Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP)

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS trust as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the vibrant Accident and Emergency Department. This role offers a fully funded apprenticeship leading to a MSc in Advanced Practice, with a clear path to career advancement. Work alongside a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, providing exceptional patient care while enhancing your clinical skills. Enjoy a supportive environment that values flexibility and work-life balance, along with a competitive benefits package. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the healthcare sector while developing your expertise.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in clinical specialty required for the ACP role.
• Must demonstrate motivation for the Advanced Clinical Practitioner role.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality patient-centred care within the Accident and Emergency Department.
• Utilise advanced assessment, diagnostic, and treatment skills.

Skills

Computer Literacy

Current clinical skills enabling independent and autonomous working

Ability to travel to different geographical locations

Full UK driving license

Education

Full professional registration with NMC/HCPC

Degree status in baseline qualification

Tools

ILS

ALS

PILS/PALS

Job description

Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Oldham Hospitsl Town Oldham Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/05/2025 23:59

Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP)

Band 7

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fantastic team and be part of the Oldham Care Organisation's Accident and Emergency Department whilst studying your fully funded apprenticeship route to gain a MSc in Advanced Practice . The overall training programme is 24 month long (MSc), on successful completion the post will progress to 8a grade. The programme has also been accredited by Health Education England.

We are looking to recruit Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners who have clinical experience in emergency/urgent care who are ready to take the next step in their clinical career.

You will work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, under the supervision of the Emergency Medicine Consultant's and Advanced Clinical Practitioners to enhance the patient experience through the delivery of excellent patient-focused care.

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

The successful candidate will be paid at a Band 7. Upon completion of the MSC in Advanced Practice the successful candidate will progress to a Band 8A Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will practice under supervision as a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) within the Accident and Emergency 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, admission or discharge of patients of all age groups attending the Accident and Emergency Department 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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Skills

• Computer Literacy

Qualifications

• Full professional registration with NMC/HCPC
• Degree status in baseline qualification

Skill

• ILS
• ALS
• PILS/PALS

Knowledge

• Knowledge of advanced practice roles within speciality of emergency care

Skills

• Current clinical skills enabling independent and autonomous working
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

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We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.

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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.