Advanced Practitioner - Orthopaedics, Upper Limb

Transformation Unit; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Holiday entitlement (27–33 days)

Leave options

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease

Cycle to Work

Learning & Development

Discounts

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Practitioner in Orthopaedics (Band 8a) to work at Scarborough General Hospital. The role involves independent assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, with referral and discharge within a defined scope of practice.

The post aims to transform pathways of care and enable safe, effective sharing of skills across teams. You will operate within a multidisciplinary team, delivering patient-centred care and contributing to

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner with NMC/HCPC registration.
• MSc relevant to the role or portfolio of practice.
• Advanced orthopaedic/musculoskeletal knowledge and experience.
• Non medical prescribing.
• Teaching/mentoring qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred, high-quality care as an Advanced Practitioner within the designated area.
• Assess, examine, diagnose and treat with an agreed scope of practice; refer and discharge patients as appropriate.
• Support safe treatment, referrals and discharge within the team's competence.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, radiography, podiatry and therapy colleagues; coordinate MDT activities.
• Contribute to development and transformation of pathways of care.

Skills

Independent practitioner

Clinical decision making

Team collaboration

Communication skills

NMP (Non-medical prescribing)

Education

Registered practitioner (NMC/HCPC)

MSc relevant to role or portfolio of practice

Advanced orthopaedic / musculoskeletal knowledge

Non medical prescribing

Teaching/mentoring qualification (desirable)

Job description

Main area Orthopaedics Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Hours to be discussed on appointment) Job ref 419-8178991-AP-SY

Employer York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Scarborough General Hospital Town Scarborough Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59

Band 8a

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job overview

To work as an independent clinician assessing, diagnosing, treating and discharging or referring a range of patients within the department or designated area of practice. Advanced Practitioners (APs) are intended to transform and modernise pathways of care, enabling the safe and effective sharing of skills across traditional professional boundaries, supplementing the medical workforce.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will practice as an Advanced Practitioner (AP) within their designated area to provide patient-centred, high-quality care. The role will encompass the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice within the designated area. The post holder will assist in the safe treatment, referral and discharge of patients within their sphere of competence.

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail] .

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• Registered practitioner (NMC, HCPC)
• Evidence of a completed MSc relevant to role or portfolio of practice accredited by the Centre for Advancing Practice
• Advanced orthopaedic / musculoskeletal knowledge and experience within the clinical area
• Non medical prescribing
• Teaching and assessing qualification/ mentor qualification (desirable)

Experience & Knowledge

• To assimilate information from a variety of sources in order to establish a working diagnosis and inform clinical planning
• To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills and formulating an appropriate treatment plan. This will include extended role assessment and treatment. The potential to develop skills as a supplementary or independent prescriber will be considered as part of the team design
• To formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning, evidence based practice, and utilising a wide range of interventions and options to formulate a highly specialised program of care
• Supporting patients with risk/benefit analysis for surgical intervention
• To use developed judgement skills to select and request specialist diagnostic Investigations i.e. x-rays to assist in the formulation of a diagnosis on the medical model, analysing the results to determine best course of patient’s management in relation to best practice guidelines, evidence based practice, NICE guidelines and clinical governance issues
• To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, radiography, podiatry and therapy colleagues, to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include listing for surgical procedures, organising case conferences, MDT meetings, and discharge planning
• Expert knowledge in clinical field
• Highly developed, specialist clinical skills required for area of work
• Evidence of completed research projects
• Honorary lectureship at Higher Education Institution
• Experience of working in the NHS

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be availableon a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] .

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

Please note that, under current Home Office Immigration Rules, sponsorship is not available for all roles we advertise. Applicants who require sponsorship may wish to check the requirements for this position by reviewing the criteria on the GOV.UK website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.