Job overview

This post offers the opportunity for registered Healthcare Professionals to complete an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice at the University of Bolton in the September 2025 cohort (delivered over 2 years).

Your role will enable you to study with the university and have practical on the job training at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust with the support of our consultant cardiologist team through the Apprenticeship scheme. 

The Trainee ACP will be working towards becoming an autonomous, accountable practitioner who will work on their own initiative and in collaboration with medical, nursing, and allied health professional colleagues as required.

Until signed off as competent, the Trainee ACP will work under the supervision of a qualified clinician whilst developing the skills that enable them to become an autonomous practitioner.

The role will be structured around the four pillars of advanced practice:
*Expert clinical practice (with a minimum clinical focus of 80%)
*Leadership 
*Education, training and development of self and others
*Practice and service development, research, and evaluation

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to establish an ACP lead Arrhythmia Specialist service at Bolton NHS FT and the post is designed to offer an opportunity for a dynamic and motivated individual to join the exisitng specialist nurse team.

The service will require design and establishment of an ACP led service for patients referred for cardioversion. Currently this is a Consultant Led Service.

You will be responsible (under supervision whilst training) for providing an expert assessment of patients referred to the cardioversion service. You will also be trained to deliver DCCV cardioversion and provide post intervention assessment and discharge following this procedure. Other areas of service development that we are keen to explore on completion of the MSc trainee programme are the ability to conduct pre-implant counselling for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs), and manage de-activation of ICDs, Linq implant procedures & ACP led arrhythmia specialist clinics. You will be supported by our current Consultant Cardiology and Specialist Nurse Team. 

The Trainee ACP post holds the expectation that following completion of the MSc , you will be offered a qualified Arrhythmia ACP post (subject to completion of the competencies and academic requirements of the apprenticeship). 

The post is blended with 2 days of study leave and 3 days on site with Cardiology & specialist nurse team.

Working for our organisation

The cardiology and cardiac liaison specialist nurse team are an established team with a wealth of experience and a passion for enhancing  our services to deliver best practice to  the cardiology patients that we care for. This is evidenced through the innovation and expansion of our teams to deliver cardiology care in an evolving NHS landscape. 

We offer a friendly and supportive MDT culture with opportunities for professional growth. We are excited to be able to offer the opportunity to join our team and expand the MDT further for our cardiology patients.