Advanced Clinical Practitioner

This is a full-time post; you will be working an 0.8 clinical practice / 0.2 non-clinical time working toward a 7/ 24 hour service. The ACP will be working alongside the EM clinician team and will continue to develop their advanced clinical assessment skills, be responsible for managing your own case load and assessing, treating, referring, or discharging patients in your care with the support from a senior clinician. The ACP will be expected to work as an autonomous practitioner in all areas of the Emergency Department, adult or paediatrics depending on portfolio evidence. As an ACP in our Emergency Departments, you will be supported with regular clinical supervision, by our team of consultants, have access to multidisciplinary education and an individual learning plans as required. As an ACP, additional to your clinical role, there will be opportunities and expectation for you to take active roles in education, leadership and research projects within the Emergency Departments. The ACP is a senior member of the ED team, and is a role model , leader and expert in delivering emergency care to our patients.

We are looking for Advanced Clinical Practitioners, who are motivated, enthusiastic, compassionate individuals with experience in emergency medicine. Individuals who are credentialed ACP's with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine curriculum or who have a comparable portfolio of evidence outlining your level of competence, equivalent to ST3 level practice in emergency medicine and who have completed an MSc advanced clinical practice or MSc ACP apprenticeship.,

• Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC, HCPC or GPhC)
• First level degree (HEI Level 5 or 6) or equivalent, in undergraduate base profession
• MSc L7 Advanced Practice or equivalent - in relevant Advanced Practice field Life Support Course - ALS/ ATLS or ETC
• Specialist post-graduate education / qualifications, or training relevant to Emergency Medicine Advanc
• Life Support Course - ALS/ ATLS or ETC
Desirable criteria
• Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
• Leadership Course or Qualification
• Professional ACP Credential - RCEM, Significant experience and expertise within Emergency Medicine
• Proven evidence of management ability and leadership skills
• Evidence of ongoing CPD, including multi-source feedback and workplace-based assessments evidence within own professional portfolio of evidence.
• Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner, as per Job Description for role/ RCEM curriculum
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues and measures of quality
• Experience of clinical audit, service evaluation or improvements in practice
• Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Desirable criteria
• Experience of change management
• Demonstrable evidence of research capability, or the application of research evidence to own clinical practice
• Existing technical clinical procedural skills relevant to clinical service
• Experience of writing for publication and/or conference presentations, Commitment to CPD practices for own development, and the development and support of others
• Commitment to evidencing own professional development, capabilities and competency development via work-based assessments and use of a portfolio
• Willingness to engage in clinical supervision to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours across the breadth of the four pillars of advanced practice
• Ability to recognise and analyse complex situations, utilising decision-making skills to take appropriate action
• Evidence of teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT or externally to organisation.
• Demonstration of leadership in clinical practice
• Ability to recognise own limitations, working within scope of practice, acting on feedback linked to practice change when required
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, which may include days/weekends or nights, as required to fulfil the ACP role, and dependent on service needs
• Evidence of effective team working and team leadership (when required) as part of a multi-disciplinary professional team
Desirable criteria
• Ability to work with a high level of attention to detail, supporting ability to deliver service measurement and improvement
• Evidence of leadership skills in relation to delivering educational teaching or lecturers, with associated feedback and evaluations, internally and/or externally to the organisation (e.g. HEIs)
Behavioural SkillsEssential criteria
• Demonstrates a clear vision of the ACP role within the clinical service, and organisationally
• Aligned to the Trust values, conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
• Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders, excellent communication skills (all channels)
• Willingness and enthusiasm towards working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in delivering care, Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office packages
• Advanced keyboard skills, to ensure fluent documentation
• Evidence of e-portfolio use., You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.