Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Whitehaven is seeking two Advanced Clinical Practitioners, responsible for managing clinical care and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. This role requires a Master's level qualification in clinical practice, along with advanced clinical skills and experience in decision-making. The practitioner will prioritize patient safety and effective communication in providing care. An attractive salary range of £47,810 to £62,682 per annum is offered, alongside benefits like extensive holiday schemes and NHS discounts.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Free, confidential counselling service

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate safe, critical decision-making in clinical settings.
• Willing to perform advanced clinical skills appropriate to practice area.
• Evidence of substantial clinical practice at advanced level.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families, and carers.
• Assess, diagnose, and plan treatment for patients.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced clinical practice skills

Effective communication skills

Team management

Clinical diagnostic skills

Leadership experience

Education

Master’s level clinical practice qualification

Evidence of continual CPD aligned to a professional body

Independent prescriber

Tools

Basic IT systems proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 23 December 2025

Qualified ACP (Band 7/8a depending on experience) – 2 × 36‑hr posts available.

We are looking to appoint two dynamic and forward‑thinking trainee or qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) to join our established team of ACPs within the Composite Workforce at West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. We seek a clinician with commitment, flexibility, enthusiasm, excellent clinical skills and who is keen to work as part of a hardworking and dedicated team.

The ACP will demonstrate safe, critical decision‑making in the clinical decision‑making process and will work collaboratively with Consultants and the multi‑disciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedure.

If applying as a qualified ACP, you will be required to undertake Clinical OSCEs as part of the recruitment process.

Main duties of the job

Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people's experience and improve outcomes.

The post holder will assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment/interventions and care packages for patients, resulting in safe and appropriate management, referral or discharge. Working with the MDT to expedite safe and timely discharges.

Prescribe independently, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence‑based practice, national and local protocols and within scope of practice to optimise treatment.

Prioritise own and medical team’s workload and embed effective time‑management strategies within the team culture.

Maintain effective communication within the ward environment, ensuring active participation with senior nursing and medical team members and provide effective communication between the roles. Communicate with external stakeholders such as other wards and agencies to support continuing quality care both on admission and discharge.

Takes responsibility for own learning and performance. Ensure positive promotion of the ACP role. Demonstrate continuous learning and development through a personal portfolio for discussion at annual review as per Trust ACP framework.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

We are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Benefits

• 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS discounts*
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and cycle‑to‑work*
• Vivup – a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Independent prescriber
• Advanced clinical practice skills and clinical treatment skills
• Evidence of substantial clinical practice at advanced level in portfolio
• Evidence of competence within all core ACP competencies (as per DHFT ACP framework)

Communication and relationship skills

• Demonstrates effective team management
• Able to effectively communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information using highly developed interpersonal skills to overcome barriers to acceptance
• Utilises above skills to communicate information to patients and relatives including delivering unwelcome news
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, including highly effective interpersonal skills
• Well‑developed facilitation and influencing skills, effective negotiation and conflict management skills
• Able to present information to a wide audience using a variety of methods to suit audience type
• Ability to manage conflict

Knowledge, training and experience

• Evidence of continual CPD (by review of e‑portfolio at masters level), aligned to a professional body, e.g. Royal College, or academic institution
• ALS provider
• Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
• Highly motivated and experienced practitioner
• Experience in managing acute problems
• Clinical diagnostic skills
• Evidence of a teaching/coaching/mentoring course
• Experience in leadership and/or management
• Evidence of competence within all core ACP competencies
• Has the ability to use basic IT systems including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as ability to learn Trust‑specific IT systems
• Broad and advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
• Has a sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non‑invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Ability to take a full systematic focused history
• Ability to make a diagnosis based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
• Has the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to discharge
• Willingness to perform and or learn advanced clinical skills appropriate to area of practice
• Ability to manage a team of patients and prioritise workload
• Experience in managing chronic health issues
• ALS Instructor
• Experience within acute care
• Knowledge of more than one area of clinical practice – e.g. A&E, surgery, medicine, orthopaedics, ITU
• Research skills

Analytical and judgemental skills

• Has the ability to work as an independent practitioner through completion of Master’s level clinical practice programme and/or completion of competencies
• Portfolio evidence of assessment of competent advanced clinical decision making (e.g. ACAT, Mini‑CE) & DOPS
• Has ability to formulate a diagnosis and differential diagnosis, initiate appropriate treatment and evaluate effectiveness
• Ability to manage a team of patients and prioritise work
• Able to present and receive complex information from the MDT
• Demonstrate experience with the audit process and audit tools
• Competent to verify death
• Competent to interpret arterial blood gases (ABG)

Planning and organisational skills

• Demonstrate proactive performance
• Manage own workload and support junior medical staff in managing theirs
• Plan and organise work as a senior member of the team according to clinical situation
• Has the ability to plan and implement strategies which may impact across the Trust and healthcare community
• Prioritise balance of work to support flow of patients through Trust

Physical skills

• Physically able to perform all requirements of the ACP role where highly developed skills and accuracy are required (e.g. ABG, IVI drug administration, inserting catheters, specialist procedures relevant to area of practice)
• Willing to be adaptable and flexible to meet service requirements
• Is willing to develop and maintain competence in the variety of skills as appropriate to area of practice

Physical effort

• Physically able to perform the advanced clinical practice role including attendance to emergency calls anywhere within the Trust/Trust grounds
• The role requires frequent moving and handling of patients for examination purposes

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. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £62,682 a year – Per Annum Pro Rata