Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave allowance

Flexible working

Protected hours for wellbeing

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner for the Urgent Response Team within the Urgent and Emergency Care clinical group. The 24‑month accredited apprenticeship leads to an MSc in Advanced Practice and progression to 8a on successful completion.

You will be supervised by Acute Medicine Consultants, Consultant Nurses and Senior ACPs to deliver high‑quality patient-centred care, using advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment within an

Qualifications

• High level communication and negotiation skills required.
• Computer literacy and full professional registration with NMC/HCPC.
• Degree status at baseline and substantial post-registration experience.
• Registration with appropriate professional bodies is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care with health assessment and treatment initiation.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary team development and education.
• Evaluate care through quality assurance and outcomes.
• Act as expert resource for other health professionals.
• Ensure high standards of clinical care and maintenance of excellence.

Skills

Communication skills

Computer literacy

NMC/HCPC registration

Baseline degree status

Post-registration experience

Education

Baseline degree status

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Open for internal applicants only

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fantastic team and be part of the the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC)Clinical Group's Urgent Response Team, Rapid Response whilst studying your fully funded apprenticeship route to gain a MSc in Advanced Practice at University. The overall training programme is 24 month long (MSc), on successful completion the post will progress to 8a grade (course commences January 2027). The programme has also been accredited by Health Education England., You will work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, under the supervision of the Acute Medicine Consultant's, Consultant Nurse Practitioners and Senior Advanced Clinical Practitioners to enhance the patient experience through the delivery of excellent patient-focused care., The post holder will practice under supervision as a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) within the UEC clinical group in order to provide high quality patient centred care. This will encompass utilising advanced assessment, diagnostic and treatment skills within an agreed scope of practice based

The post holder will assist in the safe referral, treatment and discharge of patients of adults in the community or attending UTC or SDEC with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.

• Provide direct expert professional clinical care through health assessment, initiation of treatment, formulation and alteration of treatment and monitoring of care programs.
• Facilitate the development of clinical practice through research and education of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Evaluate care through quality assurance initiatives and assessment of clinical outcomes.
• Be an expert resource for other healthcare practitioners.
• Ensure that the highest standards of clinical care are delivered.
• The post holder will ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence
• The post holder will provide specialist clinical leadership within this area of care and will lead and develop specialist education.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

We are looking to recruit a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner who has clinical experience in community/urgent care and are ready to take the next step in their clinical career.

You must have proven experience in your clinical specialty and be able to demonstrate the motivation required to take on an ACP role.

• Highly developed communication/negotiation skills
• Computer Literacy, Full professional registration with NMC/HCPC
• Degree status in baseline qualification
• Substantial post registration experience

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

• By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.