Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Band 8A
NHS AfC: Band 8a
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULHT.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULHT and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULHT team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability.
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer.
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates.
Job overview
ü Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner/ Advanced Clinical Practitioner Cardiology
ü Lincolnshire Heart Centre (base to be negotiated)
ü Band 7 (trainee) or 8a depending on experience and qualification
A rare opportunity to join our family of multi-award winning Advanced Cardiology Practitioners (ACPs).
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a Band 7 (trainee) or Band 8a (qualification achieved) ACP in Cardiology. Applicants are welcome from nurses, ACPs, physiotherapists, paramedics and pharmacists. This post will be based within United Lincolnshire Hospitals with the base open to negotiation. All our ACPs are employed Trust wide and expected to cover ‘non-base’ sites if required. The post is full-time and involves shifts, weekends and nights. The successful candidate will be expected to support our primary percutaneous angioplasty programme (PPCI) and will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills in arrhythmia, heart failure and chest pain services.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Current Professional registration within area of practice.
- IRMER certified
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Registered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- ALS provider
- History taking and physical assessment qualification
- Teaching qualification
- Audit Experience
Previous Experience
- Management and leadership experience
- Ability to work independently
Skills
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework.
- Able to present and receive complex information to multi-professional team.
- Demonstrate negotiating and influencing skills.
- Able to work independently and within a team.
- Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own work in conjunction with line manager requirements.
Specific Requirements
- Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns and practices, with the ability to work across sites as required.
- Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives in sometimes distressing circumstances.
ULHT recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare.
As a responsible employer ULHT would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULHT reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
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