# IUCS Advanced Clinical Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/iucs-advanced-clinical-practitioner/236507f1-fe1f-49d4-bf60-46ab3eec6191 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/iucs-advanced-clinical-practitioner/236507f1-fe1f-49d4-bf60-46ab3eec6191.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Poole - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: This post offers a contract of either 23 hours per week, or 33 hours per week - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, Permanent: This post offers a contract of either 23 hours per week, or 33 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-16T10:52:06.664Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/St_Leonards/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Integrated_Urgent_Care/Integrated_Urgent_Care-v8131971 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8131971?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a highly skilled and effective advanced clinical practitioner? Dorset Integrated Urgent Care Service (DIUCS) are seeking an experienced advanced clinical practitioner to provide clinical leadership and expertise in our multi- professional team. As an established autonomous practitioner with highly developed communication skills, you will be making complex clinical decisions, planning and managing comprehensive assessments of patients across Dorset’s diverse patient population. Using your advanced clinical skills in developing and implementing the highest quality clinical assessment and treatment, you will be working across IUCS teams, including assessing patients over the telephone / video consultation, managing patient referrals through the Single Point of Access Service (SPoA), visiting patients face to face with the out of hours service and urgent community response service (UCR), with a  potential to work in the IUCS Treatment Centres. This is a part time position, we welcome applications with a minimum of 23 hours per week based at St Leonards HUB, the role will cover evenings, weekends and bank holidays as part of a 24/7 service.  12-hour shifts are included within the shift pattern. Independent Non-Medical/ Supplementary prescriber. For further information or an informal discussion please contact Katie Molloy, IUCS Clinical Lead/Matron \[email protected\] ### Main duties of the job Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful. Independent Non-Medical/Supplementary prescriber, able to take a history, assess, examine, diagnose and prescribe a management plan including medication and monitor response to medication complying with national prescribing standards. Proactive in clinical decision making, demonstrating the high level of knowledge in relation to pattern of disease / disorder. Able to assess critically and re-evaluate the clinical situation as the patient’s condition or needs changes. Establish, maintain and effectively manage barriers to advanced, highly skilled and effective communication. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate confidential patient Develop, implement and audit protocols, guidelines and policies and identify own personal developmental and educational needs. Also undertake clinical supervision and systematic peer caseload review. Assessing patients utilising telephone consultation and video consultation. Assessing and treating patients in the community as part of the out of hours and Urgent Community response teams Working alongside the SPoA service, supporting the wider system with offering alternative pathways for patient care needs. Employment in this post requires an Enhanced/Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.   We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.   All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements.  Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.   As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Demonstrable experience of working in a provider organisation and within a relevant specialty as Registered Practitioner Band 7 level - Demonstrates highly developed expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation - Experience of co-ordinating complex activities / programmes of care with other professionals and agencies - Evidence of involvement in policy and leading practice change - Experience of interdisciplinary working - Able to demonstrate advanced skills for assessing and interpreting complex client conditions, comparing a range of options and taking appropriate action **Desirable** - Trained in PMVA techniques or willing to be trained (as per role requirements) ### PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES **Essential** - Evidence of demonstrating the Trust’s values and behaviours - Experience of planning and organising complex activities requiring the formulation and adjustment of plans .e.g. organising own time, coordination with other agencies and plans for sudden, unforeseen circumstances. - Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing - Ability to evaluate care leading to improvement in quality standards and service improvement - Ability to adapt to a changing environment and changing priorities ### KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING **Essential** - Registered health practitioner with membership of relevant professional body - Demonstrable knowledge of legislation, guidelines and best practice in relevant to area of clinical practice and application of these to practice - Evidence of knowledge and application of national work and standards in relation to advanced clinical practice and the relevant specialty - Clear and demonstrable evidence of advanced, autonomous practice in the management of patients / service users **Desirable** - Knowledge and understanding of the Trust’s strategies relevant to role ### INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/RESOURCES **Essential** - Confident in the use of computer systems, spread sheets, databases, data collection and coordination, word processing and report writing. ### MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team and able to demonstrate changes of practice through these - Evidence of designing, delivering and evaluating education and training in practice ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 489.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10461262) - [dbs information (pdf, 22.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2340) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 316.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=695) - [pay scales from 1 april 2025 (pdf, 44.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1941) - [applications recruitment flowchart (pdf, 434.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=866) ## 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.