Job summary
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) is a highly skilled, autonomous clinician who plays a pivotal role in delivering expert, person-centred care across professional boundaries. This cutting-edge role integrates traditional medical responsibilities with advanced clinical practice, acting as a role model of excellence in holistic, evidence-based care delivery.
Operating at an advanced level of practice, the ACP independently assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of acute and chronic conditions. The post holder utilises advanced clinical reasoning and critical thinking to make safe and effective decisions, working within established local and national clinical guidelines and protocols.
In addition to direct patient care, the ACP is instrumental in service development and quality improvement. They contribute significantly to the leadership, education, and development of the wider multi-professional team--including nursing, midwifery, AHPs, and medical colleagues--while demonstrating competence across the Four Pillars of Advanced Practice: Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education, and Research.
This role offers an opportunity to shape and advance interprofessional clinical practice while ensuring the highest standards of patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a team player who is flexible and adaptable to the needs of the people who access our services.
You will be expected to work across all four Advanced Practice Pillars.
Clinically working independently at an advanced level in the direct delivery of high-quality care making critical clinical decisions based on varied skills and assessment techniques.
Provide clinical leadership and support across the entire inpatient MDT
Supporting colleagues to achieve training and development requirements. Ensuring that you are maintaining your own portfolio of learning in accordance with the national multi-professional framework for Advanced Practice.
Ensure consistent high-quality care through audit and research programs.
About us
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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Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
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Deliver expert clinical care to patients, prioritising health needs and intervening appropriately.
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Exercise advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage complex, acute, undifferentiated, and chronic presentations.
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Provide high-level clinical skills and practice based on specialist knowledge at academic level 7.
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Undertake comprehensive clinical examinations and initiate appropriate investigations and treatments.
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Request and interpret diagnostic tests to inform clinical management.
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Maintain professional and legal accountability in line with Trust policies and regulatory standards.
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Ensure informed consent is obtained before treatments or procedures.
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Independently manage a caseload and supervise junior team members.
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Recognise and escalate potential risks to patient safety and contribute to maintaining a safe clinical environment.
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Support safe prescribing practices, including prescribing/de-prescribing in accordance with relevant legislation and Trust policies (where applicable).
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Rapidly assess and continuously evaluate patient conditions, modifying care plans as necessary.
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Make decisions to refer, discharge, or transition care as appropriate.
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Educate and involve patients and carers in care planning and decision-making.
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Ensure accurate and timely documentation in patient records, including digital systems.
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Contribute to the development of patient pathways to improve flow and care continuity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
-
Deliver expert clinical care to patients, prioritising health needs and intervening appropriately.
-
Exercise advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage complex, acute, undifferentiated, and chronic presentations.
-
Provide high-level clinical skills and practice based on specialist knowledge at academic level 7.
-
Undertake comprehensive clinical examinations and initiate appropriate investigations and treatments.
-
Request and interpret diagnostic tests to inform clinical management.
-
Maintain professional and legal accountability in line with Trust policies and regulatory standards.
-
Ensure informed consent is obtained before treatments or procedures.
-
Independently manage a caseload and supervise junior team members.
-
Recognise and escalate potential risks to patient safety and contribute to maintaining a safe clinical environment.
-
Support safe prescribing practices, including prescribing/de-prescribing in accordance with relevant legislation and Trust policies (where applicable).
-
Rapidly assess and continuously evaluate patient conditions, modifying care plans as necessary.
-
Make decisions to refer, discharge, or transition care as appropriate.
-
Educate and involve patients and carers in care planning and decision-making.
-
Ensure accurate and timely documentation in patient records, including digital systems.
-
Contribute to the development of patient pathways to improve flow and care continuity.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Unrestricted registration as a nurse/midwife/AHP
- Significant clinical experience, at least 5 years experience post registration, 2 years experience in specialty
- Evidence of the successful development and implementation of cultural change to drive improvement. Performance
- Ability to work as a team, both within teams internally and as an accomplished participant in cross agency teams
- Independent Non Medical Prescriber
- Evidence of clinical supervision experience
Desirable
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Masters degree in Advanced Practice or equivalent quaification
- Unrestricted registration as a nurse/midwife/AHP
- Independent Non medical prescriber
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Recognised coaching or mentoring qualification or similar experience
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Advanced life support provider course
- Management and Leadership experience
- Red dot course
- cannulation
- venepuncture
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of Advanced clinical examination skills
- Evidence of advanced diagnostic skills
- Evidence of ability to work and lead autonomously at advanced practice level
- Evidence of the ability to manage pateints with complex needs
- Evidence in initiating/evaluating change within a variety of clinical situations
- Ability to recognise and analyse complex situations and take appropriate actions
- Ability to manage and priorities own workload and work independently
- Strong verbal and written communications skills with the ability to engage other members of the team
- Innovative with the ability to "think differently" and challenge current behaviours and mindsets
Desirable
- Ability to work across boundaries
Values
Essential
- Communicates openly, honestly and professionally and actively promotes team working and building strong relationships
- Patients are always first, drives service improvements. Strong self awareness with a desire to grow
- Treats all with compassion and kindness, Ensures everyone feels valued
- Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take initiatives
Desirable
Special circumstance
Essential
- Ability to travel to all Trust sites
Desirable
- Ability to work across boundaries
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Unrestricted registration as a nurse/midwife/AHP
- Significant clinical experience, at least 5 years experience post registration, 2 years experience in specialty
- Evidence of the successful development and implementation of cultural change to drive improvement. Performance
- Ability to work as a team, both within teams internally and as an accomplished participant in cross agency teams
- Independent Non Medical Prescriber
- Evidence of clinical supervision experience
Desirable
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Masters degree in Advanced Practice or equivalent quaification
- Unrestricted registration as a nurse/midwife/AHP
- Independent Non medical prescriber
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Recognised coaching or mentoring qualification or similar experience
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Advanced life support provider course
- Management and Leadership experience
- Red dot course
- cannulation
- venepuncture
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of Advanced clinical examination skills
- Evidence of advanced diagnostic skills
- Evidence of ability to work and lead autonomously at advanced practice level
- Evidence of the ability to manage pateints with complex needs
- Evidence in initiating/evaluating change within a variety of clinical situations
- Ability to recognise and analyse complex situations and take appropriate actions
- Ability to manage and priorities own workload and work independently
- Strong verbal and written communications skills with the ability to engage other members of the team
- Innovative with the ability to "think differently" and challenge current behaviours and mindsets
Desirable
- Ability to work across boundaries
Values
Essential
- Communicates openly, honestly and professionally and actively promotes team working and building strong relationships
- Patients are always first, drives service improvements. Strong self awareness with a desire to grow
- Treats all with compassion and kindness, Ensures everyone feels valued
- Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take initiatives
Desirable
Special circumstance
Essential
- Ability to travel to all Trust sites
Desirable
- Ability to work across boundaries
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
