3306 - Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Medical SDEC

3306 - Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Medical SDEC

Your role in SDEC will include:

• Assess, diagnose and manage acute medical presentations
• Autonomy
• Support from highly skilled and specialised Consultants
• Support junior staff and contribute to service development

Person Specification Knowledge and Awareness

• Demonstrate understanding of current developments in the specialty.
• Knowledge of current NHS, Professional and educational issues.
• Knowledge of current Advanced Clinical Practice policy and framework drivers.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment/management.
• Knowledge of infection control issues.
• Knowledge and understanding of statutory and professional requirements.
• Knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.
• Awareness of confidentiality.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work independently.
• Proven ability and competence with regard to interventional skills expected at middle grade medical clinical level.
• Evidence of both theoretical skills and practical skills and competency in all aspects of patient management.
• Ability to influence within the organisation through demonstration of excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead a team.
• Ability to motivate all members of the MDT through demonstration of excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to demonstrate reliability and adaptability through excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Leadership, diplomacy and negotiation skills.
• Ability to develop protocols and guidelines.
• Computer skills: Clinical systems, Radiology, Microbiology, pathology, requesting as per trust protocol.
• Ability to write reports for senior management and work to deadlines.

Experience

• Experience at working at band 7 level or equivalent in an acute care setting or prehospital.
• Evidence of recent teaching, mentorship and supervision of staff.
• Evidence of involvement in change management.
• Evidence of continuing professional development, innovation and implementation of successful change management initiatives.
• Broad range of clinical expertise and experience in elderly care.
• Experience of undertaking research and audit processes.
• Clear understanding of acute performance targets, key performance indicators and ability to identify opportunities to improve service delivery.
• Evidence of commitment to developing the frailty ACP service.
• Evidence of service improvement and change.
• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe an example of where you have helped to improve the service of a department.

Qualifications

• Professional Registration: NMC/Paramedic/other allied health professional.
• Masters Qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice.
• Advanced Physical Assessment qualification (MSc Level).
• Registered V300 Independent prescribing qualification.
• Chest Radiographic Interpretation Qualification (Msc Level).
• Attained/working towards frailty competencies.
• Advanced Resuscitation (ALS).
• Leadership/Management course.
• Teaching/Mentorship Qualification.
• ENB 298/941 Care of Older People or equivalent frailty module.
• IRMER training.

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.

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.