Urgent Treatment Centre Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Employer: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Swindon, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 23 Apr 2025
Job summary
We are offering an exciting opportunity for Advanced Clinical Practitioners in our Urgent Treatment Centre. Join our dynamic Team at the Great Western Hospital FT and take your career to the next level. We are currently seeking experienced and qualified practitioners who are ready to make a real impact. If you're a passionate professional with a deep interest in Urgent Care, specifically in dealing with Minor Injuries and Minor Illnesses, this role is tailor-made for you. We welcome both Adult and Paediatric presentations to the unit. As a registered professional with a Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice, you will bring with you a wealth of clinical experience. Your expertise will be crucial in assessing, treating, and managing a diverse caseload of adults and paediatrics in need of urgent care.
Main duties of the job
1. Take responsibility to autonomously manage a caseload within specialist area, including follow-up outpatient appointments and management of any investigative results to deliver a clear diagnosis and ongoing management plan.
2. Use a diverse range of knowledge to become competent in evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including prescribing medication where legally allowed and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
3. Develop skills to assess individuals and families using person-centred approaches and various assessment methods, including history taking, physical examination, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests.
4. Be conversant with local and national policies relevant to advanced practice and the role of advanced clinical practitioner in the specialist area.
5. Progress clinical expertise to support decision-making, particularly where clinical presentations are not directly covered by standard protocol.
About us
"Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined-up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives."
Job responsibilities
1. Teach regularly on a range of subjects both locally and externally, including the design, development, and delivery of specialist training programmes.
2. Use a range of IT systems for data inputting, maintaining patient records, and requesting and interpreting diagnostics.
3. Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management issues, facilitating the implementation of standards, policies, and clinical guidelines.
4. Support and maintain safety, quality, clinical effectiveness, and patient experience, working with clinical leaders to ensure safe and effective harm-free care.
5. Utilise expert analytical and critical thinking in conjunction with clinical skills to ensure that care and services are innovative and clinically effective.
6. Provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information, using enhanced persuasive negotiation and empathetic skills.
7. Ensure continual quality monitoring and improvement that focuses on reducing risk and developing efficiency in care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Practitioner (NMC, HCPC)
* Masters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice
* Registered NMP (dependent on role requirement)
* Relevant clinical courses for history taking and clinical examination, diagnostic reasoning, or willingness to work towards
Desirable
* Relevant NHS leadership qualification or working towards
Experience
Essential
* Significant experience in specialty at band 6 or above
* Clear and demonstrable evidence of competent practice in patient management
* Evidence of multi-professional, cross-boundary working
* Evidence of innovative practice developments
Desirable
* Evidence of research, either individual or as part of a team
* Evidence of publication
Skills
Essential
* Expert knowledge in clinical field
* Highly developed, specialist clinical skills required for area of work
* Demonstrate the ability to utilise current research findings in practice
* Demonstrate competence at a senior clinical level
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure will be made to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: The Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB
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