Advanced Clinical Practitioner

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 Deliverin

Main duties of the job

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in the East Sussex Home Visiting Service, your role involves a combination of clinical expertise, autonomy, and decision-making. You will assess complex presentations, manage uncertainty, and make timely decisions that directly impact patient outcomes. This role enables you to use your full clinical skillset while assisting patients in accessing appropriate care. At IC24, you will deliver high-quality clinical assessments and treatment in patients' homes, supporting urgent and primary care services. You must be an experienced clinician, working within your professional scope, providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing for acute, urgent, and undifferentiated conditions. You will help reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and improve patient outcomes by ensuring patients receive the right care in the most suitable setting. The role involves working autonomously, with a focus on delivering advanced clinical care in community settings, making safe, evidence-based decisions, independent prescribing, supporting continuity of care, contributing to service improvement, and developing clinical excellence.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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

About the employer

Integrated Care 24 (IC24) is a leading not-for-profit social enterprise focused on delivering innovative, patient-focused primary care services. IC24 is dedicated to improving access to health and social care for its patients and reducing the demand on secondary care services. Providing services to over 6 million patients, IC24 covers GP-led out-of-hours services, NHS 111, primary care, and secondary care support. With a commitment to service improvement and patient outcomes, IC24 supports service audits, clinical governance activities, and shared learning to enhance their offerings. Moreover, IC24 values diversity and inclusiveness, encouraging applications from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ+ community, and other under-represented groups, ensuring an inclusive work environment where everyone feels they belong.