Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, CICU and HDU, Cardiac Surgery

Integrated Care System; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Nottingham seeks a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join its Cardiac Surgery team. This exciting role offers a 3-year apprenticeship program, allowing trainees to develop advanced patient care skills. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications, a commitment to training, and exceptional teamwork abilities. This position enhances career development in a supportive environment focused on delivering high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Endless personal development opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Current registration with a professional body.
• Commitment to completing the apprenticeship training.
• Minimum 4 years post-registration experience.
• Ability to work within a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Advanced Clinical Practice MSc as an apprentice.
• Engage in Research & Service Improvement.
• Work alongside consultants for supervision.

Skills

Communication skills

Manual dexterity

Teamwork

Conflict management

Education

UK degree at minimum 2:2

Mentor/assessor qualification

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Go back Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, CICU and HDU, Cardiac Surgery

The closing date is 22 August 2025

Please see this exciting opportunity to join the team of experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioners on Cardiac Intensive Care at City Hospital, Nottingham.

Cardiac Surgery at Trent Cardiac Centre supports the local community of Nottinghamshire and surrounding counties, and performs approximately 700 operations per year. CICU, comprising of 10 beds and CHDU, comprising of 6 beds allow for the provision of necessary organ support of patients before and after surgery.

The specialty ACP team formed over 20 years ago. The team provides 24/7 cover of the CICU & CHDU and for over a decade has been providing sole resident cover out of hours, supported and supervised by a team of Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetists. Over a 3 year ACP MSc training pathway, you will develop advanced patient assessment, diagnostic and procedural skills, alongside other essential skills in order to work at the top of license.

We also have a developing ACP team on Morris Ward, our 20-bedded specialty ward.

Beyond clinical duties, the specialty ACP team engage in Research & Service Improvement, Education and Leadership activities, encompassing 'the 4 pillars of Advanced Practice'. The team have very strong ties with the University of Nottingham.

If you have already commenced an ACP training pathway in another specialty or NHS organisation and are considering a change, we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant for this trainee ACP post within the Cardiac Surgery will undertake the Advanced Clinical Practice MSc as an apprentice and follow our supported and established three-year ACP training pathway consisting of:

Year 1: appointed as a band 6 and work within the trainee's appropriate role in the department e.g. nurse/ physiotherapist/ pharmacist. The trainee is released 15 hours a week to complete year 1 of the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.

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 Structured Oral Examination, once completed the tACPs will undertake a supported transition onto the rota with a supervisory period. When the final gateway assessments/modules are completed, the trainee will advance to a band 8a qualified ACP.

Once qualified, the post holder will join the qualified ACP rota upon CICU/CHDU at AfC band 8a.

About us

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. With We have 180 qualified ACPs working in 18 specialities to date, we are now seeking committed, enthusiastic and compassionate individuals to join our team of ACPs with Cardiac Surgery at NUH to deliver the highest quality care to our patients.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• Current registration with professional body (e.g. NMC, HCPC) with the ability to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing.
• UK degree at minimum 2:2, or degree with statement of comparability at level 6 or 7 (UK ENIC) if undertaken at a non-UK HEI.
• Commitment to completing the apprenticeship training
• Ability to demonstrate basic numeracy and literacy skills. Minimum GCSE C or above in Mathematics and English
• Working towards MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Registered Independent Non-Medical prescriber
• Post-registration qualification or training relevant to speciality
• Mentor/assessor and/or teaching qualification
• ALS Provider/Instructor
• Working in New Ways Packages relevant to the specialty

Experience

• Minimum 4 years post-registration
• 2 years clinical work in a relevant setting
• Minimum 1 year working at AfC Band 6 or above.
• Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills.
• Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
• Evidence of conflict management
• Accepts constructive feedback from a variety of sources

Communication and Relationship Skills

• 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 and deal with potentially difficult or distressing situations effectively
• 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
• Evidence of conflict management
• Accepts constructive feedback from a variety of sources

Physical Skills

• Manual dexterity and ability to perform required clinical duties/procedures/Clinical examination
• IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information.
• Completion of a clinical skills module.

Other requirements specific to the role

• Flexibility and adaptability to ensure workloads are achieved and service requirements are met at all times.
• Flexible approach to working hours to help cover leave and sickness.
• Ability to work at both Trust campuses.
• Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives in sometimes distressing circumstances.
• Exposure Prone Procedures clearance by NUH Occupational Health.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• 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
• Participation in research or audit projects
• Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems

Planning and Organisation Skills

• 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
• Ability to effectively prioritise competing demands

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts