Advanced Clinical Practitioner Lead

Job overview

Are you a dynamic, forward-thinking ACP with proven experience in Urgent & Emergency Care? This is your chance to lead, inspire, and shape the future of patient care in our standalone Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) serving our vibrant coastal community.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experienced ACP with a strong background in UEC
• Passion for leadership, service development, and clinical excellence
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Commitment to delivering outstanding care to every patient, every time.

The applicant will deliver a high standard of patient care using autonomous clinical and prescribing skills combined with a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base of minor illness and minor injury.

We are looking for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner who has experience in prescribing, providing physical health assessment, advice, diagnosis, treatment, and care planning to service users with complex needs. The post-holder will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within general practice.

The applicant will clinically lead the department.

The Trust recognises that relocation can represent a significant commitment. Therefore, a relocation package may be available to support eligible applicants in accordance with Trust policy and applicable terms and conditions.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will include:

• Lead the team in delivering high standards of patient care, embed clinical policies, guidelines and standardise clinical governance within the service area.
• Leading service development and change in practices, such as triage.
• Undertake day to day management of the department.
• A high degree of autonomy and complex decision making across an expanded scope of practise.
• Working with the Service Manager, Operations Lead and matron to develop the service and undertake day to day management tasks, audits and complete reports within the service.
• The role encompasses the four pillars of clinical practise, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competencies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.