Advanced Clinical Practitioner
The closing date is 17 November 2026

Job summary
We currently have an exciting opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic ACPs to work within DCHS General Practice Service at Castle Street Medical Centre.

Are you an existing Advanced Clinical Practitioner with experience of General Practice?

We are seeking highly motivated and experienced nurses or allied health professionals to join our existing team of Clinicians.

A Band 8a position will be offered to candidates who have already completed an MSc in Advanced Practice (or equivalent) and who can demonstrate contemporary experience working at an advanced level within a relevant clinical environment.

If you have a passion for life-long learning, enthusiasm for supporting the development needs of others, excellent communication skills and a commitment to continuous quality improvement we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job
As an ACP you will:

• Provide clinical leadership, including direct clinical care, and advice on complex issues
• Establish a cohesive team approach for the General Practice Service.
• Support the Medical Team Leads and managers with audit, innovation, and performance management
• Assist in feedback for staff appraisals.

You will apply advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making to the provision of clinical care to care receivers within a variety of healthcare settings. They will exercise a high degree of autonomy through the application of advanced clinical skills in relation to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of the care receivers (adults and children) within their clinical setting. You will lead and monitor improvements to quality of care through clinical audit, evidence-based practice, clinical supervision, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. They will lead the implementation of relevant clinical guidelines into practice and contribute to the further development of the evidence base through research and audit.

You will work within medical led models of care, alongside multi-professional colleagues.

They will play a crucial role in improving care receiver treatment through timely assessment, referral, responsive intervention and anticipatory care planning.

About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

It is an exciting time to join primary care and community services as the national Ageing Well programme gathers pace.

DCHS is working closely with the Primary Care Networks to transform the care of housebound and vulnerable people across Derbyshire through our Team-Up approach.

Details
Date posted: 04 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year pa, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 842-SCS-7937-26

Job responsibilities
See Job Description attached for full details

Working within medical-led models alongside multi-professional colleagues, you will play a crucial role in delivering timely assessment, referral, responsive intervention, and anticipatory care planning for a complex and dynamic caseload of adult and paediatric care receivers.

Main Responsibilities

• Undertake first-line comprehensive clinical assessments for complex presentations using an extended scope of practice, advanced consultation, and physical assessment skills.
• Request, review, and interpret diagnostic investigations to formulate differential diagnoses and treatment plans.
• Review and initiate medicines via independent prescribing.
• Recognise deteriorating patients, implement early interventions, and manage long-term conditions, palliative/end-of-life care needs, and mental capacity/consent frameworks.
• Act as an acknowledged source of expertise, motivating and inspiring others to deliver excellent standards of care.
• Participate in clinical audit, research portfolios, and the implementation of evidence-based practice and guidelines.
• Provide mentorship, appraisals, and clinical supervision to support multi-disciplinary team members, students, and learners.
• Shape local services in alignment with national policies, integrated care systems, and quality standards.
• Monitor and challenge risk, evaluate workloads through audit and outcome measures, and promote a continuous learning culture.

Person Specification
Education qualification
Essential

• Professional registration with NMC or HCPC
• Evidence of post registration study at under graduate level 6
• MSC Advanced Clinical Practitioner or equivalent
• Independent prescribing
• Teaching qualification

Experience and knowledge
Essential

• Significant relevant post registration experience
• Experience of a leadership role
• Participating in a multi professional team
• Practical understanding of primary care and community services
• Involvement in service improvement
• Implementation of best practice
• Mentor, appraiser or clinical supervisor

Desirable

• Core Principles of Paediatrics in Primary Care and the Acute Sector, or willingness to complete in 12 months

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address: Castle Street Medical Centre, Castle Street, Bolsover, S44 6PP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Medical Team Lead, Akeem Ajenifuja, ddicb.castlestreetmedicalcentre@nhs.net, 01246822983

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