Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Clinical.1.

To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body2.

To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner.3.

To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust.

Ensure clinician-led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients.

Jan To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services.5.

To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients.6.

To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary.7.


To provide expert care, advice and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available throughout the patients journey.8.

To refer on to other agencies as appropriate.9. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation.10.

To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills.11. The post holder will be expected to work clinical shifts in a ward environment if necessaryManagement and Quality.12. Act as a change agent for the development of the service.13. Assisting in the audit and data collection required for developing evidence based services.14.

To provide verbal and written reports to appropriate managers and clinical leads.15. To monitor the effectiveness of the service by continuous audit.16. To ensure that equipment is maintained and serviced as required.17. To develop protocols, documentation, standards and guidelines to enable best practice for the care of patients.

In the identified/specified area.18. To be involved in complaints handling according to the Trusts Complaints Procedure.19. To establish a clear focus, vision and direction for the service, within the Care Group.20.

To ensure effective and efficient use of financial resources, contributing to increasing the efficiency and controlling cost within the departmental budget.

Making recommendations regarding supplies and purchasing of equipment.
Communication and Liaison21. To promote effective communication within the hospital and to the patient and/or their relatives.22. Act as a point of liaison between all hospital departments involved in the patients journey.23. Act as a source of specialist information for clinicians and other members of the multidisciplinary team.24.

Liaise with other departments/ Trusts regarding services provided and current practises to develop best evidence based practice.25. To be skilled to impart distressing information with respect and empathy.26. To ensure that all patient records are maintained contemporaneously.
  • The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
  • The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.

Jan 2022Clinical Governance / QualityTo improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed.

To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or teamEducation and training development1.

Maintain own professional knowledge base and skills, meet PREP requirements, and continually update knowledge.2.

To provide education to members of the multi-disciplinary team, relating to the area of specialist knowledge.3. To promote and give presentations about the role of the specialist clinician.4.

To act as an educator and assessor to promote and maintain skills and knowledge to relevant medical and clinical staff, including specialist registrars and senior house officers.5.

To be actively involved in health promotion in line with Government targets.

Equality and DiversityIt is the responsibility of every member of staff to understand our equality and diversity commitments and statutory obligations under current equality legislation (the Equality Act 2010) and to:

Act in ways that support equality and diversity and recognises the importance of peoples rights in accordance with legislation, policies, procedures and good practice.

Valuing people as individuals and treating everyone with dignity and respect, consideration and without prejudice, respecting diversity and recognising peoples expressed beliefs, preferences and choices in working with others and delivering appropriate services.

Recognise and report behaviour that undermines equality under Trust policy. Be consciously aware of own behaviour and encourage the same levels of behaviour in colleagues. Acknowledge
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