Main area: Urgent Treatment Centre - Community Services
Grade Band: 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time, Part time, Flexible working available; hours/shift patterns can be discussed at interview)
Job ref: 350-CC6944118
Employer: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Garston Urgent Treatment Centre
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 8a
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We also welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel. Job overview
Garston Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) is recruiting for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. This is an exciting opportunity to practice at an advanced level in a fast-paced environment. The UTC service delivers care across Liverpool sites, open from 8.00 – 20.00, 7 days per week with flexible shift patterns. You will be the Advanced Clinical Practitioner on duty to advise and support clinical decision-making and function as the point of escalation as shift coordinator. You will take charge of the shift and support management of service provision in the absence of the Services Leads. The post holder must show commitment to supporting the development of others to ensure a consistent, quality-driven delivery of service, mentorship, and clinical supervision. Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work autonomously, be highly motivated, and deliver an advanced level of clinical practice within the recognised remit, working within local and nationally agreed frameworks for Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP). This role requires excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage challenging situations. Within the role, you will apply your advanced skills in history taking, extended assessment, clinical examination, clinical diagnosis, treatment as appropriate, and referring to other services if required. You will support and mentor other clinical staff to develop competencies. Clinical leadership is integral to the role, and you will be the clinical lead practitioner on duty to advise and support clinical decision-making and function as the point of escalation as shift coordinator. You will ensure smooth patient flow throughout the department and ensure a good patient experience. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken at an advanced level of professional autonomy. Deliver and participate in the clinical care of patients accessing the walk-in centre. Prioritise workload and clinical interventions as appropriate. Provide advanced and comprehensive health assessments. Assess, examine, investigate, diagnose, and treat patients, ensuring safe management and appropriate referral or discharge. Ensure informed consent is gained prior to treatment, investigation, and management. Supervise and develop junior team members. Identify the need for diagnostic tests, interpret results, and act on results requiring clinical intervention. Proactively identify unsafe environments and escalate issues to the health and safety team/safeguarding team. Share knowledge and expertise across primary and secondary care. Contribute to the development and improvement of patient flow systems. Identify and meet individual clinical needs of patients. Complete the Independent Non-Medical Prescribing course and maintain competence. Maintain up-to-date patient records according to Trust policy. Adapt specialist clinical knowledge to different settings and influence service delivery. Promote and adhere to the Trust's clinical governance framework. Contribute to the review and development of clinical patient pathways. Adhere to infection prevention control policies. Maintain qualifications in Intermediate Life Support (PILS). Lead on the review and implementation of NICE guidance. Support junior staff with clinical competencies. Act as a link for other teams within the service line. Lead clinical audits. Collaborate with secondary care for potential patient admissions. Person specification
Qualifications
Registration with relevant clinical body Full master’s in advanced clinical practice (ACP) V300 Non-medical prescribing Knowledge and Experience
Working autonomously in an advanced role Proven leadership skills Non-medical prescriber Experience in research and audits Community experience in a multidisciplinary environment Values
Accountability Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Change management Negotiation and conflict management skills IT literate Able to work across boundaries within primary and secondary care Familiarity with EMIS, ICE, S.A.F.E.R, SIGMA Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves disabled and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. For reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk. The Trust expects all post holders requiring an enhanced DBS to subscribe to the DBS Update Service for a fee of £16 per year. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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Band 8a
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We also welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel. Job overview
Garston Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) is recruiting for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. This is an exciting opportunity to practice at an advanced level in a fast-paced environment. The UTC service delivers care across Liverpool sites, open from 8.00 – 20.00, 7 days per week with flexible shift patterns. You will be the Advanced Clinical Practitioner on duty to advise and support clinical decision-making and function as the point of escalation as shift coordinator. You will take charge of the shift and support management of service provision in the absence of the Services Leads. The post holder must show commitment to supporting the development of others to ensure a consistent, quality-driven delivery of service, mentorship, and clinical supervision. Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work autonomously, be highly motivated, and deliver an advanced level of clinical practice within the recognised remit, working within local and nationally agreed frameworks for Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP). This role requires excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage challenging situations. Within the role, you will apply your advanced skills in history taking, extended assessment, clinical examination, clinical diagnosis, treatment as appropriate, and referring to other services if required. You will support and mentor other clinical staff to develop competencies. Clinical leadership is integral to the role, and you will be the clinical lead practitioner on duty to advise and support clinical decision-making and function as the point of escalation as shift coordinator. You will ensure smooth patient flow throughout the department and ensure a good patient experience. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken at an advanced level of professional autonomy. Deliver and participate in the clinical care of patients accessing the walk-in centre. Prioritise workload and clinical interventions as appropriate. Provide advanced and comprehensive health assessments. Assess, examine, investigate, diagnose, and treat patients, ensuring safe management and appropriate referral or discharge. Ensure informed consent is gained prior to treatment, investigation, and management. Supervise and develop junior team members. Identify the need for diagnostic tests, interpret results, and act on results requiring clinical intervention. Proactively identify unsafe environments and escalate issues to the health and safety team/safeguarding team. Share knowledge and expertise across primary and secondary care. Contribute to the development and improvement of patient flow systems. Identify and meet individual clinical needs of patients. Complete the Independent Non-Medical Prescribing course and maintain competence. Maintain up-to-date patient records according to Trust policy. Adapt specialist clinical knowledge to different settings and influence service delivery. Promote and adhere to the Trust's clinical governance framework. Contribute to the review and development of clinical patient pathways. Adhere to infection prevention control policies. Maintain qualifications in Intermediate Life Support (PILS). Lead on the review and implementation of NICE guidance. Support junior staff with clinical competencies. Act as a link for other teams within the service line. Lead clinical audits. Collaborate with secondary care for potential patient admissions. Person specification
Qualifications
Registration with relevant clinical body Full master’s in advanced clinical practice (ACP) V300 Non-medical prescribing Knowledge and Experience
Working autonomously in an advanced role Proven leadership skills Non-medical prescriber Experience in research and audits Community experience in a multidisciplinary environment Values
Accountability Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Change management Negotiation and conflict management skills IT literate Able to work across boundaries within primary and secondary care Familiarity with EMIS, ICE, S.A.F.E.R, SIGMA Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves disabled and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. For reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk. The Trust expects all post holders requiring an enhanced DBS to subscribe to the DBS Update Service for a fee of £16 per year. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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