Advanced Clinical Practitioner

As an ACP within MSDEC, you will be a key member of the Urgent Care team, contributing to the delivery of outstanding patient care in line with divisional objectives, quality standards, and clinical priorities. Practicing at an advanced level, you will:

This is a highly autonomous position within a fast-paced, ACP-driven service. You will be expected to work independently and be confident in working across the urgent care floor when required.

part of a multi-professional team, the ACP team is led by Laura Mckeon, the

post holder will practice autonomously, whilst being accountable and

self-directed in line with the relevant code of professional conduct.

The post holder will work consistently in line with the four pillars of

Advanced Clinical Practice.

We are seeking

an inspiring and highly skilled Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join

our dynamic Medical Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC) team. This is a pivotal and

rewarding role at the heart of an expanding, forward-thinking service. Working

closely with the MSDEC Consultant, ACP

Lead and the senior nursing team, you will champion clinical excellence, drive

innovation, and support the ongoing development of our predominantly ACP-led

workforce.

Medical Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC) enables early senior

clinical decision-making, streamlining patient assessment and treatment through

direct access and referral pathways. By maximising opportunities to complete

care on the same day, MSDEC helps ensure patients receive timely, appropriate

support often preventing unnecessary attendance to other urgent and emergency

care services such as A&E.

Alexandra Hospital, we provide care for all medically expected ambulant

patients, with plans for significant expansion. As part of this growth, the ACP

will be integral in assessing, diagnosing, and treating the full range of

medically expected patients, including those who are less ambulant or more

acutely unwell.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Instructor Status Successful completion of Collegiate Credentialing status Minor Illness Module Minor Injury Module

Personal Attributes

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates.; - Experience of involvement in Research or Quality Improvement projects

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