Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The Medicine for Older People Department at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is looking to recruit a highly skilled and motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Frailty. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified ACP to join an expanding and motivated team and to be involved in the ongoing development our frailty services. Our team is led by two Consultant ACPs, with support from Consultant Geriatricians, Specialty Doctors and Junior Clinical Fellows, nursing leaders, AHPs and a wide and far reaching MDT. The Medicine for Older People Department has led significant changes to our frailty services over the past year, resulting in a high performing seven-day frailty service. We hope to recruit an enthusiastic ACP to contribute to our continued improvement.Main duties of the job Undertake clinical and holistic assessment of frail elderly patients in the Older Persons Rapid Assessment Unit and across other clinical areas as needed · Provide guidance and expert advice to other members of staff to ensure safe and effective care for frail elderly patients · Act as a clinical leader within the trust · Support and guide the ongoing development of frailty services across ELHT · Work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure a high standard of care, Undertake clinical and holistic assessment of frail elderly patients in the Older Persons Rapid Assessment Unit and across other clinical areas as needed · Provide guidance and expert advice to other members of staff to ensure safe and effective care for frail elderly patients · Act as a clinical leader within the trust · Support and guide the ongoing development of frailty services across ELHT · Work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure a high standard of care

• Registered healthcare professional with current registration (NMC or HCPC)
• Completed a Master's level ACP program
• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience in a relevant setting.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Independent and Supplementary Prescribing.
• Advanced history taking and patient assessment or equivalent.
• Experience in leading a quality improvement project.
• Understanding of Elderley Medicine/Frailty principles and the ACP roles
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage a caseload independently.
• Proficiency in using electronic health records.
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Awareness of current healthcare issues and developments.
• Compassionate and patient centred approach.
• High level of professionalism and integrity
• Commitment to personal and professional development.
• Willingness to adapt to changing needs of the service
• Able to manage priorities under pressure
• Able to work extra hours on occasions and provide reasonable flexibility in terms of hours worked.
• Flexibility to be able to move between work environments and rotate around clinical areas, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., · Established in 2003, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute and community healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
· Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. · The organisation puts safety and quality at the heart of everything we do, invests in and develops its workforce, works with key stakeholders to develop effective partnerships and encourages innovation and pathway reform to deliver best practice. · We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

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• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.