This is a rare opportunity to practise at the forefront of community-based urgent care, playing a central role in how we respond to patients when it matters most.
As demand for care closer to home continues to grow, we are seeking an experienced and highly credible Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our community services. This is more than a clinical role; it is an opportunity to shape how urgent and complex care is delivered across the locality, reducing avoidable hospital admissions and enabling people to remain safely within their communities.
You will operate across three interconnected areas. Within urgent care referrals, you will assess patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions, applying advanced clinical judgement to make safe, timely decisions. As a key member of the locality hub, you will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to support complex case management, prevent deterioration and ensure seamless transitions of care. Within the therapy-led Elmdon Unit, you will contribute advanced clinical expertise to support recovery, maximise independence and facilitate safe discharge following acute episodes.
Working across the Urgent Community Response (UCR) service, Virtual Wards, Locality Hub and Intermediate Care pathways (including Elmdon Unit 3), you will play a pivotal role in delivering responsive, high-quality care for patients with acute, complex or rapidly changing needs.
Working autonomously, you will assess, investigate, diagnose and manage a defined caseload, using your advanced clinical skills and non-medical prescribing qualification to deliver safe, effective care from referral through to discharge. You will act as a visible clinical leader and role model, supporting colleagues to deliver consistent, high-quality practice while contributing to service development, audit and continuous improvement.
You will make confident, timely decisions in complex and often high-pressure situations, ensuring patients are managed safely in the most appropriate setting. Alongside this, you will support workforce development through teaching, supervision and mentorship. Your time will typically be structured as 90% clinical practice and 10% professional development, education and research.
Reporting to the Early Intervention Matron, you will provide credible professional leadership, setting clear standards of practice and embedding more efficient, patient-centred ways of working. You will maintain clinical oversight and risk management across your area, ensuring safe assessment, treatment and onward care.
You will join a high-performing and ambitious service, with recent achievements including an Outstanding CQC rating and JAG accreditation for our elective hub. Our staff survey results reflect a shared ambition to improve the experience of our people- building a culture where colleagues feel they belong, can thrive, know they add value and feel valued.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
*Professional Healthcare Registration with a UK Regulatory Body ( NMC / HCPC / GPC)
*Post Graduate Qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience
*MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice/ Level 7 equivalent portfolio or minimum of 120 CATs and working towards full MSc (must cover all 4 Pillars of advanced clinical practice) -- Portfolio must include evidence of health assessment module at Level 7
*Non -- Medical Prescribing Course -- where applicable to registration
*Advanced Life Support Qualification
*Recognised Teaching & Assessing/ Mentoring Qualification / Course
*Extensive post registration experience at a senior level (Band 7 or above) in specialty area including significant and relevant senior clinical and leadership experience
*Evidence / experience of working in an MDT within a health care provider service
*Evidence of on-going CPD.
*Evidence of teaching in a variety of
*Environments
*A sound knowledge of professional priorities and issues relating to NHS care provision
*A knowledgeable clinician with ability to ensure clinical governance is embedded in practice
*Sound understanding of evidence-based practice and its application
*Knowledge of the national and local NHS healthcare agenda and its implications
*Advanced Clinical Assessment/ Practice skills
*Highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills (verbal, nonverbal and written
*Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
*Able to use initiative and make decisions supported by agreed standards
*Demonstrable effective time management and work organisation skills within autonomous practice to prioritise tasks and duties required to undertake the role consistently
*Knowledge & evidence of research/audit processes and application
*Evidence of dissemination of knowledge in wider healthcare organisations
*Able to meet the travel requirements of the post and be independently mobile and as such it is essential for you to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points
*Evidence of publication in healthcare journals/ National conference
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Safina Kassam
Safina.kassam2@uhb.nhs.uk
07442883700
Agenda for Change
Band 8a
Permanent
Full-Time, Flexible Working
304-9016886
Solihull Community Nursing Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road Solihull West Midlands B90 4BN
This vacancy is closed to applications.