Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job overview

We currently have an exciting opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic ACPs to work within Buxton Urgent Treatment Centre.

Are you an existing  Advanced Clinical Practitioner with experience of Urgent Treatment?

We are seeking highly motivated and experienced nurses or allied health professionals to join our existing team of ACPs.

A Band 8a position will be offered to candidates who have already completed an MSc in Advanced Practice (or equivalent) and who can demonstrate contemporary experience working at an advanced level within a relevant clinical environment.

If you have a passion for life-long learning, enthusiasm for supporting the development needs of others, excellent communication skills and a commitment to continuous quality improvement we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

As an ACP you will:

• Provide clinical leadership, including direct clinical care, and advice on complex issues
• Establish a cohesive team approach for the ACP workforce development
• Support the UTC service leads and managers with audit, innovation, and performance management
• Lead on training needs discussions, based on audit findings, supervision outputs and individual staff knowledge gaps
• Assist in feedback for staff appraisals.
• Deputise for the GM where necessary, if not being carried out by other members of staff.

You will apply advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making to the provision of clinical care to adults and children, presenting with undifferentiated diagnosis both minor injuries and illness within a UTC setting.

You will exercise a high degree of autonomy through the application of advanced clinical skills in relation to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of adults and children.

You will lead and monitor improvements to quality of care through clinical audit, evidence-based practice, clinical supervision, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.

You will lead the implementation of relevant clinical guidelines into practice and contribute to the further development of the evidence base through research and audit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We’re seeking ACPs with a special interest in the management of the typical conditions seen within a UTC, to provide day-to-day clinical leadership support to the teams.

To provide leadership support for the clinicians already working in the service, to advance the care of the presenting patients (in line with our 4 pillars approach).

We’re looking for ACPs with a proven track record of working at this level in an urgent care environment and who can support the South Service Lead and Unit managers in safe care delivery.