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Job summary

Main area
General Surgery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
349-NMGH-6804443*
Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
NMGH
Town
Crumpsall
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

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

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.Ìý We accept referrals to the unit from ED, GPs. The unit is open 8am-4pm, 7 days a week.Ìý

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse or allied health professional to join our General Surgery Team at North Manchester General HospitalÌý 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.Ìý

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]

Main duties of the job

Clinical Practice

  • Ability to undertake thorough patient history
  • Have a wide knowledge base of common medical presentations
  • Competence in clinical examinationsÌý
  • 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

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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

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Education and Development

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

Working for our organisation

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.

ÌýAt 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. ÌýSo that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Ìý

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Edcuation

Essential criteria
  • Relevant professional qualification
  • Educated to Masters Level in Advanced Practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran Aware

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
Richard Tipney
Job title
Senior Directorate Manager
Email address
[email protected]