Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

The ACP role is a state-of-the-art role in the field of advanced practice, which crosses professional boundaries, undertaking traditional medical roles and leading inter-professional practice. It is a model of excellence in the delivery of holistic care to arthroplasty patients at the exciting newly opening Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre. If this role appeals to you, do not hesitate to contact us for an informal visit to share our vision, commitment, and a friendly approach.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will :

• Perform at an advanced level (evidenced by a professional portfolio) under the core capabilities across the four pillars of Advanced Practice (Health Education England Multi-Professional Framework 2017) :
• Clinical Practice
• Leadership and Management
• Research
• Education
• Deliver an advanced level of practice within a field of elective orthopaedic surgery practice both independently and in partnership with the multidisciplinary team under the clinical supervision delegated by a consultant and / or Specialist Registrar and under the guidance of the Lead ACP.
• Use collaborative and independent judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate the clinical care and management of elective orthopaedic patients.
• Be responsible for providing clinical leadership, supervision, and structured teaching for the multidisciplinary team to facilitate ongoing training and education.
• Take a lead on audit and research within the unit contributing to developing and evaluating local policies and protocols incorporating current available best evidence.
• Promote good clinical governance and facilitate the implementation of the organisational strategy and work within agreed trust / unit protocols and guidelines.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be involved in establishing and delivering a high-quality service using state of the art models of care, for patients undergoing elective joint replacement surgery by facilitating an ambulatory lower limb arthroplasty pathway. In addition to clinical supervision of the trainees, you will work with key stakeholders to develop clinical pathways, audit and governance structures, that will establish a culture of innovation, productivity and constant improvement amongst the wider multidisciplinary team. Ultimately, this will result in the provision of medical care for day case and inpatient arthroplasty patients; the coordination of admissions and list planning; discharge planning and liaising with Anaesthetic and Surgical Consultants, escalating where appropriate.

If this role appeals and you have the required knowledge, experience, skills, motivation and resourcefulness we welcome your application.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites : Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will perform at an advanced level under the core capabilities across the four pillars of Advanced Practice (Health Education England Multi-Professional Framework 2017) :

To deliver an advanced level of practice within a specialist field, acting as a role model.

The ACP will practice both independently and in partnership with the multidisciplinary team under the clinical supervision delegated by a consultant and / or Specialist Registrar and / or under the guidance of the Lead ACP.

The post holder will use collaborative and independent judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate the clinical care and management of the patients.

Responsible for providing clinical leadership, supervision, and structured teaching for trainee ACPs and the wider multidisciplinary team to facilitate ongoing training and education.

The post holder will work within a team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners providing consistent medical cover to the Central Hampshire Orthopaedic Hub. They will be involved in establishing and delivering a high-quality service using state of the art models of care for patients undergoing elective joint replacement surgery, facilitating an ambulatory arthroplasty pathway.

Person specification

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Experience & Knowledge

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Our commitment to you :

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork :

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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.

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