Advanced clinical practitioner -UTC

Overview

In this role you will apply advanced clinical practice within urgent care to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care. You will work autonomously, demonstrate leadership, education, and research across the team, and coordinate care across disciplines. The role supports a dynamic UCC/ED environment and involves complex decision-making and ongoing professional development. A meaningful opportunity to shape urgent care delivery within a major NHS trust and contribute to service improvement and safe patient discharge.

Pay / Benefits

• Salary 63,665 to 70,887 per year
• High Cost Area Supplement
• Permanent contract
• Full-time or part-time options
• NHS pension and staff benefits (implied by NHS trust context)

Responsibilities

• Perform independent clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope
• Refer patients to relevant specialties and facilitate safe discharge
• Provide expert, autonomous clinical care and coordinate multi-professional services
• Prescribe medications per policy and monitor therapeutic effectiveness
• Plan and manage complete episodes of care in partnership with others
• Communicate clearly with patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring informed consent
• Maintain thorough documentation compliant with legislation and guidelines
• Provide clinical leadership, education and supportive guidance to staff
• Develop audit and research projects and help implement departmental policies

Key requirements

• Registered healthcare professional (NMC/HCPC/GPhC or equivalent)
• MSc in Advanced Practice or NHS-recognised equivalent
• Independent Non-Medical Prescriber registration
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
• Extensive post-registration emergency/urgent care experience
• Ability to work autonomously with risk and clinical complexity
• Strong communication, decision-making, and organizational skills
• IT and documentation proficiency; ability to interpret X-ray where relevant
• Commitment to continuous professional development and governance

• excellent communication
• leadership and teamwork
• teaching and mentoring
• advanced clinical assessment
• diagnosis and management of urgent care conditions
• prescribing within formulary and NICE/local guidelines

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