Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner inSutton inSutton PUBLISHED 10 MAY 2024

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care.
Job summary


Job Opportunity: Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner


Are you ready to embark on a career path that combines compassion with cutting-edge medical expertise? Join our team at the Surgical Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC), where innovation meets patient-centered care.


About Us:
The Surgical Same Day Emergency Care Unit is a newly established area dedicated to providing efficient and effective emergency care. Our unit comprises 4 trollies, 5 armchairs, a procedure room, and 2 consultation rooms. Patients primarily come from the Emergency Department, selected based on predefined criteria related to their presenting complaints. Our mission is to deliver same-day emergency care and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, ensuring every patient receives timely and expert care.


Position Overview:
We are seeking a motivated Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our dynamic team. Reporting directly to the Matron, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing their clinical skills and knowledge to meet the demands of our service delivery. This position offers a unique opportunity to grow professionally while making a significant impact on patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Inspirational, ability to motivate individuals and teams
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and confidence to discuss patient management with other members of the MDT
  • Ability to critique own practice
  • In-depth knowledge of specialist clinical area
  • Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high-pressure environment
  • Excellent liaison and negotiation skills
  • Commitment to personal and staff development and training
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently
Desirable

  • Confidence and ability to accurately assess and manage complex patient presentations to a high professional standard
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional

Essential

  • Registered with relevant healthcare professional body
  • Degree-level registration qualification OR equivalent level of knowledge and skill obtained through experience in accordance with specialty college/faculty and HEI guidance
  • Relevant teaching/supervising/mentoring experience
Desirable

  • Relevant teaching qualification
  • Evidence of ability to work at Master's academic level
Further Training

Essential

  • ILS and AIMS
Desirable

  • ALS
Experience

Essential

  • You will be an experienced registered health care professional willing to undertake a training programme to become an autonomous ACP
  • Experience working in relevant clinical setting in a senior role
  • Evidence of continued professional development and the practical application of new skills to the work place
  • Evidence of practical contributions to the development of the service
  • Direct supervision of junior staff
  • Supervision of students
  • Evidence of contribution to audit programmes within practice
  • Flexible, positive, problem solving approach to issues
  • Ability to work autonomously and within a team
  • Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care
Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership and management skills (i.e. shift coordinating)
  • Evidence of managing complex patients in stressful and emotional situations where life-changing events are being communicated and clinically managed
Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Continued Professional Development
  • Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Inspirational, ability to motivate individuals and teams
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and confidence to discuss patient management with other members of the MDT
  • Ability to critique own practice
  • In-depth knowledge of specialist clinical area
  • Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high-pressure environment
  • Excellent liaison and negotiation skills
  • Commitment to personal and staff development and training
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently
Desirable

  • Confidence and ability to accurately assess and manage complex patient presentations to a high professional standard
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional

Essential

  • Registered with relevant healthcare professional body
  • Degree-level registration qualification OR equivalent level of knowledge and skill obtained through experience in accordance with specialty college/faculty and HEI guidance
  • Relevant teaching/supervising/mentoring experience
Desirable

  • Relevant teaching qualification
  • Evidence of ability to work at Master's academic level
Further Training

Essential

  • ILS and AIMS
Desirable

  • ALS
Experience

Essential

  • You will be an experienced registered health care professional willing to undertake a training programme to become an autonomous ACP
  • Experience working in relevant clinical setting in a senior role
  • Evidence of continued professional development and the practical application of new skills to the work place
  • Evidence of practical contributions to the development of the service
  • Direct supervision of junior staff
  • Supervision of students
  • Evidence of contribution to audit programmes within practice
  • Flexible, positive, problem solving approach to issues
  • Ability to work autonomously and within a team
  • Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care
Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership and management skills (i.e. shift coordinating)
  • Evidence of managing complex patients in stressful and emotional situations where life-changing events are being communicated and clinically managed
Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Continued Professional Development
  • Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

SDEC (SAU Ward 33)

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Employer's website
Job summary

Job Opportunity: Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner


Are you ready to embark on a career path that combines compassion with cutting-edge medical expertise? Join our team at the Surgical Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC), where innovation meets patient-centered care.

About Us:
The Surgical Same Day Emergency Care Unit is a newly established area dedicated to providing efficient and effective emergency care. Our unit comprises 4 trollies, 5 armchairs, a procedure room, and 2 consultation rooms. Patients primarily come from the Emergency Department, selected based on predefined criteria related to their presenting complaints. Our mission is to deliver same-day emergency care and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, ensuring every patient receives timely and expert care.

Position Overview:
We are seeking a motivated Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our dynamic team. Reporting directly to the Matron, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing their clinical skills and knowledge to meet the demands of our service delivery. This position offers a unique opportunity to grow professionally while making a significant impact on patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Inspirational, ability to motivate individuals and teams
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and confidence to discuss patient management with other members of the MDT
  • Ability to critique own practice
  • In-depth knowledge of specialist clinical area
  • Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high-pressure environment
  • Excellent liaison and negotiation skills
  • Commitment to personal and staff development and training
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently
Desirable

  • Confidence and ability to accurately assess and manage complex patient presentations to a high professional standard
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional

Essential

  • Registered with relevant healthcare professional body
  • Degree-level registration qualification OR equivalent level of knowledge and skill obtained through experience in accordance with specialty college/faculty and HEI guidance
  • Relevant teaching/supervising/mentoring experience
Desirable

  • Relevant teaching qualification
  • Evidence of ability to work at Master's academic level
Further Training

Essential

  • ILS and AIMS
Desirable

  • ALS
Experience

Essential

  • You will be an experienced registered health care professional willing to undertake a training programme to become an autonomous ACP
  • Experience working in relevant clinical setting in a senior role
  • Evidence of continued professional development and the practical application of new skills to the work place
  • Evidence of practical contributions to the development of the service
  • Direct supervision of junior staff
  • Supervision of students
  • Evidence of contribution to audit programmes within practice
  • Flexible, positive, problem solving approach to issues
  • Ability to work autonomously and within a team
  • Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care
Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership and management skills (i.e. shift coordinating)
  • Evidence of managing complex patients in stressful and emotional situations where life-changing events are being communicated and clinically managed
Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Continued Professional Development
  • Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Inspirational, ability to motivate individuals and teams
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and confidence to discuss patient management with other members of the MDT
  • Ability to critique own practice
  • In-depth knowledge of specialist clinical area
  • Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high-pressure environment
  • Excellent liaison and negotiation skills
  • Commitment to personal and staff development and training
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently
Desirable

  • Confidence and ability to accurately assess and manage complex patient presentations to a high professional standard
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional

Essential

  • Registered with relevant healthcare professional body
  • Degree-level registration qualification OR equivalent level of knowledge and skill obtained through experience in accordance with specialty college/faculty and HEI guidance
  • Relevant teaching/supervising/mentoring experience
Desirable

  • Relevant teaching qualification
  • Evidence of ability to work at Master's academic level
Further Training

Essential

  • ILS and AIMS
Desirable

  • ALS
Experience

Essential

  • You will be an experienced registered health care professional willing to undertake a training programme to become an autonomous ACP
  • Experience working in relevant clinical setting in a senior role
  • Evidence of continued professional development and the practical application of new skills to the work place
  • Evidence of practical contributions to the development of the service
  • Direct supervision of junior staff
  • Supervision of students
  • Evidence of contribution to audit programmes within practice
  • Flexible, positive, problem solving approach to issues
  • Ability to work autonomously and within a team
  • Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care
Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership and management skills (i.e. shift coordinating)
  • Evidence of managing complex patients in stressful and emotional situations where life-changing events are being communicated and clinically managed
Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Continued Professional Development
  • Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

SDEC (SAU Ward 33)

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Employer's website


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