Advanced Care Practitioner

Advanced Care Practitioner The closing date is 23 January 2026 We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity has arisen at Royal Liverpool Hospital Liverpool for a Part‑Time (2 days per week) Advanced Clinical Practitioner for a fixed 12 month period to join our team in the Non Specific Rapid Diagnostics Service. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will work to improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed. The post holder will provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team. Main duties of the job To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body. To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure clinician‑led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients. To provide teaching as an in‑house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services. To provide a clinician‑led clinic service to patients. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary. To provide expert care, advice and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available throughout the patient's journey. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills. The post holder will be expected to work clinical shifts in a ward environment if necessary. About us Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page. Job responsibilities To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed. To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team. To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment. To deliver expert specialist evidence‑based care including development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload. To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings. Person Specification Qualifications Clinical professional qualification. Degree level with appropriate registration Teaching and assessing qualification Prescriber Evidence of participation in audit and research Experience Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality Evidence of effective management Evidence of effective leadership skills Evidence of staff development Evidence of change management Evidence of application of current clinical service issues and developments Disclosure and Barring Service Check This 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. Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum, pro rata #J-18808-Ljbffr