Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
The closing date is 03 May 2026
Are you an experienced Senior Nurse or Allied Health Professional (AHP) seeking your next career challenge? If you are, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialised and autonomous practitioner to join the team at the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) as an ACP or trainee ACP (depending on qualifications).
In this development role you will work towards successfully completing the Advanced Practitioner (AP) MSc (Level 7) programme in line with the Trust framework for advanced practice and the relevant regulatory body. You will provide high‑quality care to patients and support your UTC colleagues, champion a culture of excellence, enhance team skills, promote multidisciplinary collaboration and drive continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
- Successfully complete the Advanced Practitioner (AP) MSc (Level 7) programme in line with the Trust framework for advanced practice and the primary professional regulatory body, with the expectation that on successful completion the post holder will move into a qualified ACP role at Band 8a.
- Work towards fulfilling the expectations and core capabilities of an ACP as set out in the Multi‑professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England (HEE, 2017) and the Trust’s Qualified ACP Job Description.
- Be supported during the apprenticeship/training programme to provide expert professional and independent clinical care that enables the coordination of a multi‑professional seamless service for patients under clinical supervision.
- Drawing upon a diverse range of knowledge to determine evidence‑based therapeutic interventions, including prescribing medication where legally allowed.
- Demonstrate all four pillars of practice by being involved in and leading on leadership activities that enable a rich culture of education, research and quality evidence‑based practice.
Qualifications
- Registered healthcare professional
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Level 6 1st level degree; willingness to work towards a recognised advanced practice qualification at level 7 including advanced physical assessment and consultation skills and non‑medical prescribing.
- Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
- Maths and English or recognised functional skills assessment and qualification.
- Working towards an MSc in Advanced Practice
- Evidence of prior learning at level 7
- Postgraduate qualification or training relevant to speciality
- Registered independent non‑medical prescriber
- Mentor/assessor and/or teaching qualification
- Participation in research or audit projects
- ALS provider/instructor
- Evidence of mandatory training updates
Experience
- Extensive post‑registration experience, which must be as a fully qualified healthcare professional in Urgent and Emergency Care.
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner.
- Ability to deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines.
- Ability to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems under direct supervision.
- Evidence of management skills gained through theory and/or practice.
- Experience of mentoring and developing staff.
- Broad post‑registration clinical experience.
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team.
- Ability to demonstrate the implementation of research into practice.
- Ability to undertake required clinical duties/procedures.
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.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£49,387 to £64,750 a year pro rata
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