Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner Manchester

Job summary

Our OPAL (Older Person Assessment and Liaison) service is expanding, and we want you to be part of our next phase of development. Due to continued investment within the service, we are recruiting Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners. This exciting, fully funded training position offers the opportunity to undertake a 2-year Master's degree programme, supporting your professional development in perioperative medicine, frailty, and the complex care of older surgical patients, with progression to Band 8a upon successful completion of the programme. You will attend university and have dedicated study time each week, while spending the remainder of your working hours OPAL team. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in the assessment, optimisation, and ongoing management of older adults throughout their surgical pathway. The service is committed to delivering comprehensive geriatric assessment and person-centred care, ensuring patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time, while improving surgical outcomes and supporting informed decision-making. This role offers experience across pre-operative assessment, perioperative optimisation, inpatient care, and discharge planning. As the service continues to evolve, flexibility and a commitment to collaborative working across specialties will be essential.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• To utilise advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and therapeutic skills to assess, optimise, and manage older patients with frailty, multimorbidity, and complex needs throughout the perioperative pathway.
• To undertake comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and develop personalised management plans in to support informed decision-making and optimise surgical outcomes.
• To plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with surgical, anaesthetic, therapy, nursing, and medical teams.
• To contribute to pre-operative assessment, perioperative optimisation, postoperative management, discharge planning, and follow-up care, supporting continuity across the patient pathway.
• To provide clear leadership and direction within the OPAL surgical liaison team and wider multidisciplinary team.
• To support the education and development of colleagues, students, and multidisciplinary team members in the principles of geriatric medicine, frailty management, and perioperative care.
• To critically engage in research, audit, and quality improvement activities.
• To contribute to the ongoing development and evaluation of the OPAL surgical liaison team, supporting innovation and the implementation of best practice standards in perioperative care.

About us

Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward-thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement. Whether you're beginning your career or taking the next step, MFT offers a stimulating and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working - empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients. You'll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. Together, we push boundaries, share knowledge, and deliver care that transforms lives. At MFT, you'll find a workplace where everyone is respected, supported, and encouraged to thrive. We offer clear clinical pathways for professional development, helping you grow your skills and achieve your ambitions. Your journey at MFT is more than a job - it's an opportunity to make a lasting impact. We'll support you as you shape the future of healthcare, one patient at a time.

Details

Date posted: 14 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 349-MRI-8096459-RL3

Job locations: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU, for our patients, our communities, and each other. As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone.

What is a DBS Check?

• Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.
• Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police thats considered relevant to the role.
• Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the childrens and/or adults barred lists.

Who Needs a DBS Check

Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role.

The Costs for a DBS

At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred.

For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december

DBS Update Service

Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with professional body (HCPC/ NMC/GpHC)
• Relevant professional qualification

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Experience of working with older adults

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to undertake an MSc in Advanced Practice
• Demonstrate expertise in decision making.
• Evidence of excellent clinical record keeping
• Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environment.
• Maintained development of clinical leadership skills.
• Evidence of communication and negotiation skills.
• Understanding of clinical services, community services and discharge pathways
• Understanding of Frailty and SDEC models

Training and Experience

Essential

• Experience in a senior clinical position delivering high quality patient centred care.
• Portfolio of evidence demonstrating achievements in practice/ speciality
• Experience within an acute care setting
• Quality improvement experience

Desirable

• Evidence of education relating to leadership skills development

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Competent in use of IT Microsoft packages e.g. power point, word, excel
• Good working knowledge of clinical information systems and use of an electronis patient recrord
• Evidence of delivering teaching activities to staff groups.

Desirable

• Competent in databases and spreadsheets.

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: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead Ageing and Complex Care, Dr Jamila Alldred, jamila.alldred@mft.nhs.uk

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.