Advanced clinical practitioner -UTC

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join a team handling unscheduled Emergency/Urgent Care with high autonomy in decision making. The ACP will work across a rotation that includes days, nights, weekends and bank holidays, delivering independent assessments and treatment within an agreed scope.

The role emphasizes clinical practice, leadership, education and research, with responsibilities for appropriate referrals to specialties and

Qualifications

• Qualified ACP with ability to perform independent clinical assessment and treatment within scope.
• Background in unscheduled Emergency/Urgent Care.
• Willingness to work rotational shifts including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Independent clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice.
• Refer patients to relevant specialties for investigations and facilitate safe discharge.
• Rotate across days, nights, weekends and bank holidays as required.

Skills

Unscheduled Emergency Care

Autonomous clinical assessment

Clinical decision making

Leadership & management

Job description

Looking for Advanced Care Practitioners who have a background in unscheduled Emergency/Urgent Care

We are building our team of both ECPs & ACPs creating a dynamic workforce. This is the perfect opportunity for a qualified ACP to join our team. You may be tired of the intensity of ED and enjoy the UCC environment as an alternative.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making alongside demonstrating the four pillars of practice, Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education and Research in providing healthcare that enables innovative solutions to enhance experience and improve outcomes within their speciality area.

The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice. In addition to this the ACP is also responsible for appropriately referring patients to relevant specialities for any necessary inpatient or outpatient investigations as well as facilitating safe patient discharge.

This role covers a rotational shift pattern to include Days, Nights, weekends an bank holidays.

The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice.

In addition to this the ACP is also responsible for appropriately referring patients to relevant specialities for any necessary investigations as well as facilitating safe patient discharge.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We Run Major Acute Services At

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.