Full time 37.5 hours per week. Permanent post. We are looking for a motivated health care professional to join as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the trauma and orthopaedic department at the Royal Bolton Hospital. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside a well-established and highly skilled Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Orthogeriatric team who excel in delivering high quality patient-centred care. This is a full time post (37.5hrs/week) with a salary at Band 8a. Please note that non-medical prescribing is a requirement for this post. The successful applicant will ideally have experience of working within an acute and/or surgical setting. Ideally candidates would have some Orthopaedic and frailty knowledge/experience. They will need to show a willingness and aptitude to learn and develop. They will need to be self-motivated with a desire to improve patient care through application of advanced clinical skills and knowledge, as well as leadership, education and research skills. The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be supported with clinical supervision from an allocated Orthogeriatrician and ACP, and have access to continuing professional development that reflects all four domains of advanced practice. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients. Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice. The Anaesthetics and surgery services Division is one of four Clinical Divisions in the Trust that includes trauma and elective orthopaedic wards and is committed to providing excellent clinical performance and patient care. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joanne Prescott Job title: Advanced Clinical Practitioner Email address: Joanne.Prescottboltonft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01204 390930 Please ring 01204 390390 extension: 5197