Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Urgent Care Home Visiting

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust in Lincolnshire is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner for the Urgent Care Home Visiting Team. The role requires autonomous practice, leading clinical assessments and treatments, with portfolio development in line with four pillars of advanced practice.

The post is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, with 24/7 coverage and shift patterns 0800-2030, seven days a week, in a district-wide Urgent Care Home Visiting service.

Qualifications

• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or evidence to support HEE portfolio for accreditation.
• Non-medical prescribing qualification where appropriate.
• Portfolio evidence of core capability across four Pillars of Advanced Practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous care within a multidisciplinary team.
• Independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Develop audit and research projects and drive service improvement.
• Provide supervision and support to colleagues and maintain CPD portfolio.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Independent clinical assessment

Education

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

HEE portfolio route for accreditation

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Urgent Care Home Visiting

Band 8a

Main area Urgent Care Grade Band 8a Contract Secondment: 10 months Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 818-IUC377

Site Lincoln, Spalding, Louth, Sleaford. Town Lincoln Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/09/2026 23:59

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at LCHS.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our teams – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

• Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.
• Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.
• Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the LCHG team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients. We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job overview

Come and join us at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to work in our Urgent Care Home Visiting Team.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will need to demonstrate that they are able to meet the essential criteria in the person specification and can provide evidence of significant experience in their specialist field. You will be required to have and an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or have completed the H ealth Education England supported portfolio route to accreditation . Candidates will also hold a non-medical prescribing qualification where appropriate .

We are looking for people who can demonstrate the right values and behaviours and have excellent leadership and communications skills . Portfolio evidence of core capability across all four Pillars of Advanced Practice is expected.

As part of a team, you will work as an autonomous practitioner , being accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with undiagnosed and undifferentiated condition s. The role will include developing audit and research projects, provid ing ongoing supervision and support to medical and non-medical colleagues , and play a pivotal role in the operational development of their specialty. The post holder can expected protected time to fulfil these duties and maintain their continuing professional development portfolio.

This post is within our Urgent Care Home Visiting Team which support patients that require a urgent health care need. The service is 24/7, with ACP shift patterns of 0800-2030, 7 days a week.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job responsibilities

Successful applicants will provide autonomous care to patients a part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed outline of the role’s main duties.

The current vacancy is for a full time role with shift patterns of 0800-2030, 7 days a week, including bank holidays.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Health Care Professional holding current registration with appropriate regulatory body
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or sufficient evidence to support an application onto the HEE supported portfolio route for accreditation
• Teaching and Assessing course (e.g. Mentor Preparation, SLIP, Clinical Educator course, PGCE), SSSA or a willingness to complete.
• Clinical supervision/training course

Experience

• Substantial post registration relevant experience working autonomously at an advanced level and can demonstrate transferrable skills.
• Experience of clinical leadership.
• Experience of working within multi professional settings with consolidated clinical practice and contributing to effective team working.
• Experience of leading evidenced service improvement and innovation through service/practice development initiatives, audit or research.

Experience

• Completed portfolio of supervised practice in specialist area

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK's most welcoming counties.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone.

Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Important Information: All new employees will be subject to a charge if a DBS check is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by LCHS and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a maximum of a 3 month period.

Any existing employees who require a DBS check as part of the application process will be subject to a charge for that DBS check.

We are a Disability Confident employer ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

Support and/or assistance with completing an application form is available from the Human Resources Team by calling 01522 572889.

We encourage and support vaccination update as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

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Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, LCHS reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

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.