Bank level 7 Single Point of Access Clinical Practitioner
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Birmingham, B7 4BNView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£26.66
Contract
Bank
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated registered healthcare professional to join our Temporary Staffing Departmen...
You will use advanced assessment, professional judgement and clinical decision-making skills to prioritise referrals, identify risks and determine the most appropriate pathway of care.
- Providing safe and effective telephone triage and advanced clinical assessment through a range of consultation methods.
- Taking comprehensive patient histories and assessing people with acute, complex or undiagnosed healthcare needs.
- Initiating appropriate investigations, interpreting diagnostic results and evaluating care, with support from the Advanced Clinical Practitioner where required.
- Making direct referrals for medical assessment, diagnostic procedures and other services within agreed clinical pathways.
- Prescribing independently and undertaking medication reviews as part of patient assessment and monitoring.
- Recognising and responding to complex, urgent and emergency situations, including initiating effective emergency care.
- Supporting patients, carers and professionals to make informed decisions about care.
- Signposting and referring patients to appropriate health and care services to reduce avoidable attendances and hospital admissions.
- Managing acute caseloads and coordinating discharge or transfer to appropriate internal or external services.
- Safeguarding children and adults at risk by identifying, reporting and acting immediately upon concerns.
- Maintaining accurate, complete and contemporaneous clinical records.
- Provide advanced clinical triage, assessment and decision-making for patients with acute, complex or undiagnosed needs.
- Prioritise referrals, manage clinical risk and respond appropriately to urgent or emergency situations.
- Initiate investigations, interpret results, prescribe medication and refer patients to appropriate services.
- Work collaboratively with patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams to develop, monitor and review individual care plans.
- Support admission avoidance and coordinate safe discharge or transfer of care.
- Provide senior clinical leadership, supervision, training and support to colleagues.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and comply with safeguarding, clinical governance, confidentiality and infection-control requirements.
- Contribute to service planning, audit, quality improvement and the implementation of clinical policies and pathways.
BCHC provide high quality community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in people's homes and in over 200 healthcare settings for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services. One of our key objectives is to be 'a great place to work' enabling everyone within the organisation to be the best that they can be.
- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
- Also ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully; particularly that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
Qualifications / Training
Essential: - Qualifications / Training
Experience
Essential: - Experience
Other job requirements/Skills
Essential: - Other job requirements/Skills
Essential
Essential: - Without justifiable acknowledgement, no gaps in employment and/or no period of time not in healthcare over 18 months; - Driving Licence and Access to Vehicle
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
16 October 2026
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