# Band 8a - Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Emergency Medicine **Company**: West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust **Location**: Watford **Salary**: £59798.00 to £67020.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9360-26-0496?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_50bbc032-3e1 ## Description At West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (WHTH), we are committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients requiring acute medical services. As part of our continued investment in workforce transformation and advanced clinical practice, we are seeking a highly motivated Advanced Practitioner (Band 8a) to join our Acute Medicine team. Working as an autonomous practitioner alongside Consultant Acute Physicians and the multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients presenting with acute, complex and undifferentiated medical conditions. You will play a key role in supporting patient flow across the acute medical pathway, including the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU), Acute Admissions Unit (AAU) and ambulatory care services. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to contribute to clinical excellence, leadership, education, research and service development. The successful candidate will demonstrate advanced practice across the four pillars of advanced practice, helping to deliver innovative, evidence-based care and improve patient outcomes across Acute Medicine. Applications will also be considered from Trainee Advanced Practitioners. Applicants appointed to a trainee role must enrol on and successfully complete an MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme delivered by an NHSE-accredited university. **Main duties of the job** The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within Acute Medicine, providing expert assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with acute, complex and undifferentiated medical conditions. They will request, interpret and act upon diagnostic investigations, independently prescribe within scope of practice, and work collaboratively with Consultant Acute Physicians and the multidisciplinary team to support timely clinical decision-making, patient flow, admission avoidance and safe discharge planning. The post holder will recognise and respond to patient deterioration, provide expert clinical leadership and advice, and contribute to education, supervision, audit, research and service improvement activities while maintaining the highest standards of clinical governance, patient safety and patient-centred care. The role requires flexibility to work across Acute Medicine services and participate in a range of shift patterns, including weekends and public holidays, to meet service needs. **About us** With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare. Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience. Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others. We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. **Benefits** - Competitive salary: £59,798 to £67,020 a year - Flexible working options - Opportunities for professional development and growth **Job responsibilities** - Provide expert assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with acute, complex and undifferentiated medical conditions - Request, interpret and act upon diagnostic investigations - Independently prescribe within scope of practice - Work collaboratively with Consultant Acute Physicians and the multidisciplinary team - Support patient flow across the acute medical pathway - Contribute to education, supervision, audit, research and service improvement activities ## Skills ### Required - Advanced clinical knowledge of Acute Medicine - Knowledge of safeguarding principles and vulnerable patient groups - Understanding of health and social care systems - Knowledge of risk assessment and risk management - Understanding of case management and care coordination - Knowledge of the legal, ethical and professional framework for advanced practice - Effective communication and partnership working across professional boundaries - Teaching, presentation and facilitation skills - Conflict resolution and negotiation skills ### Nice to have - Evidence of service redevelopment work - Initiation or participation in audit/research projects - Evidence of using clinical Governance framework to influence care and improve outcome - Leadership course - ALS instructor --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9360-26-0496?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)