Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Role overview

Clinical responsibilities

• Assess, examine, investigate, and diagnose patients within the designated specialty under consultant supervision.
• Treat patients and support safe management, referral, or discharge; receive referrals and follow agreed protocols.
• Participate in clinics, ward rounds, patient reviews, and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Develop clinical skills and provide treatment and advice under supervision, within scope and agreed protocols.
• Undertake diagnostic procedures and investigations after completing relevant theory and competency assessments.
• Complete non-medical prescribing training and advise on medicines management under Health Board policy.
• Coordinate patient care from referral through assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and review; refer to specialists as required.
• Advocate for patients, support informed decisions, guide families and carers, and escalate concerns.
• Support safe discharge or transfer and identify barriers to transitions of care.
• Raise safeguarding concerns and follow relevant policies, including mental capacity, DOLS, and Prevent.

Requirements and training

• Complete an education programme for a master's-level Advanced Clinical Practice qualification or equivalent CAT points.
• Meet locally agreed academic and assessment requirements for progression to the qualified ACP role.
• Practise within professional scope, competence, code of conduct, and ACP governance standards.
• Nursing or Allied Health Professional experience is desirable.

Communication and practice

• Communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, and carers verbally and in writing.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and current patient records and provide effective handovers.
• Maintain an advanced practice clinical portfolio and provide evidence of clinical competence for annual review.

Workplace

• The role is based at Wrexham Maelor Hospital and may provide services in acute, area, community, or home-care settings.

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