Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Relevant professional qualification
• Educated to Masters Level in Advanced Practice
• Teaching Qualification
• Non-medical Prescriber
• Speciality Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
• Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
• Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level
• Comprehensive or relevant post qualifying experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience in General Surgery

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• External to the organisation in order to support development of individuals and practice
• Ensure mentorship training is updated annually
• Ensure clinical environment is conducive to supporting the education and learning of all staff and students
• Provide educational and training opportunities to pre -registration nursing students to ensure placements satisfy the relevant elements of their learning agreement
• Provide an environment that encourages client centred involvement where Develop and deliver specific and relevant specialist teaching programmes for all disciplines and grades of staff, client group and carers within the Trust in relation to their area of expertise
• Review and evaluate all teaching programmes and lead on the development of new programmes when a need is identified
• Identify own development needs in line with service requirements within personal development plan
• Develop and distribute educational leaflets in relevant formats, for staff and patients relating to service and patient pathway
• Ensure personal, peer support and clinical supervision needs are met
• Act as mentor/preceptor and resource person for all nursing and support staff, as appropriate to the role
• Provide clinical supervision both within and clients are facilitated to ask for help, advice and education
• Contribute to clinical governance outcomes.
• On completion of appropriate training carry out non -medical prescribing supported through divisional governance framework and in adherence to agreed Trust policy, undertake annual audit of prescribing practices

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