About this role
Job summary
This post is funded through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), providing long-term funding security as part of the NHS PCN expansion programme.
ABOUT US
We are a busy, innovative NHS GP practice in the heart of Old Trafford serving around 9000 patients across M15 and M16. Our community is diverse, dynamic and complex. We offer services in over 70 languages and are deeply committed to reducing health inequalities in one of Greater Manchesters most vibrant areas.
WHAT WE NEED
Current NMC (RN) or HCPC (Paramedic) registration
MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, completed or in progress
Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300)
Confident autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management
Experience in primary, urgent or emergency care settings
Main duties of the job
THE ROLE
Working four days a week, you will practise autonomously across a broad range of settings, including:
Face-to-face, telephone and digital triage consultations
Home visits for housebound and high-risk patients
Ordering and reviewing investigations including bloods, imaging and ECGs
Supporting the clinical and admin teams to deliver seamless patient care
Conducting clinical audits and driving quality improvement
Contributing to CQC readiness and clinical governance
About us
Our Practice
Limelight Health and Wellbeing Hub is an innovative NHS GP surgery located in the heart of Old Trafford, Manchester (M16 9NW), operating from purpose-built modern premises at 1 St Brides Way. As a larger GP surgery, we provide comprehensive NHS primary care services to patients registered in the M15 and M16 postcode areas. We are proud members of the North Trafford Primary Care Network (PCN), working collaboratively with partner practices to deliver integrated care for our local community.
Our practice is built on a foundation of accessibility and inclusivity. We offer services in over 70 languages including English, Urdu, Arabic, Bengali and Punjabi, reflecting the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We accept new patients and offer a full range of primary care services including same-day appointments, routine care, chronic disease management, and proactive preventative health initiatives.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner ACP will be a highly skilled and autonomous clinical practitioner, working at an advanced level of practice to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care to our diverse patient population. Working four days per week 37.5 hours, the post-holder will operate across multiple care settings including face to face appointments, telephone and digital triage, and home visits. The ACP will play a key role in supporting the clinical team, driving quality improvement, and ensuring that our patients receive the highest standard of primary care.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Care Conduct face-to-face consultations, assessing, diagnosing, and managing undifferentiated and complex presentations across all age groups.
Undertake home visits for housebound, frail, and high-risk patients, providing comprehensive clinical assessment and management in the patients own environment.
Deliver telephone and digital triage, prioritising patient need and directing to the most appropriate care pathway in a timely and clinically safe manner.
Order, review and act upon a full range of investigations including blood tests, imaging, ECGs, and other diagnostics, ensuring results are communicated promptly and appropriately.
Prescribe medications and treatments within the practitioners scope of practice, in line with current clinical guidelines and the practice prescribing formulary (where prescribing qualification is held).
Manage and review patients with long-term conditions, contributing to the practices chronic disease management programmes.
Refer patients to secondary care, specialist services, and community teams as clinically indicated.
Team and Multidisciplinary Working Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, social prescribers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff to ensure seamless, coordinated patient care.
Support and mentor junior clinical colleagues, including students, trainees and health care assistants, promoting a positive learning environment.
Contribute to multi-disciplinary team MDT meetings, clinical case discussions, and practice clinical meetings.
Liaise effectively with secondary care providers, community health teams, social care, and wider PCN colleagues to support care transitions and complex case management.
Working with the Admin Team Work in close partnership with the practice administration team to ensure efficient and patient-centred appointment management, workflow, and communication.
Support administrative processes including clinical coding, referral completion, and the accurate maintenance of electronic patient records using the clinical system EMIS/Docman.
Contribute to the management of incoming correspondence, clinical letters, and test results in a timely manner, working within agreed protocols.
Provide clinical guidance to admin and reception staff to support accurate signposting, call handling, and care navigation.
Quality Improvement and Audit Conduct clinical quality audits, including significant event analysis, clinical audits, and patient satisfaction reviews, using findings to drive measurable improvements in care.
Participate in and lead quality improvement QI projects aligned to the practices development priorities and the wider PCN quality agenda.
Support the practices compliance with CQC standards and NHS contractual requirements, contributing to evidence gathering and quality assurance processes.
Monitor and review clinical outcomes, identifying trends and areas for improvement in patient safety and care quality.
Engage with the practices clinical governance framework, contributing to significant event reviews, safety huddles, and learning from complaints or incidents.
Professional Standards and Development Maintain full registration with the relevant regulatory body NMC for nurses, HCPC for paramedics and adhere to the relevant professional Code of Conduct at all times.
Maintain a current and valid portfolio of evidence aligned to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine RCEM or equivalent ACP framework, demonstrating ongoing competence at advanced level.
Engage in regular clinical supervision, annual appraisal, and continuing professional development CPD, maintaining up to date knowledge and skills.
Ensure mandatory training, including safeguarding, infection prevention, and information governance, is completed within required timescales.
Act as a positive ambassador for the practice and the wider PCN, upholding the values and ethos of Limelight Health and Wellbeing Hub at all times.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NMC (RN) or HCPC (Paramedic) registration MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (or working towards) Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300) Autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management skills Experience in primary, urgent, or emergency care Confident triage telephone, digital and face-to-face EMIS Web and Docman experience
Desirable
Clinical audit and QI experience Familiarity with CQC inspection frameworks Minor illness or injury certification Experience in diverse/deprived communities Phlebotomy
Experience Essential
3 year experince in general practice
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Limelight Health and Well-being Hub
Address 1 St Brides Way
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 9NW
Employer's website https://www.limelighthealthhub.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)