Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summaryWorking Full time: 37.5 hours per weekAn exciting opportunity has become available for a highly motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the General Surgery team at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in General Surgery provides expert clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of patients presenting with a wide range of surgical conditions.

The role includes advanced clinical decision making, leadership, education, service development, and the promotion of high standards of patient safety and quality of care in accordance with local and national guidelines.

Applicants must have an ACP masters qualification or be currently undertaking an ACP programme to be considered for this post. Please note, a trainee ACP would be employed as band 7 until fully qualified. Main duties of the jobAs an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in General Surgery the post holder will mainly be based in the Same Day Emergency Care unit (SDEC) assessing patients with both general surgery and urology presentations, ordering clinical investigations, interpreting results and either independently discharging the patient or working with the surgical team to manage their episode of care.

The post holder will also be expected to see surgically referred patients in the Emergency Department, managethe surgical SDEC virtual clinics and will occasionally support general surgery ward rounds. The post holder will be allocated weekly time to develop in all four pillars of advanced practice.

The Countessof Chester Hospital has an excellent advanced practice network which offers teaching sessions, a yearly conference and on-going peer support for both trainee and qualified ACPs. Please see attached job description for more detail.

About usThe Trust's services are provided from three locations:o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.

The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgeryDetailsDate posted25 August 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary 49,387 to 64,750 a year Trainee ACP posts will be paid at band 7 ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number210-2026-529Job locationsCountess of Chester HospitalLiverpool RoadChesterCH2 1ULUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesSee Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check.

Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rulesApplicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. Job description Job responsibilitiesSee Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check.

Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rulesApplicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. Person Specification Qualifications EssentialDegree-level professional qualification in nursing or AHPNMC/HCPC RegisteredMSc Advanced Practice/Clinical MastersNon-Medical Prescriber (V300 Extended Formulary and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Programme)IRMER - trainedContinuous Professional Development portfolioRelevant clinical skills to support clinical practiceDesirablePostgraduate Certificate in EducationRecognised teaching/assessing qualification 998/997/mentorshipTrained in Advanced Life Support (Adult)Basic surgical skills course Knowledge and experience EssentialKnowledge of advanced clinical, psychological, and social needs of patients attending urgent /acute care.

Excellent clinical reasoning /clinical decision makingDemonstrates highly developed specialist knowledge and expertise across a wide range of emergency care proceduresDemonstrable experience of complex decision makingGood knowledge of national and local targets, NICE Guidelines and policies applicable to urgent care and general surgeryRelevant previous experience of working at an advanced clinical level.

Evidence of recent research and audit. Evidence of change management and/or innovative practiceExperience of working in a general surgery environmentExperience of multi professional workingDesirableExperience of leading patient involvement/patient feedbackExperience in delivery of nurse led servicesLeadership and management experience Person Specification Qualifications EssentialDegree-level professional qualification in nursing or AHPNMC/HCPC RegisteredMSc Advanced Practice/Clinical MastersNon-Medical Prescriber (V300 Extended Formulary and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Programme)IRMER - trainedContinuous Professional Development portfolioRelevant clinical skills to support clinical practiceDesirablePostgraduate Certificate in EducationRecognised teaching/assessing qualification 998/997/mentorshipTrained in Advanced Life Support (Adult)Basic surgical skills course Knowledge and experience EssentialKnowledge of advanced clinical, psychological, and social needs of patients attending urgent /acute care.

Excellent clinical reasoning /clinical decision makingDemonstrates highly developed specialist knowledge and expertise across a wide range of emergency care proceduresDemonstrable experience of complex decision makingGood knowledge of national and local targets, NICE Guidelines and policies applicable to urgent care and general surgeryRelevant previous experience of working at an advanced clinical level.

Evidence of recent research and audit. Evidence of change management and/or innovative practiceExperience of working in a general surgery environmentExperience of multi professional workingDesirableExperience of leading patient involvement/patient feedbackExperience in delivery of nurse led servicesLeadership and management experienceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 detailsEmployer nameCountess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAddressCountess of Chester HospitalLiverpool RoadChesterCH2 1ULUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameCountess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAddressCountess of Chester HospitalLiverpool RoadChesterCH2 1ULUnited KingdomEmployer's website

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