Advanced Practice Facilitator | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

The Advanced Practice Facilitator will be responsible for the Trust wide development and leadership of Advanced Clinical practitioners (ACP) in collaboration with the Associate Director of Nursing (ADN) for Education and Research. They will support the trust’s Chief Nursing Officer and ADN in developing, leading and implementing a multi professional, organisational advanced practice strategy. They will provide highly specialised, expert advice, education, consultancy and clinical expertise.
This post will provide clinical leadership and support for advanced practice within Nursing. Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP) teams. The post holder will work as a senior leader within the Trust, responsible for leading the development and implementation of advanced practice education, supervision and roles across the Trust. The post holder will work effectively alongside the ADN, to proactively influence regional and national priorities related to advanced clinical practice. They will ensure that appropriate frameworks for guidance, clinical governance, competency assessment and continuing education are in place for both the development of trainee and qualified ACPs.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
This post will provide a key leadership role in the delivery of the Advancing Practice portfolio – reporting to the Associate Director of Nursing for Education and Research with specific responsibilities in supporting and evidencing the supervision of trainee and qualified advanced practitioners, scoping ACP Trustwide for e-Portfolio requirements and strengthening governance arrangements for advancing practice.
You will be an experienced and actively practicing Advanced Clinical Practitioner who holds a Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice and be able to demonstrate highly developed knowledge, skills, leadership and experience to work at a strategic senior level Trustwide.
• Experienced advanced practitioner with an interest in professional development.
• Strong and visible compassionate leadership skills
• Knowledge in e-Portfolio supported route.
• Be able to lead in strategic development, improvement, inquiry and innovation of advancing practice across the Trust and ICS.
• Have strong mentoring / partnership / collaboration skills must be currently leading supervision, peer reviews and developing systems and workforce
• Have a teaching qualification
• Have the ability to create and develop opportunities to drive the advancing practice portfolio within the Trust
• To lead and develop polices, protocols and clinical guidelines relating to advanced practice.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence – University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation\’s core values.
They will work in collaboration with integrated care system and at a regional and national level in the development and evaluation of advanced practice. The post holder will work alongside Clinical Groups and the senior leadership team to guide and support the delivery of the ACP workforce to meet the Trust vision and objectives of the NHS 10 year plan.
• To take overall lead responsibility in collaboration with ADN in providing effective professional leadership and governance to the ACP teams across the trust.
• Represent the ADN as required at Trust, ICS, Regional, National level.
• To develop an ACP clinical governance structure across the trust ensuring that learning and quality improvements are embedded
• To facilitate standardisation of ACP and advanced roles across UHCW.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with local HEI providers.
• Nurture key relationships and maintain networks internally and externally, including national networks
• To be responsible for ensuring the ACP workforce maintain their performance, training, supervision and annual appraisals.
• To identify resources and effectively communicate with groups to ensure continuous professional development.
• To provide expert clinical leadership in the development and delivery of new systems and processes which facilitate improved ACP, recruitment, training, development and retention.
• To provide senior professional trust leadership for ACPs to motivate, inspire and develop trainee ACPs and trained ACPs in achieving excellence in their role.
• Develop and lead the UHCW trainee and qualified ACP forums reporting as appropriate.
• Establish effective means of engaging and involving patients, carers and the wider public in the development and evaluation of the strategy for ACP.
• Identify challenges that may accompany the implementation of an ACP long-term strategy and direct or influence the necessary measures to overcome them.
• Lead and participate on timely recruitment, liaising closely with Trust HR and recruitment to ensure recruitment best practice is in place at all times.
• To chair or be a member of groups and committees as required by the needs of the service.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Friday 29 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr