Trosolwg o'r swydd

An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Urgent Treatment Centre which is part of the wider Emergency Services Group at New Cross Hospital.

You will be working as Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner within both  Urgent Treatment Centre's based at New cross Hospital and The Phoenix UTC. The post holder will be expected to work in a clinical capacity in addition to line management responsibilities. Management time will be given for this. Managerial duties are expected to be completed during the Mon-Fri working week, 9am-5pm.

We are looking for qualified and experienced Band 8a advanced clinical practitioners are passionate about their role, professional development and achieving better outcomes for patients.

Suitable applicants for the post will have successfully completed an accredited Minor Injuries and Minor Illness module (or equivalent) and hold a current non-medical prescribing qualification (V300). They will have previous experience working autonomously in a Primary / Acute or Urgent Care setting.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate experience in leading and managing a team.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based nursing care in designated area of work for patients presenting with long term conditions/minor ailments/injuries, and the provision of preventative health care.

As an autonomous practitioner you will be responsible for the care delivered demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients. 

To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of treatment/care 

Successful ACP’s, will assess, examine, diagnose and treat adult and paediatric patients with minor injuries and illness within a defined scope of acuity, presentation and their own professional scope of practice. .

There is also an expectation for ACP’s to support trainee practitioners and medical staff, wishing to develop their minor injuries / illness skills within an urgent care setting

You will ideally have previous experience of telephone triage of patient

You will have direct line management and budgetary responsibilities in this post.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.