Qualified/ Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner - AAU/ SDEC inBury St Edmunds inBury St Edmunds PUBLISHED 11 NOV 2024
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of forward thinking Advanced Clinical Practitioners within acute medicine.
The post holder will bebased at West Suffolk Foundation Trust (WSFT) on the Acute Assessment Unit and Same Day Emergency Care, within Acute Medicine.
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making alongside demonstrating the four pillars of practice, Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education and Research in providing healthcare that enables innovative solutions to enhance experience and improve outcomes within their speciality area.
The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice.In addition to this the ACP is also responsible for appropriately referring patients to relevant specialities for any necessary inpatient or outpatient investigations as well as facilitating safe patient discharge.
Please note those applying for a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner post will need to be willing to undertake an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
The successful candidate will practice as an ACP using a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate clinical nursing and medical care in the management of patients.
You will be responsible for the initial treatment of patients presenting with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions and make professional autonomous decisions regarding treatment within your scope of practice.
Draw upon a diverse range of knowledge to determine evidence based therapeutic interventions, which will include prescribing medication where legally allowed and review medications for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice to optimise treatment.
Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team to allow the most appropriate treatment and plan the safe discharge of patients when required.
Work in partnership with patients, families and carers and support the individual to proactively manage their wellbeing and life.
Participate in audit, clinical governance and other clinical meetings where the outcomes and recommendations have the potential to improve the quality of care; give case presentations as required.
Manages a multi-professional team, including the planning and management of effective discharge planning in complex situations.
About usPlease see job description for further details.
Clinical Practice
- Assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment interventions for patients by virtue of expert clinical judgement and close liaison with members of the MDT.
- Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.
- Initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
- Exercise professional judgement to manage risk appropriately, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events and supporting teams to do likewise to ensure safety of individuals, families and carers.
- Ensure compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and work within their scope of practice.
- Work in conjunction with the MDT to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of forward thinking Advanced Clinical Practitioners within acute medicine.
The post holder will bebased at West Suffolk Foundation Trust (WSFT) on the Acute Assessment Unit and Same Day Emergency Care, within Acute Medicine.
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making alongside demonstrating the four pillars of practice, Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education and Research in providing healthcare that enables innovative solutions to enhance experience and improve outcomes within their speciality area.
The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice.In addition to this the ACP is also responsible for appropriately referring patients to relevant specialities for any necessary inpatient or outpatient investigations as well as facilitating safe patient discharge.
Please note those applying for a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner post will need to be willing to undertake an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
The successful candidate will practice as an ACP using a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate clinical nursing and medical care in the management of patients.
You will be responsible for the initial treatment of patients presenting with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions and make professional autonomous decisions regarding treatment within your scope of practice.
Draw upon a diverse range of knowledge to determine evidence based therapeutic interventions, which will include prescribing medication where legally allowed and review medications for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice to optimise treatment.
Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team to allow the most appropriate treatment and plan the safe discharge of patients when required.
Work in partnership with patients, families and carers and support the individual to proactively manage their wellbeing and life.
Participate in audit, clinical governance and other clinical meetings where the outcomes and recommendations have the potential to improve the quality of care; give case presentations as required.
Manages a multi-professional team, including the planning and management of effective discharge planning in complex situations.
About us
Please see job description for further details.
Clinical Practice
- Assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment interventions for patients by virtue of expert clinical judgement and close liaison with members of the MDT.
- Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.
- Initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
- Exercise professional judgement to manage risk appropriately, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events and supporting teams to do likewise to ensure safety of individuals, families and carers.
- Ensure compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and work within their scope of practice.
- Work in conjunction with the MDT to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care.
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