An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our trauma and orthopaedic team. The role will require the successful clinician to work within the four pillars of Advanced Practice which includes: Clinical management of patients (autonomous assessment/investigation/diagnosis and management to include non-medical independent prescribing) Leadership - lead on service developments and implementing change processes, provide clinical leadership to MDT members Education- provide education, mentorship and support to a wide multi-professional audience. Maintain own education needs and a live portfolio of advanced practice Research- demonstrate use of evidence-based practice and involvement in research projects (QIP/Audit) The job is open to fully trained ACPs from multi-professional backgrounds. We are also willing to consider those who require full ACP training, and in this instance, Annex 21 will be applied to the post., The ACP will be expected to provide clinical care/management to patients admitted into acute areas including trauma wards, emergency department and outpatient setting. Maintain a portfolio of AP to demonstrate the four pillars of advanced practice. Clinical- will be expected to undertake clinical assessment request relevant investigations, make diagnosis and initiate treatment and management plans according to patient need, include non-medical independent prescribing. They will be required to undertake patient ward rounds as an independent clinician. They will be expected to support effective communication between teams, MDT and patient/relatives. To undertake higher level communication- impart bad news and discuss treatment escalation plans and DNACPR. Leadership- clinical leadership of MDT. Develop the trauma orthopaedic services. Develop QiPs, attend and be an instrumental part of relevant HB strategy groups or forums e.g, Enhanced, Advanced and Consultant Forum for CTM. Education- be responsible to own educational needs, striving to enhance and develop own skills, knowledge and competence. Maintain a live portfolio of evidence. Deliver education within the clinical setting and formal education settings. Provide mentorship and coaching to multi-professionals undertaking clinical courses such as MSc AP and NMIP. Research- use guidelines to support clinical decisions in practice. Be involved in audit/research. Lead of QiP projects and service evaluations.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.