Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Coventry is seeking a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner to lead in Interventional Radiology. This role requires a Master’s level qualification and entails assessing patients, managing teams, and ensuring high standards of care. Ideal candidates will have prior healthcare experience and demonstrate critical thinking in clinical decision-making. This position offers a pathway to advanced clinical practice with various development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experienced healthcare professional undertaking a Masters Level qualification.
• Ability to make informed decisions within the speciality.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients undergoing IR procedures including initial history taking.
• Guide junior medical and nursing staff in protocols and procedures.
• Ensure evidence-based care is delivered to patients.

Education

Masters Level qualification

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

The closing date is 28 November 2025

A high profile, accessible and responsive leader with managerial and clinical responsibility for the delivery of Advanced Clinical Practice in Interventional Radiology (IR). Able to make informed decisions within their own speciality and scope of professional practice, involving patients and public to ensure agreed standards, targets and objectives are met.

The post holder is an experienced healthcare professional undertaking a Masters Level qualification, who will act as a clinical leader within the Radiology department. They will autonomously assess patients undergoing IR procedures including initial history taking, clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, senior clinical decision-making and expert care for patients, supporting appropriate clinical management plans and prescription of any medication required. They will have oversight of IR's pre assessment and ward assessment services.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

Post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process, autonomously assessing elective IR patients including initial history taking, clinical assessment, and evaluation of care. They will work collaboratively with the Radiology team to meet the needs of patients, and will play a key role in service delivery and adherence to policy and procedures. They will also be instrumental in guiding junior medical and nursing staff in relation to relevant protocols and procedures.

Following completion of the MSC in advanced practice including the non-medical prescribing module, Individual competence and capability will be met in order to achieve a satisfactory level of competency. Upon completion of these requirements the trainee will progress to band 8a.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity, and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be required to work within all areas where Interventional Radiology patients may be housed. This includes wards, the Day Surgery Unit and Radiology undertaking primary and secondary assessments alongside medical colleagues, providing support and guidance to nursing and medical staff in the management of IR patients. They will work alongside medical, nursing, radiology and multi-disciplinary colleagues in the management of IR patients providing support, guidance and advice as required. The post holder will act as a lead specialist and will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service, providing specialist advice, education, facilitating training and development, along with support to IR nursing team, other healthcare professionals and patients. The post holder will work in partnership with members of multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist service, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care. The post holder will required to ensure evidence based care is delivered to patients and will be involved in audit of practice, research and service improvement.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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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.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust