Job summary
- Main area
- UTC
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7/8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR609-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £47,810 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7/8a
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
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 a trainee ACP.
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 their primary professional regulatory body.
You will play a key part in the UTC's day to day operations by providing high quality care to patients and support to your UTC colleagues, as well as championing a culture of excellence - enhancing team skills, promoting multidisciplinary collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.
Our UTC operates from a state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility adjacent to our brand-new Emergency Department. With a single point of entry for all walk-in urgent and emergency patients, our model ensures that individuals are seen by the right team at the right time. Working closely with dedicated, GPs, nurses, and AHPs, the UTC provides care for a wide range of urgent but non-life threatening conditions.
Join us in shaping the future of urgent care delivery
Main duties of the job
- During the apprenticeship/training programme the trainee ACP will be supported to provide expert professional and independent clinical care enabling the coordination of a multi-professional seamless service for patients under clinical supervision.
- You will undertake assessment and treatment of patients in the UTC who may present with complex and/or chronic illnesses and/or injury; to determine a clinical diagnosis, treatment and appropriate discharge as indicated as well as maintaining patient records.
- The trainee ACP will be expected to demonstrate all four pillars of practice, being involved in and leading upon leadership activities that enable a rich culture of education, research and quality evidence-based practice.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Extensive post registration experience, which must be as a fully qualified healthcare professional.
- • 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 with support and 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.
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in Emergency Medicine/acute medicine/paramedic/urgent care setting
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered healthcare professional.
- • IT literate.
- • Evidence of continuing professional development.
- • Currently Working towards an MSc in Advanced Practice.
- • Registered independent non-medical prescriber.
- • Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills.
- • Level 2 Maths and English (GCSE grade A*-C or O-level grades 1-6) or recognised functional skills assessment and qualification.
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of prior learning at level 7.
- • Postgraduate qualification or training relevant to speciality.
- • Mentor/assessor and/or teaching qualification.
- • Participation in research or audit projects.
- • ALS provider/instructor.
- • Evidence of mandatory training updates.
- • Management qualification / leadership training.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Karyn McBride
- Job title
- UTC Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07702637081
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