Acp - Frailty and Care of The Elderly (Annex 21 - Prescot, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Prescot, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Join our dynamic and progressive healthcare team as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner and take your career to new heights.

As an integral member of our clinical management team, you will play a crucial role across our renowned MWL Frailty service.

With your advanced clinical practice skills, you will have the autonomy to make critical decisions and provide exceptional care to our patients.

From the moment you take their history, perform assessments, make diagnoses, deliver treatments, and evaluate their progress, you will be responsible for the comprehensive management of older individuals and those living with frailty.

As an ACP, you will not only excel in providing outstanding patient care but also take the lead in educational sessions, clinical supervision, research, audits, and driving quality and service improvements.

With opportunities to rotate across our Frailty offer, you will constantly expand your knowledge and expertise.

Trainee Opportunity

The person specification for this role is attached to the advert. If you are interested in this position as a training / development opportunity, please review the person specification.

We do require a level of skill and experience, but the complexity and breadth can be developed as you progress within the role and this would be discussed further at interview.

Interview Date:

TBC

Provide advanced levels of clinical practice, knowledge, and skills in Geriatric Medicine / Frailty
Undertake history and physical examination to accurately assess the patient's condition.
Request, interpret and act upon relevant diagnostic tests and procedures.
Interpret, convey, and act upon complex and conflicting information to MDT members/patients/relatives including possible stressful situations, which may be delicate or offensive in nature (i.e., breaking bad news).
To identify patients in the Emergency department who are frail who could be cared for in a Virtual ward.
To work without borders with St Helens, Halton and Knowsley care providers
To directly liaise with Geriatricians and other Frailty specialists
To rotate throughout the Frailty services, including Ambulatory, Frailty Acute Inpatients, Frailty reablement ward, Urgent Community Response, Frailty Virtual Ward, and Community Frailty
Act as a clinical expert providing continuous support to nursing staff and other MDT members within and outside designated area of work.
Undertake advanced (invasive and noninvasive) procedures pertaining to patient need, in accordance with appropriate training and clinical supervision.
Independently prescribe and review medication in accordance with current legislation and trust policy.

Please view additional main duties of the job below or in the job description.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide advanced levels of clinical practice, knowledge, and skills in Geriatric Medicine / Frailty
Undertake history and physical examination to accurately assess the patient's condition.
Request, interpret and act upon relevant diagnostic tests and procedures.
Interpret, convey, and act upon complex and conflicting information to MDT members/patients/relatives including possible stressful situations, which may be delicate or offensive in nature (i.e., breaking bad news).
To identify patients in the Emergency department who are frail who could be cared for in a Virtual ward.
To work without borders with St Helens, Halton and Knowsley care providers
To di