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Job summary
Advanced Clinical Practitioner Home Ward.
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our citywide Home Ward Frailty Service.
We welcome applications from qualified ACPs.
About the Role:
You will be based within one of three localities across the city, covering a defined area within East, South or West/North Leeds.
As a HomeWard Matron, you will work alongside multidisciplinary colleagues across health, social care and the Third Sector to deliver responsive, high-quality care to people with complex and acute health needs in their own homes.
You will provide senior clinical assessment, leadership and oversight for patients supported through HomeWard, including those requiring hospital avoidance or early supported discharge. Working closely with patients, families, carers and partner services, you will coordinate safe, person-centred care and support effective management of clinical complexity and risk.
HomeWard aims to provide an alternative to hospital-based care wherever clinically appropriate, preventing avoidable admissions, supporting earlier discharge and enabling people to recover safely at home.
Main duties of the job
You will be an integral part of the wider Response Team, working collaboratively across HomeWard and urgent community pathways to ensure patients receive timely, coordinated care and can move seamlessly between services according to their changing clinical needs.
You will provide senior clinical assessment, leadership and oversight for patients supported through HomeWard, including those requiring hospital avoidance or early supported discharge. Working closely with patients, families, carers and partner services, you will coordinate safe, person-centred care and provide clinical leadership in the management of complexity and risk.
HomeWard aims to provide an alternative to hospital-based care wherever clinically appropriate, preventing avoidable admissions, supporting earlier discharge and enabling people to recover safely at home.
The post will be structured around the four pillars of advanced clinical practice as set out in the multi professional consultant level practice capability and impact framework (Health Education England www.hee.nhs.uk 2021):
Expert clinical practice.
A professional leadership and consultancy function.
Education, training, and development.
Research, evaluation, and service development across the system.
For questions about the job role, please contact Kate Newton kate.newton10@nhs.net
Adverts will close early where the maximum number of applicants is reached.
About us
Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust:
Who are we?
Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.
Perks of the job:
Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.
Right to Work:
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
Details
Date posted
15 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
VP02F95429
Job locations
Various, Leeds.
Leeds Community Healthcare Trust
Leeds
LS11 0DL
United Kingdom
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