Lecturer-Practitioner

1. To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the
lead in investigations and treatments prescribed.
2. To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the
patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team.
3. To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from
referral and throughout their treatment.
4. To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development,
assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence
based care for a defined caseload.
5. To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the
multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings.
6. To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and
develop strategies to address identified issues.
Academic role summary
7. To design and deliver a range of high-quality teaching materials.
8. To make a significant contribution to the planning, design and development of
programmes and take responsibility for the management of teaching.
9. To engage in high quality research activity resulting in high quality publication.
10. To engage in relevant professional and knowledge exchange activities.
11. To carry out assigned administrative tasks., 1. To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and
ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body.
2. To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner.
3. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure clinician-led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients.
4. To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services.
5. To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients.
6. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary.
7. To provide expert care, advice and support for patients and their
relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available throughout the patient's journey.
8. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate.
9. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation.
10. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills.
11. The post holder will be expected to work clinical shifts in a ward environment if necessary. Management and Quality.
12. Act as a change agent for the development of the service.
13. Undertake audit and data collection required for developing evidence-based services.
14. To provide verbal and written reports to appropriate managers and clinical leads.
15. To monitor the effectiveness of the service by continuous audit.
16. To ensure that equipment is maintained and serviced as required.
17. To develop protocols, documentation, standards and guidelines to enable best practice for the care of patients. In the identified/specified area.
18. To be involved in complaints handling according to the Trust's Complaints Procedure.
19. To establish a clear focus, vision and direction for the service, within the Care Group.
20. To ensure effective and efficient use of financial resources, contributing to increasing the efficiency and controlling cost within the departmental budget and making recommendations regarding supplies and purchasing of equipment.

Communication and Liaison
21. To promote effective communication within the hospital and to the patient and/or their relatives.
22. Act as a point of liaison between all hospital departments involved in the patient's journey.
23. Act as a source of specialist information for clinicians and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
24. Liaise with other departments/ Trusts regarding services provided and current practises to develop best evidence-based practice.
25. To be skilled to impart distressing information with respect and empathy.
26. To ensure that all patient records are maintained contemporaneously.

Academic
27. Design and deliver teaching material across a range of modules or within a subject area.
28. Set, mark and assess assignments and examinations and provide timely and constructive feedback to students.
29. Identify needs and develop effective approaches to teaching and learning that are innovative for the subject or school and reflect evolving practices elsewhere.
30. Produce teaching materials informed by current research and scholarship that motivate and inspire student learning.
31. Supervise and provide support and guidance for student learning activities, such as work-based learning, student projects, field trips and where appropriate, placements.
32. Provide academic support and guidance for students. Act as personal tutor to a group of students.
33. Contribute to the enhancement of the student experience outside of the learning environment to build cohort identity and sense of community
34. Lead on/contribute to programme/module development.
35. Contribute to the successful development of curricula and teaching methods in the school.
36. Reflect on teaching practices and contribute to the enhancement of teaching quality.
37. Participate in the accreditation of courses and quality assurance and enhancement processes.

• The post holder shall, as necessary, provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.


• The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisations., The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.


The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

This opportunity is for a highly motivated and well-experienced clinical practitioner with interest in education and want to work both in clinical practice and academia. The contract will be with LUHFT and will be for 2 years with 0.5 WTE at LUHFT and 0.5 WTE at LJMU., You will need be a registered health professional with a minimum of degree level education and evidence of previous study at master's level. Experience in teaching and a teaching qualification is desirable. You will have a high level of clinical competence and credibility in a relevant area of expertise and have experience in supporting learners in clinical practice.,
• Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level with appropriate registration


• Clinical MSc or MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or started the MSc ACP pathway/programme and committed to completing within an agreed time frame: Note: Post holder will be in a training post (Annex 21) until evidence of completion of MSc ACP is provided.


• Teaching and assessing qualification


• Relevant post registration qualification/equivalent.


• Prescriber


• Evidence of participation in audit and research, Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality


• Evidence of effective management


• Evidence of effective leadership skills


• Evidence of staff development and can demonstrate knowledge regarding provision and development of education programmes


• Evidence of change management


• Ability to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in relevant lectures, tutorials and seminars and to supervise postgraduate students


• Evidence of application of current clinical service issues and developments, Understanding and application of healthcare governance


• Has an up-to-date Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio, Excellent communication skills (oral and written), coupled with the ability to develop these skills in students


• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care


• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing


• Ability to initiate development in the curriculum and take responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of teaching programmes/modules, Supportive of colleagues


• Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team


• High level of personal and professional credibility


• Act as role model for staff


• Commitment to fostering a positive learning environment for students and of providing excellent pastoral and academic support to students


• Commitment to LJMUs values and regulations, including equality and diversity policy., You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  The role will involve the responsibility for leading, managing and delivering postgraduate healthcare-based education within the School of Nursing and Advanced Practice at LJMU and will also support the development of clinical practice and expertise in the Trust., Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.


The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.