ACP Lead - Urgent & Emergency Care

Job overview

Advanced Clinical Practitioner Lead - Urgent & Emergency Care

Band 8b Full time 37.5 hours per week Permanent contract The ACP lead is a key member of the Urgent & Emergency Care Management team, enabling the delivery of outstanding services in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints as set out in the divisional business plan. Working with senior nursing/medical colleagues, the post holder will have a key role to play in the development of the strategic vision across the Trust. As an expert in their clinical area, the post holder will practice at a highly specialised and skilled level. They will lead in developing clinical practice, knowledge, skills and roles within the Trust, influencing improvements in care and patient outcomes.

The ACP Lead will be an expert resource, providing leadership in Urgent Care, ensuring patients and staff are safe, cared for and listened to. The ACP lead will lead the development and delivery of clinical and professional standards and the development of leadership capacity within the department ensuring that nurses, ACPs, ENP's, AHPs and support staff provide excellent quality care with exceptionally high safety standards, treating all patients with dignity and respect.

Main duties of the job

The Strategic Development and Leadership of ACPs / ENPs in UEC, junior clinical staff, and junior nursing staff.

The successful candidate will undertaken direct clinical duties in ED, UTC and support effective streaming to ensure that patients are seen in the most appropriate area

Delivery of an approved advanced practice curriculum (national or local in absence) for trainee practitioners.

Contribute to trust wide strategies surrounding performance and improvement.

Contribute to workforce planning and considerations of organisational systems affecting resilience and retention.

Develop a directorate Faculty for Enhanced and Advanced Practice to provide a governance structure to the training and development of advanced practice across UEC.

Oversight of budgets for advanced practice within the directorate

Develop robust clinical streams alongside colleagues aimed at safe patient care, experience and efficiency.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.