Advanced Clinical Practitioner Band 7

Bromley Healthcare CIC; Orpington; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join their Urgent Community Response Team. This role involves providing urgent assessments and crisis interventions to patients in the community, aiming to prevent hospital admissions and support early discharges. You will be responsible for developing comprehensive care plans and working autonomously while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. If you have a passion for community healthcare and possess the necessary qualifications, this opportunity offers a rewarding career with extensive training and development prospects.

Benefits

Pension schemes

Gym discounts

Cycle schemes

Electronics discounts

EAP

High street discounts

Blue Light Card

Personal loans

Lease car schemes

Qualifications

• MUST hold professional registration with NMC or HCPC.
• Willingness to work towards full ACP MSc, portfolio, or credentialing.

Responsibilities

• Respond to urgent referrals and manage deteriorations due to illness.
• Develop care plans to prevent A&E attendance or hospital admission.

Skills

Safe clinical skills

Advanced assessment skills

Communication skills

Autonomous practice

Organizational skills

Education

Undergraduate degree

Registration with NMC or HCPC

Completed advanced clinical assessment module

Job description

Job summary

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Band 7

£51,883 - £58,544 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

Full-time - 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for a proactive Advanced Clinical Practitioner who wants to share their skills within our team.

The post is based within the Urgent Community Response Team. This service provides a multi-disciplinary urgent assessment and crisis intervention service within a 2-hour response, and at times a 2-4 hour response to patients in the community with the aim of preventing hospital admission and supporting early discharge from hospital. It operates 7 days a week from 8 am to 8 pm.

The post holder is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, acting within their professional boundaries. They will be working towards becoming a non-medical prescriber with good community experience, able to see patients independently and make autonomous decisions in clinical and diagnostic assessments of patients with potentially complex health and social care needs to support keeping them in the community and reduce hospital admissions and A&E attendance. They will develop a comprehensive plan of care.

Applicants MUST hold professional registration with NMC or HCPC; applications without this will not be considered.

Proposed interview week beginning 12th May 2025

Main duties of the job

1. Respond to urgent referrals from GPs, Acute Trust, 111, St Christopher's hospice, Ambulatory Services, and community providers for patients to be seen at home. Manage deteriorations due to illness or injury, prescribe medications, and develop care plans to prevent A&E attendance or hospital admission. Support early discharge with symptom monitoring.
2. Develop high-level skills in clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning to manage high-acuity users with multiple co-morbidities, aiming to reduce hospital admissions.
3. Support partnership working with GPs, ANP/ACP/Clinical lead, nursing home staff, and other healthcare professionals to promote anticipatory care planning, supporting the unscheduled care agenda.
4. Maintain knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical management options, demonstrating expertise and clinical reasoning.
5. Ensure personal performance aligns with job requirements, professional standards, and organizational policies.
6. Complete mandatory training and ongoing professional development.
7. Maintain a portfolio of advanced practice activities and evidence.
8. Participate in clinical supervision and appraisal processes.
9. Identify own learning needs and plan strategies for personal development.

About us

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services, including community nursing, health visiting, and therapy services. With NHS roots, we have extensive experience serving Bromley's community.

We offer a rewarding career environment with opportunities for training, development, and innovation. Our benefits include pension schemes, gym discounts, cycle schemes, electronics discounts, EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card, personal loans, and lease car schemes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Monitor and manage high-acuity users with complex needs, developing and implementing care plans, including medication reviews.
2. Recognize and manage early symptoms of disease exacerbation and acute illness based on current evidence and standards.
3. Develop advanced assessment and diagnostic skills to manage high-intensity users and reduce hospital admissions.
4. Collaborate with GPs, healthcare professionals, and agencies to promote anticipatory care and support the unscheduled care agenda.
5. Demonstrate expertise in evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning.
6. Maintain high standards of personal performance, comply with professional and organizational standards.
7. Complete mandatory training and professional development activities.
8. Maintain a professional portfolio and participate in clinical supervision.
9. Engage in appraisal and review processes, identifying and planning for personal development needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Undergraduate degree in a suitable discipline
• Registration with NMC or HCPC
• Registered non-medical prescriber (if appropriate)
• Completed advanced clinical assessment or ECAS module
• Autonomous practice and decision-making skills
• Willingness to work towards full ACP MSc, portfolio, or credentialing
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Master's level award covering all four pillars of advanced practice or credentialing equivalent
• Working towards or planning to complete non-medical prescribing

Skills (Essential)

• Safe clinical skills as an experienced nurse/advanced clinical practitioner
• Advanced assessment and management planning skills
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in devising care plans
• High standards of care maintenance and monitoring
• Excellent communication skills with staff, clients, and agencies
• Understanding of clinical governance principles
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Valid UK driving license with access to a vehicle

Skills (Desirable)

• Intravenous and cannulation skills
• IVAB therapy administration and management
• Venepuncture/phlebotomy skills

Experience (Essential)

• Effective team member with good organizational skills
• Experience practicing at an advanced level with clinical assessment skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Autonomous practice experience at an advanced level
• Extensive evidence-based clinical experience
• Experience working with multidisciplinary and interagency teams
• Coordination of complex care activities with healthcare professionals and agencies

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience in multidisciplinary and interagency working
• Community care and acute setting experience
• Experience in Admission Avoidance services
• Experience implementing change for quality patient outcomes
• Post-registration experience at NP level

Additional requirements

This post is subject to a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.