Advanced Clinical Practitioner

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We are seeking an enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to come and join our General Surgery ACP team.  MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice is essential. 

The vacant role is to work within our Surgical Ambulatory care unit (SACU). Our unit is staffed by ACPs, and Junior Doctors, with support from our Surgical Consultants.  We accept referrals to the unit from ED, GPs. The unit is open 8am-4pm, 7 days a week. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse or allied health professional to join our General Surgery Team at North Manchester General Hospital  as an Advanced Clinical practitioner (ACP). We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced, highly motivated and dynamic ACP with a passion for Surgery to join our team of ACP’s, Doctors and Consultants. 

We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

For further information or to arrange an informal chat or visit please contact Richard Tipney Senior Directorate Manager, General Surgery [email protected]

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Clinical Practice

• Ability to undertake thorough patient history
• Have a wide knowledge base of common medical presentations
• Competence in clinical examinations 
• Have a thorough understanding of relevant diagnostics
• Knowledge of investigation interpretation, such as blood, x rays and ECGs
• Complete the Non medical Prescribing (NMP) module and complete a p formulary, as agreed by the NMP trust lead and Pharmacy
• Keep up to date with best clinical practice, and prescribe treatments in line with that and trust guidance
• Prepare accurate and concise reports both verbally and written

Leadership and Management

• Assist with the management of Trainee ACPs within General Surgery
• Support junior clinicians to plan and manage episodes of patient care
• Act as a role model for Junior clinicians
• Practice as an autonomous professional in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority and expertise

Education and Development

• Educated to Masters level with Msc in Advanced Practice
• Complete NMP as above

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.