Advanced Clinical Practitioner - OOH and Triage - Bedfordshire - #187534
HUC
Date: 1 week ago
City: Bedford
Salary:
£31.28
-
£43.45
per hour
Contract type: Full time
HUC is seeking experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioners (Nurses and Paramedics with V300 Non-medical Prescribing) to join our urgent and unscheduled care services, delivering high-quality clinical care across both Out of Hours and Clinical Assessment Service pathways. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled clinician to work autonomously within a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team, providing timely assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for patients with urgent and unscheduled healthcare needs.
The role offers a varied clinical caseload across telephone, remote, and face-to-face consultations, requiring advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, and decision-making skills. You will play a key role in ensuring patients are directed to the most appropriate service and receive safe, effective, and person-centred care. This position is well suited to an adaptable practitioner who is committed to clinical excellence, professional development, and contributing to the delivery of responsive urgent care services.
Undertake autonomous clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge of patients across both OOH and CAS services.
Manage a wide range of minor illnesses and injuries, including ENT and ophthalmic presentations, in line with evidence-based practice.
Provide telephone, remote, and face-to-face consultations, including effective triage, streaming, and prioritisation according to clinical need.
Recognise and escalate acutely unwell patients, safeguarding concerns, or patients requiring urgent or emergency intervention.
Prescribe, review, and recommend treatment options in accordance with professional competence and local governance arrangements.
Offer clear, compassionate advice and health education to support self-care and patient understanding.
Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, efficient, and coordinated care, while maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to audit, quality improvement, and service development.
In return for your dedication and commitment to our values, we offer:
NHS Pension Scheme : Secure your future with the NHS Pension, offering peace of mind and valuable long-term financial benefits for all our staff.
Career Growth : Build the future you deserve with our My Academy training programs, exciting internal vacancies, and regular updates to keep you in the loop with HUC news and opportunities.
Office Comforts: Stay refreshed with unlimited tea and coffee, enjoy the ease of free parking, and recharge in our dedicated relaxation areas. Plus, join in on engaging team events that make every workday more enjoyable!
Please note the closing date is 14/06/2026. Application review and shortlisting will commence on 15/06/2026.
Please read full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. There are two documents attached - one for OOH Service and one for Clinical Assessment Service (CAS).
Services and operational hours in Bedfordshire are available as below:
Out of Hours (OOH) Service
Luton, Dunstable, Bedford, Biggleswade
Operational Hours : Monday to Friday: 19:00 – 08:00; Weekends and
Bank Holidays: 24 hours a day
Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC)
Luton Urgent Treatment Centre
Operational Hours : 7 days a week, 08:00 – 20:00
Clinical Assessment Service (CAS)
Various remote triage shifts available across 24/7/365 operation.
You must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorships.
The role offers a varied clinical caseload across telephone, remote, and face-to-face consultations, requiring advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, and decision-making skills. You will play a key role in ensuring patients are directed to the most appropriate service and receive safe, effective, and person-centred care. This position is well suited to an adaptable practitioner who is committed to clinical excellence, professional development, and contributing to the delivery of responsive urgent care services.
Undertake autonomous clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge of patients across both OOH and CAS services.
Manage a wide range of minor illnesses and injuries, including ENT and ophthalmic presentations, in line with evidence-based practice.
Provide telephone, remote, and face-to-face consultations, including effective triage, streaming, and prioritisation according to clinical need.
Recognise and escalate acutely unwell patients, safeguarding concerns, or patients requiring urgent or emergency intervention.
Prescribe, review, and recommend treatment options in accordance with professional competence and local governance arrangements.
Offer clear, compassionate advice and health education to support self-care and patient understanding.
Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, efficient, and coordinated care, while maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to audit, quality improvement, and service development.
In return for your dedication and commitment to our values, we offer:
NHS Pension Scheme : Secure your future with the NHS Pension, offering peace of mind and valuable long-term financial benefits for all our staff.
Career Growth : Build the future you deserve with our My Academy training programs, exciting internal vacancies, and regular updates to keep you in the loop with HUC news and opportunities.
Office Comforts: Stay refreshed with unlimited tea and coffee, enjoy the ease of free parking, and recharge in our dedicated relaxation areas. Plus, join in on engaging team events that make every workday more enjoyable!
Please note the closing date is 14/06/2026. Application review and shortlisting will commence on 15/06/2026.
Please read full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. There are two documents attached - one for OOH Service and one for Clinical Assessment Service (CAS).
Services and operational hours in Bedfordshire are available as below:
Out of Hours (OOH) Service
Luton, Dunstable, Bedford, Biggleswade
Operational Hours : Monday to Friday: 19:00 – 08:00; Weekends and
Bank Holidays: 24 hours a day
Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC)
Luton Urgent Treatment Centre
Operational Hours : 7 days a week, 08:00 – 20:00
Clinical Assessment Service (CAS)
Various remote triage shifts available across 24/7/365 operation.
You must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorships.
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