Post: Advanced Clinical Practitioner Pay: £27.63 Depending on experience PLUS, a Golden Hello of £2500 paid in two instalments over 6 months (External applicant only) Hours: 34.4 week rolling rota.
Accountable to: Head of Service Reports to: Lancashire Clinical Manager Closing date: 21 st September 2025 Base: The post will be based at the Rossendale Minor Injuries Unit (RMIU).
Evening and weekend work will be required as part of this post.
Nestled in the lovely town of Rawtenstall, in East Lancashire, we are a walk-in service 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! There are development opportunities with training and mentorship in order to extend clinical competencies (illness or injury) for the right candidate.
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 and non-medical prescriber, participating in the care of and undertaking assessment, diagnosis, treatment / referral and discharge of patients presenting with minor injury.
Be able to independently undertake telephone triage.
To work within the parameters of current non-medical prescribing legislation 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.
Relevant professional qualification Experience of working independently as an unsupervised practitioner in the primary or urgent care setting.
Experienced in undertaking telephone triage and remote prescribing.
Maintained development of clinical leadership skills Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources Able to articulate personal development needs Implementation of audit/research recommendations and demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians.
Excellent communication and leadership skills Evidence of significant involvement in change Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues Awareness of impact of evidence-based practice within unscheduled care Ability to work collaboratively with an appropriate range of multi-agency and inter-professional resources, maintaining and evaluating links to manage risk across organisation and setting.
Ability to identify risk assessment and act accordingly.
Lead the shift within a small team 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.
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 and out of hours.
Develop and maintain clinical policies, procedures, and protocols.
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.
Maintain their personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent within FCMS, NMC guidelines or other professional body.
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.
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.
We offer NHS Pension Cycle to Work Scheme Career Development Opportunities Attendance Bonus Staff Benefit Scheme Free Tea & Coffee Eye Care Contributions Education and training The post holder will: 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.
Assist in the implementation of training and development in your locality.
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.
Communicates effectively with other healthcare professionals.
Health and safety The post holder will: Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others.
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.
Making effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills.
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.
violent and abusive patients, child abuse, critically ill patients Manage own time effectively within variable shift patterns.
Seeing, treating, referring, or discharging patients independently without direct supervision Triaging, referring, or discharging patients independently without direct supervision.
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).
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 Advanced Practice qualification/ RCN Credentialled practitioner with experience dealing with both children and adults / HEE portfolio.
Substantial clinical experience within an unscheduled care setting, working at an Advanced level Non- medical prescribing qualification Desirable Recognised training in minor injury management, consultation, and examination skills IRMER trained Practice assessor certificate Telephone triage qualification Communication
- 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 Evidence of clinical competence in a wide range of relevant clinical skills, local anaesthesia infiltration, suturing, x-ray interpretation, fracture management Health Promotion experience Experience using clinical computer systems 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 Use of Adastra IT Teamwork
- Essential 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 project management Personal
- 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.
Kindness and empathy The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment.
You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.