Advanced Clinical Practitioner

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust; Kendal; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local NHS Trust in Kendal is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to support their Rapid Response Teams. The role involves managing patient care and enhancing urgent community response services. Candidates should be a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional, with a master's degree in Advanced Practice preferred. The position offers opportunities to work alongside a multidisciplinary clinical team, developing essential healthcare services in a supportive environment and contributing significantly to community health.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on the relevant part of the register or Allied Health Professional.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Masters Degree in Advanced Practice or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Support development of the Rapid Response Service for urgent community care.
• Manage a caseload of patients referred by GPs and other health professionals.
• Build working relationships across the health community.

Skills

Effective communication

Clinical competence

Teaching and mentoring

Change management

Education

Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional

Masters Degree in Advanced Practice

Non Medical prescriber

Relevant teaching qualification

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 18 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Advanced Clinical Practitioner within UHMB Community Rapid Response Teams incorporating 2 hour Urgent Community Response and Virtual Wards. We have 3 bases at Furness General Hospital, Heysham Primary Care Centre and Westmorland General Hospital. Base will be discussed as part of the recruitment process. The post holder will support the development of the expanding Rapid Response Service to support the delivery of the 2 hour Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward mandates to improve out of hospital care and support the management of patients in their own home. The post holder will work with colleagues and partners in the health and social care system to provide evidence-based, holistic care to patients requiring Virtual Ward or Urgent Community Response and oversight as part of a Rapid Response Intervention. The role blends direct, higher level clinical care with education, management activities with a focus on Governance and as such the post holder is expected to build working relationships across the local health community.

Main duties of the job

To work at the level outlined in the HEE Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice (2017) with equal focus on all four pillars of advanced clinical practice: Clinical, Leadership/management, education, and research/audit. To assist in the continuing development of a comprehensive Rapid Response and Admission avoidance service in community for patients diagnosed with an acute episode of illness and to act as a national exemplar for the potential of this role. Provide expert practice, exercising a high degree of specialist professional judgement through the management of a caseload of patients referred to them by GPs, consultant colleagues and other health care professionals.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (on the relevant part of the register for the post) or Allied Health Professional
• Masters Degree in Advanced Practice or working towards or equivalent
• Post registration course or qualification in specialist area (where applicable/available)
• Non Medical prescriber
• Relevant teaching qualification eg City & Guilds or Professional Trainers Certificate or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Experience of establishing effective communication
• Current knowledge and experience of caring for patients with respiratory conditions
• Evidence of clinical competence and credibility in the specialty and relevant post-registration qualification experience which must be in an appropriate area of specialist practice at a senior level.
• Exercise a high degree of autonomy within specialist area
• Change management experience and ability to develop expert practice
• Evidence of teaching, mentoring and assessing junior staff.
• Experience of and ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Experience of undertaking audit
• Experience of undertaking research
• Experience in the development of policies, procedures and practice
• Evidence of management/leadership experience relevant to clinical specialty
• Setting and monitoring of standards

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.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust