Advanced Clinical Practitioner Lead - Countywide Community Services

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Worcestershire is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Lead to oversee community services and enhance clinical practices. In this permanent, full-time role, you will provide clinical leadership and operational management for a cohort of advanced practitioners. Applicants should have a strong background in clinical leadership and experience with long-term conditions. The position offers competitive benefits, including generous leave and flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable post-graduate experience in a relevant area.
• Extensive experience in undertaking assessments of complex needs.
• Experience of working across professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of advanced clinical practice within community hospitals.
• Support workforce to enhance clinical skills for long-term conditions.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to shape future planning of community services.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Ability to develop competencies

Understanding of clinical governance

Experience with long-term conditions

Education

Registered Nurse Level 1 / Allied Health Professional / Paramedic / Pharmacist

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Leadership qualification

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner Lead - Countywide Community Services

Closing date: 28 December 2025

37.5 hours per week, permanent.

Do you have a passion for community services and leading transformational change? Are you looking for a combined leadership and clinical role that will challenge you while enabling you to influence the development of advanced practice around the needs of patients?

Join us at Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust and be instrumental in supporting us to deliver our vision: To be a leading organisation that works effectively in partnership with our stakeholders to deliver high quality, integrated health services.

Working as part of the senior team within community services, you will be responsible for the development, clinical leadership and operational management of a cohort of advanced nurse and therapy practitioners, supporting them to develop competencies within all pillars of advanced practice and also clinical leadership for enhanced clinical practitioners within MIUs. Due to the nature of the post the applicant must be able to travel independently.

Main duties of the job

You will be the figurehead for developing advanced clinical practice within community hospitals and MIUs, whilst aligning that work to wider community services in the future. You will need to have the ability and experience to work within a dynamic and challenging environment, and you will play a pivotal leadership role supporting the wider workforce to enhance clinical skills and competencies to support patients living with long‑term conditions and frailty.

You will have a track record of success at a senior level, and have the clinical skills and abilities to develop credible trusting relationships with clinical colleagues within the Trust and the wider health care economy.

Enthusiastic and passionate about patient experience and clinical outcomes, you will have an understanding of the national agenda and be able to translate this with commissioning and alliance partners to lead clinical delivery. You will be able to work alongside directors, GPs and commissioning and social care colleagues to shape future planning of community services.

About us

We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer:

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

• Demonstrable post-graduate experience in a relevant area
• Extensive post-graduate experience in a role undertaking assessments of complex needs
• Experience of working with people with long-term illness and/or older people
• Experience of working across professional boundaries and managing differing priorities
• Experience of clinical leadership and implementation of change projects
• Experience of undertaking research

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Level 1 / Allied Health Professional / Paramedic / Pharmacist
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice which will include Advanced Assessment Skills and Prescribing V3.0 (if within scope of practice)
• Evidence of a portfolio of knowledge, skills and professional development
• Leadership qualification and/or experience
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Knowledge

• Extended and advanced clinical skills and knowledge base
• Understanding of professional and current issues in community care
• Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance

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.