Senior Emergency Care Practitioner – Community & Home Care

Clch; Greater London; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is recruiting an Emergency Care Practitioner for a 12-month fixed-term contract in London. You will deliver high-quality clinical care in community settings as part of UCR and Hospital at Home, using advanced assessment and decision-making to prevent hospital admissions.

You will lead care pathways, work autonomously with multidisciplinary colleagues across primary, community, acute and social care, and support safe caseload management while aligning

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Paramedic with current NMC/HCPC registration
• Evidence of substantial, recent post-registration professional development relevant to urgent, acute or community care
• Advanced physical/clinical assessment qualification or demonstrable equivalent assessed competence
• Evidence of substantial independent prescribing within the scope of UCR and H@H
• Experience of working in Primary Care/ Accident & Emergency

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled, effective and evidence-based care to patients in their homes and other community settings.
• Assess referrals, prioritise patients according to clinical need and urgency, and respond within agreed timescales.
• Use advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic skills and expert knowledge to identify physical and psychosocial needs and develop short-term care plans.
• Deliver advanced, autonomous clinical care to patients with acute, undiagnosed or complex health needs.
• Undertake face-to-face assessments and interventions in patients’ homes, including transporting and handling clinical equipment safely.
• Provide clinical leadership, support caseload prioritisation and risk management, and offer supervision and guidance to junior colleagues.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support safe, joined-up patient pathways and continuity of care

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment

Clinical leadership

Autonomous working

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse or Paramedic with NMC/HCPC registration

Advanced physical/clinical assessment qualification

Job description

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is recruiting an Emergency Care Practitioner for a 12-month fixed-term contract in London. You will deliver high-quality clinical care in community settings as part of UCR and Hospital at Home, using advanced assessment and decision-making to prevent hospital admissions.

You will lead care pathways, work autonomously with multidisciplinary colleagues across primary, community, acute and social care, and support safe caseload management while aligning