Overview
Join to apply for the Advanced Clinical Practitioner role at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our General Surgery ACP team. MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice is essential. The vacant role is to work within our Surgical Ambulatory Care Unit (SACU). Our unit is staffed by ACPs and Junior Doctors, with support from our Surgical Consultants. The unit is open 8am-4pm, 7 days a week. This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse or allied health professional to join our General Surgery Team at North Manchester General Hospital as an ACP. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced, highly motivated and dynamic ACP with a passion for Surgery to join our team of ACPs, Doctors and Consultants.
For further information or to arrange an informal chat or visit please contact Ruth Despard, Interim Lead Nurse OMFS and General Surgery – ruth.despard@mft.nhs.uk or Lisa Kirk, Assistant Directorate Manager General Surgery – lisa.kirk@mft.nhs.uk.
Responsibilities
* Ability to undertake thorough patient history
* Have a wide knowledge base of common medical presentations
* Competence in clinical examinations
* Have a thorough understanding of relevant diagnostics
* Knowledge of investigation interpretation, such as blood tests, X-rays and ECGs
* Complete the Non-medical Prescribing (NMP) module and complete a formulary, as agreed by the NMP trust lead and Pharmacy
* Keep up to date with best clinical practice, and prescribe treatments in line with that and trust guidance
* Prepare accurate and concise reports both verbally and in writing
Leadership and Management
* Assist with the management of Trainee ACPs within General Surgery
* Support junior clinicians to plan and manage episodes of patient care
* Act as a role model for Junior clinicians
* Practice as an autonomous professional in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority and expertise
Education and Development
* Educated to Masters level with MSc in Advanced Practice
* Complete NMP as above
Job Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Ruth Despard
Job title: Interim Lead Nurse OMFS and General Surgery
Email: ruth.despard@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone: 07970646276
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