Trainee Clinical Practitioner

We are looking for a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic individual to join our Advanced Clinical Practitioner team here at Northumbria Healthcare working within the Emergency Department

It will be expected that through completion of MSc Advanced Clinical Practice and supportive experiential learning, that the post holder will show high levels of autonomy across the four pillars of practice including clinical practice, leadership, education and research/audit. The ACP will be pivotal in developing the wider Emergency Department.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.

For further information on Annex 20, please see:

http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-16-to-20/annex-20-development-of-professional-roles

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will be supported to complete a 3 year, part time MSc programme in Advanced clinical Practice while working clinically in the department. They will be supported by an Emergency Department Consultant as a Clinical Supervisor to enable them to:

Use advanced knowledge and skills in to undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, make decisions based on clinical reasoning and initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions.

Provide professional senior clinical leadership and support within the specialty multi professional team and across service boundaries.

Support the wider team to build capacity and capability through work-based and interprofessional learning, and the application of learning to practice. Act as a role model, educator, supervisor, coach and mentor.

Lead clinical audits and critically engage in research activity using the results to underpin own practice, inform the practice of others and make organisational recommendations.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £64,750 a year

Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

319-8254792KD

Job locations

NSECH

Cramlington Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Personal Specifications for

• Band 7 Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
• Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Personal Specifications for

• Band 7 Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
• Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence the underpinning subject-specific competencies i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope, and demonstrate application of the capabilities to these, in an approach that is appropriate to the individual role, setting and scope.
• Extensive demonstrable experience in specialty / clinical area
• Experience of implementing evidence based practice
• Experience of participation in clinical audit

Desirable

• Experience of leading clinical governance
• Experience of research activity
• Experience of Service Improvement / Quality Improvement / Practice Development
• Experience of developing evidence based protocols and clinical guidelines.

Other Requirements

Essential

• You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC
• Relevant degree, minimum 2:2 and willingness to work toward a Masters level qualification
• Evidence of relevant, recent study continuing education.

Desirable

• Management and leadership qualification
• IR(ME)R training
• ALS / APLS
• Major Incident Training
• Prescribing qualification (where legally permitted)

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence the underpinning subject-specific competencies i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope, and demonstrate application of the capabilities to these, in an approach that is appropriate to the individual role, setting and scope.
• Extensive demonstrable experience in specialty / clinical area
• Experience of implementing evidence based practice
• Experience of participation in clinical audit

Desirable

• Experience of leading clinical governance
• Experience of research activity
• Experience of Service Improvement / Quality Improvement / Practice Development
• Experience of developing evidence based protocols and clinical guidelines.

Other Requirements

Essential

• You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC
• Relevant degree, minimum 2:2 and willingness to work toward a Masters level qualification
• Evidence of relevant, recent study continuing education.

Desirable

• Management and leadership qualification
• IR(ME)R training
• ALS / APLS
• Major Incident Training
• Prescribing qualification (where legally permitted)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NSECH

Cramlington Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NSECH

Cramlington Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Personal Specifications for

• Band 7 Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
• Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence the underpinning subject-specific competencies i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope, and demonstrate application of the capabilities to these, in an approach that is appropriate to the individual role, setting and scope.
• Extensive demonstrable experience in specialty / clinical area
• Experience of implementing evidence based practice
• Experience of participation in clinical audit

Desirable

• Experience of leading clinical governance
• Experience of research activity
• Experience of Service Improvement / Quality Improvement / Practice Development
• Experience of developing evidence based protocols and clinical guidelines.

Other Requirements

Essential

• You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC
• Relevant degree, minimum 2:2 and willingness to work toward a Masters level qualification
• Evidence of relevant, recent study continuing education.

Desirable

• Management and leadership qualification
• IR(ME)R training
• ALS / APLS
• Major Incident Training
• Prescribing qualification (where legally permitted)