Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Trainee ACP (General Surgery)

NHS; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Trainee ACP for its General Surgery department. This role offers the chance to work within a leading surgical team, focusing on patient care and clinical excellence. Successful candidates will engage in a variety of clinical responsibilities, participate in research opportunities, and benefit from a supportive environment that values professional development.

Benefits

27 days paid annual leave, rising to 33 days

Access to comprehensive occupational health services

NHS Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Staff discounts on shopping and leisure

Qualifications

• Trained or trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
• Passion for patient care and clinical skills development.
• Experience in a surgical or clinical setting is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the complex hernia service.
• Conduct clinics and support patients throughout their surgical journey.
• Participate in the on-call surgical rota and manage undifferentiated patients.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical skills

Teamwork

Education

Relevant nursing or medical qualification

Job description

Go back Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Trainee ACP (General Surgery)

The closing date is 03 June 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a trained or trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our innovative and expanding General Surgery department at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Northern Services). This role is ideal for someone with a passion for patient care and a drive to advance their clinical skills in a supportive, high-performing surgical team.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Job responsibilities

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

Youll become a key member of our North Devon Comprehensive Hernia Service the largest abdominal wall service in the South of England. We receive complex referrals from across the South West and beyond, offering exposure to a wide range of challenging and rewarding clinical scenarios.

Youll join a well-established team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners embedded within the General Surgery and Complex Hernia teams, working collaboratively across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings.

What Youll Do

Contribute to the development and day-to-day running of the complex hernia service.

Lead and manage multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings.

Conduct telephone and face-to-face clinics, and support patients throughout their surgical journey.

Play a role in triaging referrals, surgical admissions, and co-running emergency clinics with consultant oversight.

Participate in the on-call surgical rota, managing undifferentiated patients and supporting ward rounds.

Undertake clinical procedures, prescribing, diagnostics, discharges, and teaching.

For trainee ACPs, full support is provided through a structured programme to help you achieve competency across the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical care, leadership, education, and research.

Research & Academic Opportunities

We actively encourage engagement in research, service development, and quality improvement, with opportunities to contribute to academic publications, data collection, and collaborative projects. Interest in prehabilitation and innovation in surgical care delivery is especially welcome.

Youll also benefit from 20% protected time for non-clinical development in alignment with our Trusts ACP framework.

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 08:00 - 18:00

Interview Date: To be confirmed

For further information please contact: Alice Birch, Advanced Clinical [e-mail] or Lucy Bates, Director of Patient Care, Surgery on [e-mail]

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.

You will also have access to other benefits including:

National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.

Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter

Car lease schemes.

The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).

Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Person Specification

General Requirements

• See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
• See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description

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.

Employer name

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust