About this role
Job summary
A rare opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Band 8B) to join the Acute Medical SDEC team here at UHD.
UHD consist of 3 hospital sites Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, currently there are 2 Acute Medical SDEC services, one at Poole and one at Bournemouth. the Trust is currently undergoing huge transformation under the New Hospital programme with extensive investment across all our UHD sites, this is turn will see Poole hospital transformed into a new planned care site and Bournemouth becoming the main emergency and acute care site.
Acute Medical SDEC at this point will move to a newly designed unit at the Bournemouth site only. This investments means that Bournemouth Hospital will not just have one of the largest Emergency Department in the Country, but also the biggest Acute Medical Admission Units.
The new SDEC will provide the ideal space for the service to move to an SDEC first approach, providing better pathways and earlier access to treatment in a less invasive environment, given patients better access to faster diagnostics and decision making. Promoting safer, high quality care for our patients.
the successful candidate will be expected to work autonomously in their role along side the MDT and other healthcare professionals with in the limitation of scope of practice, whilst encouraging Junior ACP to do the same, supporting them through their professional journey.
Main duties of the job
Tobe responsible forthe rapid assessment, diagnostics, and treatment of individuals withinMedical SDEC/Acute Medicineservice using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement, underpinned byMasterslevel theory and experience.This includeshighly complexdecision-making across a broad range of differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to makeappropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.
To provide clinical leadership to the ACP team and work with others within the directorate todeterminethe priority workload of the team across thedepartment.
To plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in collaboration with the consultants and others,delegatingand referring asappropriate, to ensuretimely, effective management and optimise health outcomes, in line with the evidence base and nationally recognised best practice.
To play a key operational role andmaintaina pro-active approach to managing and leading clinical pathways and flow.
Working closely with a multi-professional team, lead the ACP service in delivery of high quality, performance, and financial frameworks.
To promote and implement service and policy development and redesign,impactingbeyond own area and other disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base,in accordance withvalues-based careof the trust.
About us
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Job description Job responsibilities
ThepostholderwillundertakethefollowinginAcute Medicine:
Usetheirexpertknowledgeandcomplexdecision-makingskillsinunpredictable situations andmakinga differential diagnosis.
Completeafullsystemphysicalexamination.
Takeasystematicpatienthistory.
Screenpatientsforearlysignsofdiseaseandriskfactors.
Carryoutwhereappropriatearangeofinvasiveandnon-invasivediagnosticand therapeutic procedures to agreed levels of competence.
Orderarangeofdiagnosticstestsandprocedures.
Makediagnosticdecisionsbasedonpathologyorimagingresults.
Initiateprescribedtreatmentsandmedication.
Deviseanindividualcareplanthatincludesallaspectsofmultidisciplinarycare.
Refertootherhealthprofessionalsasappropriate.
Dischargepatientsfromhospital/serviceorarrangefortheirtransferofcaretoanother health care setting.
Responsible for theleadership,of all enhanced and advanced practice staff, both traineesandqualifiedwithinAcute Medicine,aswellassupportingeducationalsupervisors and engaging with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) for the delivery of academic modules.
Lead ontraininganddevelopmentoftheACPworkforcewithinUHDAcute Medicine department
MaintainappraisalsandmandatorytrainingofstaffwithinUHDAcute Medicine ACP teamviadelegatedteams.
Responsibleformonitoringofriskandgovernance withinUHDAcute Medicine ACP teamand implementation of any actions
ResponsibleforlocalcomplaintsandLERN withinAcute Medicinerelated to the Advancing Practice team.
Promoting research, qualityimprovementand audit within the ACP workforce to support service development.
Key Working Relationships
Internal:
Line manager.
Consultants
DirectorateSLT
Senior Matron
SDEC Lead Cons
Emergency Medicine SLT
External:
Members of the public
GP surgeries / community nurses/practitioners
Community Admission Avoidance Services
Higher Education Institutes and colleges including Bournemouth University
Regional Advanced Practice Faculty & networks
National Centre for Advancing Practice
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Masters in Advanced clinical Practice or PGDip as a minimum must include: History taking and physical assessment, pharmacology, Clinical decision making and diagnostics, Supplementary or independent prescribing, ionising radiation (medical exposure) Regulation trained, Evidence of continuing professional development, budget management, recognised teaching or mentoring qualification, ALS Provider
Desirable
Recoginition as Advanced Practitioner by the National centre of Advanced practice, recognised leadership Qualification
Experience Essential
A minimum of 5 years experience in relevant speciality, Experience of working in MDTs with in acute health care setting, extensive, demonstrable application of advanced clinical skills and experience in relevant specialty
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 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bournemouth / Poole
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)