Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to deliver essential services across multiple sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. The role requires in-depth knowledge of Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis, alongside registration as a non-medical prescriber. Key responsibilities include supporting inpatient wards and triaging referrals. The position offers opportunities for clinical skill enhancement and the ability to work within a dynamic healthcare environment, fostering continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Must be currently working as a qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
• Evidence of continued professional development in clinical, leadership, education, and research.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of services across multiple sites.
• Knowledge and experience in Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis is essential.
• Enhance clinical skills with line insertions following training.

Skills

Clinical skills

Leadership and management

Training delivery

Communication skills

Positive mindset

Education

MSc degree in advanced clinical practice or equivalent

Current registration with professional body (e.g., NMC, HCPC)

Registered independent non-medical prescriber

Mentor/assessor or formal teaching qualification

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

The closing date is 02 January 2026

Job Title: Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Band: 8a

Location: Renal

Hours of Duty: 37.5 hours per week

The Renal service at UHNM provides treatment over three sites: Stoke, Stafford and Leighton. The ACP role covers the Haemodialysis centre at RSUH as well as the two Satellite Units in Staffordshire and Cheshire, and a 32 bedded inpatient Renal ward. We also have Outpatient teams that the ACP's support with; this includes Home Therapies, Transplant and AKCC.

Main duties of the job

The Renal ACP role will support with delivering services across all three sites. Knowledge and experience in Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis is essential. Rotation across all modalities is a core element of the role as well as supporting on the inpatient ward and triaging the acute referrals.

There is also the opportunity to enhance clinical skills with line insertions following training.

The ACP team also has an allocated nurse led clinic.

Health assessment and Non Medical Prescribing are essential for this role.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people, and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.

The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 13,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are a specialist Major Trauma Centre for the North Midlands and North Wales. Happy staff make for happy patients, and with the help of both we have put together a wide range of development and support packages aimed at ensuring that everyone at the Trust can fulfil their potential and meet their aspirations as well as the tools to provide great care.

Our mission to provide the very best health care includes recruiting the best people. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

The Trust also has a vibrant charity arm, UHNM Charity, which provides funds to enable University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust to purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment and to enhance and improve patient experience and comfort.

Job responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Current registration with professional body such as NMC or HCPC
• MSc degree in advanced clinical practice or equivalent MSc
• Registered independent non-medical prescriber
• Mentor/assessor or formal teaching qualification

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Currently working as a qualified ACP
• Evidence of continued professional development in all four pillars of advanced practice (clinical, leadership & management, education and research)
• Formal leadership and management experience
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Evidence of delivering training programmes and presentations to various levels of staff

Personal Qualities

• Positive mindset in respect of organisational change; learning and continuous improvement
• Acts to support and enable effective teamwork
• Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust