Job summary
- Main area
- Advanced Practice
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 327-26-799
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edward Jenner Court
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £66,582 - £77,368 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead Advanced Practitioner for Community Hospital
Band 8b
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Advanced Practitioner to join our Directorate at a time of service development and transformation.
Working alongside the Service Director, Clinical Director and Medical Leadership Team, you will provide visible and credible clinical leadership across Community Hospitals, supporting our APs and trainee APs to develop and thrive. Working with senior clinical and operational colleagues, you will help shape our Advanced Practice workforce, strengthen governance and education, and ensure Advanced Practitioners are at the heart of developing high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
Working collaboratively with senior clinical and operational colleagues, the post holder will lead the development of robust governance, education and development arrangements for Advanced Practice. They will support APs and tAPs to develop across the four pillars of Advanced Practice, providing clinical and educational supervision, mentorship, coaching and pastoral support.
The post holder will maintain a visible clinical presence, undertaking regular advanced clinical practice within our inpatient physical health services and providing expert advice, leadership and supervision to APs and the wider multidisciplinary team.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Developing and strengthening the Advanced Practice workforce across the directorate.
- Supporting the education, supervision and progression of APs and tAPs.
- Developing robust governance and assurance arrangements for Advanced Practice.
- Providing senior clinical leadership and maintaining regular clinical practice.
- Leading and supporting quality improvement, audit, research and evidence-based practice.
- Contributing to workforce planning, recruitment, retention and service development.
- Working across professional and organisational boundaries to influence change and promote safe, effective and high-quality patient care.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Provide visible clinical and professional leadership to Advanced Practitioners (APs) and trainee Advanced Practitioners (tAPs), supporting development across the four pillars of Advanced Practice.
- Support workforce planning, recruitment, retention and development of the Advanced Practice workforce.
- Lead and strengthen governance, supervision and development arrangements for Advanced Practice, working closely with clinical, operational and education colleagues.
- Provide clinical and educational supervision, coaching, mentorship and pastoral support to APs and tAPs.
- Maintain regular advanced clinical practice, providing expert clinical leadership and support to the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Lead and contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance, audit, research and education, promoting evidence-based and high-quality patient care.
- Work collaboratively with senior leaders to develop services, influence practice and maximise the contribution of Advanced Practitioners across the directorate
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Independent Non-medical prescribing
- Educational Supervisor/mentorship qualification / Teaching and Assessing qualification Or relevant experience as a practice assessor / Practice Educator and / or Practice Supervisor
- Leadership and Management qualification gained as part of the Masters level programme of study or equivalent experience gained in a senior leadership position
- Experience of clinical working within the frailty speciality
- Evidence of leading change across at organisational level
- Demonstrable knowledge and application of Clinical Governance processes
- Currently fulfilling the role of educational supervisor
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of managing others and contributing to student supervision
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/HCPC/AHP professional
- MSc In Advanced Clinical Practice
- Post Masters development as part of CPD
- Highly developed specialist clinical knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience in community services and / or urgent care
Desirable criteria
- HEE Advanced Practice Digital badge
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
- Lucy Elliott
- Job title
- Deputy Service Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07483588110
- Additional information
Please contact my PA if you require an informal discussion, Evie.England@nhs.net
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