Job summary

ACP - Savernake

37.5 Hours per week Permanent Savernake Inpatient Unit Part-time hours considered.

Are you ready for the next chapter in your ACP journey?

Wiltshire Health and Care are pleased to offer new opportunities to join our inpatient ACP workforce.

This post is based primarily at Savernake Hospital in Marlborough, we also have inpatient wards at Warminster Community Hospital and Chippenham Community Hospital. There is some requirement within the post to flexibly cross cover other teams, this is to enhance our team working across inpatient services and to ensure that we all have a broad range of clinical experiences.You will be working alongside a clinical team comprising of Consultant Practitioners/Associate Specialists/GP trainees and other ACPs supporting the ward teams with the medical aspects of patient care while developing your own clinical expertise within the specialties of Frailty, Older Peoples Medicine, Rehabilitation & End of Life Care.

Applications are invited from candidates who are Registered Nursing or Physiotherapy colleagues, holding an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (or working towards) and have relevant post registration experience or those people willing to undertake an MSc and who meet the academic criteria to do so. We have limited this post to Nursing and Physiotherapy only due to current prescribing restrictions for other professions.

Main duties of the job

Experience at Band 7 with knowledge of effective change management skills and a proven track record in the delivery of high-quality clinical care are essential.

The successful candidate will be a team player who is flexible and adaptable to the needs of the people who access our services.

The post is banded at 8a (AFC) on completion of the MSc in Advanced Practice, or at band 7 (dependent on stage of training/modules ratified).You will be expected to work across all four Advanced Practice Pillars.

Clinically working independently at an advanced level in the direct delivery of high-quality care making critical clinical decisions based on varied skills and assessment techniques.

Provide clinical leadership and support across the entire inpatient MDT and to support the Senior ACP Leadership Team in developing the ACP service to improve the patient experience.

Supporting colleagues to achieve training and development requirements. Ensuring that you are maintaining your own portfolio of learning in accordance with our organisational ACP policy and HEE guidance.

Ensure consistent high-quality care through audit and research programs.

Informal visits are recommended and welcomed.

For Further details please contact Head of Operations -Inpatients, MIU and Flow ([email protected]) or Consultant Nurse Donna Little ([email protected])

About us

Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independant and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.

There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients and carers.

If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know that it is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling market towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good schools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment and a chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away. What are you waiting for?!