Advanced Clinical Practitioner OPS SDEC- RACE Clinic

Advanced Clinical Practitioner OPS SDEC- RACE Clinic Band 8a

Main area: Advanced Clinical Practitioner OPS SDEC Grade Band 8a

Contract: Permanent - Based at Poole site until merger, then based at RBH

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Current shift pattern - long days - 13 shifts a month. Long days 07.30-20.00. Currently no weekend working, but service will extend to 7 day working in the future. Working some bank holidays will be required.)

Job ref: 153-ME04002-B

Department name: UHD - General Recruitment Site Poole Hospital

Town: Poole

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pa/pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 12/03/:59

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with 'university hospital' status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

Job overview

At UHD, we are dedicated to providing exceptional care to our elderly population. Our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) clinics within Older People's Services are currently based on the Poole and Bournemouth Hospital sites and are at the forefront of delivering timely and effective interventions.

The ACP will play a pivotal role in the same day emergency care clinic, providing high-level clinical expertise and delivery of high quality care to older people. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing complex cases, undertaking comprehensive geriatric assessments, ordering and interpreting investigations and formulating patient focused management plans.

The successful post holder will hold an accredited MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or have completed the e-portfolio route with digital badge and be willing to complete our local competency booklet evidencing proficiency in the care of Older People.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information regarding this post.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as . They underpin everything we do now and in the future.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

There is a planned move for this service during November 2025, when this role and base of work will relocate to Bournemouth site.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information regarding this post.

Person specification Qualifications

• Professional registration with relevant professional body
• Non-medical prescriber
• Recognised teaching or mentoring qualification

Experience

• Demonstrable theoretical and practical knowledge of OPS specialty common presentations
• Participation in research and experience of critical appraisal of the evidence base to inform best practice

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.