Advanced Care Practitioner (Urgent Access Primary Care)
At Taurus Healthcare, ACPs are senior autonomous clinicians and leaders, delivering high quality patient care within a fully integrated primary care and urgent care model. You will play a key role in delivering our vision of accessible, highquality 24/7 general practice, supporting patients to receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team you will be trusted to make complex clinical decisions, manage undifferentiated presentations, and influence how services are designed and delivered across the system. ACPs at Taurus are not peripheral to service delivery they are central to shaping modern general practice, clinical flow and continuity of care.
This role is ideally suited to experienced, forwardthinking practitioners who want:
Clinical autonomy and responsibility
Strong multidisciplinary working within a mature integrated system
Opportunities to lead, innovate and influence service development
A role that reflects the full breadth and impact of advanced practice
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) is a senior autonomous clinician who delivers high\-quality, evidence\-based care across Taurus Healthcares integrated primary care and urgent care services, supporting the organisations vision of accessible, 24/7 general practice.
The post holder will assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients with undifferentiated, acute and complex conditions, while contributing to service development, clinical leadership, education and quality improvement across the system.
The role requires capability and competence across the four pillars of advanced practice (clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research), underpinned by a full masters degree.
About us
Taurus Healthcare was established in 2012, as the provider arm of the GP Federation serving 185,000 patients in Herefordshire. Founded and owned by the partners of the entire Herefordshire Primary Care community, Taurus is focused on providing excellent out of hospital services for patients. Our ethos is to provide high quality and cost\-effective health outcomes that are delivered as close as possible to the patients home, whilst ensuring that patients who do require in hospital services are seen as quickly and effectively as possible.
At Taurus Healthcare we strive to create a diverse, inclusive workplace, and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds including those from Military Veterans and family members of serving personnel.
Taurus Healthcare offer many employee benefits, such as:
- Access to a generous NHS pension scheme with 23\.78% employer contribution.
- 33 to 38 days annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays, depending on service (pro rata for part\-time staff).
- Access to an extensive Employee Benefits Programme (Vivup) offering:
- 24/7 access to counselling services
- Salary sacrifice scheme for cars and bikes
- Access to a wide range of discounts from national retailers
- Access to the Blue Light extensive discount scheme.
This role must not be advertised or represented by third parties without written authorisation.
Job description
1\. Clinical Practice
- Practise as an independent and autonomous clinician, managing patients with undifferentiated, acute and chronic conditions across face\-to\-face, home visiting, remote and digital consultation models
- Undertake comprehensive clinical assessment, diagnosis and management, demonstrating advanced clinical reasoning, risk assessment and safety netting
- Initiate, interpret and act on appropriate investigations and referrals in line with local and national pathways
- Prescribe and manage medications safely and effectively in accordance with national guidance, local formularies and EMIS decision\-support tools
- Contribute to flow, continuity and demand management across integrated services, including prevention of unnecessary hospital admissions
- Respond confidently to complex, urgent and emergency presentations, initiating immediate care as required
- Safeguard children, young people and adults, recognising risk, acting within statutory frameworks and escalating concerns appropriately
- Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, operational teams and external partners to deliver seamless, patient\-centred care
- Support system\-wide working by ensuring patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time
- Contribute to the development of new models of care that enhance access, quality and patient experience
- Act as a senior clinical decision\-maker within the multidisciplinary team
- Provide visible clinical leadership, supporting safe practice, innovation and continuous improvement
- Contribute to service redesign, pathway development and quality assurance activity
- Support the investigation and learning from clinical incidents, audits and significant events
- Promote a positive learning culture, role\-modelling professionalism and reflective practice
- Maintain and develop advanced clinical and prescribing competence in line with the four pillars of ACP practice
- Support the education, supervision and development of colleagues, including trainees and students
- Contribute to teaching, mentorship and clinical assessment as appropriate
- Apply principles of evidence\-based practice, audit and critical appraisal to improve care quality and outcomes
- Practise in accordance with professional codes, national standards and Taurus Healthcare policies
- Maintain accurate, timely and high\-quality clinical records using approved clinical systems
- Uphold information governance, confidentiality and data protection requirements always
- Take responsibility for personal accountability, recognising scope of practice and seeking support when required
- Participate in clinical supervision, appraisal and personal development planning
- Maintain mandatory training and professional registration
- Demonstrate flexibility to support service delivery across evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required
\*A full Job Description \& Person Specification is attached to this advert\*
Application question(s):
- Do you have an Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) qualification MSc level or equivalent?
- Do you hold a Safeguarding adult and children Level 3 certificate?
- Are you a Registered Non\-Medical Independent Prescriber.?
- Do you have a current NMC registration or Paramedic Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration?
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