Band 7 Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

We are looking for an experienced emergency nurse or paramedic to join our Emergency Department (ED) team as a trainee Advanced Practitioner.The trainee advanced practitioner educational programme will blend academic university study with the acquisition of work-based clinical learning. The successful candidate will be fully supported to undertake an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. After successful completion of agreed objectives, the post holder will progress to a band 8a Advanced Practitioner.Main duties of the jobDuring training, the post holder will be practicing autonomously in the Emergency department within their agreed scope of practice, stage of training and level of competence to provide patient-centred quality care. This will encompass the skills of advanced assessment, examination, diagnosis and management.About usWith nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's Hospital is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.The main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting one of the country's principal teaching hospitals is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, St Georges Hospital provides a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across south west London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.Person SpecificationSkillsEssentialClinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning skillsAble to undertake Masters level studyProfessionally credibleExperienceEssential Post registration and Emergency department experienceClinical leadership experienceDemonstration of some experience in all 4 pillars of advanced practiceParticipation in audit and researchDesirable Previous experience in autonomous practice roleExperience of service developmentQualificationsEssential BSc/1st degreeSpecialist training in EDTeaching/assessing qualificationCommitted to undertake MScDesirable Clinical assessment skillsIndependent prescriberPrevious level 7 studyLeadership qualificationEmployer detailsEmployer nameSt George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressEmergency Department, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBlackshaw RdLondonSW17 0QTAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.200-6587870-GO-VA-A