Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Clinical Practitioner

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Job summary

We are seeking a dedicated Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our team, sharing our commitment to delivering exceptional quality care and developing comprehensive treatment plans for service users in their homes. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, the post holder will collaborate closely with consultants, GPs, pharmacists, nurses, therapists, and healthcare support workers.

The role requires a high level of autonomy and complex decision-making, supported by a master's level qualification encompassing clinical practice, leadership, management, education, and research. The post holder will manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, analyzing complex problems to devise innovative solutions that enhance outcomes and experiences.

Key responsibilities include delivering advanced clinical practice autonomously in general medicine, frailty, respiratory, and cardiology, focusing on supporting patients as an alternative to hospital admission. Collaborating with colleagues and managers, the post holder will integrate care pathways and patient management across community and acute settings.

The role emphasizes the delivery of consistent, high-quality, person-centred care through advanced clinical judgment and critical thinking, aligning with the National Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice and embracing the four pillars of clinical practice: leadership and management, education, and research.

Main duties of the job

o Have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices across several specialist fields in community services.o Work independently, demonstrating a high degree of professional autonomy, making critical judgments, and providing advice where precedence or protocols do not apply or exist.o Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams, utilizing clinical judgment and autonomous decision-making.o Practice in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and within their scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, and omissions at this level of practice.

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Details

Date posted

07 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year pro-rata per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

393-NMUH-7033688

Job locations

North Middlesex University Hosiptal

Sterling Way, London N18 1QX ·

London

N18 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role requires a high level of autonomy and complex decision-making, supported by a master's level qualification encompassing clinical practice, leadership, management, education, and research. The post holder will manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, analyzing complex problems to devise innovative solutions that enhance outcomes and experiences.

Have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices across several specialist fields in community services. Work independently, demonstrating a high degree of professional autonomy, making critical judgments, and providing advice where precedence or protocols do not apply or exist. Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams, utilizing clinical judgment and autonomous decision-making. Practice in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and within their scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, and omissions at this level of practice. Demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy, recognizing the limits of their own competence and professional scope of practice, especially when dealing with complexity, risk, uncertainty, and incomplete information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role requires a high level of autonomy and complex decision-making, supported by a master's level qualification encompassing clinical practice, leadership, management, education, and research. The post holder will manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, analyzing complex problems to devise innovative solutions that enhance outcomes and experiences.

Have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices across several specialist fields in community services. Work independently, demonstrating a high degree of professional autonomy, making critical judgments, and providing advice where precedence or protocols do not apply or exist. Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams, utilizing clinical judgment and autonomous decision-making. Practice in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and within their scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, and omissions at this level of practice. Demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy, recognizing the limits of their own competence and professional scope of practice, especially when dealing with complexity, risk, uncertainty, and incomplete information.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
  • NMC nurse registered/Other allied healthcare professional (HCPC).
  • Non-Medical Prescriber (V300)
  • Evidence of a portfolio of knowledge, skills, and professional development

Desirable

  • E

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of expert professional/clinical knowledge and experience within an acute and/or community setting
  • Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner as an ACP, managing patients with undiagnosed clinical conditions, requiring investigations, interpretation of diagnostics, formulation and adjustment of management plans.
  • Evidence of involvement in supporting the development of programs of care, protocols, and clinical audit
  • Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust clinical governance objective.

Desirable

  • Excellent

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

  • Advanced clinical assessment skills
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Effective communicator: able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information.
  • Computer literate and experience of working with clinical system

Desirable

  • Excellent

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

  • Professional demeanor
  • Strong organizational skills with a focus on prioritizing workload effectively
  • Demonstrates leadership by setting a high standard of quality and compliance
  • Compassionate and empathetic approach

Desirable

  • Excellent
Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
  • NMC nurse registered/Other allied healthcare professional (HCPC).
  • Non-Medical Prescriber (V300)
  • Evidence of a portfolio of knowledge, skills, and professional development

Desirable

  • E

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of expert professional/clinical knowledge and experience within an acute and/or community setting
  • Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner as an ACP, managing patients with undiagnosed clinical conditions, requiring investigations, interpretation of diagnostics, formulation and adjustment of management plans.
  • Evidence of involvement in supporting the development of programs of care, protocols, and clinical audit
  • Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust clinical governance objective.

Desirable

  • Excellent

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

  • Advanced clinical assessment skills
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Effective communicator: able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information.
  • Computer literate and experience of working with clinical system

Desirable

  • Excellent

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

  • Professional demeanor
  • Strong organizational skills with a focus on prioritizing workload effectively
  • Demonstrates leadership by setting a high standard of quality and compliance
  • Compassionate and empathetic approach

Desirable

  • Excellent

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

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hosiptal

Sterling Way, London N18 1QX ·

London

N18 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hosiptal

Sterling Way, London N18 1QX ·

London

N18 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical and Operational Lead

Nikita Amado

nikita.amado@nhs.net

07929098754

Details

Date posted

07 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year pro-rata per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

393-NMUH-7033688

Job locations

North Middlesex University Hosiptal

Sterling Way, London N18 1QX ·

London

N18 1QX


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