Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Band 8a

Main area

Acute medicine

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (Both full time & part time available.)

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Site

Town

Nottingham

Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

Today at 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified ACP to join our well established Acute Medicine ACP team.

The Acute Medicine service sees up to 140 patients per day, across a variety of settings; our Acute Medicine Receiving Unit, Assessment Ward B3, Level 1 and SDEC.

We also provide an in-reach service to all Acute Medicine patients referred to us by the Emergency Department.

The variety and pace of the work we cover offers unrivalled clinical experience, and you will see cases ranging from minor Ambulatory conditions to critically unstable patients with a range of presentations.

The Acute Medicine service is rapidly developing and expanding bringing opportunities for new areas of clinical work, research, education and leadership.

If you are keen to develop your career further in these areas then we can offer bespoke and supported opportunities to do so.

We offer a five year development programme for qualified ACPs supported by the consultant lead for ACP and senior ACPs.

The department is also one of the first in the trust to begin the process of developing senior ACP roles, providing more experienced ACPs the opportunity to progress their career within this diverse speciality.

We are also interested to hear from applicants whom may be part way through their MSc in ACP and are considering a change of speciality.

Main duties of the job

As an autonomous practitioner you will be responsible for the assessment diagnosis and treatment of the undifferentiated patient on the acute medical take.

This will include requesting and interpretation of appropriate radiology investigations, non-medical prescribing, and performing relevant clinical skills such as lumbar puncture and ascitic tap.

We are also currently developing the team to provide diagnostic and clinical skills through the use of point of care ultrasound.

You will be expected to manage a case load of patients and be responsible for their ongoing medical treatment and care.

This will require referral and liaison with multiple specialities within the organisation and close work within the MDT. As a result you will require excellent organisational and communication skills.

Alongside clinical practice within the specialty, the successful applicant will have weekly rostered time to undertake their own continued professional development alongside service development work.

They will be given the opportunity to follow personal interests and pursuits whether that is in education, teaching, research or management.

Encompassing all pillars of ACP, you will be expected to undertake an active role in service development, education, audit and research within the department, encourage and support others and demonstrate excellent leadership skills.

Working for our organisation

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population.

We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of busiest teaching hospitals in Europe and is nationally recognised as having an established Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) service.

With more than 160 qualified and trainee ACPs across 16 specialties to date, we are now seeking committed, enthusiastic and compassionate individuals to join our team of ACPs with Acute Medicine at NUH to deliver the highest quality care to our patients.

Our values are:

Caring and helpful; Safe and Vigilant for our patients and colleagues; Being Clinically Excellent and driving innovation to meet the needs of our patients; Using our Resources wisely whilst; Providing Quality products, services and experiences for staff and patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.

You must have completed an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, which includes Non-Medical Prescribing, and be able to present a portfolio demonstrating evidence of their ACP clinical competence.

Following a fully supported induction period you will be responsible for autonomously assessing, diagnosing and treating the undifferentiated patient on the medical take