Acute Care Practitioner

County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust is looking to appoint Acute Care Practitioner in the Emergency Department at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

This innovative role provides an excellent career development opportunity for Nurse Practitioners with appropriate skills and qualifications to assess and manage the Major-type patients in Emergency Medicine.

The appointments will provide good staff wellbeing, will have dedicated study leave, 3 hours a week self-direct study time to develop own skills and training and working with a named educational supervisor.

The post holder will work under the direction of a supervising Consultant and mentor, working collaboratively with other members of the clinical team within the Trusts policies and clinical guidelines. Successful appointees will perform delegated duties with a high degree of clinical skill and knowledge, working within both adult and paediatric emergency areas., The postholder will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, management and discharge / referral of patients with a wide range of undiagnosed problems within clinical guidelines.

Able to treat undifferentiated patients (including paediatric patients) attending the ED, providing high quality care.

Recognise minor illness / minor injuries pathologies and manage accordingly, referring for relevant follow up as appropriate.

Work as an independent ACP assessing patients using specific protocols for pathways including but not exclusively: wheezy child, croup, head, neck and chest injuries, TIA's, seizure patients

Able to request and interpret relevant investigations to support diagnosis and care planning.

Perform diagnostic / therapeutic procedures including but not exclusively: Fascia lliac blocks, haematoma blocks, fracture and dislocation reductions, ABG's and interpretation, ECG interpretation.

Ensuring continuity of care during a span of duty.

Perform triage duties for Ambulance handover when required and take responsibility for triggering time to treatment.

Work within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of care to ED patients.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.