Overview

A Vacancy at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

Role

Exciting Opportunity – Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Hospital and Care at Home (H&C@H) Team.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ needs using evidence-based clinical skills and innovative digital technologies, caring for patients in their own homes.
• Caseload management, care handovers, and driving service development—providing specialist input whenever required.
• Manage patient care on the virtual ward, liaising with medical colleagues to assess, adjust treatments, and facilitate timely re-evaluations.
• Ensure seamless care pathways through effective communication, referrals, and collaboration with other agencies and MDT members.
• Maintain compliance with professional standards, national guidelines, and trust policies, working within your scope of practice and competencies.
• Contribute to the education and development of team members, sharing your expertise to foster continuous professional growth.
• Use advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based practices, and expert knowledge to provide specialist advice and support for patients and colleagues, ensuring safe, compassionate, and effective care.
• Join to bring advanced skills to revolutionise community healthcare delivery—working independently, drawing on extensive theoretical and practical experience.

About the Trust

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

What we offer

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

How to apply

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025