Location
London

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£64,156 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services in south London, alongside specialist care in cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory, cardiovascular, heart and lung diseases. The Trust includes five major hospitals and community services, with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, research, and education through partnerships such as King’s Health Partners.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) is an experienced registered Health Care Professional or Nurse with specialist skills to assess, treat, and manage patients autonomously. The ACP will work closely with senior nursing and consultant staff to develop clinical guidance and new areas of practice across multiple clinical specialties. The role involves making complex clinical decisions, managing deteriorating patients, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient care.

The ACP will also provide clinical leadership, support junior staff, lead service improvements, and contribute to policy development and clinical governance. This role requires advanced clinical skills including Advanced Life Support, Independent Non-Medical Prescribing, and advanced physical assessment.

Experience
- Broad clinical experience relevant to the post, including specialist skills in the relevant specialty
- Experience in critical care outreach (CRT)
- Demonstrated autonomous practice with sound clinical reasoning for acute and critical care conditions
- Experience in audit, research, and evidence-based care
- Evidence of managing clinical services, service innovation, and successful change management
- Ability to lead within and across organisations, developing partnerships locally, regionally, and nationally

About you
- Advanced assessment and history taking skills
- Ability to manage change and resolve conflict with positive outcomes
- Strong negotiation skills
- Able to care for level 3 patients outside critical care
- Ability to provide clinical leadership, mentorship, and professional role modelling
- Commitment to developing clinical skills and service improvements
- Ability to work autonomously across professional and organisational boundaries

Qualifications
- Current valid registration with an appropriate regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, GPhC)
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing, health, or management related studies
- Master’s level qualification or equivalent experience (completed or in progress)
- Independent prescriber according to Trust policy
- Teaching and assessment qualification
- Advanced physical assessment skills
- Mentorship qualification
- Desirable: certificated specialty courses