Job overview
Are you an experienced Senior Nurse or Allied Health Professional (AHP) seeking your next career challenge?
If you are, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialised and autonomous practitioner to join our Acute Medical team as an ACP or trainee ACP (depending on qualifications).
In this development role - you will work towards successfully completing the Advanced Practitioner (AP) MSc (Level 7) programme in line with the Trust framework for advanced practice and their primary professional regulatory body.
You will play a key part in the departments day to day operations by providing high quality care to patients and support to your acute medical colleagues, as well as championing a culture of excellence - enhancing team skills, promoting multidisciplinary collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.
Our Acute Medical department operates an Acute Medical Unit, Acute Medical Same Day Emergency Care Unit and short stay wards.
Proposed Interview Date: 27th July 2026
Main duties of the job
During the apprenticeship/training programme you will be supported to provide expert professional and independent clinical care which enables the coordination of a multi-professional seamless service for patients under clinical supervision by a name Educational Supervisor.
Drawing upon a diverse range of knowledge to determine evidence based therapeutic interventions, which will include prescribing medication where legally allowed
You will be expected to demonstrate all four pillars of practice, being involved in and leading upon leadership activities that enable a rich culture of education, research and quality evidence-based practice.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- • Extensive post registration experience, which must be as a fully qualified healthcare professional.
- • Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner
- • Ability to deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines
- • Ability to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems with support and under direct supervision.
- • Evidence of management skills gained through theory and or practice.
- • Experience of mentoring and developing staff.
- • Broad post registration clinical experience.
- • Ability to work autonomously and within a team.
- • Ability to demonstrate the implementation of research into practice.
- • Ability to undertake required clinical duties/procedures.
Desirable
- · Evidence of management skills gained through theory and or practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- • Registered healthcare professional.
- • IT literate.
- • Evidence of continuing professional development.
- • Level 6 1st level degree (some universities require a minimum award). Willing to work towards a recognised advanced practice qualification at level 7 including advanced physical assessment and consultation skills and non-medical prescribing
- • Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills.
- • Level 2 Maths and English (GCSE grade A*-C or O-level grades 4-9 or O-Level/GCSE A-C or equivalent or recgonised functional skills assessment and qualification.
Desirable
- • Evidence of prior learning at level 7.
- • Postgraduate qualification or training relevant to speciality.
- • Mentor/assessor and/or teaching qualification.
- • Participation in research or audit projects.
- • ALS provider/instructor.
- • Evidence of mandatory training updates.
- • Management qualification / leadership training.
- • Registered independent non-medical prescriber
- Working towards an MSc in Advanced Practice.
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This advert is for Advanced/trainee Clinical Practitioner in Acute Medicine with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Colchester, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse practitioner Acute Medicine role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £64,750 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jun 2026.
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