Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job Overview

Come and join our innovative team within Glan Clwyd Trauma & Orthopaedic Team. We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the team providing patients with the opportunity to see the most appropriate practitioner to effectively deal with their presenting condition at the first point of contact.

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

Main duties of the job

1Clinical Leadership

2Management

3Communication

4Education and Training

5Clinical Governance

6Professional

7Frequent interruptions to deal with service issues.

TTo have a personal duty of care /responsibility for ensuring the safe use of specialist

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 And/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

• MSc
• Masters level education or equivalent experience; e.g. Advanced clinical practice.
• Experience of working within a hospital environment
• Active professional registration
• Evidence of CPD and post registration activity through portfolio
• Extended scope skills
• Independent prescriber

Desirable criteria

• Experience of acute care i.e. OOH
• Experience of long term health conditions

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in clinical field
• Involvement in research & Development Projects
• Experience of developing protocols & clinical care pathways
• Experience of working in an MDT setting
• Proven multidisciplinary working

Desirable criteria

• Formal Research education
• Experience of management of people /resources
• Experience of service development or project management
• Evidence of delivering clinical education
• Experience of secondary care clinical systems

Values

Essential Criteria

• Commitment to personal development and lifelong learning
• Have a flexible approach to work to meet service needs
• Able to provide peer support
• Adaptable and creative
• Able to deal with distressed patients carers and staff
• Able to work independently and use own initiative
• Professional appearance
• Able to work in a busy environment and under pressure with periods of interruption throughout the day
• Confident
• Self Motivated
• Able to sustain moderate to high level of physical and mental effort

Desirable criteria

• Welsh

Aptitude And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Advanced clinical reasoning skills
• Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner.
• Ability to demonstrate advanced analytical and problem solving skills
• Able to prioritise own workload and that of others
• Flexibility to work within different Primary Care teams
• Ability to critically appraise current research /evidence and implement relevant findings
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Advanced level of negotiation and influencing skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to conduct professional affairs in a confident, assertive manner, using negotiating / influencing skills whilst maintaining excellent working relationships with all stakeholders.
• Demonstrate professional independence
• Health and safety risk awareness
• Knowledge of clinical governance.
• Evidence of recent Masters level CPD study in relevant clinical
• Evidence of clinical post graduate training /education
• Understanding of professional ethic/code of practice and their application in clinical practice

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh