Advanced Clinical Practitioner

About the job

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the newly established Community Complex Conditions Service in North Wales (base to be agreed upon appointment).

This is a professional clinical and team lead role the job plan focus being clinical activity and the balance being clinical leadership, research, audit, and education and developing the clinical models. Developing clinical services across Community Complex Conditions through working in partnership with the consultant therapist, nurses, therapists from other disciplines and their professional leads.

The post holder will as an autonomous, advanced practitioner, with an extended scope of practice to work with the team to deliver care within the relevant specialism; providing a high standard of specialist assessment and treatment of patients. Using evidence-based principles/ current best practice and advanced specialist skills and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who enjoys working collaboratively as part of a skilled inter-disciplinary team. The team includes Clinical Psychology, Assistant Psychologists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, GP and support staff. The service supports people presenting with Long Covid, other post viral and fatiguing conditions, persistent physical symptoms, breathing pattern disorder and those who present frequently to services. The new Community Complex Conditions Service provides an opportunity to continue development of this service and shape the way we work with vulnerable groups who might otherwise fall through the gaps in services. We are an award winning, friendly and supportive team; who are research active, with a passion for co-production with our partners with Lived Experience.

This post would be suitable for applicants from a variety of professional backgrounds depending upon experience and qualifications. Both full and part time hours will be considered.

Come and talk to us and find out why it would benefit you to join our team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree or recognised equivalent in nursing, para medicine or an allied health profession
• Masters level education in relevant discipline
• Active NMC or HCPC professional registration
• Evidence of CPD and post registration activity through portfolio
• Extended practice/Extended scope/Expert level skills
• In depth understanding of psycho-social interventions, normal development, the social determinates of health and the social disability model
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Membership of clinical interest group
• Membership of professional body
• Practice placement educator qualification/Clinical leadership training
• Non-medical prescribing
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in clinical field
• Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating groupwork.
• Significant post graduate clinical experience in the NHS
• Experience of management of people/resources
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Formal research education
  
  

Aptitude And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Advanced clinical reasoning skills
• Able to deliver assessments and interventions within physical, psychological, social and learning needs scope of practice.
• Able to desgin, select administer and analyse assessment tools and information to identify intervention goals.
• Excellent skills oral and written communication skills
• Ability to critically appraise current research/evidence and implement relevant findings.
• Ability to conduct professional affairs in a confident, assertive manner, using negotiating/influencing skills whilst maintaining excellent working relationship with all stakeholders.
• Health and safety risk awareness. Knowledge of clinical governance
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh
  
  

Values

Essential Criteria

• Commitment to personal development and lifelong learning
• Flexible approach to meet 'service needs'
• Able to provide peer support .
• Able to work in a busy environment and under pressure
• Able to deal with distressed patients carers and staff
• Able to sustain moderate to high level of physical and mental effort
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Special requirements to perform in the role. Ability to travel within geographical area
• Able to work hours flexibly