Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Breast)

Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.

Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalizing your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Professional and Clinical Responsibilities:

• Provide direct expert advanced clinical practice through assessment, treatment and monitoring of care ensuring interventions and treatments are undertaken in line with best practice.
• Undertake advanced clinical assessment of the patient, analysing complex clinical signs, findings from physical examination, patient history and investigation results to diagnose medical/surgical conditions whilst considering differential diagnoses and initiating treatment.
• To assess the need for and appropriately order investigations including (though not exhaustive) blood tests, laboratory investigation, x-rays, ultrasound scans, MRI and CT scans in accordance with IR(ME)R regulations.
• Interpret clinical results and act on findings, initiating treatments accordingly.
• Perform highly skilled and advanced clinical procedures adhering to agreed protocols, capabilities in practice, guidelines and competencies; including (though not exhaustive): Peripheral and Central line cannulation, Intravenous/intra-arterial cannulation and blood sampling.
• Initiate emergency treatment plans for unanticipated clinical situations, including actively assisting in resuscitation of patients when required.
• Admit and discharge patients in accordance with unit policies and guidelines.
• Prescribe medications and intravenous fluids within their sphere of competence whilst complying with the Non-Medical Prescribing policy, the requirements of their professional regulatory body and the Royal Pharmaceutical Frameworks for prescribers. Or prescribe / administer medicines under patient group directive (PGD).
• Lead in the undertaking of advanced skills, initiating interventions and treatments and evaluating their effectiveness.
• Function at an advanced level of practice as part of the multidisciplinary team as determined by capability and competency frameworks.
• Develop and maintain effective communication with the patient, relatives, and MDT. Where required, communicate complex information to patients/carers during the consent process prior to commencement of treatment plans and invasive procedures including explaining treatment options.
• Use advanced communication skills to impart highly sensitive, complex, and potentially distressing information to patients and carers, providing them with details of additional agencies available for emotional support in hospital or upon discharge as appropriate.
• Provide accurate and effective clinical handovers across all professional boundaries.
• Make and receive patient referrals to/from other medical specialities, health care professionals or agencies, ensuring accurate written and verbal communication.
• Solo transfers of patients both intra and inter hospital where applicable, documenting in medical notes, history, clinical findings, physical examination, interpretation, and plan of care.
• Actively support the discharge planning process of patients and communicate with the receiving area/team discharge in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Recognize own limitations and effectively seek appropriate help from a range of multiagency and interprofessional resources in their practices.
• Maintain adequate patient documentation to the requirements of professional regulatory bodies for all patients seen and where advice is given in any practice setting.

Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Skills and competencies
Essential criteria

• Communication
• Keyboard skills
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office skills
• Presentation skills

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
Essential criteria

• Registered Healthcare Professional on relevant part of NMC / HCPC register
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice – full master (180 credits) Or equivalency pathway – the portfolio route – recognition by HEE centre of Advanced practice, via the supported portfolio route. Including NMP where professional registration permits. Or have formally credentialed on a nationally recognised specialty specific Advanced Clinical Practice programme for example FICM or RCEM EM ACP
• Specialty specific post registration qualification or training
• Provide evidence of Leading learning in practice
• Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote learning in practice providing an excellent learning environment for all
• Leadership and Management qualification
• Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
• Provide evidence of Supporting / managing and supervision a range of learnings in practice
• Completion of IR(ME)R Training
• Extensive post registration experience in a relevant specialty
• Experience of Service Development

Desirable criteria

• Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
• ALS instructor
• EPLS/PALS provider