Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Nottingham University Hospitals Nhs Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) to join the vascular team at the QMC campus. The role combines clinical work with Masters training in Advanced Clinical Practice within a supportive ACP pathway.

Successful candidates will be registered with NMC/HCPC, have post-registration experience, and undertake the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice with strong mentorship and consultant supervision.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration (NMC/HCPC) and ability to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing degree.
• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience in relevant settings.
• Experience working with hip fractures and involvement in service improvement.
• Leadership experience and ability to work in a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice while working in the vascular team.
• Year 1: Band 6/7 with 15 hours/week for MSc.
• Year 2: Full-time supernumerary tACP with mentorship and progress to Band 7.
• Year 3: Progress to Band 8a PACP after portfolio and viva.
• Develop practice across pillars with MDT collaboration.

Skills

NMC/HCPC registration

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Clinical examination

Non-Medical Prescribing

Leadership

IT skills

Education

First Degree 2:2 or above

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has been created within the Vascular team to become a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) and join our experienced, highly skilled team.

We pride ourselves in providing the best experience to our patients and their families, ensuring clinical excellence and compassionate, thoughtful care at all times.

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of busiest teaching hospitals in Europe and is nationally recognised as having an established Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) service. Having 190 qualified and trainee ACPs across 23 specialties to date, we are now seeking a committed, enthusiastic and compassionate individual to join the vascular team on the QMC campus as we develop an ACP service to enhance the already excellent care delivered. NUH offers qualified ACPs supported career pathways across the pillars of ACP.

Having strong partnership with local universities we are looking for a Health Care Professional registered with a professional body ie. NMC, HCPC or equivalent to be available to start the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice with the University of Nottingham December 2025.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be dynamic, able to work flexibly and have the commitment and ability to undertake the Master's Degree training

Year 1: appointed as band 6/7 within the appropriate area and released 15 hours a week to complete year 1 of the MSc

Year 2: Following successful completion of year 1 the trainee commences as a full-time supernumerary tACP and starts the work-based learning and non-medical prescribing modules. Supernumerary trainees will have dedicated consultant supervision time, consultant competency sign off, ACP mentorship and structured teaching; allowing completion of the work based learning competency portfolio. Following completion of non-medical prescribing and a percentage of the portfolio tACPs will be awarded a band 7 following an appraisal.

Year 3: following successful completion of the year 2 modules and the portfolio, tACPs will undertake a VIVA. Once completed, the tACPs will undertake a supported transition into their qualified role with a supervisory period. When the final gateway assessments/modules are completed the trainee will advance to a band 8a qualified PACP.

Once qualified, along with clinical work across the department the individual will have weekly rostered time to undertake their own continued professional development alongside service development work. They will be given the opportunity to follow personal interests and pursuits across the pillars of practice, whether that is in education, teaching, research or management

About us

Well supported by a large ACP network across NUH, you will be joining another ACP to develop and drive the vascular service forward.

Job responsibilities

In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.

You will work closely with the whole multi disciplinary team to include our vascular surgeons, nurse practitioners, ward team, discharge co-ordinator, Allied health professionals and community colleagues. We foster a team approach on E16, working together to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients. We are dedicated to our team and patients having the best possible experience with us. If you are enthusiastic, able to work in a demanding, yet rewarding environment within a friendly supportive team, then we are looking for you.

In summary, The trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) will develop generic and specialist knowledge and skills in Vascular medicine to provide healthcare autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team through an established ACP training pathway.

This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed individual to undertake a career in advanced clinical practice. If you are seeking to continue your career in the NHS within the specialty of the vascular team whilst continuing to be at the forefront of patient care, come and join us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Person Specification

Essential

• Current registration with professional body (e.g. NMC, HCPC) with the academic ability to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing Degree at 2:2. Level 2 Maths and English (GCSE grade A*-C or O-level grades 1-6). Evidence of teaching, supervision & assessment skills.
• -Minimum 5 years post-registration. -4 years minimum experience working with patients with hip fractures -Evidence of involvement in policy / practice change and service improvement for femoral fragility fractures. -Evidence of recent leadership -Evidence of continued professional development. -Worked as or working as a band 6 or above.
• Ability to work within a multi-professional team, often presenting and receiving complex information. Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with interpersonal conflict. Ability to adapt communication to a wide variety of patient abilities/needs. Communication skills that facilitate building honest and trusting partnerships with patients, families and carers
• Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner. Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines.
• Demonstrates adaptability to departmental and patient need. Self-motivated with evidence of efficient time and deadline management. Ability to schedule academic workload and work commitments. Able to identify learning opportunities and able to organise own learning and development.
• Able to undertake required clinical duties/procedures. Ability to manoeuvre patients and perform clinical examinations as required. Ability to undertake computer and other equipment skills.
• Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns and practices. Ability to support, colleagues, patients and relatives in sometimes distressing circumstances. Holds the right of abode in the UK and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship and have the right to work in the UK

Desirable

• Post-registration qualification or training relevant to speciality. Working towards MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. Registered Independent Non-Medical prescriber. Mentor/assessor and/or teaching qualification. ALS/ILS dependant on role requirement Working in New Ways Packages relevant to the specialty.
• Management and leadership experience. . Clinical work in an autonomous role.
• Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching. Evidence of conflict management. Accepts constructive feedback from a variety of sources
• Participation in research or audit projects. Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems

Ability

Essential

• First Degree 2:2 or above

Desirable

• teaching qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a