Job Description

Working Full time :

37.5 hours per week



An exciting opportunity has arisen at Ellesmere Port Hospital for a permanent Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to be part of the ACP team (2 ACP and 1 Nurse Consultant) who manage the 3 wards at Ellesmere Port Hospital. 2 rehabilitation wards and 1 stroke rehabilitation ward.



The successful ACP will work autonomously providing, clinical care, expertise advice and leadership within the rehabilitation environment.



The successful applicant will also ensure that high quality patient care is maintained by autonomously making / maintaining clinical decisions and treatment plans to manage acute and chronic illnesses, whilst engaging within the excellent ethos of multidisciplinary working to ensure effective and efficient patient care, rehabilitation, and flow.



So, if you are an innovative, enthusiastic and dynamic ACP who enjoys the daily challenges of working in a rehabilitation care environment as part of a supportive caring and friendly team, then this is the opportunity for you.



The successful applicant will ensure that high quality patient care is maintained by making / maintaining clinical decisions and treatment plans to manage acute and chronic illnesses, whilst working within the excellent ethos of multidisciplinary working to ensure effective and efficient patient care, rehabilitation, and flow.



The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

The Countess of Chester Hospital:

providing 438 general and acute beds

Ellesmere Port Hospital:

providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility

Tarporley War Memorial Hospital:

a base for community services which serve the local rural population.



The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.



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Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.



Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.



You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of 16 per year applies.



New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.



Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.



Good luck with your application.