Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

at  North Bristol NHS Trust

Job Title: Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Surgical Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC) and Surgical Admissions Unit (SAU)
We are excited to announce the opportunity for a Trainee ACP to join our Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and Surgical Admissions Unit (SAU).
This is a Band 7 Training post, moving to Band 8A after full completion of academic and clinical elements (happy to hear from fully qualified surgical ACP’s)
The successful candidate will join and work alongside the relevant surgical teams to gain the necessary clinical experience that will allow safe, autonomous evidenced based practice when fully qualified and accredited. The Trainee will be supported in completing the ACP accredited programme at MSc Level 7 at the local HEI, on a 3 year apprenticeship. This will include 20% off the job time along with an engaged Consultant Clinical Education Supervisor.
During the 3 year training post, the t-AP will undertake rotations into relevant specialties to gain experience, including but not limited to colorectal, Upper GI, Urology.
Location: SDEC/SAU
Job Type: Full-time (20% off the Job time allocated)
Salary: Band 7-8a depending on qualifications and experience (this is band 7 training post, moving to band 8a once fully qualified).
Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis: Conduct comprehensive assessments for patients scheduled for same-day surgical procedures, alongside reviewing a range of surgical presentations and generating a differential diagnosis.
Patient Care and Management: Provide high-quality patient care throughout the perioperative period, including preoperative preparation, and postoperative monitoring, decision making, care plan generation, and response to post operative complications in the emergency setting.
Training and Education: Participate in a structured training program.
Team Collaboration: Work closely with surgeons and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes and ensure safe and efficient care delivery. Communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care and workflow.
Quality Improvement: Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of the surgical same day emergency care unit. Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based practices, contributing to the research element of surgical practice within the team.
About Us: North Bristol NHS Trust is a leading healthcare provider committed to delivering high-quality and patient-centred care. We are seeking a motivated and dedicated Training Advanced Practitioner to join our Surgical Same Day Emergency Care Unit. This position offers a unique opportunity for professional growth and development in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Clinical Practice

• Assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment interventions for patients by virtue of expert clinical judgement and close liaison with

members of the MDT for patients within the Surgical SDEC or Acute surgical ward.

• Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex surgical situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidencebased judgements and/or diagnoses.
• Initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, life style advice and care.
• Exercise professional judgement to manage risk appropriately, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events and supporting teams to do likewise to ensure safety of individuals, families and carers.
• Ensure compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and work within their scope of practice.
• Works in conjunction with the MDT to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care.
• Work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate
• Be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy. This includes being critically aware of their limits of their own competence and professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty and incomplete information.
• Be responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions and omissions at this level of practice.