Job overview
We are excited to announce that the opening of our state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Centre in Winchester began in September 2025 with a great success. This new facility is a testament to our Trust’s ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare services in the region and working collaboratively with orthopaedic services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to serve patients across our communities.
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner role is designed to complement and enhance traditional medical roles, working collaboratively within the MDT which includes:
1. Delivering an advanced level of practice within a field of elective orthopaedic surgery practice both independently and in partnership with the multidisciplinary team under the clinical supervision delegated by a consultant and/or Specialist Registrar.
2. Using collaborative and independent judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate the clinical care and management of elective orthopaedic patients
3. Taking initiative and responsibility for providing clinical leadership, supervision, and structured teaching for the MDT to facilitate ongoing training and education.
4. Taking a lead on audit and research within the unit contributing to developing and evaluating policies and protocols incorporating current best evidence.
5. Promoting good clinical governance and implementation of the organisational strategy and work within agreed trust/unit protocols and guidelines.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be involved in establishing and delivering a high-quality service using state of the art models of care, for patients undergoing elective joint replacement surgery by facilitating an ambulatory lower limb arthroplasty pathway. In addition to clinical supervision of the trainees, you will work with key stakeholders to develop clinical pathways, audit and governance structures, that will establish a culture of innovation, productivity and constant improvement amongst the wider multidisciplinary team. Ultimately, this will result in the provision of clinical care for day case and inpatient arthroplasty patients; discharge planning and liaising with Anaesthetic and Surgical Consultants, escalating where appropriate.
If this role appeals and you have the required knowledge, experience, skills, motivation and resourcefulness we welcome your application.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will perform at an advanced level under the core capabilities across the four pillars of Advanced Practice (Health Education England Multi-Professional Framework 2017):
6. Clinical Practice
7. Leadership and Management
8. Research
9. Education
To deliver an advanced level of practice within a specialist field, acting as a role model.
The ACP will practice both independently and in partnership with the multidisciplinary team under the clinical supervision delegated by a consultant and/or Specialist Registrar and/or under the guidance of the Lead ACP.
The post holder will use collaborative and independent judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate the clinical care and management of the patients.
Responsible for providing clinical leadership, supervision, and structured teaching for trainee ACPs and the wider multidisciplinary team to facilitate ongoing training and education.
The post holder will work within a team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners providing consistent clinical cover to the Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre. They will be involved in establishing and delivering a high-quality service using state of the art models of care for patients undergoing elective joint replacement surgery, facilitating an ambulatory arthroplasty pathway.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
10. Registered healthcare professional on relevant part of the NMC/ HCPC Register
11. MSC in Advanced Clinical Practice
12. Proven Clinical Leadership Skills
13. Independent Prescribing (V300)
Desirable criteria
14. Teaching qualification
15. Leadership qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
16. Recent experience in relevant speciality (for example Orthopaedics)
17. Evidence of Managerial Responsibilities
18. Proven close working relationships with clinical colleagues
19. Current experience of audit, research and development
20. Experience in designing or delivering teaching programmes
Desirable criteria
21. Awareness of budgetary responsibilities
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
22. Understanding of and desire to lead on quality issues
23. Evidence of autonomous and competent advanced practice (4 pillars)
24. Highly developed communication skills
25. Evidence of strong organisational and time-management skills
26. Evidence of ability to adapt to changing service demands
Desirable criteria
27. Quality management and experience of accreditation
28. Experience of working within elective surgery