Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Urgent Care Response

The closing date is 06 August 2025

Job summary

Join Our Urgent Response TeamAdvanced Clinical Practitioner - Community Urgent Response

Are you an experienced clinician with a passion for delivering urgent care where it matters most? We're looking for aCommunity Urgent Response Advanced Clinical Practitioner to provide urgent, person-centred care in patients' homes--helping to prevent hospital admissions and support recovery in the community.

Oldham Urgent Care Response Team is looking to widen the scope of support to patients in community to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and reduce ambulance call outs.

If you're passionate about leading change, nurturing talent, and championing patient care, we want to hear from you! Help us build a health service that truly meets the needs of our community.

Main duties of the job

What you'll bring:

  • Advanced assessment and clinical decision-making skills
  • A proactive, autonomous approach
  • A commitment to compassionate, high-quality care
  • Experience and confidence to make decisions and balance risk.
  • A supportive nature, which fosters a learning culture for junior clinicians in the team.

What we offer:

  • A supportive, forward-thinking multidisciplinary team.
  • Opportunities for leadership, innovation, and professional development.
  • Flexible working to support your work-life balance

Be the difference in someone's day. Be the care that comes to them.Apply now and help shape the future of urgent community care in Oldham.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Details

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-OCO-NM460-25

Job locations

Oldham Council Office

Spindles Shopping Centre West Street

Oldham

OL1 1LF


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master's in Advanced Practice
  • Non-Medical Prescriber v300

Desirable

  • Evidence of completing a leadership course/module

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience

Desirable

  • Experience within community services at a senior level

Skills

Essential

  • Effective communicator able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information
  • Evidence of effective people management and leadership skills
  • Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
  • Excellent clinical reasoning / clinical decision making
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master's in Advanced Practice
  • Non-Medical Prescriber v300

Desirable

  • Evidence of completing a leadership course/module

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience

Desirable

  • Experience within community services at a senior level

Skills

Essential

  • Effective communicator able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information
  • Evidence of effective people management and leadership skills
  • Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
  • Excellent clinical reasoning / clinical decision making

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.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oldham Council Office

Spindles Shopping Centre West Street

Oldham

OL1 1LF


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oldham Council Office

Spindles Shopping Centre West Street

Oldham

OL1 1LF


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse Urgent Care Response Team

Stacey Debio

stacey.debio@nca.nhs.uk

07563252324

Details

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-OCO-NM460-25

Job locations

Oldham Council Office

Spindles Shopping Centre West Street

Oldham

OL1 1LF


Supporting documents

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