Qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) for the Emergency Department. The ACP will operate with a high degree of autonomy, performing independent assessments, diagnoses and treatments within a defined scope, and referring to specialists as needed.

Role requires applying the four pillars: Clinical Practice, Leadership, Education and Research, across a rotating shift pattern including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. BeKnown at WSFT.

Qualifications

• Autonomy in clinical practice with complex decision making.
• Demonstrates the four pillars: Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education and Research.
• Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient care.

Responsibilities

• Undertakes independent clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within scope.
• Refers patients to relevant specialties for investigations as needed.
• Facilitates safe discharge and care continuation across pathways.

Skills

Autonomy

Clinical assessment

Complex decision making

Leadership

Job description

The post holder will be based at West Suffolk Foundation Trust (WSFT) within the Emergency Department, under the Medical Division.

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 inpatient or outpatient investigations as well as facilitating safe patient discharge.

BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you BeKnown for?

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Darren Fowler Job title: Lead ACP – Emergency medicine Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01284713000