In line with the Trust Vision to provide the Best Care for Everyone The Advanced Practitioner (AP) provides high quality, individualised clinical management for patients using advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills to determine and initiate changes to treatment as necessary. The post holder will be a clinical expert in the field and will fulfil the 4 domains of Advanced Practice: - Clinical Practice - Leadership and Management - Facilitation of Learning and Education - Research and Development Advanced practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care professionals. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a masters level award that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.
Advanced practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance peoples experience and improve outcomes. This definition therefore requires that health and care professionals working at the level of advanced practice will exercise autonomy and decision making in a context of complexity, uncertainty and varying levels of risk, holding accountability for decisions made. There is an expectation that a maximum of 80% of the post holders time will be spent in direct clinical practice, having clinical responsibility for a defined cohort of patients and providing leadership for clinicians within this clinical area.
The remaining time (a minimum 20%) will be allocated to non-clinical duties in an agreed job plan that meets service and role needs, being reviewed annually or more frequently as required. The Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist will join the Therapy Service within Critical Care, Surgery and Respiratory (CCSR) to support the development and delivery of the Respiratory pathway. They will be a pivotal member of a multidisciplinary team, optimising physiotherapy assessment, intervention and management of patients with respiratory enhanced care requirements. Contribute to person centred optimal care, self-management, rehabilitation and quality of life outcomes.
This may include and not be limited to patients requiring delivery of non-invasive ventilation, high-flow nasal oxygen, patients at high risk of respiratory deterioration and those requiring enhanced monitoring. The post holder will contribute to safeguarding and clinical effectiveness within the service by participating in audit and research as part of the MDT in this specialist field. The post holder will also be involved with, and where appropriate collaborate in, national and international research contributing to relevant networks and forums, with the aim of supporting the development of excellence in care and treatment of patients

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