Trainee ACP Sexual Health

Main area Sexual Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: At completion of training would move to an ACP role at Band 8a Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week Job ref 164-7244956

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site City Hospital Town Nottingham Salary £47,810 – £54,710 per annum dependent on experience Salary period Yearly Closing 27/07/2025 23:59

Trainee ACP Sexual Health

Band 7

Job overview

The post holder will join the 200-strong Advanced Clinical Practitioner workforce at Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, and will be based atCity campus within theSexual Health service.

The role involves daytime work only Monday -Friday, with occasional Saturday clinic cover possible.

The trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) will develop specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare autonomously to patients in their specialty through an established ACP training pathway.

Main duties of the job

Whilst in training the trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) will undertake the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice as an apprentice; included in the curriculum are non-medical prescribing and work-based learning modules. As well as the academic pathway the tACP will follow the three year consultant-supported ACP training program mapped against established national and regional competencies. The tACP will gain the skills under direct supervision to undertake clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with undiagnosed and undifferentiated conditions. In addition to this the tACP will also be trained in the referral of patients to relevant specialities for any necessary investigations as well as facilitating safe patient discharge. The tACP will develop advanced skills in clinical decision making, critical thinking, and clinical management skills based upon evidence based practice

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Year 1: Work within the trainee’s appropriate role in the department e.g. nurse/ physiotherapist/ pharmacist. If the trainee’s base profession is not nurse, a proportion of these shifts will be working directly alongside departmental nurses. The trainee is released 1 day a week to complete module 1 and 2 of the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and also given rostered time for preparation study.

Year 2: Following successful completion of module 1 and 2 the trainee commences as a full-time supernumerary tACP and starts the work-based learning and non-medical prescribing modules. Supernumerary trainees will have dedicated consultant supervision time, consultant competency sign off, ACP mentorship and structured teaching; allowing completion of the work based learning competency portfolio. Upon completion of this, they will plan their final assessment and transition onto the rota with a supervisory period. If the MSc is undertaken at a non-affiliated HEI, submission of a completed NUH ACP competency portfolio remains an essential element of the training pathway.

Year 3: Completion of the final assessments.

At the end of an agreed period of training and if all requirements are met, including successful completion of the MSc, the trainee ACP will advance into a substantive AfC band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner post.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• Current registration with professional body (e.g. NMC, HCPC) with ability to undertake non-medical prescribing
• UK degree at minimum 2:2, or degree with statement of comparability at level 6 or 7 (UK ENIC) if undertaken at a non-UK HEI
• GCSE grade A* – C in Maths and English or Functional Skills Level 2 Maths and English
• STIF advanced
• MSC in Advanced practice or working towards
• DFSRH
• LoC IUT and SDI
• Faculty Registered Trainer for Sexual Health
• Non medical prescriber

Experience

• Minimum 4 years post-registration experience
• Minimum 2 years clinical work in a Sexual Health setting
• Minimum 1 year working at AfC Band 6 or above
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills
• Evidence of conflict management skills
• Ability to work within a multi-professional team
• Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with interpersonal conflict
• Ability to adapt communication to a wide variety of patient abilities/needs and deal with potentially difficult or distressing situations effectively
• Communication skills that facilitate building honest and trusting partnerships with patients

Analytic and Judgement skills

• Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner
• Deals effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures and guidelines
• Research experience

Planning and organisational skills

• Demonstrates adaptability to departmental and patient need
• Self-motivated with evidence of efficient time and deadline management
• Able to identify learning opportunities and able to organise own learning and development
• Ability to effectively prioritise competing demands

Other

• Manual dexterity required to perform physical examinations and speciality specific procedure
• Ability and willingness to drive between various clinical locations

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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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