ACP/Paramedic/ANP - Ventnor Medical Practice
One Wight Health Ltd
The closing date is 30 March 2025
Job summary
Please note, this role is advertised by One Wight Health - GP Federation, on behalf of Ventnor Medical Practice. Ventnor Medical Practice will be the employer for this post.
Hours: Part time - Up to 3 days per week
Salary: Dependent on experience
Ventnor Medical Practice is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Paramedic/Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our team as an important clinical member of the practice. This would be an opportunity to develop new clinical skills in a supportive and well-supervised environment.
For the right candidate, the practice is committed to excellent terms and conditions including remuneration, training, and development. Most importantly, you will have the chance to truly shape the health outcomes of our population and fulfill your aspirations.
Main duties of the job
1. Work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team to provide safe and high-level first contact care.
2. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice.
3. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
4. Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patient's health.
About us
At Ventnor Medical Practice, we aim to provide holistic patient care within a safe, effective, caring, responsive, and friendly environment. To help us achieve this, we have well-trained, highly skilled clinical and non-clinical teams who enjoy a good work-life balance to ensure resilience of our team. Our GP Partners and Management team ensure this is maintained in accordance with local and national policies and is achieved in a responsible financial way.
Job responsibilities
1. Practice in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and within their scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, and omissions at this level of practice.
2. Demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of own competence and professional scope of practice.
3. Act on professional judgement about when to seek help, demonstrating critical reflection on own practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and openness to change.
4. Work in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate.
5. Demonstrate effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care or seeking to make a positive change.
6. Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning.
7. Initiate, evaluate, and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyle advice, and care.
8. Exercise professional judgement to manage risk.
9. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing relevant expert advice.
10. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
11. Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patient's health.
12. Be a professional role model for the organisation.
13. Actively engage in peer review to inform own and others' practice.
14. Critically assess and address own learning needs, negotiating a personal development plan that reflects the breadth of ongoing professional development.
15. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required.
16. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation.
17. Develop, implement, and embed an effective call/recall system.
18. Critically appraise and synthesise the outcome of relevant research, evaluation, and audit.
19. Develop and implement robust governance systems and contribute to practice targets.
20. Chaperone patients where necessary.
21. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
22. Support the team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies.
23. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Clinical knowledge and skills.
* Understanding of evidence-based practice.
* Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
* Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
* Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
* Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
* Polite, confident, flexible, and cooperative.
* Motivated, forward thinker.
* Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively.
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualified healthcare professional.
* Educated to Masters degree as detailed within the HEE document.
* Registered on their appropriate professional register.
Other requirements
Essential
* Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
* Occupational health clearance.
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role.
* Access to own transport and ability to travel across locality on a regular basis.
* Flexibility to work outside core office hours.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of practice within the four pillars.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: One Wight Health Ltd
Address: Ventnor Medical Practice, 3 Albert Street, Ventnor, Isle Of Wight, PO38 1EZ
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