4340 - Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Barnsley seeks a highly motivated Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner to manage and develop a team within the Emergency Department. The role requires significant clinical experience, leadership, and a commitment to service development and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Must have significant experience in Emergency/Urgent Care setting at a senior ACP level.
• Willing to undertake a PhD in the future.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for line management of ACP Teams and delivering yearly appraisals.
• Engage with Higher Education Institutes for academic module delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Quality Improvement

Education

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Teaching/Assessing Qualification

Non-medical Prescriber (v300)

Job description

4340 - Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The interview date for this post is 4th June 2025.

Right now we are building our future atBarnsley. A new and excellent career opportunity has arisen for a highlymotivated qualified ACP to lead and further develop our team of AdvancedPractitioners within the Emergency Department and Acute Medicine (inc SDECs)at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

We are currently undergoing an expansion of our ACPworkforce and looking for a driven, enthusiastic, dynamic, highly experiencedACP to lead and line manage our existing, newly formed and expanding team.

The postholder will have a demonstrable clinical portfolio that evidences clinicalskills equivalent to that of a senior clinical member of staff. Their clinicalrole will involve the independent and autonomous practice of history taking,clinical examination, clinical investigations and interpretation andsubsequently the diagnosis and management planning of the differentiated anddiagnosed patient as well as the undifferentiated and undiagnosed emergency andurgent care patient.

Thesuccessful applicant with be an established leader able to demonstrate successin service design and delivery.

They willalready be at Advance Clinicalpractitioner level in an established service. The successful applicantmust have completed a full MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and haveconsolidated fully academically and clinically. They must also have or bewilling to complete Royal College of Emergency Medicine credentialing.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for line management of the ACP Teams which includes delivering yearly appraisal and Clinical Academic Support Panel.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the leadership and strategic development, across the Emergency Department and Acute Medicine (inclusive of SDECs) and line management of advanced (ACP) practice staff, both trainees and qualified, as well as supporting educational supervisors and engaging directly with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) for the delivery of academic modules.

The successful applicant must have an in-depth understanding of the advanced practice apprenticeship. They must also engage fully with Health Education England and support any future relevant curriculums and credentials that are released. They must also be heavily involved in service development of all areas within the specialty concentrating around patient safety, experience, efficiency and effectiveness aspects involving care.

The successful applicant will engage fully with the Trust Professional Lead ACP and colleague advanced practitioners across the trust and sit on the Countywide Faculty for Enhanced and Advanced Practice (FEAP).

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close aposition early.

BarnsleyHospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Goodrating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment andachieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. Weare proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainablefuture for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

Therehas never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at paceand a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, wherestaff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey tosustainability and growth.

BarnsleyHospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunityand fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnicorigin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion orbelief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

Thecost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only willbe met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

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Job responsibilities

Job Description for 4340

Please refer to the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details of the role andresponsibilities.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered nurse OR HCPC Registered Paramedic OR Physiotherapist OR ODP.
• Full MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
• Non-medical prescriber (v300).
• Clear and continued evidence of CPD.
• Teaching/assessing qualification.
• ALS provider.
• ALS instructor.
• Evidence of completion of clinical ACAT or equivalent to work at senior MG level in Immediate or Urgent or Emergency Care.
• Complete portfolio displaying history taking, clinical examination, investigation and autonomous clinical decision making competence in relevant clinical setting at consultant ACP level (senior MG) Willing to compete relevant Royal College or national ACP curriculum when released and credential.
• EPALS/APLS/ETC/ATLS.
• IRMER trained.
• PhD or willing to undertake in the future.

Trust Values

• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe how do you lead/manage a well functioning team.

Knowledge and Awareness

• Willing to subscribe and maintain e-portfolio and professional college memberships.
• Experience of practice development.
• Quality improvement strategies.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance structure, strategies and implications around advanced clinical practice.

Experience

• Significant experience in Emergency/Urgent Care setting at a senior ACP level.
• Already working in an autonomous / advanced clinical practice setting at a consultant practitioner level.
• Research experience.
• Clinical reasoning.
• Multidisciplinary team working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.