Advanced Clinical Practitioner - UCCH

Practice Plus Group; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Physical and mental health support

Refer a friend scheme

Free access to Reward Gateway discount

Blue Light Card, Boundless card and CU

Award winning ED&I programme

Job summary

Practice Plus IUC in Ipswich invites applications for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP). The role focuses on urgent care, coordinating patient care and avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions, keeping care closer to home.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to assess patients, perform remote consultations, review urgent cases and support timely clinical decision-making.

Qualifications

• ANP/ACP with experience in primary care and independent prescribing.
• Experience in urgent care and multidisciplinary settings is preferred.
• Ability to coordinate patient care and support clinical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients in urgent care and coordinate appropriate care.
• Conduct remote consultations and support timely clinical decisions.
• Collaborate with colleagues across urgent care, community and mental health services.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Remote consultations

Care coordination

Independent prescribing

Job description

Join Practice Plus IUC as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) within the Suffolk and North East Essex Unscheduled Care Coordination Hub (UCCH), an innovative multidisciplinary service focused on improving patient outcomes, avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions and keeping care closer to home. Based in Ipswich, the hub brings together clinicians, paramedics and community partners to support patients with urgent care needs.

Working alongside colleagues from urgent care, community, mental health and wider healthcare services, you will use your clinical expertise to assess patients, coordinate appropriate care and help ensure patients receive the right support in the most suitable setting. This role is particularly suited to ANPs and ACPs with experience in primary care and independent prescribing.

A key part of the role involves completing remote consultations, reviewing urgent care cases and supporting timely clinical decision-making. You'll receive training to develop your telephone consultation skills and contribute to the Suffolk and North East Essex Clinical Assessment Service when required. As a valued member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you'll play an important role in service development, quality improvement and patient safety while representing Practice Plus IUC with professionalism and compassion.

Benefits

• Physical and mental health support
• Refer a friend scheme
• Free access to Reward Gateway discount scheme
• Blue Light Card, Boundless card and Costco membership eligibility
• Award winning ED&I programme

Training & Development

Tailored CPD training delivered via our bespoke Learning Management System.

Great development and career progression opportunities.

You get to know people over the weeks and months, and you can see them start to improve when they are having treatment… it’s really nice, you can make a difference and help someone overcome difficulties.