ACP / Trainee ACP (tACP)
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic qualified or trainee ACP to work within south Derbyshire covering both inpatient areas and community support beds. Our vacancy is in the south team at our Ilkeston, Ripley and Ashbourne areas. A Band 8a position will be offered to candidates who have already completed an MSc in Advanced Practice and who can demonstrate contemporary experience working at an advanced level within a relevant clinical environment.
Main duties of the job
The role will support a core team of ACPs across the three areas in order to provide a model of seven day service cover, ultimately linking the trainees into a core clinical lead support resource. The GM will be responsible for ensuring that the direction of the service continues. As an ACP you will: Provide clinical leadership, including direct clinical care, and advice on complex issues in the In-patient teams and community support beds.
Establish a cohesive team approach for the ACP workforce development Support the service leads and managers with audit, innovation, and performance management Lead on training needs discussions, based on audit findings, supervision outputs and individual staff knowledge gaps Assist in feedback for staff appraisals.
You will apply advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making to the provision of clinical care to adults . You will exercise a high degree of autonomy through the application of advanced clinical skills in relation to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of adults.
You will lead and monitor improvements to quality of care through clinical audit, evidence-based practice, clinical supervision, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire. We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
N/A
Essential
MSC / experience
Desirable
MSC . Prescribing Clinical decisions Previous
Experience · Essential
Experience of a Leadership role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
