Job summary
Wentworth 1 Primary Care Network is made up of several GP practices in the Rotherham area. We are recruiting a number of Advanced Clinical Practitioners to work in our friendly GP Practices.
We have an exciting opportunity for a a week post based at our Parkgate Medical Centre Practice.
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will utilise a range of advancedskills and expert knowledge for patients presenting with undifferentiated andundiagnosed conditions. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking inthe clinical decision-making process. Clinical care will include new patientclerking, initial history taking, face-to-face assessment, examination,diagnosis, treatment, management, referral, and evaluation of care.
Main duties of the job
1. Work autonomously and be accountable for his/her own professionalactions.
2. Undertake clinical decisions at an advanced level using expert knowledgeand clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary careservice.
3. Assess undifferentiated patients with a range of acute, non-urgent andchronic medical decisions.
4. Obtain a clinical history, undertake appropriate physical examinations,and investigations, formulate differential diagnosis and carry throughmanagement treatment plans ensuring relevant follow up.
5. Undertake pre booked emergency clinics, face to face consultations,telephone or video consultation.
6. Working as part of a larger primary care network to improve patient careand ensure more efficient ways of working.
7. Promote a learning environment for patients, nurses and other healthprofessionals.
About us
Wentworth 1 Primary Care Network includes 7 member practices. We provide primary care for over 52,000 patients in the Rotherham area.
Our aim by working together to co-ordinate, plan and share resources is that we will develop a stronger, more resilient primary care offer for all our patients.
This new way of working brings together partners from across the health, social care and voluntary sector to design and deliver innovation in services better placed to meet the needs of our communities, ensure better health outcomes for patients and utilise resources in a more efficient way. This includes the creation of additional roles in our practices including Clinical Pharmacists, Social Prescribers and Care Coordinators.
Job description
Job responsibilities
8. Maintain their professionalregistration. Work within the most up to date relevant professional standardsset by individual profession governing body.
9. Record accurate consultation data inpatients records in the clinical systems (eg: EMIS, System One) in accordance with theup-to-date professional standards
10. Make effective use of the clinicalsystem by ensuring consistent and accurate data entry and use of read codes.
11. Instigate necessary invasive andnon-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reportsto discuss with clinician as appropriate.
12. As an independent prescriber, thepost holder will prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication asdefined by current legislative framework within scope of practice.
13. Provide safe, evidence-based,cost-effective, individualised patient care
14. Offer a holistic service to patientsand their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan ofcare/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care and support patientswithSocio-economicissues.
15. Promote health and well-beingthrough, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills toimprove self-care and promote independence for patients.
16. Participate in screening patients fordisease risk factors and early signs of disease.
17. Refer patients directly to otherservices/agencies as appropriate or after discussion with a GP.
18. Undertake home visits, (includingcare homes), telephone/video consultations, telephone triage and support futuredevelopments in order to improve service delivery and patient experience.Encouraging patients to rely on face-to-face consultations only where there isclinical need to do so.
19. Triaging Patients for GP emergencysurgery and support the on-call GP as appropriate.
20. Working with allied healthprofessional to ensure Quality and Outcome Frameworks are delivered
21. Under complex decision making whichinvolves sensitive or contentious information and occasionally deal withsituations which are hostile or emotive.
22. Exercise professional judgment tomanage risk appropriately especially where there maybe complex and unpredictableevents and supporting teams to do likewise to ensure safety of the individualsfamilies and carers.
23. Use enhanced communication,negotiation, and conflict management skills and demonstrate empathy,reassurance and adopt persuasive skills to overcome barriers to acceptance.
24. Work with multi-disciplinary teamwithin the Practice, and across the wider primary care network to promoteintegrated and seamless pathways of care
25. Monitor the effectiveness of theirown clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the useof audit and peer review
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
26. Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery.
27. Council (NMC) or, Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions.
28. Council (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
29. Registered as an independent nonmedical prescriber.
30. A minimum of 2 modules at Level 7.
31. One module must have included assessment of clinical examination skills.
Desirable
32. MSc (Advanced Practice) Mentorship qualification.
Experience
Essential
33. Evidence of both team and autonomous working.
34. Can show evidence of using autonomous physical examination and assessment skills.
35. Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children.
36. Consolidated Independent Prescribing experience.
37. Use of examination skills in practice.
38. Experience of telephone triage.
Desirable
39. Experience of working in Primary Care.
40. Experience of working in a GP Practice.