Advanced Clinical Practitioner- Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to come and join our Acute Medical ACP team. This is a 12 month fixed term post, to cover maternity leave. MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice essential, and experience in Acute Medicine or ED desired.

The vacant role is to work within our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit. Our unit is staffed by ACPs, PAs and Junior Doctors, with support from our Acute Medical Consultants. We accept referrals to the unit from ED, GPs, NWAS and NHS 111. The unit is open 8am-8pm, 7 days a week.

Working pattern is generally 3 long days a week, with protected non-clinical time.

The role will involve reviewing patients with a wide range of medical presentations. The ACP will autonomously assess the patient, request investigations and form management plans.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Practice

• Ability to undertake thorough patient history
• Have a wide knowledge base of common medical presentations
• Competence in clinical examinations of systems including respiratory, cardiac, neurology, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal
• Have a thorough understanding of relevant diagnostics
• Knowledge of investigation interpretation, such as blood, x rays and ECGs
• Prescribe and review medications
• Have competence in clinical skills, such as venepuncture, cannulation, arterial blood gas (ABG) collection, lumbar puncture (LP) etc
• Complete The Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER) training, as per Trust guidance, in order to safely request ionising radiation
• Complete the Non medical Prescribing (NMP) module and complete a p formulary, as agreed by the NMP trust lead and Pharmacy
• Keep up to date with best clinical practice, and prescribe treatments in line with that and trust guidance
• Prepare accurate and concise reports both verbally and written

Leadership and Management

• Assist with the management of Trainee ACPs within Acute medicine
• Support junior clinicians to plan and manage episodes of patient care
• Act as a role model for Junior clinicians
• Practice as an autonomous professional in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority and expertise

Education and Development

• Educated to Masters level with Msc in Advanced Practice
• Complete NMP as above
• Complete IRMER training

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.