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Job summary

Main area
Paediatric Orthopaedics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
218-AHP-B8A-7711773
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Town
Coventry
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/01/2026 23:59
Interview date
10/02/2026

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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust logo

Paediatric Orthopaedic Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Paediatric Orthopaedics to join our multidisciplinary team.  This is an exciting opportunity for a highly specialist autonomous practitioner to independently lead clinics, triage and manage referrals request and interpret investigations and make advance clinical decisions within agreed protocols, working closely with consultant paediatric surgeons and the wider MDT. 

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. 

Main duties of the job

  • Co-ordinate the care for children, young people and their families throughout their pathway with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients. 
  • Accountable for own actions in accordance with their professional regulatory body requirements. 
  • Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times. 
  • Lead and deliver clinical care, across a variety of settings, according to national and local guidelines ensuring delivery of evidence-based care and working towards the Trust vision of providing a World Class Service. 
  • Undertake an initial assessment to determine differential diagnosis, utilising advanced critical thinking and decision-making skills, deciding when necessary to refer to senior clinical colleagues.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Act autonomously to assess, prioritise and provide expert clinical care which contributes to the patients’ treatment plan to ensure that optimum physical, psychological, and social care needs are met and ensures quality care.
  • Request and interpret relevant investigations to facilitate the development of the patient’s management plan.
  • Initiate the management of patients who are critically ill or deteriorating within scope of practice.
  • Proactively refer to other clinicians (own or other services) depending upon patients’ needs to deliver care beyond your limitations and scope of practice.
  • Proactively initiate treatment plans for patients requiring intervention and treatment ensuring ethically based considerations.
  • Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long term conditions.
  • Undertake relevant clinical procedures to facilitate patient care within the service, supported by the appropriate training and supervision.
  • Autonomously assess, diagnose, and have the legal authority to independently prescribe. As an independent prescriber, the ACP is responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions and for clinical management decisions.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Maria Acton
Job title
Paediatric Consultant Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
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