Emergency Department Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
| Posting date: | 05 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £54,710 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 September 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG7 2UH |
| Company: | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | 7364883/164-7364883 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Do you aspire to become an ACP in the Emergency Department?
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of busiest teaching hospitals in Europe and is nationally recognised as having an established Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) service.
With 200 qualified and trainee ACPs across multiple specialties to date (52 across ED), we are now seeking committed, enthusiastic and compassionate individuals to join our Emergency Medicine team of ACPs to deliver the highest quality care to our patients. NUH offers qualified ACPs supported career pathways across the pillars of ACP.
With strong partnerships with our local universities we are looking for health care professionals to join us as apprentice trainee ACPs. Applicants must be registered with a professional body (NMC, HCPC or equivalent) hold a GCSE in Maths and English (grade A*-C or equivalent). Hold a UK degree minimum 2:2 or degree with statement of comparability at Level 6 or 7 (UK ENIC) if undertaken at a non-UK HEI and be able to undertake the Non-Medical Prescribing course. Successful candidates will commence on the level 7 ACP apprenticeship training pathway at the University of Nottingham .
We would also welcome trainee ACPs who are part-way through their training who are looking to move to NUH to access the established ACP training pathway.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
NUH’s Emergency Department is the region’s major trauma centre and one of the busiest emergency departments in Europe seeing over 170,000 patients a year.
Within the emergency department is a nationally recognised and well established ACP service.
The team consists of 52 qualified and trainee ACPs working across both the adult and paediatric emergency departments and we are now looking for extraordinary individuals to join our adult ACP team.
Your clinical development will be well supported by our large ACP team and senior medical workforce and this does not stop once you are qualified.
We run a well-established post-graduation plan which is mapped to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine accreditation competencies as well as encompassing the other pillars of advanced practice.
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.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
We’d also like to hear from ACP trainees who are part way through their ACP MSc training and are looking to move to insert specialty or to a supported and established ACP training pathway.
Successful applicants to these adult trainee ACP posts will undertake the Advanced Clinical Practice MSc as an apprentice at The University of Nottingham and follow our supported and established three year ACP training pathway consisting of:
Year 1: appointed as a band 6 andexpected to be working within your current scope of practice alongside the nursing role if base profession is outside of nursing and/or not currently working clinically within the emergency department.The trainee is released 15 hours a week to complete year 1 of the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
Year 2: Following successful completion of year 1 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. Following completion of non-medical prescribing and a percentage of the portfolio tACPs will be awarded a band 7 following an appraisal.
Year 3: following successful completion of the year 2 modules and the portfolio, tACPs will undertake a VIVA, once completed the tACPs will undertake a supported transition onto the rota with a supervisory period. When the final gateway assessments/modules are completed the trainee will advance to a band 8a qualified PACP.
Once qualified, along with clinical work across the department the individual will have weekly rostered time to undertake their own continued professional development alongside service development work. They will be given the opportunity to follow personal interests and pursuits whether that is in education, teaching, research or management.
This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed individual to undertake a career in advanced clinical practice. If you are seeking to continue your career in the NHS in Emergency Medicine whilst continuing to be at the forefront of patient care, come and join us. We look forward to hearing from you
This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025
Do you aspire to become an ACP in the Emergency Department?
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of busiest teaching hospitals in Europe and is nationally recognised as having an established Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) service.
With 200 qualified and trainee ACPs across multiple specialties to date (52 across ED), we are now seeking committed, enthusiastic and compassionate individuals to join our Emergency Medicine team of ACPs to deliver the highest quality care to our patients. NUH offers qualified ACPs supported career pathways across the pillars of ACP.
With strong partnerships with our local universities we are looking for health care professionals to join us as apprentice trainee ACPs. Applicants must be registered with a professional body (NMC, HCPC or equivalent) hold a GCSE in Maths and English (grade A*-C or equivalent). Hold a UK degree minimum 2:2 or degree with statement of comparability at Level 6 or 7 (UK ENIC) if undertaken at a non-UK HEI and be able to undertake the Non-Medical Prescribing course. Successful candidates will commence on the level 7 ACP apprenticeship training pathway at the University of Nottingham .
We would also welcome trainee ACPs who are part-way through their training who are looking to move to NUH to access the established ACP training pathway.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
NUH’s Emergency Department is the region’s major trauma centre and one of the busiest emergency departments in Europe seeing over 170,000 patients a year.
Within the emergency department is a nationally recognised and well established ACP service.
The team consists of 52 qualified and trainee ACPs working across both the adult and paediatric emergency departments and we are now looking for extraordinary individuals to join our adult ACP team.
Your clinical development will be well supported by our large ACP team and senior medical workforce and this does not stop once you are qualified.
We run a well-established post-graduation plan which is mapped to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine accreditation competencies as well as encompassing the other pillars of advanced practice.
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.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
We’d also like to hear from ACP trainees who are part way through their ACP MSc training and are looking to move to insert specialty or to a supported and established ACP training pathway.
Successful applicants to these adult trainee ACP posts will undertake the Advanced Clinical Practice MSc as an apprentice at The University of Nottingham and follow our supported and established three year ACP training pathway consisting of:
Year 1: appointed as a band 6 andexpected to be working within your current scope of practice alongside the nursing role if base profession is outside of nursing and/or not currently working clinically within the emergency department.The trainee is released 15 hours a week to complete year 1 of the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
Year 2: Following successful completion of year 1 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. Following completion of non-medical prescribing and a percentage of the portfolio tACPs will be awarded a band 7 following an appraisal.
Year 3: following successful completion of the year 2 modules and the portfolio, tACPs will undertake a VIVA, once completed the tACPs will undertake a supported transition onto the rota with a supervisory period. When the final gateway assessments/modules are completed the trainee will advance to a band 8a qualified PACP.
Once qualified, along with clinical work across the department the individual will have weekly rostered time to undertake their own continued professional development alongside service development work. They will be given the opportunity to follow personal interests and pursuits whether that is in education, teaching, research or management.
This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed individual to undertake a career in advanced clinical practice. If you are seeking to continue your career in the NHS in Emergency Medicine whilst continuing to be at the forefront of patient care, come and join us. We look forward to hearing from you
This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025