Haematology Trainee/Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Preston is seeking a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in haematology. This role involves hands-on procedures like bone marrow aspirations and collaborative work with a multidisciplinary team. Support for further education and specialist training will be provided, ensuring professional development in a dynamic environment focused on outstanding patient care. Salary range is £55,690 to £62,682 per annum.

Qualifications

• Current professional Body registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Teaching Qualification or willingness to undertake.

Responsibilities

• Exercise advanced clinical expertise and decision making in clinical care.
• Run outpatient clinics and perform bone marrow biopsies.
• Lead audit and research in haematology.

Skills

Advanced clinical practice

Leadership

Patient care

Clinical research

Decision making

Education

Master's Degree in relevant clinical field

Independent Non Medical Prescribing qualification

Advanced Life Support Qualification

Job description

Go back Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Haematology Trainee/Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 07 October 2025

We are thrilled to offer an opportunity for a qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner or a trainee ACP to become an integral part of our expert multi-professional haematology team.

This is your chance to make a difference in while advancing your professional journey with specialist training, mentorship, and academic development.

Collaborative Environment - Work alongside experienced haematologists, nurses, pharmacists, and other specialists in both ward reviews and outpatient clinics.

Hands-On Procedures - Train to perform bone marrow aspirates as part of the diagnostic toolkit.

Exceptional Training & Support - Trainees will be supported through a master's degree and a structured, competency-based portfolio, with placements across medical and surgical teams.

In-House Teaching & Education - Benefit from regular teaching sessions, clinical supervision, and access to modern simulation facilities.

Career Progression Trainee ACPs will be appointed at Band 8a (Annex 21), with review and full Band 8a upgrade upon MSc and competency completion.

If applying as a trainee ACP your salary will be:

1st year 65% of top of band 8a - £40743.30

2nd year 70% of top of band 8a - £43877.40

3rd year 75% of top of band 8a - £47011.5

Main duties of the job

Who We're Looking For:

• Experienced clinicians with a background in haematology or acute/general medicine
• Committed to advanced clinical practice, education, and service development
• Passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and driving innovation in cancer services
• Either a qualified ACP or someone ready to train and grow into the role

We are nationally recognised for excellence in teaching and clinical research, with a strong focus on nurturing professional development. Our Cancer Centre is home to cutting-edge facilities, and our teams are proud to lead innovation in cancer care.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care, demonstrated through a portfolio of evidence and clinical competence relevant to the role and supported with an appropriate MSc programme. The role will be required to undertake procedures autonomously, run clinics, bone marrow biopsies, prescribing chemotherapy, reviewing patients presenting unwell and function at an advanced level within the haematology MDTs at Trust, ICS and L&SCCA levels. The role supports the Hospital Trust in achieving Cancer Waiting Times.

You will monitor and lead improvements to standards of care and the adherence to haematology guidelines through, supervision of practice, clinical audit, and evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.

You will lead the implementation of relevant research into practice contributing to the further development of the evidence base through research and audit. You will contribute to clinical governance within the service by leading audit and research as part of the MDT within the area of expertise.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

• Current professional Body registration.
• Master's Degree in Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice / Masters degree in relevant specialist clinical field.
• Independent Non Medical Prescribing qualification. (where legally able to).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Teaching Qualification (7307/Certificate in Education/equivalent) or willing to undertake.
• Advanced Life Support Qualification
• Leadership/Management qualification or willingness to undertake.

Knowledge and Experience

• Highly motivated and experienced practitioner with substantive range of experience within a relevant clinical setting.
• Recent, substantial haematology/oncology care experience
• Broad & advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
• Sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Proven leadership experience including delivering to targets and service improvement.
• Leadership of teams or change initiatives
• Experience of clinical research
• Experience in managing chronic health issues
• Knowledge of more than one area of clinical practice - i.e surgery,medicine, orthopaedics, ITU
• Experience in haematology

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.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearPer Annum, Pro Rata