Bank Advanced Clinician | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Watford is seeking an Advanced Unplanned Care Practitioner to provide clinical leadership and operational management in a community healthcare team. You will manage a rotating shift schedule, collaborate closely with various health services, and support high standards of patient care. Flexible working options and comprehensive support are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Training and development

Qualifications

• Work autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals.
• Prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
• Act as a role model supporting the team to achieve high standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational management and clinical leadership.
• Respond to clinical incidents and complaints.
• Undertake assessment and appraisal of team members.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Operational management

Patient assessment

Communication

Job description

Overview

The service delivers high quality care to patients in their own home with a primary purpose to prevent hospital attendance/admission and facilitate early discharge from hospital. The service operates from 8am to 10pm, 7 days a week.

The post holder will work autonomously and in collaboration with Acute Trusts, the Adult Community Nursing Teams, other health care professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies to deliver excellent standards of patient care.

The post holder will be required to:

Responsibilities

• Work on a rotational shift basis within the Herts Unplanned Care Team – service operating hours 8am–10pm, 7 days a week.
• Be the clinical leader for designated shifts on a rotational basis, responsible for day-to-day management of the service.
• Take designated responsibility for discrete areas of operational management, line management and clinical practice.
• Prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
• Provide operational management and clinical leadership for the Unplanned Care Team including triage of referrals and ensuring efficient and effective use of resources via daily staff management of time keeping, work allocation and rest breaks; respond to immediate sickness absence (requesting cover as per protocol as required).
• As an Advanced Unplanned Care Practitioner act as role model supporting the team to achieve and maintain high standards of clinical care, based on evidence-based practice.
• As a senior team member and as an Advanced Practitioner respond to clinical incidents, accidents and complaints in accordance with CLCH policy.
• Work in collaboration with and maintain a good working relationship within other CLCH services such as adult community nursing, GP out of hours services, Accident and Emergency Departments, London Ambulance Service, acute hospital assessment units/wards, General Practitioners and practice staff, nursing and care homes, Social Services and voluntary sector organisations to provide a comprehensive service to patients, clients and carers.
• Undertake assessment and appraisal of designated members of the team.

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

Benefits

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025