Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner Manchester, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join us as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH).
The role is primarily patient care focused and you will be working as part of a consultant led team, delivering all aspects of patient care for children on the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and Paediatric High Dependency Unit. The successful candidate will undertake a Master’s level degree in Advanced Clinical Practice whilst simultaneously learning the practical and professional skills required to excel in the ACP role.
Each ACP is linked with both a senior ACP and critical care consultant mentor to support their professional development and to ensure their wellbeing needs are met. The post holder will report to the lead nurse and provide visible leadership across the clinical service. Research activity is integral to the role and the successful practitioner will also be expected to undertake educational activities that support the department and hospital.
We are looking for a motivated and passionate individual to bring enthusiasm and excellence to our team, whilst providing a broad range of high-quality, complex services to our patients. The post holder will be an innovative and dynamic practitioner committed to improving the child/young person experience, improving standards of care and services in line with the MFT strategy, values, and behaviours.
During the 3 year training period the individual will work clinically on PICU and PHDU to develop their independent assessment skills and management of children/young people under the supervision of a mentor. This will include undertaking non-medical prescribing and completion of clinical skills, including the development of advanced airway interventions and advanced venous access. Additionally, active collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team is required to ensure the delivery of responsive individualised patient care. Strong communication with the child and parent is paramount.
This is all completed alongside the ACP master’s degree that will provide the theoretical knowledge or resources that allows evidence based practice to become integral to your professional practice. Research, education, and leadership contribute are key pillars of the job and are defined by the individuals' interests, activities supporting the departmental goals and the delivery of safe and effective service.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
