Main area Advance Clinical Practitioner Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Minimum of 30hrs per week. This role will be a blended clinical and managerial post.position) Job ref 225-DIV2-6974109-A
Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Urgent Treatment Centre Phoenix and New Cross UTC Town Wolverhampton Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/06/2025 23:59
Urgent Treatment Centre Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 8a
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Urgent Treatment Centre which is part of the wider Emergency Services Group at New Cross Hospital.
You will be working as Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner within both Urgent Treatment Centre's based at New cross Hospital and The Phoenix UTC. The post holder will be expected to work in a clinical capacity in addition to line management responsibilities. Management time will be given for this. Managerial duties are expected to be completed during the Mon-Fri working week, 9am-5pm.
We are looking for qualified and experienced Band 8a advanced clinical practitioners are passionate about their role, professional development and achieving better outcomes for patients.
Suitable applicants for the post will have successfully completed an accredited Minor Injuries and Minor Illness module (or equivalent) and hold a current non-medical prescribing qualification (V300). They will have previous experience working autonomously in a Primary / Acute or Urgent Care setting.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate experience in leading and managing a team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based nursing care in designated area of work for patients presenting with long term conditions/minor ailments/injuries, and the provision of preventative health care.
As an autonomous practitioner you will be responsible for the care delivered demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.
To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of treatment/care
Successful ACP’s, will assess, examine, diagnose and treat adult and paediatric patients with minor injuries and illness within a defined scope of acuity, presentation and their own professional scope of practice. .
There is also an expectation for ACP’s to support trainee practitioners and medical staff, wishing to develop their minor injuries / illness skills within an urgent care setting
You will ideally have previous experience of telephone triage of patient
You will have direct line management and budgetary responsibilities in this post.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based nursing care in designated area of work for patients presenting with long term conditions/minor ailments/injuries; and the provision of preventative health care.
As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.
To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment/care
You ideally will hold paediatric qualification or have experience of assessing and treating children and the under 1yrs and/or willingness to undergo appropriate training in the first 6months in post.
You will ideally have previous experience of telephone triage of patients.
Demonstrate and take an active part in the training, development and support of the junior practitioners within the service.
Please refer to job description for further information.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registration
* Completed master's level education in Advanced clinical practice
* Undertaken an accredited Emergency Nurse Practitioner Minor Injuries Course
* Undertaken an accredited Emergency Nurse Practitioner Minor Illness Course
* Paediatric assessment qualification or previous experience
Skills and Experience
* Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
* Clinical judgements and decision making
* Standard keyboard skills and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as excel, Word, PAS, MSS
* Evidence of managing and leading a team
* Significant experience of working as an autonomous advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) post obtaining MSC qualification
* Evidence of personal/clinical development in the last 12 months
* Understanding of the UTC core standards
Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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