Job Description

Job Title:

Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Band:

8a

Location:

Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) at County Hospital

Hours of Duty:

37.5 hours per week (hours worked over a month, includes long shifts, weekends and bank holidays)



FAU is a bespoke 6 bedded frailty assessment unit and you will work in an MDT setting. The MDT comprises of consultants, ACPs, nursing staff, dedicated therapists and IDH support.



The Advanced Clinical Practitioner Team in FAU is at the forefront of Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC); with this in mind, an opportunity has arisen for a motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner to become part of a highly skilled established team.



The successful candidate will be based in the Frailty Assessment Unit at County Hospital with close integration into Emergency Medicine and front-door services.



You will support admission avoidance and holistic patient management for patients presenting with frailty syndromes enabling safe, person-centred and efficient care pathways from the Emergency Department (ED) into either early supported discharge or further inpatient care.



University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people, and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.



The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 13,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.



We are a specialist Major Trauma Centre for the North Midlands and North Wales. Happy staff make for happy patients, and with the help of both we have put together a wide range of development and support packages aimed at ensuring that everyone at the Trust can fulfil their potential and meet their aspirations as well as the tools to provide great care.



Our mission to provide the very best health care includes recruiting the best people. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.



The Trust also has a vibrant charity arm, UHNM Charity, which provides funds to enable University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust to purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment and to enhance and improve patient experience and comfort.



For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.