching Experience
• Coordination of teaching programmes / conferences for the development of trainee ACPs
• Teaching of junior medical staff and/or involvement in medical training programmes
• Experience as a clinical or educational supervisor of trainee ACPs
• Research experience
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Good knowledge of critical appraisal and ability to use literature and current research / guidelines to improve patient care
• Evidence of involvement in quality improvement or audit projects that have made a direct contribution to the improvement of a service

Desirable

• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates.
• Experience of involvement in Research or Quality Improvement projects

Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment

Essential

• As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• 4 GCSE's grade C/4 or above (1 preferably in a science subject)
• The post holder will be required to hold one of the following Qualifications: ? Training in biological science to diploma level or higher (e.g. HNC, HND) or ? IBMS Certificate of Achievement Part 2 or ? Diploma/HNC/HND or higher in relevant science subject or relevant experience/equivalent level of knowledge

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to provide and receive complex information relating to Microbiology tests and equipment
• Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety practice in Pathology laboratories
• Experience of using a range of IT programmes, including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to work as part of a team

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in a laboratory environment.
• Experience of the preparation of samples for analysis including pre and post analytical checking

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

County Hospital

Stonebow Road

Hereford

HR1 2ER

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf ofthe Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective Obstetrics.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients both within Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine.
• Ability to undertake independent fetal medicine ultrasound lists.
• Ability to provide expert advice and clinical support to junior and consultant colleagues in Obstetrics.
• Ability to contribute to Obstetric on call rota including acute Obstetrics care.

Desirable

• Experience at working in Obstetrics at consultant level.

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
• Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.

Desirable

• Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.

Teaching Experience

Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Ability to act as an educational and/or clinical supervisor.

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work in a team.
• Enquiring, critical approach to work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels.

Research Experience

Essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative.

Desirable

• Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
• Evidence of having undertaken original research.

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
• Entry on Specialist Register in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via;
• CCT or Portfolio Pathway (was CESR)
• or
• European Community Rights
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.
• ATSM/SITM or equivalent in Advanced Labour Ward and Fetal Medicine or pre-natal diagnosis.

Desirable

• Higher degree.
• Subspeciality training in Maternal and Fetal medicine.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of

the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Palliative Medicine.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, including Virtual Ward caseload if working COMPASS service.
• Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.

Desirable

• Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.

Teaching Experience

Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work in a team.
• Enquiring, critical approach to work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels.

Other requirements

Essential

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call

Research Experience

Essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative

Desirable

• Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
• Evidence of having undertaken original research

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.

Desirable

• Higher degree.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Palliative Medicine (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via
• oCCT or CESR (CP)
• oCESR or
• oEuropean Community Rights

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)