Enhanced Practitioner - Ambulatory Care Unit - Peterborough

Ambulatory care is an innovative way of providing a safe, patient focused, flexible, same day emergency service for appropriate patients. The service aims to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and provide a better patient's experience. Our Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU) offers easy access to early diagnostic tests, specialist staff, and review by a hospital consultant in one place., The post holder will practice at an Enhanced level within a multidisciplinary team supporting the Consultant led Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) directorate. The post holder will be able to clinically manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed patients presenting to their area(s) of work within a defined scope of practice. This clinically focussed role will result in the post holder providing exemplary patient-centred and evidenced based care to patients. The post holder will provide clinician advice and support to junior clinicians during a span of duty.

We are looking for an exceptional, committed, caring and compassionate Band 7 Enhanced Practitioner to join our dedicated multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicant will be forward thinking, pro-active and motivated to assist in providing the highest standard of care to our patients possible whilst treating our patients with dignity, compassion and respect. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to work within the ACU team., Successful applicants will possess the Advanced Clinical Assessment module, or equivalent and have experience of working within an acute medical or emergency care setting or have experience of working at an enhanced level of practice.

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities. Benefits to you

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Career development and training;
• Wellbeing support and activities;
• In-house physiotherapy Service;
• On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough