Job summary
- Main area
- Acute medicine
- Grade
- 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (3 x LD 0800-2030)
- Job ref
- 389-25-7308730
- Employer
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bradford Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Acute Medicine
8a
Job overview
Closing Date: 25.08.25
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 26.08.25
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 01.09.25
The ACP will work as part of a large multidisciplinary team including medical, clerical, non-clinical support and professions allied to medicine in managing the clinical needs of patients presenting with undifferentiated diagnosis to Acute Medicine.
Main duties of the job
Under the guidance of protocols independently receives, assesses and manages patients presenting to the acute emergency care unit. When required will be expected to assess and manage referred patients admitted to other clinical areas as well as supporting virtual services and the medical day case unit.
Work autonomously within a wider health care team
Work across professional, organisational, and system boundaries and proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and promote health outcomes and healthcare delivery systems.
Working for our organisation
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Under the guidance of protocols independently receives, assesses and manages patients presnting to the acute emergency care unit. When required will be expected to assess and manage referred patients admitted to other clinical areas as well as supporting virtual services and the medical day case unit.
Work autonomously within a wider health care team
Work across professional, organisational, and system boundaries and proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and promote health outcomes and healthcare delivery systems.
Person specification
Disposition and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Inspirational, with ability to motivate a team
- Positive, problem solving approach to issues
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care
- Flexible and adaptable, able to work all shifts throughout 24 hour period
- With support is able to successfully initiate and manage change
- Excellent interpersonal skills with effective oral and written communication skills
Education & qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with relevant professional body
- Degree level registration qualification or equivalent post-registration award
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Advanced Life Support qualification/willing to undertake
- Non-medical independent prescribing
- Experience of working within an acute medical setting
Desirable criteria
- Relevant teaching qualification
Skills / Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Documented evidence of completion of generic advanced practice competencies and a defined range of specialty competencies
- Ability to motivate individuals and teams
- High standard of oral and written communication skills and confidence to discuss patient management with other members of the MDT
- High level of capability using outcome measures and audit
- Confidence and ability to accurately assess and manage complex patient presentations to a high professional standard
- Ability to critique own practice
- In-depth knowledge in their specialist clinical field
- Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high pressure environment
- Excellent liaison and negotiation skills
- Commitment to staff development and training Self-motivated and able to work independently and autonomously both within the trust and with partner organisations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Watson
- Job title
- Lead ACP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01274 382367
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