Job summary
The Clinical Practitioner will work across Severnside Integrated Urgent Care (IUC), including The Burren, Out of Hours, Clinical Assessment Service (CAS), Clinical Medication Delivery Unit (CMDU) and Frailty Assessment and Coordination for Emergency and Urgent Care (ACE).

The Burren is an innovative collaborative service bringing together secondary, community, urgent and primary care within an intermediate care setting. The post holder will be an autonomous prescribing clinician, providing high-quality primary medical care while working within their professional scope of practice. The role involves managing the day-to-day clinical needs of patients discharged from secondary care into community placements with rehabilitation needs. The successful candidate will have advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills, be confident in managing clinical risk, and work independently while contributing to excellent patient outcomes. Experience in urgent care and chronic disease management would be advantageous.

Supported by the Nursing and AHP Leadership Team and Primary Care GPs, the Clinical Practitioner will provide patient-centred care and ensure individual health needs are met.

As a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), the post holder will participate in ward rounds and work closely with Nurses, GPs, Therapists, Social Care and Operational colleagues to support patients and deliver the right care at the right time.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical: Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, complex needs, acute and chronic conditions for both physical, mental health and psycho-social needs.
• Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
• To undertake visits to patient's homes as required.
• Compose and ensure robust safety netting and risk management for patients presenting to the service.
• Make effective referrals to system partners and other care providers to ensure a holistic provision of care for patient's needs.
• Participate in team discussions to ensure and drive best practice, using the best available evidence to provide exemplary world class care to every patient.

Prescribers Only

• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.

CMDU Only
This is a service for North Somerset prescribing antivirals for Covid. This service is run during set hours and has one allocated clinician.

Communication

• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.

About us
BrisDoc is a proud provider of NHS Healthcare. We have been delivering 'patient care, by people who care' for over twenty years. We run an exciting range of Primary Care Services, including an Urgent Care Service, GP Practices, and the Homeless Health Service. This enables BrisDoc to offer excellent healthcare 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to over one million people across Bristol, North Somerset & South Glos.

We're a Social Enterprise and an Employee-Owned Business. This means the decisions we make are for the good of our patients, workforce, and wider community. This involves prioritising the health of our patients, protecting our environment, and improving the social and economic status of our population. Our 'Community Fund' is a staff led team who work closely with health-based charitable causes, both local and international, to invest time and money in improving the lives of people in disadvantaged communities.

By joining BrisDoc, you will be part of an innovative organisation that prides ourselves on being a fantastic place to work; somewhere that you will feel valued, supported, developed and part of a family. We strive to make sure every member of the team feels proud of the work they do and the service that we offer.

Details
Salary: £28.33 to £46.31 an hour, dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Closing date: 02 November 2026
Location: Unit 21 Osprey Court, Hawkfield Business Park, Bristol, BS14 0BB

Person Specification
Essential qualifications and training

• Current NMC or HCPC or GhPC registration
• Advanced Clinical Assessment, Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making or Physical Assessment and Clinical Reasoning qualification or equivalent experience and willing to work towards this qualification
• Ability to conduct remote consultation/assessment
• Post registration (excluding newly qualified) experience in at least one of the following areas: General Practice, Minor illness, Walk-in-Centre, A&E, 999/111, Minor Injury Unit, Community, Out of Hours

Desirable qualifications and training

• Independent prescribing (essential for prescribing rates)
• Experience in mental health assessment
• Working towards MSc in Advanced / Specialist Practice or evidence of accumulation of relevant experience / knowledge (essential for prescribing rates)

Essential knowledge and experience

• Knowledge of equal opportunities and its significance for health care
• Understanding of legal and ethical issues / responsibilities relating to clinical practice and especially regarding autonomous practice and telephone assessment
• Experience of working autonomously diagnosing, treating, and discharging patients
• Experience of working in multi-professional and multi-disciplinary settings and contributing to effective team working
• Knowledge in the delivery of Health Care Advice and Health Promotion

Desirable knowledge and experience

• Experience of treating patients of all ages (from neonatal to geriatric)
• Experience working with people with a forensic history
• Experience in working with people who don't have English as a first language
• Knowledge and understanding in meeting the needs of diverse groups
• Experience in working with people experiencing domestic violence
• Familiarity with Adastra and/or EMIS

Essential skills, abilities and attributes

• Motivated by the provision of high-quality patient care
• Good clinical judgment and decision-making skills
• Ongoing commitment to personal development
• Able to use own initiative and achieve measurable improvement against stated objectives
• Able to work under pressure and to deal with emergency situations and/or difficult clients and stressful situations professionally
• Organised, systematic, and flexible. Good time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Able to work within a team and give and take instruction as required. Able to quickly establish rapport and credibility with others in the team
• Can reflect on own work and performance
• Positive attitude towards innovations and change
• Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately
• Able to remain impartial and non-judgmental during times of sensitivity, stress, and potential conflict

Other essentials

• Ability to work flexibly in relation to the operational times of all our services (this may include some unsocial hours)
• Ability to travel to other BrisDoc and external sites for meetings

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer
BrisDoc Healthcare Services, Unit 21 Osprey Court, Hawkfield Business Park, Bristol, BS14 0BB, United Kingdom
Website: https://brisdoc.co.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
People Team Coordinator, Anjana Moolaplackel Thankachan
workwithus@brisdoc.org
01179370900

BrisDoc Healthcare Services's privacy notice is available on their website.