Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
43 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Understanding of current primary care and community healthcare services.
- Knowledge
Understanding of clinical risk assessment and risk management.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of safeguarding processes for children and adults.
- Knowledge
Understanding of the needs of frail, vulnerable and housebound patients.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical governance.
- Knowledge
Understanding of health promotion and preventative healthcare approaches.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of confidentiality, information governance and data protection requirements.
- Experience
Experience working autonomously within a clinical role.
- Experience
Experience assessing, diagnosing and managing acute and chronic conditions.
- Experience
Experience working within primary care, community care, urgent care or a similar setting.
- Experience
Experience managing patients with multiple long-term conditions.
- Experience
Experience undertaking holistic patient assessments.
- Experience
Experience of clinical documentation and record keeping.
- Experience
Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience
Experience supporting frail, elderly or housebound patients.
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse (NMC) or Registered Paramedic (HCPC).
- Qualifications
Relevant professional qualification appropriate to the role.
- Qualifications
Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
- Qualifications
Full UK driving licence.
- Qualifications
Access to a vehicle for business use.
- Personal Attributes
Compassionate and patient-centred approach.
- Personal Attributes
Professional, reliable and accountable.
- Personal Attributes
Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Personal Attributes
Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
- Personal Attributes
Ability to demonstrate sound judgement and initiative.
- Personal Attributes
Resilient and able to work effectively under pressure.
- Personal Attributes
Commitment to high standards of clinical care and patient safety.
- Personal Attributes
Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Personal Attributes
Commitment to continuous professional development.
- Personal Attributes
Positive and collaborative approach to team working.
- Personal Attributes
Enthusiasm for innovation and service development.
- Skills and Abilities
Excellent clinical assessment and diagnostic skills.
- Skills and Abilities
Strong clinical decision-making skills.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to work independently and manage a varied caseload.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to prioritise workload and respond to changing demands.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to identify patients at risk of deterioration and intervene proactively.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to develop and implement management plans.
- Skills and Abilities
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to build effective working relationships across organisations and disciplines.
- Skills and Abilities
Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Skills and Abilities
Competent IT skills and experience using electronic patient record systems.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records.
Desirable
27 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of local healthcare services and referral pathways.
- Knowledge
Understanding of anticipatory care and proactive patient management.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of NHS priorities relating to prevention, frailty and reducing health inequalities.
- Knowledge
Understanding of Quality Improvement methodologies.
- Knowledge
Understanding of palliative and end-of-life care principles.
- Knowledge
Understanding of national vaccination programmes and eligibility criteria for housebound patients.
- Experience
Experience undertaking home visits within primary care.
- Experience
Experience working with care homes.
- Experience
Experience delivering proactive and preventative healthcare interventions.
- Experience
Experience supporting admission avoidance initiatives.
- Experience
Experience undertaking personalised care planning.
- Experience
Experience of population health management.
- Experience
Experience of quality improvement, service development or clinical audit.
- Experience
Experience managing palliative and end-of-life care patients in community or primary care settings.
- Experience
Experience delivering vaccination programmes within community or home visiting environments.
- Experience
Experience supporting proactive healthcare, frailty management, personalised care planning or long-term condition management programmes.
- Experience
Experience undertaking advance care planning conversations and completing relevant documentation.
- Qualifications
Independent Prescribing Qualification.
- Qualifications
Advanced Clinical Practice qualification or equivalent.
- Qualifications
Qualification in urgent care, minor illness management, frailty, long term conditions or community care.
- Personal Attributes
Interest in preventative healthcare and population health approaches.
- Personal Attributes
Interest in developing new models of community-based care.
- Personal Attributes
Willingness to contribute to teaching, mentoring or supporting colleagues.
- Skills and Abilities
Independent prescribing skills.
- Skills and Abilities
Experience using SystmOne.
- Skills and Abilities
Experience leading or contributing to service improvement initiatives.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to analyse clinical information and identify opportunities for proactive intervention.
Job summary
Are you a passionate and autonomous clinician looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to patients in their own homes?
We are seeking a Visiting Clinician to join our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team at Theatre Royal Surgery. This is an exciting opportunity to work with housebound, frail and vulnerable patients, providing personalised care that helps improve health outcomes, maintain independence and enhance quality of life.
The role offers a varied and rewarding caseload, combining clinical autonomy with the support of an experienced team. You will have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and their families, contribute to innovative community-based care and help shape the ongoing development of this important service.
Whether you are an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner, Prescribing Paramedic or equivalent autonomous clinician, this is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking practice that values teamwork, professional development and high-quality patient care.
As the role develops, there will be opportunities to influence how community-based services are delivered within the practice and contribute to innovative models of care that improve patient outcomes and patient experience. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who values autonomy, continuity of care and working closely with patients in their own environment
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a compassionate and autonomous clinician to help deliver high-quality care to some of our most vulnerable patients within the community. This rewarding role focuses on supporting housebound, frail, elderly and clinically complex patients in their own homes, helping them maintain independence and quality of life.
You will be part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, working closely with GPs, nurses, care coordinators, care homes and community services to provide personalised, joined-up care. The role offers a varied caseload and the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and their families whilst making a genuine difference to their health and wellbeing.
The successful candidate will contribute to proactive and preventative healthcare, supporting patients with long-term conditions, frailty and complex care needs. There will also be opportunities to support palliative and end-of-life care, advance care planning and community vaccination programmes for eligible housebound patients.
This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician who enjoys working independently whilst remaining supported by an experienced practice team. We are committed to professional development and welcome individuals keen to contribute to service improvement and help shape community-based care within our practice.
About us
Theatre Royal Surgery is a forward-thinking, patient-centred GP practice based in Dereham, Norfolk. We are committed to delivering high-quality, accessible healthcare to our local community, whilst continuously developing our services to meet the changing needs of our patients.
We have a friendly, supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team comprising GPs, nurses, care coordinators, social prescribing staff, pharmacy professionals, reception and administrative teams, all working together to provide excellent patient care. We value teamwork, open communication and a culture where staff feel respected, supported and empowered to contribute ideas and drive service improvements.
As a practice, we embrace innovation and are committed to developing proactive models of care that improve patient outcomes and experience. We encourage continuous learning and provide opportunities for professional development, training and involvement in quality improvement initiatives.
Joining Theatre Royal Surgery offers the opportunity to work within a welcoming and experienced team, build meaningful relationships with patients and make a genuine difference within the local community, whilst benefiting from a flexible and supportive working environment.
Details
- Date posted: 10 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: A4075-26-0003
- Job locations: 27 Theatre Street, Dereham, NR19 2EN, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
The Visiting Clinician will play an important role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to patients within their own homes, with a particular focus on housebound, frail, vulnerable and clinically complex individuals. The role is designed to support patients who may otherwise struggle to access care, helping them maintain independence, improve wellbeing and receive the right care at the right time.
Working as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will undertake a varied caseload of home visits, providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management for patients with a wide range of healthcare needs. You will work closely with GPs, nursing colleagues, care coordinators, community teams, care homes and other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless, coordinated care for patients across our population.
The role offers the opportunity to make a real difference through proactive and preventative healthcare. This includes supporting patients living with frailty, multiple long-term conditions and complex health needs, identifying those at risk of deterioration and helping prevent avoidable hospital admissions through timely intervention and personalised care planning.
The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to contribute to palliative and end-of-life care, advance care planning and vaccination programmes for eligible housebound patients. You will work in partnership with patients, families and carers to ensure that care is delivered with compassion, dignity and respect, supporting people to achieve the best possible outcomes in a setting that is often most comfortable and familiar to them.
This position offers a high degree of autonomy whilst maintaining the support of an experienced and approachable clinical team. It is an excellent opportunity for a clinician who enjoys community-based working, values continuity of care and is passionate about building meaningful relationships with patients and their families.
In addition to direct clinical care, you will have opportunities to contribute to service development, quality improvement and the ongoing evolution of community-based healthcare services within the practice. We welcome individuals who are motivated, innovative and keen to help shape how care is delivered to some of our most vulnerable patients.
For full details of the role, duties and responsibilities, please refer to the supporting Job Description and Person Specification documents available to view and download as part of this vacancy.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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This advert is for Visiting Clinician with Theatre Royal Surgery in Dereham, England. It is listed as a Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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