Care Home Team Senior Clinician (Nurse)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an independent and autonomous Senior Clinician (Nurse) within the Primary Care Network, delivering high-quality urgent and proactive care to care home residents. The post holder will manage complex caseloads, lead service improvement, and mentor junior staff, aligning with Band 7 competencies. They will work collaboratively with various healthcare providers to improve resident outcomes, reduce hospital admissions, and facilitate care closer to home. The role requires dynamic clinical assessment skills and the ability to flex between rapid-response acute care and proactive multidisciplinary reviews.
Essential criteria
- Minimum 35 years post-registration experience, including significant time in acute, urgent, or community care.
- Experience working autonomously with frail older people with complex multi-morbidities.
- Demonstrable experience of multidisciplinary working across organisational boundaries.
- Experience working autonomously and managing clinical risk.
- Experience of Long-Term Conditions and a willingness to develop the skills further.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in care homes.
- Experience working within a Primary Care Network or General Practice setting.
- Experience leading service improvement, audit or quality improvement projects.
- Experience supervising or mentoring healthcare professionals
- Registered Clinician (Nurse) with valid NMC registration.
- Masters level module in advanced Physical Assessment & Clinical Reasoning (or equivalent portfolio evidence).
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (V300) supported by substantial prescribing experience.
- Prescribing experience over 18 months with a comprehensive prescribing formulary.
- Skills and Knowledge
- Expert clinical examination, diagnostic, and risk-management skills.
- EMIS Web proficiency.
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to patients, families, and MDT partners.
- Confidence in using IT tools to aid communication and documentation such as Video Consultations.
- High-level adaptability to manage a fluctuating, dual-purpose workload
- Ability to communicate with other providers in a clear and professional manner.
- Ability to undertake holistic assessments incorporating physical, psychological and social factors.
- Sound knowledge of safeguarding, mental capacity and best interest frameworks.
- Ability to build relationships with the LSA practices to ensure good working communication.
- Full UK Driving Licence and access to transport.
- Proficient in primary care clinical systems (e.g. EMIS Web)
- Knowledge of the NHS Network Contract DES requirements for care homes.
- Minimum 35 years post-registration experience, including significant time in acute, urgent, or community care.
- Experience working autonomously with frail older people with complex multi-morbidities.
- Demonstrable experience of multidisciplinary working across organisational boundaries.
- Experience working autonomously and managing clinical risk.
- Experience of Long-Term Conditions and a willingness to develop the skills further.
- Experience working in care homes.
- Experience working within a Primary Care Network or General Practice setting.
- Experience leading service improvement, audit or quality improvement projects.
- Experience supervising or mentoring healthcare professionals
- Registered Clinician (Nurse) with valid NMC registration.
- Masters level module in advanced Physical Assessment & Clinical Reasoning (or equivalent portfolio evidence).
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (V300) supported by substantial prescribing experience.
- Prescribing experience over 18 months with a comprehensive prescribing formulary.
- Skills and Knowledge
- Expert clinical examination, diagnostic, and risk-management skills.
- EMIS Web proficiency.
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to patients, families, and MDT partners.
- Confidence in using IT tools to aid communication and documentation such as Video Consultations.
- High-level adaptability to manage a fluctuating, dual-purpose workload
- Ability to communicate with other providers in a clear and professional manner.
- Ability to undertake holistic assessments incorporating physical, psychological and social factors.
- Sound knowledge of safeguarding, mental capacity and best interest frameworks.
- Ability to build relationships with the LSA practices to ensure good working communication.
- Full UK Driving Licence and access to transport.
- Proficient in primary care clinical systems (e.g. EMIS Web)
- Knowledge of the NHS Network Contract DES requirements for care homes.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
Posted 13d ago · Closes in 3d
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Lytham St Anne’s Primary Care Network
Care Home Team Senior Clinician (Nurse)
The closing date is 01 September 2026
Job summary
The post holder will
operate as an Independent, self-motivated and autonomous
practitioner within the Primary Care Network (PCN), delivering high-quality
urgent and proactive care to residents within care home environments. The role
requires a dynamic clinician who can seamlessly flex between rapid-response
acute clinical assessments, scheduled work and proactive multi-disciplinary
reviews.
Main duties of the job
Operating at an
advanced level, you will manage complex caseloads advancing frailty,
multi-morbidities, and palliative care. You will lead on service improvement,
support clinical governance, staff training and mentor junior staff, fully
aligning with the NHS Leadership Academy Framework
and Band 7 competencies.
The post holder will
work collaboratively with GP practices, community teams, secondary care
providers and care home staff to improve outcomes for residents, reduce
avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate care closer to home.
The applicant will require at least 3-5 years
post registration experience, experience of implementing change in clinical
practice and experience of clinical assessment and care planning.
About us
The Lytham St Annes Primary Care Network covers
5 GP Practices, Holland House, Fernbank,
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