Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a clinician to provide high-quality patient care, including assessments and home visits. The ideal candidate is a registered healthcare professional with experience in minor ailments and is preferably a prescriber. This role offers a salary ranging from £56,800 to £65,000, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with a valid license.
• Experience in assessing and managing various health conditions.
• Ability to interpret tests and investigations.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose patients with undiagnosed problems.
• Conduct home visits and care home rounds.
• Collaborate with primary health care team.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Strong consultation skills

Clinical reasoning

Safe prescribing

Experience in acute care

Education

Registered healthcare professional (NMC/HCPC/GPhC)

Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice

Full MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

The role will involveundertaking minor ailment clinics (primarily face-to-face appointments butincluding telephone triage if necessary), with or without prior triage bythemselves or another clinician. The post-holder will perform chronic conditionreviews, including QOF reviews. They will undertake home visits and care homereviews. It is desirable that thesuccessful candidate is a prescriber.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants in this opportunity. Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we identify a suitable candidate before the advertised closing date. We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

The clinician will assess,diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care forpatients presenting with an undifferentiated, undiagnosed problem. They willdiagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, with relevant clinicalsupport, and initiate and interpret and action tests/investigations asappropriate. The clinician will preferably be a prescriber or in the process ofgaining a prescribing qualification.

Responsibilities includereviewing and acting on documents/workflow as appropriate, working withpatients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments, andprioritising health problems, intervening appropriately to assist patients incomplex, urgent or emergency situations, including the initiation of effectiveemergency care.

The role also includessupporting patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthylifestyles and applying principles of self-care, as well as recording accuratedata in patient records to an agreed standard.

The post-holder willcollaborate with other members of the Primary Health Care Team includingdoctors, nurses and other AHPs, accepting referrals and referring to them forspecialist care. They will be responsible for direct referral to and liaisonwith consultants and other professional agencies.

About us

The Bourne Health Partnership is the largest primary care provider in South West London, serving diverse communities across multiple GP surgeries. We are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, underpinned by innovation, community engagement, and operational excellence.

Job responsibilities

The post holders mainresponsibility will be to work within the clinical team to provide high qualitypatient care.

The post holder will provideclinical assessment and management for patients of all ages withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems seeking a primary health careservice, including minor illness face to face consultations, home visits, carehome visits and telephone triage.

The post holder must haveexperience of assessing and treating common minor illnesses in a primary orurgent care setting.

The post holder may carry out homevisits in the locality for patients who are housebound and registered with thepractice as required.

The post holder may haveresponsibility for an agreed number of care homes for which they will beprimarily responsible for clinical care, including weekly care home rounds.

The post holder will work inpartnership with the care home lead GP, clinical team including practicepharmacists, community health and social care team members and care home staff.

This list is not exhaustive, and all team members should be prepared to accept additional, or surrenderexisting duties, to enable the efficient running of the organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional (NMC/HCPC/GPhC)
• Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice or working towards it
• Evidence of CPD
• Current professional registration in good standing
• Full MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Additional modules (e.g., minor illness, paediatrics, mental health)
• PG Cert in Education, mentorship or supervision training
• Leadership/management training

Experience

• Significant post-registration clinical experience
• Ability to assess, diagnose, and manage undifferentiated/undiagnosed conditions
• Experience in acute care, minor illness, long-term condition management
• Ability to interpret investigations (bloods, ECGs, imaging reports)
• Recognising and managing deteriorating patients
• Understanding of NHS primary care systems and structures
• Experience specifically within a GP practice or PCN
• Experience running own clinics (minor illness, LTC reviews)
• Experience with home visits, frailty, or care home rounds
• Experience in womens health or sexual health
• Experience leading or contributing to QI projects
• Strong consultation, examination, and clinical reasoning skills
• Safe and effective prescribing
• Safe and effective prescribing
• Diagnostic requesting and interpretation
• Ability to manage a varied caseload
• Clinical procedures (e.g., joint injections, wound care)
• Supervising junior staff
• Understanding of QOF, enhanced services, population health
• Remote/telephone/video consultation experience

Professional Behaviours & Personal Qualities

• Patient-centered, evidence-based practice
• Professional accountability and governance awareness
• Confidentiality and GDPR compliance
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Reflective practice and engagement in supervision
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and co-operative
• Motivated and proactive
• Ability to use initiative and judgement
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure
• Confident, assertive, and resilient
• Flexible, adaptable, and innovative
• Interest in digital solutions or service redesign
• Desire to contribute to MDT development

Other Requirements

• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours

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.

£56,800 to £65,000 a yearDepending on experience