Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Interim Wait Unit

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job summary

• Work independently, demonstrating a high degree of professional autonomy, making critical judgments, and providing advice where precedence or protocols do not apply or exist

• Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams, utilizing clinical judgment and autonomous decision-making.

• Practice in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and within their scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, and omissions at this level of practice.

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy, recognizing the limits of their own competence and professional scope of practice, especially when dealing with complexity, risk, uncertainty, and incomplete information.

• Act on professional judgment about when to seek help, demonstrating critical reflection on their own practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and openness to change.

• Work in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, utilizing a range of appropriate assessment methods (e.g., history-taking, holistic assessment, identifying risk factors, mental health assessments, requesting, undertaking, and/or interpreting diagnostic tests, and conducting health needs assessments).

• Demonstrate effective communication skills, supporting individuals in making decisions, planning care, or seeking positive change.

• Utilize expertise and decision-making skills to apply clinical reasoning in complex situations, synthesizing information from multiple sources for evidence-based judgments and diagnoses.

• Initiate, evaluate, and modify a range of interventions, which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyle advice, and care.

• Exercise professional judgment to manage risks effectively in complex and unpredictable cases.

• To continually have awareness of the need to respect people’s privacy, dignity and individuality and aim to provide care in an environment which is appropriate to the wishes of the person and to their current physical and emotional needs.

Leadership and management

·         Exercise effective leadership to inspire colleagues and enhance patient care quality.

·         Advise on clinical governance to ensure a comprehensive approach and influence peers positively.

·         Lead development and implementation of evidence-based guidelines

·         Proactively build effective team relationships, clarifying roles for productive collaboration.

·         Model organizational values with a person-centred approach to service delivery.

·         Evaluate own practice and contribute to multi-disciplinary service and team evaluations, showcasing the impact of advanced clinical practice on service effectiveness and quality.

·         Engage in peer review and implement strategies for continuous learning and improvement.

·         Lead practice and service redesign initiatives based on feedback and evaluation, expanding influence and collaboration.

·         Solicit and incorporate feedback from stakeholders to enhance service delivery.

·         Apply advanced clinical expertise to influence practice, reduce variation, and promote best practices.

·         Demonstrate leadership, resilience, and determination in complex situations, fostering confidence in others.

·         Stay updated on changing population health needs and emerging trends.

·         Embrace and provide constructive challenge to improve safety and well-being.

·         Negotiate scope of practice within legal, ethical, and professional guidelines, prioritizing risk management and safety.

Education training and development

·     Develop and deliver specific and relevant teaching programmes for all disciplines and grades of staff within the Trust in relation to their area of expertise.

·    Review and evaluate teaching programmes and lead on the development of new programmes when a need is identified

·      Act as mentor/preceptor and resource person for other clinical; staff, as appropriate to the role.

·      Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to supporting the education and learning of all staff and students

Research

·         Implement research findings appropriate to practice.

·         Evaluate clinical practice through audit of service and quality improvement activities

·         Critically engage in research activity, adhering to good research practice guidance, so that evidence-based strategies are developed and applied to enhance quality, safety, productivity and value for money.

·         Demonstrate knowledge of current research in all aspects of their work and to advise others on the implementation of relevant research findings.

·         Critically appraise and synthesise the outcome of relevant research, evaluation and audit, using the results to underpin own practice and to inform that of others.

·         Take a critical approach to identify gaps in the evidence base and its application to practice, alerting appropriate individuals and organisations to these and how they might be addressed in a safe and pragmatic way. This may involve acting as an educator, leader, innovator and contributor to research activity and/or seeking out and applying for research funding.

·         Facilitate collaborative links between clinical practice and research through proactive engagement, networking with academic, clinical and other active researchers

This is an outline of the post holder’s duties and responsibilities. It is not intended as an exhaustive list and may change from time to time in order to meet the changing needs of the Trust and Department.

Values

The post holder will uphold and display the Trust values of Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.