Trainee Advance Care Practitioner

The post holder will be an integral member of the gynae - oncology team working collaboratively with medical, nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare professionals undertaking advanced roles and responsibilities traditionally the remit of medical staff under the direction of the Consultant in charge of the patients care. The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) upon qualification, will work within agreed protocols and guidelines exercising independent judgement in history taking, examination, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a specific caseload of patients with Gynaecological Oncological conditions who may have highly complex acute presentations to the more minor common illnesses and injuries. The post will be based in clinical gynaecology but may extend and influence across UHL, including Oncology, the Emergency Department and adult inpatient wards. The ACP will act as a professional resource for the multi- professional teams, patients and carers. They will ensure that
evidence-based practice is inherent in all aspects of care and treatment and ensure this knowledge is disseminated throughout the clinical area, across the Trust and externally as appropriate. The ACP will triage referrals either independently or with medical, therapy or other ACP colleagues and make onward referrals in line with Trust policies.