Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job Overview

The Trauma & Orthopaedic department are looking to appoint an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner into their already well‑established ACP team. This post will be predominantly based on the major trauma ward with the opportunity for clinic working also. The post holder will join a team of ACP's delivering in‑patient care to the Trauma & Orthopaedic and Spinal patients on the ward.

You will act as an expert resource for the multi-disciplinary team on the ward and liaison with other specialties will be required.

• Provide direct expert professional clinical care through health assessment, initiation of treatment, formulation and alteration of treatment and monitoring of care programmes.
• Facilitate the development of clinical practice through research and education of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Evaluate care through quality assurance initiatives and assessment of clinical outcomes.
• Be an expert resource for other healthcare practitioners.
• Ensure that the highest standards of clinical care are delivered.
• Be a supplementary and independent prescriber.
• Request and interpretation of imaging and other investigations.
• Communication with other healthcare professionals and external healthcare organisations to discuss patient care and treatment.

Important information about your application:

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
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• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
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• If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of your start date to ensure sufficient time for the operational and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.
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