About this role
Job summary
Role: Advanced Clinical Practitioner (MSc) or Credentialled
Hours: Negotiable Full and part time available
Pay: £28.48 £31.73 per hour depending on experience
**Golden hello £2500 offered paid in two instalments over first 6 months pro rata**
External applicants only
Reports to: Clinical Manager (Yorkshire)
Accountable to: Clinical Head of Integrated Urgent Care
Base: Doncaster Urgent and Emergency Care Services
Closing date: Monday 8th June 2026
*Please note that our roles are not being considered for sponsorship at this time*
Role: We are looking for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner who has extensive clinical experience in minor illness, in an urgent and/or primary care setting, to work in our services across Doncaster. The candidate will be a Non-Medical Prescriber and possess an accredited minor illness course with the ability to assess and treat a full range of adult and paediatric, acute and urgent conditions.
Main duties of the job
You will work with our friendly, supportive, ever-expanding team of clinicians here at FCMS Urgent and Emergency Care, Yorkshire. To deliver high quality, NHS care to the people of Doncaster, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The post holder will be expected to work across all areas including but not limited to the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), the Same Day Health Centre (SDHC), the ECP home visiting service and the OOH triage services. The services we run allow patients to access same day health services and support NHS services across Doncaster, serving a population exceeding 300,000. We pride ourselves on an open and honest culture and are dedicated to supporting our staff and maximising their potential. We value and welcome new ideas and suggestions and always listen to what you have to say.
As a Social Enterprise health and wellbeing services provider, we provide NHS care and for the right candidate we can protect some of the benefits of working in the NHS as well as adding a few additional FCMS ones.
About us
The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.
Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.
Come and be a part of our amazing team!
We offer NHS Pension
Cycle to Work Scheme
Career Development Opportunities
Attendance Bonus
Staff Benefit Scheme
Free Tea & Coffee
Eye Care Contributions
Job description Job responsibilities
Practice under senior supervision as a practitioner, participating in the care of and undertaking assessment, diagnosis, treatment / referral and discharge of patients presenting with minor injury and illness within agreed parameters
Provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of a client group whilst working autonomously
Provide advice, information, knowledge and support to staff.
Identify local, demographic, cultural and environmental factors that influence the health and quality of life.
Utilise non-medical prescribing qualification adhering with local formularies, policies and Clinical Governance to provide appropriate non-medical prescribing support for the organisation in adherence to Clinical Governance frameworks and in adherence to the agreed policy.
Undertake annual audit of prescribing practices.
Ensure that child protection and vulnerable adult legislation is adhered to within their own practice and the service.
Assist with the development and evaluation of policies/guidelines/protocols for advanced and specialist clinical practice
Continually review and evaluate own role and clinical practice informing the annual review process with the Clinical Lead.
Plan and manage their own workload and the workload of the service, in a flexible manner, ensuring that service provision meets the needs of patients.
Promote a positive relationship with all stakeholders within the service.
Contribute to the clinical governance process, including adverse incident reporting/investigation and the management of complaints, as appropriate.
Be involved in peer review of own practice and that of others.
Be flexible to support the need of the service, across both sites and the home visiting service.
Professional
The post holder will:
Role model standards of care and behaviour through clinical practice.
Analyse relevant national policy, within their area of expertise and advise on the impact for service, leading the implementation of changes and evaluation of processes.
Maintain professional registration and practice through CPD.
Maintain a professional portfolio to demonstrate competency in line with the advanced practice framework.
Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent within FCMS and their independent governing bodys guidelines.
Ensure appropriate use of resources to meet service needs.
Recognise and act as an advocate for patients, carers, the service and the organisation.
Contribute to change as required and ensure resolution of conflict that may occur.
Promote workforce integrity (empower professional accountability within the clinical team, ensure accreditation process followed, complaints management, competency assessment, ensuring mandatory training requirements fulfilled, robust clinical induction)
Participate in regular clinical supervision.
Ensure CAS & NICE alerts are followed accordingly
Maintain a sound knowledge of NHS policy and NICE guidance in relation to Urgent Care.
Participate and contribute to our monthly Clinical Supervision session to continuously support with learning and development of safer care teams, processes and services
Non-Medical Prescribing
You will need to possess prescribing capacity and must have a current registration with your professional body that includes V300 qualification. You must only prescribe from an agreed Personal Formulary which reflects your competency and experience and is aligned to up to date evidence / best practice guidance. You will be expected to review and develop your Personal Formulary on an annual basis.
Our key expectations are:
Self-awareness Living authentically
Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation
Openness What you see is what you get
Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible
Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness
Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself
Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.
Values:Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:
Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!
Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!
Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become
Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done
Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious!
Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity
Key areas of responsibility will include but are not limited to:
Clinical
Education and training
The post holder will:
Hold an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or Equivalent with Level 7 Qualifications and be Credentialed.
Work autonomously.
Be responsible for identifying their own development needs in line with service requirements and a personal development plan.
Develop new ways to improve service and lead with changes. Provide clinical supervision both within the organisation to support the development of individuals and the service.
Ensure ACP clinical supervision training is completed
Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to supporting the education and learning of all staff and students
Provide educational and training opportunities to students to ensure placements satisfy the relevant elements of their learning agreement
Contribute to clinical governance outcomes.
Understand and apply professional and national guidelines on confidentiality.
Be fully involved in the progress and development of clinicians and provide constructive and relevant feedback.
Be a Designated Prescribing Practitioner for non-medical prescribing students
Offer face to face clinical supervision
Research and development
The post holder will:
Evaluate clinical practise through audit of service and develop and manage strategies to address any shortfalls
Undertake audits as required by the service working with the clinical manager
Demonstrate knowledge of current research in all aspects of their work and advise others on the implementation of relevant research findings
Initiate and/or become involved in research projects in response to identified needs
Disseminate results/research/ audit findings via local teams and/or national/international publications
Implement research findings appropriate to practice
Promote the shared objectives of the multidisciplinary team by working closely to ensure that best practice is achieved.
Communication and working relationships
The post holder will:
Communicates effectively with other team members
Communicates effectively with patients and carers
Communicates effectively with other healthcare professionals
Take all appropriate steps to minimise conflict and deescalate situations
Clearly document all contacts with a patient and refer on as appropriate
Health and safety
The post holder will:
Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others
Comply with the Organisations Business Continuity Plan
Refrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and Safety
Report as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defects
Report as soon as practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completed
Be actively involved as an appropriate departmental representative
Making effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills
Physical effort and working conditions
The post holder will:
Be responsible to ensure all aspects of the Manual Handling guidelines are followed, providing appropriate risk assessments
Be responsible to manage clinical care following required Policies and Procedures pertaining to bodily fluids, infection control and COSHH regulations resulting in frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions
Be responsible to manage challenging situations and people with some exposure to hazards, e.g. violent and abusive patients. Child abuse, critically ill patients
Manage own time effectively within variable shift patterns
Any other duties considered relevant to the post and commensurate with the post holders grade and as agreed by their manager.
Disability Confident Employer - As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
DBS - The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.
Person Specification
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES Essential
Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding, fast paced environment Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources Able to articulate personal development needs Implementation of audit/research recommendations Excellent communication skills Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues Experience of working with clinical IT systems including Adastra, System 1 and EMIS.
Desirable
Experience of accessing the YHCR
Qualifications Essential
Relevant and live Health Care Professional Qualification and registration MSc Degree in Advanced Practice or Equivalent Level 7 Qualifications and Credentialling. Experienced Non-Medical Prescriber Qualification and experience in assessing and treating minor to moderate injuries and illness Minor illness qualification Teaching and mentorship qualification / certificate Experience in clinical supervision Relevant Professional Qualification / registration
Desirable
Speciality qualification Triage qualification Paeds assessment qualification
Experience Essential
Experience of working independently as an unsupervised practitioner in the primary and/or urgent care setting. Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality Evidence of excellent clinical record keeping Maintained development of clinical leadership skills Evidence of significant involvement in change Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake an audit and received feedback as a clinician Awareness of impact of evidence-based practice within Primary and Urgent care.
Desirable
Experience of Emergency department triage / streaming
VACCINATIONS Essential
Hepatitis B vaccination (we can provide this) BCG (for tuberculosis) vaccination (we can provide this)
Desirable
Covid-19 Flu
SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS Essential
Remaining calm under pressure Able to manage varying workloads High emotional intelligence
Desirable
Car driver
OTHER Desirable
Self-motivated Authentic Approachable with warm personality and good sense of humour! Able to demonstrate our values Have a positive can do attitude Flexibility to meet service needs
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 FCMS
Address Doncaster Urgent Treatment Centre
Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Thorpe Road
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN2 5LT
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.fcms-nw.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)