Urgent Treatment Centre Advanced Clinical Practitioner

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Urgent Treatment Centre Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 09 October 2025

Band 8a Qualified ACP 70.5 hours per week

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and forward-thinking Qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to work within our Urgent Treatment Centres based at Penrith Hospital with cross site working at Keswick Urgent Treatment Centre, in varying shifts between the opening hours of 08:00 and 22:00.

The post holder will be an experienced health care practitioner with leadership skills who will work autonomously in caring for patients with a range of urgent health problems whilst maintaining and developing their own advanced clinical assessment skills, diagnostic skills and understanding of investigations. They will manage full episodes of care including assessment of a range of systems, using clinical knowledge to formulate diagnosis, apply critical decision making in planning care/treatment plans and where appropriate, work collaboratively with medial and wider teams outside the UTC to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedure and using national and local guidelines to ensure care is based on sound evidence. Provide an environment supportive to learners of all levels.

Main duties of the job

- Independently assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individualised treatment plans for patients, resulting in safe appropriate management, referral or discharge without direct medical support on site.
- Prescribe independently (where legally permitted) within scope of competence and within the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Competency Framework, national and locally adapted guidelines and best available evidence for a range of urgent/acute presentations appropriate to patients need and desired therapeutic outcomes.
- Provide clinical care on priority of patient need and within the time constraints of the department opening hours including ensuring waiting targets are met. This entails managing patients who self-refer to the service and also through referral pathways from other teams such as NHS 111, GP, community pharmacy, community staff, other hospitals, CHOC etc.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

- Current registration with a professional body e.g. NMC, HCPC or GPhC
- Completed Master's degree qualification (or equivalent prior to MSc being available e.g. Nurse Practitioner Degree, OSCEs and non-medical prescribing)
- Independent prescriber
- Advanced clinical practice skills and clinical treatment skills
- Evidence of substantial clinical practice at advanced level in portfolio
- Evidence of competence within all core ACP competencies (as per DHFT ACP framework)

Experience

- oExperience in managing acute problems
- oClinical diagnostic skills including the ability to interpret radiology and laboratory investigations
- oEvidence of a teaching/coaching/ mentoring course
- oSubstantial broad experience relevant to clinical area
- oExperience in leadership and/or management
- oEvidence of competence within all core ACP competencies
- oHas the ability to use basic IT systems including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as ability to learn Trust specific IT systems
- oEvidence of substantial clinical practice at advanced level in portfolio
- oBroad and advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
- oHas a sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- oAbility to take a full systematic focused history
- oAbility to make a diagnosis based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
- oHas the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to discharge
- oWillingness to perform and or learn advanced clinical skills appropriate to area of practice
- oAbility to manage complete episodes of care and prioritise workload
- oExperience within acute care
- Experience in managing chronic health issues
- Experience of minor injury assessment/ management, to include X-ray interpretation

Knowledge

- oEvidence of continual CPD aligned to a professional body, e.g. Royal College, or academic institution
- oAdvanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
- oBSc/MSc level therapeutics or pharmacy related knowledge and non-medical prescribing
- oHighly motivated and experienced practitioner
- oPhysically able to perform all requirements of the ACP role where highly developed skills and accuracy are required which may include: suturing, IVIs drug administration, central line care, applying plaster casts, inserting catheters and other specialist procedures relevant to area of practice
- oWillingness to perform and or learn advanced clinical skills appropriate to area of practice
- oAbility to manage a team of patients and prioritise workload
- Negotiating Skills

Personal Circumstances

- Motivation.

Other Requirements

- Flexibility
- Willing to develop by expansion of the role.
- Ability to travel independently of public transport

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata

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