Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Bury is seeking a qualified Advanced Practitioner to join their acute medical team. The role involves assessing patients and providing evidence-based care while mentoring staff. Candidates must hold an MSc in Advanced Practice and have experience in urgent care settings. This opportunity offers a flexible work pattern and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected health and wellbeing hours

Qualifications

• Qualified or final year trainee in Advanced Practice.
• Experience in urgent care settings desired.
• Ability to practice autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients at the Fairfield general SDEC service.
• Support and mentor staff members within the department.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills.

Skills

Experience in Acute Medicine

Excellent interpersonal skills

Clinical decision-making

Education

MSc in Advanced Practice

Job description

Overview

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a qualified or final yeartrainee Advanced Practitioner (ACP) to join our expanding team. We are seeking an enthusiastic ACP to join our acute medical SDEC team at Fairfield General hospital. MSc in Advanced Practice is essential, and experience in Acute Medicine, ED or other urgent care setting is desired.

Our unit is staffed by ACPs and Junior Doctors who work independently with support from our acute medical consultants. We accept referrals to the unit from ED, GPs, and NWAS. The unit is open 8am till Midnight 7 days a week. Working pattern is generally long days with protected non-clinical time, and we are open to negotiation of shift times where possible to ensure a positive work life balance.

You will be supported in clinical practice by our acute physicians, clinical lead, and our ACP lead along with the wider team.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will provide service assessing, treating and decision making for patients attending the Fairfield general SDEC service.
• The post holder will support in the coordination, education, mentorship of all staff members within the department.
• Within this clinically focused role the post holder will practice autonomously and independently providing exemplary patient-centred and evidence-based care to patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• The post holder will be supported to gain the necessary skills in procedures to aid the diagnosis or treatment of these patients and conditions.
• The post holder will provide expert clinical and professional support within the team demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communication skills and clinical attributes.

About the Trust

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

Benefits and opportunities

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Contact / informal visits

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gareth Drage
Job title: ACP Lead for SDEC
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

Jenny Cooper
Unit Manager
[e-mail]
0161 778 2309