# 8a Advanced Nurse / Practitioner UCR/VW > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/8a-advanced-nurse-practitioner-ucrvw/6dcb3aa1-6c9e-437c-98fa-109ec6549dae - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/8a-advanced-nurse-practitioner-ucrvw/6dcb3aa1-6c9e-437c-98fa-109ec6549dae.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** St Leonards On Sea - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible to include weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T13:31:20.238Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/EDGH/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/UCRVW/UCRVW-v8002118 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8002118?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital Intervention Team (HIT). This is an exciting, autonomous role where you will work across ED, acute wards, and patients’ homes, supporting admission avoidance, early discharge, and integrated care pathways including Virtual Ward (Hospital@Home). What you will do : - Deliver advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment - Identify patients for admission avoidance and early supported discharge - Act as a senior clinical decision-maker to improve patient flow - Work collaboratively across acute, community, and partner services - Lead and contribute to pathway development and service improvement - Provide clinical leadership, teaching and support to the MDT About you : You will be: - A registered professional (NMC/HCPC) - An ACP (or working towards qualification) - Experienced in acute, urgent, frailty or community care - A confident decision-maker with strong clinical judgement - Able to work independently and across organisational boundaries - A skilled communicator who can lead, influence and inspire others We are looking for individuals who role model these behaviours and help create a positive, supportive culture. ### Main duties of the job - Provide and deliver advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis,               management and treatment for patients presenting in ED, acute            and gateway wards, and in the community - Lead on identifying patients suitable for admission avoidance, early supported discharge or step‑down community pathways. - Act as a senior clinical decision‑maker to support safe, timely discharge and prevent unnecessary hospital stays. - Work collaboratively with UCR, Virtual wards, HIT, ED clinicians, ward teams, therapy services, social care and VCSE partners - Support pathway development and service improvement to enhance hospital‑to‑community integration. Clinical Environment The role spans: Emergency Department (ED), Acute and gateway wards, Patients’ homes and community settings. Person Specification (Essential) - Registered healthcare professional (NMC/HCPC) with ACP qualification or working towards recognised ACP qualification. (Would consider a trainee position for the right candidate at band 7 - to progress to 8a once qualified) - Significant experience working at an advanced level within acute, frailty, urgent or community services - Strong clinical assessment and decision‑making skills across complex, undifferentiated presentations. - Demonstrable experience of cross‑system working and pathway development - Ability to work autonomously and confidently across organisational boundaries. - Excellent communication, leadership and influencing skills. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the detailed job description attached . Please contact us if you would like any further details ## Job Details We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital Intervention Team (HIT). This is an exciting, autonomous role where you will work across ED, acute wards, and patients’ homes, supporting admission avoidance, early discharge, and integrated care pathways including Virtual Ward (Hospital@Home). What you will do : Deliver advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment Identify patients for admission avoidance and early supported discharge Act as a senior clinical decision-maker to improve patient flow Work collaboratively across acute, community, and partner services Lead and contribute to pathway development and service improvement Provide clinical leadership, teaching and support to the MDT About you : You will be: A registered professional (NMC/HCPC) An ACP (or working towards qualification) Experienced in acute, urgent, frailty or community care A confident decision-maker with strong clinical judgement Able to work independently and across organisational boundaries A skilled communicator who can lead, influence and inspire others We are looking for individuals who role model these behaviours and help create a positive, supportive culture. ## Job Description Provide and deliver advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment for patients presenting in ED, acute and gateway wards, and in the community Lead on identifying patients suitable for admission avoidance, early supported discharge or step‑down community pathways. Act as a senior clinical decision‑maker to support safe, timely discharge and prevent unnecessary hospital stays. Work collaboratively with UCR, Virtual wards, HIT, ED clinicians, ward teams, therapy services, social care and VCSE partners Support pathway development and service improvement to enhance hospital‑to‑community integration. Clinical Environment The role spans: Emergency Department (ED), Acute and gateway wards, Patients’ homes and community settings. Person Specification (Essential) Registered healthcare professional (NMC/HCPC) with ACP qualification or working towards recognised ACP qualification. (Would consider a trainee position for the right candidate at band 7 - to progress to 8a once qualified) Significant experience working at an advanced level within acute, frailty, urgent or community services Strong clinical assessment and decision‑making skills across complex, undifferentiated presentations. Demonstrable experience of cross‑system working and pathway development Ability to work autonomously and confidently across organisational boundaries. Excellent communication, leadership and influencing skills. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the detailed job description attached . Please contact us if you would like any further details ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Leadership skills that demonstrate the ability to manage self and lead others, able to motivate and inspire a team - Operational management of a team/service, able to allocate and manage staff organise placements, support learners, provide supervision and line management responsibilities and record keeping. Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance - Clinical skills and knowledge relevant to the role with ability to practice independently - Ability to make operational judgements and manage competing priorities and professional opinion - Demonstrates knowledge of National NHS and Nursing agenda including national/local performance targets. - Able to interpret/develop policy change and make recommendation for service improvements. - Expert professional and clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice. - Skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to give expert advice and guidance - Conduct audit and research, to critically analyse and interpret data, problem solve and prioritise. - Digital Skills, use of systems, report writing and presentation skills - Excellent communication skills and ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive information and provide reassurance and empathy. - Manage conflict - Commitment to own professional and personal development - Budget and resource management skills - Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and external stakeholders. - Maintains confidentiality and information governance principles and is accountable for actions and decision making - Ability to delegate effectively and hold people to account ### Experience **Essential** - Proven experience in area of expert professional knowledge and skills - Demonstrate experience/project leadership of Quality/Service improvement Project Management Leadership People Management Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice Research or audit Education and Training **Desirable** - NHS experience or relevant health care organisation ### Qualifications / Training / Experience **Essential** - Registered Nurse / Professional and hold an active registration with relevant professional body body - Masters level Qualification relevant to role in advanced clinical practice, relevant to role to demonstrate specialist clinical and leadership skills - Evidence of additional job specific specialist skills/ procedures **Desirable** - Project management / Quality Improvement Qualification - Restorative supervision/Professional Nurse Advocate qualification - Education/Training qualification - Managerial or Leadership qualification ## Documents - [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672) - [8a advanced nurse / practitioner ucr/vw (pdf, 432.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10287284) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.