Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 30 May 2025

Job summary

This post offers the opportunity for registered Healthcare Professionals to complete the 2 years MSc Advanced Practice through the Bolton University in the September 2025 cohort. Your role will enable you to study with the university and have practical on the job training at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust with the support of an established Acute Frailty ACP Team and a large team of Geriatricians through the Apprenticeship scheme.

The Trainee ACP will be working towards becoming an autonomous, accountable practitioner who will work on their own initiative and in collaboration with medical, nursing, and allied health professional colleagues as required.

Until signed off as competent, the Trainee ACP will work under the supervision of a qualified clinician whilst developing the skills that enable them to become an autonomous practitioner.

The role will be structured around the four core functions of advanced practice:

Expert clinical practice (with a minimum clinical focus of 80%)
Professional leadership and consultancy
Education, training and development of self and others
Practice and service development, research, and evaluation

We are welcoming of applications from all registered health care professionals (nursing, pharmacy, paramedics and occupational therapy) who have the ability to complete the non medical prescribing course.

Main duties of the job

The trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will assess, diagnose, treat and make the decision to admit or discharge frailty patients safely ensuring appropriate advice, health education and referral to appropriate services or other members of the MDT under the supervision of the Acute Frail & Complex Care team.

The Frailty Team in-reach into the Emergency Department (ED), AAU1 and AAU2 which are short stay assessment areas, assessment units D1 and D2 with a large focus on the Older Person's Assessment unit located on B3. They work alongside our Geriatrician team and ED and Acute Medicine teams to ensure the highest standard of care and treatment for our frail population.

The Trainee ACP post holds the expectation that following completion of the MSc , you will be offered a qualified ACP post (subject to completion of the competencies and academic requirements of the apprenticeship).

The post is blended with 2 days of study leave and 3 days on site with the Frailty Team 7am-5.30pm, this includes some weekend working.

About us

The Acute Frailty team are an established team with a wealth of experience and provide the front door (ED, acute areas and the Older Person's Assessment Unit) with frailty knowledge and clinical leadership.

We hold a Frailty Steering Group every 2 months to discuss areas of development, training opportunities, performance data and it enables an opportunity for wider working with other divisions and community partners.

The Frailty Team consistently achieve the CQUIN05 target every month whereby patients with grades of frailty Clinical Frailty Score (CFS) 6 orabove should be assessed for frailty associated syndromes via acomprehensive geriatric assessment.

Date posted

22 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-279AA-25

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Farnworth, Bolton

BL4 0JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient assessments, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments, Clinical Frailty Score reviews. Working with a multidisciplinary team.

Please see job description for more details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient assessments, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments, Clinical Frailty Score reviews. Working with a multidisciplinary team.

Please see job description for more details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First Degree (2:2 or above)
Registered Health Professional
Professional ability to prescribe upon completion of a non-medical prescribing qualification

Desirable

Evidence of courses specific to Acute Frailty
Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
Leadership/Management qualification

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in acute frailty/geriatrics or a closely related field
Evidence of senior clinical decision making.

Desirable

Worked within an acute environment at a senior clinical level

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of analytical and judgemental skills
Trust values and objectives
Knowledge of clinical, psychological, and social needs of patients attending acute care

Desirable

Advanced clinical skills in patient assessment, diagnostics with division of treatment plan
Evidence of recent research/audit

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First Degree (2:2 or above)
Registered Health Professional
Professional ability to prescribe upon completion of a non-medical prescribing qualification

Desirable

Evidence of courses specific to Acute Frailty
Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
Leadership/Management qualification

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in acute frailty/geriatrics or a closely related field
Evidence of senior clinical decision making.

Desirable

Worked within an acute environment at a senior clinical level

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of analytical and judgemental skills
Trust values and objectives
Knowledge of clinical, psychological, and social needs of patients attending acute care

Desirable

Advanced clinical skills in patient assessment, diagnostics with division of treatment plan
Evidence of recent research/audit

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).

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