Job summary
- Main area
- TrACP Preoperative Assessment and SAU- Rotational post
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 382-SACT90-24
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
TrACP
NHS AfC: Band 7
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a TrACP rotational post within preoperative assessment and surgical assessment unit.
The successful candidate will be supported through a 2 year training course to attain their MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
The Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner post is a training role, where the successful candidate will be supported through a two-year Masters Programme. It is a multi-professional role where the level of practice is characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making.
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Main duties of the job
The role encompasses the four pillars of advanced practice, in line with the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England. The four pillars are;
- Clinical practice
- Leadership and management
- Education
- Research
Within this role, you will provide holistic care for patients, learn to undertake clinical assessments, and make clinical diagnosis and decisions using evidence-based practice and trust policies/protocols. You will complete service evaluations and implement a quality improvement project which will be supported by the Trust.
hol The post holder will learn skills to exercise an advanced level of clinical practice and expertise within both the Preoperative Assessment and surgical assessment unit.
Working for our organisation
The posBlackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will learn to provide expert assessment, screening treatment services and health care advice within the preoperative assessment and surgical assessment unit setting.
Develop and maintain communication with people/patients about complex issues and/or in difficult situations.
Organise investigatory procedures, follow up and interpret results and action accordingly.
When appropriate, ensure patients are referred on to other health care specialist within secondary or primary care such as Cardiologists, Haematologists, GPs and support and guide others as required.
Liaise with relevant health care professional as appropriate when preoperatively managing patients with complex health care needs, for e.g. haematological conditions that need management plans in place for various blood disorders prior to surgery.
Identify and treat iron deficiency anaemias as part of the preoperative assessment process and investigations and action as per trust policy including referral on to Specialist Physician if appropriate. Prescribe appropriate supplement as per trust policy guidelines.
Ensure referral to other specialities are documented on the relevant electronic patient records.
Assist in developing and maintaining clinical/nursing policies, procedures and protocols.
Service development and research projects applicable to the area of practice.
Please ensure you have read the attached Job Description & Person Specification, for further information, and before applying for the role.
Person specification
NMC registered
Essential criteria
- NMC or HCPC Registered
- Prepared to undertake MSc
- Prepared to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience in a clinical setting
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification
- Teaching qualification
Relevant knowledge of Preop and SAU
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Detailed knowledge of current best practice in relevant clinical area
- Working knowledge of current NHS issues contributing to service development
- Able to organise own workload
- Ability to work autonomously, prioritise and delegate appropriately
- Commitment to training and development
- Detailed knowledge of clinical governance and its application
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to understand and analyse professional and ethical issues
- Computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- Post-registration experience in the relevant clinical setting
- Experience in various clinical areas
Relevant knowledge in relation to current NHS issues
Essential criteria
- Positive energy, drive and resilience with a desire to further develop the role
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
- Effective time management
- Problem solving skills
- A clear vision of future practice development
- Demonstrate flexibility within the role, potentially rotating around clinical areas
- Excellent team working skills
- Have an understanding of team dynamics and an ability to influence the building of effective working relationships between stakeholders
- Ability to support, encourage and motivate others.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Whiston-Norbury
- Job title
- Preoperative assessment lead ACP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 956547
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