Advanced Clinical Practitioner | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | UHCW NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7840042/218-NM-B8A-7840042 |
Summary
A high profile, accessible and responsive team member with clinical responsibilities for the delivery of Advanced Nursing Practice in Cardiothoracic surgery. Able to make informed decisions within their own speciality and scope of professional practice, involving patients and public to ensure agreed standards, targets and objectives are met.
The post holder will be an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) qualified to Masters’ Level, who will join the clinical team of Advanced Nurse Practitioners within the cardiothoracic service. Qualified practitioners will autonomously assess elective and non-elective cardiothoracic patients, including initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision making and expert care for patients, providing appropriate clinical management plans and medication prescription within statutory, trust and individual independent prescribing scope.
Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
This role will require clinical skills which will support the service users in the cardiothoracic department and deliver quality whilst ensuring safety at all times. Enhanced communication will be an important aspect of this role due to the multidisciplinary care and referrals to external hospitals and services
The ACP will be required to participate in all four pillars of the Advanced Practice role including clinical, educational, leadership and research domains. The ACP will participate in providing relevant education and training for nurses and analysing ongoing training needs, in conjunction with Trust and Cardiothoracic Practice Education professionals. The ACP will be required to ensure evidence-based care is delivered to patients and will be involved in audit of practice,
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.
• Co-ordinate the care of 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 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.
• 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.
Please see Job desription and personal specification for further detail regarding this role. If Adviance Nurse Practitioners apply who have not worked within Cardiothoracic, supervision and competencies will form part of the induction to this role
This advert closes on Tuesday 31 Mar 2026