Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Nurse/Practitioner position within Urgent and Emergency Medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
The Consultant Nurse/Practitioner for Urgent & Emergency Medicine (UEM) will serve as a role model for expert, autonomous clinical practice, with responsibility for leading the development of nursing standards and advanced practice across UEM.As an integral member of the UEM leadership team, the post holder will work in close collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues to shape and deliver the clinical strategy for urgent and emergency care -- ensuring safe, timely, and effective care that meets national standards and local population needs.
The Consultant Nurse/Practitioner will lead the development and delivery of advanced nursing practice within the Emergency Departments, and support consistency and quality across Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. They will also play a key role in designing and implementing new emergency care pathways, working across organisational boundaries to support integrated care and reduce avoidable hospital admissions.
Main duties of the job
- Act as a role model for expert clinical nursing practice, participating directly in the delivery of care to patients within UEC.
- Lead as an expert clinical practitioner, utilising advanced skills in assessment, clinical decision-making, and diagnostics to manage a defined patient caseload.
- Contribute to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of emergency care services in line with national policy and local strategic goals.
- Collaborate with clinical and managerial colleagues to develop and implement policies, procedures, and protocols that improve patient care.
- Line manage and provide strategic leadership to the team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), and trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners (t-ACPs).
- Inspire and motivate staff through expert leadership, fostering a high-performance culture based on innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Identify current and future training needs of staff in the ED to support high standards of care delivery.
- Work closely with the practice education team and local education providers to support learning and development opportunities.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Registered Registered AHP
- Further professional studies e.g. emergency nurse of paediatric emergency nursing
- ALS/ATNC/TNCC/APLS/EPLS
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
- Non-medical prescriber
- Evidence of credentialing with RCEM or actively working towards
Desirable
- ALS/ATNC/APLS instructor
- Relevant teaching qualification/equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Working autonomously in advanced clinical practice
- Leadership role in urgent and emergency care
- Evidence of service improvement
- Evidence of delivering education at a local and national leave
- Evidence of participation in research, audit and service evaluation
- Evidence of workforce, practice development and teaching
- Awareness and understanding of current health issues, and to demonstrate an excellent understanding of recent initiatives within UEM
- Experience of leading patient safety learning response investigations
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Ability to organise and manage day to day departmental activities and those of large MDT's within this
- Team building and working skills, able to lead a team to achieve results
- Understanding the issues pertaining to change management
- Understanding the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
- Ability to utilise research in clinical practice
- Problem solving skills - able to respond to unexpected issues and provide first line response and to identify appropriate sources of secondary support
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit alongside a working knowledge of clinical governance and its implementation
- Ability to articulate effectively with advanced written and verbal communication skills and ability to present at local and national level. Clear, concise written and verbal reporting skills
- Computer literacy
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Registered Registered AHP
- Further professional studies e.g. emergency nurse of paediatric emergency nursing
- ALS/ATNC/TNCC/APLS/EPLS
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
- Non-medical prescriber
- Evidence of credentialing with RCEM or actively working towards
Desirable
- ALS/ATNC/APLS instructor
- Relevant teaching qualification/equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Working autonomously in advanced clinical practice
- Leadership role in urgent and emergency care
- Evidence of service improvement
- Evidence of delivering education at a local and national leave
- Evidence of participation in research, audit and service evaluation
- Evidence of workforce, practice development and teaching
- Awareness and understanding of current health issues, and to demonstrate an excellent understanding of recent initiatives within UEM
- Experience of leading patient safety learning response investigations
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Ability to organise and manage day to day departmental activities and those of large MDT's within this
- Team building and working skills, able to lead a team to achieve results
- Understanding the issues pertaining to change management
- Understanding the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
- Ability to utilise research in clinical practice
- Problem solving skills - able to respond to unexpected issues and provide first line response and to identify appropriate sources of secondary support
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit alongside a working knowledge of clinical governance and its implementation
- Ability to articulate effectively with advanced written and verbal communication skills and ability to present at local and national level. Clear, concise written and verbal reporting skills
- Computer literacy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
