University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
B7/8a Trainee/Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Cardiology

The closing date is 30 November 2026

Job summary
Band 7/8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Cardiology

Every day, patients arrive with chest pain, arrhythmias, heart failure symptoms and complex cardiac presentations where expert clinical judgement can make the difference between admission and safe discharge. At University Hospitals Birmingham, our ACP-led cardiology service puts you at the heart of those decisions.

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (or trainee) within the Cardiology Directorate, you will work autonomously across acute, elective and chronic cardiac pathways, assessing, diagnosing and managing patients alongside consultant cardiologists, specialist nurses, physiologists and the wider multidisciplinary team.

A key feature of the role is our established ACP-led direct-access cardiology trolley service at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, providing rapid specialist review for patients referred from the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Units. This role however includes cross site working (including Solihull and Good Hope Hospital sites)

With strong consultant support, regular teaching and opportunities to develop specialist and procedural expertise, this is an exciting opportunity to influence patient pathways and the future of advanced clinical practice in cardiology.

Main duties of the job
As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (or trainee), you will provide autonomous, evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management for patients presenting with a broad range of acute and chronic cardiovascular conditions.

You will play a key role within the ACP-led direct-access cardiology trolley service, rapidly reviewing referrals from the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Units, initiating appropriate investigations and treatment plans, supporting timely clinical decision-making and helping to prevent avoidable hospital admissions.

Working collaboratively with consultant cardiologists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will contribute across emergency cardiac assessment, interventional cardiology, heart failure, outpatient and longer-term cardiac care.

Beyond direct clinical practice, you will provide leadership and clinical expertise, support and supervise developing Advanced Clinical Practitioners, contribute to multidisciplinary education and participate in service improvement, audit, quality initiatives and research.

You will be encouraged to develop specialist interests and procedural skills while helping shape safe, effective and patient-centred cardiology pathways across the Directorate.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

• Date posted: 13 November 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £49,387 to £64,750 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 304-9018515-3
• Job locations: Trustwide, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

Job description
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Person Specification

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

• Employer name: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: Trustwide, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
• Employer's website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager Richard Rushforth, Richard.Rushforth@uhb.nhs.uk, 01214243120

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