Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Town of Oxford; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Nova Scotia is seeking a Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their Respiratory Asthma Service. Candidates should be registered nurses with substantial experience in asthma or respiratory care and are interested in advanced practice. The role offers a structured development program, focusing on clinical care, leadership, and education. Applicants must have a first-level nursing degree and show willingness to engage in a master's Level 7 programme, with responsibilities including patient assessment, diagnosis, and support within a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

Structured development programme

Supportive and dynamic team environment

Qualifications

• Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant nursing experience.
• Commitment to complete a master's Level 7 programme.
• Ability to interpret diagnostic tests and deliver educational content.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive clinical care and support to asthma patients.
• Work autonomously alongside multidisciplinary teams.
• Advocate for high-quality patient care and safety.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Spirometry

Patient communication

Education

First-level degree in nursing

Evidence of Level 7 study readiness

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 04 February 2026

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our Respiratory Asthma Service as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Band 7) with a clearly defined pathway to progression as a Qualified ACP (Band 8a). This role is for a registered nurse with substantial experience in asthma or respiratory care, working or aspiring to work at an advanced specialist practice level.

This post is supported by a structured development programme aligned to the Multiprofessional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice. You will contribute to the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with asthma, including those with complex and high‑risk disease, and progressively develop autonomy in clinical decision making, supported by structured supervision, education and proficiency assessment.

If you are the clinician we are looking for, join our supportive, dynamic and highly motivated Special Airway (Asthma) team.

Main duties of the job

• Develop and provide comprehensive clinical care, specialist advice, and support to patients in the Special Airway service.
• Develop experience as an advanced, autonomous practitioner alongside the members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Be competent in performing and interpreting spirometry and FeNO tests, able to run independent nurse‑led clinics to diagnose and treat patients with airways disease (primarily asthma), and have direct experience and involvement in airways disease research.
• Demonstrate and develop proficiency across the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, evidenced through completion of the academic programme and a portfolio of professional practice.
• Deliver the biologics service.
• Role‑model the values of OUH, demonstrating a person‑centred approach to service delivery and improvement.
• Work toward increasing knowledge and skills in advanced clinical practice to initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions, which may include prescribing, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and supporting medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (Headington) and the Horton General Hospital (Banbury).

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we maintain with our patients, colleagues and the wider community, under the principle of Delivering Compassionate Excellence. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour under the NHS Sexual Safety Charter.

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

Practice in compliance with the code of professional conduct, being responsible and accountable for decisions, actions and omissions at this level of advanced practice.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of advanced responsibility and autonomy, recognising limits of competence and scope of practice, especially when dealing with complexity, risk or uncertainty.

Develop professional judgment skills to identify when to escalade and seek guidance, critically reflect on practice, and cultivate self‑awareness, emotional intelligence and willingness to change or challenge thought processes.

Work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods (history taking, physical and holistic assessments, identifying risk factors, mental health assessments, request/undertake and interpretation of diagnostic tests, and health needs assessments).

Develop effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care and achieving positive health changes, promoting person‑centred approaches.

Leadership and management:

Initiate and develop effective relationships, fostering clarity of the ACP role within teams to encourage efficient working.

Negotiate an individual scope of practice within legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies and governance frameworks, focusing on risk management, safety and high‑quality care.

Evaluate own practices as an ACP, participating in MDT and team evaluations, recognising the impact of advanced clinical practice on service function, effectiveness and quality.

Actively engage in peer review to inform own and others' practice, fostering strategies to act on learning and make improvements, with support from peers and clinical supervisors.

Seek feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers and colleagues to inform personal and service development.

Education:

Critically assess and address own learning needs as an ACP, working toward a personal development plan covering the four pillars of advanced clinical practice relevant to your clinical service.

Critically reflect to maximise your clinical skills and knowledge, evidence demonstrated in your professional portfolio.

Engage in performance reviews and appraisal processes as required by OUH, including clinical supervision, tripartite review meetings and participation in service development.

Advocate for and contribute to a culture of learning, inspiring current and future staff.

Act as an educator within your scope, developing teaching skills and instilling confidence in others.

Research:

Develop and support a knowledge‑rich enquiry culture, fostering research values.

Engage in research activities, upholding good research practice to develop evidence‑based strategies that enhance quality, safety, productivity, value or wellbeing.

Evaluate and audit your clinical practice, selecting valid, reliable methods and acting on findings with support as needed.

Assist in implementing robust local governance systems and documentation processes, reviewing changes critically.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Healthcare Professional.
• First‑level degree (HEI Level 5 or 6) in the undergraduate base profession.
• Evidence of ability to study at Level 7 (previous Level 6 or 7 study) or willingness to submit an academic piece for assessment.
• Specialist postgraduate education/qualifications relevant to the recruitment area.
• Registered independent/non‑medical prescriber (or willingness to undertake MSc).
• Qualification in supervision, mentoring or workplace learning facilitation.
• Leadership or management course or qualification.
• Advanced life support course or equivalent specialty course.
• Completed MSc relevant to clinical area or specialty.

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant consolidated experience within your specialty or transferable knowledge and skills.
• Evidence of management ability and leadership skills.
• Awareness of clinical governance and quality measures.
• Experience of audit, service evaluation or quality improvement.
• Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem‑solving skills, and respond to sudden demands.
• Experience of change management.
• Evidence of research capability or application of research evidence to practice.
• Relevant technical clinical procedural skills.
• Alignment with Trust values and professional conduct.
• Positive attitude towards tasks and stakeholders.
• Clear vision of the ACP role in service development.

Technical IM&T skills

• Digital proficiency – computer literate with experience of Microsoft Office packages.
• Advanced keyboard skills for fluent documentation.

Personal skills

• Commitment to studying for and completing a full master’s Level 7 post‑graduate programme.
• Commitment to evidencing professional development through work‑based assessments and use of portfolios.
• Willingness to engage in clinical supervision.
• Demonstrated leadership in clinical practice.
• Evidence of effective team working within the multidisciplinary team.
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts to complete training, dependent on service needs.
• Ability to undertake clinical audits or service evaluation.
• Evidence of delivering educational teaching and associated evaluations internally or externally.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous convictions.

Address

Special Airways Service, Old McDonald John Radcliffe Hospital