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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

About

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) provides the hospital services to South Warwickshire from four hospitals:

Warwick Hospital
Leamington Spa Hospital
Stratford Hospital
Ellen Badger Hospital

We also deliver out-of-hospital community services to the whole of Warwickshire and beyond serving a population of more than half a million from various clinics. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

What is a Foundation Trust?

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 March 2010. A foundation trust status gives us greater freedom to manage our own affairs, and makes us more directly accountable to local people through our Members, who are drawn from the local population and staff.

We are managed by a Board of Directors and the Trust is overseen by our Council of Governors. Find out more about our organisational structure and meetings and papers.

We continue to be part of the NHS and treat patients in accordance with core NHS principles – healthcare that is provided according to clinical need, not ability to pay, that it is free at the point of delivery, and that it meets the needs of everyone.

Our Members actively influence the progress of the Trust and help us to be genuinely patient-centred in every aspect. Find out about becoming a Member.

Contact

Address: South Warwickshire Hospital; Lakin Road; Warwick; Warwickshire; CV34 5BW
Contact Number: 01926 495321

Find out more

Jobs Website

Open

Ref: 203-EM615 Vacancy ID: 6859504

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Acute Medicine

Accepting applications until: 02-Jan-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 02-Jan-2025 23:59

Location

Site: Medical Day Case Unit (MDCU)
Town: Warwick
Postcode: CV34 5BW
Major / Minor Region: Warwickshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 8a)

Specialty

Main area: Acute Medicine

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Probationary Period

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.

Agile and Flexible Working

All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

Staff Benefits

The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.

Car Parking

The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

The ACP will assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment and interventions, to ensure a high quality, evidence-based care is provided.

Following appropriate training undertake the role of an independent and supplementary Non-Medical prescriber, prescribing within their scope of practice.

The ACP will support, advise and guide the named nurse and work alongside multi-disciplinary teams to provide a seamless service.

Co-ordinate, plan, lead and take an active part in the on call/standby service, supporting all members of staff.

Provide ongoing support, briefing/debriefing sessions for all staff.

Measurable Result Areas

The post holder is accountable for the direct delivery of service as part of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust Emergency Division, and as a part of this maybe required to support care in the acute setting.

The post holder will facilitate the development and practice of evidence-based care within Warwickshire in line with National guidance.

Contribute to the strategic development and direction of care within Warwickshire and the West Midlands in line with local and national targets.

Have an ambassadorial role outside of Warwickshire.

Delegation within the team to provide a safe service, taking account of skill mix, staffing levels and care needs.

The post holder will develop and implement policies and procedures and ensure standardised competency-based training for team members and other services.

The post holder will assume delegated budgetary management for the service. Act as an authorised signatory for the team.

To ensure the capability, conduct and performance of every member of staff is constantly assessed and appropriate action is taken to address short falls and to ensure that sickness absence is managed and appropriate action is taken to address both short and long term absence.

To ensure that the philosophy and best practise for ‘Improving Working Lives’ are adopted, openly discussed, implemented and action taken.

To ensure that processes exist for effectively communicating and supporting all staff involved in care, irrespective of working pattern.

To be responsible for maintaining and improving own professional knowledge and competence in accordance with NMC Revalidation process.

To keep up to date with relevant developments, sharing and disseminating information.

To contribute to and participate in, clinical supervision of team members.

To act as an assessor/supervisor of pre/post registration of nursing and medical staff; including the development of resource materials related to care of CYP within a specialist caseload.

Communications and Working Relationships

Demonstrates effective use of advance communication skills when providing complex, sensitive information e.g.; breaking bad news.

Communicates effectively with a wide range of people consistent with their level of understanding, culture and background and their preferred ways of communication.

Demonstrate effective communication skills within the wider MDT including local and tertiary centres, to be able to participate in complex management plans and advocate on behalf of the patient and family.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don’t want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).

Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.

We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.

Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it’s a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.

The Trust is part of a ‘Foundation Group’ through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

Applicant requirements

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Masters level qualification in Advancing Clinical practice
Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards
Recognised teaching qualification
Leadership course
Evidence of Advanced communication skills or willingness to undertake

Desirable criteria

Post Registration community qualification
Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive post registration experience in the care of patients with complex needs
Experience of leading the care of children with respiratory, complex & palliative care needs
Proven Leadership and Managerial experience
Experience in delivering service improvement
Evidence of planning and delivering teaching sessions to other professionals
Experience of trainee supervision and teaching
Experience in delivering patient advocacy
Experience in contributing to research, audit and evidence-based care
Able to work with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders and the multi-disciplinary team

Skills

Essential criteria

Demonstrate sound knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice
Demonstrate sound clinical skills
Evidence of assessment skills and ability to plan care for patients
Demonstrate sound management skills, planning and organisational skills including problem solving
Excellent decision-making abilities and critical thinking skills
Ability to manage own caseload
Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills
Understands roles and responsibility in relation to vulnerable adults and children
Demonstrate effective time and resource management
Knowledge of commissioning
Establish effective working relationships with patients, their families and carers, recognising and respecting their contribution to the care plan
Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care
Knowledge and understanding of the principles of conflict management
Engage in clinical supervision and self-evaluation, using this to improve care and practice
Demonstrate an understanding of audit and standard setting processes
Must be able to demonstrate evidence of continued professional development and good awareness of recent research issues in specialist field
Demonstrates a clear understanding of professional boundaries
Knowledge and understands trust policies & procedures

Desirable criteria

Must be able to work confidently within integrated partnerships at a strategic level

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Demonstrate the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Demonstrate excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with the ability to be diplomatic
Ability to prioritise, perform under pressure and be a creative thinker
Must be self-motivated with the influence to motivate others
Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equal opportunities
Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the need for confidentiality in all aspects of work