Experienced ACP in Emergency Medicine with documented experience in advanced practice within the emergency setting
The post holder will practice as an autonomous advanced practitioner within the Acute and Emergency Care. Working alongside senior medical team, the post holder will examine, assess, diagnose and treat patients within their scope of professional practice.
The job is practically based, intended to ensure skills and knowledge are related to high quality care and efficient service delivery, including achievement of national targets.
Working across the pillars of advanced practice to deliver high level of care, leadership, education and research on the emergency floor
Key role of this job is the assessment and management of the unfiltered and undifferentiated patients presenting to the department across a wide range of acuity
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
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- Contribute to the development of an excellent clinical environment which is conducive to delivering high quality patient care and the achievement of excellence in service delivery.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner within Acute and Emergency Care demonstrating advanced clinical knowledge and skills in relation to the assessment and management of patients.
- Undertake full clinical assessment and examination of patients, providing a detailed medical history.
- Order/perform investigations and diagnostic tests as required.
- Interpret test results, where possible diagnose and initiate treatment plan.
- Refer patients appropriately to medical staff/MDT as required.
- Effectively communicate with GPs and other members of the Primary Care Team.
- .Assist in the production of discharge summaries.
- Ensure follow up appointments/arrangements are made.
- Actively participate in the development of care pathways, guidelines and protocols as appropriate.
- Interview and support patients and their relatives.
