Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Surgical Receiving Unit
As a clinical expert, you are required to have a high clinical profile ensuring the provision of effective and efficient care. You are expected to work as a highly skilled practitioner and to have expert knowledge. You will provide clinical expertise, leadership, and guidance within the designated service.
The primary focus of the role is to work as an advanced, autonomous practitioner providing patient-centred clinical care, encompassing the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. The post is intended to provide improved outcomes for patients by improving timeliness and consistency of care and driving innovation through new models of care and actively participating in research and development.
You will be expected to exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgements to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role, within a defined framework. You will be expected to work at an advanced level within your level of competence and to work flexibly across all areas of the team. Key responsibilities include providing effective leadership by leading by example, empowering nurses/AHPs to improve care, and participating in strategic planning alongside the wider MDT, as well as undertaking research within the specialist area.
Consideration will be given to applicants that have not yet completed full ACP training if already on the pathway towards it.
* Offer a high level of Emergency General Surgery (EGS) expertise, providing individualised patient-centred care for EGS patients presenting to the Surgical Receiving Unit (SRU) in line with the Trust’s values.
* Perform patient assessments, arrange/perform investigations as required, formulate and instigate management plans, and escalate to senior clinicians as appropriate, with particular emphasis on patients that are identified as potentially suitable for Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).
* Investigate/monitor/review/treat appropriate patients in an ambulatory fashion on the same day or following days, avoiding unnecessary admissions. The post holder will work autonomously and will be experienced in identifying suitable patients and managing their ongoing care in line with SDEC/ambulatory care principles. Where caseload allows, the post holder will also engage with the assessment and management of non-ambulatory patients admitted to SRU, joining Consultant-led ward rounds on SRU and demonstrating responsibility for ongoing patient care.
* Perform simple procedures under local anaesthetic on SRU, including straightforward abscess drainage, within a structured Abscess drainage under Local Anaesthetic pathway. In-post training and senior support/supervision will be provided depending on the post holder’s experience and existing skillset.
Why Work With Us
The Surgical Receiving Unit (SRU) is a unit within Torbay Hospital that takes patients directly referred from GPs, patients from the Emergency Department, and patients referred directly from clinics. SRU also has a number of patients planned to return to the unit for review following procedures to prevent admission. Specialities include General Surgery, Urology, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Gynaecology, ENT, and Max Fax. It is a fast-paced environment where each and every member of the MDT supports each other and is valued.
The team consists of an ADNPP, Consultants, Matron, Senior Sister, Unit Coordinators, Nurses, and Health care support workers.
For further details or informal visits, contact: Name: Marie Willcocks, Job title: Matron, Email address: mwillcocks@nhs.net, Telephone number: 01803655061.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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