# Trainee ACP/ ACP Stroke Services

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Poole Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Advanced clinical practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 7, Band 8
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £64,750 pa/pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T14:56:01.670Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Dorset/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Stroke_Services_Networked_Medicine/Stroke_Services_Networked_Medicine-v8209120
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a full time ACP (Band 8a) / a trainee ACP (Band 7). This is an exciting post to support the day to day Stroke/ TIA Acute Services. If you are a forward thinking ACP or would like to be a trainee ACP this role may well be for you.

Advanced Clinical Practitioner is required to support and manage the day to day management of Acute Stroke and TIA Patients. The ACP post holder should be qualified ACP at Masters level, the Trainee currently working towards there masters or willing to under take it.

Please note that professional registration with a relevant professional body is required.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: 11th November 2026

### Main duties of the job

- Assume responsibility for the daily management of Stroke/TIA SDEC and acute stroke management at the front door as well as in-patient strokes.
- Take responsibility for Stroke/TIA service advanced practice caseload with minimal supervision from stroke senior medical colleagues.
- Demonstrate ongoing evidence of achieving capabilities at Masters level across the 38 standards within the four pillars of Advanced Practice outlined in the Multi Professional Framework for Advanced Practice (Clinical practice, Leadership and Management, Education, Research.)

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

### 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

### Other

**Essential**

- Clinical skills in patient assessment, diagnostic use and development /implementation of treatment plans.
- Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making skills at an enhanced level
- Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and resilience when the service is under pressure.
- To be competent to deal calmly and professionally with patients, relatives and work colleagues in a confidential and sensitive manner.
- Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrable experience of working independently in a Band 6 Clinical role within relevant specialty
- Participation in research and experience of critical appraisal of the evidence base to inform practice
- Experience of teaching, mentoring and developing staff
- Patient education and empowerment
- Participation in audit
- Experience of service and practice development and managing change
- Developing policies and protocols
- Working in partnership with all levels of staff

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Professional registration with relevant professional body
- Degree level qualification
- English at GCSE grade C/4 or Functional Skill Level 2 & Maths at GCSE grade C/4 or Functional Skill Level 2
- Expectation to undertake and complete an M level Advanced Clinical Practice
- Recognised mentoring qualification or equivalent experience
- Relevant post-graduate specialist Older Persons competencies.

**Desirable**

- Evidence of ability to study at MSc level
- Non-medical Prescriber.

## Documents

- [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417)
- [band 8a - jd (pdf, 456.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10516106)
- [band 8a - ps (pdf, 296.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10516105)
- [band 7 - jd and ps (pdf, 400.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10516104)

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