Job Description

Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner-Asthma Respiratory Band 7 (Developmental) with progression to Band 8a upon qualification.



Are you an experienced asthma or respiratory nurse ready to take the next step in your career?



We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our Respiratory Asthma Service as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Band7) with a clearly defined pathway to progression as a Qualified ACP (Band 8a). We are offering this role to a registered nurse with substantial experience in asthma or respiratory care working or aspiring to work at an advanced specialist practice level.



This post is supported by a structured development programme as aligned to the Multiprofessional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice. You will contribute to the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with asthma including those with complex and high risk disease. You will progressively develop autonomy in clinical decision making, supported by structure supervision, education and proficiency assessment.



If you are the clinician we are looking for, come and join our supportive, dynamic and highly motivated Special airway (Asthma) team.

Main duties:

Develop and provide comprehensive clinical care, specialist advice, and support to patients in Special Airway service.



Develop experience as an advanced, autonomous practitioner, alongside the members of the multidisciplinary team in Special airways service.



Competent in performing and interpreting spirometry and FeNO tests, able to run an independent nurse-led clinics to diagnose and treat patients with airways disease (primarily asthma), direct experience and involvement in airways disease research.



Demonstrate and develop proficiency across the four pillars of advanced practice, namely clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research-evidenced through completion of the academic programme, alongside a portfolio of professional practice.



Deliver the biologics service



Role model the values of the OUH, demonstrating a person centred approach to service delivery and improvement.



Work towards increasing knowledge and skills in advanced clinical practice, in order to initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include the prescribing of medications, therapies, life style advice and care.



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.



Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.



We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.



These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .



In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles



Oxford University Hospital s promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.



If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Clinical:

Practice in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, or omissions at this level of advanced practice Work towards demonstrating a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy, recognising the limits of their own competence and scope of practice, to include when working with complexity, risk or uncertainty Develops own professional judgment skills identifying when to escalate and seek help/guidance, critically reflecting on practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence and their willingness to change or challenge thought processes Learn to work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate (e.g. history-taking and physical assessments, holistic assessments, identifying risk factors, mental health assessments, requesting/undertaking and/or interpreting diagnostic tests, and conducting health needs assessments). Develops effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care or seeking to make positive health changes, promoting person-centred approaches in health and care

Leadership and management:

Initiate and develop effective relationships, fostering clarity of the tAP role within teams, to encourage productive and efficient working Negotiate an individual scope of practice within legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, governance frameworks and procedures; with a focus on managing risk, upholding safety and delivering high quality care Evaluates own practices as a tAP, participating in MDT and team evaluations, recognising the impact of advanced clinical practice on service function, effectiveness and quality (e.g. care outcomes, patient experience and safety) Will actively engage in peer review to inform own and other's practice, working towards formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and making improvements, with support from peers and clinical supervisors. Actively seeks feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers and colleagues to inform own development and/or service developments in practice

Education



Critically assess and address own learning needs as a tAP, working to a personal development plan that reflects the breadth of professional development across the four pillars of advanced clinical practice, relevant to the trainee's own clinical service Critically reflect to maximise own clinical skills and knowledge development, with evidence demonstrated in own professional portfolio of evidence Engage with performance reviews and appraisal processes, as required in own clinical service area and in line with OUH requirements: Additionally, participating in Clinical Supervision and tripartite review meetings with both Clinical Supervisors, Academic Supervisors from the HEI and Line Managers, where the manager is not supervising the tAP Advocate for, and contribute to, a culture of departmental, service, and organisational learning, to inspire future and existing staff Where appropriate act as an educator within own scope of capability and competence, to develop teaching skills (with supervision or support where required), and seeking to instil confidence in others and share best practices

Research



Develop and support a 'knowledge rich enquiry culture' where research values are fostered, promoted and encouraged With support as required, engages in research activities, upholding good research practice guidelines, in order to develop evidence-based strategies that can be applied to enhance quality, safety, productivity, value or wellbeing Evaluate and audit own clinical practice, selecting and applying valid, reliable methods, then acting on the findings as appropriate with support as required * Develop and assist in the implementation of robust local governance systems and systematic documentation processes, keeping the need for modifications under critical review