Urgent Treatment Centre Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job overview

The advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) provides advanced clinical practice as an integrated part of the multidisciplinary team within the Urgent Treatment Centre and Emergency Department. The successful candidate will deal with a wide range of primary care presentations in both adults and children using advanced clinical skills to investigate, diagnose and instigate treatment.

The definition of Advanced Clinical Practice as stated by Health Education England (2017) is “ delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a master’s level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.”

The ACP has a trust-wide responsibility to provide clinical excellence through the four pillars of advanced clinical practice. The clinical practice pillar accounts for a minimum of 80% of their contracted hours of work and they practice with a significant higher level of responsibility and autonomy which is comparable to that of the level of medical staff providing the same level of service

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

• Clinical Practice  Independently assess, diagnose, and manage patients with complex, undifferentiated, and urgent presentations (adults and children). Request and interpret investigations (e.g., imaging, pathology) to support clinical decisions. Make autonomous diagnostic decisions and initiate treatment plans. Prescribe medications as a non-medical independent prescriber within scope of practice. Perform advanced clinical procedures and lead resuscitation in emergency situations. Discharge patients safely and refer to other professionals as appropriate.
• Independently assess, diagnose, and manage patients with complex, undifferentiated, and urgent presentations (adults and children).
• Request and interpret investigations (e.g., imaging, pathology) to support clinical decisions.
• Make autonomous diagnostic decisions and initiate treatment plans.
• Prescribe medications as a non-medical independent prescriber within scope of practice.
• Perform advanced clinical procedures and lead resuscitation in emergency situations.
• Discharge patients safely and refer to other professionals as appropriate.
• Leadership & Management Act as a clinical leader and role model across the multidisciplinary team. Contribute to service development, guideline creation, and quality improvement initiatives. Support governance and risk management processes.
• Act as a clinical leader and role model across the multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to service development, guideline creation, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support governance and risk management processes.
• Education Mentor and supervise trainee ACPs and other staff. Deliver training and educational programmes for the wider team. Promote a culture of learning and professional development.
• Mentor and supervise trainee ACPs and other staff.
• Deliver training and educational programmes for the wider team.
• Promote a culture of learning and professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Job Duties

• Deliver advanced clinical practice as part of the multidisciplinary team within the UTC and Emergency Department.
• Independently assess, diagnose, and manage a wide range of primary care and urgent presentations in adults and children.
• Request and interpret investigations (e.g., imaging, pathology) to support clinical decisions.
• Prescribe and initiate treatments as a non-medical independent prescriber.
• Perform advanced clinical procedures and lead resuscitation when required.
• Discharge patients safely and refer appropriately to other health professionals.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous, evidence-based care for complex and undifferentiated cases. Screen for early signs of disease and manage risk factors. Carry out invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within scope of practice. Ensure safe prescribing and medication management.
• Provide autonomous, evidence-based care for complex and undifferentiated cases.
• Screen for early signs of disease and manage risk factors.
• Carry out invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within scope of practice.
• Ensure safe prescribing and medication management.
• Leadership & Management Act as a role model and provide clinical leadership across the UTC. Contribute to service development, guideline creation, and quality improvement. Support governance and risk management processes.
• Act as a role model and provide clinical leadership across the UTC.
• Contribute to service development, guideline creation, and quality improvement.
• Support governance and risk management processes.
• Education Mentor and supervise trainee ACPs and other staff. Deliver training and promote a culture of learning and professional development.
• Mentor and supervise trainee ACPs and other staff.
• Deliver training and promote a culture of learning and professional development.
• Research Engage in audit and research to improve clinical practice. Apply evidence-based strategies and disseminate findings.
• Engage in audit and research to improve clinical practice.
• Apply evidence-based strategies and disseminate findings.