Trainee or Qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Brighton inBrighton PUBLISHED WED 4 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

University Hospitals Sussex is a regional teaching Trust, providing general acute services to Brighton and Hove and Mid Sussex and tertiary services for patients across Sussex and the south east of England. The Hospital serves a catchment population of over 1.25 million. The new Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) has just opened its new hospital. One hour from London, the beach is just moments from the hospital and to the north of the city we are surrounded by the South Downs National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Our city has superb transport links into London, just 50 minutes on the train, and access to Gatwick airport.

The Surgical department is a progressive, dynamic unit that is a friendly and rewarding place to work. We pride ourselves on our excellent clinical results.

We have an established General Surgical ACP programme that works across the ward, the SDU and faster diagnosis Colorectal service. The roles will join the existing ACP team and rotate between the clinical areas

If you are enthusiastic, dynamic, highly motivated and committed to delivering high quality care then we would like to hear from you. Applications are welcome from Nursing and Allied Health Professionals with HCPC/NMC registration that are eligible to under non medical prescribing in accordance with their professional body.

The ACP role on the ward is integrated into the surgical team to provide service delivery for in patients. In the Surgical Assessment Unit the ACP will work with support from the Surgical registrar and SAU consultant. You will be responsible for the initial assessment of SAU patients, as well as organising their initial investigations and formulating a management plan. The patient mix will be GP referrals as well as returning ward patients for reviews. The Faster diagnostic clinic role will work with support from the Colorectal Nurse Consultant for Faster Diagnosis Service. There will be specific bed-based/clinic teaching on a weekly basis in addition to the rest of the teaching opportunities.

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The ACP team is part of a wider surgical ACP team that meet for weekly teaching and peer support. In addition there are other established ACP teams across the Trust that network and share

The roles will work collaboratively, within multi professional teams. The qualified ACP will be expected to make complex, autonomous decisions utilising expert practice and knowledge within a supportive team. The trainee roles will be supported while they undertake the academic study and training required to develop into the role.

The qualified ACP band 8a will have a registered MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or have completed a PG Cert & Dip in Advanced Clinical Practice and is undertaking their dissertation/learning improvement programme. They will be an established Non Medical Prescriber (NMP) and able to function as an autonomous practitioner across the surgical clinical areas. The job plan has 10-20%non clinical protected time to achieve all four pillars of advanced practice.

The trainee ACP band 7 will be willing to undertake, or is currently registered on an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. Consideration will be given to applicants who are or have completed the physical assessment module, are registered non-medical prescribers or are completing the NMP course. They will demonstrate a commitment to completing an MSc in Advanced Practice. Funding and 20% non clinical time will be provided to undertake the MSc.