# Urgent Community Response - Advanced Clinical Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urgent-community-response-advanced-clinical-practitioner/82fcfdef-5c1f-4718-9c2e-72a6d74bcd4e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urgent-community-response-advanced-clinical-practitioner/82fcfdef-5c1f-4718-9c2e-72a6d74bcd4e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Brighton - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £55,690 - £62,682 Per annum/pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2025-11-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-11-13T16:33:23.315Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Chichester/Sussex_Community_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Advanced_Clinical_Practitioner_Nurse_Allied_Health_Professional/Advanced_Clinical_Practitioner_Nurse_Allied_Health_Professional-v7589307 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7589307?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview It’s an exciting time for our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service including the General Virtual Wards Caseload,  as we continue to build on our successful model. UCR services work with patients in their homes across West Sussex communities to avoid hospital admissions and support those being discharged home. The Service will provide clinical interventions (including intravenous therapy) from a team of Medics, Nurses, Paramedics, Physio and Occupational Therapists for admission avoidance pathways (2 hour response and general virtual wards), in line with the national specification for UCR Operating 365 days per year, the service receives referrals from a range of health and care professionals and triages, assesses, and delivers care to the patient over several days to ensure the patient can remain safely at home. Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Nurse or Allied Health Professional) to join us, so if you’re a dynamic, patient focused individual looking to take a lead role in a team that provides cutting-edge, excellent acute community care, we’d love to hear from you! ### Main duties of the job The postholder will be required to work autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, using these skills to assess, investigate, diagnose, treat and manage patients who may have co-existing and diverse factors making management complex. They will develop, utilise and maintain skills beyond the scope of normal practice (for example advanced physical assessment, diagnostics and prescribing). Within the role there will be a requirement to plan and direct the management of patients including accessing services within the multi-disciplinary team and wider health, social care, education, vocational and voluntary sector services as appropriate to the role. The postholder will lead on the strategic development of Trust-wide services in their specialist area, working with other strategic and clinical leads as appropriate. They will also lead and participate in education programmes designed to support other clinical staff skills within their speciality. The postholder will provide peer support to clinical staff working with patients from the direct caseload or those involved in the management of patients. They will assist in the planning, co-ordinating and development of any newly implemented service plans as well as being responsible for ensuring that relevant legal and regulatory frameworks are acknowledged through local governance procedures. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The postholder will also be competent at establishing protocols and guidelines for the growth of the service and to undertake and support research in the future development of their speciality. Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification. If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Nursing Head of Service : Emma Reeve ## Job Details It’s an exciting time for our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service including the General Virtual Wards Caseload,  as we continue to build on our successful model. UCR services work with patients in their homes across West Sussex communities to avoid hospital admissions and support those being discharged home. Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Nurse or Allied Health Professional) to join us, so if you’re a dynamic, patient focused individual looking to take a lead role in a team that provides cutting-edge, excellent acute community care, we’d love to hear from you! ## Responsibilities The postholder will also be competent at establishing protocols and guidelines for the growth of the service and to undertake and support research in the future development of their speciality. Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification. If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Nursing Head of Service : Emma Reeve ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial post registration experience in relevant clinical field - Experienced in Leadership/Management at band 7 or above - Experience of teaching and mentoring staff at all levels across a multi-disciplinary team **Desirable** - Experience of working within clinical steering groups/taskforces at organisational level - Experience of working within clinical or professional groups/networks at ICS or national level - Experience of leading and delivering quality improvement ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role - Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK) - Access to a vehicle for work purposes **Desirable** - Flexible approach to working ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Up to date advanced clinical skills in a clinical speciality relevant to role - Able to deliver evidenced based care for complex and deteriorating patient presentations - Able to use excellent communication skills, including presentation skills, adapted to needs of audience - Able to demonstrate good leadership skills with the ability to engage and deliver change through listening, negotiation and partnership working - Able to develop and sustain partnership working with individuals and teams across the organisation and local healthcare system - Able to manage high pressure situations and prioritise workload to ensure balance between the clinical and other elements of an advanced clinical practitioner role **Desirable** - In-depth knowledge of recent NHS and health and social care legislation relevant to community services ### Qualifications and/or Professional Registration **Essential** - MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent at MSc level in clinical practice at level 7. - Hold a registered Health Care Professional qualification/degree appropriate for ACP role - Current Registration with NMC / HCPC - Evidence of recent CPD in relevant field - Independent/Supplementary Prescribing (HCPC V300) or Advanced Medicines Management module - Advanced Physical Assessment course Level 7 - Coaching or Mentoring qualification **Desirable** - Teaching qualification (eg PGCert) - Post graduate leadership qualification ## Documents - [jd / ps (docx, 78.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9842212) - [staff benefits brochure (pdf, 484.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2262) - [easy read application form (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2435) - [about sussex community nhs foundation trust (pdf, 632.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2743) - [applicants guide to the use of generative ai in applications (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2971) ## 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.