Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Transformationunitgm; Newport; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health board in South Wales is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join their @Home Service team. This full-time role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team, managing clinical caseloads, and ensuring timely patient care to avoid hospital admissions. Applicants should have Level 7 education and professional registration. The position offers a salary range of £48,527 - £55,532 per annum, with opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Generous leave benefits

Access to ongoing learning and development

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Professional registration is mandatory.
• Experience in post-registration clinical practice within the specialty area is required.
• Ability to travel within the organization in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team in patient assessments.
• Manage clinical caseloads and act as a clinical escalation point.
• Participate in training and education initiatives.

Skills

Clinical skills competence for environmental setting

Demonstrate leadership/supervision experience

Education

Level 7 Education (M.Sc or equivalent)

Job description

Main area Advanced Clinical Practitioner Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (over a seven day provision - 12 hour shift pattern (08:00-21:00)) Job ref 110-NMR518-1225

Employer Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Employer type NHS Site At Home Service Town Pontypridd Salary £48,527 - £55,532 per annum (Annex 21 available for trainees) Salary period Yearly Closing 04/01/2026 23:59

Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Band 7

Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.

Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.

At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.

Discover more about working with us here:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our @Home Service team in the locality of Pontypridd as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

The @Home Service will be part of the wider Hospital @ Home service which provides a hospital admission avoidance service, responding rapidly to people in crisis because of frailty and/or managing acute medical problems at home.

This is a multi-disciplinary team of Consultants, Advanced Practitioners, Nurses, Physiotherapists, OTs and Health Care Support Workers and a Mental Health Professional.

Come join us on this exciting journey to develop and grow this intermediate care service that aims to keep people home and avoid admissions to hospital.

Professionals who are Nurses, Physiotherapists and Paramedics by professional registration are invited to apply for this position.

While Professionals who meet the person specification and hold appropriate M.Sc. level education (such as an M.Sc. in Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Independent Prescribing qualifications) are desirable, we will consider applicants who are currently undertaking their advanced clinical studies and can demonstrate they are a good fit for the service and have relevant, transferrable skills, education and experience to be taken on in a trainee ACP role who will be remunerated in accordance with Annex 21 terms and conditions.

Main duties of the job

Any applicant taken on in a trainee ACP capacity will be offered the position under Annex 21 of the Terms and Conditions for Agenda for Change.

Details are contained in the attached JD/PS titled ACP Annex 21. If you are already employed in NHS Wales, there will be no financial detriment as per the Annex 21 Guidance Document attached.

The role also has substantial leadership and management aspects with Practitioners taking the lead of a team of multi-professionals, delegating and allocating work, managing an acute and clinical caseload and acting as both a gate keeper to the service as well as the point of clinical escalation.

The post holder will assist the Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the clinical assessment of patients who have a complex and undetermined presentation working alongside medical and GP colleagues to maintain patients in a community setting and avoid hospital admissions and facilitate discharges.

Practitioners will also be involved in training and education initiatives including engaging with the Universities and Practitioners will be involved in the audit, research and strategic development of the service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

•We listen, learn, and improve

•We treat everyone with respect

•We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Months 1 - 12 of the training period will be paid at 70% of the top of Band 7 pay scale
Months 13-24 of the training period will be paid at 75% of the top of Band 7 pay scale

Upon successful attainment of the qualification, even if sooner than the 24 month allocated timeframe, the post holder will automatically move to the bottom of the Band 7 pay scale (without financial detriment), as they will then meet the full KSF outline of this role and be expected to undertake all duties within this Job Description as indicated.

NOTE : There will be some circumstances where current staff apply for these posts, and their new trainee salary will be below that of their current salary. To aid both the recruitment and development of staff it is recommended that staff across NHS Wales should have continuity of pay for the duration of the training to avoid financial detriment. This should apply when staff take up training posts both within and across NHS Wales organisations. Following this training, the remuneration will be the bottom of Band 7, again without financial detriment.

Person specification

• Professional Registration
• Level 7 Education (M.Sc or equivalent)
• Specialist knowledge of patient pathways
• Advanced theoretical knowledge and practical experience to carry out consultation and/or examination relevant to the area of practice
• Independent Prescribing (or working towards)
• Evidence of maintaining Advanced Practice Portfolio

Skills and Attributes

• Clinical skills competence for environmental setting
• Demonstrate leadership/supervision experience

Experience

• Post registration clinical experience in practice within the speciality area
• Experience in staff management and professional development
• Experience in audit, Quality Improvement Project, and research process
• Experience in leading change in clinical practice
• Experience of teaching multi-professional staff

Other

• Ability to travel in a timely manner throughout the organisation
• Able to work hours flexibly
• Welsh Language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level 3 or above

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community.

Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance . For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Please ensure you check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form.

Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English, with no preference given to the language used.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles.

All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification.

We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.