# Stroke Trainee/ Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Band 7/8A > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/stroke-trainee-advanced-clinical-practitioner-band-78a/a130e9c5-fc8b-4ed7-b7ec-452df9f680bb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/stroke-trainee-advanced-clinical-practitioner-band-78a/a130e9c5-fc8b-4ed7-b7ec-452df9f680bb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Lincoln - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Speciality:** Stroke Medicine - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Long shifts, nights, days, weekends to be worked over 7 day period on a rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-09T08:03:30.600Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Lincoln/United_Lincolnshire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Stroke/Stroke-v8142508 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8142508?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ulh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Previous applicants need not apply Due  to the career progression of the current post-holder, we are excited to offer an opportunity for either a Trainee or Qualified ACP to join our dynamic and expanding stroke ACP team. The successful candidate will work autonomously to complete initial assessments, select appropriate investigations and interpret the results of these to plan treatments for patients presenting with suspected stroke, contributing to the delivery of high quality, evidence based care across the stroke pathway. The successful candidate will be part of a forward-thinking team at an exciting time for stroke services, with the ongoing expansion of acute stroke service provision. We are an active research site, offering opportunities to participate in a range of stroke research studies, including supporting participant recruitment. The team has a strong focus on innovation and quality improvement, with recent collaboration with NHS Elect to explore new ways of increasing reperfusion rates for eligible stroke patients, as well as several other active quality improvement projects working across emergency care pathways. Applications are welcomed from both Qualified and Trainee ACPs who wish to develop their career within the Stroke speciality. Trainee ACPs will be fully supported to achieve the MSc in Advanced Clinical practice.  Progression to 8a will be awarded upon successful completion of this. Informal visits are welcome. ### Main duties of the job Effectively triage all stroke and TIA referrals Autonomously perform initial assessments of patients presenting with suspected stroke Appropriately select and request investigations, interpreting the results to formulate treatment plans in line with current clinical guidelines. Identify patients eligible for reperfusion therapies and facilitate the patients’ access to these treatments/interventions, contributing to timely decision making. Perform specialist stroke assessments such as a National Institute of Health Stroke Scale \[NIHSS\] and dysphagia assessments. Work in line with SSNAP standards to ensure high quality evidence based care Actively contribute to the MDT working environment Provide specialist stroke education and training to members of the stroke MDT and across other clinical specialities. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities What should you do next? Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you! ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Current Professional registration within area of practice - NIHSS qualification - Post registration qualification or training relevant to speciality \[Degree\] - MSc in advanced clinical practice - Registered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber - Dysphagia Assessment Skills - Evidence of teaching, supervision & assessment skills - ALS Provider - First degree ie BSc in appropriate field of healthcare to carry out job role such as Nursing, Paramedic, Physio etc. Exclusion OT and Social Work **Desirable** - Mentor/assessor qualification - Instructor on ALS ### Previous Experience **Essential** - Substantial post registration relevant experience **Desirable** - Management and leadership experience - Completed portfolio of supervised practice in stroke ### Specific Requirements **Essential** - Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner. - Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines - Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems. - Participation in research or audit projects - Active involvement in departmental operational development - Ability to schedule academic workload and work commitments - Able to identify learning opportunities - Able to organise own learning and development - Ability to provide education, complete research and audit - Able to undertake required clinical duties/procedures - Ability to manoeuvre patients and perform clinical examinations as required - Ability to undertake computer and other equipment skills ### Knowledge/skills/aptitudes **Essential** - Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda - Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework ## Documents - [ceo welcome letter (pdf, 83.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2883) - [ulht staff networks (pdf, 13.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2739) - [acceptable use of ai in personal statements (pdf, 95.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2953) - [trainee/ advanced clinical practitioner band 7/8a (pdf, 424.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10441361) ## 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.