Advanced Clinical Practitioner - The Harbour

We're excited to launch an innovative Healthy Ageing Frailty / Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) model based at Newton Abbot Community Hospital. This service provides rapid assessment and same-day management for adults living with frailty, helping to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and support people to remain well in their own communities. As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP), you'll work autonomously across the four pillars of advanced practice--clinical, leadership/management, education, and research--to deliver safe, person-centred care.

You'll play a key role in developing this evolving pathway and supporting the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) to embed best practice and innovation. We're seeking experienced clinicians who have, or are working towards, a Master's in Advanced Clinical Practice (or recognised NHSE portfolio route). You'll be confident in complex clinical decision-making and thrive within a supportive governance framework that values professional development, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Advanced Clinical Assessment & Decision-Making Undertake comprehensive patient assessments, including detailed history taking and holistic physical and mental health examinations. Request and interpret investigations, and formulate evidence-based management plans, prescribe and deprescribe, working within a clearly defined scope of practice and with appropriate senior support., SDEC / Hospital at Home Pathway Delivery Deliver timely same-day assessments and interventions to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

Coordinate seamless transitions between the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Virtual Ward, community teams, and primary care to ensure continuity of care. Leadership Across the Pathway Provide visible clinical leadership during daily huddles and multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions. Act as a specialist resource for colleagues, supporting safe and efficient patient flow and contributing to continuous pathway improvement.

Education & Supervision Support learning and development across the MDT through teaching, coaching, and supervision. Guide students and trainees, and contribute to the delivery and development of competency and capability frameworks within frailty and urgent care services. Quality, Research & Service Improvement Lead or participate in audit, evaluation, and quality improvement projects to embed bestpractice and drive innovation.

Contribute to evidence-based service development and professional outputs through your Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) time (anticipated 80:20 clinical-to-SPA split, adjusted to meet service needs). You'll join Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, an integrated care organisation delivering acute, community and adult social care. The Healthy Ageing team works across settings with a strong improvement culture, supportive supervision and multi-professional learning.

We value compassionate leadership, personalised care ("What matters to you"), and shared decision-making--backed by robust clinical governance and staff development.