Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 p.a
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Poole, BH17 0RB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Oct 2026
Closing date:	8 Nov 2026

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Summary

Are you an experienced clinician who is passionate about delivering outstanding care and helping people achieve the best possible outcomes?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our supportive and forward-thinking Children & Young People team as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP), where you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care that promotes safety, dignity & wellbeing.

Working autonomously within your scope of practice, you'll undertake advanced clinical assessments, formulate management plans & make complex clinical decisions for people using our services. You'll use your advanced knowledge and skills to assess, diagnose & manage a range of presentations, incorporating pharmacological considerations where appropriate.

Alongside delivering expert clinical care, providing leadership, guidance & support to colleagues, helping to ensure high standards of practice. You will work closely with MDTs to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care.

We are committed to supporting the development of advanced practice & welcome applications from clinicians who have completed, or are working towards, an approved MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.

As a Trainee ACP, you will also contribute to shaping & improving services through clinical audit, research, quality improvement, supervision & education, the opportunity to influence change, share best practice & help create a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

To provide high quality person centred care which always considers people’s safety, privacy and dignity using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence based.

To advance practice through the successful completion of an approved programme of study (i.e MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice).

To undertake independent assessment and management of service users to incorporate pharmacological considerations, where appropriate making complex clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes.

To provide advanced clinical advice, leadership and support ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis and advanced decision making skills.

To manage change, to monitor and improve standards through supervision, evidence based practice, clinical audit, research and education. To promote and demonstrate best practice by integrating evidence into practice.

We are looking for someone who is motivated, approachable and committed to delivering exceptional care. In return, you'll join a welcoming team that values collaboration, professional development and the unique contribution every individual brings.

If you're looking for a role where you can use your expertise, develop your career and make a meaningful difference every day, we'd be delighted to receive your application.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contactdhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

This advert closes on Sunday 25 Oct 2026

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