Job summary
We are seeking a Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) with strong experience in Clinical Chemistry.
This is a senior role where your knowledge will directly influence patient outcomes, support service development, and contribute to training and quality improvement.
You'll provide expert knowledge, advise clinical teams, and lead a team of clinical nurse specialists to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care.
The role will be working across Liverpool University Hospital Trust (LUFT)
.
Main duties of the job
- Assess patients and plan, implement and evaluate care using specialist clinical knowledge and skills
- Review patients and provide care in, outpatient and day ward settings
- Contribute to multidisciplinary approach to patient management
- Provide education and support to patients, carers and colleagues
- Lead a team of Clinical nurse specialists.
- Participate in audit, research and service development within the service.
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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis 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 theircareers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Perform independent specialist assessment of patients to formulate a diagnosis, plan and implement care and arrange ongoing follow up as an advanced practitioner using highly developed specialist clinical knowledge advanced clinical skills.
- Independently manage a patient caseload providing expert specialist assessment, planning and evaluation.
- To lead the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of care
- Act as a role model and expert clinician providing in depth specialist clinical knowledge to colleagues through MDT meetings, for patients and carers / relatives.
- Act as an innovative, enthusiastic role model providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational and professional issues promoting an open and honest and transparent culture.
- To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed.
- To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team.
- To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment.
- To deliver expert specialist evidence based care including: development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based nursing care for a defined caseload.
- To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings.
- To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Perform independent specialist assessment of patients to formulate a diagnosis, plan and implement care and arrange ongoing follow up as an advanced practitioner using highly developed specialist clinical knowledge advanced clinical skills.
- Independently manage a patient caseload providing expert specialist assessment, planning and evaluation.
- To lead the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of care
- Act as a role model and expert clinician providing in depth specialist clinical knowledge to colleagues through MDT meetings, for patients and carers / relatives.
- Act as an innovative, enthusiastic role model providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational and professional issues promoting an open and honest and transparent culture.
- To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed.
- To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team.
- To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment.
- To deliver expert specialist evidence based care including: development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based nursing care for a defined caseload.
- To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings.
- To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level with appropriate registration
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or started the MSc ACP pathway/programme and committed to completing within an agreed time frame: Note: Post holder will be in a training post (Annex 21) until evidence of completion of MSc ACP is provided.
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Relevant post registration qualification/equivalent
- Nurse Prescriber
- Evidence of participation in audit and research
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality
- Evidence of effective management
- Evidence of effective leadership skills
- Evidence of staff development and can demonstrate knowledge regarding provision and development of education programmes
- Evidence of change management
- Evidence of application of current clinical service issues and developments
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding and application of healthcare governance
- Has an up-to-date Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues
- Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
- High level of personal and professional credibility
- Act as role model for nursing staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level with appropriate registration
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or started the MSc ACP pathway/programme and committed to completing within an agreed time frame: Note: Post holder will be in a training post (Annex 21) until evidence of completion of MSc ACP is provided.
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Relevant post registration qualification/equivalent
- Nurse Prescriber
- Evidence of participation in audit and research
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality
- Evidence of effective management
- Evidence of effective leadership skills
- Evidence of staff development and can demonstrate knowledge regarding provision and development of education programmes
- Evidence of change management
- Evidence of application of current clinical service issues and developments
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding and application of healthcare governance
- Has an up-to-date Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues
- Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
- High level of personal and professional credibility
- Act as role model for nursing staff
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).
