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
- 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
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
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
Documents to download
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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