Medical Nurse Practitioner

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Medical Nurse Practitioner (Band
6) in our Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) Unit. The closing date is 28 June 2026.

Our Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) Unit receives adult medical referrals from ED, GPs and WMAS. The core principle of AEC is that many patients requiring urgent assessment can be safely managed the same day, avoiding unnecessary admission or limiting hospital stay to a few hours.

The Band 6 Medical Nurse Practitioner (MNP) is a specialist acute clinician responsible for the autonomous assessment, examination, investigation, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with acute and often undifferentiated medical conditions. The post holder must make timely, high‑level clinical decisions to support safe same‑day care, appropriate escalation or admission where required.

This role demands advanced clinical assessment skills and recent, demonstrable experience within acute medicine, AMU, AEC/SDEC or emergency care settings. The MNP must be competent in interpreting diagnostics, managing complex and deteriorating patients, and initiating evidence‑based care without direct supervision in a high‑acuity, fast‑paced environment.

The role provides senior clinical leadership, supports patient flow and admission avoidance, and ensures safe, timely care aligned with acute medicine standards. This is a specialist acute post and cannot be undertaken safely without current, relevant acute competence and proven autonomous practice experience.

The post holder will be a clinically based competent practitioner who will take a supportive role in strengthening the nursing contribution to patients and service users within the speciality across the organisation.

In partnership with the medical team and the senior nursing team the post holder will assist in developing, implementing and evaluating a seamless service to patients within the Elective Division.

Using enhanced nursing skills; you will contribute to the management of patients which may include assessing patients, ordering investigations, reviewing results, undertaking clinical procedures, administering medications utilising patient group directives and completion of discharge summaries all of which are within the scope of enhanced nursing competence.

The post holder will contribute to the ongoing development of innovative practice, standards of care and strategies to ensure practice development.

Contribute to the delivery of evidence‑based personalised and compassionate care which places quality at the heart of practice. Care will be responsive to individual needs and reflect current local protocols and national guidelines.

Ensure safe administration of medications within current national and local frameworks and policies using Patient Group Directives.

Identify and facilitate the discharge of medical patients and completion of discharge summaries to affect timely discharges.

Work with clinical teams to ensure each patient has a realistic estimated date of discharge and that these dates are being proactively managed, ensuring this information is put onto the Trust information systems.

Use knowledge of the speciality and treatment to support the development of personalised care pathways for individuals and assist with holistic needs assessment, planning and evaluation of care and all care interventions.

Act as a patient advocate to facilitate the process of shared decision making in respect to health, choice of treatment and care. Use interpersonal and communication skills where there may be significant barriers in order to build confidence.

Advise on disease and symptom management for patients within the speciality in both inpatient and ambulatory settings. Evaluate response to interventions and cascade to relevant colleagues.

Support patients to self‑manage their condition where deemed appropriate. Provide education for those who will need guided support to self‑manage and those who will need on‑going face‑to‑face support.

Act as a resource providing specialist advice and support across service boundaries…