Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Medicine and Frailty
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible)
- Job ref
- 32-A-25-7155428
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Advance Clinical Practitioner - Acute Frailty Unit
Band 7
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our dynamic Acute Frailty Unit (AFU) team. This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician committed to advancing their scope of practice while delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to older adults with complex needs.
As a trainee ACP, you will work under supervision while developing advanced clinical knowledge, decision-making skills, and leadership capabilities. You will be supported through a structured training pathway, including Master's level academic study and supervised clinical practice.
The Acute Frailty Unit provides rapid, multidisciplinary assessment and intervention for older patients presenting with acute illness, with the aim of early stabilization, treatment, and either discharge or appropriate ongoing care planning. Your role will be integral to the timely delivery of care, contributing to the prevention of hospital-associated deconditioning and improving patient outcomes
Main duties of the job
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Perform comprehensive geriatric assessments under supervision.
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Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized care plans.
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Support early decision-making and appropriate patient streaming.
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Administer and review treatments, diagnostics, and interventions within scope of practice.
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Participate in quality improvement initiatives and audits.
- Engage in continuous learning and development, progressing toward ACP competencies across the four pillars: Clinical Practice, Leadership, Education, and Research.
Ideal Candidate:
- Registered healthcare professional (e.g., RN, AHP, Paramedic) with relevant experience in acute or frailty care.
- Demonstrates a passion for working with older adults and a commitment to holistic, person-centred care.
- Strong communication, critical thinking, and teamwork skills.
- Willingness to undertake ACP training and develop across all professional domains.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within their area of work under direct or indirect supervision of a Consultant Mentor / supervisor.
Appropriately treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral or discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.
Receive referrals via a variety of sources, including direct patient referral. Work within agreed protocols and working practices.
Participate in ward rounds, patient reviews and multidisciplinary team meetings.
Under direct supervision undertake a variety of clinical skills and provide treatment/ advice as per speciality and scope of practice, until appropriate level of competency achieved using agreed protocols of clinical practice and professional guidelines. This service may be provided within an acute secondary healthcare facility or in primary, community or home care settings.
Following completion of appropriate underpinning theoretical content and completion of competency assessment (within scope of practice) request and / or undertake diagnostic procedures and clinical investigations related to plans of care.
Undertake and complete Non-Medical Prescribing role. When required training completed advice on medicine management issues associated with the patient specialty group. Work within Trust policy for Medicines Management.
Utilise advanced knowledge and skills relating to the speciality to provide specialist advice to other members of the multidisciplinary team on the basis of patient assessment.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience at a senior level (band 6 or above)
Desirable criteria
- 5 years post qualification experiance
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Registration - e.g. NMC, HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Teaching or relevant experience
- Evidence of previous level seven study
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advance clinical decision making skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of the dissemination of knowledge across healthcare settings
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Advanced clinical practice skills
- Previous leadership experience
Desirable criteria
- Contributions to audit and or research
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ruth Allen
- Job title
- Consultant Advance Clinical Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 5907
- Additional information
Via the acute sectaries via the main hospital switchboard 0161 419 1010
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