Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

Job overview

If you are enthusiastic, motivated and passionate about cancer care and dermatology, and are looking for career progression, this could be the role for you.

The successful candidate will work under clinical supervision to develop specialist knowledge and skills in skin oncology, meeting the required speciality capabilities and competencies while undertaking a Master’s degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP).

The trainee ACP will develop the skills required to assess, examine and manage patients with suspected or confirmed skin cancers, including initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and evaluation of care. This will be undertaken under the supervision of senior clinicians including Consultant Dermatologists, Consultant Nurses, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and an educational supervisor.

The trainee ACP will be supervised directly or indirectly at all times until competency is demonstrated and formally assessed by the ACP faculty. They will develop safe clinical decision-making skills and provide high-quality patient-centred care, including contributing to management plans and prescribing medications where appropriate following completion of the Non-Medical prescribing qualification.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will develop and demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and critical thinking in the assessment and management of patients within the Skin Oncology service.

They will work collaboratively with the Dermatology and Skin Cancer multidisciplinary teams to meet the needs of patients, playing a key role in service delivery and adherence to local and national policies, guidelines and procedures.

Working alongside medical, nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues, the post holder will undertake patient assessment, clinical examination, formulation of differential diagnoses, and development of management plans under supervision. They will also provide support, guidance and advice to junior staff and colleagues in relation to relevant protocols and patient pathways.

The post holder will ensure that evidence-based care is delivered to patients and will participate in clinical audit, service evaluation, research activity and quality improvement within the Skin Oncology service.

Following successful completion of the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, including the Non-Medical prescribing module, the post holder will demonstrate the required competence and capability through appropriate clinical assessments and portfolio evidence. Once all competencies are achieved and formally assessed, the trainee ACP will progress to Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Co-ordinate the care of patients throughout their pathway with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients.
• Accountable for own actions in accordance with their professional regulatory body requirements.
• Will contribute to delivering corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Lead and deliver care across a variety of clinical settings such as outpatient, inpatient, virtual clinic, ward rounds, etc.
• Deliver clinical care according to national and local guidelines ensuring delivery of evidence-based care and working towards the Trust vision of providing a World Class Service.
• Assess and prioritise patients within the service to maintain quality care.
• Undertake an initial assessment to determine differential diagnosis, utilising advanced critical thinking and decision-making skills, deciding when necessary to refer to senior clinical colleagues.
• Act autonomously, dependent upon capabilities and level of supervision, to provide expert clinical care which contributes to the patients’ treatment plan to ensure that optimum physical, psychological, and social care needs are met.
• Request and interpret relevant investigations to facilitate the development of the patient

For further details please see the attached job description and person specification.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.