Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Main area Inpatient Rehabilitation Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Post will include weekend working) Job ref 812-26-PR-AP-HEH

Site Herts and Essex Hospital Town Bishop's Stortford Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum (pro rata if applicable) Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 22/10/2026

Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic, patient-focused Advanced Practitioner (AP) with a specialist interest in rehabilitation to join the MDT on Oxford and Cambridge Ward at Herts & Essex Hospital.

Oxford and Cambridge Ward is a specialist rehabilitation unit providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with complex needs, including frailty, deconditioning, falls and long-term conditions. The ward supports patients to maximise independence and achieve rehabilitation goals, enabling safe and timely discharge.

Working closely with the Ward Leadership Team and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will provide expert clinical leadership, deliver high-quality patient-centred care, support clinical decision-making, and contribute to service development and quality improvement. The role includes collaborating with medical teams to assess, review and manage patients, developing clear management plans and utilising advanced clinical skills to support assessment, diagnosis and treatment.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the ongoing development of rehabilitation services within HCT. The post holder may occasionally provide support across other inpatient rehabilitation units, including QVM Hospital and Danesbury Neurological Centre, ensuring consistent, high-quality care across the service.

*Proposed interview date: 22nd October 2026*

Main duties of the job

• Carry out weekly ward round alongside the ward GP and Speciality doctor.
• Prescribe and review medication as per required/appropriate for patients on the unit.
• Interpret/request blood tests where appropriate for patients on the unit.
• Interpret/request other investigations.
• Develop medical treatment plans for patients on the unit.
• Provide supervision and support for the nursing team on the unit.
• Coach staff both internal to HCT and external seeking advice on patients’ suitability for admission to the unit and liaise with the acute trusts.
• Support in the development/training of ACPs across HCT.
• Work alongside the project development team in HCT.
• Communicate with other HCT Inpatient units to ensure appropriate medical/ACP cover across all three sites.

Working for our organisation

• A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
• You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.
• We put our patients, their families, and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.
• Our staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will apply advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making. Will act as an autonomous practitioner working independently and will exercise expert clinical practice in assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and development of medical treatment plans for patients with neurological needs, complex presentations and multi pathologies.

The role will provide an expert resource, providing a visible clinical profile, having both advisory and clinical input into patient care. Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.

Works collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team including medical, nursing and allied health staff to manage medical conditions and to plan and implement treatment for illnesses.

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, this role will provide education to other staff and students within the clinical area.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.

Person specification

Qualifications and training

• Currently registered practitioner with relevant Professional Governing Body
• First Degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s Degree in Advanced Practice or equivalent experience
• Post-Graduate – Extended Independent and Supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing.
• Appropriate Post-Registration specialist education / qualifications or equivalent, examples could include (not exclusive) in elderly care, long term conditions, neurological care, rehabilitation, medical care, advanced assessment, etc

Experience and Knowledge

• Needs significant post registration experience commensurate with being an Advanced Practitioner and demonstrate competence and experience in clinical management
• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience.
• Minimum of 2 years at band 6 or higher in a relevant specialty
• Evidence of leading organisational and management change
• Working with other stakeholder organisations
• Experience of working within a community setting

Skills and Abilities

• Effective communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex and highly sensitive information
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to synthesise information, consider & evaluate risks & options when making difficult decisions
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure
• Able to work independently, make decisions, organise and prioritise own workload.
• Able to work within a team
• Ability to network with other AP's and clinical colleagues, both within and external to HCT

General

• Good observation skills
• Willingness to uphold the Trust’s values
• Eligible to live and work in the UK
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
• Experience & evidence of engagement around equality, diversity & inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development & service delivery in respect of both services to users & the management of staff

We will communicate any interview arrangements with applicants via e-mail so it is advisable that you check the email address you give on your application on a regular basis.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. All new appointments (excluding Medical & Dental roles) are subject to a 26 week probation period.

We are proud to be an armed forces friendly employer and support the employment of the armed forces community, including veterans, spouses and partners. For more information, contact hct.armedforcesrecruitment@nhs.net

Applications from qualified job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to you meeting minimum criteria of the role and salary threshold. Please visit the Gov.UK website for detail.

If applicable to the role, staff are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In submitting an application form, you authorise Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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