Band 8a Advanced Care Practitioner - Emergency Care

Job summary

The Emergency Department has an exciting opportunity for 2 enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our growing team of ACPs.

At the Royal Free we strongly believe in the role of ACP's and actively strive to provide an environment that will assist you as an individual with autonomous practice and allow you to continue to develop your clinical and leadership skills. We are looking to expand our team of ACPs across the ED and are looking for practitioners with a nursing, AHP, paramedic or pharmacy background. The Consultants in our current team have varied sub-specialty interests and are experienced in mentoring ACPs through training and supporting with ongoing development.

You will be supported through regular clinical supervision, individual learning plans, on-going education and access to a rapidly expanding team of ACP's to provide mentorship and support. There will be the opportunity to do secondments in other specialties. We run a regular teaching programme and there is access to quality improvement training and participation in projects.

The postholders will work in the emergency department and the same day emergency care unit. Applicants with a paediatric background will work in the paediatric emergency department. We would be interested to develop those who have a specialist skill or interest.

You'll thrive in our open, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone matters, and is respected for who they are.

Main duties of the job

• Provide the core ACP role which is to assess, diagnose and treat patients with undifferentiated clinical presentations with appropriate supervision in the Emergency Department.
• Work within the ED doctor rota once deemed competent and completed appropriate competencies and participate in departmental teaching programme.
• Integrate with the multi-professional team within and outside of the Emergency Department and demonstrate effective multi-disciplinary team working.
• Participate in and/or lead clinical research which will guide practice developments.
• Ensure that Clinical Governance standards are fully met with annual involvement in QI/ Audit projects.
• Develop as a clinical leader and act as a positive role model.
• Promote and support trainee, new and experienced ACPs as well as others developing or working in advanced and specialist roles to maximise their potential.
• Contribute to the development of local guidelines and standards.
• Report to the Head of Nursing and Lead Consultant for the ACP programme acting as an expert team member for the effective delivery of the Advanced / Emergency Care Practitioner service.

About us

The Royal Free Hospital Emergency department sees close to 150,000 patients a year, 25 % of these attendances are paediatric patients.

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.