Job summary
Are you passionate about providing exceptional care to the elderly? Do you thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment? Join our dedicated team as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) and make a real difference in the lives of frail, elderly patients.
As an ACP, you will be at the heart of our geriatric Acute wards, working closely with doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff. Your role will be crucial in ensuring that our patients receive the highest quality care .
You will have the autonomy to make complex clinical decisions, deliver advanced therapeutic interventions and lead clinical practices. This position offers a unique blend of clinical excellence, leadership and continuous professional development. With no on-call commitments and a supportive out-of-hours service, you can focus on what you do best--providing outstanding patient care.
You can be part of a team that values excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement in a supportive and educational environment. Apply today and take the next step in your career as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Main duties of the job
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Details
Date posted
20 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
214-MED
Job locations
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton In Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.
Person Specification
Management & administrative experience
Essential
* Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
* Understanding of the current structure of the NHS
* Attendance at Management Course
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
* Excellent oral and written communication skills and confidence to discuss patient management with other members of the MDT
* Broad & advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
* Has a sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
* Ability to take a full systematic focused history
* Ability to make a diagnosis based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
* Has the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to discharge
* Proven management skills- effective organisational abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills, change management skills.
* Clinical governance, current health service priorities. National and local nursing agenda
* IT literate
Desirable
* Knowledge of more than one area of clinical practice - i.e surgery, medicine, orthopaedics, ITU
* Health and safety
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
* Registered with relevant healthcare professional body (NMC / HCPC / GPC etc)
* MSc in advanced clinical practice
* Meet the criteria as outlined by the relevant specialty college or faculty (where applicable)
* Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
* ALS provider
* Non-medical prescriber
Desirable
* Relevant teaching qualification
* Evidence of research and audit
* Ability to perform basic interpretation of CT brain & Skeletal X-ray
* ALS Instructor
Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration experience, most recent of which should be in a senior position OR experience as defined by specialty college/faculty
* Direct supervision of junior staff Supervision of students
* Evidence of contribution to audit programmes within practice
* Evidence of managing complex patients in stressful and emotional situations where life-changing events are being communicated and clinically managed
* Relevant teaching/supervising/mentoring experience
* Evidence of managing acute presentations
* Clinical diagnostic skills including the ability to interpret as a minimum CXR, and laboratory investigations
* Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care
Desirable
* Project management
Contractual Requirements
Essential
* Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department
Person Specification
Management & administrative experience
Essential
* Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
* Understanding of the current structure of the NHS
* Attendance at Management Course
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
* Excellent oral and written communication skills and confidence to discuss patient management with other members of the MDT
* Broad & advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
* Has a sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
* Ability to take a full systematic focused history
* Ability to make a diagnosis based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
* Has the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to discharge
* Proven management skills- effective organisational abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills, change management skills.
* Clinical governance, current health service priorities. National and local nursing agenda
* IT literate
Desirable
* Knowledge of more than one area of clinical practice - i.e surgery, medicine, orthopaedics, ITU
* Health and safety
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
* Registered with relevant healthcare professional body (NMC / HCPC / GPC etc)
* MSc in advanced clinical practice
* Meet the criteria as outlined by the relevant specialty college or faculty (where applicable)
* Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
* ALS provider
* Non-medical prescriber
Desirable
* Relevant teaching qualification
* Evidence of research and audit
* Ability to perform basic interpretation of CT brain & Skeletal X-ray
* ALS Instructor
Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration experience, most recent of which should be in a senior position OR experience as defined by specialty college/faculty
* Direct supervision of junior staff Supervision of students
* Evidence of contribution to audit programmes within practice
* Evidence of managing complex patients in stressful and emotional situations where life-changing events are being communicated and clinically managed
* Relevant teaching/supervising/mentoring experience
* Evidence of managing acute presentations
* Clinical diagnostic skills including the ability to interpret as a minimum CXR, and laboratory investigations
* Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care
Desirable
* Project management
Contractual Requirements
Essential
* Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department
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 (opens in a new window).
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 (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton In Ashfield
NG17 4JL
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Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton In Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Employer's website
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