Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is nationally recognised as having an established Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) service, with ACPs embedded across 18 specialties.

We are now seeking committed, enthusiastic and compassionate individual/s to train as an ACP to join our Respiratory team to deliver the highest quality care to our patients.

Successful applicants will undertake an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice as an apprentice at The University of Nottingham and follow our supported and established three year ACP training pathway.

The respiratory department is led by a group of senior Respiratory Consultants, and delivers secondary and tertiary care.

Our team of experienced respiratory ACPs provide cover to the Respiratory Assessment Unit and Respiratory Same Day Emergency Care Unit.

The SDEC Unit was set up and is primarily staffed by ACPs providing rapid assessment of patients alongside an experienced nursing team.

We also offer an inreach service to ED to provide autonomous early intervention to patients who present at the QMC campus.

Our goal is to provide the best possible care in this busy and thriving department.

The trainee can expect to encounter conditions ranging from common acute respiratory presentations such as such as asthma and COPD, respiratory infections, and complications of lung cancer; to more complex conditions.


In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.


The training pathway consists of:
Year 1: appointed as a band 6 and work within the trainee's appropriate role in the department. The trainee is released 15 hours a week to complete year 1 of the MSc.

Year 2:
The trainee is full-time supernumerary and starts the work-based learning and non-medical prescribing modules. Trainees receive supervision time, competency sign off, ACP mentorship and structured teaching. Following completion of non-medical prescribing and a percentage of the portfolio tACPs will be awarded a band 7.

Year 3: following completion of the year 2 modules and the portfolio, tACPs will undertake a VIVA, 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, along with clinical work across the department the individual will have weekly rostered time to undertake their own continued professional development alongside service development work.

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.


Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) was established in 2006 and we are one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country and provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham.

NUH are, by any measure, a large, complex, person-centred organisation.

With over 19,000 employees from a wide range of professional backgrounds, they are one of the region's largest employers.

NUH has an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of their patient care and for their research, education and innovation.

They have strong links to the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.


This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for their students, as well as being a major research organisation.

For information about the Trust, including business plans, annual reports, and services, visit their website. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have various staff benefits. Some of the benefits of working for NUH include;

  • Access to the Staff Wellbeing programme including our 24hour staff advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, a staff physiotherapy service and staff support networks
  • Access to Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
  • Salary sacrifice schemes
  • Cycle to work and travel passes
  • NHS discounts
  • Flexible working Details of these and other benefits can be found on our intranet pages which you will have access when you commence with Team NUH.
Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.


Driven by strategic objectives & organisational values & behaviour, we are looking for people who believe strongly in delivering the best possible care to their patients.

Led by Trust & Divisional Lead ACPs NUH has well-established teams of ACPs in 18 specialties. A robust governance structure & career framework supports individual & team development.

The post holder will have Trust-wide responsibility to promote clinical excellence in patient care by providing clinical advice & support to their multi-professional colleagues.

The role will include developing audit & research projects, & participating in up-dating & implementing departmental policies, protocols/guidelines, in line with national gu
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