Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group; Newark and Sherwood; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for progressive ACPs to join a high-performing team in the Urgent Treatment Centre at the Royal London Hospital. The role involves providing comprehensive care, managing NHS 111 direct booking calls, and demonstrating safe clinical decision-making within the urgent care setting.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Employee benefits, including gym memberships

Wellbeing events

Qualifications

• Experience working independently with urgent care patients.
• Knowledge of the 4 pillars of advanced practice.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care for complex cases.
• Manage acute and chronic conditions, integrating medication and non-medication treatments.
• Coordinate care for complex patients navigating the healthcare system.

Skills

Ability to prescribe medications

Ability to interpret blood tests

Education

MSc in Advanced Practice or Dip He (N) Advanced Practice

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for progressive, forward-thinking ACPs to join our high-performing, enthusiastic team in the Urgent Treatment Centre collocated with the Emergency Department at the Royal London Hospital site. We are proud to be rated GOOD by the CQC and consistently achieve above 95% KPI for the 4-hour target.

We are a passionate and kind management team committed to providing quality patient services and supporting staff development. Our primary and secondary care services work closely together within the acute trust environment, fostering strong collaborative relationships.

What we offer:

• A diverse, supportive environment dedicated to personal and professional development.
• Opportunities to expand clinical skills across primary and secondary care.
• Support for enhancing leadership, management, and audit skills aligned with the 4 pillars of advanced practice.
• NHS pension scheme and employee benefits, including gym memberships and wellbeing events.

Main duties of the job

The postholder is an experienced clinician working within their professional boundaries to collaborate with the UTC team, providing comprehensive care from initial assessment to treatment and evaluation within the urgent care setting.

The role involves demonstrating safe clinical decision-making, managing NHS 111 direct booking calls, and providing clinical leadership in line with advanced practice pillars.

About us

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, established in 2014, manages borough-level contracts and delivers primary care services. We support practices and advocate for primary care within the wider health and social care system.

Learn more about us at https://www.gpcaregroup.org/ and about Tower Hamlets Together at https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/.

Our priorities include:

• Innovation and support for primary care
• Creating a great place to work
• Integrating primary and community care
• Providing high-quality, cost-effective care
• Improving health outcomes

Job responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care for undiagnosed and complex cases (children and adults).
• Conduct physiological and psychological assessments and plan accordingly.
• Triage referrals and calls from clinicians, patients, and others into appropriate services.
• Order and interpret investigations such as blood tests and X-rays.
• Work autonomously within organizational protocols and professional scope.
• Manage acute and chronic conditions, integrating medication and non-medication treatments.
• Prescribe and review medications, ensuring therapeutic effectiveness.
• Support patient adherence and health promotion strategies.
• Maintain competence according to regulatory and revalidation standards.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and external stakeholders, including delivering bad news sensitively.
• Coordinate care for complex patients navigating the healthcare system.
• Promote the positive image of Tower Hamlets GP Care Group externally.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience working independently with urgent care patients.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to prescribe medications within scope of practice.
• Ability to interpret blood tests and X-rays.

Qualifications

• MSc in Advanced Practice or Dip He (N) Advanced Practice.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the 4 pillars of advanced practice.

Additional requirements

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 (Exceptions Order). A DBS check is required. Applicants must hold current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name: Tower Hamlets GP Care Group

Address: Royal London Hospital, St Augustine With St Philip'S Church, Newark Street, London, E1 2AA

Employer's website: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/