Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) - Urology

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired By Ingrid Barker And Led By Maria Kane As Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Aims To Transform The Way Healthcare Is Delivered Locally With a Clear Focus On Making a Difference For What We Call Our Four Ps

• Better outcomes for our Patients
• More opportunities for our People
• Fairer more consistent care for our Population
• Best Value for Public Purse

Our Vision For Five Years From Now

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of patients with acute, elective and emergency urological conditions.
• Undertake comprehensive history taking, physical examination and clinical decision-making to develop evidence-based management plans.
• Request, interpret and act upon appropriate diagnostic investigations within scope of practice.
• Perform advanced clinical procedures relevant to urology, including catheter-related interventions and other agreed competencies.
• Work collaboratively with consultants and the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective and timely patient care across inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory pathways.
• Coordinate patient care, facilitating efficient investigations, treatment, discharge planning and follow-up.
• Promote high-quality, patient-centred care through effective communication, shared decision-making and compassionate practice.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of innovative clinical pathways, service improvement initiatives and quality improvement projects.
• Participate in clinical audit, research and evidence-based practice to continually improve patient outcomes.
• Provide leadership, education and clinical support to colleagues and learners, contributing to the development of advanced clinical practice within the Urology service.
• Maintain professional competence, practising within the NHS England Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice and relevant professional standards.
• For trainee ACPs, successfully complete the Advanced Clinical Practice training pathway, including the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, with appropriate supervision and support.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Current professional registration with the relevant regulatory body (NMC, HCPC or GPhC as appropriate).
• Employed on, or eligible to undertake, an accredited Advanced Clinical Practice training pathway in accordance with Trust policy.
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or willingness to undertake and successfully complete the programme.
• Demonstrates advanced clinical assessment, history taking and clinical reasoning skills appropriate to advanced practice
• Sound knowledge of urological conditions, investigations and patient pathways across emergency, elective and outpatient settings.
• Significant post-registration clinical experience relevant to advanced practice.
• Experience working within a urology service or caring for patients with urological conditions.
• Experience managing patients across inpatient and/or outpatient pathways.

Desirable criteria

• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (or willingness to complete during training where appropriate to professional registration).
• Experience supervising, supporting or teaching other healthcare professionals or students.
• Experience of audit, research or service evaluation and implementing improvements in practice.

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

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Important

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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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