Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join an established team of qualified and trainee ACPs within the Emergency Department at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

You will work across all areas of the Emergency Department to assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated diagnoses.

The Emergency Department, situated at the Hull Royal Infirmary site, is an accredited major trauma centre for adults and children. The recently renovated department benefits from:

• a purpose built 10 bay adult resuscitation area
• modern and dedicated children’s area with 2 designated resuscitation rooms and a separate waiting area
• a large open plan majors area with glass fronted assessment rooms, including 5 monitored rooms
• an adjacent CT scanner to facilitate rapid diagnosis of a range of conditions
• excellent education links

If you are looking for a challenging yet rewarding position we would welcome your application.

We are therefore looking for registered healthcare professionals (with the ability to attain independent prescriber status) who have the drive, ambition and positivity to make this role succeed. You will be undertaking independent and supplementary prescribing as part of the MSc Advanced Practice at the University of Hull.

Please note, this role involves working across all areas of the Emergency Department, including paediatrics, and will eventually involve a 24/7 working pattern once qualified.

We have a dedicated ACP consultant physician who provides weekly training to support knowledge & skill acquisition and progress your training needs.

You will also be allocated a consultant clinical supervisor and a qualified ACP buddy to support your transition into the department.

You will benefit from dedicated weekly non-clinical time to support your growth across all 4 pillars of advanced practice. You will undertake a 6 month rotation in the paediatric emergency department and a 2 month rotation in acute medical services.

You will be expected and supported to gain provider status for ALS, ATLS and EPLS with provision to support instructor status if desired.

On successful completion of in-house capability requirements you will progress to Agenda for Change Band 8a qualified ACP status. You will have continued support thereafter to complete your portfolio for successful RCEM credentialing in both adult and paediatric care.

Training is initially full time, with a minimum requirement to work 30hrs per week whilst working towards RCEM credentialing. Hours of work will be between the hours of 7am and 8pm in year 1 of training, with evening and weekend work being introduced dependent on portfolio and educational progression.

Applicants with experience of Masters level study and/or current Advanced Practice experience may have a shorter training time; a portfolio assessment will be undertaken and an individualised training pathway will be created.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust strongly encourages new starters to have the Covid-19 vaccine. However, it is not a mandatory requirement to work for us.

HUTH has two main sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £800 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.

The Trust’s secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.

HUTH provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Any job offer is subject to successful application to The University of Hull. Please see University website for application criteria. Please indicate in your application whether you have Level 2 Maths and English equivalent.

Job offers to external candidates will be subject to a 6 month probation period, as per current Trust policy.

Job offers subject to funding approval from Health Education England.

For further details please contact:
Sophie James, Lead ACP sophie.james3@nhs.net

Dr Mark Higson, ED ACP Consultant Lead mark.higson@nhs.net