About this role
Job summary
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) is an autonomous practitioner providing high-quality care within the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and Emergency Department (ED). The post holder will assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients presenting with a range of urgent and emergency healthcare needs, including complex and undifferentiated conditions.
Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the ACP will utilise advanced clinical knowledge and decision-making skills to undertake patient assessment, request and interpret investigations, prescribe where qualified, and develop effective management plans.
The ACP will provide clinical leadership, support service development, and contribute to quality improvement, education, audit and research activities. Working in line with the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice, the post holder will demonstrate expertise across the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership, education and research.
The post holder will act as an expert resource for colleagues, support workforce development through teaching and mentorship, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care while supporting the objectives of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Main duties of the job
Provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients presenting with urgent and emergency healthcare needs, including complex and undifferentiated conditions. Request and interpret diagnostic investigations, including laboratory and radiological tests, and prescribe medications where appropriately qualified. Provide clinical leadership and specialist advice to multidisciplinary teams, promoting safe, evidence-based practice and high standards of patient care. Lead and support service developments, clinical pathway improvements and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service effectiveness.
Support the education and development of nursing, medical and allied health professional colleagues through teaching, supervision and mentorship. Participate in audit, research, service evaluation, incident investigations and other clinical governance activities to support continuous improvement. Maintain accurate and timely clinical records, ensuring compliance with professional, regulatory and Trust standards. Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to deliver integrated, patient-centred care, facilitate discharge planning and promote continuity of care across healthcare settings. Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development, appraisal and revalidation, demonstrating leadership across the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice: clinical practice, leadership, education and research
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and most diverse NHS organisations, providing acute, specialist and community services across North London. The Trust brings together Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital, delivering high-quality care to local communities while serving as a centre of excellence for specialist services, research and medical education.
As a leading teaching trust, we work in partnership with universities and healthcare organisations to support education, innovation and continuous professional development. We are committed to delivering outstanding patient care through a culture of collaboration, inclusion, learning and continuous improvement.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, creating an environment where staff are empowered to provide compassionate, patient-centred care and achieve their full potential. We offer a wide range of wellbeing initiatives, flexible working opportunities and career development programmes, supporting staff at every stage of their professional journey.
Joining the Royal Free London provides an opportunity to work alongside highly skilled multidisciplinary teams within a forward-thinking organisation committed to improving health outcomes, advancing clinical practice and delivering exceptional care for the communities we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will provide expert clinical care within the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and Emergency Department (ED), delivering autonomous, evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients presenting with a wide range of urgent and emergency healthcare needs. The post holder will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, exercising advanced clinical judgement and decision-making to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care.
Person Specification
Personal qualities
Essential
- Able to prioritise
- Able to use own initiative
- Understand team working
- Eager to embrace change.
- Able to adapt to changing situations.
- Ability to think logically, to make decisions, copes with stress, and work with all levels of staff.
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level registered nurse/midwife/AHP
- Successful completion of a PGDip in Advanced Practice at Masters/Level 7 programme
- APLS provider (for those ACP's seeing children). EPLS for all other ACPs
- ALS provider
Desirable
- Independent and supplementary prescribing qualification
- Teaching qualification
- Full MSc in Advanced Practice
- Life support instructor*, such as ALS, APLS, ETC, ATNC
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Strong clinical leadership skills and an effective role model
- High level of clinical acumen
- A portfolio of evidence demonstrating advanced across all four pillars (Leadership, Clinical, Education and Research).
- Evidence of commitment to developing the ACP service
Desirable
- Evidence of service improvement and change
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Middlesex University Hospital
Sterling way
London
N18 1QX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)