Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner - ED

Job Overview

Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner - ED

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our dynamic Emergency team at Wexham Park Hospital! This is your chance to play a vital role in our clinical setting, where you'll focus on the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients in the Emergency Department

We are looking for passionate individuals to undertake the trainee ACP role. This role involves working in all areas of the ED including the UTC. You will have the opportunity to bring your expertise to the table and help us continuously develop and enhance our services.

Join us in making a difference in patient care and being part of a team dedicated to excellence!

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will provide autonomous, expert care for patients with a range of acute and chronic conditions. The post holder will undertake comprehensive assessment, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care is delivered in line with local and national guidelines.

Working across professional boundaries as part of a multidisciplinary team, the ACP will use advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills to support positive patient outcomes and enhance service delivery.

The post holder will contribute to service improvement, provide clinical leadership, and support the education, supervision and development of nursing, allied health professional (AHP) and medical colleagues. Working within the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice, they will promote excellence in patient care, education, research and leadership while acting as a role model for professional practice.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current unrestricted registration as a Nurse, Midwife or AHP
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent qualification
• Teaching and assessing/mentorship qualification
• Registered Independent Prescriber (if relevant to role)
• Resuscitation/Life Support course (if appropriate to area and role)
• GCSE English and Mathematics at grade C or above (or equivalent qualifications)

Desirable criteria

• Leadership qualification/course
• ALS/ATLS/ETC/APLS/EPA LS (as relevant to role)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevent years post registration experience
• Relevent experience within the speciality
• Evidence of ability to work & lead autonomously at advanced practice level
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Evidence of delivery of training
• Clinical Supervision experience
• Contribution to audit , Ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change within a variety of clinical situations

Desirable criteria

• Management & Leadership experience

Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Advanced Clinical Practice skills
• Clinical Examination skills
• In-depth knowledge of current practice issues
• Skills in critical analysis & application of research to practice
• Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries, to negotiate effectively and resolve complex problems
• Evidence of good written and oral communication skills including presentations
• Able to recognise and analyse complex situations and take appropriate solutions

Desirable criteria

• Ability and initiative to develop specialist areas of interest

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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