Main area Community Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (You will be expected to cover shifts during our operating hours 8am-8pm, 7 days a week.) Job ref 381-CT-6876638
Employer Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site SWB NHS Trust Town West Bromwich Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/01/2025 23:59
Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Urgent Community Response)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a multidisciplinary Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) (NMC/HCPC/GPhC) at Band 8a to join our Urgent Community Response Services Directorate within the Primary Care, Community, and Therapies Clinical Group.
You will be supported by our Lead ACP, who works closely with the Director of Advanced Practice for the organisation, ensuring appropriate supervision, governance and fulfilling all four pillars of ACP. As part of this dynamic team, you’ll collaborate with ACPs, trainee ACPs (tACPs), enhanced practitioners, community matrons, and case managers. Your role will primarily focus on the UCR directorate, but you’ll also work across Primary Care and broader community services—key elements of our Trust’s commitment to delivering excellent and responsive integrated care.
Main duties of the job
Role Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be an autonomous practitioner, conducting independent health assessments for undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions, specifically focusing on the nine Urgent Community Response (UCR) conditions.
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical Leadership:
* Provide clinical leadership and support for trainee ACPs (tACPs) and the wider UCR workforce across the Primary Care, Community, and Therapies Clinical Group.
* Play a key role in the development and supervision of advanced practice within the team.
Service Development:
* Contribute to the ongoing development of UCR services, governance processes, and the establishment of high clinical standards.
* Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, where appropriate.
* Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating drug-based and non-drug-based treatment methods into comprehensive management plans.
* Prescribe and review medication to ensure therapeutic effectiveness, aligned with patient needs, evidence-based practice, national guidelines, and formulary protocols.
Person specification
Qualifications
* First level registration with the NMC or appropriate allied health professional governing body
* Master’s level education in relevant health related subject
* Completion of recent Leadership /Management or evidence of equivalent competence
* Evidence of contemporaneous CPD
* Independent Prescriber qualification or working towards
* MSc Qualification
* Full UK driving license
Experience
* Significant recent experience in a senior nursing or allied health professional role within a primary care or emergency care setting
* Experience of leading clinical teams and professional agendas
* Experience of leadership role and change management
* Proven track record in improving patient experience and gaining patient/public views
* Recent experience of direct involvement in delivering the Quality Agenda
* Experience of telephone triage
* Experience of effective interagency working
* Experience of multi-skilled approach to Chronic Disease Management
* Experience in clinical systems, preferably System One / Emis.
* Evidence of innovative practice
* Experience of working within an ACP post within primary or community care
* Experience of working as or towards autonomous practice
Personal Qualities
* Practical problem-solving ability
* Good communication, persuasive and influencing skills
* Can act on own initiative
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Hirminder Ubhi Job title Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner Email address hirminder.ubhi@nhs.net Telephone number 07484 038853 Additional information
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