Care Home Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Lytham, FY8 5DQ |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Operational Lead for the PCN Care Home Team Provide day to day oversight of the PCN Care Home Team, managing demand on a daily basis and assigning visits etc to the most appropriate Clinician within the team Clinical leadership for the Care Home Service across the PCN, acting as an expert resource, role model and supporting care for complex patient care. Quality Improvement (QI): Identify, design, and implement clinical audits and QI projects to enhance the quality, safety, and efficiency of care home services across the PCN. Risk Management -support any investigation that may occur such as, clinical incidents, near-misses, and safeguarding concerns within care homes, ensuring lessons are learned and embedded into local practice Communicate sensitive/contentious and occasionally highly complex medicine related information and advice to patients, carers, GPs and other members of the health care team. Communicate on a variety of different levels depending on whether you are dealing with health professionals or patients. Information may be complex and require translation into a more patient friendly format. Advanced Clinical Practice & Acute Response Participate in multidisciplinary reviews of high-risk residents to optimise health outcomes and reduce avoidable deterioration. Develop personalised care and support plans in partnership with residents, families, care home staff and GP practices. Facilitate advance care planning and DNACPR discussions with residents and families. Support residents with frailty, dementia, multiple long-term conditions and complex healthcare needs. Provide clinical leadership for multidisciplinary discussions relating to high-risk residents. Support residents to remain within their preferred place of care wherever appropriate. Enable residents approaching end of life to receive care within their care home where this reflects their wishes and clinical needs. Clinical Governance and Quality Lead clinical governance arrangements for the Care Home Service, ensuring delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based care. Work collaboratively with GP Clinical Leads and Care Home Managers to review quality, outcomes and clinical risks. Lead investigations into incidents, complaints, safeguarding concerns and significant events. ensuring relevant safety systems are used to report and monitor incidents for quality improvements Ensure learning from governance activity is embedded into clinical practice and service delivery. Monitor standards of prescribing, record keeping and clinical documentation. Develop, implement and review care pathways, protocols and standard operating procedures. Lead and participate in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes to improve resident outcomes. Ensure compliance with professional, regulatory and organisational standards. Report incidents on Ulysees and support any investigations that may occur such as clinical incidents, near misses and safeguarding concerns within care homes or the PCN service, ensuring lessons are learned and embedded into practice both locally and within the wider NHS if required. Education Act as a clinical supervisor, mentor and educator for trainee ACPs, nurses, paramedics, physician associates and other healthcare professionals. Deliver education, training and competency development programmes for care home staff and multidisciplinary colleagues. Support the development of advanced clinical skills within the workforce through coaching, supervision and reflective practice. Contribute to induction programmes and ongoing professional development initiatives across the PCN. Promote a culture of lifelong learning and evidence-based practice within care homes and primary care services. Participate in appraisal, competency assessment and professional development activities for staff where appropriate. Research, Audit and Quality Improvement Critically evaluate and apply emerging evidence, national guidance and best practice to improve patient care and clinical outcomes. Lead and participate in clinical audit, quality improvement programmes and service evaluations across the Care Home Service. Analyse service data and patient outcomes to identify opportunities for service improvement and innovation. Support implementation and evaluation of new models of care for frail and elderly populations. Disseminate findings from audits, quality improvement projects and research activities to clinical teams and stakeholders Contribute to local, regional and national ACP, frailty and care home networks, sharing learning and best practice. Participate in and support research activity where appropriate to advance care for older adults and care home residents.