Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Acute Assessment Area

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced ACP, who is enthusiastic about delivering outstanding care to patients referred to the acute medical unit, a 58 bedded unit that caters for all referred medically unwell patients.

Patients begin initial treatment within the AAA/SDEC, a 5 trolleys area with 11 chairs that sees a variety of patients with undifferentiated diagnoses and/or on an ambulatory pathways who are discharged or triaged to a ward.

The AAA/SDEC also includes the Acute Medicine Clinic Monday to Friday.The Ambulatory Assessment Area has developed into Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit and will receive patients from a variety of sources including ED, GP, 111 and LAS referrals directly.

You will be leading a team of Nurse Practitioners in conjunction with another ACP, the matrons and Medical Team.

You will be expected to work a variable rota / shifts pattern (7:30-20:00/ 8-20:30 / 9-21:30 subject to change) to ensure nursing cover on the unit 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be practicing autonomously as an Advanced Practitioner (AP) to provide patient-centred quality care.
• This will encompass the skills of advanced assessment, examination, diagnosis and management within an agreed scope of practice.
• The AP will meet the requirements of the Centre for Advancing Practice's framework and guidelines for advanced level practice.
• To work within the Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England (HEE 2017).
• The post holder will deliver an 80% clinical component to their role and 20% related to leadership and management, education and research.

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.