Trainee / Advanced Clinical Practitioner (UEC) Band 7 - 8A
Have you ever been curious as to what it is like working in the Urgent and Emergency Care team? This is a rare opportunity to work with our teams.
This role will be dependent on skills and experience but will be a band 8a for a qualified ACP, or a band 7 Clinical Practitioner will be considered if history taking is completed at M Level.
Main duties of the job
1. To work as an autonomous practitioner across professional boundaries and as part of a multi-professional team, with support from the Medical and ED Consultants.
2. To work as part of the clinical team in delivering high quality emergency care and treatments.
3. To provide initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care for patients within the UTC, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit and the Assessment Units.
4. To provide initial history taking and clinical assessment skills for the patients presenting to Emergency Care.
5. To work towards gaining the competence and skill to see any patient presenting with any condition to the emergency department, assessment units or Same Day Emergency Care.
6. To work collaboratively with the emergency medical team and the medical teams to meet the needs of the patients presented within the Emergency Care.
7. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the decision-making process with support from both the ED and medical consultants.
8. To undertake Advanced Level Practice in line with Department of Health position statement for Advanced level Nursing.
9. Work to the 4 pillars of advanced practice.
About us
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area, providing ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city, and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, demonstrating significant teaching commitment. It will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving care provided to patients across the county.
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 1st level qualified nurse or allied health professional
* Current registration with the NMC / HCPC or equivalent professional body
* MSc degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent)
* Registered independent prescriber
* Advanced Life Support provider
* Teaching Qualification
* EPALS provider
* ATLS / ETC provider
Previous Experience
* Completed portfolio of supervised practice in advanced clinical practice.
* Contemporary clinical experience of urgent and emergency care.
* Participating in a multi-professional team.
* Involvement in service improvement.
* Implementation of best practice.
* Clinical mentor, appraiser, or supervisor.
* Experience in a leadership role.
Evidence of Particular: Knowledge; Skills; Aptitudes
* Must be able to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: Patient Centred, Safety, Compassion, Respect, and Excellence.
Specific requirements
* Able to present and receive complex information to a multi-professional team.
* Able to work independently and within a team.
* Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems.
* Willingness to adapt to departmental and patient needs.
* Self-motivated.
* Efficient time and deadline management.
* Ability to support colleagues, patients, and relatives in sometimes distressing circumstances.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£46,148 to £60,504 per annum (dependent on skills and experience).
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