# Advanced Clinical Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-clinical-practitioner/b683da23-a952-40b2-8539-2cb02991b9a0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-clinical-practitioner/b683da23-a952-40b2-8539-2cb02991b9a0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Alexandra Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Advanced clinical practitioner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57528.00 to £64750.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T11:42:09.106Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9365-26-0167 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9365-26-0167/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9365-26-0167 - **Employer website:** https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary MSDEC enables early senior clinical decision-making, streamlining patient assessment and treatment through direct access and referral pathways. By maximising opportunities to complete care on the same day, MSDEC helps ensure patients receive timely, appropriate support often preventing unnecessary attendance to other urgent and emergency care services such as A&E. At MSDEC at The Alexandra Hospital, we provide care for all medically expected ambulant patients, with plans for significant expansion. As part of this growth, the ACP will be integral in assessing, diagnosing, and treating the full range of medically expected patients, including those who are less ambulant or more acutely unwell. Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment: As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Applicants will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel. If you have any queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact Rob Saunders (HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email robert.saunders1@nhs.net. ### Main duties of the job As an ACP within MSDEC, you will be a key member of the Urgent Care team, contributing to the delivery of outstanding patient care in line with divisional objectives, quality standards, and clinical priorities. Practicing at an advanced level, you will: - Provide expert clinical assessment, decision-making, and treatment. - Lead and influence clinical practice, supporting the development of knowledge, skills, and roles across the Trust. - Act as an expert resource within Urgent Care, ensuring patients and staff feel safe, supported, and heard. - Advocate for and uphold exceptional standards of safety, quality, dignity, and respect. - Support the growth of leadership capacity within the department, guiding nurses and support staff to deliver exemplary care. This is a highly autonomous position within a fast-paced, ACP-driven service. You will be expected to work independently and be confident in working across the urgent care floor when required. ### About us Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. Being open and honest Ensuring people feel cared for Showing respect to everyone We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer. DBS Checks and Costs Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs. ### Details - Date posted: 19 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 8a - Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working - Reference number: C9365-26-0167 - Job locations: The Alexandra Hospital, Woodrow Drive, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7UB, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities As part of a multi-professional team, the ACP team is led by Laura Mckeon, the post holder will practice autonomously, whilst being accountable and self-directed in line with the relevant code of professional conduct. The post holder will work consistently in line with the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice. We are seeking an inspiring and highly skilled Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our dynamic Medical Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC) team. This is a pivotal and rewarding role at the heart of an expanding, forward-thinking service. Working closely with the MSDEC Consultant, ACP Lead and the senior nursing team, you will champion clinical excellence, drive innovation, and support the ongoing development of our predominantly ACP-led workforce. Medical Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC) enables early senior clinical decision-making, streamlining patient assessment and treatment through direct access and referral pathways. By maximising opportunities to complete care on the same day, MSDEC helps ensure patients receive timely, appropriate support often preventing unnecessary attendance to other urgent and emergency care services such as A&E. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Clinical Experience - Experience as a fully trained ACP working in an Urgent Care/Acute Medicine/ED - Ability to manage differentiated and undifferentiated presentations in all areas / streams in the Acute Medicine - Knowledge to request and interpret appropriate investigations within accepted policies and practice - Management & Administrative Experience - Experience in managing and developing other healthcare professionals - Experience in establishing or helping to develop a service through quality improvement - Teaching Experience - Coordination of teaching programmes / conferences for the development of trainee ACPs - Teaching of junior medical staff and/or involvement in medical training programmes - Experience as a clinical or educational supervisor of trainee ACPs - Research experience - Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems - Good knowledge of critical appraisal and ability to use literature and current research / guidelines to improve patient care - Evidence of involvement in quality improvement or audit projects that have made a direct contribution to the improvement of a service **Desirable** - Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates. - Experience of involvement in Research or Quality Improvement projects ### Qualifications **Essential** - Nursing degree or equivalent qualification - Masters in Advanced Practice (MSc) and competence in managing acute illness (medical, surgical) and injury - Previous ALS / EPALS / APLS / ETC / ATLS Provider with update in last 5 years, or evidence of recent learning and development around life support course objectives Non-Medical Prescribing **Desirable** - Instructor Status Successful completion of Collegiate Credentialing status Minor Illness Module Minor Injury Module ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to work effectively as a team member - Enquiring, critical approach to work - Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies - Commitment to Continuing Medical Education - Diplomatic and tactful - Flexible approach to work duties - Ability to work under pressure - Ability to work without supervision - Reliable and supportive to other colleagues - Ability to work antisocial hours ### Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment **Essential** - As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.