Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Colorectal
Posted 3 days 9 hours ago by NHS
£80,000 - £100,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Academic Jobs
Warwickshire, Nuneaton, United Kingdom, CV100
Job Description
Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Colorectal Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Colorectal
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Closing Date: 19th March 2026
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community - get in touch to find out more
We are seeking a motivated and committed individual to join our established colorectal team as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP). The role will be fully supported combining clinical practice, education, leadership and service development enabling progression to a substantive role.
Main duties of the job Purpose
Employed as a Trainee role, to successfully complete the Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) Master's Degree (MSc Level 7, 3 years) program in line with the Health Education England (HEE) Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice, and their primary professional regulatory body.
To work towards fulfilling the expectations and core capabilities of an ACP as set out in the HEE Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England. This will be achieved through workplace-based assessments in clinical practice, with a named clinical supervisor, and clinical supervision in own service/specialty area.
The trainee role will be supported in their professional development and wellbeing, to prepare for transition to a qualified ACP role on achievement of the academic requirements, and evidence of workplace-based capability and competence within their service/specialty.
The trainee will be expected to demonstrate and develop proficiency across the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice, namely Clinical, Leadership and Management, Education and Research.
About us Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job responsibilities Main Duties and Responsibilities
Develops effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care, or seeking to make positive health changes, promoting person-centred approaches in health and care.
Develops effective communication skills with colleagues both internally and/or externally, in verbal, non-verbal and written communication methods, adapting to changing parameters as required; this includes thorough accurate documentation in patient records, as required.
Provides and receives highly sensitive, complex, or contentious information relating to patient care, and communicates information to patients, families or carers with respect, compassion and empathy.
Develops proficiency and clinical acumen in relation to decision-making skills, to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated presentations and complex situations; synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses, knowing when to refer on to a specialty or escalate care.
Works towards increasing knowledge and skills in advanced clinical practice, to initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions, which may include the prescribing of medications, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
For registered professionals that are able to prescribe, in roles requiring therapeutic medications and treatments, and after approval from the Trusts Non-Medical Prescribing Lead, the trainee will undertake the Non-Medical Prescribing Module as part of the ACP MSc pathway, where after the trainee will record the achievement on their regulatory bodys professional registration.
Develops professional judgement to manage risk appropriately with support and clinical supervision, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events, promoting the safety and wellbeing of individuals, families, carers.
Begins to act as a clinical role model/advocate for developing and delivering care that is responsive to changing requirements, informed by local service and local population health needs, external agencies and/or wider networks.
Demonstrates evidence underpinning subject and service specific capabilities and competencies, relevant to the roles clinical setting and own scope of practice, through the development of a professional portfolio for Advanced Clinical Practice, and in line with the relevant service specific curriculum frameworks or credentials (with HEE or other professional bodies where relevant, e.g. RCEM, FICM, BAPM or other).
Leadership and Management Initiate and develop effective relationships, fostering clarity of the tACP role within teams, to encourage productive and efficient working.
Role-model the values of the GEH, demonstrating a person-centred approach to service delivery and improvement.
Negotiate an individual scope of practice within legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies, governance frameworks and procedures; with a focus on managing risk, upholding safety and delivering high quality care.
Evaluates own practices as a tACP, participating in MDT and team evaluations, recognising the impact of advanced clinical practice on service function, effectiveness, and quality (e.g. care outcomes, patient experience, and safety).
Will actively engage in peer review to inform own and others practice, working towards formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and making improvements, with support from peers and clinical supervisors.
Actively seeks feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers, and colleagues to inform own development and/or service developments in practice.
Where appropriate, demonstrates team leadership, resilience, and determination as a tACP to peers (including juniors), whilst developing management skills for situations that are unfamiliar, complex, or unpredictable, seeking to build confidence in self and in others.
Remains adaptable to change, continually developing own practice in response to changing health policies, new treatments, population needs or social challenges.
Participates in clinical governance reviews and the investigation of clinical incidents and serious incidents; leads and facilitates others to share lessons learned adapt systems and processes accordingly.
Supports team members from a managerial perspective including direct line management responsibilities (where required), such as supporting wellbeing, absence management, appraisals and conduct or performance management.
Recognises the critical importance of wellbeing in self and others, seeking to identify and manage stressors or pressures to promote health and wellbeing.
Education Critically assess and address own learning needs as a tACP, working to a personal development plan that reflects the breadth of professional development across the four pillars of advanced clinical practice, relevant to the trainees own clinical service.
Engages in Higher Education Institution (HEI) Academic Level 7 ACP MSc post- graduate studies, and self-directed learning, meeting the academic requirements of the course to achieve the full MSc qualification at the end of the agreed training time-period; this may include a range of both classroom-taught and blended learning approaches, and a range of assessments methods (e.g. Observed Structured Clinical Examinations, exams . click apply for full job details
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Closing Date: 19th March 2026
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community - get in touch to find out more
We are seeking a motivated and committed individual to join our established colorectal team as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP). The role will be fully supported combining clinical practice, education, leadership and service development enabling progression to a substantive role.
Main duties of the job Purpose
Employed as a Trainee role, to successfully complete the Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) Master's Degree (MSc Level 7, 3 years) program in line with the Health Education England (HEE) Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice, and their primary professional regulatory body.
To work towards fulfilling the expectations and core capabilities of an ACP as set out in the HEE Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England. This will be achieved through workplace-based assessments in clinical practice, with a named clinical supervisor, and clinical supervision in own service/specialty area.
The trainee role will be supported in their professional development and wellbeing, to prepare for transition to a qualified ACP role on achievement of the academic requirements, and evidence of workplace-based capability and competence within their service/specialty.
The trainee will be expected to demonstrate and develop proficiency across the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice, namely Clinical, Leadership and Management, Education and Research.
About us Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job responsibilities Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Practice in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, or omissions at this level of advanced practice.
- Work towards demonstrating a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy, recognising the limits of their own competence and scope of practice, to include when working with complexity, risk, or uncertainty
- Develops own professional judgement skills identifying when to elevate and seek help/guidance, critically reflecting on practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and their willingness to change or challenge thought processes.
Develops effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care, or seeking to make positive health changes, promoting person-centred approaches in health and care.
Develops effective communication skills with colleagues both internally and/or externally, in verbal, non-verbal and written communication methods, adapting to changing parameters as required; this includes thorough accurate documentation in patient records, as required.
Provides and receives highly sensitive, complex, or contentious information relating to patient care, and communicates information to patients, families or carers with respect, compassion and empathy.
Develops proficiency and clinical acumen in relation to decision-making skills, to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated presentations and complex situations; synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses, knowing when to refer on to a specialty or escalate care.
Works towards increasing knowledge and skills in advanced clinical practice, to initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions, which may include the prescribing of medications, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
For registered professionals that are able to prescribe, in roles requiring therapeutic medications and treatments, and after approval from the Trusts Non-Medical Prescribing Lead, the trainee will undertake the Non-Medical Prescribing Module as part of the ACP MSc pathway, where after the trainee will record the achievement on their regulatory bodys professional registration.
Develops professional judgement to manage risk appropriately with support and clinical supervision, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events, promoting the safety and wellbeing of individuals, families, carers.
Begins to act as a clinical role model/advocate for developing and delivering care that is responsive to changing requirements, informed by local service and local population health needs, external agencies and/or wider networks.
Demonstrates evidence underpinning subject and service specific capabilities and competencies, relevant to the roles clinical setting and own scope of practice, through the development of a professional portfolio for Advanced Clinical Practice, and in line with the relevant service specific curriculum frameworks or credentials (with HEE or other professional bodies where relevant, e.g. RCEM, FICM, BAPM or other).
Leadership and Management Initiate and develop effective relationships, fostering clarity of the tACP role within teams, to encourage productive and efficient working.
Role-model the values of the GEH, demonstrating a person-centred approach to service delivery and improvement.
Negotiate an individual scope of practice within legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies, governance frameworks and procedures; with a focus on managing risk, upholding safety and delivering high quality care.
Evaluates own practices as a tACP, participating in MDT and team evaluations, recognising the impact of advanced clinical practice on service function, effectiveness, and quality (e.g. care outcomes, patient experience, and safety).
Will actively engage in peer review to inform own and others practice, working towards formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and making improvements, with support from peers and clinical supervisors.
Actively seeks feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers, and colleagues to inform own development and/or service developments in practice.
Where appropriate, demonstrates team leadership, resilience, and determination as a tACP to peers (including juniors), whilst developing management skills for situations that are unfamiliar, complex, or unpredictable, seeking to build confidence in self and in others.
Remains adaptable to change, continually developing own practice in response to changing health policies, new treatments, population needs or social challenges.
Participates in clinical governance reviews and the investigation of clinical incidents and serious incidents; leads and facilitates others to share lessons learned adapt systems and processes accordingly.
Supports team members from a managerial perspective including direct line management responsibilities (where required), such as supporting wellbeing, absence management, appraisals and conduct or performance management.
Recognises the critical importance of wellbeing in self and others, seeking to identify and manage stressors or pressures to promote health and wellbeing.
Education Critically assess and address own learning needs as a tACP, working to a personal development plan that reflects the breadth of professional development across the four pillars of advanced clinical practice, relevant to the trainees own clinical service.
Engages in Higher Education Institution (HEI) Academic Level 7 ACP MSc post- graduate studies, and self-directed learning, meeting the academic requirements of the course to achieve the full MSc qualification at the end of the agreed training time-period; this may include a range of both classroom-taught and blended learning approaches, and a range of assessments methods (e.g. Observed Structured Clinical Examinations, exams . click apply for full job details