Advanced Clinical Practitioner

linkup; Morecambe; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services provider based in Morecambe is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join their team at an urgent care centre. This role offers a pay range of £28.48–£31.73 per hour, along with a £2.5k Golden Hello for external applicants. Responsibilities include assessing and treating patients with urgent health needs, overseeing clinical governance, and working collaboratively within a dynamic team. The position requires strong leadership skills, experience in unscheduled care, and relevant qualifications. Evening and weekend shifts are part of the role.

Benefits

£2.5k Golden Hello

Competitive hourly pay

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience in unscheduled care.
• Strong understanding of urgent health care initiatives and CQC compliance.
• Willingness to attend training and development.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients presenting with health care needs.
• Lead clinical governance activities including audits and research.
• Communicate effectively with team members and patients.

Skills

Autonomous practice in unscheduled care

Clinical computer systems knowledge

Leadership and adaptability

Clinical supervision experience

Health promotion experience

Education

First Contact Practitioner / Advanced Practice qualification

Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300)

Registered Practitioner (NMC / HCPC)

Tools

Adastra

Job description

Job Summary

Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Pay: £28.48–£31.73 per hour (dependent on experience) + a £2.5k Golden Hello paid in two instalments over 6 months (pro rata) for external applicants only. Hours: 24 per week. Accountable to: Associate Director of Clinical Services. Reports to: Lancashire Clinical Manager. Base: Morecambe Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). Evening and weekend work required as part of this post.

About Us

Morecambe UTC is an urgent care centre delivering care from 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We work closely with Morecambe GP Out of Hours to provide urgent care across a wide age range. Our team values peer support, innovation, quality of care and an open, honest culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with and champion the unit alongside Senior Managers to ensure all service KPIs and targets are met and continuously improved.
• Support the Management team and Clinical Manager to meet commissioned targets and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain mandatory training and receive suitable CPD to meet development needs.
• Practice autonomously as an independent practitioner, undertaking assessment, diagnosis, treatment, referral and discharge of patients with minor injury and illness within agreed parameters.
• Provide advanced clinical skills and advice, demonstrating a sound understanding of identification, assessment, diagnosis, management, and refer appropriately.
• Initiate and interpret relevant diagnostic investigations and results, and safely undertake invasive and non‑invasive procedures.
• Conduct telephone triage independently.
• Work within current Non‑Medical Prescribing legislation/guidelines.
• Lead clinical governance activities including audit, research, evidence‑based practice, teaching and support of colleagues.
• Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and other relevant professional bodies.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Assess, treat and advise patients presenting with health care needs.
• Provide supervision of the clinical team and develop team members.
• Refer patients to primary or secondary care as required and support others as necessary.
• Ensure all practice remains within scope of competence and obeys safety and performance standards.
• Work at an advanced level of practice reflected under the four pillars of advanced practice of the HEE, performing investigative procedures and interpreting x‑rays.
• Maintain and update clinical and nursing policies, procedures and protocols.

Professional Responsibilities

• Model standards of care and behaviour through clinical practice.
• Analyse local and national policy, advise on impact for service, lead implementation of changes.
• Maintain professional registration, CPD, portfolio, and prescribing competency.
• Prescribe medication in accordance with NMC guidelines and NICE/CKS guidelines.
• Allocate, coordinate, monitor and assess workload, ensuring resource utilisation and service needs are met.
• Act as an advocate for patients, carers, service and organisation.
• Carry out annual review of best practice / national standards and implement recommended changes.
• Promote workforce integrity, maintaining accreditation, complaints management, competency assessment and mandatory training.

Education and Training

• Identify own development needs and create a personal development plan.
• Distribute educational leaflets for patients relating to services and pathways.
• Meet personal, peer support and clinical supervision needs.
• Contribute to clinical governance outcomes.
• Assist in implementing training and development locally.
• Research and apply professional and national guidelines on confidentiality.

Research and Development

• Evaluate clinical practice through audit and develop strategies to address shortfalls.
• Undertake audits with the Clinical Manager and demonstrate knowledge of current research.
• Advise colleagues on implementation of research findings.
• Initiate or participate in research projects, disseminate findings via local or national publications.
• Implement research findings to improve practice and promote multidisciplinary objectives.

Communication and Working Relationships

• Communicate effectively with team members, patients, carers and other health professionals.
• Minimise conflict and manage challenging situations constructively.

Health and Safety

• Implement safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others.
• Follow the Business Continuity Plan and report hazards, accidents or incidents promptly.
• Represent department appropriately and utilise training to maintain knowledge and skills.

Physical Effort and Working Conditions

• Follow Manual Handling guidelines and risk assessments.
• Manage clinical care under policies for bodily fluids, infection control and COSHH.
• Handle challenging situations with violent or abusive patients, child abuse and critically ill patients.
• Work variable shifts, under pressure, and manage time effectively.
• Triage, refer, or discharge patients independently without direct supervision.
• Maintain patient and public expectations, manage change, and develop into clinical areas.

Disability Confident Employer

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy. The role requires a DBS check with three forms of valid ID and an Occupational Health assessment before onboarding.

Additional Information

• Please note that our roles are not being considered for sponsorship at this time.

Person Specification – Essential

• Registered Practitioner (NMC / HCPC)
• First Contact Practitioner / Advanced Practice qualification or RCN credentialed practitioner
• Experience with children and adults in unscheduled care
• Non‑medical prescribing qualification (V300)
• Minimum 5 years post‑registration experience and passion for integrated urgent care
• Expert autonomous practice in unscheduled care managing minor injuries of all ages
• Health promotion experience
• Clinical computer systems including Adastra
• Understanding of urgent health care initiatives and CQC compliance
• Teaching or clinical supervision experience
• Willingness and ability to attend training and development
• Positive can‑do attitude, leadership, adaptability, team‑working, communication skills, organisational and governance understanding

Person Specification – Desirable

• Recognised training in minor injury / illness, consultation and examination skills
• IRMER / red‑dot x‑ray interpretation course
• Practice assessor certificate
• Telephone triage qualification
• Experience within community urgent care, ED or primary care prescribing
• Innovative practice delivering patient‑centred care
• Evidence of clinical competence in local anaesthesia, suturing, x‑ray interpretation, fracture management
• Teaching qualification
• Management and project management experience