Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
The closing date is 10 August 2025
Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic individual to join our Advanced Clinical Practitioner team here at Northumbria Healthcare working within the Urology service Trust-wide.
The ACP in Urology will be a senior clinician within the Urological Services for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, it will be expected that through completion of MSc Advanced Clinical Practice and supportive experiential learning, that the post holder will show high levels of autonomy across the four pillars of practice including clinical practice, leadership, education and research/audit. The ACP will be pivotal in developing the wider urology service and the team, it is expected that approximately 20% of the post holders time will be spent in leadership, education and research/audit and quality improvement. A specific Job Plan will be negotiated on completion of academic work and appropriate time and resources allocated to each pillar.
This advert is open to those who are already qualified ACP and those aspiring to be.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates without a qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice will be supported to complete a 3 year, part time MSc programme in Advanced clinical Practice. They will be supported by the ACP lead, Clinical Supervisor and The urology Team to work independently and transition into their role as their course is ending. Following this they will spend a period consolidating their clinical skills, developing independent practice and working towards being and independent practitioner.
Trainee Candidates Year 1 - Band 7, Year 2 - Band 7and Year 3 Band - 8a providing competencies have been achieved whilst working towards full accreditation).
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Details
Date posted
25 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
Depending on experience Trainee - Band 7, Qualified - Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
319-7270052GH
Job locations
Wansbeck General Hospital
Woodhorn Lane
Ashington
NE63 9JJ
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wansbeck General Hospital
Woodhorn Lane
Ashington
NE63 9JJ
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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