Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Practice for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
We are looking for someone who is dynamic, positive and passionate about patient care.
We are looking for someone to work three days per week, ideally Monday, Thursday and Friday.
Main duties of the job
The
role will provide a specialist resource for Health Care Professionals
and patients, working in collaboration with other members of the practice Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). The role will involve working as an
autonomous, accountable Practitioner, in the provision of a holistic approach for
individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to deliver quality
patient services. The post holder will use advanced clinical skills to provide
education to patients and service users, promoting self-care and empower them
to make informed choices about their treatment. The post holder will assess,
diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients and or service users who attend the
surgery with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to minor
illness or minor injury. The post holder will coordinate telephone triage,
taking clinical responsibility for all patients who have requested an urgent
appointment. The post holder will perform any other clinical and clinical
administrative duties where trained and determined safe to do so by the
organisation. This may include assisting with medical reports, safeguarding,
and clinic support.
About us
Linthorpe Surgery serves a population
of circa 21,000 patients residing in Middlesbrough.
We are a large teaching practice with 9 partners, 3 salaried GPs, 2 Clinical Practitioners and a wraparound team of Nurses and administrative staff.
Linthorpe Surgery is part of Holgate Primary Care Network, which is a forward thinking, innovative PCN with a reputation for good health care leading at scale and innovating primary care services. This is a really exciting time to be joining us as we diversify our teams and our services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Scope and purpose of the role
A Clinical Practitioner is authorised to undertake treatments and procedures for which they
are trained, and which are within their own Professional Body Guidelines & Framework. The
postholder will have access to appropriate clinical supervision and an
appropriate named individual in the practice to provide general advice and support
on a day-to-day basis.
To deliver a high standard of patient care
using advanced autonomous clinical skills with in-depth theoretical knowledge
and evidence-based practice working with the support and guidance from the GPs
and other independent clinicians working within the MDT.
To
manage a clinical caseload and deal with presenting patients needs in a general practice setting.
To
provide clinical leadership where appropriate within the MDT, supporting other
members of the team to develop and maintain clinical skills appropriate to your
role and expertise.
Primary Duties and Areas of
Responsibility
1.
Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate
provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of
the practice team.
2.
Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate,
including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services and to
self-care.
3. Be
able to:
i. perform specialist health checks and reviews
ii. perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as
appropriate
iii.
perform investigatory procedures as required
iv.
undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood
samples, swabs, etc.
v.
perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs
vi. perform a domicillary (home) visit
4.
Communicate at all levels across PCNs and other organisations, ensuring
effective, patient-centered service.
5.
Communicate proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the
multidisciplinary team, attending and contributing to meetings as required and
accepting referrals and referring to specialist services where appropriate.
6.
Prescribe, issue and review medications as appropriate following policy,
patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and
local care pathways. This will be done in accordance with evidence-based
practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice N.B
relevant if possesses prescribing qualification only.
7.
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment and or interventions
and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, and
patients with complex needs within the clinical and domiciliary setting.
8.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and
psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
9.
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in
complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective
emergency care.
10. Take an active part in
achievement of contractual markers.
11.Implement and
participate in vaccination programmes as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Post registration qualification to evidence autonomous clinical practice relevant to Urgent Care
- Masters Level Award covering and assessing all 4 pillars of advanced clinical practice (clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research)
- Non Medical Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Experience in managing a designated caseload using theoretical and practical experience, completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans
- Working knowledge of the NHS, principles and values
- Ability to write comprehensive clinical notes, implement and evaluate care plans
Desirable
- Mentorship or supervisory skills training
- Be aware of data protection (GDPR) and confidentiality issues particularly within a GP practice
- Cognitive behavioural and motivational interviewing approaches / skills
- Minor illness management
- Telephone triage
- Chronic Disease Management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Linthorpe Surgery
Address
378 Linthorpe Road
Middlesbrough
TS5 6HA