Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Integrated Urgent Care Service

Job summary

The Advanced Practitioner will work as an autonomous practitioner using complex decision making skills. The post holders primary focus will be the provision of excellent patientcentred care, underpinned by the four pillars of clinical practice (competence and capability), leadership and management, education and research.

Care delivery will encompass the skills of telephone triage, remote assessment and face to face clinical assessment, examination, clinical diagnosis and the development and delivery of effective urgent treatment for patients attending with differentiated and undifferentiated individual circumstances and complex situations, undiagnosed primary/ urgent health care problems of full general practice patient needs including paediatrics, care of elderly and mental health.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide expert clinical advice, leadership and support to other clinicians ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis and advanced decision-making skills.

The post holder will be accountable for the direct delivery of autonomous service user care using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence based. They will undertake independent comprehensive assessment and management of service users to incorporate pharmacological considerations, making complex clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes. They will lead as a driver for change, to monitor and improve standards through supervision, evidence-based practice, clinical audit, research and education. This is a designated non- medical prescribing post.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

327-25-822

Job locations

Forest Hospital, Cirencester Hospital and Stroud Hospital

Countywide

Gloucestershire

GL3 4AW

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