Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre
The post holder will be practising autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner within the Urgent Treatment Centre to provide patient-centred clinical care. This will encompass the skills of advanced clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice in the Urgent Treatment Centre.
The post holder will support new ways of working that emphasise a more efficient and patient-focused service and will ensure the safe treatment, referral, and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in their area.
Main duties of the job
1. Work autonomously as an advanced practitioner within the specialty, managing a caseload of patients delivering individualised direct patient care.
2. Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within their area of work.
3. Appropriately treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral or discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.
4. Undertake a variety of clinical skills and provide treatment/advice as per specialty and scope of practice, using agreed protocols of clinical practice and professional guidelines.
5. Within scope of practice and clinical competence, request and/or undertake diagnostic procedures and clinical investigations related to plans of care.
6. Utilise scope of practice to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing role and advise on medicine management issues associated with the patient specialty group, working within Trust policy for Medicines Management.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
* Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job responsibilities
The post holder is an experienced clinician who, acting within their professional boundaries, will work flexibly to provide care for the presenting patient, from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment to evaluation of care.
Person Specification
Education
* MSc in Clinical Practice
* Professional Registration
Knowledge
* Advanced clinical practice skills
* Evidence of research and audit
Experience
* Minimum of 2 years' experience in primary/unscheduled care
* Minor illness/ailments experience
Skills
* Sound clinical judgment in identifying and ordering diagnostic tests/interventions
* Management of a range of illness including acute and primary care/community
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.
Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata per annum.
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