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Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
The closing date is 07 September 2025
Are you a highly skilled and registered healthcare professional seeking to advance your career as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Dementia and Frailty Care? Would you like to be part of a pioneering initiative reshaping Dementia and Frailty services across Birmingham?
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated and inspirational clinician to join our Community Dementia and Frailty Services within the North and West Locality teams. This role is part of a newly funded project under theBirmingham Fairer Future Fund, aimed at tackling health inequalities through culturally sensitive and collaborative care pathways across memory assessment services.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will be supported to complete aMaster's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP), with guidance from the ACP Lead, Clinical Supervisor, and Clinical Services Manager.
* Year 1-3:Band 7 (Trainee ACP)
* Year 3:Band 8a (subject to achievement of competencies and progression toward full ACP accreditation)
As a Trainee ACP, you will work under supervision to develop advanced knowledge and skills aligned with theMulti-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England. Over time, your autonomy will increase, progressing toward independent practice within the specialty.
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
* oRegistered healthcare professional (e.g., Nurse, AHP)
* eligibility and eagerness to undertake ACP training.
* one year minimum at AFC Band 6 or above
* oStrong commitment to reducing health inequalities
* partnership working across organisations
* oExperience of co-design and development of new services and pathways
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.
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 to £62,682 a yearper annum, pro rata
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