Job summary Are you an Advanced Clinical Practitioner with a passion for community care? UHB Community have an exciting new opportunity for you to join our evolving team, providing quality, compassionate care to patients in their own homes. We are embarking on a transformation programme which includes developing new roles to lead, develop and deliver person-centred, outcome-based care as part of our Locality Operating Model including, Locality Hub, Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward programmes. You will play a critical role in supporting patients as part of the strategy across Solihull to ensure care is provided by the right person, at the right time, in the right place, ensuring advanced assessment and care planning which enable patients to remain and be managed safely at home. We are looking for people who can provide outstanding clinical care whilst being able to lead and inspire others with experience of engaging across multiple health and social care partners. You will be able to support others, encourage their ideas and perspectives, and prioritise effectively to support the service delivery. Main duties of the job In this role you will actively support the development of admission avoidance pathways within an evolving integrated service to deliver safe and effective care and admission avoidance pathways across the local health, social care and voluntary sector economy. You will be responsible for delivering and supporting high quality care and act as an expert practitioner and a role model for the team demonstrating advanced clinical practice skills and decision making offering a patient centred approach to care planning and maximising independence and well-being of those referred to the service. You will assist with the development of an integrated approach to the delivery of service involving all relevant stakeholders including health and social care organisations to achieved reduction in admission and embed robust admission avoidance pathways in the community. You will be able to manage your own workload and work unsupervised supported by appropriate and regular clinical supervision. You will act as a clinical expert in direct contact care, able to make high level skills decisions, informed by advanced diagnostic, assessment and treatment skills. You will being able to drive and have access to a car to use as part of your working day. About us We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to: Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work. University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital. Date posted 11 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 12070 Job locations Solihull Hospital Lode Ln Solihull West Midlands B91 2JL Job description Job responsibilities Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description Job description Job responsibilities Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional Healthcare Registration with a UK Regulatory Body ( NMC / HCPC / GPC) Post Graduate Qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice/ Level 7 equivalent portfolio or minimum of 120 CATs and working towards full MSc (must cover all 4 Pillars of advanced clinical practice) Portfolio must include evidence of health assessment module at Level 7 Non Medical Prescribing Course where applicable to registration Advanced Life Support Qualification Recognised Teaching & Assessing/ Mentoring Qualification / Course Experience Essential Extensive post registration experience at a senior level (Band 7 or above) in specialty area including significant and relevant senior clinical and leadership experience Evidence / experience of working in an MDT within a health care provider service Evidence of on-going CPD. Evidence of teaching in a variety of Environments A sound knowledge of professional priorities and issues relating to NHS care provision A knowledgeable clinician with ability to ensure clinical governance is embedded in practice Sound understanding of evidence-based practice and its application Desirable Knowledge of the national and local NHS healthcare agenda and its implications Additional Criteria Essential Advanced Clinical Assessment/ Practice skills Highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills (verbal, nonverbal and written Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines Able to use initiative and make decisions supported by agreed standards Demonstrable effective time management and work organisation skills within autonomous practice to prioritise tasks and duties required to undertake the role consistently Knowledge & evidence of research/audit processes and application Evidence of dissemination of knowledge in wider healthcare organisations Desirable Evidence of publication in healthcare journals/ National conference Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional Healthcare Registration with a UK Regulatory Body ( NMC / HCPC / GPC) Post Graduate Qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice/ Level 7 equivalent portfolio or minimum of 120 CATs and working towards full MSc (must cover all 4 Pillars of advanced clinical practice) Portfolio must include evidence of health assessment module at Level 7 Non Medical Prescribing Course where applicable to registration Advanced Life Support Qualification Recognised Teaching & Assessing/ Mentoring Qualification / Course Experience Essential Extensive post registration experience at a senior level (Band 7 or above) in specialty area including significant and relevant senior clinical and leadership experience Evidence / experience of working in an MDT within a health care provider service Evidence of on-going CPD. Evidence of teaching in a variety of Environments A sound knowledge of professional priorities and issues relating to NHS care provision A knowledgeable clinician with ability to ensure clinical governance is embedded in practice Sound understanding of evidence-based practice and its application Desirable Knowledge of the national and local NHS healthcare agenda and its implications Additional Criteria Essential Advanced Clinical Assessment/ Practice skills Highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills (verbal, nonverbal and written Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines Able to use initiative and make decisions supported by agreed standards Demonstrable effective time management and work organisation skills within autonomous practice to prioritise tasks and duties required to undertake the role consistently Knowledge & evidence of research/audit processes and application Evidence of dissemination of knowledge in wider healthcare organisations Desirable Evidence of publication in healthcare journals/ National conference 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Address Solihull Hospital Lode Ln Solihull West Midlands B91 2JL Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)