Advanced Clinical Practitioner-Acute Medical inSandwell/City inSandwell/City PUBLISHED 3 DEC 2023

Band 8a: £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum  PERMANENT 
As a member of the Acute Medical team you will work within the Acute Medical unit, Short Stay Unit and Medical Same Day Emergency care.


For further details about this job role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) to work within Acute Internal Medicine at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. You will be a key member of the acute medicine team and work with closely with medical team to transition to our new Acute Hospital - The Midland Metropolitan Hospital which is due to Open in Autumn this year.

The Acute Medicine department is renown for being the most popular site for Acute medical trainees and is a national centre for POCUS training and accreditation. We have the first dedicated AMU Clinical Skills Lab within the UK which houses a POCUS simulator, CVP, LP and Chest drain training equipment. Trainees receive training in POCUS, leadership, and are involved heavily in teaching and education. Feedback from the our trainees is this team provides one of the best training within the Trust. This has been credited to the teamwork "family" ethos that has been created and sustained. The department has been recognised with local, national and international awards/recognition of work, services and innovation including our Epicentre work by HSJ and the Parliamentary Awards.

As a member of the Acute Medical team you will work within the Acute Medical unit, Short Stay Unit and Medical Same Day Emergency care. We are keen to support colleagues to partake within audit, research and quality improvement

The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with undiagnosed and undifferentiated conditions. In addition to this the ACP is also responsible for appropriately referring patients to relevant specialities for any necessary inpatient or outpatient investigations as well as facilitating safe patient discharge.

The post holder will be a 1st level registered nurse or registered healthcare professional and hold an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent at MSc level. The job holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within a defined clinical area, delivering all aspects of management and care to a wide range of patients with varying needs, encompassing advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking and clinical management skills that are evidence based and deliver high quality patient centred care in accordance with their scope of practice.

The post holder will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team and will play an integral role in the operational/strategic development of the service.


For further details about this job role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) to work within Acute Internal Medicine at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. You will be a key member of the acute medicine team and work with closely with medical team to transition to our new Acute Hospital - The Midland Metropolitan Hospital which is due to Open in Autumn this year.

The Acute Medicine department is renown for being the most popular site for Acute medical trainees and is a national centre for POCUS training and accreditation. We have the first dedicated AMU Clinical Skills Lab within the UK which houses a POCUS simulator, CVP, LP and Chest drain training equipment. Trainees receive training in POCUS, leadership, and are involved heavily in teaching and education. Feedback from the our trainees is this team provides one of the best training within the Trust. This has been credited to the teamwork "family" ethos that has been created and sustained. The department has been recognised with local, national and international awards/recognition of work, services and innovation including our Epicentre work by HSJ and the Parliamentary Awards.

As a member of the Acute Medical team you will work within the Acute Medical unit, Short Stay Unit and Medical Same Day Emergency care. We are keen to support colleagues to partake within audit, research and quality improvement

The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with undiagnosed and undifferentiated conditions. In addition to this the ACP is also responsible for appropriately referring patients to relevant specialities for any necessary inpatient or outpatient investigations as well as facilitating safe patient discharge.

The post holder will be a 1st level registered nurse or registered healthcare professional and hold an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent at MSc level. The job holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within a defined clinical area, delivering all aspects of management and care to a wide range of patients with varying needs, encompassing advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking and clinical management skills that are evidence based and deliver high quality patient centred care in accordance with their scope of practice.

The post holder will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team and will play an integral role in the operational/strategic development of the service.



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