Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated healthcare professionals to join their community rapid response team in Bexley. This role involves providing essential care to patients in their homes, ensuring they receive timely medical attention to prevent hospital admissions. Candidates should have significant experience in advanced clinical practice, strong decision-making skills, and a commitment to patient-centered care. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, making a real difference in the lives of patients in the community. If you are passionate about healthcare and eager to contribute to innovative solutions, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Hold current professional registration with NMC or HCPC.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide community rapid response to patients to avoid hospital admissions.
• Complete comprehensive holistic assessments and provide short-term interventions.

Skills

Advanced autonomous clinical assessment

Critical decision-making skills

Advanced problem-solving skills

Clinical Audit

Effective interpersonal skills

Education

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Accredited Leadership Qualification

Non-medical Prescribing V300

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The UCR team in Bexley provides a community rapid response to patients registered to Bexley GP and who live in the London Borough of Bexley seven days a week, Monday to Sunday from 8am to 8pm. This service treats patients at home to avoid a hospital admission or readmission.

All referrals are triaged by a senior member of the team and if clinically necessary seen within two hours (patients will also be seen later that day or the next day if required) by a multidisciplinary team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Advanced Primary Care Nurses, Staff Nurses Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Health Care and Rehabilitation Assistants, Social Workers, social care assistants and highly experienced administrators.

The team is supported by Consultants and Doctors, and works closely with hospital frailty teams, and colleagues in emergency care.

The team of Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and support staff complete comprehensive holistic assessments and provide short-term interventions for up to five days.

The service is designed for people over 18 who are housebound and who live in the borough registered with a Bexley GP.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for further information.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Hold current professional registration with respective professional body NMC( Adult Registration / HCPC
• Hold an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Hold an Accredited autonomous practitioner MSc & Post Graduate Diploma Advanced Clinical Practice
• Accredited Leadership Qualification
• Non-medical Prescribing V300
• Portfolio of evidence for advance clinical practice consolidation
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of education/training in specialist area (i.e. therapies, interventions, service-specialism)
• Post graduate certificate in education

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Minimum 6 years' experience as HCP
• Experience working within healthcare services at an advanced level of practice minimum of 1 years' experience as ACP or equivalent.
• Experience of service / practice development
• Experience in a range of care settings Primary Secondary Care Emergency Departments
• Advanced level understanding of specialist-specific disorders and their corresponding evidence-based interventions
• Applied knowledge of safeguarding, inclusion and equality
• Experience of leading research/quality improvement initiatives, developing and evaluating new ways of working
• Experience of leading a team

Desirable criteria

• Experience of writing for publication and/or presenting to professionals and the public
• Extensive experience of leading the delivery of care for a diverse population

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Advanced autonomous clinical assessment
• Critical decision-making skills/ Advanced problem-solving skills
• Competence in requesting and interpretation of required investigations
• Advanced level written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of appraisals
• Full driving license with access to car
• Clinical Audit and interest in research
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of radiology requesting and Interpretation

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Willingness / ability to work flexibly (time and location)
• Willingness to undertake further training and education relevant to practice and service need
• Supportive, friendly, adaptable and patient focussed
• Effective interpersonal skills with colleagues, patients and public
• Mental Effort Expected to concentrate for long periods of time when assessing patients Need to have constant vigilance and awareness of the client and environment.
• Ability to work flexibly to deal with interruption regarding service issues.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships
• Demonstrate commitment to support national and Trust strategies and objectives for clinical care and advanced clinical practice

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 576.3KB)
• Important Additional Information For Candidates (please read carefully) (PDF, 160.6KB)
• Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)