Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Plymouth

We require an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our team. We are a forward-thinking, single practice PCN, based in Plympton and Ivybridge (Devon), with a list size of 43,000 patients. This has allowed us to recognise the skills and knowledge within our group and expand our team to offer our patients the best care. To ensure job security, the practice employs all members of the PCN. Are you someone who is dynamic, energetic, and a positive team member that is passionate about patient care? The ideal candidate must have a flexible can-do attitude with excellent communication skills, an eye for detail, and a drive for healthcare. This is an interesting and challenging role, pivotal to patient care.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of their care of all ages.
• Demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within general practice.
• To deliver a high standard of patient care as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in general practice, using advanced clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
• To appropriately triage, assess, examine, investigate, diagnose, and treat patients, resulting in the safe management and/or appropriate referral, following practice guidelines and protocols.
• Order/interpret investigations, laboratory tests, x-rays and act on results as appropriate.
• Manage known exacerbations of chronic illnesses ensuring appropriate assessments, treatment, and where appropriate onward referral to appropriate specialties facilitating self-care and/or care within the community setting.
• Work closely with the inter-professional team to support new ways of working that emphasise a more efficient and patient-focused service acting as a professional clinical role model.
• Play an active role in the development/improvement and audit of processes that facilitate and improve patient flow.
• Practice with confidence and competence within appropriate nationally agreed professional guidelines.
• Ensure that accurate documentation and records of patient care are kept.
• Provide specialist advice on patient care to the Practice team considering all aspects of clinical governance, and act as a specialist resource within the Practice.

Person Specification:

• Must be Advanced Clinical Practitioner Qualified or evidence that you are currently following a live pathway.
• 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).
• Post registration experience to evidence autonomous clinical practice relevant to Urgent Care or General Practice.
• Highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience.
• Experience of working under pressure and managing varying workloads and changing demands.
• Sound knowledge of local primary care services including key players.
• Demonstrable experience of CPD and desire to actively engage in ongoing learning of self and others.
• Demonstrable experience of advanced clinical knowledge in all age groups, without limitation in scope.
• Able to evidence competency and experience in telephone triage management of patients.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team in an acute or Primary Care setting.

Personal Qualities:

• Committed and enthusiastic to service and personal development.
• Team player.
• Flexibility of working hours.
• Willing to embrace change that will enhance the quality of the service and contribute to developing patient quality audits and pathways.

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.