Bank Advanced Clinical Practitioner ACP - ED

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Crewe is looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join their team. The role requires evaluating and managing patient care in emergency settings while providing leadership to clinical staff. Successful candidates will have an MSc, relevant experience, and completion of essential life support courses. This full-time position offers the chance to enhance the quality of healthcare delivery in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years' experience in Emergency Department.
• RCEM credentialed or equivalent experience at band 8B or above.
• Completed ALS, APLS or EPALS, ATLS or ETC courses in the last 4 years.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Lead clinical services and develop protocols.
• Provide clinical leadership and ensure patient-centered care.

Skills

Independent judgment

Clinical leadership

Patient assessment

Evidence-based practice

Education

MSc or equivalent

Tools

Advanced Life Support

ACLS

PALS

ETC

Job description

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you will work alongside the medical and nursing teams to promote the delivery of high standard patient-centered care within a supported environment. Following successful completion of the MSc, the applicant will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the immediate care and subsequent management of the adult patient, liaising and reporting to middle-grade medical staff.

Utilizing specialized clinical and theoretical knowledge, the ACP will assess the health status of the patient through complete physical examination, medical history, and psychosocial history, demonstrating a systematic and thorough approach toward problem-solving.

Other key areas of the role include leading the development of clinical services and enhanced practice within the specialist field, working with clinical colleagues to develop and review both medical and nursing protocols, guidelines, and standards of care through the process of clinical audit and quality improvement projects.

The post is a full-time position that requires flexibility in working, with rotation to weekends as part of an agreed rota with other members of the ACP team.

The post holder will perform a valid assessment of patients presenting in the acute care setting, utilizing theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, and expertise to progress decision-making and develop plans of care to facilitate the patient journey.

The post holder will utilize an evidence-based approach to the management of acute patients and will be expected to provide care and make clinical decisions in accordance with agreed clinical pathways of care and proficiency of own skill set.

Frailty ACP

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will work within agreed protocols and guidelines, exercising independent judgment in history taking, clinical examination, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a diverse and undetermined caseload of patients with emergency presentations, who may have highly complex acute presentations and frailty syndromes.

You will be expected to provide inspirational and visible clinical leadership for the frailty team to the nursing and medical teams working within the Emergency Department, Ambulatory Care Unit, and Acute Medical Unit.

Responsibilities and Requirements

• ALS
• APLS or EPALS
• ATLS or ETC
• All Life Support Courses completed within the past 4 years
• RCEM credentialed, or has been working at band 8B or above, with evidence of competencies reflecting credentialed equivalents
• Recent references from UK ED by a Consultant in Emergency Medicine to confirm credentials
• 3 years minimum ED experience

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe, and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.