Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner/ACP | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced Senior Nurse or Allied Health Professional (AHP) seeking your next career challenge?

If you are, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialised and autonomous practitioner to join the team at the Emergency Department (ED) as an ACP or trainee ACP (depending on qualifications).

In this development role - you will work towards successfully completing the Advanced Practitioner (AP) MSc (Level 7) programme in line with the Trust framework for advanced practice and their primary professional regulatory body.

You will play a key part in the ED's day to day operations by providing high quality care to patients and support to your ED colleagues, as well as championing a culture of excellence - enhancing team skills, promoting multidisciplinary collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.

Our ED operates from a new purpose-built facility adjacent to our brand-new Urgent Treatment Centre. With a single point of entry for all walk-in urgent and emergency patients, our model ensures that individuals are seen by the right team at the right time.

• During the apprenticeship/training programme the tACP will be supported to provide expert professional and independent clinical care which enables the coordination of a multi-professional seamless service for patients under clinical supervision by a named RCEM ACP Educational Supervisor.
• Drawing upon a diverse range of knowledge to determine evidence based therapeutic interventions, which will include prescribing medication where legally allowed
• The tACP will be expected to demonstrate all four pillars of practice, being involved in and leading upon leadership activities that enable a rich culture of education, research and quality evidence-based practice.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bringwhat’swidely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Sunday 31 May 2026