About this role
Job summary
Stockport Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated, experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner who is able to offer strong operational and clinical leadership to our team of ACPs within the Directorate of Medicine for Older People
The post holder must have a breadth of experience and be able to demonstrate experience within the 4 pillars of advanced practice and have successfully led strategy and high performing teams.
The post holder will lead the team alongside supporting the Divisional and Trust vision for Advanced Practice.
Based within the Directorate of Medicine for Older People, this role is integral to the continued development and improvement of the service. The successful candidate will promote excellence in care and treatment, support strategic and operational objectives, and provide senior leadership and professional expertise across the Directorate as appropriate.
If you feel that you fit this then we would like to hear from you
The post will be structured around four core functions that exemplify the role:
o An expert clinician / practice function
o A professional leadership and consultancy function
o An education training and development function
o A research, evaluation and service development function
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Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing visible leadership and operational oversight across the service, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality patient care. They will lead service development and quality improvement initiatives, ensuring compliance with national standards, Trust objectives and best practice.
Key responsibilities may include:
Leading the operational delivery of Older People's Services. Ensuring high standards of patient care, safety and experience. Driving quality improvement, governance and service redesign programmes. Supporting patient flow, discharge planning and capacity management. Leading and developing the nursing and multidisciplinary workforce. Monitoring performance against key quality and operational indicators. Managing risks, incidents and complaints within the service area. Supporting delivery of Trust and Directorate strategic objectives. Working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to improve integrated care pathways. Providing senior leadership, expert advice and professional support to the ACP team and across the Directorate. The post holder will provide strategic, professional and operational leadership, ensuring robust governance arrangements are in place to support the delivery of safe, effective and responsive services for older people, while driving continuous improvement in quality, patient experience and clinical outcomes.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays NHS pension scheme membership Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further NHS Staff discounts Cycle to work scheme Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description Job responsibilities
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification Essential
Registered Nurse/AHP with Professional Registration MSc level in Advanced Clinical Practice Non-medical prescriber Educational Qualification or equivalent experience Leadership/Management qualification
Desirable
Doctoral degree or willing to work towards
knowledge Essential
Senior experience within Acute medicine / Frailty services Evidence of practice development and innovation Proven track record in leadership Ability to undertake and utilise research findings in clinical setting
Experience Essential
Extensive post registration relevant experience demonstrating the appropriate competencies for the role Evidence of research/audit Extensive Acute medicine / Frailty experience Proven track record of involvement service redesign and change management Senior experience delivering presentations in Advanced Practice
Desirable
Involvement with local and national committees and have strong links with local Universities
skills and Abilities Essential
Must be able to work autonomously within area of expertise Ability to manage a complex workload Ability to prioritise and deal with complex issues Direct professional development of self and others, able to supervise ACP's and trainee ACP's within the practice area Deliver work based education to both the ACP;s trainee ACP's Able to work under pressure Effective high level communication, facilitation and counselling skills Self-motivated and the ability to motivate others
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 Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address Department of Medicine for Older People
Stepping hill hospital
Stockport
SK41BS
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)