Job summary
The post holder will demonstrate advanced expertise within the Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service, providing advice, education, and support to staff, patients, families, and carers. The UCR team delivers rapid holistic assessments and interventions within two hours of referral, supporting individuals at risk of hospital admission to remain safely at home, recover, and re-engage with their daily lives.
Working as an autonomous Advanced Clinical Practitioner, the post holder will provide high-quality, patient-centred care, including advanced assessment, clinical examination, diagnosis, and treatment, within an agreed scope of practice. This role will ensure safe management, referral, and discharge of patients with undifferentiated or undiagnosed presentations, while promoting efficiency and patient-focused service delivery.
The post holder will take a leadership role in developing clinical practice and standards of care within the service, including the creation and implementation of policies, protocols, and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues. They will also be expected to comply with all aspects of ACP governance standards and procedures.
This role will consist of a 90% clinical component and 10% dedicated to professional development activities, including appraisal, clinical audit, teaching, research, and self-directed learning.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Work autonomously as an advanced practitioner within the specialty, managing a caseload of patients delivering individualised direct patient care with educational support and clinical supervision as identified within the ACP governance standard and procedure document
Demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and limits of own competence and professional scope of practice.
Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within their area of work.
Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning to appropriately treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral or discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.
Work in a variety of areas as job plan requires including in multidisciplinary clinics, participate in ward rounds, patient reviews and multidisciplinary team meetings
Lead and actively participate in service/ departmental projects, quality initiatives and statutory accreditation processes. This will include the setting and monitoring of clinical standards of care.
Demonstrate effective leadership skills, supporting the senior management team (Nurse Consultant/ Lead ACP/ Matron/ Clinical Director) in service development and lead as delegated on the implementation of any of these changes.
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About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
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.
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.
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).
