Trainee or Qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,148.00 to £60,504.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46148.00 - £60504.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | Brighton, BN2 5BE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9279-25-1179 |
Summary
You will be responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments of patients with a wide range of cardiac conditions. This includes detailed history taking, physical examination, and interpretation of diagnostic tests such as ECGs, blood results, and imaging. You will be expected to formulate differential diagnoses and work closely with medical and surgical colleagues to establish and implement evidence-based clinical management plans tailored to individual patient needs. Clinical Decision Making:As an integral member of the clinical team, you will play a key role in leading and contributing to decision-making processes across the cardiac pathway. This includes pre-operative preparation, optimisation of patients with complex co-morbidities, managing patients post-operatively in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU), and supporting recovery on the cardiac step-down ward. You will liaise regularly with the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) including consultants, anaesthetists, physiotherapists, pharmacists, and specialist nurses to ensure high-quality, coordinated care. Patient Care:You will deliver high standards of hands-on, holistic care throughout the patient's cardiac journey, from admission and surgery through to discharge planning and follow-up. This includes supporting patients and their families through often complex and emotionally challenging experiences. Your role will focus not only on physical recovery but also on identifying psychosocial needs, providing education, and ensuring continuity of care across all clinical settings. Advanced Clinical Skills:In this role, you will utilise and continue to develop advanced clinical skills. This includes conducting in-depth physical examinations, managing acutely unwell or deteriorating patients, initiating appropriate investigations and treatment plans, and escalating concerns where necessary. You will also be involved in emergency responses and contribute to timely interventions that support patient stabilisation and recovery. Education & Leadership:You will be expected to provide supervision, mentorship, and clinical teaching to junior colleagues, students, and new staff members, promoting a positive learning environment. In addition, you will contribute to the development of clinical guidelines, protocols, and pathways. You may be asked to lead or support service improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes, efficiency, and staff wellbeing within the cardiothoracic team. Research & Development:As part of a service committed to innovation and clinical excellence, you will have the opportunity to contribute to ongoing research, audit, and quality improvement projects within the cardiothoracic specialty. You will support the evaluation and integration of evidence-based practice into daily care and play a role in the development of new clinical strategies, pathways, and service models. There will be opportunities to disseminate your work through internal and external forums, with the potential to present at national and international conferenceshighlighting the impact of your practice and raising the profile of the service on a wider stage.