Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

North Middlesex University Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

North Middlesex University Hospital seeks an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join their Rapid Diagnostic Centre. The role requires advanced clinical assessment and decision-making, addressing a variety of patient needs while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess a strong clinical background and relevant certifications, as well as a commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• NMC/AHP registration required.
• Advanced Practice PGDip, ALS provider, and Leadership Qualification preferred.
• Proven ability to meet Trust values.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessment of patients and formulate working medical diagnoses.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and prescribe medications.
• Ensure effective discharge planning and health promotion.

Skills

Advanced Practice PGDip

ALS provider

Teaching Qualification

Leadership Qualification

Non-Medical Prescriber

Working towards MSc

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North Middlesex University Hospital

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job overview

Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) Rapid Diagnostic Centre (RDC) (Band 8a)

Contract - Fixed Term (1 year). Full-time 37.7 hours per week.

This post will be based at North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH) to support the RDC team and our clinical lead in maintaining the standards required by the Cancer Alliance.

The post holder will be a key member of the RDC team and will work closely with the Clinical Lead and Service Manager.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) is relatively new. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, they make an important contribution. The role encompasses undertaking assessment of patients attending our RDC (Rapid Diagnostic Centre) clinics using a range of different assessment and management methods, which may include physical examination, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medicines (subject to holding a non-medical prescribing qualification) and advanced health needs and to provide high quality clinical assessment and intervention and treatment for a wide variety of patients presenting to NMUH.

To work autonomously at an advanced clinical level in the direct delivery of high-quality care, making critical clinical decisions based on thorough clinical assessment and interpretation of diagnostic interventions and delivery of therapeutic interventions.

The post holder will demonstrate sound clinical decision making and deliver expert care for a wide variety of patients presenting to the NMUH with undifferentiated diagnoses.

To work within the pillars of the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England through collaboration with clinical teams to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery and development of service, policy and procedures, and ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence.

Working for our organisation

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICSs, we are working increasingly closely with partners and many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. While all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies, we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Assessment and care planning to meet health and wellbeing needs

• Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care including formulating a working medical diagnosis for patients sometimes presenting with undifferentiated urgent or emergency health care.
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests.
• Request initial laboratory and radiological tests as required.
• Work competently in the role of Advanced Critical Care Practitioner, being aware of the boundaries of the role, referring patients appropriately to other healthcare professionals as needed.
• Making referrals to other healthcare providers.
• Prescribing medicines/PGDs.
• Ensure effective discharge planning and health promotion.
• Monitor quality and continuity of patient care and ensure standards are maintained.
• Ensure accurate, contemporaneous, and comprehensive documentation.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with nursing, medical, and paramedical colleagues to provide optimum patient care.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, and carers.
• Ensure patients are informed and consent is obtained prior to treatment, investigation, and management.
• Participate in nursing audit, taking action to address improvements.
• Provide expert nursing/medical advice and support to patients, families, and healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through treatment.
• Liaise with local community, social services, paramedics, and voluntary organizations to develop existing services for clients, carers, and health.
• Coordinate with the MDT and outside agencies to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow-up arrangements.
• Involve service users in providing feedback on their experience and suggestions for improvement.
• Implement effective infection prevention and control systems and relevant audits.
• Identify vulnerable adults at risk of abuse.

2. Managerial responsibilities:

• Contribute to the review and development of clinical pathways.
• Lead service developments.
• Participate in recruitment and orientation of staff.
• Manage incidents related to violence or aggression.
• Address situations that may result in disciplinary actions.
• Participate in the management and development of the clinical service.
• Investigate adverse incidents.
• Support operational and strategic development of the service.
• Collaborate with other disciplines within the Trust and at local levels.
• Initiate and manage change to improve standards and communication.
• Support senior colleagues and heads of department.
• Identify areas for practice improvement.
• Ensure proper reporting and recording of adverse incidents.
• Network with clinical nurse/AHP specialists within the Trust to evaluate and develop services.
• Utilize information systems for audit and analysis.
• Maintain records and reports as required.
• Ensure accurate medical records and submit relevant statistics and reports.
• Evaluate the service for clinical effectiveness and value.
• Use resources efficiently within budget constraints.
• Establish effective links across primary, secondary, and tertiary care.

Person specification

Professional Body

• NMC/AHP registration

Skills

• Advanced Practice PGDip
• ALS provider
• Teaching Qualification
• Leadership Qualification
• Non-Medical Prescriber
• Working towards MSc

Trust Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.

Please note that in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our third-party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service (NLPSS) who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of NMUH.

If offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, your identity and right to work documents will be verified remotely using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture images of relevant documents and a selfie for facial matching. TrustID will perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not impact your credit rating. For more information, visit the TrustID website.

NMUH uses identification scanning technology to verify documents. All prospective employees will have their original documents verified using this technology.

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