Advanced Clinical Practitioner - OOH and Triage - Somerset
Posted 19 hours 43 minutes ago by HUC
Main area: Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner Grade NON NHS BANDING. Contract: Bank - variety of OOH shifts with flexible times available. 0 hours per week (bank and substantive positions available). Job ref 434.
Site: Somerset and Remote Town - Taunton, Bridgewater, Yeovil, Shepton Mallet.
Salary: £31.28 - £43.45 hourly (£31.28 for triage / £34.76 for face to face) plus 10% 25% OOH enhancements. Salary period hourly. Closing 14/06/:59.
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
HUC seeks experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioners (Nurses and Paramedics with V300 Non medical Prescribing) to join urgent and unscheduled care services, delivering high quality clinical care across both Out of Hours and Clinical Assessment Service pathways. This role offers autonomy within a supportive multidisciplinary team, focusing on timely assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for patients with urgent and unscheduled healthcare needs.
Main duties of the job- Undertake autonomous clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge of patients across both OOH and CAS services.
- Manage a wide range of minor illnesses and injuries, including ENT and ophthalmic presentations, in line with evidence based practice.
- Provide telephone, remote, and face to face consultations, including effective triage, streaming, and prioritisation according to clinical need.
- Recognise and escalate acutely unwell patients, safeguarding concerns, or patients requiring urgent or emergency intervention.
- Prescribe, review, and recommend treatment options in accordance with professional competence and local governance arrangements.
- Offer clear, compassionate advice and health education to support self care and patient understanding.
- Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, efficient, and coordinated care, while maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to audit, quality improvement, and service development.
- NHS Pension Scheme: Secure your future with the NHS Pension, offering peace of mind and valuable long term financial benefits for all our staff.
- Career Growth: Build the future you deserve with My Academy training programmes, exciting internal vacancies, and regular updates on HUC news and opportunities.
- Office Comforts: Unlimited tea and coffee, free parking, dedicated relaxation areas, and engaging team events that make every workday more enjoyable.
- NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC registered paramedic.
- Minor Illness Qualification (Level 6 or Level 7) or equivalent.
- Minor Injury Qualification (Level 6 or Level 7) or equivalent.
- Advanced Clinical Assessment Qualification (Level 6 or Level 7) or equivalent.
- Non Medical Prescribing Qualification (V300).
- Proven experience in autonomous clinical roles within urgent or unscheduled care settings.
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent (or evidence of current credentialing with HEE or RCN).
- Experience working in Urgent Care, Emergency Department, General Practice, or Out of Hours services.
- Telephone triage and remote consultation experience.
- Full, unrestricted right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship not available.
You must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorships.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) and the Order 2020. Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.