Advanced Clinical Practitioner

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greenhill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK seeks Advanced Clinical Practitioners specializing in Emergency Medicine for dynamic roles at Northwick Park and Ealing Hospitals. The successful applicants will integrate with multi-disciplinary teams, assess patients, and lead clinical research, all while ensuring the highest standards of clinical governance. This role offers flexibility in working arrangements tailored to meet individual needs, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for staff and patients alike.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must have completed the second year of the master's programme.
• Demonstrable experience in Emergency Medicine as a trainee ACP.
• Capability to progress into a qualified ACP post.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients with undifferentiated problems under supervision.
• Work within the Junior Doctor Rota and participate in teaching.
• Integrate with multi-professional teams to deliver patient care.
• Lead or participate in clinical research to inform practices.
• Ensure compliance with Clinical Governance standards.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Emergency care skills

Team collaboration

Research competence

Education

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

Overview

Looking for Advanced Clinical Practitioners who have a background in Emergency Medicine to work in any of two A&E departments at Northwick Park and Ealing Hospitals. This role will: report to the Lead Consultant for the ACP programme acting as an expert team member for the effective delivery of the Advanced / Emergency Care Practitioner service; provide the core ACP role which is to assess patients with undifferentiated problems with appropriate supervision (Royal College of Emergency Medicine 2015); work within the Junior Doctor Rota and participate in departmental teaching programme; integrate with multi-professional teams, educationalists and site-specific clinical nurse specialists to deliver patient-centred care; participate and/or lead clinical research which will guide practice developments and raise awareness of the needs of the patient and family with Emergencies; ensure that Clinical Governance standards are fully met including supporting the directorate lead for clinical governance where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Lead Consultant for the ACP programme acting as an expert team member for the effective delivery of the Advanced / Emergency Care Practitioner service.
• Provide the core ACP role which is to assess patients with undifferentiated problems with appropriate supervision (Royal College of Emergency Medicine 2015).
• Work within the Junior Doctor Rota and participate in departmental teaching programme.
• Integrate with multi-professional teams, educationalists and site-specific clinical nurse specialists to deliver patient-centred care.
• Participate and/or lead clinical research which will guide practice developments and raise awareness of the needs of the patient and family with Emergencies.
• Ensure that Clinical Governance standards are fully met including supporting the directorate lead for clinical governance where appropriate.

Equality and Diversity / Inclusion

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment. As part of our commitment to Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

Work Pattern & Flexible Arrangements

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Eligibility, Checks & Recruitment Process

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview. Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Role Requirements

This role is for those who are completing their MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, whilst in a trainee ACP post working in Emergency Medicine and meet the requirements for progression into a qualified post. They must have completed the second year of the master's programme and have demonstrable experience of supernumerary time in Emergency Medicine, where they have demonstrated their competence to progress into the qualified ACP post.

About LNWH

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. Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH