Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) - Urology
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a unique opportunity to be one of the first Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) in the Urology Department, helping to establish a new role within an expanding service. You will provide autonomous, high-quality care for patients with acute, elective, and emergency urological conditions across various settings. The role involves shaping patient pathways, leading service improvement, and contributing to education and research. It offers the chance to make a lasting impact on patient care and develop your advanced clinical practice career.
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration with the relevant regulatory body (NMC, HCPC or GPhC as appropriate).
- Employed on, or eligible to undertake, an accredited Advanced Clinical Practice training pathway in accordance with Trust policy.
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or willingness to undertake and successfully complete the programme.
- Demonstrates advanced clinical assessment, history taking and clinical reasoning skills appropriate to advanced practice
- Sound knowledge of urological conditions, investigations and patient pathways across emergency, elective and outpatient settings.
- Significant post-registration clinical experience relevant to advanced practice.
- Experience working within a urology service or caring for patients with urological conditions.
- Experience managing patients across inpatient and/or outpatient pathways.
Desirable criteria
- In dependent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (or willingness to complete during training where appropriate to professional registration).
- Experience supervising, supporting or teaching other healthcare professionals or students.
- Experience of audit, research or service evaluation and implementing improvements in practice.
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- Current professional registration with the relevant regulatory body (NMC, HCPC or GPhC as appropriate).
- Employed on, or eligible to undertake, an accredited Advanced Clinical Practice training pathway in accordance with Trust policy.
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or willingness to undertake and successfully complete the programme.
- Demonstrates advanced clinical assessment, history taking and clinical reasoning skills appropriate to advanced practice
- Sound knowledge of urological conditions, investigations and patient pathways across emergency, elective and outpatient settings.
- Significant post-registration clinical experience relevant to advanced practice.
- Experience working within a urology service or caring for patients with urological conditions.
- Experience managing patients across inpatient and/or outpatient pathways.
- In dependent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (or willingness to complete during training where appropriate to professional registration).
- Experience supervising, supporting or teaching other healthcare professionals or students.
- Experience of audit, research or service evaluation and implementing improvements in practice.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £64,750 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 9d
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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) - Urology
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
This is a unique opportunity to become one of the the first Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) in our Urology Department, helping to establish an exciting new role within a forward-thinking and expanding service. As part of our commitment to developing innovative models of care, we are investing in advanced clinical practice to enhance patient experience, improve pathways and strengthen our multidisciplinary team.
Working alongside experienced urology consultants, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will provide autonomous, high-quality care for patients with acute, elective and emergency urological conditions across inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory settings. Whether you are an accredited ACP or an experienced clinician looking to undertake the ACP training pathway, you will play a key role in developing this new service and influencing the future of advanced clinical practice within urology.
This role offers the opportunity to shape patient pathways, lead service improvement, contribute to education and research, and make a lasting impact on patient care while developing your own advanced clinical practice career.
Main duties of the job
You will provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment
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