Trainee Advanced Care Practitioner

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fantastic team and be part of the Bury Care Organisation's Emergency Department whilst studying your fully funded apprenticeship route to gain a MSc in Advanced Practice. The overall training programme is 24 month long (MSc), on successful completion the post will progress to 8a grade. The programme has also been accredited by Health Education England.

We are looking to recruit Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners who have clinical experience in emergency/urgent care who are ready to take the next step in their clinical career.

You will work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, under the supervision of the Emergency Medicine Consultant's and Advanced Clinical Practitioners to enhance the patient experience through the delivery of excellent patient-focused care.

You must have proven experience in your clinical specialty and be able to demonstrate the motivation required to take on an ACP role.

interview date 03.08.23

**Main duties of the job**:
The post holder will practice under supervision as a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) within the Emergency Department in order to provide high quality patient centred care. This will encompass utilising advanced assessment, diagnostic and treatment skills within an agreed scope of practice based. The post holder will assist in the safe referral, admission or discharge of patients of all age groups attending the Accident and Emergency Department with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.
- Provide direct expert professional clinical care through health assessment, initiation of treatment, formulation and alteration of treatment and monitoring of care programs.
- Facilitate the development of clinical practice through research and education of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Evaluate care through quality assurance initiatives and assessment of clinical outcomes.
- Be an expert resource for other healthcare practitioners.
- Ensure that the highest standards of clinical care are delivered.
- The post holder will ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence
- The post holder will provide specialist clinical leadership within this area of care and will lead and develop specialist education.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond - **come and take your place with us.**

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications/ Registration**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Registered with professional body
- Degree status in baseline qualification

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- 5 years post qualification with 3 years at band 6
- Emergency Department experience

**Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Highly developed Communication / negotiation skills
- Computer literacy
- ILS
- Current clinical skills enabling independent and autonomous practice

**Desirable criteria**:

- ALS
- APLS/PILS

**Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Knowledge of advanced practice roles within speciality of emergency care
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:

- You must have appropriate UK professional registration.