Advanced Clinical Practitioner inWolverhampton inWolverhampton PUBLISHED
WED 23 OCT 2024
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust rAEylxrw
As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you will provide evidence-based nursing care for patients with long-term conditions, minor ailments, and injuries, demonstrating strong clinical decision-making and critical thinking skills. The role entails assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care, and may include treating both adult and pediatric patients. Additionally, you will support the training and development of junior practitioners and may be required to have experience in telephone triage. A willingness to undergo training in pediatric care is also preferred.
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Urgent Treatment Centre which is part of the wider Emergency Services Group at New Cross Hospital.
You will be working as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the Urgent Treatment Centre at New Cross Hospital. The position will be on a rostered basis 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week throughout the year, hours negotiable.
We are looking for qualified and experienced Band 8a advanced clinical practitioners are passionate about their role, professional development and achieving better outcomes for patients.
Suitable applicants for the post will have successfully completed an accredited Minor Injuries and Minor Illness module (or equivalent) and hold a current non-medical prescribing qualification (V300). They will have previous experience working autonomously in a Primary / Acute or Urgent Care setting.
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based nursing care in designated area of work for patients presenting with long term conditions/minor ailments/injuries, and the provision of preventative health care.
As an autonomous practitioner you will be responsible for the care delivered demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.
To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of treatment/care
Successful ACP's, will assess, examine, diagnose and treat adult and paediatric patients with minor injuries and illness within a defined scope of acuity, presentation and their own professional scope of practice. .
There is also an expectation for ACP's to support trainee practitioners and medical staff, wishing to develop their minor injuries / illness skills within an urgent care setting
You will ideally have previous experience of telephone triage of patient
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The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based nursing care in designated area of work for patients presenting with long term conditions/minor ailments/injuries; and the provision of preventative health care.
As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.
To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment/care
You ideally will hold paediatric qualification or have experience of assessing and treating children and the under 1yrs and/or willingness to undergo appropriate training in the first 6months in post.
You will ideally have previous experience of telephone triage of patients.
Demonstrate and take an active part in the training, development and support of the junior practitioners within the service.
Please refer to job description for further information.
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