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Job summary

Main area
Emergency Clinical Practitioner
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (150 hrs over a rostered period)
Job ref
824-INNER-7201294
Employer
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Soho NHS Walk-in Centre
Town
London
Salary
£54,320 - £60,981 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Emergency Clinical Practitioner

Band 7

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job overview

Are you an experienced Clinical Practitioner passionate about working in Urgent Care or Walk in Services? Opportunities have arisen for Emergency Clinical Practitioners across our Central London Urgent Care/ Walk in Services.

As a highly valued member of our team, the quality of care we provide starts with you.  We pride ourselves on our ACP/ENP’s being up to date with the latest evidenced-based practices as well as being supportive of our staff in their professional development.

The post holder will be expected to work autonomously as an Emergency Clinical Practitioner delivering care to our patients, utilising expert diagnostic skills and clinical reasoning to provide autonomous, unscheduled care for patients presenting with acute undifferentiated conditions. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver care in collaboration with Emergency services, other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies.

To work in association with colleagues in defining standards of care and practice aimed at maintaining, developing or improving quality.

To work with the senior staff in the operational management and the organisational development of the service.

Act as the team Leader on a rotational basis assuming responsibility for day to day management of the service.

Take designated responsibility for discrete areas of operational management/clinical practice.

Communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff.

Deliver care within a culturally sensitive framework.

Implement, carry out disseminate and evaluate service audits

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

  • A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
  • Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or Registered Health Professional (physio, paramedic) with HCPC.
  • Evidence of completion of Level 7 Advanced Clinical Assessment Module
  • Minor Illness Experience
Desirable criteria
  • Independent Prescriber (or on pathway to complete)
  • Qualification in prehospital care or community care
  • Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning.
  • University accredited Minor injuries Module
  • University accredited paediatric advanced assessment module

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions
  • Substantial experience in patient care
  • Experience in working autonomously in an emergency or other unscheduled care environment or working autonomously within a GP surgery.
  • Experience of clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of team / service/ staff management.
  • Experience of implementing evidence-based care and developing others to do so
  • Experience of conducting research projects and audit
  • Experience of change management and implementing change in practice

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
  • Able to work autonomously, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others
  • Able to deal with conflict and manage appropriately
  • Able to identify own and other’s learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
  • Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment
  • Advanced knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology of body systems
  • Clinical knowledge across a range of long-term conditions.
Desirable criteria
  • Able to lead and motivate a team and implement change
  • Knowledge of resource management.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodNHS Pastoral CareDisability confident committedAccredited Living Wage EmployerStonewall 2023 Bronze

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your applications on time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jo Hamilton
Job title
Clinical Operational Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07435745609
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