Job summary
Are you an ACP, who wants to work within a community based MDT, having a passion for supporting patient care and keen to make a difference?We arelooking for an enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitionerwho wants to join our Community Response Team and support patients to stay at home, reducing the need for hospital admission.
The ACP will have the opportunity to work on a rotational basis between our Hospital at Home and Urgent Care Crisis Response Team.
As an established Crisis Response service , you will work with an MDT alongside other ACPs in providing vital care in the community, completing complex assessments and minimising admission to hospital where possible. The new Hospital at Home service enables patients to receive safe, effective treatment at home for up to 14 days. They will provide medical assessments at home alongside our GPs, with overall care under a hospital consultant. We receive referrals from community services, NWAS, 111, GPs and ED deflections with a focus on keeping patients safe at home where possible.
A confident communicator with strong organisational skills, you will thrive in an MDT environment and will be instrumental in supporting and developing this new service, to ensure a high-quality service for our patients. With a passion for continuous development and service improvement, you will be involved in projects and trust initiatives. You will receive regular supervision, in-service training, and support.
Main duties of the job
You will also have the opportunity to work across hospital and community whilst developing key links and networks with acute and community colleagues. This will enable you to use your specialist clinical skills across all four pillars of advanced clinical practice to determine the most appropriate pathways for your patients and will include access to virtual patient monitoring for patients that would benefit from additional clinical oversight.
You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team across acute, community and voluntary partners to ensure discharges are safe and effective and to prevent re-admission.
Using your experience and knowledge, you will support other team members to ensure we deliver a high-quality service for our patients, providing education and support as needed.
We pride ourselves on promoting quality improvement initiatives, service development and professional and personal development and as a member of our team you will receive regular supervision, in-service training, and support to pursue post graduate education.
You will be involved in both team projects and wider trust initiatives giving you the opportunity to form close professional relationships with a wide variety of multi-disciplinary team members.
About us
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe - what better place to shape and develop your leadership career. We deliver care to over 1 million patients & users each year through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. Our 30,000 plus strong workforce is central to our success and innovation.You will play a pivotal part in supporting our operational excellence and strategic ambitions. You'll work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams, driving improvements that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing, and service efficiency across the Trust.MFT offers a dynamic, inclusive environment where your leadership, ideas, and expertise are valued. You'll have access to professional development, digital tools and opportunities to contribute to transformational projects that shape the future of healthcare delivery.We are committed to supporting your growth and wellbeing, recognising the vital role you play in our organisation's success. Join us and help shape the future of our Trust--make a real difference to our teams, our services, and our communities, and fundamentally, our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your applicationHere at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOUfor our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your applicationespecially personal statements and responses to role-specific questionsis written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your applicationHere at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOUfor our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your applicationespecially personal statements and responses to role-specific questionsis written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSC in Advanced Practice
- Relevant professional health degree or equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Independent non-medical prescriber (V300)
- Current registration with NMC, HPC and or other statutory body
Desirable
- Communication/counselling skills training
- Specialist Practitioner
- Coaching/Mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience. Leadership. experience at Band 7 or above
- Proven experience of working as an independent practitioner
- In-depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation, relevant to community
- Experience of leading, planning and completing audit/research.
- Experience of teaching and mentoring of staff across the multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Evidence of applying research in practice.
- Postgraduate
- Leadership
- Qualification
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Advanced clinical skills
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner.
- Able to demonstrate care which reflects evidence based practice
- Can demonstrate experience of acute disease management and crisis care
- Communication skills including presentation skills
- Leadership skills with ability to engage and deliver change through negotiation and partnership working
- Management skills with team building abilities
- IT skills
- Ability to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations
- Ability to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations
- Ability to manage high pressured situations
- Able to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of role
Desirable
- Evidence of recognised knowledge/skills in service improvement.
- Caseload management
personal qualities
Essential
- Self-motivated and innovative
- Assertive and Confident
- Enthusiastic
- Empathetic and Supportive
- Flexible to meet the needs of 7 day, extended hours community service
- Access to a car for business use on a daily basis
- Able to deal with occasional unpleasant working conditions
- Ability to manage and diffuse stressful situations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSC in Advanced Practice
- Relevant professional health degree or equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Independent non-medical prescriber (V300)
- Current registration with NMC, HPC and or other statutory body
Desirable
- Communication/counselling skills training
- Specialist Practitioner
- Coaching/Mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience. Leadership. experience at Band 7 or above
- Proven experience of working as an independent practitioner
- In-depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation, relevant to community
- Experience of leading, planning and completing audit/research.
- Experience of teaching and mentoring of staff across the multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Evidence of applying research in practice.
- Postgraduate
- Leadership
- Qualification
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Advanced clinical skills
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner.
- Able to demonstrate care which reflects evidence based practice
- Can demonstrate experience of acute disease management and crisis care
- Communication skills including presentation skills
- Leadership skills with ability to engage and deliver change through negotiation and partnership working
- Management skills with team building abilities
- IT skills
- Ability to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations
- Ability to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations
- Ability to manage high pressured situations
- Able to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of role
Desirable
- Evidence of recognised knowledge/skills in service improvement.
- Caseload management
personal qualities
Essential
- Self-motivated and innovative
- Assertive and Confident
- Enthusiastic
- Empathetic and Supportive
- Flexible to meet the needs of 7 day, extended hours community service
- Access to a car for business use on a daily basis
- Able to deal with occasional unpleasant working conditions
- Ability to manage and diffuse stressful situations
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.
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.
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).
