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Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Paediatric Urgent and Emergency Care

Job details
Posting date: 12 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £56,388 - £62,785 per annum incl HCAS (pro-rata)
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 12 May 2024
Location: Kingston Upon Thames, KT27QB
Company: Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 6191415/396-6191415-MA-PB-Z

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Summary

A Vacancy at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.


We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work as part of the Paediatric Emergency Department team to provide expert autonomous care and management of those attending both the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Centre. Depending on experience there will be opportunities to also see adult patients across ED and UTC.

To make complex, autonomous decisions utilising expert practice and knowledge. To request and interpret laboratory and radiological investigation which are condition appropriate. To promote, implement and evaluate evidence-based practice.

The practitioner will participate in the provision of specialist education, training programmes and clinical leadership within the Emergency Department. They will collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team to develop and review medical and nursing protocols, guidelines and pathways within emergency care. This role will see the ACP or PA working across paediatric and potentially adult emergency care areas, which will include SDEC.

Emergency Department Philosophy

Kingston emergency department provides a high standard of care to around 112,000 patients each year. The Advanced clinical practitioner or Physician Associate will join our dedicated team of enthusiastic and motivated staff in delivering outstanding care.

Trust Culture and Values

The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our five values are that we are all:-

Caring– we design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants

Safe– we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)

Responsible– all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation

Value each other– we all value each other’s contribution

Inspiring– we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.


This advert closes on Friday 26 Apr 2024

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