Job summary
- Main area
- Advanced Clinical Pracititioner
- Grade
- Band 7 or Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-IM8090044
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- 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
Employer heading
Trainee / Qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 7 or Band 8a
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 [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
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.
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD
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 working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed 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 within our BHT family improves positive 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 [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Experience working DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- 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)
Desirable criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel cross site and to community.
- Ability to work days/nights/rotation
- Enhanced level DBS
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Peter Foskett-Tharby
- Job title
- Lead ACP for Urgent and Emergency Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07484019494
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