Band 8a Vascular Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and driven Advanced Clinical/Nurse Practitioner to join our established vascular team.

You may be expected to work cross site as part of the vascular surgical team and will be assessing, diagnosing and treating patients presenting to our emergency and ambulatory departments and continuing high quality care for our vascular surgical inpatients.

You will be required to see patients that have been referred from either site and discuss these referrals with the registrars and Consultants. You will review patients in the outpatient setting and manage your own workload.

Our innovative Elective Surgical Hub at our King George's site is one of eight pilot sites nationally to develop our current services and have already been granted £14m to expand our theatres, upgrade our staff facilities and double the number of recovery beds.

If you feel that you are dedicated to providing high quality evidenced-based care then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The Vascular Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will work as part of the Vascular Surgery team, using specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare independently to patients.  The ACP is accountable for the management of patients on surgical and medical wards and in the outpatient clinic setting.

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 prescribing.  They will contribute to the planning of care and treatment, health promotion and safe admission or discharge of patients and with their follow-up care.

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.

The post holder will promote and facilitate evidence-based practice and clinical audit and research within the Trust.

The post holder will work collaboratively with other health care professionals and disciplinaries and provide leadership and education to others.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.