Senior Emergency Care Practitioner: Community Lead

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an Emergency Care Practitioner to join our integrated Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital at Home (H@H) services. The role focuses on advanced clinical assessment and autonomous care to prevent hospital admissions and support early discharge.

You will work across primary, community, acute and social care teams, providing leadership and contributing to service development and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Must hold NMC or HCPC registration as applicable.
• Experience delivering care in community or urgent care settings.
• Ability to work autonomously with clinical leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled, autonomous clinical care to patients in homes and community settings.
• Assess referrals, prioritise by clinical need, and respond within timescales.
• Use advanced assessment and diagnostic skills to identify needs and plan short-term care.
• Deliver autonomous care for acute, undiagnosed or complex conditions.
• Conduct face-to-face assessments in patients' homes and manage equipment safely.
• Provide leadership, support caseload prioritisation and risk management.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe patient pathways.

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment

Diagnostic reasoning

Autonomous clinical care

Clinical leadership

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

NMC registration

HCPC registration

Job description

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an Emergency Care Practitioner to join our integrated Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital at Home (H@H) services. The role focuses on advanced clinical assessment and autonomous care to prevent hospital admissions and support early discharge.

You will work across primary, community, acute and social care teams, providing leadership and contributing to service development and quality improvement.