Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Community - UCR/VW)

Main area Combined Community and Acute Care Group Grade NHS AfC: Band 7/8a Contract Permanent: minimum 30 hours per week Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Variety of shift lengths required to cover service hours of 0800-2000 including a percentage of weekends) Job ref 190-8955-DIR

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £46,148 - £60,504 pa/ pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 07/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 17/04/2025

Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Community - UCR/VW)

NHS AfC: Band 7/8a

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

We are delighted to welcome applications for the role of trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner within our community team. The successful applicant(s) will hold a minimum of a PGCert in Advanced Clinical Practice to include APACS (or equivalent) and Non-Medical Prescribing.

The trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be supported to complete an MSc Advanced Clinical Practice and to develop capability as an independent, autonomous, accountable practitioner working on their own initiative and taking a lead role in clinical decision making, working collaboratively with the wider multi-professional team.

The qualified ACP fulfils a senior role in the clinical team with the autonomy to initiate action based on their interpretation of policies/guidelines, seeking advice if required. Once qualified they will be supported to progress through the local CASP gateway where the role then attracts AfC band 8a.

The post holder will also provide expert advice delivering advanced clinical practice, clinical leadership and supervision, support and mentorship for multidisciplinary professionals including junior ACPs and trainee ACPs, junior medical staff and clinical nursing staff of all grades.

Main duties of the job

The community ACP role offers variety working across Hospital@Home (Virtual Ward), Urgent Community Response and complex case management services.

The role will be structured around the four core functions of advanced practice:

• Expert advanced level practice (with a minimum clinical focus of 80%)
• Professional leadership and consultancy
• Education, training and development of self and others
• Practice and service development, research, and evaluation

The ACP should have a minimum of 12hrs per month (pro rata) for work relating to the non-clinical pillars and to ensure maintenance of competency in all areas of the role. This will facilitate improvements to patient care through the education of others, and quality/service improvement associated with leadership and research activities.

The successful candidate would be expected to be flexible and provide cover where needed city wide / dependant on service provision, covering hours between 8am – 8pm over a 7 day period.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The Combined Community and Acute (CCA) care group is the largest of 12 care groups in the Trust. The Care Group has a workforce of over 2,500 people, and a budget of approximately £120 million. There are 39 discrete services, with over 85 teams, and we have 363 beds (128 in the community) plus virtual wards.

We work in around 38 venues including 5 hospital sites, 16 staff bases in community venues, 4 bedded units in community and multiple venues in the community for delivery of care to patients.

Our community ACP team sits within the Integrated Community Care (ICC) Directorate. ICC is the largest Directorate within CCA and supports people in their own homes and communities by providing high quality health services promoting independence and improving quality of life. The services are delivered by multidisciplinary teams and include primary care out of hours service, integrated community teams (nursing and therapy), podiatry services, Single Point of Access (SPA), admissions avoidance and discharge to assess services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Please also note this vacancy is banded dependent upon applicants experience relevant to this post. The banding of the successful applicant/s will start at Band 7 unless applicants meet the necessary threshold of skills and experience required to start on Band 8a.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Valid NMC registration or Health Care Professional and registered with HCPC with relevant clinical experience
• Willing and able to successfully complete a full Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice - which may be via the apprenticeship route
• Advanced Physical Assessment module, Non-Medical Prescribing
• Advanced life support qualification (ALS/ILS) or willingness to undertake
• Evidence of relevant continuous professional development
• Recognised Teaching & Assessment Qualification or equivalent experience
• Recognised Leadership Award/qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

• Experience of working in an extended role with experience of autonomous practice
• Evidence of portfolio of practice and sign off of competence
• Experience of delivering training / education to others
• Experience of undertaking service improvement activity
• Evidence of contribution to audit and research programs
• Experience of training, supervising and assessing competence of junior colleagues (medical staff / ACP's / NMAHPs)
• Clinical / managerial leadership experience, including line management of staff, e.g., sickness/absence, recruitment/selection

Skills and Knowledge

• In depth knowledge of pathophysiology of common conditions seen in the speciality and their management
• Able to analyse and synthesise patient information to formulate appropriate diagnoses and management plans
• High standard of written and verbal communication - able to present and receive complex information and communicate effectively with all grades of staff and patients / families
• Can prioritise and manage own workload and support junior personnel in managing theirs when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to manage self and maintain professional conduct in difficult and challenging situations
• Effective leadership, negotiation and reasoning skills with the ability to influence, coach and motivate others
• Knowledge and experience of bespoke advanced practice appraisal processes e.g., Practitioner E-Portfolio & CASP
• Excellent presentation skills

Personal Qualities

• Team player with a professional approach to work and colleagues; able to develop good working relationships
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Shows respect, courtesy, and professionalism in all contacts
• Patient focussed with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Commitment to staff development and training
• Flexible in order to meet the needs of the service
• Competent and confident approach to practice with ability to work under pressure

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Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

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