Job summary
Are you a dynamic and visionary advanced clinical practitioner looking for a unique leadership opportunity to shape the future of advanced practice across a major NHS Group?
We are excited to invite applications for a Group Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) Lead to join our senior team on a fixed-term basis. This role will provide strategic and operational leadership for the development, implementation, and sustainability of a high-quality multi-professional advanced clinical practice workforce across our partner organisations. This post will initially serve Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust (LUHFT) and Liverpool Women's Hospital (LWH).
The ideal candidate will be a qualified ACP with a strong clinical background across professional groups, experienced in senior clinical leadership and workforce transformation. A deep understanding of ACP education, regulatory frameworks, and clinical governance is essential, alongside excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills. Flexibility to work across multiple sites and at a system level is required.
Main duties of the job
As the Group Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) Lead, you will provide expert leadership and strategic oversight for advanced clinical practice across the Group. You will support the Group Chief Nurse and key stakeholders in delivering an innovative and aligned ACP workforce strategy.
Leading the ACP Steering Group, you will represent the Group at local, regional, and national levels. You will drive workforce transformation by collaborating with senior leadership teams to develop the ACP workforce across medical, AHP, nursing, and midwifery professions.
Ensuring compliance with national policies and frameworks, including HEE's Multi-professional Framework and the NHS People Plan, you will oversee education, governance, competency assessment, and professional development for trainee and established ACPs. Your role will also focus on recruiting, developing, and retaining a skilled and compassionate ACP workforce to meet evolving healthcare needs.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as a senior clinical leader responsible for leading the development and implementation of advanced practice education and advanced practice roles across theGroup, in line with NMC guidance
Work closely with the corporate management team, site Directors of Nursing and Midwifery divisional directors to ensure an ACP/ANP and AMP workforce that meets service needs.
Proactively influence local, regional, and national priorities related to advanced clinical practice. Establish credible working relationships at all levels and work alongside the seniorleadership teams to guide and support divisional leadership teams in workforce transformation. Lead Advanced Clinical Practice Steering Group and represent the Groups advancedlevel practice at a local, regional, and national level
Work flexibly across all internal and external sites as required.
Ensure alignment with key advanced practice national policies, frameworks, and guidance from regulatory, professional, and advisory bodies.
Lead the initiation, development and effective implementation of guidance, clinicalgovernance, competency assessment and continuing education for both trainee andtrained ACPs.
Lead the development and integration of the Groups ACP workforce that meets theorganisations vision and the objectives of the NHS People Plan (2020)
Ensure progressive improvement in the recruitment, education, and retention of the ACP workforce across the Group.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as a senior clinical leader responsible for leading the development and implementation of advanced practice education and advanced practice roles across theGroup, in line with NMC guidance
Work closely with the corporate management team, site Directors of Nursing and Midwifery divisional directors to ensure an ACP/ANP and AMP workforce that meets service needs.
Proactively influence local, regional, and national priorities related to advanced clinical practice. Establish credible working relationships at all levels and work alongside the seniorleadership teams to guide and support divisional leadership teams in workforce transformation. Lead Advanced Clinical Practice Steering Group and represent the Groups advancedlevel practice at a local, regional, and national level
Work flexibly across all internal and external sites as required.
Ensure alignment with key advanced practice national policies, frameworks, and guidance from regulatory, professional, and advisory bodies.
Lead the initiation, development and effective implementation of guidance, clinicalgovernance, competency assessment and continuing education for both trainee andtrained ACPs.
Lead the development and integration of the Groups ACP workforce that meets theorganisations vision and the objectives of the NHS People Plan (2020)
Ensure progressive improvement in the recruitment, education, and retention of the ACP workforce across the Group.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with NMC or HCPC
- First clinical degree in relevant discipline
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experienced ACP with expert knowledge on advanced practice
- Demonstrable experience working as a practicing ACP in an acute hospital setting
- Evidence of teaching, mentoring and supervision of staff
- Project/change management experience
- Experience of writing policies/protocols
- Evidence of developing new roles
- Record of successful change management
- Experience of report writing
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of staff management
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management
- Knowledge of workforce planning, recruitment and retention
- Knowledge of key NHS policies and their impact on clinical practice
- Aware of current advance practice priorities
- Extensive insight into the advanced practice agenda at local, regional and national level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with NMC or HCPC
- First clinical degree in relevant discipline
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experienced ACP with expert knowledge on advanced practice
- Demonstrable experience working as a practicing ACP in an acute hospital setting
- Evidence of teaching, mentoring and supervision of staff
- Project/change management experience
- Experience of writing policies/protocols
- Evidence of developing new roles
- Record of successful change management
- Experience of report writing
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of staff management
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management
- Knowledge of workforce planning, recruitment and retention
- Knowledge of key NHS policies and their impact on clinical practice
- Aware of current advance practice priorities
- Extensive insight into the advanced practice agenda at local, regional and national level
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.
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.
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).
