Overview
In this role you will apply advanced clinical practice within urgent care to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care. You will work autonomously, demonstrate leadership, education, and research across the team, and coordinate care across disciplines. The role supports a dynamic UCC/ED environment and involves complex decision-making and ongoing professional development. A meaningful opportunity to shape urgent care delivery within a major NHS trust and contribute to service improvement and safe patient discharge.
Pay / Benefits
- Salary 63,665 to 70,887 per year
- High Cost Area Supplement
- Permanent contract
- Full-time or part-time options
- NHS pension and staff benefits (implied by NHS trust context)
Responsibilities
- Perform independent clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope
- Refer patients to relevant specialties and facilitate safe discharge
- Provide expert, autonomous clinical care and coordinate multi-professional services
- Prescribe medications per policy and monitor therapeutic effectiveness
- Plan and manage complete episodes of care in partnership with others
- Communicate clearly with patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring informed consent
- Maintain thorough documentation compliant with legislation and guidelines
- Provide clinical leadership, education and supportive guidance to staff
- Develop audit and research projects and help implement departmental policies
Key requirements
- Registered healthcare professional (NMC/HCPC/GPhC or equivalent)
- MSc in Advanced Practice or NHS-recognised equivalent
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber registration
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
- Extensive post-registration emergency/urgent care experience
- Ability to work autonomously with risk and clinical complexity
- Strong communication, decision-making, and organizational skills
- IT and documentation proficiency; ability to interpret X-ray where relevant
- Commitment to continuous professional development and governance
- excellent communication
- leadership and teamwork
- teaching and mentoring
- advanced clinical assessment
- diagnosis and management of urgent care conditions
- prescribing within formulary and NICE/local guidelines
Advanced clinical practitioner -UTC in London employer: National Health Service
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for healthcare professionals in North Wales. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on compassionate care, staff have access to continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in both acute and community paediatrics. The Health Board's integrated approach ensures that employees are part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the local population.
