Advanced Clinical Practitioner inStoke-on-Trent inStoke-on-Trent PUBLISHED 20 DEC 2023
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- Practice as an exemplary role model throughout all four pillars of advance practice.
- Advanced knowledge, skills and judgement for high level and complex decision making in an extended scope of practice.
- Completing a full holistic health assessment using a range of assessment methods whilst working with patients, relatives and carers.
- Request imaging and investigations to underpin and support clinical decisions and diagnosis.
- Make independent diagnostic decisions based on the above and/or pathology or imaging results.
- Make complex clinical decisions based on sound evidence base practice and clinical expertise.
- Initiate prescribed treatments and medication, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
- Screen patients for early signs of disease and risk factors pertinent to their area of practice
- Carry out invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures where appropriate
- Refer to other health professionals as appropriate
- Discharge patients from hospital/services as required.
- Maintain meticulous evidence of clinical specific competencies of advanced skills
- Exercise risk management using professional judgement
- Collaboratively work throughout all necessary multi-disciplinary members
- Provide clear, clinical leadership across the whole clinical area and trust when necessary.
- Complete job planned elective orthopaedic outpatient activity
We have a very exciting opportunity for a Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner, with an interest in elective orthopaedics, to join our ACP team.
The successful applicant will be a senior nurse already working in a leadership role with experience of working within the Trauma and Orthopaedic setting in an acute hospital setting.
The post holder will require a high level of team working and communication with the Consultant body, other practitioners and junior doctors.
The ACP team take the lead for the daily review and management of the patients on the ward with multi-disciplinary working with medical and therapy teams.
We are looking for a committed team player who has high standards and is passionate about improving the patient experience with a keen interest in supporting and developing elective pathways.
The associated job plan is indicative and will be agreed with the individual on appointment.
The post holder will be expected to support the medical teams with medical management of elective orthopaedic patients on the elective orthopaedic ward. There is an expectation for the post holder to be flexible to support patient care on the elective orthopaedic ward RSUH, at County or one of the Trauma wards according to service needs.
There will be an expectation to join the Directorate ACP rota to support 7 day service provision.
The post holder will be able to support and influence the development of elective pathways with particular focus on day case arthroplasty work. The post holder will be supported to develop their knowledge and skills in this field to enable independent follow up of appropriate arthroplasty patients in the clinic environment at both RSUH and County Hospital according to job planned activity.
There will be scope to develop and change the role for the benefit of the patients and the service once the post holder is in post with mutual agreement.
- Practice as an exemplary role model throughout all four pillars of advance practice.
- Advanced knowledge, skills and judgement for high level and complex decision making in an extended scope of practice.
- Completing a full holistic health assessment using a range of assessment methods whilst working with patients, relatives and carers.
- Request imaging and investigations to underpin and support clinical decisions and diagnosis.
- Make independent diagnostic decisions based on the above and/or pathology or imaging results.
- Make complex clinical decisions based on sound evidence base practice and clinical expertise.
- Initiate prescribed treatments and medication, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
- Screen patients for early signs of disease and risk factors pertinent to their area of practice
- Carry out invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures where appropriate
- Refer to other health professionals as appropriate
- Discharge patients from hospital/services as required.
- Maintain meticulous evidence of clinical specific competencies of advanced skills
- Exercise risk management using professional judgement
- Collaboratively work throughout all necessary multi-disciplinary members
- Provide clear, clinical leadership across the whole clinical area and trust when necessary.
- Complete job planned elective orthopaedic outpatient activity
We have a very exciting opportunity for a Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner, with an interest in elective orthopaedics, to join our ACP team.
The successful applicant will be a senior nurse already working in a leadership role with experience of working within the Trauma and Orthopaedic setting in an acute hospital setting.
The post holder will require a high level of team working and communication with the Consultant body, other practitioners and junior doctors.
The ACP team take the lead for the daily review and management of the patients on the ward with multi-disciplinary working with medical and therapy teams.
We are looking for a committed team player who has high standards and is passionate about improving the patient experience with a keen interest in supporting and developing elective pathways.
The associated job plan is indicative and will be agreed with the individual on appointment.
The post holder will be expected to support the medical teams with medical management of elective orthopaedic patients on the elective orthopaedic ward. There is an expectation for the post holder to be flexible to support patient care on the elective orthopaedic ward RSUH, at County or one of the Trauma wards according to service needs.
There will be an expectation to join the Directorate ACP rota to support 7 day service provision.
The post holder will be able to support and influence the development of elective pathways with particular focus on day case arthroplasty work. The post holder will be supported to develop their knowledge and skills in this field to enable independent follow up of appropriate arthroplasty patients in the clinic environment at both RSUH and County Hospital according to job planned activity.
There will be scope to develop and change the role for the benefit of the patients and the service once the post holder is in post with mutual agreement.
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