Job overview

This role will be a 3-year fixed-term training post, working towards a qualified ACP role within the department. The advert below specifies the roles and responsibilities you will be expected to fulfil supervised in your training role, and then independently as a qualified practitioner. During training, you will complete a funded ACP MSc/Apprenticeship with support from your department and Educational Supervisor, alongside a clinical portfolio to demonstrate your progression, learning, and competence.

The post holder will be practising under supervision as a trainee advanced clinical practitioner within the designated speciality area to provide patient-centred clinical care. 

The post holder will deliver a 60% clinical component; 20% service development and staff management and 20% related to education and development whilst in training.  Once qualified clinical commitment is expected to be 80% and 20% on other aspects of professional practice.

Main duties of the job

1.    Work as a trainee advanced practitioner within the specialty, managing a caseload of patients delivering individualised direct patient care withing the own scope of practice. 
2.  Participate in multidisciplinary clinics, participate in ward rounds, patient reviews and multidisciplinary team meetings.
3.   Provide highly visible and accessible professional leadership and demonstrate expert knowledge and standards of clinical practice.
4.  Lead and develop a defined area of Advanced Clinical practice within the designated area and promoting interdisciplinary team and collaborative working practices. 
5.  Meet regularly with team members as a team and on an individual basis as required to support their personal and professional development.
6.  Liaise with inter-hospital departments and personnel across organisational and professional groups. Ensuring effective communication and interpersonal skills with other disciplines and organisations.
7.  Act as a clinical role model demonstrating high standards of advanced clinical practice and provide support or advice to other staff when necessary.
8.  Act as an expert educational resource for clinical staff, patients, and carers by providing formal and informal education. Promote and develop a positive learning environment throughout the Trust.   
9.   Lead and actively participate in the delivery of educational programmes for all grades of nursing, medical and allied health professional staff.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.