Band 6 Clinical Practitioner
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Solihull, B91 2JL
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
Are you an experienced and motivated clinician looking to make a real difference by delivering high-quality care closer to home? We are seeking a Band...
The UCR/VW team aims to deliver holistic assessments and interventions to individuals who are at risk of hospital admission within their own home within 2 hours of referral to the service. The aim of the team is to enable people to stay at home, recover, and re-engage with the important aspects of their life and prevent admission to acute sectors
The post holder will work in the Urgent community response team and Virtual Wards to assist in the prevention of inappropriate hospital admissions and the facilitation of hospital discharge in line with the overall objectives of the service.
The post holder will ensure access to Urgent Health Assessments, provide and monitor short term treatment programmes at home and ensure safe discharge or referral to long term health and social care interventions. Utilising clinical expertise, clinical judgement, discretion and decision making in the development of individualised treatment.
To work in partnership with primary, secondary and other health and social care providers, to ensure patients receive appropriate investigation, intervention and treatment with minimal avoidable delays, whilst improving the quality of care.
To put the patient at the centre of all decisions, reinforcing the concept of a more streamlined patient journey, improving the quality of care.
The post holder will be expected to work within a flexible working pattern over a 7 day week 24/7 in the urgent community response team as required.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Qualifications
Essential
- *Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the HCPC / NMC register i.e. (Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)
- *Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or post graduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience
Desirable
- *Health care management / leadership qualification
- *Mentorship / assessor training qualification.
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
- *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
- *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
- *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
- *Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
- *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
- *Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
- Leadership
- Team Building
- Managing resources
- Time management
- Role modelling
- Change management / clinical developments
- Clinical governance
- Audit and research
- Workforce planning / management
- NHS policy and political awareness
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation today /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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