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Job summary

Main area
Respiratory
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
12 months (Fixed term/Secondment from 1st Dec 2026 - 30th Nov 2027)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
176-Med-8132843-A
Employer
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
Salary
£57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/09/2026 23:59

Employer heading

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Clinical Practitioner Pleural Service - Peterborough

Band 8a

Job overview

To expedite effective and expert management of all patients with pleural based disease across the NWA Hospital sites to effect safer care, rapid symptom relief and early diagnosis with outreach to support early discharge in accordance with BTS national guidance. 

 As an ACP in a subspeciality they will be a vital resource to resident doctors providing supervision and DOPS skills learning. 

*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

Main duties of the job

Working to deliver standards of practice within the following four pillars of Excellence and in line with the National Standards;

·         Clinical – Demonstrate critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and their own limits of competence and Scope of Practice.

·         Management and Leadership – able to role model effective leadership behaviours, show resilience and manage effective governance strategies, which support the agenda for change within the Trust.

·         Education and Training – able to identify, support and develop learning interventions for both self and MDT team members.

·         Audit and Research – to look at areas for quality improvements to care, use audit processes and both formal and informal research methods to improve service delivery.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role.  Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
  • • Non-Medical Prescribing
Desirable criteria
  • • Thoracic Ultrasound RCR Level 1 or equivalent e.g. Famus

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Up to date evidence of 4 Pillars of Practice
  • • Experience of medical management of complex disease including respiratory/pleural disease
Desirable criteria
  • • Teaching and education of patients and staff

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close earlier if it received a high number of applications and therefore we recommend that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fiona Greenfield
Job title
Consultant Pleural Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01733 673871
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