Trainee / Qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) or trainee to join the Emergency Department team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury.

The post requires substantial post-registration experience, Band 7/8a competencies, and expertise in minor injuries/illness with high autonomy in clinical decision-making. Flexible working and NHS benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Substantial post-registration experience
• Three years at band 7 or equivalent
• Experience in complex case management
• Independent practice at Advanced Practice level
• Evidence of clinical examination and pharmacology knowledge
• Involvement in multi-agency MDT working
• Leadership in clinical practice
• Audit/quality improvement experience

Responsibilities

• Practice across four pillars of Advanced Practice: Clinical, Leadership, Management and Research
• Deliver patient-centred care with autonomy and clinical decision-making
• Contribute to education and supervision within the MDT
• Engage in service development and quality improvement

Skills

Advanced clinical practice

Independent practice

Leadership

Clinical examination

Communication

Education

Bachelor/HEI Level 5 or 6

NMC/HCPC registration

Masters in Advanced Practice

Non-medical prescriber

CPD / leadership training

Teaching qualification

Job description

Trainee / Qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Band 7 or Band 8a

Main area Advanced Clinical Pracititioner Grade Band 7 or Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 434-IM8090044

Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Aylesbury Salary £49,387 - £64,750 per annum - pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 08/09/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Are you an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner or wish to train as an ACP in Emergency Medicine and looking to make a real impact in a dynamic and fast-paced emergency setting? We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated ACP/tACP ideally with experience of Minor Injuries and Minor Illness to join our Emergency Department (ED) team. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of emergency care, playing a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in a busy and diverse environment.

If you are passionate about emergency medicine and want to be part of a forward-thinking, patient-focused team, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The AP will be expected to practice across the four pillars of Advanced Practice: Clinical, Leadership and Management and Research. They will fulfil the expectations and capabilities outlined in the Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England.

An established/qualified AP will deliver patient-centred care with a high degree of autonomy, independent assessment and clinical decision-making.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

EXPERIENCE

• Substantial post-registration experience and three years experience working at band 7 or equivalent
• Experience in complex case management
• Experience working independently at Advanced Practice level
• Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner, as per Job Description for role
• Demonstrate an in depth knowledge and experience of clinical examination, history taking, pharmacology, pathophysiology, etc.
• Experience of instigating and interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plans of care for patients
• Experience of multi-agency / multi-disciplinary team working across service interfaces.
• Evidence of teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT or externally to organisation.
• Demonstration of leadership in clinical practice
• Evidence of involvement of audit/quality improvement/successful change management
• Experience working DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• First-level degree (HEI Level 5 or 6) or equivalent in the undergraduate base profession
• NMC or HCPC registration
• Masters in Advanced Practice or equivalent, which maps across the 4 pillars
• Qualified as a non-medical prescriber (if able under professional registration)
• Evidence of continuing professional development (including further level 7 modules that support practice)
• Accreditation as an Advanced Practitioner of willingness to work towards (including NHSE digital badge)
• Post-graduate management and/or leadership training
• Qualification in teaching

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

• Excellent effective verbal and written communication skills
• Highly motivated and have the ability to motivate others
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload
• Ability to educate and clinical supervise others in the promotion of high standards of patient care
• Commitment to training and continuous development of self and others
• Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
• Demonstrable evidence of research capability or the application of research evidence to own clinical practice
• Ability to communicate highly complex information situations including where there are barriers to understanding.
• Ability to identify, develop and implement risk management and clinical governance systems at an expert level.
• Computer literate – word, excel, PowerPoint

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Ability to travel cross site and to community.
• Ability to work days/nights/rotation
• Enhanced level DBS

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.