Senior Advanced Practitioner - Lead Clinical Innovation (Band 8b)

NHS Jobs; Swindon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Developmental support from Consultant/

Non-clinical development time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Senior Advanced Practitioner (Band 8b) in Swindon to lead and deliver expert clinical practice for complex frailty and long‑term conditions. The post involves coordinating multidisciplinary teams, driving service improvements and guiding governance and clinical effectiveness across community health services.

The ideal candidate will hold MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or an equivalent Independent Prescriber qualification, with substantial autonomous practice, leadership

Qualifications

• Essential Registered healthcare professional MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, or equivalent Independent Prescriber qualification.
• Significant autonomous advanced practice experience.
• Leadership and service improvement experience.
• Current full driving license and use of a car during working hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highly autonomous, expert clinical practice for patients with complex frailty and long-term conditions.
• Lead complex clinical decision-making and multidisciplinary working.
• Support admission avoidance, rehabilitation and discharge planning.
• Provide professional leadership and visible expert practice within multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead quality improvement, service redesign and pathway development projects.
• Support governance, clinical effectiveness and implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Provide supervision, coaching and development for ACPs and trainee practitioners.
• Contribute to research, audit and innovation activity.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Leadership

Multidisciplinary

Quality improvement

Education

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Independent Prescriber

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking a Senior Advanced Practitioner (Band 8b) in Swindon to lead and deliver expert clinical practice for complex frailty and long‑term conditions. The post involves coordinating multidisciplinary teams, driving service improvements and guiding governance and clinical effectiveness across community health services.

The ideal candidate will hold MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or an equivalent Independent Prescriber qualification, with substantial autonomous practice, leadership