Job summary
Join Our Team as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner at Waterloo House Surgery!
Are you passionate about delivering exceptional patient care? Do you have a Prescriber qualification and experience working with care homes and undertaking home visits for housebound patients? We're thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our team at Waterloo House Surgery in Millom.
This is a 22.5-hour-per-week over 3-4 days, fixed term until 31.03.2026.
Closing Date: 24 February 2025
Don't wait to apply; this position may close early if we receive a high number of applications.
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Please note that we are unable to offer an Employer Sponsored Visa for this role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a member of the Practice Team. The post holder will be responsible for recognising, negotiating and implementing processes to enhance the delivery of care.
Patient-centred care will be delivered by assessing patients both in care homes and at home with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems; initiating treatment, investigations, advice and management of problems using professional autonomous decision-making processes, liaising when appropriate with other healthcare professionals and service providers to ensure safe and effective patient care.
The post holder will contribute to the development and delivery of a high-quality innovative service to the community through the implementation of evidence-based clinical practice, supported by continual professional development and mentorship/supervision.
Job responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities represents the broad range of tasks which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or periodically. This list is not exhaustive and the role may include additional duties which are not listed here.
Communication
1. Communicates effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
1. Refers when necessary to general practitioners, Paramedics, Accident and Emergency, Secondary Care, District nurses, Community MTD, social workers, mental health team, and Social Care Teams including third sector organisations.
2. With Primary care nurses giving support, advice and leadership.
3. With reception staff regarding patient information.
4. Communicates effectively and respectfully with patients and their family and carers assisting them to navigate the care pathway.
5. Recognises and effectively manages situations where there are barriers to effective communication.
Clinical Skills
1. Works independently as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the scope of professional practice assessing both adults and children.
1. Functions at a high level to carry out clinical decision-making initiating investigation, treatment, advice and management of undetected and undiagnosed problems.
2. Practices as a non-medical prescriber.
Organisational Skills
1. Aware of and complies with CH policies and procedures.
2. Able to adapt to change in the workplace being involved in new developments in the delivery of care.
3. Ensures faulty clinical equipment is reported and repaired and adequate for use.
4. Ensures store supplies are adequately ordered and maintained.
5. Ensures infection control regulations are complied with assisting the infection control lead where necessary.
Professional
1. Ensures practice and implementation of care is evidence-based by adhering to local and national guidance.
2. Complies with Nursing and Midwifery council code of conduct and works within the scope of professional practice.
3. Maintains confidentiality of information regarding patients.
4. Ensures accurate, concise documentation.
5. Reports any adverse incidents or near miss events through agreed CH system.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Significant post-registration experience (minimum 3 years in relevant field acute or primary care setting)
* Evidence of autonomous practice assessing & managing patients with undifferentiated presentations
* Evidence of good practice
* Leadership Skills
Qualifications
Essential
* Current NMC
* 1st Level registration
* Nurse Practitioner Degree
* Independent Non Medical Prescriber V300
* Evidence of recent Continual Professional Development
* ILS Intermediate Life support
Other requirements
Essential
* Willingness to undertake further training and to teach others
* Current driving licence and access to own vehicle
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