Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Secondment: 7 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 188-NM4709
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/05/2024
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 8a
Job overview
The Surgical ACP team are delighted to offer this opportunity within the department for a qualified ACP to join the surgical team.
Successful applicants will have the chance to learn from the specialist teams within the department including Acute Surgery, Hepatobiliary, Upper GI, Urology, Head and Neck and Colorectal and be able to offer their own experience to the department.
The primary focus of the role will be to support the ward based medical teams, assessing patients, performing investigations and working as the link role between the medical, nursing and AHP teams for the patients under their care. There will also be opportunities to work as part of the Acute Surgical ward admitting undiagnosed patients and supporting decision making and investigation of their care.
This role is open to any qualified ACP (either nursing or AHP) with experience working in a ward based environment
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Within the role you will be expected to:
1. Work alongside the consultant and junior medical teams in managing patients under your care. This includes:
a. Performing ward rounds with consultant teams
b. Independently reviewing unwell patients
c. Discussing plans of care with patient and staff
d. Clerking new patients to the department.
2. Act as a role model and expert point of contact for nursing and AHP teams within the department
3. Provide teaching, training and support to staff across the trust
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Registered Healthcare Professional on relevant part of NMC / HCPC register
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice –full master (180 credits) Or equivalency pathway –the portfolio route –recognition by HEE centre of Advanced practice, via the supported portfolio route. Including NMP where professional registration permits. Or have formally credentialed on a nationally recognised specialty specific Advanced Clinical Practice programme for example FICM or RCEM EM ACP
- Speciality specific post registration qualification or training
- Provide evidence of Leading learning in practice
- Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote learning in practice providing an excellent learning environment for all
- Provide evidence of Supporting /managing and supervision a range of learnings in practice
- Leadership and Management qualification
- Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Completion of IR(ME)R Training
- Extensive post registration experience in a relevant speciality
- Experience of Service Development
Desirable criteria
- Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
- ALS instructor
- EPLS/PALS provider
Skills and competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
- Communication
- Influencing
- Interpersonal skills
- Keyboard skills
- Leadership
- Negotiation skills
- Microsoft Office skills
- Networking skills
- Presentation skills
- Prioritisation
- Research skills
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Martyn White
- Job title
- Lead ACP for Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381202715
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