Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Location
Portsmouth, Hampshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff. Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
The Acute Medical Unit is a busy department, with capacity for 108 inpatients alongside an Same Day Emergency Care Unit which can see upwards of 50 patients a day. Owing to the large catchment area the organisation covers, it is likely you will be involved in a wide range of pathologies, with opportunity for service improvement, clinical and research within our University Hospital.
The department has bespoke area’s for same day emergency patients, GP admissions as well as delivering short stay and medical admission, treatment and discharge. The department is led by a highly motivated group of consultants who are committed to providing high level care with a drive to develop the service further. The current team is a very cohesive, enthusiastic and supportive and works well together.
The Lead Specialty ACP for Acute Medicine is a vital member of the senior leadership team, responsible for providing expert advice, clinical expertise, clinical leadership, and support to medical, nursing, and allied health professional teams.
This role involves Advanced Practice service development, guidance, and motivation, as well as operational oversight of the existing ACP workforce and Medical Assistant Practitioner (MAP) workforce within Acute Medicine.
You will play a key role in the strategic development of advanced level practice at local, divisional, and partnership levels. Furthermore, you work alongside the MAP Committee and the unit's senior leadership team to support and develop the entire acute medical and non-medical workforce.
You will practice as a senior non-medical clinician within Acute Medicine, working independently and autonomously across the Acute Medical Unit. This includes seeing undifferentiated patients with undiagnosed problems with no supervision. The role involves a 60% direct clinical component (DCC) and 40% related to management, leadership, innovation, and educational responsibilities (SPA).
Essential:
Current professional registration with a relevant professional regulator (e.g., NMC, HCPC, GPhC).
MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or academic equivalence through an ePortfolio-supported route to include history taking, physical assessment, diagnostics, clinical reasoning, and research.
Completion of a recognised clinical capability framework or portfolio.
Independent Prescriber.
Red Dot or equivalent course in essential radiology.
IR(ME)R Certification.
ALS Provider
Desirable:
Advanced Communications Course.
PGCert Education.
Leadership/Coaching Qualification.
Digital Badge Advanced Practice.
Credentialled with Centre for Advanced Practice in Acute Medicine.
ALS Instructor.
Completed MED3 Not Fit for Work Certification.
Non-Medical Requestor Blood and Blood Products.
FAMUS Accredited or working toward FAMUS Accreditation.
Experience:
Essential:
Significant post-registration experience / consolidation as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
Significant post-registration specialty experience in Acute Medicine as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
Experience of working within a Same Day Emergency Care Service.
Experienced in scope of practice development, workforce transformation, including budget management, training needs analysis development, and funding pathways for Advanced Level Practice.
Evidence of good leadership skills.
Team player.
Lead change within a service or organisation.
Undertaken a quality improvement.
Desirable:
Service improvement/Quality Improvement projects.
Evidence of supporting others' development.
Experience of regional or national networking.
Skills:
Essential:
Competent clinical assessment skills in the face of undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.
Competent to perform a range of relevant clinical skills across Acute Medicine, e.g., Lumbar Puncture, Ascitic Tap, X-ray interpretation.
Appraisal trained.
Proven leadership abilities.
Teaching/education skills.
Clinical Audit skills.
Desirable:
Research skills.
GCP Certification.
Knowledge:
Essential:
A firm understanding of Advanced Level Practice within the national scope of the Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice and the Advanced Clinical Practice in Acute Medicine Curriculum Framework.
An awareness and knowledge of the national SAMBA Audit.
Evidence of multidisciplinary team working.
Confidence in advanced level practice development, others' development, and approach to practice.
Interest in clinical research.
Competence in understanding and interpreting clinical diagnostics relevant to the role.
For more information please contact Simon Weech (Trust Lead Advanced Practice) @[email protected] or call Matthew Rouse (Acute Medicine Business Manager) on ext.6040.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
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