Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Central London Community Health Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Unplanned Care Services across South and West Hertfordshire on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The ACP will lead rapid response and Early Intervention Vehicle activities, delivering advanced clinical assessments and decisions to support home-based, timely discharges.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and other clinicians, covering weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota, while

Qualifications

• Senior clinician with ACP qualifications and experience.
• Experience in urgent/unplanned care settings preferred.
• Willingness to travel across service area and work weekends/bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical assessment and decision-making within Rapid Response and Early Intervention Vehicle services.
• Support patients to receive safe, effective care at home and enable timely discharge from acute settings.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to strengthen partnerships with primary care and care homes.

Skills

Advanced clinical practice

Clinical decision making

Team collaboration

Communication

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our Unplanned Care Services across South and West Hertfordshire. This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity offering the chance to make a significant contribution to the delivery of high-quality urgent and unplanned care services.

You will work as part of a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team, alongside Advanced Clinical Practitioners, a Nurse Consultant, nurses, paramedics, therapists, GPs, support workers and administrative colleagues. Our services are focused on providing timely, high quality care in the community, supporting patients to remain at home wherever possible and facilitating earlier discharge from hospital.

As a senior clinical decision maker, you will play a key role in supporting clinical teams and strengthening partnerships with internal colleagues, primary care, and nursing and residential homes. A central part of the role will be maximising appropriate referrals into our services through effective collaboration and relationship building.

Our Unplanned Care Services include:

• Rapid Response
• Early Intervention Vehicle (EIV)
• Discharge to Assess pathway
• Frailty Hospital@Home
• General Medical Virtual Ward

Our Virtual Ward and Hospital@Home services are delivered in close collaboration with colleagues at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. In this role, you will provide advanced clinical assessment and decision-making primarily within the Rapid Response and Early Intervention Vehicle services, supporting residents to receive safe, effective care at home and enabling timely discharge from acute settings. The post aligns with the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice. You will work closely with fellow Advanced Clinical Practitioners as part of a rota, providing robust advanced clinical cover across weekends and bank holidays. This is an excellent opportunity to work at the forefront of innovative and evolving models of care, within a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Additional information: We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

Service operates on a pre-rostered shift pattern, covering 8am-10pm, 7 days per week, including weekends and bank holidayso The role requires travel across the service area; a car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes is required (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). If this role aligns with your skills and aspirations, we would welcome your application., We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.