Job Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual for a qualified ACP post within the Emergency Department at Whittington Health, based at the main hospital site in Archway.



This post is based in the adult ED and applicants must demonstrate significant ED experience as an ACP. We welcome applications from ACPs who also have paediatric ED experience and can work across both areas. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate competency in all areas of the adult ED (Urgent Treatment Centre, Majors, Resuscitation, Rapid Assessment) and will have completed the academic aspects of ACP training including an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and non-medical prescribing. They should be preparing to submit their portfolio for credentialling as an Emergency Medicine ACP by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine within 12 months of appointment.



Our qualified ACPs work on a rolling rota incorporating day, late and night shifts. The shift length is currently 10.5 hours. We offer an 80:20 split between clinical and non-clinical work, providing ACPs with the opportunity to undertake other relevant activities related to advanced clinical practice. These include service improvement, audit, teaching, patient safety, responding to complaints, report writing and participation in research. We are keen for the team to be active participants throughout the department, developing special interests and continuing thei r professional and clinical development post-credentialling.



Please see the and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed and Main responsibilities' section.



Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Main duties:

Demonstrate competency in all areas of the adult ED.



Demonstrate the ability to look after patients with a wide range of pathologies from the life-threatening to the self-limiting



Be able to identify the critically ill and injured, providing safe and effective immediate care



Demonstrate expertise in resuscitation and be skilled in the practical procedures needed



Demonstrate the skills to stablish the diagnosis and differential diagnosis rapidly, and initiate or plan for definitive care



Work with all the in-patient and supporting specialties as well as primary care and prehospital services



Demonstrate the skills to correctly identify who needs admission and who can be safely discharged.



Undertake relevant additional activities across the four pillars of advanced practice (clinical practice, research, leadership & management, and education).



Act in accordance with relevant professional regulator's code of conduct



Leadership and Consultancy

The post holder will be expected to:

Role model standards of care and behaviour through clinical practice.



Be highly visible in the clinical area



Act as a role model of standards of behaviour and professionalism



Maintain professional registration and practice through CPD



Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with Trust and NMC/HCPC guidelines



Allocate, coordinate, monitor and assess own workload



Advocate for patients, carers, service and organisation.



Be aware of, and proactively work towards meeting national targets for ED performance.



Clinical Practice

The post holder will be expected to:

Have been awarded an MSc in Advanced Clinical practice, incorporating non-medical prescribing qualification.



Assess diagnosis, plan and implement programmes of evidenced based care for patients in the ED.



Ensure interventions are undertaken in line with best practice guidance.



Undertake advanced skills appropriate to role, ensuring clinical competencies are maintained .



Undertake non-medical prescribing in adherence to agreed Trust policy.



Ensure that safeguarding children and adults legislation and local policy is adhered to within own practice and service.



Lead on the development and evaluate policies/guidelines/protocols for advanced clinical practice.



Continually review and evaluate own role and clinical practice



Be an active member of relevant Trust committees and groups contributing to developing/implementing local/national strategy.



Plan and manage own workload in a flexible manner, ensuring that service provision meets the needs of clients.



Keep relevant records and submit reports in a professionally acceptable manner.



Promote a positive relationship with all stakeholders within the service.



Contribute to the clinical governance process, including adverse incident reporting/investigation and the management of complaints, as appropriate .



Be involved in peer review of own practice and that of others.



Education, Training and Development Functions

The post holder will be expected to:

Develop and deliver specific and relevant teaching programmes for all disciplines and grades of staff within the Trust in relation to their area of expertise.



Review and evaluate teaching programmes and lead on the development of new programmes when a need is identified .



Identify own development needs in line with service requirements within personal development plan.



Act as mentor/preceptor and resource person for all nursing and support staff, as appropriate to the role.



Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to supporting the education and learning of all staff and students.



Contribute to clinical governance outcomes.



Practice and Services Development, Research, and Evaluation

The post holder will be expected to:

Evaluate clinical practice through audit of service and quality improvement activities



Demonstrate knowledge of current research in all aspects of their work and to advise others on the implementation of relevant research findings.



Implement research findings appropriate to practice.