Clinical Practitioner - Pc24 - Face to Face Only

The Advanced Clinical

Practitioner will provide autonomous clinical care for our Kings Mill Hospital - PC24 location. The role is designed to focus on face-to-face consultations, supporting patients across Integrated Urgent Care

Services, urgent treatment centres and other agreed service models.

The post holder will be an

experienced registered clinician, able to assess, diagnose, treat, refer and

discharge patients with undifferentiated urgent care presentations. They will

work within their professional registration, agreed scope of practice, NEMS

policies and local clinical pathways.

Face-to-face work will include

assessment and management of patients presenting to NEMS urgent treatment

services. The post holder will be expected to recognise serious illness,

clinical deterioration, safeguarding concerns, mental health risk and presentations

requiring escalation or transfer to another service.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Practice and Service

Delivery

Work as an autonomous Advanced Clinical

Practitioner across NEMS urgent care services, focusing on face-to-face consultations.

Assess, examine, diagnose, treat and safely

discharge or refer patients with undifferentiated urgent care presentations.

Make safe decisions around admission,

transfer, referral, follow-up and safety-netting, working within professional

competence and agreed local pathways.

Recognise and act on serious illness,

clinical deterioration, safeguarding concerns, mental health risk and

presentations that require escalation to another service.

Request and interpret appropriate

investigations, including blood tests, urine tests, ECGs and imaging, in line

with local policy, competence and relevant regulations.

Prescribe, review and advise on medicines

where qualified to do so, or use agreed local medicines mechanisms within

scope.

Maintain clear, accurate and timely clinical

records, including assessment findings, clinical reasoning, advice given,

decisions made and onward plans.

About us

NEMS Community Benefit Services (NEMS) is a not-for-profit social enterprise and a Company Limited by Guarantee. It has been operating in Nottinghamshire for over 25 years, now providing a population of more than 1.2 million with urgent primary health care services. It operates out of 2 registered locations and four bases and deploys a team of more than 370 healthcare professionals, including 150+ sessional GPs, 90+ substantive staff, 30+ agency workers, and 140+ non-healthcare staff.

NEMS provides services to a population of circa 1.2 million under the following service portfolio headings;

• Care Co-ordination and non-clinical call handling
• Clinical Assessment and Care Navigation
• Support to Primary Care including General Practice Out-of-Hours and Urgent Treatment Centres
• Outbreak Management

The Board of Directors comprises non-executive Member directors and executive directors and is responsible for overall strategy and governance of the organisation. The Board of Directors is supported by two sub-committees Quality and People Committee and Finance and Performance Committee. An Operational Executive Team, comprising Executive Board Directors, together with other senior leaders, is being established to oversee the smooth running of the day-to-day activities of NEMS.

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£70,643.18 to £77,584.32 a year

unsocial hours enhancements

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Part-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

U9183-26-0053

Job locations

Kings Mill Hospital

Mansfield

SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD

Nottinghamshire

NG17 4JL

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The Advanced Clinical

Practitioner will provide autonomous clinical care for our Kings Mill Hospital - PC24 location. The role is designed to provide a focus on face-to-face consultations, supporting patients across Integrated Urgent Care

Services, urgent treatment centres and other agreed service models.

The post holder will be an

experienced registered clinician, able to assess, diagnose, treat, refer and

discharge patients with undifferentiated urgent care presentations. They will

work within their professional registration, agreed scope of practice, NEMS

policies and local clinical pathways.

Face-to-face work will include

assessment and management of patients presenting to NEMS urgent treatment

services. The post holder will be expected to recognise serious illness,

clinical deterioration, safeguarding concerns, mental health risk and presentations

requiring escalation or transfer to another service.

They will

also support clinical supervision, learning, audit, incident review and service

improvement, ensuring that care remains safe, effective, patient centred and

financially sustainable.

The post holder will have

responsibility for the following areas:

o Safe clinical decision-making, including

treatment, discharge, referral, transfer and safety-netting

o Recognition and escalation of serious illness,

clinical risk and safeguarding concerns

o Clinical leadership, supervision and support

for the wider team

o Participation in governance, audit, learning

and service improvement activity

Clinical Practice and Service

Delivery

Work as an autonomous Advanced Clinical

Practitioner across NEMS urgent care services, focusing on face-to-face consultations.

Assess, examine, diagnose, treat and safely

discharge or refer patients with undifferentiated urgent care presentations.

Make safe decisions around admission,

transfer, referral, follow-up and safety-netting, working within professional

competence and agreed local pathways.

Recognise and act on serious illness,

clinical deterioration, safeguarding concerns, mental health risk and

presentations that require escalation to another service.

Request and interpret appropriate

investigations, including blood tests, urine tests, ECGs and imaging, in line

with local policy, competence and relevant regulations.

Prescribe, review and advise on medicines

where qualified to do so, or use agreed local medicines mechanisms within

scope.

Maintain clear, accurate and timely clinical

records, including assessment findings, clinical reasoning, advice given,

decisions made and onward plans.

Face-to-Face Urgent Care

Undertake face-to-face consultations across

NEMS urgent care services, including assessment of minor illness, minor injury

and other appropriate urgent care presentations.

Carry out clinical procedures where trained,

competent and required for patient care.

Provide safe clinical handover to ED,

specialties, GPs, community services or other colleagues where ongoing care is

required.

Support patient flow, streaming and

redirection decisions where this forms part of the service model.

Clinical Leadership and Team

Working

Act as a senior clinical presence on shift,

supporting colleagues and contributing to the safe running of the service.

Provide advice, supervision and support to

trainee ACPs, UCPs, nurses, AHPs, UCAs and non-registered staff.

Support induction, training, clinical

supervision and competency development across the wider team.

Escalate clinical or operational concerns

early, particularly where patient safety, staffing, flow or professional

practice may be affected.

Address unsafe practice or poor behaviour in

a professional and proportionate way, escalating concerns where required.

Governance, Quality and

Service Improvement

Contribute to a culture where incidents,

complaints, audit, feedback and day-to-day operational learning are used to

improve care.

Take part in incident reviews, significant

event analysis, complaint responses and shared learning activity where

required.

Support audit, quality improvement and

service evaluation work across NEMS urgent care services.

Contribute to the development and review of

clinical guidelines, SOPs, pathways and local standards, ensuring they are

practical, evidence-based and relevant to the way services are delivered.

Use available data, feedback and clinical

experience to support improvements in patient flow, clinical quality,

productivity and patient experience.

Education and Professional

Development

Maintain professional registration, mandatory

training, clinical supervision, CPD and revalidation requirements.

Maintain an up-to-date portfolio showing

competence, scope of practice, reflective learning and prescribing practice

where applicable.

Share learning with colleagues through

teaching, case discussion, supervision, peer review and practical shift-based

support.

Support students, trainees and developing

practitioners in a safe and constructive way, recognising their competence and

learning needs.

Professional Responsibilities

Work within relevant NMC, HCPC or equivalent

code of conduct NEMS policies and agreed scope of practice.

Communicate clearly with patients, carers and

colleagues, particularly where information is complex, sensitive or

distressing.

Involve patients in decisions about their

care and ensure that consent, capacity and best-interest issues are considered

and documented appropriately.

Maintain confidentiality and information

governance standards at all times.

Work flexibly across NEMS sites and services

where reasonably required, in line with service need, competence and

contractual arrangements.

Undertake any other reasonable duties

requested by a manager, where these are appropriate to the role, grade and

competence of the post holder.

Act in a manner that reflects and

promotes the values of NEMS.

Job responsibilities

The Advanced Clinical

Practitioner will provide autonomous clinical care for our Kings Mill Hospital - PC24 location. The role is designed to provide a focus on face-to-face consultations, supporting patients across Integrated Urgent Care

Services, urgent treatment centres and other agreed service models.

The post holder will be an

experienced registered clinician, able to assess, diagnose, treat, refer and

discharge patients with undifferentiated urgent care presentations. They will

work within their professional registration, agreed scope of practice, NEMS

policies and local clinical pathways.

Face-to-face work will include

assessment and management of patients presenting to NEMS urgent treatment

services. The post holder will be expected to recognise serious illness,

clinical deterioration, safeguarding concerns, mental health risk and presentations

requiring escalation or transfer to another service.

They will

also support clinical supervision, learning, audit, incident review and service

improvement, ensuring that care remains safe, effective, patient centred and

financially sustainable.

The post holder will have

responsibility for the following areas:

o Safe clinical decision-making, including

treatment, discharge, referral, transfer and safety-netting

o Recognition and escalation of serious illness,

clinical risk and safeguarding concerns

o Clinical leadership, supervision and support

for the wider team

o Participation in governance, audit, learning

and service improvement activity

Clinical Practice and Service

Delivery

Work as an autonomous Advanced Clinical

Practitioner across NEMS urgent care services, focusing on face-to-face consultations.

Assess, examine, diagnose, treat and safely

discharge or refer patients with undifferentiated urgent care presentations.

Make safe decisions around admission,

transfer, referral, follow-up and safety-netting, working within professional

competence and agreed local pathways.

Recognise and act on serious illness,

clinical deterioration, safeguarding concerns, mental health risk and

presentations that require escalation to another service.

Request and interpret appropriate

investigations, including blood tests, urine tests, ECGs and imaging, in line

with local policy, competence and relevant regulations.

Prescribe, review and advise on medicines

where qualified to do so, or use agreed local medicines mechanisms within

scope.

Maintain clear, accurate and timely clinical

records, including assessment findings, clinical reasoning, advice given,

decisions made and onward plans.

Face-to-Face Urgent Care

Undertake face-to-face consultations across

NEMS urgent care services, including assessment of minor illness, minor injury

and other appropriate urgent care presentations.

Carry out clinical procedures where trained,

competent and required for patient care.

Provide safe clinical handover to ED,

specialties, GPs, community services or other colleagues where ongoing care is

required.

Support patient flow, streaming and

redirection decisions where this forms part of the service model.

Clinical Leadership and Team

Working

Act as a senior clinical presence on shift,

supporting colleagues and contributing to the safe running of the service.

Provide advice, supervision and support to

trainee ACPs, UCPs, nurses, AHPs, UCAs and non-registered staff.

Support induction, training, clinical

supervision and competency development across the wider team.

Escalate clinical or operational concerns

early, particularly where patient safety, staffing, flow or professional

practice may be affected.

Address unsafe practice or poor behaviour in

a professional and proportionate way, escalating concerns where required.

Governance, Quality and

Service Improvement

Contribute to a culture where incidents,

complaints, audit, feedback and day-to-day operational learning are used to

improve care.

Take part in incident reviews, significant

event analysis, complaint responses and shared learning activity where

required.

Support audit, quality improvement and

service evaluation work across NEMS urgent care services.

Contribute to the development and review of

clinical guidelines, SOPs, pathways and local standards, ensuring they are

practical, evidence-based and relevant to the way services are delivered.

Use available data, feedback and clinical

experience to support improvements in patient flow, clinical quality,

productivity and patient experience.

Education and Professional

Development

Maintain professional registration, mandatory

training, clinical supervision, CPD and revalidation requirements.

Maintain an up-to-date portfolio showing

competence, scope of practice, reflective learning and prescribing practice

where applicable.

Share learning with colleagues through

teaching, case discussion, supervision, peer review and practical shift-based

support.

Support students, trainees and developing

practitioners in a safe and constructive way, recognising their competence and

learning needs.

Professional Responsibilities

Work within relevant NMC, HCPC or equivalent

code of conduct NEMS policies and agreed scope of practice.

Communicate clearly with patients, carers and

colleagues, particularly where information is complex, sensitive or

distressing.

Involve patients in decisions about their

care and ensure that consent, capacity and best-interest issues are considered

and documented appropriately.

Maintain confidentiality and information

governance standards at all times.

Work flexibly across NEMS sites and services

where reasonably required, in line with service need, competence and

contractual arrangements.

Undertake any other reasonable duties

requested by a manager, where these are appropriate to the role, grade and

competence of the post holder.

Act in a manner that reflects and

promotes the values of NEMS.

Person Specification

Values

Essential

• Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
• Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring
• Helps and co-operates with colleagues
• Pro-active and takes responsibility
• Willing to learn, open to change
• Motivated to make a difference

Knowledge

Essential

• NMC, HCPC or equivalent professional standards
• Medico-legal aspects of advanced practice
• Assessment and management of urgent care presentations, including recognition of red flags and clinical deterioration
• Safeguarding adults and children
• Mental capacity, consent and mental health risk
• Confidentiality and information governance
• Clinical governance, audit, incident learning and quality improvement

Desirable

• Knowledge of NEMS services, local urgent care pathways and system partners
• National standards relevant to urgent care, out-of-hours and clinical assessment services

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working clinically in a primary, community, urgent care, emergency care or out-of-hospital setting
• Experience of autonomous assessment and management of undifferentiated patients
• Experience of face-to-face urgent care consultations
• Experience of supervising, supporting or teaching other clinical staff or students

Desirable

• Experience working in Urgent Treatment Centres, GP Out-of-Hours, Clinical Assessment Services or Emergency Departments
• Experience of acting as shift lead, clinical co-ordinator or senior clinician on duty

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration with NMC, HCPC or equivalent professional body
• Evidence of working at an advanced level of clinical practice
• Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice, or equivalent evidence of advanced practice capability
• Independent non-medical prescribing qualification, or willingness to complete where required for the role
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Minor illness or minor injury qualification
• IR(ME)R / imaging requesting training where relevant
• ILS, ALS or equivalent urgent care training

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Able to make safe, autonomous clinical decisions and recognise when to seek advice or escalate
• Explains complex situations in ways that are accessible to patients, carers and colleagues
• Maintains clear, accurate and timely clinical records
• Able to work under pressure and manage competing clinical priorities
• Able to work collaboratively with teams across professional and organisational boundaries
• Flexible and adaptable to changing service needs
• Commitment to patient centred care and safe service delivery

Desirable

• Competent in the use of Adastra, SystmOne, EMIS, Nervecentre or other relevant clinical systems
• Able to contribute to audit, service improvement and pathway development

Person Specification

Values

Essential

• Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
• Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring
• Helps and co-operates with colleagues
• Pro-active and takes responsibility
• Willing to learn, open to change
• Motivated to make a difference

Knowledge

Essential

• NMC, HCPC or equivalent professional standards
• Medico-legal aspects of advanced practice
• Assessment and management of urgent care presentations, including recognition of red flags and clinical deterioration
• Safeguarding adults and children
• Mental capacity, consent and mental health risk
• Confidentiality and information governance
• Clinical governance, audit, incident learning and quality improvement

Desirable

• Knowledge of NEMS services, local urgent care pathways and system partners
• National standards relevant to urgent care, out-of-hours and clinical assessment services

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working clinically in a primary, community, urgent care, emergency care or out-of-hospital setting
• Experience of autonomous assessment and management of undifferentiated patients
• Experience of face-to-face urgent care consultations
• Experience of supervising, supporting or teaching other clinical staff or students

Desirable

• Experience working in Urgent Treatment Centres, GP Out-of-Hours, Clinical Assessment Services or Emergency Departments
• Experience of acting as shift lead, clinical co-ordinator or senior clinician on duty

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration with NMC, HCPC or equivalent professional body
• Evidence of working at an advanced level of clinical practice
• Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice, or equivalent evidence of advanced practice capability
• Independent non-medical prescribing qualification, or willingness to complete where required for the role
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Minor illness or minor injury qualification
• IR(ME)R / imaging requesting training where relevant
• ILS, ALS or equivalent urgent care training

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Able to make safe, autonomous clinical decisions and recognise when to seek advice or escalate
• Explains complex situations in ways that are accessible to patients, carers and colleagues
• Maintains clear, accurate and timely clinical records
• Able to work under pressure and manage competing clinical priorities
• Able to work collaboratively with teams across professional and organisational boundaries
• Flexible and adaptable to changing service needs
• Commitment to patient centred care and safe service delivery

Desirable

• Competent in the use of Adastra, SystmOne, EMIS, Nervecentre or other relevant clinical systems
• Able to contribute to audit, service improvement and pathway development

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NEMS Community Benefit Services Ltd

Address

Kings Mill Hospital

Mansfield

SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD

Nottinghamshire

NG17 4JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://nemscbs.net/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NEMS Community Benefit Services Ltd

Address

Kings Mill Hospital

Mansfield

SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD

Nottinghamshire

NG17 4JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://nemscbs.net/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

The Advanced Clinical

Practitioner will provide autonomous clinical care for our Kings Mill Hospital - PC24 location. The role is designed to provide a focus on face-to-face consultations, supporting patients across Integrated Urgent Care

Services, urgent treatment centres and other agreed service models.

The post holder will be an

experienced registered clinician, able to assess, diagnose, treat, refer and

discharge patients with undifferentiated urgent care presentations. They will

work within their professional registration, agreed scope of practice, NEMS

policies and local clinical pathways.

Face-to-face work will include

assessment and management of patients presenting to NEMS urgent treatment

services. The post holder will be expected to recognise serious illness,

clinical deterioration, safeguarding concerns, mental health risk and presentations

requiring escalation or transfer to another service.

They will

also support clinical supervision, learning, audit, incident review and service

improvement, ensuring that care remains safe, effective, patient centred and

financially sustainable.

The post holder will have

responsibility for the following areas:

o Safe clinical decision-making, including

treatment, discharge, referral, transfer and safety-netting

o Recognition and escalation of serious illness,

clinical risk and safeguarding concerns

o Clinical leadership, supervision and support

for the wider team

o Participation in governance, audit, learning

and service improvement activity

Clinical Practice and Service

Delivery

Work as an autonomous Advanced Clinical

Practitioner across NEMS urgent care services, focusing on face-to-face consultations.

Assess, examine, diagnose, treat and safely

discharge or refer patients with undifferentiated urgent care presentations.

Make safe decisions around admission,

transfer, referral, follow-up and safety-netting, working within professional

competence and agreed local pathways.

Recognise and act on serious illness,

clinical deterioration, safeguarding concerns, mental health risk and

presentations that require escalation to another service.

Request and interpret appropriate

investigations, including blood tests, urine tests, ECGs and imaging, in line

with local policy, competence and relevant regulations.

Prescribe, review and advise on medicines

where qualified to do so, or use agreed local medicines mechanisms within

scope.

Maintain clear, accurate and timely clinical

records, including assessment findings, clinical reasoning, advice given,

decisions made and onward plans.

Face-to-Face Urgent Care

Undertake face-to-face consultations across

NEMS urgent care services, including assessment of minor illness, minor injury

and other appropriate urgent care presentations.

Carry out clinical procedures where trained,

competent and required for patient care.

Provide safe clinical handover to ED,

specialties, GPs, community services or other colleagues where ongoing care is

required.

Support patient flow, streaming and

redirection decisions where this forms part of the service model.

Clinical Leadership and Team

Working

Act as a senior clinical presence on shift,

supporting colleagues and contributing to the safe running of the service.

Provide advice, supervision and support to

trainee ACPs, UCPs, nurses, AHPs, UCAs and non-registered staff.

Support induction, training, clinical

supervision and competency development across the wider team.

Escalate clinical or operational concerns

early, particularly where patient safety, staffing, flow or professional

practice may be affected.

Address unsafe practice or poor behaviour in

a professional and proportionate way, escalating concerns where required.

Governance, Quality and

Service Improvement

Contribute to a culture where incidents,

complaints, audit, feedback and day-to-day operational learning are used to

improve care.

Take part in incident reviews, significant

event analysis, complaint responses and shared learning activity where

required.

Support audit, quality improvement and

service evaluation work across NEMS urgent care services.

Contribute to the development and review of

clinical guidelines, SOPs, pathways and local standards, ensuring they are

practical, evidence-based and relevant to the way services are delivered.

Use available data, feedback and clinical

experience to support improvements in patient flow, clinical quality,

productivity and patient experience.

Education and Professional

Development

Maintain professional registration, mandatory

training, clinical supervision, CPD and revalidation requirements.

Maintain an up-to-date portfolio showing

competence, scope of practice, reflective learning and prescribing practice

where applicable.

Share learning with colleagues through

teaching, case discussion, supervision, peer review and practical shift-based

support.

Support students, trainees and developing

practitioners in a safe and constructive way, recognising their competence and

learning needs.

Professional Responsibilities

Work within relevant NMC, HCPC or equivalent

code of conduct NEMS policies and agreed scope of practice.

Communicate clearly with patients, carers and

colleagues, particularly where information is complex, sensitive or

distressing.

Involve patients in decisions about their

care and ensure that consent, capacity and best-interest issues are considered

and documented appropriately.

Maintain confidentiality and information

governance standards at all times.

Work flexibly across NEMS sites and services

where reasonably required, in line with service need, competence and

contractual arrangements.

Undertake any other reasonable duties

requested by a manager, where these are appropriate to the role, grade and

competence of the post holder.

Act in a manner that reflects and

promotes the values of NEMS.

Values

Essential

• Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
• Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring
• Helps and co-operates with colleagues
• Pro-active and takes responsibility
• Willing to learn, open to change
• Motivated to make a difference

Knowledge

Essential

• NMC, HCPC or equivalent professional standards
• Medico-legal aspects of advanced practice
• Assessment and management of urgent care presentations, including recognition of red flags and clinical deterioration
• Safeguarding adults and children
• Mental capacity, consent and mental health risk
• Confidentiality and information governance
• Clinical governance, audit, incident learning and quality improvement

Desirable

• Knowledge of NEMS services, local urgent care pathways and system partners
• National standards relevant to urgent care, out-of-hours and clinical assessment services

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working clinically in a primary, community, urgent care, emergency care or out-of-hospital setting
• Experience of autonomous assessment and management of undifferentiated patients
• Experience of face-to-face urgent care consultations
• Experience of supervising, supporting or teaching other clinical staff or students

Desirable

• Experience working in Urgent Treatment Centres, GP Out-of-Hours, Clinical Assessment Services or Emergency Departments
• Experience of acting as shift lead, clinical co-ordinator or senior clinician on duty

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration with NMC, HCPC or equivalent professional body
• Evidence of working at an advanced level of clinical practice
• Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice, or equivalent evidence of advanced practice capability
• Independent non-medical prescribing qualification, or willingness to complete where required for the role
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Minor illness or minor injury qualification
• IR(ME)R / imaging requesting training where relevant
• ILS, ALS or equivalent urgent care training

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Able to make safe, autonomous clinical decisions and recognise when to seek advice or escalate
• Explains complex situations in ways that are accessible to patients, carers and colleagues
• Maintains clear, accurate and timely clinical records
• Able to work under pressure and manage competing clinical priorities
• Able to work collaboratively with teams across professional and organisational boundaries
• Flexible and adaptable to changing service needs
• Commitment to patient centred care and safe service delivery

Desirable

• Competent in the use of Adastra, SystmOne, EMIS, Nervecentre or other relevant clinical systems
• Able to contribute to audit, service improvement and pathway development