Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Rotherham

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our Surgical team. As part of the Surgical Division, the service comprises a Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) and two General Surgical inpatient wards, delivering care to both elective and emergency patients. Working with colleagues across the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre (UECC), the team is committed to ensuring patients receive timely assessment, effective clinical decision-making, and the most appropriate pathway.

The candidate will be a skilled autonomous practitioner with excellent assessment, diagnostic, and decision-making abilities. You will be committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and will thrive within a multidisciplinary environment. You will join a department that currently includes five qualified ACP's and one Trainee ACP. The post holder will work a structured rota alongside Foundation Year 1 and Senior House Officer colleagues, contributing to the assessment and management of surgical patients.

The department has a strong track record of supporting Advanced Clinical Practice development and offers robust supervision alongside educational opportunities. ACPs within the team actively contribute to service development, quality improvement, teaching, clinical audit, and research activities. Opportunities exist to develop specialist interests, advanced procedural skills relevant to general surgical practice.

Main duties of the job:

• Practise autonomously providing expert, patient-centred care.
• Undertake assessments, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment planning, referral, and discharge of patients with surgical conditions.
• Support innovative and efficient models of care that promote timely access to specialist assessment and intervention, ensuring safe effective patient care.
• Undertake clinical assessment, clerking, diagnosis, and management of patients presenting with a range of surgical conditions.
• Request, interpret, and act upon appropriate investigations to support clinical decision-making.
• Develop and implement management plans, including admission, treatment, referral, and discharge decisions.
• Independently prescribe within scope of practice and in accordance with local and national policies.
• Work with Consultants, specialty doctors, nursing teams, ACPs, allied health professionals, and supporting staff to deliver high-quality care.
• Participate in ward rounds, multidisciplinary team discussions, and surgical assessment services.
• Provide clinical advice and support to junior doctors, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain comprehensive and contemporaneous records.

In addition to direct clinical care, the post holder will contribute to the wider development of the service reflecting the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice.

About us:

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham. As a Trust, we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients.

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trust's values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Person Specification:

• Experience: Essential experience of presenting complex information to large groups, appraisal of others including trainees, working with acutely ill patients, and experience in education of staff.
• Knowledge: Excellent communication skills, effective organisational abilities, supervisory skills, leadership and change management skills, and awareness of current health service priorities.
• Qualifications: Current Professional Registration, Degree level Qualification, Teaching/Mentorship Qualification, Qualified in Non-Medical Prescribing (v300), MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent, Evidence of Ongoing Professional Development.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.