Welcome to FCMS!
Post: Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Pay: £28.48 - £31.73 per hour depending on experience
PLUS, a Golden Hello of £2.5k paid in two instalments over 6 months pro rata (applies to EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY)
Hours: Part time and full-time hours available
Accountable to: Associate Director of Clinical Services
Reports to: Lancashire Clinical Manager
Base: The post will be based at Morecambe Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). The centre delivers urgent care services between 8am 8pm 7 days a week, 365 days per year across the UTC and GP Out of Hours. Evening and weekend work will be required as part of this post.
Closing Date: 26th April 2026
Come and join our lively and vibrant team!
Nestled in the lovely seaside town of Morecambe, we are an Urgent Care Centre with a highly skilled team, who deal with all ages, ranging from babies to the elderly. We are a high-performance team with complimentary talents and skills, who consistently show high levels of innovation, focusing on the best quality of care for our patients. We pride ourselves on an open and honest culture and show dedication towards peer support, maximizing individual strength and personality, valuing new ideas to help strengthen and celebrate what a great service we offer!
Main duties of the job It will be the responsibility of the post holder to, exercise clinical expertise, judgment, discretion and decision making in clinical care within agreed parameters. The post holder will provide a high standard of care for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor illness & injuries. Morecambe Urgent Treatment Centre works collaboratively with Morecambe GP Out of Hours to provide Morecambe Urgent Care ; as such there is an expectation to work across the services when required. There are opportunities for development, with training and mentorship to extend clinical competencies (illness or injury) for the right candidate.
About us The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.
Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.
Come and be a part of our amazing team!
We offer NHS Pension
Cycle to Work Scheme
Career Development Opportunities
Attendance Bonus
Staff Benefit Scheme
Free Tea & Coffee
Eye Care Contributions
Job description Job responsibilities Work with and champion the unit in conjunction with Senior Managerial colleagues
Support the Management team and Clinical manager to ensure all service KPIs/Targets all are met, and looking for improvement over and above the set commissioned targets
Ensure mandatory training is kept up to date and receive suitable training/CPD for their ongoing development needs
Practice autonomously, as an independent practitioner, participating in the care of and undertaking assessment, diagnosis, treatment / referral and discharge of patients presenting with minor injury and illness within agreed parameters.
Provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of a client group whilst working autonomously
Identify the need for and initiate and interpret relevant diagnostic investigations and results
To safely and competently undertake invasive and non-invasive procedures to establish a diagnosis
Be able to independently undertake telephone triage
To work within the parameters of current Non-medical prescribing legislation / guidelines.
Monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, and evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership
Contribute to the Clinical Governance agenda within the service by leading audit and research as part of the multi-disciplinary team within the area of expertise
Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct or other relevant professional body
Provide professional and clinical advice within the multi-disciplinary team
Our key expectations are:
Self-awareness Living authentically
Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation
Openness What you see is what you get
Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible
Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness
Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself
Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.
Values: Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours.
Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:
Fun:People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!
Awesome:We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!
Humble:Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become
Brave:We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done
Oompf:We have natural oompf! Its infectious!
Go-getting:We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity
Clinical
Assess, treat, and advise patients presenting with health care needs.
Provide supervision of the clinical team, assisting and developing their team and individuals
When required ensure patients are referred on to other members of the primary health care team or secondary care as necessary and support and guide others as required.
Ensure all practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries and scope of competence of individuals and to acknowledge limitations.
Work at an advanced level of practice reflected under the 4 pillars of advanced practice of the HEE
Perform investigatory procedures, including assessing patients with minor injuries, request, and review x-rays, treat minor injuries /implement expanded roles in practice
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the duties and responsibilities associated with an expert practitioner working within Unscheduled Primary Care.
Develop and maintain clinical/nursing policies, procedures, and protocols.
Ensure any patient information is up-to-date and produced in appropriate formats
Professional
Role model standards of care and behaviour through clinical practice.
Act as a role model for standards of behaviour and professionalism, through commitment to the integration of policies and procedures within the role and workplace
Analyse relevant local and national policy, within their area of expertise and advise on the impact for service, leading the implementation of changes and evaluation of processes
Maintain professional registration and practice through CPD
Maintain a professional portfolio to demonstrate competency in line with NMC competency framework or other professional body
Prescribe medication in accordance with competency, professional guidelines and NICE / CKS guidelines.
Maintain NMP competency and regularly review prescribing practice through CPD and reflective practice.
Maintain their personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent within FCMS, NMC guidelines or other professional body
Allocate, coordinate, monitor and assess own workload within an accepted time frame
Ensure appropriate use of resources to meet service needs
Recognise and act as an advocate for patients, carers, service, and the organisation
Carry out annual review of best practice/national standards and implement recommended changes
Promote workforce integrity (empower professional accountability within the clinical team, ensure accreditation process followed, complaints management, competency assessment, ensuring mandatory training requirements fulfilled, robust clinical induction)
Maintain a sound knowledge of NHS policy and NICE guidance in relation to scheduled and unscheduled care
Education and training
Identify own development needs in line with service requirements within a personal development plan
Develop and distribute educational leaflets in relevant formats, for patients relating to services and patient pathways
Ensure personal, peer support and clinical supervision needs are met
Contribute to clinical governance outcomes
Understand and apply professional and national guidelines on confidentiality
Be fully involved in the progress and development of clinicians and provide constructive and relevant feedback
Assist in the implementation of training and development in your locality
Research and development
Evaluate clinical practise through audit of service and develop and manage strategies to address any shortfalls
Undertake audits as required by the service working with the clinical manager
Demonstrate knowledge of current research in all aspects of their work and advise others on the implementation of relevant research findings
Initiate and/or become involved in research projects in response to identified needs
Disseminate results/research/ audit findings via local teams and/or national/international publications
Implement research findings appropriate to practice
Promote the shared objectives of the multidisciplinary team by working closely to ensure that best practice is achieved utilising both Clinical Benchmarking and Essence of Care processes
Communication and working relationships
Communicates effectively with other team members
Communicates effectively with other healthcare professionals
Communicates effectively with patients and carers
Communicates effectively with other healthcare professionals
Take all appropriate steps to minimise conflict
Health and safety
Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others
Comply with the Organisations Business continuity Plan
Refrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and Safety
Report as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defects
Report as soon as practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completed
Be actively involved as an appropriate departmental representative
Making effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills
Physical effort and working conditions.
Be responsible to ensure all aspects of the Manual Handling guidelines are followed, providing appropriate risk assessments
Be responsible to manage clinical care following required Policies and Procedures pertaining to bodily fluids, infection control and COSHH regulations resulting in frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions
Be responsible to manage challenging situations and people with some exposure to hazards, e.g. violent and abusive patients, child abuse, critically ill patients
Manage own time effectively within variable shift patterns
Disability Confident Employer - As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
DBS - The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).
Please note that our roles are not being considered for sponsorship at this time
Person Specification Teaching Essential Willing / able to attend appropriate training
Experience of training and development of staff
Commitment to own personal development
Desirable Teaching Qualification
Qualifications Essential Registered Practitioner (NMC / HCPC)
First Contact Practitioner /Advanced Practice qualification or RCN Credentialled practitioner with experience dealing with both children and adults.
Clinical experience within an unscheduled care setting
Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300)
Desirable Recognised training in minor injury / illness, consultation, and examination skills
IRMER / red dot x-ray interpretation course
Practice assessor certificate
Telephone triage qualification
Personal Qualities Essential Must have a positive can-do attitude
Leadership qualities
Commitment to personal and professional development
Willing to work unsociable hours
Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
Committed to service development
Adaptable to the changing needs of the service.
Experience Essential Minimum 5 years post registration experience and a passion for working in an integrated urgent care system and working with partner organisations
Experience of expert autonomous practice within an unscheduled care setting managing minor injuries of all ages
Health Promotion experience
Experience using clinical computer systems including Adastra
Understanding of current Urgent Health care issues and initiatives
Ability to work effectively under pressure, intense conditions and within time constraints
Understanding and awareness of CQC compliance and essential standards of quality and safety
Teaching experience/clinical supervision experience
Desirable Experience of working within a community Urgent Care setting or ED or an appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, and strategies for improving prescribing practice
Innovative practice to deliver patient centred care
Evidence of clinical competence in a wide range of relevant clinical skills, local anaesthesia infiltration, suturing, x-ray interpretation, fracture management
Teamwork, Management and Communication Essential Commitment to working with multiple organisations to manage patient flows
Commitment to multi-disciplinary team approach to care
Excellent oral, aural, and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations
The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the current issues affecting Primary Care services
Time management of work productivity
Ability to challenge the norm and get the best out of team members
Commitment to support, develop and manage change
Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills
Information governance understanding and awareness
Desirable Evidence of leadership experience
Evidence of project management
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.
UK Registration A pplicants must have current UK professional registration.
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