Breast ACP | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital Southampton NHS FT; Southampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Southampton seeks a qualified professional to undertake advanced clinical practice. The role requires providing expert assessments, initiating emergency treatments, and ensuring effective communication in a collaborative environment. Candidates must have a clinical breast examination qualification, with a master's module preferred. This position offers a chance to contribute to innovative healthcare solutions in a diverse team committed to excellence.

Qualifications

• Provide expert clinical practice through assessment and treatment.
• Initiate emergency treatment plans for unanticipated clinical situations.
• Maintain effective communication with patients and management teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced clinical assessment and diagnosis.
• Order and interpret investigations such as blood tests and scans.
• Admit and discharge patients following unit policies.

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment

Emergency treatment planning

Advanced communication skills

Patient referrals

Clinical documentation

Education

Clinical breast examination qualification

Masters module in clinical assessment (preferred)

Job description

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalizing your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information.

At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Professional and Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide direct expert advanced clinical practice through assessment, treatment and monitoring of care ensuring interventions and treatments are undertaken in line with best practice.
• Undertake advanced clinical assessment of the patient, analysing complex clinical signs, findings from physical examination, patient history and investigation results to diagnose medical/surgical conditions whilst considering differential diagnoses and initiating treatment.
• To assess the need for and appropriately order investigations including (though not exhaustive blood tests, laboratory investigation, x-rays, ultrasound scans, MRI and CT scans in accordance with IR(ME)R regulations.
• Interpret clinical results and act on findings, initiating treatments accordingly.
• Perform highly skilled and advanced clinical procedures adhering to agreed protocols, capabilities in practice, guidelines and competencies; including (though not exhaustive): Peripheral and Central line cannulation, Intravenous/intra-arterial cannulation and blood sampling.
• Initiates emergency treatment plans for unanticipated clinical situations, including actively assisting in resuscitation of patients when required.
• Admit and discharge patients in accordance with unit policies and guidelines.
• Prescribe medications and intravenous fluids within their sphere of competence whilst complying with the Non-Medical Prescribing policy, the requirements of their professional regulatory body and the Royal Pharmaceutical Frameworks for prescribers. Or prescribe / administer medicines under patient group directive (PGD).
• Leads in the undertaking of advanced skills, initiating interventions and treatments and evaluating their effectiveness.
• To function at an advanced level of practice as part of the multidisciplinary team as determined by capability and competency frameworks.
• To develop and maintain effective communication with the patient, relatives, and MDT. Where required communicates complex information to patients/carers during the consent process prior to commencement of treatment plans and invasive procedures including explaining treatment options.
• Use advanced communication skills to impart highly sensitive, complex, and potentially distressing information to patients and carers, provide them with details of additional agencies available for emotional support in hospital or upon discharge as appropriate.
• To provide accurate and effective clinical handovers across all professional boundaries.
• Make and receive patient referrals to/from other medical specialities, health care professionals or agencies, ensuring accurate written and verbal communication.
• Solo transfers of patients both intra and inter hospital where applicable, documents in medical notes, history, clinical findings, physical examination, interpretation, and plan of care.
• To actively support the discharge planning process of patients and communicates with the receiving area/team discharge in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Recognises own limitations and effectively seeks appropriate help from a range of multiagency and interprofessional resources in their practices.
• Maintains adequate patient documentation to the requirements of professional regulatory bodies for all patients seen and where advice is given in any practice setting.

You must have clinical breast examination qualification. Preferably a masters module in it.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025