Care Homes Clinical Lead (Advanced Practitioner)

Are you an experienced pharmacist, nurse, or advanced clinical practitioner with a passion for improving care for older people? We are looking for an experienced and motivated manager to clinically lead the PCN multidisciplinary Care Homes Team across Rushcliffe. This is an exciting opportunity to combine clinical leadership, operational management, and hands-on patient care, working closely with GP practices, care homes, commissioners, and system partners to deliver high-quality, proactive care for care home residents. About the role You will:

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, GP's, ACP's from nurse and paramedic background, nurses, and care coordinators.
• Deliver the Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) model across the PCN.
• Provide clinical support to the team as well as operational management.
• Support service improvement, quality assurance, and clinical governance.
• Use data and insight to drive performance and improve outcomes.
• Build strong relationships across GP practices, care homes, and wider health and social care partners., If you are a compassionate, forward-thinking clinical leader who wants to mix leadership with clinical practice, and thrive on improving services, supporting teams to deliver excellent care, we'd love to hear from you., The postholder will operationally manage the Rushcliffe PCN Care Home Team, a multidisciplinary team (MDT) comprising GPs, advanced clinicians, nurses, and care coordinators. Working closely with Rushcliffe GP practices and care home staff, the postholder will deliver proactive care and support to older people living in residential care. This role bridges health and social care boundaries to deliver the NHS Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) framework., Operational Management & Leadership
• Service Delivery: Manage the team's delivery of the NHS Network Contract DES Enhanced Health in Care Homes specification.
• Staff Management: Conduct staff 1-2-1s, annual appraisals, clinical notes audits, and medication audits.
• Accountability: Support the team, hold staff accountable for action delivery, and directly address poor practice when necessary.
• Financial Efficiency: Ensure the care home team operates efficiently and provides value for money as a centralized PCN service on behalf of the 11 GP practices.
• Strategic Input: Contribute as an active member of the PartnersHealth senior leadership team, balancing operational duties with strategic organisational positioning.
• Clinical Excellence & Practice
• Clinical Support: Provide hands-on clinical care and autonomous decision-making for care home residents following comprehensive assessments.
• MDT Collaboration: Contribute to weekly care home rounds, support the team and contribute to clinical decisions when needed.
• Safe Prescribing: As an independent prescriber prescribe safely and appropriately in accordance with local non-medical prescribing policies and protocols.
• Governance & Risk: Apply strong clinical governance and risk management principles to all areas of practice, highlighting risks and benefits when developing new ways of working.
• Data, Reporting & Service Development
• Data Utilization: Interpret data and local intelligence to drive service improvements, support primary care resilience, and reduce avoidable urgent and emergency service activity.
• Performance Reporting: Provide data-driven reports to commissioners, the PCN and to the PartnersHealth Board to evidence compliance and delivery with local and national specifications.
• Innovation & Tech: Promote the adoption of digital technology where possible to enhance patient safety, increase operational efficiency, and establish best practices.
• Evidence-Based Care: Assist in developing an evidence base for health needs-led service planning, commissioning, and identified research developments.
• Communication & Professional Standards
• Advocacy: Champion the voices of residents, care home staff, and the care home team across integrated health and social care systems.
• Visible Presence: Maintain a highly visible and supportive presence across local care homes and the 11 PCN GP practices.
• Professionalism: Adhere to your professional code of conduct, maintain active professional registration, and engage in regular clinical supervision and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Learning & Development
• CPD Alignment: Ensure continuing education, training, and development is undertaken to meet role-specific and governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development.
• Culture & Soft Skills: Continue to develop soft skills and emotional intelligence in line with role requirements to uphold the core values and culture of PartnersHealth.
• Safeguarding Responsibilities PartnersHealth takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults, and addressing domestic violence very seriously. All employees must support these duties by:
• Attending mandatory training on Safeguarding children and adults.
• Staying familiar with personal and organisational requirements under relevant legislation.
• Adhering to all relevant national and local policies, procedures, practice guidance (e.g., LSCB Child Protection Procedures), and professional codes.
• Promptly reporting any safeguarding concerns to the appropriate authority.
• Mobility
• Cross-Site Working: The postholder will be expected to work across any of the PCN sites as required, including all care homes within the PCN remit.
• Administration & General
• Data Diligence: Take due diligence and care regarding any information collected, recorded, processed, or handled during the course of work. Ensure compliance with organisational requirements and instructions.
• Standards Alignment: Work strictly to the agreed standards, policies, procedures, values, and beliefs of PartnersHealth.
• Document Flexibility: The duties outlined are a guide to the range of responsibilities. They may change over time to meet service needs or the development needs of the postholder. This job description will be revised regularly.
• Core Behaviours PartnersHealth staff should strive towards the following behaviours to support their professional development and working life:
• Communication: Communicate appropriately and clearly; know when to listen. Always remain polite and professional.
• Drive & Independence: Act as a self-starting, inquisitive, determined, and focused professional.
• Execution: Work in an organised, structured, purposeful, and outcome-focused manner.
• Emotional Intelligence: Remain diplomatic, tactful, emotionally aware, and resilient. Maintain self-awareness as an individual and as part of a team.
• Teamwork: Be happy to contribute, respectful of others, and highly adaptable.
• Growth Mindset: Stay eager to learn, seek the highest outcomes, and proactively ask for help when needed.
• Leadership & Safety: Exhibit visible leadership, consistent management, and maintain a commitment to working safely.
• Constructive Input: Be decisively and respectfully challenging when necessary to improve patient care.
  A registered healthcare professional (NMC, HCPC, GPhC or equivalent).
• Qualified in Advanced Clinical Practice (or able to demonstrate equivalent experience).
• An independent prescriber (V300).
• Experienced in clinical leadership and line management.
• Confident leading teams, driving improvement, and working across organisational boundaries.
• Proven experience in a senior clinical leadership or line management role within health or social care.
• Proven experience working autonomously at an advanced level with older populations, frailty, or complex multi-morbidities.
• Experience of conducting staff 1-2-1s, appraisals, clinical notes and medication audits.
• Experience managing relationships across multiple corporate stakeholders (e.g., 11 diverse GP practices and private care home operators).
• Experience of using NHS clinical systems, eg SystmOne, Familiarity with the NHS Network Contract DES (specifically the Enhanced Health in Care Homes framework).
• Experience in service improvement, change management, and implementing digital health technologies in a primary care setting.
• Active professional registration with a relevant UK body (e.g., NMC for Nurses, GPhC for Pharmacists, or HCPC).
• Advanced Clinical Practice qualification (e.g., Masters/Postgraduate Diploma) or equivalent demonstrable portfolio experience.
• Valid Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) qualification.
• Formal qualification in Management, Healthcare Leadership, or Business Administration.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) relative to older persons' care and frailty.
• Clinical Decision-Making: Confident in autonomous patient assessments, clinical risk evaluation, and making safety recommendations.
• People Leadership: Highly capable of holding multidisciplinary staff accountable, tackling poor practice, and fostering a collaborative team culture.
• Data Literacy: Ability to gather, interpret, and communicate health data to commissioners, reducing emergency hospital admissions.
• Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills to bridge health/social care boundaries and represent the voice of vulnerable residents.
• Governance: Strong command of clinical governance, financial efficiency, and value-for-money frameworks.
• Mobility: Full driving licence and access to a vehicle to maintain a physical presence across all Rushcliffe care settings and surgeries.

What we offer

• A highly influential leadership role shaping care for care home residents across Rushcliffe.
• The opportunity to work within an innovative, supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities.
• A role where you can make a genuine difference to patient outcomes and system-wide care delivery.