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Job overview

The Acute Adult Care Division is one of four Clinical Divisions in the Trust that includes Emergency Care, Complex Care and Specialist Medicine.  It provides a range of specialist out-patient and community services and is committed to providing excellent clinical performance and patient care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Practitioner with an interest in Emergency medicine to work within our Emergency Department Urgent Treatment Centre. We have an excellent team of health care professionals in this already established area. The Urgent Treatment Centre sits within our Emergency department.

As an Advanced Practitioner you would be welcomed as part of the team to provide highly skilled clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting in the Urgent Treatment centre. The successful candidate will be supported with continuing professional development and opportunity to work within the four pillars of advanced practice. This role requires Non-medical Prescribing qualification.

Bolton Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the Northwest and we are dedicated to making our emergency care services the best in the country.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Main duties of the job

To work clinically as an Advanced clinical practitioner in the urgent treatment centre which sits within the emergency department. 

To see a wide range of adults and children who present in the UTC 

history taking, clinical examination skills 

the ability to make a differential diagnosis based on presenting complaint, the ability to request and interpret diagnostics 

prescribe within Trust guidelines 

manage , admit and discharge patients within agreed Trust policy 

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community healthcare serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.