Job overview
The purpose of this role is to develop a clear pathway of progression, training, and career structure for Advanced Clinical Practitioners within Cardiology Team Services.
This training role will include initial a Monday to Friday working pattern with rostered study leave to support training. As the trainee develops this will move towards a 7-day working pattern with an element of shift work and afterhours working in the latter years of the programme. This post will develop to a Band 8a upon completion of a full Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice which includes an Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification.
The post holder will be required to undergo a wide range of core, generic, and specialty based clinical capabilities demonstrating a robust portfolio of clinical and academic evidence to demonstrate all four pillars of advanced practice (clinical, research, managerial/leadership, education) relevant to the area of practice.
Main duties of the job
The trainee ACP will need to demonstrate completion of all clinical/ internal and academic standards as set out by the ACP training framework/ capabilities before progression to Band 8a is awarded through a final ARCP panel. The trainee ACP will undertake the clinical and academic training programme over a 3-year period which will involve rotating to other clinical areas within the first 2 years of the programme and returning to their base specialty for their final year. In year 3 of the programme there will be an element of service delivery requirement in the transition to a qualified role. The trainee ACP will work within their appointed clinical area of specialty and will form part of planned alternative workforce model in the employed specialty. The role will be utilised within the medical workforce model but will not be a replacement to resident doctors. The successful candidate is expected to remain in employment with the Trust for 3 years after completion of training.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
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This advert is for Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Cardiology with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in Shrewsbury, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse practitioner Cardiology role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum / pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Jun 2026.
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