Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Location: Ovingdean

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Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) Home Visiting Service

The Role Advanced practice is where clinical expertise, autonomy and decision-making come together. Its where you assess complex presentations, manage uncertainty, and make timely decisions that have a direct impact on patient outcomes. Its varied, rewarding work that allows you to use your full clinical skillset while helping patients access the right care, at the right time. At IC24, were looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our East Sussex Home Visiting Service.

This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of community-based care, delivering high-quality clinical assessments and treatment to patients in their own homes while supporting wider urgent and primary care services. As an experienced clinician, you'll work autonomously within your professional scope of practice, providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prescribing for patients presenting with acute, urgent and undifferentiated conditions.

You'll play a key role in helping patients receive the right care in the most appropriate setting, reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving patient outcomes. What you'll focus on ? Delivering advanced clinical care in the community You'll assess, diagnose and manage patients in their own homes, providing high-quality clinical care for a wide range of urgent and primary care presentations.

? Making safe, evidence-based decisions You'll use advanced clinical reasoning skills to determine appropriate treatment plans, referrals, investigations and follow-up care while managing clinical risk effectively. ? Independent prescribing As an Independent Prescriber, you'll prescribe medication following clinical assessment and examination, ensuring safe and effective patient-centred care. ? Supporting continuity of care You'll work closely with GPs, nurses, allied health professionals, NHS 111, community services and secondary care partners to ensure patients receive coordinated and seamless care.

? Contributing to service improvement You'll support audits, clinical governance activities, shared learning and quality improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and service delivery. ? Developing clinical excellence You'll maintain your continuing professional development, contribute to mentoring and shared learning, and help promote best practice across the wider organisation. This role forms part of our East Sussex Home Visiting Service, supporting patients across the community.

You'll work as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team delivering responsive care where it is needed most, helping patients avoid unnecessary hospital attendance wherever appropriate. What matters in this role We're looking for experienced clinicians who combine strong clinical expertise with excellent communication and decision-making skills. You're likely someone who:
Enjoys working autonomously while remaining part of a wider multidisciplinary team Is confident assessing and managing urgent and undifferentiated presentations Has strong clinical reasoning and risk management skills Communicates effectively with patients, carers and healthcare professionals Enjoys delivering care within patients' homes and community settings To be successful in this role, you'll need:
Professional registration with the NMC, HCPC or GPhC Independent Prescriber qualification Advanced assessment and minor illness qualification (Level 6 or
7) Proven experience of autonomous clinical practice Strong clinical decision-making skills and ability to manage complex presentations Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Commitment to continuous professional development and reflective practice Evidence of service improvement and innovation Who are we? We are Integrated Care 24 (IC24), the leading not for profit Social Enterprise providing innovative and patient focused primary care services.

IC24 is committed to improving access to health and social care for our patients and reducing the demand on secondary care services. IC24 provides services to over 6 million patients, including GP led out-of-hours services,…