Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Community - UCR/VW)

Job summary

We are delighted to welcome applications for the role of trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the community ACP team based with STH.

The successful candidate will be supported to undertake a fully funded MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and role specific training in order to develop capability as an independent, autonomous, accountable practitioner. They will develop skills to enable them to work on their own initiative and take a lead role in clinical decision making, working collaboratively with the wider multi-professional team.

Once qualified they will be supported to progress through the local CASP gateway where the role then attracts AfC band 8a. The qualified ACP fulfils a senior role in the clinical team with the autonomy to initiate action based on their interpretation of policies/guidelines, seeking advice if required.

Main duties of the job

The community ACP role offers variety through working across Hospital@Home (Virtual Ward), Urgent Community Response and complex case management services.

The role will be structured around the four core functions of advanced practice:

• Expert advanced level practice (with a minimum clinical focus of 80%)
• Professional leadership and consultancy
• Education, training and development of self and others
• Practice and service development, research, and evaluation

The trainee ACP will be supported with off the the job learning and support for their academic studies. When qualified our ACPs should have a minimum of 12hrs per month (pro rata) for work relating to the non-clinical pillars and to ensure maintenance of competency in all areas of the role. This will facilitate improvements to patient care through the education of others, and quality/service improvement associated with leadership and research activities.

The successful candidate would be expected to be flexible and provide cover where needed city wide / dependant on service provision, covering hours between 8am - 8pm over a 7 day period.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The Combined Community and Acute (CCA) care group is the largest of 12 care groups in the Trust. The Care Group has a workforce of over 2,500 people, and a budget of approximately £120 million. There are 39 discrete services, with over 85 teams, and we have 363 beds (128 in the community) plus virtual wards.

We work in around 38 venues including 5 hospital sites, 16 staff vases in community venues, 4 bedded units in community and multiple venues in the community for delivery of care to patients.

Our community ACP team sits within the Integrated Community Care (ICC) Directorate. ICC is the largest Directorate within CCA and supports people in their own homes and communities by providing high quality health services promoting independence and improving quality of life. The services are delivered by multidisciplinary teams and include primary care out of hours service, integrated community teams (nursing and therapy), podiatry services, Single Point of Access (SPA), admissions avoidance and discharge to assess services.