Emergency Clinical Practitioner

Central London Community Healthcare Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive team environment

Professional development opportunities

Frontline urgent care setting

Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust seeks an experienced Enhanced Clinical Practitioner to deliver high-quality, unscheduled care in an urgent care setting. You will work autonomously in the Emergency Clinical Practitioner role, applying advanced diagnostic skills and clinical reasoning to manage acute, undifferentiated conditions.

You will contribute to professional development and work with a supportive team to maintain up-to-date evidence-based practice, while driving service

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or Registered Health Professional (physio, paramedic) with HCPC.
• Evidence of Minor Injuries Module at Level 6/7.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care in collaboration with Emergency services and other health care professionals.
• Define standards of care and practice to maintain or improve quality.
• Work with senior staff on operational management and development of the service.
• Act as team Leader on a rotational basis for day-to-day management.
• Take designated responsibility for discrete areas of operational management/clinical practice.
• Communicate complex information to patients, carers and staff.
• Deliver care within a culturally sensitive framework.
• Audit service performance and evaluate outcomes.

Skills

Clinical skills

Clinical reasoning

Autonomous practice

Patient assessment

Education

NMC registration or HCPC registration

Tools

Minor Injuries Module

Level 7 Advanced Clinical Assessment Module

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (ECP) with a passion for delivering high quality care in an Urgent Care setting? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic and supportive team in Central London. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in shaping the quality of care we provide. We pride ourselves on keeping our ACP/ECPs up to date with the latest evidenced-based practices, while also offering strong support for your professional development and growth.In this role, you will work autonomously as an Emergency Clinical Practitioner, providing expert care to patients with acute, undifferentiated conditions. Using your advanced diagnostic skills and clinical reasoning, you will deliver high quality, unscheduled care to those who need it most.

What we offer

• A supportive, diverse team environment
• Opportunities for continuous professional development
• A chance to work at the forefront of urgent care, utilising your expertise and autonomy

Take a look at our recruitment video to learn more about our team and the difference you'll make:

Please note: This vacancy is open to new applicants only. Individuals who have previously applied for this role will not be considered.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will deliver care in collaboration with Emergency services, other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies.
• To work in association with colleagues in defining standards of care and practice aimed at maintaining, developing or improving quality.
• To work with the senior staff in the operational management and the organisational development of the service.
• Act as the team Leader on a rotational basis assuming responsibility for day to day management of the service.
• Take designated responsibility for discrete areas of operational management/clinical practice.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff.
• Deliver care within a culturally sensitive framework.
• Implement, carry out disseminate and evaluate service audits

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job responsibilities

Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or Registered Health Professional (physio, paramedic) with HCPC.
• Evidence of Minor Injuries Module at Level 6/7

Desirable

• Evidence of Minor illness module at Level 6/7
• Evidence of completion of Level 7 Advanced Clinical Assessment Module
• Independent Prescriber (or on pathway to complete)
• Qualification in prehospital care or community care
• MSC in advanced clinical practice

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable competence in autonomous clinical assessment and management of patients, exercising professional judgement and delivering safe, evidence-based care within scope of practice
• Evidence of consistently delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in accordance with professional standards and best practice
• Experience in working autonomously in an emergency or other unscheduled care environment or working autonomously within a GP surgery.
• Evidence of competence in assessing, managing and escalating care for adults and children at risk of deterioration, with demonstrable experience of timely referral to hospital-based services when clinically indicated
• Experience of effectively working in collaboration, negotiating and liaising across organisational boundaries.

Desirable

• Experience of team / service/ staff management.
• Experience of implementing evidence-based care and developing others to do so
• Experience of change management and implementing change in practice

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
• Proven ability to prioritise, manage own workload and flexibility in doing so
• Able to deal with conflict and manage appropriately
• Proactive in identifying own and other's learning and development needs, and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
• Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment
• Clinical knowledge across a range of long-term conditions.

Desirable

• Able to lead and motivate a team and implement change
• Knowledge of resource management.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).