Surgical Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

Due to changes within the Surgical Practitioner team, we can now offer a part time Advanced Practitioner post to the right person for the job.

The position is an opportunity to demonstrate and develop the four pillars of advancing practice whilst part of a motivated and highly experience team. It will at times be a challenging environment and you will need to be skilled, confident and have experience is managing a group of acutely unwell patients. It is essential you have highly developed management and leadership expertise in dealing with people both individually and in a team. You will need to effectively engage with your patients, peer groups, and service users in all elements of your role, leading by example and promoting a supportive, compassionate and caring culture. You will work with Consultants and support the junior on-call medical team to plan and deliver safe, effective and quality care for our patients. This will require an inclusive, transparent, open approach to your role, whereby you are accountable to others and go that extra mile when required. You will hold an Adult Health Assessment, teaching and assessing, non-medical prescriber and Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice qualification. As a key person in the directorate, you will act as a role model, be inspirational, dynamic and a courageous individual.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide an interface between the surgical and nursing disciplines which ensures a cohesive, holistic and researched approach to the management of patients within the Service of Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust.

• The post holder will have direct clinical involvement and knowledge of the General Surgery Specialty with evidence of relevant post basic study.

• The post holder will have a role in the development of services with the Surgical Assessment Unit.

• The post holder will have advanced nursing skills and support nurse led initiatives and independent practices

• The post holder will liaise closely with Consultant Surgeons, members of the multi-disciplinary team, Directorate Manager, Professional head of Service, Matron, Ward Managers.

• The post holder will support junior medical staff and stand in for junior roles.

• The post holder will have a role in clerking, assessing, prescribing and planning treatment for emergency surgical admissions, in SSDEC, SAU, A&E, GP, 111 and WMAS referrals.

• The post holder will demonstrate a high level of professional and autonomous nursing practice.

• Using comprehensive, advanced knowledge and skills the post holder will plan care and will be competent to initiate and undertake specialist treatments and investigations.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

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 over 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 to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

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.

Details

• Date posted: 05 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: C9365-26-0426
• Job locations: Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The position is an opportunity to demonstrate and develop the four pillars of advancing practice whilst part of a motivated and highly experience team. It will at times be a challenging environment and you will need to be skilled, confident and have experience is managing a group of acutely unwell patients. It is essential you have highly developed management and leadership expertise in dealing with people both individually and in a team. You will need to effectively engage with your patients, peer groups, and service users in all elements of your role, leading by example and promoting a supportive, compassionate and caring culture. You will work with Consultants and support the junior on-call medical team to plan and deliver safe, effective and quality care for our patients. This will require an inclusive, transparent, open approach to your role, whereby you are accountable to others and go that extra mile when required. You will hold an Adult Health Assessment, teaching and assessing, non-medical prescriber and Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice qualification. You will be passionate about our business, our Trust behaviours and ambitions and creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do. As a key person in the directorate, you will act as a role model, be inspirational, dynamic and a courageous individual. If you think this is the post for you, please contact Hannah Bourne- Interim Lead ACP in General Surgery and Surgical SDEC via email at hannahbourne@nhs.net to arrange an informal visit or to discuss the post further. This advert may be closed early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

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

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.