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Job summary

Main area
Sexual Health
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent: At completion of training would move to an ACP role at Band 8a
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-7244956
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
City Hospital
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum dependent on experience
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/07/2025 23:59

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Trainee ACP Sexual Health

Band 7

Job overview

The post holder will join the 200-strong Advanced Clinical Practitioner workforce at Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, and will be based at City campus within the Sexual Health service.

 

The role involves daytime work only Monday -Friday, with occasional Saturday clinic cover possible.

 

The trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) will develop specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare autonomously to patients in their specialty through an established ACP training pathway.

Main duties of the job

Whilst in training the trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) will undertake the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice as an apprentice; included in the curriculum are non-medical prescribing and work-based learning modules. As well as the academic pathway the tACP will follow the three year consultant-supported ACP training program mapped against established national and regional competencies. The tACP will gain the skills under direct supervision to undertake clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with undiagnosed and undifferentiated conditions. In addition to this the tACP will also be trained in the referral of patients to relevant specialities for any necessary investigations as well as facilitating safe patient discharge. The tACP will develop advanced skills in clinical decision making, critical thinking, and clinical management skills based upon evidence based practice

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Year 1: Work within the trainee’s appropriate role in the department e.g. nurse/ physiotherapist/ pharmacist. If the trainee’s base profession is not nurse, a proportion of these shifts will be working directly alongside departmental nurses. The trainee is released 1 day a week to complete module 1 and 2 of the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and also given rostered time for preparation study.

 Year 2: Following successful completion of module 1 and 2 the trainee commences as a full-time supernumerary tACP and starts the work-based learning and non-medical prescribing modules. Supernumerary trainees will have dedicated consultant supervision time, consultant competency sign off, ACP mentorship and structured teaching; allowing completion of the work based learning competency portfolio. Upon completion of this, they will plan their final assessment and transition onto the rota with a supervisory period. If the MSc is undertaken at a non-affiliated HEI, submission of a completed NUH ACP competency portfolio remains an essential element of the training pathway.

 Year 3: Completion of the final assessments.

 At the end of an agreed period of training and if all requirements are met, including successful completion of the MSc, the trainee ACP will advance into a substantive AfC band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner post.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current registration with professional body (e.g. NMC, HCPC) with ability to undertake non-medical prescribing
  • UK degree at minimum 2:2, or degree with statement of comparability at level 6 or 7 (UK ENIC) if undertaken at a non-UK HEI
  • GCSE grade A* - C in Maths and English or Functional Skills Level 2 Maths and English
Desirable criteria
  • STIF advanced
  • MSC in Advanced practice or working towards
  • DFSRH
  • LoC IUT and SDI
  • Faculty Registered Trainer for Sexual Health
  • Non medical prescriber

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum 4 years post-registration experience
  • Minimum 2 years clinical work in a Sexual Health setting
  • Minimum 1 year working at AfC Band 6 or above
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of conflict management skills

Communication skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work within a multi-professional team
  • Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with interpersonal conflict
  • Ability to adapt communication to a wide variety of patient abilities/needs and deal with potentially difficult or distressing situations effectively
  • Communication skills that facilitate building honest and trusting partnerships with patients

Analytic and Judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner
  • Deals effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines
Desirable criteria
  • Previous audit experience
  • Research experience

Planning and organisational skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates adaptability to departmental and patient need
  • Self-motivated with evidence of efficient time and deadline management
  • Able to identify learning opportunities and able to organise own learning and development
  • Ability to effectively prioritise competing demands

Other

Essential criteria
  • Manual dexterity required to perform physical examinations and speciality specific procedure
  • Ability and willingness to drive between various clinical locations

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Ruth Taylor
Job title
Consultant Sexual Health
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 9691169
Additional information

Extension 71615

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