Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Emergency Medicine

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, a leading teaching Trust rated "Good" by the Care Quality Commission, is expanding its advanced practice workforce within Emergency Medicine.

Closing date: 26 October 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate acute medicine professional eager for career progression. The successful candidate will work under clinical supervision and will be engaged in the MSc in Advanced Practice, progressing to Band 8a.

Main duties

• Assess non-elective patients, including initial history, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care under the supervision of senior clinicians.
• Demonstrate safe clinical decision making and expert care, prescribing medication as required.
• Collaborate with emergency medicine teams to deliver patient care, service delivery, and adherence to policy and procedures.
• Guide junior medical and nursing staff in relation to relevant protocols and procedures.
• Work across all areas of emergency medicine, including the emergency department, acute medicine and urgent and emergency care, providing primary and secondary assessment alongside medical colleagues.
• Ensure evidence based care is delivered, contribute to audit, research and service improvement.
• Upon completion of the MSc in Advanced Practice, including the non medical prescribing module, achieve a satisfactory level of competency evidenced by a successful ACAT assessment and progress to Band 8a.

Qualifications and experience

• Graduated with a Qualifying Degree (see supporting documents).
• MSci in Advanced Practice (see supporting documents).
• Experience in acute and emergency medicine (see supporting documents).
• Non medical prescribing competence (see supporting documents).
• Commitment to Trust values and behaviours (see supporting documents).

Person specification

• Professional regulatory body membership.
• Advanced critical thinking and decision making skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and depend on capabilities and level of supervision.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Person values

• Demonstrated commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Commitment to continuous learning and development.

Commitment to Trust values and behaviours

• See supporting documents.

Benefits of working with us

• One of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
• Modern facilities and world class research and innovation.
• Pathway to Excellence designation.
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

How to apply

Please keep the original application link - the attached job description contains further details.