Job summary
Are
you looking for a new challenge and career development with an aspiration to
develop your clinical practice? We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic and
dynamic senior healthcare professionals to join our Advanced Practice
workforce.
We
have several multi-professional Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (TACP)
roles available for clinicians with statutory regulation who have appropriate
post registration experience.
Advanced
Practice is well established at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and is seen as
integral to the delivery of high quality and safe patient care. These roles
would be joining an evolving and progressive workforce contributing to
innovative, transformative and sustainable services to meet the current and
future needs of our patients.
We
are offering TACP posts in a number of specialties across the organisation.
These posts will be provided as higher-level apprenticeships in Advanced
Practice, initially on a 3-year training contract and include the completion of
an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
TACPs
will be supported through high-quality clinical supervision, with time
dedicated for training and continuing professional development.
This
role will involve both clinical and academic training, supported by LTHT as
your employer and our chosen CfAP accredited Higher Education Institute. As
this is an apprenticeship programme much of your learning and training will be
achieved in the workplace as an integrated part of the clinical workforce.
Main duties of the job
There
are several roles available across the Leeds Childrens Hospital. Please refer
to the attached additional information document for individual adverts,
contacts and specific details of roles.
We
currently have posts available within the following paediatric specialties:
Paediatric Haematology and Oncology
Paediatric Surgery
Please
note there is a separate advert for Adult posts.
As
a TACP you will work as part of our multi-professional workforce providing
direct clinical care, assessing and diagnosing patients as well as implementing
and evaluating treatment and interventions alongside the medical teams. You
will be supported to develop independent practice across all four pillars of
advanced practice; demonstrating and evidencing all the capabilities of the
Multi-Professional Advanced Practice Framework (NHSE 2025).
Successful
completion of training includes the achievement of both an MSc in Advanced
Clinical Practice and specialty clinical capability frameworks, alongside
demonstration of advanced level practice in leadership, research and education.
On successful completion all trainees will be eligible to transition into a
permanent Band 8a ACP post within their specialty.
As
an organisation we are committed to supporting flexible working including part
time hours however as part of the apprentice standard, the minimum contracted
hours allowable are 30 hours per week.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute healthcare providers
in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the
north. Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing
our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great
care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.
We
have developed a Trustwide Advanced Practice strategy which we will be
reviewing and refreshing this year. Our Vision is:
To
recognise and value the unique contribution of all Advanced Practice roles in
contributing to an innovative, transformative and sustainable workforce; whilst
becoming both a regional and national centre of excellence for Advanced
Practice training and development.
The
Leeds Children's Hospital is one of the UKs largest childrens hospitals. We
provide one of the most comprehensive ranges of specialist childrens hospital
services in the UK.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please
read the attached Job Description and Person Specification carefully to ensure
that you meet the criteria for the post prior to applying.
Please
also read the additional information attached for the speciality post you are
most interested in. Interested candidates are strongly advised to discuss these
posts with the named recruitment lead for their preferred specialty role.
Information
sessions will be held for applicants on the following dates this will include
top tips for applications:
Monday 20th April 4-5pm SJUH,
Gledhow Seminar Room 096, Ground floor
Tuesday 21st April 12-1pm LGI, Room
4 in the Library, X35, D floor, Old site
Thursday 23rd April 10-11am MS
Teams https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/355319967315?p=FEUZ0DDel3wDuzQmRy
There
is no need to book a place on any of the sessions above.
We
want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the population we serve, and
we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from
underrepresented groups, including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic
communities. We recognise that training via apprenticeship route may prohibit
some of our globally recruited colleagues from undertaking training via this
route. Any globally trained healthcare professionals who wish to apply but who
are not eligible for a UK apprenticeship we will support through a
non-apprenticeship training pathway if successfully appointed.
Appointment
to these roles is subject to final confirmation of funding.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please
read the attached Job Description and Person Specification carefully to ensure
that you meet the criteria for the post prior to applying.
Please
also read the additional information attached for the speciality post you are
most interested in. Interested candidates are strongly advised to discuss these
posts with the named recruitment lead for their preferred specialty role.
Information
sessions will be held for applicants on the following dates this will include
top tips for applications:
Monday 20th April 4-5pm SJUH,
Gledhow Seminar Room 096, Ground floor
Tuesday 21st April 12-1pm LGI, Room
4 in the Library, X35, D floor, Old site
Thursday 23rd April 10-11am MS
Teams https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/355319967315?p=FEUZ0DDel3wDuzQmRy
There
is no need to book a place on any of the sessions above.
We
want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the population we serve, and
we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from
underrepresented groups, including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic
communities. We recognise that training via apprenticeship route may prohibit
some of our globally recruited colleagues from undertaking training via this
route. Any globally trained healthcare professionals who wish to apply but who
are not eligible for a UK apprenticeship we will support through a
non-apprenticeship training pathway if successfully appointed.
Appointment
to these roles is subject to final confirmation of funding.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration with a healthcare regulator eg. NMC, HCPC, GhPC
- Relevant degree or equivalent - please demonstrate the attainment of at least 30 credits at Level 6 in the absence of a full degree
- A mentorship, assessor or supervision qualification
Desirable
- Leadership course or training
- A life support qualification
- A teaching qualification beyond a practice assessor or mentor course eg. PG Cert
- An independent prescriber qualification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Evidence of self awareness, professionalism and ability to manage competing priorities and pressures
- Evidence of collaborative working and a patient centred approach
- Evidence of flexibility and adaptability in the workplace
- Excellent communication skills across a variety of groups eg. patients, relatives and colleagues
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of formal leadership activity eg. leading projects, workstream, teams
- Significant post registration experience in your base profession.
- Relevant and/or transferrable clinical experience in chosen speciality
- Evidence of how you have supported teaching, supervision and learning in practice
Desirable
- Evidence of managing staff and associated management activity
- Evidence of applying the principles of QI/Audit/Research to practice
- Evidence of practical contributions to service development
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Please state which role(s) you are applying for, you may state a first and second choice/preferred area. Please clearly identify preference order. Do not write anything else in this box
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration with a healthcare regulator eg. NMC, HCPC, GhPC
- Relevant degree or equivalent - please demonstrate the attainment of at least 30 credits at Level 6 in the absence of a full degree
- A mentorship, assessor or supervision qualification
Desirable
- Leadership course or training
- A life support qualification
- A teaching qualification beyond a practice assessor or mentor course eg. PG Cert
- An independent prescriber qualification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Evidence of self awareness, professionalism and ability to manage competing priorities and pressures
- Evidence of collaborative working and a patient centred approach
- Evidence of flexibility and adaptability in the workplace
- Excellent communication skills across a variety of groups eg. patients, relatives and colleagues
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of formal leadership activity eg. leading projects, workstream, teams
- Significant post registration experience in your base profession.
- Relevant and/or transferrable clinical experience in chosen speciality
- Evidence of how you have supported teaching, supervision and learning in practice
Desirable
- Evidence of managing staff and associated management activity
- Evidence of applying the principles of QI/Audit/Research to practice
- Evidence of practical contributions to service development
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Please state which role(s) you are applying for, you may state a first and second choice/preferred area. Please clearly identify preference order. Do not write anything else in this box
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.
