Advanced Clinical Practitioner Bank

Sussexcommunity; Camberley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Camberley is seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to enhance general practice capacity within a collaborative primary care team. The role involves managing urgent and same-day appointments, requiring strong clinical skills and the ability to work autonomously. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and experience in primary care, with a commitment to delivering high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Maths and English GCSEs (C and above) or equivalent.
• Experience in general practice, able to work autonomously.
• Recent primary or community healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Support local GP Practices by providing additional patient access.
• Manage an identified caseload or patient cohorts.
• Provide comprehensive care from history taking to evaluation.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Management of complex patient needs

Clinical examination skills

Strong clinical leadership

Effective communication skills

Negotiation and resource management

Change management and service improvement

Teaching and mentorship abilities

Supervision and facilitation in clinical settings

Competence in spirometry performance and interpretation

Education

First-level registration with a professional body

Relevant health-related degree

MSc or equivalent in Advanced Clinical Practice

Mentorship/teaching qualification

Independent prescribing qualification

Community or Primary Care specialist qualification

Care of the Elderly specialist qualification

Additional qualification in managing a specific long-term condition

Clinical supervision training and experience

Job description

This role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) with prescribing skills to join our Primary Care Network (PCN). You will support local GP Practices by providing additional patient access on Saturdays and weekday evenings, working across a rotating schedule among 7 GP Practices.

This is a flexible role; you will work under a Bank contract and need to commit to clinics with at least 3 weeks' notice. Your work will mainly focus on urgent and same-day appointments, with some routine general practice appointments depending on the PCN/practices' needs and your skills and experience.

Main duties of the job

You will enhance core general practice capacity as part of a collaborative primary care team supporting residents in Surrey Heath. You should be experienced in general practice, able to work autonomously, managing a caseload for urgent and on-the-day care with minimal supervision from onsite GPs under a Primary Care Consultant model. Skills in urgent care, minor illness management, and support for patients with long-term conditions are essential.

You will manage an identified caseload or patient cohorts, providing comprehensive care from history taking and clinical assessment to diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation, demonstrating safe and evidence-based clinical decision-making.

About us

We are Surrey Heath Community Providers Limited, a federation of 7 GP practices across 10 sites, serving over 97,000 patients. Established in 2016, we employ around 200 staff and have hosted the Surrey Heath Primary Care Network since 2019. We are committed to providing safe, compassionate, and high-quality primary care services, focusing on positive patient outcomes.

Our vision is to deliver seamless healthcare that promotes healthier lives, with patients at the center of everything we do. We aim to ensure patients feel safe, supported, communicated with, and respected, especially when vulnerable.

Job responsibilities

Please see Supporting Documents for the full Job Description, responsibilities, and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Maths and English GCSEs (C and above) or equivalent
• First-level registration with a professional body (e.g., HCPC, NMC, GPhC), relevant health-related degree, MSc or equivalent in Advanced Clinical Practice, mentorship/teaching qualification, and independent prescribing qualification
• Community or Primary Care specialist qualification
• Care of the Elderly specialist qualification
• Additional qualification in managing a specific long-term condition
• Clinical supervision training and experience

Knowledge

• Understanding of roles and responsibilities
• Knowledge of local and national health policies, clinical governance, and patient group directions
• Ability to identify health determinants in Surrey Heath / Frimley ICS
• Awareness of public health issues in Surrey Heath / Frimley ICS

Skills

• Advanced clinical skills, managing long-term and urgent care needs
• Management of complex patient needs
• Clinical examination skills
• Strong clinical leadership
• Effective communication skills
• Negotiation and resource management
• Change management and service improvement
• Teaching and mentorship abilities
• Supervision and facilitation in clinical settings
• Competence in spirometry performance and interpretation

Experience

• Recent primary or community healthcare experience
• Management of minor illnesses, triage, protocol development, clinical leadership, audit, research, project management, community initiatives, health needs assessment, supervision experience

Other

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic
• Flexible team player
• Responsive to unpredictable work patterns
• Self-aware of strengths and weaknesses
• Committed to CPD/Revalidation
• Access to suitable transport

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This position requires a DBS check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, with a submission to the DBS for any previous convictions.