Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job overview

Overview

At Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves in providing the best possible care for our patients and we can only achieve this through our dedicated and committed staff. We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Urgent Care team.

We are a dynamic and forward-thinking Urgent Care service committed to delivering high quality, patient centred care.  Our multi-disciplinary team thrives in a fast-paced environment, responding to a wide range of acute presentations with compassion, expertise and efficiency.

You will play a pivotal role in assessing, diagnosing and managing patients with minor injuries and illnesses, working autonomously and collaboratively to ensure timely and effective care.

We are seeking a clinically astute, motivated, and enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our well established, experienced and friendly team. You will work to deliver timely and quality care, working closely with the Lead Nurses, medical and nursing team to manage and provide exceptional leadership and clinical guidance. This is a valuable opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work in an established but ever evolving service in which they will further develop and practice their nursing, clinical and leadership skills and contribute to its development.

You will be working within a caring, compassionate team who truly put the patients at the forefront of everything they do.

Main duties of the job

Main duties:

• To work autonomously to assess, diagnose and treat patients presenting with urgent care needs.
• Prescribe medications and initiate appropriate investigations.
• Work closely with Nurses, GPs and other healthcare professionals.
• Support the service to provide care in line with defined performance indicators including quality standards, quality goals and patient experience.
• Contribute to service development and clinical governance.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior staff.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence-based nursing & clinical care.
• To provide expert advice and clinical practice.
• To participate in the education and development of self and other staff.
• To work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivered.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification to understand the detailed requirements for the role