About this role
Job summary
Be part of something new. Shape the future of urgent care.
We are recruiting Advanced Practitioners to join our new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), opening in Autumn 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to help develop a modern, patient-centred service from the ground up. As one of our founding clinicians, you will deliver high-quality autonomous care, influence service development and help create an outstanding experience for patients and colleagues.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will assess, diagnose, treat and safely discharge or refer patients presenting with minor illnesses and injuries. Using advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning and decision-making skills, you will provide safe, effective and evidence-based care in a fast-paced urgent care environment.
We are seeking experienced Advanced Practitioners from nursing, paramedic, pharmacy or allied health professional backgrounds who are passionate about urgent and unscheduled care. You must be registered with the relevant professional body (NMC, HCPC, GPhC or equivalent) and hold, or be working towards, a Master's qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice. You will demonstrate autonomous practice, advanced clinical reasoning, leadership and a commitment to continuous learning, service improvement and compassionate, person-centred care. An independent prescribing qualification is desirable.
Main duties of the job
As an Advanced Practitioner, you will work with a high degree of autonomy whilst contributing to the leadership, education, research and quality improvement agendas that underpin advanced clinical practice.
You will:
Independently assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated and complex urgent care needs. Request, interpret and act upon diagnostic investigations. Prescribe safely and effectively within your scope of practice (where qualified and authorised). Lead clinical decision-making and support patient flow through the service. Act as a senior clinical resource, role model and mentor for colleagues and learners. Contribute to service development, governance, audit, research and quality improvement initiatives. Work collaboratively with primary care, emergency care, community services and wider system partners to ensure seamless patient care If you are an ambitious Advanced Practitioner looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact on patient care while helping establish an exciting new service, we would love to hear from you.
Join us and help shape urgent care for the future.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC, HCPC or GPhC) First level degree (HEI level 5 or 6) or equivalent in undergraduate base profession MSc L7 Advanced Practice or equivalent - in relevant Advanced Practice field Specialist post-graduate education/qualifications, or training relevant to area of clinical practice eg IRMER
Experience Essential
Previous experience and expertise within speciality of the recruiting area for the ACP role. Proven evidence of management ability and leadership skills. Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner
Knowledge & Skills Essential
Demonstrate skills and knowledge of working within all areas of ED, including resuscitation, triage, minors and majors Leadership skills, including good interpersonal and communication skills Ability to think creatively and contribute to service improvement initiatives Ability to organise own workload whilst supervising others
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 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Odstock Road
Salisbury
SP1 2BJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)