Job summary
- Main area
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 847-RM-26-V930
- Employer
- Spectrum Community Health CIC
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- Tieve Tara Medical Centre
- Town
- Castleford
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Community GP - Tieve Tara
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
The banding is 8a indicative.
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will play a pivotal role within Tieve Tara Medical Centre, providing expert, autonomous, patient-centred clinical care to individuals presenting with acute, chronic and complex health needs. Working within their advanced scope of practice, the post holder will undertake comprehensive clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing and ongoing management of patients of all ages, ensuring safe, timely and evidence-based care.
Tieve Tara Medical Centre is a unique, long-established and friendly GP practice located in Castleford, serving a community of approximately 5,000 patients. Working alongside five neighbouring practices as part of the Wakefield North Primary Care Network (PCN), the practice is committed to delivering integrated, person-centred healthcare that meets the needs of its local population.
Main duties of the job
As an experienced autonomous practitioner, the ACP will manage a diverse caseload including minor illness, long-term conditions, preventative healthcare and health promotion, while working collaboratively with GPs, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality primary care services. The post holder will contribute to improving access to care by ensuring patients receive the right care, at the right time, from the right professional, making effective use of practice and wider NHS resources.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Time for you day (additional day off)
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the job role please see the job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Nurse, paramedic or other registered healthcare professional, with current registration with the appropriate professional body (NC, HCPC or GPhC), with no restrictions on practice or pending Fitness to Practice concerns
- Completed ACP Masters Pathway
- Full UK Driving License
- Independent Prescriber
- Able to work independently without direct supervision
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- IT competency, particularly in Windows and Office suite
- Knowledge of NICE Guidelines
- Understand legal and ethical issues relating to clinical practice
- Knowledge of own professional accountability and autonomous practice
- Role of the Care Quality Commission and NHS standards
- Understands the Advanced Practice Framework and four pillars
- Understands funding model for primary care and Primary Care networks, including the Quality and Outcomes Framework
- Understand the PSIRF framework
Skills
Essential criteria
- Minimum three years post-registration experience (Check with site)
- Advanced level of clinical practice within current scope of practice
- Able to understand and analyse complex issues and balance competing priorities to make difficult decisions
- Understanding of NHS principles and values
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a Primary Care setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Belinda Loftus
- Job title
- Deputy Director of Ops for Community Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
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