Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Care of the Elderly / Frailty
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 October 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9218-25-1123 |
Summary
Enthusiasm, a desire to learn and flexibility are essential for this role, as are good interpersonal and organisational skills. You will take pride in your responsibility for the quality of the care in your clinical area, provide sound clinical and professional leadership to your multi-disciplinary team and create a culture where the team feel empowered. The Service aims to deliver and sustain the highest standards of care, quality, safety and dignity for all of our patients. If you are keen to develop and work as part of our dynamic team then we would love to hear from you. Informal visits are very welcome where you will be able to find out more information about this exciting opportunity. Co-ordinate the care of Care of the Elderly and Acute Frailty Service patients 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 the Code of Professional Conduct and professional regulatory guidance. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times. Lead and deliver care across a variety of clinical settings such as outpatient, inpatient, virtual clinic, ward rounds, etc. Deliver clinical care according to national and local guidelines ensuring delivery of evidence-based care and working towards the Trust vision of providing a World Class Service. Assess and prioritise patients within the service to maintain quality care. 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. Act autonomously to provide expert clinical care which contributes to the patients treatment plan to ensure that optimum physical, psychological, and social care needs are met. Request and interpret relevant investigations to facilitate the development of the patients management plan. 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. Our ACP team is based between both hospital sites at University Hospital Coventry and the Hospital of St Cross. Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.