# Qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/qualified-advanced-clinical-practitioner/6aebf700-66e6-4238-8a3c-49c55be54a0f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/qualified-advanced-clinical-practitioner/6aebf700-66e6-4238-8a3c-49c55be54a0f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** West Suffolk Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Advanced clinical practitioner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Rotational Shifts to include Days, Nights and Weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T16:01:04.697Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Suffolk/Bury_St_Edmunds/West_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Emergency_Medicine/Emergency_Medicine-v8368417 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8368417?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will be based at West Suffolk Foundation Trust (WSFT) within the Emergency Department, under the Medical Division. The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making alongside demonstrating the four pillars of practice, Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education and Research in providing healthcare that enables innovative solutions to enhance experience and improve outcomes within their speciality area. The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice. 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. This role covers a rotational shift pattern to include Days, Nights, weekends an bank holidays. ### Main duties of the job ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see job description for full details of the role and person specification. The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Demonstrates professionalism, integrity and accountability. - Committed to continuous improvement. - Creative and innovative. - Flexible approach to working hours and duties. - Demonstrates self-awareness and reflective practice. - Acts as a positive role model and promotes collaborative working. - Ability to work rotational shift pattern to include days, Nights and weekends ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - Ability to critically appraise and apply evidence to practice - Evidence of both theoretical and practical skills and competency in patient management - Effective communication both written and verbal - Ability to lead service improvement and influence practice. - Effective presentation and facilitation skills - Ability to develop protocols and guidelines - Ability to write reports for senior management - Works under own initiative with strong organisational skills and can work to deadlines - Proficient IT skills, including the use of electronic patient record systems and clinical information systems. - Able to manage change both personally and leading others - Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills **Desirable** - Demonstrable competency in Emergency Medicine-specific clinical skills and procedures relevant to scope of practice. - Competency in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) or equivalent training. ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Evidence of independent non-medical prescribing within an acute clinical environment. - Evidence of teaching, mentorship and supervision of healthcare professionals, including trainee Advanced Practitioners or equivalent learners. - Evidence of autonomous Advanced Practitioner practice within Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine, Critical Care, Urgent Care or another relevant acute specialty, including the assessment and management of undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations. - Evidence of workplace-based assessment and support of trainee Advanced Practitioners or equivalent learners. - Evidence of participation in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, incident review or service evaluation. **Desirable** - Publication or conference presentation - Centre for Advancing Practice digital badge - Participation in research activity or service evaluation leading to dissemination of findings ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - Professional Registration with either NMC, GPhC or HCPC. - Possession of 1st degree in their healthcare profession (e.g. Nursing, Physiotherapy, Paramedicine) - Possession of MSc in Advanced Practice (or recognised equivalent) and/or portfolio route recognised by the NHS England Centre for Advancing Practice. - Non-Medical Prescribing (V300 where applicable to the registered profession and role. - Advanced Life Support (ALS) provider. - Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) or European Paediatric Advanced Life Support (EPALS) provider. **Desirable** - Leadership qualification - Formal teaching/supervision qualification - ALS and/or APLS/EPALS Instructor status - ATLS Provider - ATLS Instructor status ## Documents - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 254.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10695804) ## 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.