Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Practitioner - Emergency Assessment Unit

The closing date is 17 February 2026

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Advanced Practitioner who is ready to take on a new and exciting challenge within Acute Medicine.

You will be a key member of the wider Advanced Practice team within the emergency assessment unit, working closely with the Senior Advanced Practitioner, Acute Medical Consultants, and the broader nursing and therapy teams across the emergency assessment unit.

This role will be based in the Emergency assessment unit with clinical time assigned to Medical SDEC.

Main duties of the job

We strongly believe in the role of advanced practice and actively strive to provide an environment that will assist you as an individual to deliver autonomous practice to allow you to continue to develop not only your clinical skills but also across all the four pillars of advance practice. You will be supported in maintaining an active Advanced Practice portfolio and will be allocated non-clinical time to help fulfil these responsibilities.

You will contribute to ongoing development projects within the Emergency Assessment unit and invest in your own continued professional growth, engaging with both in-house initiatives and regional networks.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Active participation in EAUteam meetings
  • Access to a comprehensive in-house clinical supervision and mentoring package
  • Involvement in, and potential leadership of, departmental research and audit initiatives
  • Delivering teaching sessions both internally and at local or national level
  • Supporting the development of trainee ACP's
  • Active involvement in clinical governance meetings

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack

Details

Date posted

09 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-SCO-NM010-26-E

Job locations

Salford Royal

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications & Professional Registration

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC Pin NMC or HPCP
  • Clinical based Masters degree
  • Non Medical Prescribing Certificate

Desirable

  • ALS certificate

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of which considerable experience is within ED/MSK specialty at a senior level
  • Evidence of extensive expert professional/ clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD
  • Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
  • Excellent clinical reasoning / clinical decision making
  • Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
  • Effective communicator able to communicate complex and sensitive information
  • Evidence of effective people management and leadership skills
  • Highly developed effective communication/negotiation skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and clinical audit
Person Specification

Qualifications & Professional Registration

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC Pin NMC or HPCP
  • Clinical based Masters degree
  • Non Medical Prescribing Certificate

Desirable

  • ALS certificate

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of which considerable experience is within ED/MSK specialty at a senior level
  • Evidence of extensive expert professional/ clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD
  • Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
  • Excellent clinical reasoning / clinical decision making
  • Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
  • Effective communicator able to communicate complex and sensitive information
  • Evidence of effective people management and leadership skills
  • Highly developed effective communication/negotiation skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and clinical audit

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Royal

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Royal

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior ACP

Melaine Mellor

melaine.mellor@nca.nhs.uk

01612064908

Details

Date posted

09 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-SCO-NM010-26-E

Job locations

Salford Royal

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Supporting documents

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