Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Overview

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Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 10 February 2026

This is an internal only vacancy for staff employed at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an 8a ACP to join our Warrington Urgent Community Response team.

To act as a positive role model through the provision of effective clinical leadership and demonstration of competent, accountable autonomous clinical practice.

The postholder will use advanced clinical skills to lead and support the team in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluating of patient centred care.

The post holder will work in partnership and promote a culture of collaboration across the wider health and social health economy to optimise patient flow and facilitate the delivery of efficient, effective co-ordinated and timely high-quality care to all patients.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure that the highest standards of care are provided and monitored across the borough
• Act as a credible role model that will involve a clinical commitment working a variety of shifts inclusive of weekends as the service requires working a minimum of 80/20 clinical/management time
• To ensure professional advice is provided to all nursing, therapy, and support staff
• Facilitate and support effective working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team to enhance the care and management of patients.
• Develop, implement, and monitor evidence-based practice e.g. recognition and management of the deteriorating patient/ sepsis management. Utilise advanced clinical skills and competency to deliver high quality and responsive patient care.
• Lead on the development of clinical guidelines, policies, and clinical audit as part of the quality improvement methodology
• Support staff in identifying, applying, and disseminating research findings related to specialist and fundamental nursing practice.
• Develops clinical skills and continues to develop further clinical skills in extended scope practice in response to best practice

Job responsibilities

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust plan to integrate and form a new organisation on the 1st April 2026. As such, if your start date is on or after 1st April 2026, you will be employed by the newly formed organisation. Should you join Bridgewater prior to this date, your employment will automatically transfer into the new organisation. We are confident that this transition will provide new opportunities and a continued commitment to excellence in patient care.

Job Purpose:

To act as a positive role model through the provision of effective clinical leadership and demonstration of competent, autonomous clinical practice.

The postholder will use advanced clinical skills to lead and support the team in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluating of patient centred care.

The postholder will work in partnership and promote a culture of collaboration across the wider health and social health economy to optimise patient flow and facilitate the delivery of efficient, effective co-ordinated and timely high-quality care to all patients.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/AHP
• First level degree or equivalent
• Clinical Masters Degree or working towards. (Msc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP
• Evidence of a post registration/qualification in advanced practice i.e. clinical diagnostics / assessment

Relationships

• If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.

Job Specific Requirements

• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Experience

• Management/Clinical Leadership experience
• Experience of working with patients with acute presentations of minor illness/injuries
• Experience of successful multi agency working across Health and Social care
• Evidence of influencing, motivating, and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care
• Experience of initiating and implementing clinical care/protocols

Skills and Knowledge

• Understanding of the principles of complex patient management
• Awareness of complex health management
• Awareness of current national and local agenda in health and social care
• Understanding of how other agencies work (i.e. housing, social services, the independent sector etc)
• Evidence of being able to communicate complex information and advice on healthcare to patients/carers and colleagues
• Ability to work under pressure and manage a diverse work load
• Excellent interpersonal skills; including negotiation, influencing and presentation
• Risk assessment and management skills
• Report writing skills; Ability to undertake risk reports e.g. 72-hour reviews and Root Cause Analysis reports
• Ability to understand and analyse complex data
• Self-management and motivation skills
• Confidence to challenge traditional practice and persistence to address difficult issues
• Networking knowledge and understanding of local services
• Knowledge of the NHS Long-Term Plan and how it impacts on care delivery.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of the focus on a primary/community care led NHS.
• Awareness of factors which contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy
• Palliative/end of life care skills

Employment Restrictions

• This is an internal only vacancy for staff employed at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please confirm that you are currently employed by one of these Trusts.

Sponsorship

• Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).

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.

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