Trust Lead for Advanced Practice
Job overview
- Advanced Practice Lead (12-Month Proof of Concept)
- Band 8c
- 12-Month Fixed Term / Secondment Opportunity
18.75 hours per week (0.5wte)
Are you passionate about shaping the future of Advanced Practice and developing innovative workforce solutions that improve patient care?
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Advanced Practitioner or Consultant Practitioner to lead a 12-month proof of concept programme focused on establishing a sustainable, high-quality and well-governed approach to Advanced Practice across the Trust.
This exciting opportunity will provide strategic and professional leadership to support the development of enhanced, advanced and consultant level practice across professions and services. The post holder will work closely with clinical, operational, workforce and educational leaders to develop a clear Trust-wide vision for Advanced Practice, strengthen governance arrangements and support future workforce transformation.
About the Role
The Advanced Practice Lead will
- · Successfully establish the role of lead for enhanced, advanced and consultant practice within the Trust and with external partners.
- · Lead the development of a shared vision of advanced practice within BDCFT.
- · Work collaboratively and strategically with colleagues to share good practice.
- · Establish and chair an Advanced Practice and Standards Group and contribute to governance arrangements.
· Take strategic leadership responsibility for ensuring the delivery of person-centred, safe and effective patient care by all advanced and enhanced practitioners in in the Trust.
· Provide direction and guidance on clinical practice and development for advanced practice by establishing effective clinical supervision, educational supervision, and managerial support and associated governance arrangements.
· Develop new policy and implement best practice so our highly skilled ACP workforce continues to develop and work effectively to meet the needs of the patients.
· Lead with the appraisal of the trust against the NHSE advanced practice governance matrix and develop strategic goals and visions to meet the targets.
Main duties of the job
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for an individual who
- Is currently practising at Advanced Practitioner or Consultant Practitioner level.
- Has extensive experience of advanced clinical practice, leadership and service development.
- Has a strong understanding of the four pillars of Advanced Practice: Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education, and Research.
- Has experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries.
- Can influence senior stakeholders and build effective partnerships.
- Has a passion for workforce transformation, professional development and delivering high-quality patient care.
Applicants should hold a relevant Master's degree (or equivalent experience) and demonstrate significant experience in advanced level practice.
Why Apply?
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of Advanced Practice across BDCFT. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence Trust-wide strategy, improve workforce sustainability, support professional development and ensure that Advanced Practice is delivered safely, effectively and consistently across services.
Key Deliverables During the 12-Month Programme
The post holder will lead the development of
- A Trust-wide Advanced Practice Governance Framework.
Advanced Practice workforce oversight and reporting arrangements. - Standardised approaches to supervision, capability review and workforce development.
- Clear governance, accountability and assurance processes.
Recommendations for a sustainable future Advanced Practice model and roadmap for implementation.
Informal Enquiries
For an informal discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact:
- Catherine Schofield, Allied Professional Lead
- or
- Kelly O'Connor and Sarah Sheard - Nurse Consultants
- Closing date: 25th October 2026
- Shortlisting w/c 26th October 2026
- Interviews: Early November TBC
Working for our organisation
- Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
- We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
- We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
- We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
- Increase mileage rates for > 4500
- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
- Plus many more.
- We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible
