Mersey Care has invested in an Advanced Clinical Practice team that sits within the Executive Nursing and Therapies team across the Trust. We have two ACP Leads within the Trust who focus on Education and Clinical aspects of Advanced Practice respectively. Their aim is to develop and embed a strategy for Advanced Practice at MCFT, building a faculty of ACP and succession plan to change practice and enhance multidisciplinary working as we transform the way we work. This is a key component towards our Trust vision of being one team working together for excellent patient care helping to build high-quality, integrated services so that more of our patients can be seen and treated in the right place at the right time.
The ACP Leads provide strategic oversight and work with the Associate Directors of Nurses and Therapies to support both Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners to develop their skills, knowledge, and competency in line with service need and national guidelines. They also provide advice and support to service leads and senior clinical teams to develop ACP roles, ensuring that the workforce fit for purpose, and compliant with the national agenda for Advanced Clinical Practice.
They are currently developing a network of ACPs and a register of practitioners to ensure education, training and the commissioning of places meets a strict criterion. They also work closely with the ICS and NHSE.
Hannah is a Speech and Language Therapist who completed her ACP degree in 2022.
Since then she has taken up the role of Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy in Community Division and, more recently, ACP Lead for Clinical.
Hannah is passionate about ACP, and particularly about raising the profile of this within Allied Health Professionals. She enjoys Advanced Practice because it allows for a high level of autonomy, giving you the opportunity to make meaningful clinical decisions and directly impact patient care. Advanced Practice enables you to blend clinical skills with leadership, research, and education, creating a diverse and challenging role. It’s also a career path that supports continuous learning and growth while achieving a fulfilling and respected role in your profession.
You can contact Hannah by emailing: Hannah
Rosie is a highly motivated and enterprising individual, with over 30 years experience in the NHS and higher education. Within her previous role as Head of Advanced Practice and Post Registration Education at LJMU, scoping and developing the postgraduate nursing and multi-professional advanced practice agenda. As AP lead (Education) for Mersey Care Rosie continually networks across the organisation to determine the work force needs for Advanced Clinical Practice. Key priorities include governance of ACP with a clear structured and streamlined trajectory.
Rosie has robust experience of working within the highly challenging and rapidly changing environment of UK Health Care and Higher Education, with a strong track record of curriculum design, planning and implementing change, evidenced by the successfully delivery of a high calibre teaching portfolio across advanced practice programmes.
Rosie is an Independent and Supplementary Prescriber and educated to a higher degree level having achieved a master's in advanced practice. Rosie has worked in several advanced Practice roles, renal, pre-operative assessment, critical care, and acute admissions. This acquisition of knowledge and skills were easily transferable within the context of her current role as AP lead.
Currently studying for her PhD in a subject relating to advanced practice, this original study will be important in contributing to both educational theory and patient safety.
Rosie is passionate and enthused to support and develop Advanced Clinical Practice across the work force and welcomes any discussion. Rosie will populate this site with useful and relevant resources.
Working days Tuesday and Wednesday 9am to 6pm.