Lead ACP - Emergency Care
| Posting date: | 06 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £62,215.00 to £72,299.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £62215.00 - £72299.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 June 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO16 6YD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9188-25-0540 |
Summary
What youll do As ACP for the Emergency Department, you will work closely with other departmental ACPs/tACPs, Senior Nurses, Consultant Leads, Directors of Major Trauma, Matrons, the Care Group Manager and the Divisional Director of Nursing/Professions. You will lead on all aspects of advanced clinical practice and be focused on patient safety, experience and quality assurance frameworks. You must be able to demonstrate a compassionate approach to the care of patients and the public. The Emergency Department ACP will provide managerial and professional support on a day-to-day basis to all ACP/tACPs across emergency care, ensuring all 4 pillars of advanced practice is delivered. You will need to possess the ability to work as a key decision maker alongside the multi professional team, ensuring the safe implementation of an advanced practice strategy within the department and care group in accordance with research, policy, national standards and the NMC Code. The department has a reputation for pioneering new roles; several members of the senior nursing/AHP leadership team are national leaders in the field for advanced practice role developments. This results in the delivery of expert care, education, and support to patients with complex needs within the most acute phase of their care. Your professional and clinical development is important to us and we are committing to supporting you achieve your goals. What were looking for The role is designed to facilitate ongoing clinical practice for the ACP, ensuring that leadership is demonstrated in practice. Leading from within the team will be a key strategy in helping us further develop our approach to excellent care. In return we can offer you the opportunity to work with a nationally regarded, multi professional team who put patients first, always strive to improve care for patients and pride themselves on their teamwork. As a Major Trauma Centre, we are providing an excellent level of care for both Adults and Children; through constantly examining how we provide major trauma care we seek to constantly improve. If you are a confident, well organised, strong, visible leader with high standards, excellent clinical skills and knowledge with extensive experience of working within emergency care, who thrives in a busy and diverse clinical environment then we would like to hear from you. The successful applicant will have proven experience as a credentialled emergency care ACP. Track record in leadership within emergency care is essential as are excellent interpersonal communication and organisational skills.