Urgent Community Response - Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS; Lancing; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to provide urgent community support, leading a team for innovative care. The role involves autonomous decision-making, strategic service development, and high-level patient management. Ideal candidates will possess an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and relevant experience. The position offers flexibility and competitive pay.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Positive workplace recognition

Qualifications

• Registered Health Care Professional qualification suitable for ACP role.
• Evidence of recent CPD in relevant field.
• Coaching or Mentoring qualification.

Responsibilities

• Competent at establishing protocols for service growth.
• Lead on strategic development of Trust-wide services.
• Deliver quality improvement in clinical settings.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Leadership and management

Communication skills

Ability to deliver evidence-based care

Education

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent

Current Registration with NMC / HCPC

Independent/Supplementary Prescribing qualification

Job description

Urgent Community Response - Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The UCR Service provides urgent support, seven‑days a week, to help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. This is achieved by providing a two‑hour crisis response delivered by a multi‑skilled team of professionals. Support is provided at home or where they usually reside for people who are concerned their health or mobility is declining and are therefore at risk of admission to hospital. Our teams work closely with our local ambulance service to pull category 3 & 4 patients off the ambulance stack, supporting patients in receiving a rapid response in the community by teams with the skills to support them to remain at home.

The UCR service also provides a general virtual ward service, supported by digital technology and remote monitoring. Our multidisciplinary teams ensure that patients receive hospital‑level care at home safely and in familiar surroundings, helping speed up their recovery while freeing up hospital beds for patients that need them most. As well as home visits, digital remote monitoring is utilised.

Do you have a passion for admission avoidance? Are you committed to delivering an outstanding service which is fast‑paced and reliable? Do you want to work with a team of caring and dedicated staff? We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join us, so if you’re ambitious, proactive, and looking for a clinical leadership role in a team that provides cutting‑edge, excellent community care, we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be required to work autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, using these skills to assess, investigate, diagnose, treat and manage patients who may have co‑existing and diverse factors making management complex. They will develop, utilise and maintain skills beyond the scope of normal practice (for example advanced physical assessment, diagnostics and prescribing). Within the role there will be a requirement to plan and direct the management of patients including accessing services within the multi‑disciplinary team and wider health, social care, education, vocational and voluntary sector services as appropriate to the role. The postholder will lead on the strategic development of Trust‑wide services in their specialist area, working with other strategic and clinical leads as appropriate. They will also lead and participate in education programmes designed to support other clinical staff skills within their speciality.

The postholder will provide peer support to clinical staff working with patients from the direct caseload or those involved in the management of patients. They will assist in the planning, co‑ordinating and development of any newly implemented service plans as well as being responsible for ensuring that relevant legal and regulatory frameworks are acknowledged through local governance procedures.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing.
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex.
• Flexible working options: part‑time, flexi‑time, annualised hours, and flexi‑retirement.
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities.
• Cost‑effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton.
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks.
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust.
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast.

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

The postholder will also be competent at establishing protocols and guidelines for the growth of the service and to undertake and support research in the future development of their speciality.

You will need to be able to drive with a full UK licence and access to a vehicle due to the geographic area covered by the team.

Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification.

If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Clinical Heads of Service, Emma Reeve.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Professional Registration

• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent at MSc level in clinical practice at level 7.
• Hold a registered Health Care Professional qualification/degree appropriate for ACP role.
• Current Registration with NMC / HCPC.
• Evidence of recent CPD in relevant field.
• Independent/Supplementary Prescribing (HCPC V300) or Advanced Medicines Management module.
• Advanced Physical Assessment course Level 7.
• Coaching or Mentoring qualification.
• Teaching qualification (e.g. PGCert).

Experience

• Substantial post registration experience in relevant clinical field.
• Experienced in Leadership/Management at band 7 or above.
• Experience of teaching and mentoring staff at all levels across a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Experience of working within clinical steering groups/taskforces at organisational level.
• Experience of working within clinical or professional groups/networks at ICs or national level.
• Experience of leading and delivering quality improvement.

Skills and Knowledge

• Up to date advanced clinical skills in a clinical speciality relevant to role.
• Able to deliver evidence‑based care for complex and deteriorating patient presentations.
• Able to use excellent communication skills, including presentation skills, adapted to needs of audience.
• Able to demonstrate good leadership skills with the ability to engage and deliver change through listening, negotiation and partnership working.
• Able to develop and sustain partnership working with individuals and teams across the organisation and local healthcare system.
• Able to manage high pressure situations and prioritise workload to ensure balance between the clinical and other elements of an advanced clinical practitioner role.
• In‑depth knowledge of recent NHS and health and social care legislation relevant to community services.

Other Requirements

• Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role.
• Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK).
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes.
• Flexible approach to working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearPer annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part‑time, Flexible working, Compressed hours