Advanced Clinical Practitioner

At Local Care Direct, we have an exciting opportunity forqualified Advanced Clinical Practitioners in our streaming service atCalderdale Royal Hospital. We are looking for motivated candidates who arefully qualified ACPs in possession of an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or aPost Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice, with independentprescribing qualification.

The ideal candidate will haveexperience of working in an urgent care/ primary care setting and haveexperience of caring for adults and children. The advanced clinicalpractitioner will provide assessment and management of minor illnesses andinjuries within the ED streaming service. Although the post holder will workautonomously clinical support is available if required.

The advanced clinicalpractitioner will work collaboratively with colleagues in the emergencydepartment to ensure timely assessment, advice and treatment of patientsattending the service.

Hourly Rate: £29.02 in hours & £37.73 out of hours

(In Hours = Monday to Friday 08.00 to 18.00 & Out ofHours = Monday to Friday 18.00 to 08.00 and all day Saturday Sunday)

CRH Streaming service opens Monday to Friday 18.30-22.00,Saturday and Sunday 10.00-22.00

Available shifts to be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will practice, withoutdirect supervision, as an independent primary / urgent care healthcarepractitioner within various clinical environments, participating in care of allage ranges and presenting conditions.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will undertakeassessment, diagnosis, treatment including prescribing if appropriate/ referraland discharge of patients with primary / urgent care needs within theirclinical competence.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will provide clinicalmentorship and leadership to all trainee and peer practitioners within theworkplace when required.

About us

Nothing matters to us more than people - The way we treatour patients and the people who work for us; the way we do things and ourcommitment to keeping our promises are what we value most.

We do what we say we will do and we do it well - Local CareDirect is a Social Enterprise organisation providing a wide range of healthcareservices in Yorkshire. We are a community-owned organisation, independent fromthe NHS, and committed to putting patients first.

A few Benefits of working for Local Care Direct are:

• NHS Pensions
• NHS Discounts (Blue light card)
• 25 days (pro rata) annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by one day for each completed year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days
• Modern working environment with a positive atmosphere
• Health & Wellbeing group to support staff
• Supportive and Friendly team
• Annual Awards focused on raising money to support localcharity
• Opportunity to build a clinical portfolio inface to face, ED Streaming, Walk in Centre, Urgent Treatment centre, homevisiting and telephone/video consultation

Person Specification Experience

• Evidence of a range of clinical expertise, working independently in a healthcare role.
• Experience of working in an autonomous practitioner role. Evidence of competence in the clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of adults and paediatrics presenting with undifferentiated diagnosis.
• Experience of managing minor illness.
• Experience of mentorship, leadership and research in clinical practice.
• Experience of working in primary/urgent care.
• Emergency Care.

Qualifications

• One of the following
• NMC Registered General Nurse OR BSc in Paramedic Science/IHCD Paramedic qualification OR BSc in Physiotherapy
• OR MPharm
• AND Advanced Clinical Practitioner MSc/Post Grad Diploma in advanced clinical practice (minimum 1 year post Masters study).
• Current registration with HCPC, NMC or GPhC.
• Spotting the sick child.
• Level 7 Minor Injury Qualification.
• MSc or PGdip in advanced practice (or equivalent (mapped to all outcomes on the Multiprofessional advanced practice framework HEE).
• HEE digital badge.
• NHS credentialing via the supported e portfolio route.

Special Knowledge / Skills

• Effective communication skills: verbal, written and non-verbal.
• Professionally accountable for clinical practice.
• Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
• Up-to-date knowledge of health agenda and health inequalities (local and national).
• Innovative approach to practice.
• Awareness of the impact of evidence-based practice.
• Able to develop self and others.
• Able to work effectively within and contribute to team working.
• Aware of impact of change on self and service.
• Experience of change management.
• Evidence of previous contribution to service change or improvement.
• Evidence of development of others in previous roles.
• SystmOne Experience

Personal

• Flexibility in working hours.
• Flexibility in location of work.

Training

• Evidence of continuing professional development and application to practice in line with own professional regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of training needs in relation to post.

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.