# Advanced Clinical Practitioner - OOH and Triage - Bedfordshire > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for HUC. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-clinical-practitioner-ooh-and-triage-bedfordshire/6a2fafb3-e08c-4cff-985f-3936f38d3a26 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-clinical-practitioner-ooh-and-triage-bedfordshire/6a2fafb3-e08c-4cff-985f-3936f38d3a26.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** HUC - **Location:** Bedfordshire and Remote - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Salary:** £31.59 - £43.89 £31.59 (Triage) / £35.11 (F2F) + OOH enhancements (10%-25%) - **Contract type:** Bank: Variety of OOH shifts with flexible times available. - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, 0 hours per week (Bank and substantive positions available) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T16:00:46.203Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Luton_Dunstable_Bedford_Biggleswade/HUC/Advanced_NurseClinical_Practitioners/Advanced_NurseClinical_Practitioners-v8229335 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8229335?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://hucweb.co.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job overview HUC is seeking experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioners (Nurses and Paramedics with V300 Non-medical Prescribing) to join our urgent and unscheduled care services, delivering high-quality clinical care across both Out of Hours and Clinical Assessment Service pathways. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled clinician to work autonomously within a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team, providing timely assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for patients with urgent and unscheduled healthcare needs. The role offers a varied clinical caseload across telephone, remote, and face-to-face consultations, requiring advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, and decision-making skills. You will play a key role in ensuring patients are directed to the most appropriate service and receive safe, effective, and person-centred care. This position is well suited to an adaptable practitioner who is committed to clinical excellence, professional development, and contributing to the delivery of responsive urgent care services. ### Main duties of the job - Undertake autonomous clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge of patients across both OOH and CAS services. - Manage a wide range of minor illnesses and injuries, including ENT and ophthalmic presentations, in line with evidence-based practice. - Provide telephone, remote, and face-to-face consultations, including effective triage, streaming, and prioritisation according to clinical need. - Recognise and escalate acutely unwell patients, safeguarding concerns, or patients requiring urgent or emergency intervention. - Prescribe, review, and recommend treatment options in accordance with professional competence and local governance arrangements. - Offer clear, compassionate advice and health education to support self-care and patient understanding. - Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, efficient, and coordinated care, while maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to audit, quality improvement, and service development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please read full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. There are two documents attached - one for OOH Service and one for Clinical Assessment Service (CAS). Services and operational hours in Bedfordshire are available as below: Out of Hours (OOH) Service Luton, Dunstable, Bedford, Biggleswade Operational Hours: Monday to Friday: 19:00 – 08:00; Weekends and Bank Holidays: 24 hours a day Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) Luton Urgent Treatment Centre Operational Hours: 7 days a week, 08:00 – 20:00 Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) Various remote triage shifts available across 24/7/365 operation. You must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorships. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Essesntial **Essential** - NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC registered paramedic - Minor Illness Qualification (Level 6 or Level 7) or equivalent - Minor Injury Qualification (Level 6 or Level 7) or equivalent - Advanced Clinical Assessment Qualification (Level 6 or Level 7) or equivalent - Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification (V300) - Proven experience in autonomous clinical roles within urgent or unscheduled care settings **Desirable** - MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent (or evidence of current credentialing with HEE or RCN) - Experience working in Urgent Care, Emergency Department, General Practice, or Out-of-Hours services - Telephone triage and remote consultation experience ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538931) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 560.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538930) ## 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.