Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Manchester Community Response Teams

MFT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Manchester Community Response Teams. The post is Band 8a, permanent, full-time, and covers extended hours across seven days to support urgent community services.

The ACP will perform advanced assessments, management, prescribing, and care planning to prevent hospital admissions and enable safe home-based care within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical practitioner with autonomous working style.
• Experience in acute disease management and crisis care.
• Leadership and team working across multidisciplinary settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical assessment and decision-making in patients in home and community settings.
• Lead and coordinate urgent community response and virtual ward pathways.
• Develop personalised care plans and ensure safe escalation and follow-up.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Autonomous practitioner

Crisis care

Leadership

Education

MSC in Advanced Clinical Practice

Nursing or AHP degree

V300 independent prescriber

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Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Manchester Community Response Teams

Band 8a

Main area Nursing or Physiotherapy or Occupational therapy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working hours can be discussed at interview - Rotational post covering extended hours 08.00-20:00/22:00, 7-days a week, 365 days a year) Job ref 349-LCOD-8291271-RL4

Site Trafford House Town Wythenshawe, Manchester Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you an Advanced Clinical Practitioner passionate about delivering high-quality care closer to home and supporting patients to avoid unnecessary hospital admission?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced ACP to join the South Manchester and Trafford Urgent Care Hub, supporting Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward/Hospital at Home services.

The post holder will provide advanced clinical assessment and decision-making for patients with acute and complex health needs in their own homes and community settings. Responsibilities will include comprehensive assessment, history taking, diagnosis, treatment planning, prescribing and evaluation of care, with a strong focus on supporting people to remain safely at home and preventing avoidable hospital attendance or admission.

Working within an innovative multidisciplinary team, the ACP will collaborate across primary, secondary, community and social care interfaces to coordinate urgent and responsive care for people at risk of hospitalisation, as well as those requiring enhanced support following discharge or through Hospital at Home pathways.

Referrals may be received from NWAS, primary care, Emergency Departments, acute hospital teams and other community services. The post holder will work flexibly across South Manchester and Trafford, contributing to Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward/Hospital at Home pathways and helping shape the continued development of an integrated Community Urgent Care Hub.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist triage, assessment and clinical intervention as an autonomous practitioner, developing effective relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team to support patients across a range of healthcare settings, including Manchester Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, Intermediate Care Services, Out of Hours Services, community beds and primary care.

The role will focus on preventing avoidable hospital admissions, enabling patients to remain safely and independently at home, and reducing premature admission to long-term care. The post holder will support patients to proactively manage and anticipate future health needs by developing personalised care plans in collaboration with GPs, medical staff, Allied Health Professionals, nursing and social care teams.

The ACP will promote patient independence, self-management and proactive management of long-term and acute health needs, ensuring appropriate escalation and follow-up where required.

The post holder will lead the development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centred interventions in partnership with relevant clinical teams. They will contribute to integrated working across community services and support the delivery of the objectives of the Community Urgent Care Division and Manchester Local Care Organisation, ensuring care is coordinated, responsive and focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for patients in their own homes and communities.

Working for our organisation

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe - what better place to shape and develop your leadership career.

We deliver care to over 1 million patients & users each year through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. Our 30,000 plus strong workforce is central to our success and innovation.

You will play a pivotal part in supporting our operational excellence and strategic ambitions. You’ll work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams, driving improvements that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing, and service efficiency across the Trust.

MFT offers a dynamic, inclusive environment where your leadership, ideas, and expertise are valued. You’ll have access to professional development, digital tools and opportunities to contribute to transformational projects that shape the future of healthcare delivery.
We are committed to supporting your growth and wellbeing, recognising the vital role you play in our organisation’s success.

Join us and help shape the future of our Trust—make a real difference to our teams, our services, and our communities, and fundamentally, our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other.

As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Person specification

Personal Qualities

• Self motivated and innovative
• Assertive and Confident
• Empathetic and Supportive
• Flexible to meet the needs of 7 day, extended hours community service
• Access to a car for business use on a daily basis
• Ability to manage and diffuse stressful situations
• Able to deal with occasional unpleasant working conditions

Skills & Knowledge

• Advanced clinical skills
• Able to work as an autonomous practitioner.
• Can demonstrate experience of acute disease management and crisis care
• Ability to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations
• Ability to manage high pressured situations
• Able to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of role
• Leadership skills with ability to engage and deliver change through negotiation and partnership working
• Management skills with team building abilities
• Evidence of recognised knowledge/skills in service improvement.
• Caseload management

Experience

• Proven experience of working as an independent practitioner
• In-depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation, relevant to community
• Experience of leading, planning and completing audit/research
• Experience of teaching and mentoring of staff across the multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of applying research in practice.
• Leadership Qualification

Qualifications

• MSC in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Relevant professional health degree (nursing or AHP ( Physio or OT)
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Current registration with NMC, HPC or other statutory body
• Independent non-medical prescriber (V300)
• Communication/counselling skills training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.