Emergency Services ACP (Qualified & Trainee Posts)

An exciting opportunity for a dynamic clinician to join the Emergency Department at New Cross Hospital as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. The position will be on a rostered basis 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week throughout the year, hours negotiable (trainee position to be employed on a full-time basis).

We are looking to recruit qualified Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioners and/or trainee Band 8a (annexe 21) Advanced Clinical Practitioners into the exciting, fast paced evolving Emergency Department. Individuals will work across all areas of the department including resuscitation, majors, see and treat, paediatrics and same day emergency care (SDEC). The post holder will be responsible for the autonomous delivery of evidence-based care in the Emergency Department. They will work alongside the nursing, medical and AHP workforce

You will require excellent communication skills and be excited about being part of an innovative team. Individuals should be self-driven, take pride in their work, be highly motivated, professional, whilst maintaining a flexible approach,

This role will support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within the Emergency Department autonomously seeing patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. They will be able to provide assessments, order and interpret appropriate diagnostics and ensure a safe forward plan for patients. The role will work collaboratively within the ED alongside the medical and nursing workforce. Although primarily clinically focused the role will enable the post holder the time to undertake all aspects of the Four Pillars of Advanced Practice using their non-clinical time (80% clinical and 20% non-clinical)

To deliver advanced level practice this encompasses aspects of education, research and management but is firmly grounded in direct compassionate care provision or clinical work with patients, families, caseloads and populations.

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.