Clinical Lead Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP)

Are you an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Clinical Lead Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP) with a passion for shaping the future of community-based acute care? If so, our Acute Care at Home service is ready to welcome someone just like you. This is not just another leadership post, it's an opportunity to become a driving force in a fast-evolving service that is transforming how acute care is delivered across our communities. What Makes This Role Special You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with our talented team of clinical leads, collaborating closely with the Clinical Director, Consultants, Head of Nursing and Operations, and an engaged operational management team. Together, you'll influence strategy, champion innovation, and help steer the service into its next exciting chapter. You'll also take part in the on-call rota, providing senior, expert support to ensure high-quality care remains seamless and responsive around the clock. Lead, Inspire, and Elevate Clinical Excellence As a Clinical Lead, you'll be the anchor of clinical leadership across a diverse range of Acute Care at Home teams, including: + Community Rapid Intervention Service + Virtual Ward + Pharmacy Team + Quality Lead You'll be a recognised expert in your field - a source of specialist advice, education, and advanced clinical decision-making that empowers staff and enhances patient outcomes. Your leadership will help embed a culture of curiosity, continuous learning, and high-impact practice.,

• Provide overall leadership and management responsibility for the clinical teams across the Acute Care at Home (ACAH) Service.
• Translate the Acute Care at Home vision and values into effective, empowered clinical teams that meet the needs of service users across Staffordshire.
• Maintain a high-fidelity focus on Quality and Governance to ensure compliance with national, regional and local standards, policies, and procedures.
• Act as a key stakeholder-alongside Operational Teams-in developing a flexible and sustainable workforce.
• Participate in the Senior Manager on-call rota.
• Identify resource requirements and communicate effectively with staff to ensure appropriate utilisation, including contingency planning and adjustments.
• Be responsible for developing policy and procedure relating to Advanced Practice across ACAH.
• Propose, draft, interpret, and implement policies and guidelines impacting the ACAH service.
• Support the Head of Operations with interpretation of national policy and standards, adapting and implementing relevant guidelines.
• Lead and promote compliance with best practice across the ACAH, developing mechanisms for shared learning and clinical networking.
• Lead and innovate the service vision for hospital admission avoidance through multiprofessional collaboration and a comprehensive understanding of services across Staffordshire., Provide direct expert clinical care, including advanced health assessment, initiation, formulation and alteration of treatment, and monitoring of care programmes.
• Work autonomously as an expert practitioner within patients' homes, providing acute assessment, intervention, and medical management.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical skills and competencies to deliver safe acute care at home for all service users.
• Provide highly specialised professional advice, consultancy, clinical expertise and leadership to patients, carers and staff, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Communicate highly complex and sensitive information to patients, relatives and professionals.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers using alternative methods when necessary to overcome barriers related to understanding, culture, or communication style.
• Ensure the highest standards of clinical care are consistently delivered.
• Ensure practice is kept up to date through clinical supervision and CPD.
Visa eligibility notice: The UK Home Office has imposed an emergency brake on specific visa routes. + Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals. + Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan. As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities. We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems. We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.