Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Care of the Elderly

UHCW NHS Trust; Coventry; In loco; GBP 50.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Care of the Elderly. The post requires senior clinical decision-making, leadership within older adults services, and the ability to guide multidisciplinary teams across AMU, ED, and wards.

The ACP will assess and manage frailty syndromes, order investigations, and participate in community-linked development.

Competenze

• Masters level qualification in advanced clinical practice.
• Clinical leadership responsibilities within Care of the Elderly and Acute Frailty service.
• Ability to order diagnostic investigations and management plans.

Mansioni

• Coordinate care for older adults across pathways with multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide expert clinical care and evidence-based treatment plans.
• Lead and support junior medical and nursing staff in protocols and procedures.
• Autonomously assess, diagnose, and manage complex geriatric patients, including prescribing within scope.

Formazione

Master's degree in advanced clinical practice or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Care of the Elderly

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

A high profile, accessible and responsive leader with managerial and clinical responsibility for the delivery of Advanced Clinical Practice within Care of the Elderly and the Acute Frailty Service. Able to make informed decisions within their own speciality and scope of professional practice, involving patients and public to ensure agreed standards, targets and objectives are met. The post holder is an experienced healthcare professional qualified to Masters Level, who will act as a clinical leader within the older adult service. They will demonstrate safe, senior clinical decision-making and expert care, for patients providing appropriate clinical management plans and prescription of any medication required.

The post holder will be required to work within all areas where Care of the Elderly patients may be housed. This includes the acute medical unit (AMU), Emergency Department (ED), Care of the Elderly wards, outlying wards, rehabilitation wards and supporting department development with community working, undertaking primary and secondary assessments alongside medical colleagues, providing support and guidance to nursing and medical staff in the management of Care of the Elderly patients. They will be instrumental in guiding junior medical and nursing staff in relation to relevant protocols and procedures.

The post holder will assess the domains of a comprehensive geriatric assessment and order diagnostic investigations for patients presenting with frailty syndromes.

• Co-ordinate the care of patients throughout their pathway with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients.


• Accountable for own actions in accordance with their professional regulatory body requirements.


• Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.


• Lead and deliver clinical care, across a variety of settings, according to national and local guidelines ensuring delivery of evidence-based care and working towards the Trust vision of providing a World Class Service.


• Undertake an initial assessment to determine differential diagnosis, utilising advanced critical thinking and decision-making skills, deciding when necessary to refer to senior clinical colleagues.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

• Act autonomously to assess, prioritise and provide expert clinical care which contributes to the patients’ treatment plan to ensure that optimum physical, psychological, and social care needs are met and ensures quality care.


• Request and interpret relevant investigations to facilitate the development of the patient’s management plan.


• Initiate the management of patients who are critically ill or deteriorating within scope of practice.


• Proactively refer to other clinicians (own or other services) depending upon patients’ needs to deliver care beyond your limitations and scope of practice.


• Proactively initiate treatment plans for patients requiring intervention and treatment ensuring ethically based considerations.


• Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long term conditions.


• Undertake relevant clinical procedures to facilitate patient care within the service, supported by the appropriate training and supervision.


• Autonomously assess, diagnose, and have the legal authority to independently prescribe. As an independent prescriber, the ACP is responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions and for clinical management decisions.

Closing Date

The job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

This advert closes on Sunday 25 Oct 2026

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.