Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Nurse / Paramedic) - Luton Practice

NHS; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Nurse / Paramedic) - Luton Practice

HUC provides the NHS111 and Out of Hours GP service to over 4.5 million patients across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, West Essex and the South West of England.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in a dynamic healthcare environment. As an experienced clinician, you will assess, diagnose, and manage a wide range of acute and chronic conditions while integrating evidence-based treatments and holistic patient care. Working autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to improving patient outcomes by providing expert clinical decision-making, advanced diagnostic skills, and proactive management of long-term health conditions.

This role requires a strong commitment to patient advocacy, health promotion, and preventive care. You will engage in complex clinical assessments, prescribe treatments, and offer expert guidance on medication management, vaccinations, and lifestyle interventions. Additionally, you will support patients in self-care, mental health management, and urgent medical situations, ensuring seamless, efficient, and compassionate healthcare delivery.

Main duties of the job

• Comprehensive Patient Management - Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate treatment for patients with both acute and chronic conditions, ensuring a holistic approach to care.
• Clinical Decision-Making - Perform in-depth physiological and psychological assessments, prioritising urgent and complex cases while providing emergency care when needed.
• Medication Management - Prescribe, review, and advise on medications, ensuring safe and effective use in line with best practices and national guidelines.
• Health Promotion & Preventive Care - Support patients in adopting healthy lifestyles, participate in vaccination programs, and provide family planning, sexual health, and wound care services.
• Mental Health Support - Identify, assess, and refer patients with mental health concerns, ensuring they receive appropriate care and intervention.
• Collaborative & Evidence-Based Practice - Work within a multidisciplinary team to provide integrated, patient-focused care, contributing to clinical governance and service improvements.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.

You must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. We do not offer VISA sponsorship.

No agencies please.

Person Specification

• NMC Registered Nurse/HCPC Registered Paramedic
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent credentialing
• Minor illness (university accredited)
• Minor Injury (university accredited)
• Prescribing certificate
• Triage/streaming experience
• Evidence of working with a variety of patients presenting with acute and chronic conditions of any age.
• Experience of working as a team leader
• Demonstrate working within the 4 pillars of advanced practice
• Experience managing end-of-life care patients, including prescribing/administering medications such as Just in Case medications
• Experience in Family Planning
• Experience in managing chronic conditions
• Experience of working in an Emergency Department /UTC / GP
• Evidence of audit or research experience
• Experience in reviewing x-ray

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.