Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Acute Medicine | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Awst 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £55,690 - £62,682 Per Annum (PAY AWARD PENDING) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Blackburn, BB2 3HH |
| Cwmni: | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7379738/435-MEC-041-25 |
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At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust we strive to provide a first class Safe, Personal and Effective service to all our patients.
We are seeking to appoint a qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) from a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional background, to join our Acute Medical team. Our multidisciplinary team comprises of Acute Medicine Consultants, Middle grade and Junior Doctors, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nursing staff, Extended Scope Physiotherapist and Occupational therapists along with dedicated Practice Education Facilitators.
The role entails working across the Acute Medical Division which includes our acute medical units, Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit/Same Day Emergency Care Unit and in-reach into the emergency department.
Interested applicants must be a qualified ACP and possess a MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. The ability to work as an independent Non-Medical Prescriber is essential therefore applicants must also possess a NMP qualification.
If you are ready for a new challenge, with a passion for delivering high quality, safe, personal and effective care join us at ELHT.
The successful applicant will be expected to autonomously assess, investigate, diagnose, treat and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated health care problems.
The ACP will have experience working within the field of acute medicine, with the ability to demonstrate advanced clinical and diagnostic skills.
You will be required to practice in a professional and self-directed manner with confidence and expertise. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your knowledge and skills via the Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice and Speciality Specific Competencies for acute medicine.
As a clinical expert in acute medicine, the ACP will be a resource to less experienced staff, enhancing the nursing teams’ skill and knowledge whilst working as part of the wider multidisciplinary team.
You will be expected to provide strong leadership to both the nursing, medical and surgical teams across all our departments, ensuring episodes of patient care are managed thoroughly.
We are continuously looking at ways in which we can improve our services therefore you will be required to partake in audit, research and quality improvement initiatives within the Medical Division.
At East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
• Have a wide knowledge base of common acute medical presentations
• Ability to undertake thorough patient history
• Competence in clinical examinations
• Have a thorough understanding of relevant diagnostics
• Knowledge of investigation interpretation, such as blood, x rays and ECGs
• Keep up to date with best clinical practice
• Safely prescribe treatments in line with national and local guidance and formularies
• Prepare accurate and concise reports
• Assist with the management of Trainee ACPs within acute medicine
• Provide leadership, supervision and education to nursing staff, colleagues and the wider medical team
• Support junior clinicians to plan and manage episodes of patient care
• Act as a role model for junior clinicians
• Practice in an autonomous, professional and self-directed manner
• Partake in audit, research and service development opportunities
• Partake in learning and educational opportunities in order to meet specific learning requirements
• Be willing to develop advanced clinical skills in procedures such as abdominal paracentesis, lumbar punctures and Focused Acute Medicine Ultrasound
This advert closes on Monday 25 Aug 2025