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Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Urgent Care

The closing date is 11 June 2025

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Job summary

We are seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) team in South Bristol!

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Paramedic to join our highly skilled team to support the community in South Bristol with urgent care and admission avoidance.

We want an expert Paramedic who is used to working creatively to assess, investigate, diagnose and implement treatment and management plans to support people who require crisis intervention within a community setting. You will work alongside a range of health care professionals and support staff.

You'll be expected to contribute to the point of clinical escalation rota in the South Bristol locality, using virtual assessment skills and coaching to support our staff members who are face-to-face with deteriorating or acutely unwell patients.

Your problem-solving skills honed as a Paramedic will reduce unnecessary hospital admissions when service users are in acute need. You'll also contribute to service improvement initiatives and actively participate in continuous professional development activities.

We are proud of our approach to flexible working and want to work with you to ensure the best working pattern to cover our 8-8 7 day service and support you to achieve the best possible work-life balance. You will be become a part of our friendly Integrated Neighbourhood Teams working out of the Withywood Centre (BS13 8QA) and Knowle Clinic (BS4 2UH), covering the whole of South Bristol.

Main duties of the job

As an ACP, you will work autonomously as part of the Urgent Community Response Pathway (UCR) within our Integrated Neighbourhood Teams.

The role involves effective history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, and the implementation of a range of interventions for patients presenting with acute undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions and acute management of chronic long-term illnesses. The post holder will be able to demonstrate effective management of clinical risk within the community to support patients to remain in their own home.

This will include prescribing and reviewing medication appropriate to the needs of patients, within your scope of practice and in accordance with national and local protocols. It will also include overseeing of patient caseloads, senior clinical leadership for more junior staff and wider input into clinical leadership within our locality, working closely with other B7 clinical colleagues and Operational Management to support the delivery of effective and safe clinical standards of practice.

The successful ACP will need to demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process; identify gaps within the service; and contribute to ongoing service improvement and development in line with national and local strategies.

You will be required to work collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team to establish a whole system approach to managing health care for individuals with complex care needs.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Details

Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7215630-MP

Job locations

Withywood Centre

Queen's Road

Bristol

BS13 8QA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.

This post is not an Advanced Practice role that is mapped to the HEE Multi-professional Framework for Advancing Practice. These posts are currently under review and are likely to undergo a name change in the near future. This is because these roles do not require candidates to work across all 4 pillars of Advanced Practice to MSc level and are therefore banded at AFC Band 7. They do, however require a skillset working at or towards MSc level in the Advanced Practice Clinical Pillar. This role will not be eligible for training funding for an MSc in Advanced Practice however training may be supported depending on individual learning needs identified following Sirona CPD funding application processes.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.

This post is not an Advanced Practice role that is mapped to the HEE Multi-professional Framework for Advancing Practice. These posts are currently under review and are likely to undergo a name change in the near future. This is because these roles do not require candidates to work across all 4 pillars of Advanced Practice to MSc level and are therefore banded at AFC Band 7. They do, however require a skillset working at or towards MSc level in the Advanced Practice Clinical Pillar. This role will not be eligible for training funding for an MSc in Advanced Practice however training may be supported depending on individual learning needs identified following Sirona CPD funding application processes.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of local, national, strategic and operational policy developments and an awareness of the implications of the same.
  • Understanding of the primary care, secondary care and provider interface.
  • Ability to effectively communicate complex clinical information to a diverse patient group.
  • Ability to prioritise against tight deadlines and work under pressure.
  • Ability to effectively motivate others.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Non-Medical Independent & Supplementary Prescriber or willingness to undertake Pharmacology and Prescribing Module at Masters Level.
  • Physical Examination and Diagnostic Reasoning Module (or equivalent) at Masters Level or willingness to undertake.

Desirable

  • Have or working towards practice educator qualification or equivalent.
  • Teaching and Assessing qualification/ experience
  • Evidence of Master's level clinical qualification
Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of local, national, strategic and operational policy developments and an awareness of the implications of the same.
  • Understanding of the primary care, secondary care and provider interface.
  • Ability to effectively communicate complex clinical information to a diverse patient group.
  • Ability to prioritise against tight deadlines and work under pressure.
  • Ability to effectively motivate others.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Non-Medical Independent & Supplementary Prescriber or willingness to undertake Pharmacology and Prescribing Module at Masters Level.
  • Physical Examination and Diagnostic Reasoning Module (or equivalent) at Masters Level or willingness to undertake.

Desirable

  • Have or working towards practice educator qualification or equivalent.
  • Teaching and Assessing qualification/ experience
  • Evidence of Master's level clinical qualification

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.

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.

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

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Withywood Centre

Queen's Road

Bristol

BS13 8QA


Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Withywood Centre

Queen's Road

Bristol

BS13 8QA


Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Locality Manager

Eleanor Gould

eleanor.gould1@nhs.net

07584594803

Details

Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7215630-MP

Job locations

Withywood Centre

Queen's Road

Bristol

BS13 8QA


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