Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

at  North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Working a minimum of 30 hours per week the post holder will be developing their clinical practise under the supervision of an experienced multidisciplinary team as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) within the Consultant and GP supported UTC.
The post holder will develop through academic study and under supervision of a senior clinicians, their knowledge and skills in the safe assessment, treatment, referral and discharge of patients within an agreed scope of practice to provide patient-centred quality care within their designated area of work.
Core Competencies
Functions at an advanced level within healthcare organisation and management systems in line with their scope of practice and sphere of influence
Able to deal with complex ethical and legal issues relating to patient care.
Selects and uses advanced communication skills to articulate and shares their decision making, while maintaining appropriate situational awareness, displaying professional behaviour and exercising professional judgement
Initiates, leads and delivers effective quality improvements in patient care, focused on maintaining patient safety.
Able to critically appraise and undertake research, including managing data appropriately
Developing within the context of advanced level practice as a learner, teaching and supervisor.
Generic Clinical Competencies
Undertakes an advanced clinical assessment in the face of uncertainty, and utilises critical thinking to inform diagnosis and decision making
Leads acute intervention for patients, recognising the acutely deteriorating patient and delivering resuscitation
Manages the assessment, diagnosis and plans future management of patients in an outpatient clinic, ambulatory, or community setting, including the management of long-term conditions, in the context of complexity and uncertainty
Manages problems in patients in special cases and other specialities
Manages a multi-professional team, including the planning and management of discharge planning in complex, dynamic situations.
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

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