Advanced Community Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

Advanced Community Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

The closing date is 13 March 2026

The Urgent Treatment Centre at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an Advanced Practitioner to join our small dynamic and friendly team, making a real difference in patient care. The team is a GP led service, made up of ACPs, senior nurses, technicians, and admin support staff.

The Advanced Care Practitioner will need to be competent in using their expert clinical knowledge and skills. They must have a full Masters and prescribing rights. They will have the freedom and authority to act and make autonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of adults and children.

The role is offered either working short shifts (6 hours: 09 00 and 15 00) or longer shifts (11.5 hours: 09 00).

Main duties of the job

• Require excellent communication skills - communicating clearly, sensitively, and effectively with patients, families, and professionals.
• High energy levels and a positive can do attitude to work alongside colleagues to deliver safe, kind, and effective care.
• Work autonomously, carrying out in depth clinical assessment of patients with complex multiple healthcare needs, diagnosing, treating, and discharging as appropriate.
• Work collaboratively, maintaining effective communication with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met.
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills and provide support when delivering diagnosis.
• Collect, collate, evaluate, and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
• Participate in the development of services and assist the implementation of change.
• Provide education and development opportunities for others, supporting all members of the UCC team.
• Develop own specialist clinical knowledge and participate in the development of others' clinical knowledge.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399 K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357 K). The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5 000 members of staff.

An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7 million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients through supporting the correct use of PPE.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Person Specification Essential

• Registered General Nurse or AHP
• Masters Degree in Advanced Practice OR Evidence of Level 7 for Clinical Examination and Diagnostic
• Community Experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Evidence of commitment to sustained professional development including leadership
• Evidence of clinical expertise and caseload management
• Evidence of involvement in research and development

Desirable

• Prescribing

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leighton Hospital/VIN

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

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