Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Emergency General Surgery

Job overview

An exciting career opportunity has arisen in Emergency General Surgery at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust for a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

The role provides advanced assessment and management of patients in our Surgical  Assessment Unit and the Emergency Department under the supervision of a supportive consultant body and surgical ACP team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop new clinical experience, skills and knowledge in Emergency General Surgery. This post will suit a dynamic individual who is always looking for a new challenge and focussed on optimising patient care.

Successful candidates will need to have a minimum of 3 years Band 6 experience, ideally within a general surgical setting or acute speciality, and be expected to work towards completing an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice over 3 years.

You must be able to start in post by early September to commence an MSc Programme.

SAU is a 7-day service and regular evening and weekend working is required as part of this role.

You should have a friendly, compassionate and sensitive manner with a genuine desire and passion to help people. As this is a challenging role you must have the ability to demonstrate patience and empathy, with a good range of clinical skills, inspiring confidence and trust to all patients.

Main duties of the job

As a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) you will be supported to develop specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare autonomously to patients through an established ACP training pathway, whilst being accountable and self-directed in line with the relevant code of professional conduct.

Post-holders must will have excellent communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills which you will apply both clinically and academically.

Post-holders will work collaboratively alongside the multi-disciplinary team; to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the provision of accessible, high-quality care.

During winter months and at other times of high demand, the post-holder may be asked to support and provide cover to expedite discharge of patients within within the surgical ward environment.

Clinical duties will predominantly be within the surgical assessment unit (SAU) where you will work as part of the ACP team who have a critical role in the development of new processes to improve patient flow and rapid  streaming of surgical referrals to the most appropriate assessment area.

The post includes 20% of contracted hours in which you will be expected to work towards completion of a full Masters (MSc) qualification in Advanced Practice. Advancement to Band 8a requires the completion of the full MSc in Advanced Practice, completion of a speciality-specific curriculum and an end-of-course ACAT assessment. Please see Job Description for further detail.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities