8a - ADVANCED CARE PRACTITIONER


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£57,528 - £64,750
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Poole, BH15 2JB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Aug 2026
Closing date:	4 Sept 2026

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Summary

Please see JD and PS The Role The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will work within our Older Persons Continuing Care Wards (OPCC Wards) at Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals and will provide clinical leadership and advanced autonomous practice across the Directorates OPCC Wards. The post holder will be responsible for the ongoing assessment, diagnostics, and treatment of older persons who are medically fit for discharge but have ongoing care needs. Utilising an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement, underpinned by Masters level theory and experience. This includes highly complex decision-making across a broad range of differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses. Leadership & Management Provide visible clinical leadership within the Olde and across the Directorate. Support prioritisation of workload and operational flow Contribute to service transformation, redesign and integration aligned to national and Trust strategic priorities. Champion quality improvement, governance and values-based care. Support workforce development and advanced practice role modelling. Education Act as an expert resource for ACPs, trainee ACPs, ECPs and the wider multidisciplinary team. Provide clinical supervision, mentorship and support. Develop, deliver and evaluate specialist education programmes. Contribute to embedding the ACP role in line with national capability standards. Research & Evidence-Based Practice Promote a culture of enquiry and continuous improvement. Apply critical appraisal skills to inform clinical decision-making and pathway development. Participate in audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives. Support implementation of best practice and emerging evidence within older persons services. About You You will: Hold a Masters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (or be near completion) aligned to the NHS England framework. Demonstrate capability across all four pillars of advanced practice. Be an independent prescriber (or working towards). Have substantial experience managing frailty, complex multi-morbidity and older adult care. Be confident practising autonomously Show strong leadership, influencing and service development skills Why Join our OPCC Wards? Work within a supportive, forward-thinking multidisciplinary team on a nurse-led Ward Make a meaningful impact on outcomes and experience for older people. If you are an experienced ACP ready to lead, innovate and practise at the highest level of advanced capability, we would love to hear from you.

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