Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship role within the Older Peoples Services Team.
Our apprenticeship scheme is run in partnership with a leading provider, University of Huddersfield, to ensure you are fully supported through a high-quality training programme. The apprenticeship will provide you with valuable experience and offer a strong foundation for future careers. The post will become a permanent position after you have successfully completed the apprenticeship programme.

As part of your apprenticeship, we will support you with your learning, the skills needed to undertake the role and won’t expect you to do everything from the start You will be highly supported by our very friendly Apprenticeship team and will be given a regular 1-1 meeting with the team manager, so that we can talk through any issues and monitor your growth and development in the role.

You will need a good standard of English, Maths, and basic computer skills.

This apprenticeship requires you to have certificates in Maths and English at Level 2 (GCSE Grades 4-9 or Grades A-C, or equivalent).).

The TACP will act both autonomously and in conjunction with the wider MDT in Assessing, diagnosing, planning, and implementing care; whilst maintaining associated healthcare records within the community/ in-patient settings. They will work towards demonstrating advanced clinical competence in clinical history taking and examination of all systems, with the ability to prescribe independently, over the 3 years apprenticeship (for nursing).

They may be required to offer support and supervision to colleagues and provide specialist advice relevant to their clinical practice, training, and expertise.

They may be required to assist in the delivery of training to team members as well as to teams outside of their clinical setting and the wider Trust.

They will provide clinical advice and leadership appropriate to heir professional background and provide profession specific advice and leadership to the wider team.

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research, and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.

Whilst completing your apprenticeship programme you will be a band 7 Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner. You will be expected to fulfil the full role and responsibilities by the end of the training period, and a development plan will be put in place by your line manager confirming the competencies they expect you to develop during that time. On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will progress to band 8a as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

We recruit people based on their values and believe that their lived experience is an advantage. We seek out potential, not perfection, and this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for.

Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

Putting your principles, passions, and behaviours at the centre of our recruitment.