Lead ACP - Emergency Care

University Hospital Southampton NHS FT; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic band 8b ACP to join their Emergency Department. This role combines direct clinical care with leadership responsibilities, offering a chance to innovate in emergency care while working in a supportive, inclusive environment focused on personal wellbeing and continued professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team culture

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in emergency care.
• Evidence of leadership and change management.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead on advanced clinical practice and patient safety.
• Provide managerial and professional support to the ACP team.
• Develop and implement policies and guidelines in practice.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Care

Communication

Organisational Skills

Education

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Credentialed Royal College of Emergency Medicine ACP

Registered Healthcare Professional

Job description

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.

Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS Integrated Care System, which is limited to:

Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS FT, South Central Ambulance Service, or Hampshire Hospitals FT.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and innovative band 8b ACP to join the forward-thinking Emergency Department team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. The role will be enhanced through a model supporting 50% direct clinical care balanced with 50% clinical leadership and management responsibilities.

The department has a reputation for innovation and is increasingly recognized for its clinical academic work in emergency care. The Emergency Department was rated at outstanding in the Effective and Caring domains and good in all others during our last CQC inspection. We are proud of the care we deliver and constantly seek to improve it.

Working for our organisation

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalizing your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information.

At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

What you’ll do

As ACP for the Emergency Department, you will work closely with other departmental ACP’s/tACP’s, Senior Nurses, Consultant Leads, Directors of Major Trauma, Matrons, the Care Group Manager and the Divisional Director of Nursing/Professions. You will lead on all aspects of advanced clinical practice and be focused on patient safety, experience and quality assurance frameworks. You must be able to demonstrate a compassionate approach to the care of patients and the public.

The Emergency Department ACP will provide managerial and professional support on a day-to-day basis to all ACP/tACP’s across emergency care, ensuring all 4 pillars of advanced practice is delivered. You will need to possess the ability to work as a key decision maker alongside the multi professional team, ensuring the safe implementation of an advanced practice strategy within the department and care group in accordance with research, policy, national standards and the NMC Code.

The department has a reputation for pioneering new roles; several members of the senior nursing/AHP leadership team are national leaders in the field for advanced practice role developments. This results in the delivery of expert care, education, and support to patients with complex needs within the most acute phase of their care. Your professional and clinical development is important to us and we are committing to supporting you achieve your goals.

What we’re looking for

The role is designed to facilitate ongoing clinical practice for the ACP, ensuring that leadership is demonstrated in practice. Leading from within the team will be a key strategy in helping us further develop our approach to excellent care. In return we can offer you the opportunity to work with a nationally regarded, multi professional team who put patients first, always strive to improve care for patients and pride themselves on their teamwork. As a Major Trauma Centre, we are providing an excellent level of care for both Adults and Children; through constantly examining how we provide major trauma care we seek to constantly improve.

If you are a confident, well organised, strong, visible leader with high standards, excellent clinical skills and knowledge with extensive experience of working within emergency care, who thrives in a busy and diverse clinical environment then we would like to hear from you.

The successful applicant will have proven experience as a credentialled emergency care ACP. Track record in leadership within emergency care is essential as are excellent interpersonal communication and organisational skills.

Person specification

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patient First
• Always Improving
• Working Together
  
  

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice –full master (180 credits) Or equivalency pathway –the portfolio route –recognition by HEE centre of Advanced practice, via the supported portfolio route. Including NMP where professional registration permits.
• Credentialed Royal College of Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Practitioner
• Registered Healthcare Professional on relevant part of NMC / HCPC register
• Evidence of advanced leadership qualities
• Experience of educating and developing staff
• Evidence of change Management, leadership and innovation
• Evidenced based care philosophy
• Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines
• Confident of own knowledge base
• Ability to synthesise complex information quickly and able to communicate
• Excellent communication skills, able to communicate effectively at all levels
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
• ALS/EPALS/ETC provider
• Project Management skills
• Provide evidence of Leading learning in practice
• Evidence of developing and implementing policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
• Development / use of integrated patient care pathways
• Experience of practitioner–led care / clinics in own practice
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Research awareness/experience