Senior Advanced Clinical Practitioner

University Hospitals Of Leicester Nhs Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to deliver expert, patient-centred, evidence-based care in the Emergency Department. You will undertake comprehensive assessments, use advanced diagnostic reasoning, and develop treatment plans while leading service development and quality improvement initiatives.

The role emphasises education, research, audit, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including ACPs at various development stages,

Qualifications

• ACPs are expected to make autonomous, evidence-based clinical decisions.
• Leadership in service development and quality improvement is required.
• Involvement in education, research, audit and innovation within emergency care.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive patient assessments.
• Apply advanced diagnostic reasoning and formulate treatment plans.
• Manage patient care across a wide range of acute presentations.
• Provide senior clinical leadership and operational oversight in the specialty.
• Educate, supervise and support multidisciplinary staff, including ACPs at all development stages.
• Address complaints and promote learning from incidents.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical assessment

Autonomy

Education

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to further develop and broaden your advanced clinical and leadership skills within a challenging and rewarding environment. As an ACP, you willdemonstrate safe, autonomous, and evidence-based clinical decision-making, working collaboratively with Emergency Department consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient-centred care. The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive patient assessments, applying advanced diagnostic reasoning, formulating treatment plans, and managing patient care across a wide range of acute presentations. You will play a key role in supporting patients throughout their emergency care journey whilst ensuring adherence to Trust policies, procedures, and professional standards. Excellent communication, organisational, and time management skills are essential, along with the ability to work effectively under pressure in a busy clinical setting. Beyond direct patient care, you will be an influential leader in service development and quality improvement. You will contribute to education, research, audit, and innovation initiatives, helping to shape and enhance the future delivery of emergency care services. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient outcomes while supporting the continued development of the Emergency Department and the wider organisation., The postholder will work autonomously to deliver expert, patient-centred, evidence-based care, using advanced specialist knowledge and skills to meet the needs of their patient group. They will demonstrate strong communication, leadership, and resilience while providing senior clinical leadership and operational oversight within their specialty. Key responsibilities include managing patient flow and identifying appropriate escalation, de-escalation, or alternative care pathways; contributing to specialist education programmes; and providing clinical supervision, teaching, and support to multidisciplinary team members, including Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) at all stages of development. The role may also involve managing and developing ACP staff through recruitment, appraisal, performance management, and retention activities. Additionally, the postholder will address complaints and concerns, promote learning from incidents, and lead or contribute to quality improvement initiatives, service development, research, and audit activities to enhance patient care and service delivery.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact,
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk