# Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Intensive Home Support > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-clinical-practitioner-intensive-home-support/40a83994-fa13-467f-a6a4-c66111797531 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-clinical-practitioner-intensive-home-support/40a83994-fa13-467f-a6a4-c66111797531.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Blackburn - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (covering 7 days per week on a rota basis, inclusive of Bank Holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T08:13:04.877Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Burnley/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Family_Community_Care_Group/Family_Community_Care_Group-v8000801 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8000801?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Advanced Clinical Practitioner with strong clinical leadership and facilitation skills has arisen to join the Intensive Home Support Service (IHSS). IHSS is an award-winning multidisciplinary team comprising ACP's, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurse Associates/Assistant Practitioners and Medics. The primary aims of the service are to reduce the number of avoidable conveyances to hospital and provide a holistic and comprehensive assessment in the patients' usual place of residence. IHSS is commissioned to provide the 2-hour Urgent Community Response across East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen - which falls under the umbrella of Community Virtual Ward. As part of this, both remote patient monitoring for low risk/intervention patients, as well as high acuity/intervention within a Hospital at Home model is provided. IHSS currently also takes a proactive approach in generating referrals from ED via our own deflection team, as well as collaborative working with North West Ambulance Service to replace ambulance attendance for patients deemed suitable for a 2-hour UCR. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will: - Apply advanced clinical practice knowledge and skills in providing a responsive and high level of care for patients admitted to IHSS with undifferentiated, undiagnosed illness using a range of methodologies, including physical examination, diagnostic tests and advanced health needs assessment - Be self-directed and have a high level of skill in communication, advanced assessment, collaborative working and be knowledgeable in the subject of clinical governance and risk management as applied to advanced clinical practice and independent prescribing. - Provide clinical line management responsibilities and professional leadership across the East Lancashire footprint, supporting the development and extension of advanced practice skills and will have a key role in embedding high quality clinical practice across IHSS with particular emphasis on advanced practice, competence, and confidence. - Provide clinical oversight and input to patients on the IHSS caseload as well as participating in a number of collaborative projects with Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital Emergency Department and also NWAS to maximise the 2-hour UCR capacity across Pennine Lancashire. - Required to work across extended hours and over a 7-day period (excluding night duty). Please see the full job description and person specification for the detailed duties. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information about the advertised role and main job duties/ responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Advanced Clinical Practitioner with strong clinical leadership and facilitation skills has arisen to join the Intensive Home Support Service (IHSS). IHSS is an award-winning multidisciplinary team comprising ACP's, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurse Associates/Assistant Practitioners and Medics. The primary aims of the service are to reduce the number of avoidable conveyances to hospital and provide a holistic and comprehensive assessment in the patients' usual place of residence. IHSS is commissioned to provide the 2-hour Urgent Community Response across East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen - which falls under the umbrella of Community Virtual Ward. As part of this, both remote patient monitoring for low risk/intervention patients, as well as high acuity/intervention within a Hospital at Home model is provided. IHSS currently also takes a proactive approach in generating referrals from ED via our own deflection team, as well as collaborative working with North West Ambulance Service to replace ambulance attendance for patients deemed suitable for a 2-hour UCR. ## Job Description The post holder will: Apply advanced clinical practice knowledge and skills in providing a responsive and high level of care for patients admitted to IHSS with undifferentiated, undiagnosed illness using a range of methodologies, including physical examination, diagnostic tests and advanced health needs assessment Be self-directed and have a high level of skill in communication, advanced assessment, collaborative working and be knowledgeable in the subject of clinical governance and risk management as applied to advanced clinical practice and independent prescribing. Provide clinical line management responsibilities and professional leadership across the East Lancashire footprint, supporting the development and extension of advanced practice skills and will have a key role in embedding high quality clinical practice across IHSS with particular emphasis on advanced practice, competence, and confidence. Provide clinical oversight and input to patients on the IHSS caseload as well as participating in a number of collaborative projects with Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital Emergency Department and also NWAS to maximise the 2-hour UCR capacity across Pennine Lancashire. Required to work across extended hours and over a 7-day period (excluding night duty). Please see the full job description and person specification for the detailed duties. ## Responsibilities For more information about the advertised role and main job duties/ responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - High level of clinical knowledge including current evidence-based practice - Highly competent to assess patient’s requirements to develop case management plans. - Ability to interpret data from diagnostic tests to adjust interventions appropriately - Knowledge of chronic disease management - Sound understanding of the expectations of an advanced practitioner, particularly in terms of service outcomes and their relevant context. - Good understanding of systems in health and social care that are wider than immediate role. - Demonstrate an awareness/understanding of the factors that contribute to good health and the public health priorities of East Lancashire Hospitals Trust - Able to plan proactively, manage and evaluate own learning, to negotiate learning opportunities and establish learning contracts - Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to communicate complex information where agreement and co-operation is required with clients, carers, staff, colleagues and other professionals. - Advanced communication skills - Analytical and problem solving skills - Ability to analyse, interpret and present data - Ability to maintain records, statistical and activity data in line with Trust standards - Presentation and facilitation skills to multi-professional/agency groups - Time management and organisational skills - Knowledge and understanding of the principles of governance and its implications to their service area. - Ability to work effectively as part of a team - Good IT skills, including those of using internet based communications and literature. ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of clinical experience at a high level in a range of clinical settings. - Proven experience of working with complex cases - Up-to-date evidence of continuing engagement in professional development and of reflective practice in a professional portfolio - Evidence of supervising team members - Evidence of experience in mentoring/teaching role. - Evidence of experience working in partnership and collaboration - Participation in research, audit and evaluation - Conducting appraisals and agreeing personal development plants - Leading change and innovation ### Qualifications **Essential** - Post Graduate Qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience - Successful application to MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. - Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification at degree level or equivalent - Leadership module or equivalent Leadership study days ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - A constructive, inquiring, flexible approach to others and to their work - Self-confidence to challenge traditional practice and the persistence to address difficult, enduring issues. - Self-motivated and adaptable with changes being implemented - Demonstrates the need to maintain confidentiality and respects diversity and ethnicity. - Flexible working – including the ability to work 7.30 am – 10.00 pm ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 305.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1761) - [benefits of working at elht (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2405) - [additional candidate information 2024 (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2494) - [advanced clinical practitioner job description and person specification (pdf, 424.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10285834) ## 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.