Advanced Clinical Practitioner

5 months ago


Chichester, United Kingdom 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are recruiting Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) from a variety of professional backgrounds including nurses, pharmacists, paramedics and physiotherapists.

The ACP role within the UTC/ED is a new post and offers an excellent opportunity for experienced Practitioners to be involved in delivering person centred care while working as an autonomous Practitioner.

This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment, advice and referrals

As an Advanced Care Practitioner, you will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical leadership and expertise within the department(s)

**Hours of work**: 37.5 hours per week. The shift pattern is required to be flexible to meet the needs of the service over a 24-hour period.

You will be working autonomously within your sphere of competency as a clinician in a diverse multi skilled team that includes Emergency Medicine Physicians, General Practitioners, Emergency Nurse Practitioners, EM Nurses and administrative staff.

The post holder will deliver care to patients attending the UTC/ED with undifferentiated diagnoses covering all aspects of minor and major illness and injury.

They will have the ability to adapt to changing levels of activity and acuity within the UTC/Emergency Department in an autonomous role, exercising advanced practice skills, knowledge and clinical expertise.

The post holder will have proven clinical skills, while demonstrating excellent leadership and communication skills.

The post holder will have experience of working effectively across professional boundaries.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

This is the perfect opportunity to be part of a diverse team providing assessment, diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment, advice and referrals

As an Advanced Care Practitioner, you will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical leadership and expertise within the department. The Advanced Care Practitioner will demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in the management and care of the Urgent/Emergency patient.

You will work autonomously within your sphere of competency as a clinician in a diverse multi skilled team which includes General Practitioners, Emergency Nurse Practitioners and administrative staff. They will ensure patients are fully informed regarding their proposed treatment, provide appropriate information and support liaising with appropriate colleagues to ensure a seamless service for the patients.

The Advanced Care Practitioner will formulate clinical decisions and treatment plans to manage the urgent and/or emergency patient illness and injury. The Advanced Care Practitioner will demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills in the management of care of the urgent and/or emergency patient

They will carry out holistic needs assessments of patients, initiating interventions and referring to members of the multidisciplinary teams as appropriate. They will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement for the development and review of care protocols and training for staff within their area of specialism.

Audit and monitoring of standards of patient care, using the results to influence practice, thereby continually improving evidence-based practice and delivery6 of patient focused care. They will be required to develop and maintain links with local and national strategic organisations.



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