Advanced Clinical Practitioner Lead

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust; Whitby; On-site; CAD 93,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner for their standalone Urgent Treatment Centre in Whitby. The role involves leading the team to deliver high standards of patient care, managing the department's day-to-day operations, and driving clinical governance. Ideal candidates should have significant experience in urgent & emergency care and a postgraduate qualification, along with a passion for leadership and patient-centered care. Opportunities include professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Current professional registration (HPC or NMC).
• Demonstrable experience in relevant clinical area.
• Experience managing complex cases for at least 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in delivering high standards of patient care.
• Manage day-to-day department tasks and clinical governance.
• Drive service development and lead change in practices.

Skills

Effective inter-personal skills

Leadership experience

Ability to diagnose and treat patients

Commitment to continuous professional development

Calm under pressure

Adaptability

Education

Independent Non-Medical Prescribing

MSc Qualified or digital badge in relevant area

Teaching qualification

Tools

Relevant IT systems

Job description

Are you a dynamic, forward-thinking ACP with proven experience in Urgent & Emergency Care? This is your chance to lead, inspire, and shape the future of patient care in our standalone Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) serving our vibrant coastal community.

What We're Looking For:

• Experienced ACP with a strong background in UEC
• Passion for leadership, service development, and clinical excellence
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Commitment to delivering outstanding care to every patient, every time.

The applicant will deliver a high standard of patient care using autonomous clinical and prescribing skills combined with a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base of minor illness and minor injury.

We are looking for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner who has experience in prescribing, providing physical health assessment, advice, diagnosis, treatment, and care planning to service users with complex needs. The post-holder will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within general practice.

The applicant will clinically lead the department.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will include:

• Lead the team in delivering high standards of patient care, embed clinical policies, guidelines and standardise clinical governance within the service area.
• Leading service development and change in practices, such as triage.
• Undertake day to day management of the department.
• A high degree of autonomy and complex decision making across an expanded scope of practise.
• Working with the Service Manager, Operations Lead and matron to develop the service and undertake day to day management tasks, audits and complete reports within the service.
• The role encompasses the four pillars of clinical practise, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competencies.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Current professional registration - this could be HPC or NMC
• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing
• MSc Qualified or digital badge in relevant area
• demonstration of four pillars in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area
• Teaching qualification
• Good working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in specific field the post is held
• Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
• Proven leadership experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive cultural change in service delivery/practice
• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience; At least 3 years in relevant clinical area; Experience managing complex cases
• A range of advanced clinical practice skills within a specific area of practice / speciality
• Experience in service development, protocol writing, or project management

Skills and Competencies

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
• Ability to demonstrate Effective inter-personal and relational communication skills
• Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
• Independently assess, diagnose, and treat patients presenting with urgent and minor injuries or illnesses
• Highly motivated; Flexible and adaptable; Committed to continuous professional development; Upholds NHS values
• Calm under pressure; Flexible; Team player; Committed to patient-centred care
• Enthusiastic about innovation and change management

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.