Advanced Practitioner in Bristol

Mendip Vale Medical Group (MVMG) are looking for an Advanced Practitioner to join our existing team in our Southmead Surgery, as we expand in our friendly and innovative practices serving over 85,000 patients within our 10 sites in North Somerset, Bristol & South Gloucester.

As an Advanced Practitioner you will exercise advanced clinical expertise, acting within your professional boundaries, providing advanced clinical skills and advice. If you are passionate about improving patients' health outcomes through the demonstration of a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients within your care; as well as working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary surgery team this may be the job for you.

Main duties of the job:

• To deliver a high standard of patient care as an Advanced Practitioner in general practice, using specialist knowledge, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base utilising autonomous clinical skills.
• Assess, diagnose, plan and implement care for patients presenting with both acute and chronic conditions, within the Surgery and the patients' own homes, integrating both drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.
• To implement and operate according to the four pillars of advance practice and in line with the requirements of the NMC/HCPC code of conduct.

About us:

As a high-achieving and well-organised practice, we embrace a Multi-Disciplinary Team approach to care provision. Changes made from merging and working more effectively have enabled us to make investment into our buildings, making our estate one of the newest and brightest in the south west.

Job responsibilities:

• To provide highly skilled Advanced Clinical assessment, diagnosis, advisory, triaging and onward referral for patients presenting with acute and chronic conditions, ensuring the services are delivered in line with current trends in health care delivery, following current evidence-based practice and skills in keeping with the Advanced Practice Frameworks.
• Taking professional responsibility to flexibly, independently and safely manage your allocated Primary Care caseload supported by a GP / Lead AP mentor.
• To maintain a high level of expertise within this specialty, ensuring implementation of evidence-based practice and auditable standards accountable for decisions and actions through NMC/HCPC registration.
• To ensure timely and effective communication within the multi-disciplinary team and Practice Management team as relevant.

Person Specification:

Experience:

• Experience in management of long-term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD.
• Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team.
• Experience of use of a medical software package.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.

Qualifications:

• Registered General Nurse/Paramedic (Currently registered with the NMC or HCPC).
• MSc in Advanced Practice (or training towards).
• Non-Medical Prescribing.
• Current IRMER training and competency in requesting appropriate radiological investigations.

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.