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Job overview
Are you an experienced Senior Nurse or Allied Health Professional (AHP) seeking your next career challenge?
If you are, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialised and autonomous practitioner to join the team at the Emergency Department (ED) as an ACP or trainee ACP (depending on qualifications). In this development role - you will work towards successfully completing the Advanced Practitioner (AP) MSc (Level 7) programme in line with the Trust framework for advanced practice and their primary professional regulatory body.
You will play a key part in the ED's day to day operations by providing high quality care to patients and support to your ED colleagues, as well as championing a culture of excellence - enhancing team skills, promoting multidisciplinary collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.
Our ED operates from a new purpose-built facility adjacent to our brand-new Urgent Treatment Centre. With a single point of entry for all walk-in urgent and emergency patients, our model ensures that individuals are seen by the right team at the right time.
Main duties of the job
- During the apprenticeship/training programme the tACP will be supported to provide expert professional and independent clinical care which enables the coordination of a multi-professional seamless service for patients under clinical supervision by a named RCEM ACP Educational Supervisor.
- Drawing upon a diverse range of knowledge to determine evidence based therapeutic interventions, which will include prescribing medication where legally allowed
- The tACP will be expected to demonstrate all four pillars of practice, being involved in and leading upon leadership activities that enable a rich culture of education, research and quality evidence-based practice.
- This post can include a slot on the general medicine on call rota. This is 1 in 8 weekends – 1 day only, there is a 12 hour shift in EAU reviewing patients admitted acutely, then availability overnight from home if needed. This is supported by an acute on call junior team and 2 medical SpRs during the day with a Hospital at Night scheme overnight. The successful candidate will have the option of joining this rota if they wish.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Colchester, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse practitioner Emergency Medicine role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £64,750 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 May 2026.
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