Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS Jobs; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Partnership of East London Co-operatives (PELC) Ltd is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Advanced Nurse Practitioner to work across our sites.

You will deliver face-to-face health assessments and treatments, prescribing within your scope, and working within a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality care in UTC settings.

Qualifications

• Registered professional with NMC or HCPC and an advanced practice qualification.
• Post-registration study in minor illness (Level 6/7) or equivalent.
• Master's degree or equivalent in advanced clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment for patients with undifferentiated diagnoses.
• Clinically examine and assess patient needs and plan care accordingly.
• Prescribe and review medications within scope of practice.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues across the clinical team.
• Deliver care according to NICE guidelines and evidence-based practice.
• Complete administrative tasks (prescriptions, referrals, pathology results).

Skills

Clinical governance

Written communication

Health policy knowledge

Advanced clinical skills

Training delivery

Audits & investigations

Improvement projects

Team leadership

Clinical audit knowledge

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Advanced clinical practice qualification

Post-registration study Level 6/7 (minor illness)

PG Cert Clinical Education or equivalent

Master's in advanced clinical practice

Job description

Go back Partnership of East London Co-operatives (PELC) Ltd

Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 04 October 2026

PELC is seeking an enthusiastic AdvancedClinical Practitioner or Advanced Nurse Practitioner with independent prescribingto work with us across our sites. You will deliver face-to-face services,enabling patients to obtain health information from the appropriate health careprofessional. You will be providing safe and effective health assessments andtreatment of patients within the establishment

You will be accountable for your practiceincluding the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge or referral ofpatients, independent of medical intervention to provide high-quality supportfor professional practice within the organization.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an experienced caring nurse/practitionerwho can demonstrate highly developed clinical skills and be able to demonstratecritical thinking whilst working within their professional boundaries. You willwork within a clinical team consisting of GPs, UCPs,Nurse Streamers and HCA to deliver excellent care serviceswithin our UTC. You will be able todemonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and deliver expert care,including assessment, diagnostic skills, treatment and evaluation. You willcommunicate at all levels across boundaries and work closely with widerclinical team members. The post holder will also work collaboratively with themultidisciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the deliveryof policy and procedures.

You will be an integral member of the clinical team,completing streaming, independently assessing patients and prescribing clinicalintervention. You will also be completing administrative tasks (prescriptions,referrals, pathology results).

As an ANP/ACP, you will be supported by, and work with, a diverse multi-skilledprofessional team of clinical and non-clinical friendly staff, providing high quality, person-centred,holistic clinical care to patients. You will be accountable for your practice including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge or referral of patients, independent of medical intervention to provide high-quality support for professional practice within the organization

About us

The Partnership of East London Co-operatives (PELC) Ltd is a not-for-profit social enterprise. We provide a range of NHS healthcare services including, GP Out of Hours and Urgent Treatment services to over 1.1 million patients in the Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering and West Essex areas to meet the needs of the community. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment including excellent training and although we are NOT an NHS employer, we provide automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.

Our PELC mission is to provide outstanding care to the communities we serve. If you have an advance clinical skills, emergency care experience, ambulance service and worked in the GP practice, whether you want a permanent role or something more flexible through our in-house Trust Temps / Bank shifts, if you love a challenge, dynamic and are looking for an exciting new endeavour, join our team.

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

Utilising yourskills in managing patients within the urgent treatment care setting. You will actas an autonomous advanced practitioner who is able to work independently and inconjunction with other members of the clinical team. The post holder will be anexperienced caring nurse/practitioner who can demonstrate highly developedclinical skills and be able to demonstrate critical thinking whilst workingwithin their professional boundaries. You will work within a clinical teamconsisting of GPs, Urgent Care Practitioners, Nurse Streamers and Health CareAssistants to deliver excellent care services within our UTC. You will be able to demonstrate safe,competent clinical decision-making and deliver expert care, includingassessment, diagnostic skills, treatment and evaluation. You will communicateat all levels across boundaries and work closely with wider clinical teammembers. The post holder will also work collaboratively with the multidisciplinaryteam to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy andprocedures.

You will be anintegral member of the clinical team, completing streaming, independentlyassessing patients and prescribing clinical intervention. You will also becompleting administrative tasks (prescriptions, referrals, pathology results).

As an AdvancedNurse Practitioner/advanced clinical practitioner, you will be supported by,and work with, a diverse multi-skilled professional team of clinical andnon-clinical friendly staff, providinghigh quality, person-centred, holistic clinical care to patients.

Clinical practice

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventionsand care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.

Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological andpsychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatmentsfor patients with complex needs.

Proactively identify, diagnoseand manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-termcondition (as appropriate).

Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating bothdrug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.

Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness,appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice andnational and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.

Work with patients in order to support compliance and adherence toprescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed orover-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects andinteractions.

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist thepatient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation ofeffective emergency care.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promotehealthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.

Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needsin accordance with the NSF for Mental Health.

Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting withaural conditions.

Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care.

Communication

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensurepatients are fully informed and consent to treatment.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the needfor alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.

Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improvecommunication.

Maintain effective communication within the practice environment andwith external stakeholders.

Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues.

Delivering a quality service

Recognise and work within own competence and appropriate professionalcode of conduct as regulated such as NMC and HCPC.

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patientconsultation, consistent with legislation, code of conduct, policies andprocedures.

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintainsand promotes quality.

Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and best evidence-basedcare.

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review,benchmarking and formal evaluation.

Evaluate patients response to health care provision and theeffectiveness of care.

Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and widerorganisation.

Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification ofvulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutorychild/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance.

Professional Practice

Demonstrate and provide supportiveprofessional practice for clinical development of student as required.

Promote, support and embed the vision, values,and goals of PELC throughout all professional practice.

Demonstrate fairness and respect as central toexcellent professional behaviours, and lead and influence others to do thesame.

Support service improvement plans to achievethe best outcomes for patients.

Support patient safety and governance processesto ensure improvement in service delivery.

Autonomy/Scopewithin Role

Assumesclinical accountability for patients referred into non-medically led services.

Practicescompetently and autonomously without direct supervision in accordance withprofessional code of practice and local policies and procedures.

Acknowledgeslimitations in own professional competence and only undertakes practice andaccepts responsibilities for those activities for which competence can beassured.

Exercisesprofessional judgment and expertise to create precedents and deal withambiguous or novel problems.

Appliesbest practice policy guidelines where appropriate and in the absence ofspecific guidance ensures that actions are initiated in line withevidence-based practice and rigorous analytical judgment.

Collaborateswith other relevant professionals to develop clinical protocols and integratedcare pathways within area of expertise or speciality to benefit the delivery ofclinical services.

Influencesthe culture of the environment to ensure both the atmosphere and surroundingsmeets the needs of individuals and humanises patient care.

Monitorsand leads improvements to standards of clinical care through supervision ofpractice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supportingprofessional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC or HCPC with advance clinical practice/Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification.
• Nurse-led/HCPC management of minor illness, or minor ailments and injuries.
• Evidence of post-registration study at undergraduate level (Level 6 or 7 in minor illness).
• Experience of clinical and educational programmes.
• Relevant Education Qualification (PG Cert Clinical Education or equivalent).
• Master degree in advance clinical practice.

Skills

• Knowledge of clinical governance framework.
• Ability to write and present information effectively and concisely.
• Broad knowledge of professional, educational and other health care policy.
• Knowledge / experience of development advanced clinical skills / roles.
• Ability to deliver training to groups and individual.
• Ability to complete audits and root cause investigation.
• Ability to lead on improvement projects.
• Proven experience in leading, managing and working in a multi-professional team.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the principles of research.

Experience

• Knowledge of current clinical issues and the changing landscape of the NHS.
• Experience of understanding and managing professional development.
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements from the Care Quality Commission, and other regulatory bodies.
• Experience working in a fast paced urgent care treatment centre or emergency department.
• Experience in clinical incident investigations.
• Experience in completing clinical audit and other quality improvement methodologies.
• Highly developed persuasive, motivational and negotiating skills.
• Clinical experience working with older people.
• Experienced mentor, appraiser or clinical supervisor.
• Contributes to quality improvement.
• Experience in working in Emergency/ Urgent or Primary Care.
• Understanding of the principles and practice of Knowledge of clinical audit and evaluation of services.
• Demonstrable record of partnership working and stakeholder engagement.
• Evidence of participation in clinical supervision and Professional Nurse Advocate programme.
• Excellent understanding human resources policy and practice.
• Experience of programme design and project management in the implementation of workforce development strategies.

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.

Employer name

Partnership of East London Co-operatives (PELC) Ltd