Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a passionate Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join a dynamic General Surgery team at a leading NHS Trust. This role involves providing high-quality patient care within the Surgical Ambulatory Care Unit, where collaboration with junior doctors and consultants is key. You'll have the chance to utilize your expertise in clinical practice, leadership, and education to make a significant impact on patient outcomes. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to innovation and excellence in healthcare, where your contributions will be valued and celebrated.

Qualifications

• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice is essential for this role.
• Ability to undertake thorough patient history and clinical examinations.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care and support for patients in the Surgical Ambulatory care unit.
• Assist with the management of Trainee ACPs and support junior clinicians.

Skills

Patient History Taking

Clinical Examination

Diagnostic Interpretation

Non-Medical Prescribing

Leadership

Autonomous Practice

Education

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

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We are seeking an enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to come and join our General Surgery ACP team. MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice is essential.

The vacant role is to work within our Surgical Ambulatory care unit (SACU). Our unit is staffed by ACPs and Junior Doctors, with support from our Surgical Consultants. We accept referrals to the unit from ED and GPs. The unit is open 8am-4pm, 7 days a week.

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse or allied health professional to join our General Surgery Team at North Manchester General Hospital as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP). We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced, highly motivated and dynamic ACP with a passion for Surgery to join our team of ACPs, Doctors, and Consultants.

We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

For further information or to arrange an informal chat or visit, please contact Richard Tipney, Senior Directorate Manager, General Surgery at [e-mail].

Main duties of the job

Clinical Practice

• Ability to undertake thorough patient history
• Have a wide knowledge base of common medical presentations
• Competence in clinical examinations
• Have a thorough understanding of relevant diagnostics
• Knowledge of investigation interpretation, such as blood, x-rays, and ECGs
• Complete the Non-medical Prescribing (NMP) module and complete a formulary, as agreed by the NMP trust lead and Pharmacy
• Keep up to date with best clinical practice and prescribe treatments in line with that and trust guidance
• Prepare accurate and concise reports both verbally and in writing

Leadership and Management

• Assist with the management of Trainee ACPs within General Surgery
• Support junior clinicians to plan and manage episodes of patient care
• Act as a role model for Junior clinicians
• Practice as an autonomous professional in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority, and expertise

Education and Development

• Educated to Masters level with MSc in Advanced Practice
• Complete NMP as above

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

• Educated to Masters Level in Advanced Practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.