Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY The Advanced Practitioner (AP) will use their specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare independently to patients in the acute oncology setting.

The AP is accountable for the total episode of care for patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed needs.

Specifically, this AP will be responsible for assessing, diagnosing and treating acute oncology patients who present to the acute oncology assessment area (J95).

A plan will be put in place to either discharge the patient or admit them to our acute oncology ward, and the AP will be involved in their on-going care post admission as part of the wider medical team caring for this patient.

The post holder will act as a role model, delivering advanced practice and promoting clinical effectiveness in care.

He / she will be required to work autonomously in delivering independent assessment, clinical examination, diagnosis, clinical decision making and planning of care and treatment, diagnosis, prescribing, health promotion and safe discharge of patients.

The post holder will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team and will play an integral role in the operational/strategic development of the service engaging and leading on service change initiatives.

The post holder will promote and facilitate evidence based practice and clinical audit and research within the Trust and will play an active role in the oncology governance process.

Work within the frequently challenging clinical environments with high levels of physical and mental effort Assess individuals, families and populations holistically using a range of different assessment methods.

Have a health promotion and prevention orientation and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness.

Interpret and analyse highly complex clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses, prognoses for a wide range of conditions, to recommend / deliver the best course of intervention including the development of comprehensive packages of care.

Initiate pharmacological intervention, using non-medical prescribing or patient group directives and administer medications as prescribed by others in accordance with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals policies Accurately request radiological and pathology investigations and make clinical decisions based upon the results.

Provide specialist advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following assessment, diagnosis and through treatment.

Plan, manage and complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others and delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and clients.

Use professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable care events and capture the learning from these experiences to improve patient care and service delivery.

Organise complex activities or programmes for patients, drawing on an appropriate range of multi-disciplinary and inter-professional resources in practice.

Supervise and where necessary, work in collaboration with nursing, medical and AHP team members, demonstrating expert clinical practice to the ward team.

To be included on medical rotas as required by clinical role Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies.

Actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements. Appropriately define the boundaries of own practice.

Leadership and Collaborative Practice Identify and implement systems to promote their contribution and demonstrate the impact of advanced level practice to the healthcare team and the wider health and social care sector.

Provide consultancy services to own area and to other professions on therapeutic interventions, practice and service development. Be resilient and determined and demonstrate leadership in contexts that are unfamiliar, complex and unpredictable. Engage stakeholders and use high-level negotiating and influencing skills to develop and improve practice.

Work across professional, organisational and system boundaries and proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and improve health, outcomes and healthcare delivery systems.

Develop practice and roles that are appropriate to patient and service need through understanding the implications of epidemiological, demographic, social, political and professional trends and developments.

Contribute positively to the leadership within the care group acting as an effective role model. Improving Quality and Developing Practice Work within the NMC/HPC Code of Professional Conduct and Guidelines, the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and guidelines, COSHH, the Mental Health Act and other instruments of statutory legislation to ensure safe and effective professional working practices f