Acute Response Practitioner in Plymouth

Up to 37.5 hours per week. We are looking for an Acute Response Practitioner qualified band 7 Registered Health / Allied Health Professional who has successfully completed PACR module or equivalent. Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT) requires skilled and experienced practitioners to join us to support our community responses and the development and delivery of Plymouth's virtual ward programme. This is an exciting time to join the team as our Urgent Community Response agenda expands and the virtual ward initiative develops to help support people in crisis to remain in their homes. CCRT is a multi‑disciplinary team responding to people who need support to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. As an urgent community response team CCRT works towards providing NHS England expectations, within this scope providing a 7‑day service, operational hours 8 am until 8 pm. All staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7‑day service.

Responsibilities:

• Provide reactive and proactive assessment, treatment and onward referral for people and caseload management who are frail or have complex needs, as part of the community acute response service in patients' homes or in their usual residence.
• Prevent hospital admission and patient deterioration for people with an acute episode or exacerbation of a long‑term condition.
• Support the virtual wards and work closely with primary care.
• Provide high quality person‑centred care which always considers people’s safety, privacy and dignity using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence‑based.
• Undertake independent assessment and management of service users to incorporate pharmacological considerations, where appropriate, and make/support complex clinical decisions regarding service‑user management and clinical outcomes.
• Provide advanced clinical advice, leadership and support ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis and advanced decision‑making skills.
• Manage change, monitor and improve standards through supervision, evidence‑based practice, clinical audit, research and education, and promote and demonstrate best practice by integrating evidence into practice.

About Us:

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award‑winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs. As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve. We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives. We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programmes, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programmes ensure a smooth transition into our organisation. Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro‑diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Details:

• Date posted: 15 January 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year pa, pro‑rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time, Job share, Flexible working
• Reference number: B9832‑2026‑NM‑10149
• Job locations: Top Floor, Beauchamp Centre; Mount Gould Hospital, Mount Gould Road, Plymouth, PL4 7QD

Person Specification:

Specific skills – Essential:

• Able to demonstrate specialist expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation.
• Evidence of risk management skills and experience.
• Evidence of involvement in meeting relevant clinical governance objectives.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of health policy and its application in practice.
• Experience of developing specialist programmes of care for individuals or groups of patients/clients and of providing highly specialist advice.
• Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention.
• Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit.
• Experience of multi‑disciplinary working.
• Able to demonstrate innovation and effective use of resources.
• Able to actively research for the potential to improve quality and customer care, seeking new ideas and methods to improve health care.
• Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change.
• Able to demonstrate publication, presentations and personal research at local and regional events.
• Evidence of involvement in research.

Experience – Essential:

• Evidence of recent professional development in an up‑to‑date portfolio.
• Non‑Medical Prescriber or competent in the administration and use of emergency care PGDs.
• Knowledge and understanding of Livewell's strategy relevant to role.
• Demonstrable knowledge of legislation relevant to area of clinical practice.
• Experience at Registered Practitioner Band 6 level or equivalent.

Qualifications – Essential:

• Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by minimum PG dip (120 credits) plus MA/MSc or working towards in a relevant subject or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty.
• Membership of the relevant Professional Body.
• Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training.

Additional requirements – Essential:

• Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Evidence of delivering education and training in practice.
• Willing to act as a clinical supervisor and/or facilitate peer groups.
• Able to effectively manage available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment.
• Able to analyse data and produce reports.
• Confident in the use of computer systems, spreadsheets, databases, data collection and coordination, word processing and report writing.
• Experience of using electronic patient/service user record systems.
• Evidence of demonstrating the Livewell's values and behaviours.
• Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
• Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
• Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.
• Experience of planning and organising complex activities requiring the formulation and adjustment of plans e.g. organising own time, coordination with other agencies and plans for sudden, unforeseen circumstances.
• Able to work independently within sphere of authority.
• Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing.
• Confidentiality.
• Inquisitive and eager to learn, asks questions and responds positively to change in practice/procedure.
• Seeks ways to improve self and others.
• Ability to evaluate care leading to improvement in quality standards and service improvement.
• Able to adapt to a changing environment and changing priorities.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.
• Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.

Certificate of Sponsorship:

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.