Job summary
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner- Emergency Care
Band 8a
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ just under 5000 staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
The South West London Collaborative Bank
Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and invests heavily in the wellbeing of its staff. Alongside opportunities for career development, there is a dedicated team of Staff Pastoral Wellbeing Practitioners who work with the Clinical and Corporate divisions, to provide pastoral support to all staff. These Practitioners are part of the wider Health & Wellbeing provision which includes a specialist Staff Physiotherapist, Occupational Health and access to counselling and an Employee Assistance Programme. The team works together to enhance staff wellbeing and to promote a healthy work-life balance.
Recent awards:
- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year
- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019
- NHSE National Healthcare Support Worker Award for Innovation and Excellence in Pastoral Support – 2023
- NHSE London Healthcare Support Worker Award for Sustainable Retention Initiative – 2023
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
- Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Job overview
To be a qualified Nurse or AHP Advanced Practitioner to work as part of the Emergency Department team to provide expert autonomous care and management of those attending all areas of the Emergency Department including the Urgent Care Centre and SDEC.
Main duties of the job
To make complex, autonomous decisions utilising expert practice and knowledge. To request and interpret laboratory and radiological investigation which are condition appropriate. To promote, implement and evaluate evidence-based practice.
The practitioner will participate in the provision of specialist education, training programmes and clinical leadership within the Emergency Department. They will collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team to develop and review medical and nursing protocols, guidelines and pathways within emergency care. This role will see the ACP working across adult and paediatric emergency care areas, which will include SDEC.
Working for our organisation
Emergency Department Philosophy
Kingston emergency department provides a high standard of care to around 112,000 patients each year. The Advanced clinical practitioner will join our dedicated team of enthusiastic and motivated staff in delivering outstanding care.
Trust Culture and Values
The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our five values are that we are all:-
Caring – we design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants
Safe – we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)
Responsible – all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
Value each other – we all value each other’s contribution
Inspiring – we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Nurse/AHP with UK NMC/HCPC qualification
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent recognised qualification
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber with current registration
Desirable criteria
- Minor Injuries- Level 7 Module
- Minor Ailments- Level 7 Module
- Advanced Life Support
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support/European Advanced Paediatric Life Support
- Level 2 trauma course (ATLS/ETC/ATNCC)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant years of post registration experience
- Experience at NHS band 7 for 2 years
- Experience working in urgent, emergency or acute care.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working an urgent care centre or primary care service
- Experience in managing unwell and injured children
- Experience of working within a Same Day Emergency Care service
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dominic Ward
- Job title
- Consultant Nurse/Paramedic Emergency Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
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