Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Urgent Community Response (UCR) & Virtual Wards Service. The post will form part of a seven day service based within one of the Trust's locality teams. The service provides patients who are experiencing an acute change in their health, a safe and effective alternative to hospital admission, supported by a mixture of face to face visits and digital technology.



We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) who shares our passion for providing excellent quality of care and can devise & support the delivery of a holistic and thorough treatment plan to service users in their own home. The post holder will have full access to the Multidisciplinary Team including consultant, GP, Pharmacist, Nurses, Therapists, and Health Care Support Workers.



Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.



The post holder is required to deliver an advanced level of clinical practice autonomously in the fields of general medicine, Frailty, Respiratory, and Cardiology for patients who are supported by the team as an alternative to hospital admission.



The role will ensure that consistent, high quality, person-centred care is provided daily through the application of advanced clinical judgments and critical thinking to assess, investigate, diagnose, prescribe, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care in line with the National Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice. Embracing the four pillars of clinical practice; leadership and management, education and research.



Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.



Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.



Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.



Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.



Please see the and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.