Advanced Clinical Practitioner - OOH and Triage - Bedfordshire

Job summary
HUC is seeking experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioners (Nurses and Paramedics with V300 Non-medical Prescribing) to join our urgent and unscheduled care services, delivering high-quality clinical care across both Out of Hours and Clinical Assessment Service pathways. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled clinician to work autonomously within a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team, providing timely assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for patients with urgent and unscheduled healthcare needs.

The role offers a varied clinical caseload across telephone, remote, and face-to-face consultations, requiring advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, and decision-making skills. You will play a key role in ensuring patients are directed to the most appropriate service and receive safe, effective, and person-centred care. This position is well suited to an adaptable practitioner who is committed to clinical excellence, professional development, and contributing to the delivery of responsive urgent care services.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake autonomous clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge of patients across both OOH and CAS services.
• Manage a wide range of minor illnesses and injuries, including ENT and ophthalmic presentations, in line with evidence-based practice.
• Provide telephone, remote, and face-to-face consultations, including effective triage, streaming, and prioritisation according to clinical need.
• Recognise and escalate acutely unwell patients, safeguarding concerns, or patients requiring urgent or emergency intervention.
• Prescribe, review, and recommend treatment options in accordance with professional competence and local governance arrangements.
• Offer clear, compassionate advice and health education to support self-care and patient understanding.
• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, efficient, and coordinated care, while maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to audit, quality improvement, and service development.

About us
In return for your dedication and commitment to our values, we offer:

NHS Pension Scheme : Secure your future with the NHS Pension, offering peace of mind and valuable long-term financial benefits for all our staff.

Career Growth : Build the future you deserve with our My Academy training programs, exciting internal vacancies, and regular updates to keep you in the loop with HUC news and opportunities.

Office Comforts: Stay refreshed with unlimited tea and coffee, enjoy the ease of free parking, and recharge in our dedicated relaxation areas. Plus, join in on engaging team events that make every workday more enjoyable!

Job responsibilities
Please read full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. There are two documents attached - one for OOH Service and one for Clinical Assessment Service (CAS).

Services and operational hours in Bedfordshire are available as below:

Out of Hours (OOH) Service Luton, Dunstable, Bedford, Biggleswade Operational Hours : Monday to Friday: 19:00 08:00; Weekends andBank Holidays: 24 hours a day Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) Luton Urgent Treatment Centre Operational Hours : 7 days a week, 08:00 20:00

Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) Various remote triage shifts available across 24/7/365 operation.

You must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorships.

Person Specification
Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC registered paramedic
• Minor Illness Qualification (Level 6 or Level 7) or equivalent
• Minor Injury Qualification (Level 6 or Level 7) or equivalent
• Advanced Clinical Assessment Qualification (Level 6 or Level 7) or equivalent
• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification (V300)
• Proven experience in autonomous clinical roles within urgent or unscheduled care settings

Desirable

• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent (or evidence of current credentialing with HEE or RCN)
• Experience working in Urgent Care, Emergency Department, General Practice, or Out-of-Hours services
• Telephone triage and remote consultation experience

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).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.