Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Hospital at home

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks an Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Hospital at Home services. This role involves assessing patients, implementing treatment plans, and delivering care in community settings. Candidates should have a Master's level qualification, relevant professional registration, and experience in managing acutely unwell patients. Strong leadership and communication skills are crucial. The position requires traveling across the BCP area and offers an exciting opportunity to impact patient care positively.

Qualifications

• Active UK NMC Registration is required.
• Experience in managing acutely unwell patients is essential.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex information from patient assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and diagnostics for patients.
• Implement treatment plans to avoid hospital admissions.
• Work within Older Persons Services in various settings.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Leadership and development

Communication skills

Education

Masters level Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Registered with relevant professional body

Job description

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Hospital at home

The closing date is 02 January 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join and assist with the development of the Hospital at Home service, alongside virtual wards specialities within Older Persons Services.

The role will include assessments, diagnostics and implementing a treatment plan whereby patients conditions and plan of care can be met within their own home or within the community settings to prevent them from remaining within the acute settings when deemed appropriate.

Use of a car for transportation is essential.

We are looking for a dynamic, compassionate, organised and confident person who has experience in managing acutely unwell patients as there will be those situations when patients require acute assessment, care and escalation.

You will need to demonstrate the necessary skills to deliver services to patients with a wide range of complex clinical needs including frailty.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Based Location: Christchurch Day Hospital but covering the whole of BCP area travelling

Interview Date: 14th January 2026

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Demonstrable theoretical and practical knowledge of OPS specialty common presentations.
• Conversant in older persons Advanced practice developments at nation/ local levels
• Legal/professional/ethical issues of advanced practice
• Advanced clinical skills, such as assessing patient's physical status requiring precision, accuracy, dexterity.
• Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and resilience when the service is under pressure.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex information from patient assessment and interventions, such as specified OPS rays, ECGs and freedom to act in managing patients 'care.
• Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working independently at a Band 7 Clinical role within relevant specialty
• Experience of leading & developing people
• Demonstrates theoretical and practical knowledge OPS common presentations
• Experience of teaching, mentoring and developing staff
• Managing defined caseload of patient
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries
• Publication/ Conference Experience
• Team leader

Qualifications

• Professional registration with relevant professional body
• Recognised teaching or mentoring qualification
• Masters level Advanced Clinical Practitioner/ Equivalent Masters
• Non-Medical Prescribing
• Budget Management
• Recognition as Advanced Practitioner by the National Centre for Advancing Practice

Personal Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, using a range of methods, e.g. verbal, written, record keeping , complex report writing
• Able to deal with demands of rapidly developing and changing service, problem-solving and prioritising abilities. Ability to lead on and respond positively to change
• Self-motivated and reliability

Other requirements specific to the role

• The use of a car for transportation to visit patients at home is essential, as well as the willingness to obtain business car insurance
• A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.

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.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust