NRC Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

We are looking to recruit to the National Rehabilitation Centre's (NRC) Advanced Clinical Practitioners (Band 8a); this is an exciting opportunity to join the team and be part of this new centre of excellence.

The NRC is a new, purpose-built 70-bed facility which is built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, delivering a centre of excellence to improve rehabilitation services in England. It is co-located with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre and will share some of the world class rehabilitation facilities. Research, innovation, training and education in rehabilitation will be embedded at the NRC and central to clinical practice. We are looking for ambitious and dedicated individuals to join this journey to rehabilitation excellence, transforming outcomes for patients. The NRC is fantastic for patients but also for staff to access professional development as well as wellbeing support with use of the state of the art facilities.

Find out more about the NRC on our website: www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

The NRC ACP role is a key part of the senior leadership at the NRC. They will take responsibility of the site co-ordinator role which involves being the escalation point for any clinical and infrastructure escalations during shift.

The ACP will use specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare autonomously to patients in their area. The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with undiagnosed and undifferentiated conditions. In addition to this the ACP is also responsible for appropriately referring patients to relevant specialities for any necessary investigations as well as facilitating safe patient discharge.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.