Job summary
- Main area
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: includes weekends
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 236-UEC-NM409-26-E3
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bevan Unit - IMC Salford
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 8a
Job overview
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) within the Intermediate Care (IMC) service provides expert, autonomous clinical care to patients with complex and acute rehabilitation needs with long term medical needs. Working as a core member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), the ACP delivers advanced assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management across the IMC pathway to support safe, effective, and patient-centred care.The ACP will support safe discharges for the patients.
Successful canidates will be invited to interviews which will take place on Friday 4th September 2026.
Main duties of the job
The ACP works collaboratively with consultants, nursing staff, therapists, pharmacists, and wider allied health professionals to ensure coordinated decision-making and continuity of care. The role involves leadership in clinical practice, contribution to service development, education, and quality improvement, and acting as a senior clinical resource within the team.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
ACP - IMC
Essential criteria
- Master in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Professional registration
- Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
- Substantial Post - registration experience
Desirable criteria
- Speciality role ie Frailty, urgent care
- Experience with service development and improvement quality
Leadership
Essential criteria
- Practice in accordance with ACP framework
Desirable criteria
- Engage in audit
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Moore
- Job title
- ADNs
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07926067147
- Additional information
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