Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Vascular

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Vascular Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

This is an exciting opportunity within the Vascular directorate to work as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP).

The Acute GI ACP will be responsible for integrating ED, SDEC and virtual ward work streams into the broader Acute GI service. The ACP will work closely with Vascular nurse practitioners and the Vascular clinical lead to develop the service and ensure a robust pathway of care for our patients.

Main duties of the job

The role includes:

1. Clerking patients in ED and SDEC, facilitating access to diagnostic imaging/procedures, ensuring ward-based procedures are completed as needed (e.g. paracentesis) and completing discharge summaries for SDEC patients.
2. Preparing entries for patients in the Vascular Virtual Ward, attending the consultant-led Virtual Ward round three times per week. Co-ordinating care for patients on the virtual ward by linking closely with the community and hospital VW team.
3. Capturing data pertaining to SDEC and Virtual ward in conjunction with coding team/analysts to demonstrate the value of these services to the wider department and to the Trust.
4. Development of specific outpatient work streams for trainee and qualified ACPs with consultant oversight.
5. Innovation and expansion of SDEC/Virtual Ward pathways in close conjunction with the Vascular clinical lead.
6. When not in ED/SDEC/Virtual ward, responsibilities will include specialist in-reach for patient referred to Vascular across the Trust.
7. Attendance at thrice weekly virtual ward meeting.
8. Daily AM presence in ED and SDEC.
9. Development of ACP Acute GI role to incorporate semi-elective work e.g. Ward Discharge clinic.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job responsibilities

You will need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached.

In summary, the Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use their generic and specialist knowledge and skills in Vascular to provide healthcare autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional registered with a professional body
• Non Medical Prescriber registered with NMC or other professional body
• ALS Provider
• Evidence of post registration training and/or qualifications
• Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
• ALS Instructor

Experience

• Completed a portfolio of supervised practice in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Evidence of continued professional development following completion of Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Management and leadership experience
• Able to present and receive complex information to multidisciplinary team
• Able to work independently and within a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with wide variety of patients
• Assertiveness and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to accept constructive feedback
• Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner.
• Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems.
• Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines
• Participation in research or audit projects
• Active change initiator

Planning and Organisational skills

• Willingness to adapt to departmental and patient need.
• Efficient time and deadline management

Physical skills

• Ability to manoeuvre patients and perform clinical examinations as required

Other

• Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns and practices.
• Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives in sometimes distressing circumstances

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.