Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Overnights) in Sunderland

As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality, integrated urgent care to our patients. Working independently through face-to-face consultations in urgent care, you will be accountable for delivering safe, clinical decision-making and expert care to a high standard.

Main duties of the job:

• Work independently while taking full accountability for professional actions.
• Evaluate patients of all ages, from infants to adults, presenting with acute, non-acute, or chronic medical conditions, including injuries and illnesses.
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including history-taking, physical examinations, and the development of differential diagnoses and treatment plans, in any clinical setting.
• Order and interpret x-rays, managing injuries such as fractures using evidence-based practice, including local and national guidelines.
• Manage illnesses and injuries according to evidence-based practice.
• Facilitate patient care pathways by making appropriate referrals to secondary care or referring them back to their own GP surgeries.
• Prescribe medications within the scope of clinical competence.
• Identify and initiate emergency treatment to protect life or patient welfare, escalating to hospital emergency services and immediate transfer to the Emergency Department (ED) where necessary.
• Address social and safeguarding concerns promptly and take appropriate safeguarding actions.
• Ensure safe discharge of patients with clear aftercare and follow-up instructions.
• Deliver person-centered care based on a clear understanding of diverse service delivery methods and contribute to the development of innovative service models that benefit the health system.
• Adhere to key performance indicators (KPIs) while prioritising patient safety.

About us:

PHL Group is a dynamic and growing healthcare organisation delivering a wide range of urgent and primary care services across the UK. We're committed to building a high-quality, sustainable, and patient-centred primary care service for our local communities.

Job responsibilities:

• Hours: Overnights 00:00-08:00 7 days per week.
• Acting within your professional boundaries, your duties will include aspects of the patient journey including initial history taking; clinical physical assessment; diagnosis; treatment; prescribing medication and evaluation of their care.

What you'll need:

• NMC or HCPC registration
• MSc in Advanced Practice (or equivalent) with Non-Medical Prescribing
• 6+ years post-qualification experience, including 3 years in primary care or urgent care (UTC/ED)
• Level 3 safeguarding certification
• Right to work in the UK
• Enhanced DBS clearance

Essential qualifications:

• Completion of an approved MSc Advance Practice Pathway or equivalent, including a Non-Medical Prescribing module.
• Certified in Level 3 safeguarding for adults and children.
• IRMER training and extensive experience with x-ray interpretation

Desirable qualifications:

• Accredited Minor injury and illness course
• Paediatric Clinical Skills (Level 7) or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience.
• Red Dot x-ray interpretation course or similar

Essential experience:

• At least 6 years post qualification with 3 years of experience working in a primary care GP practice or 3 years' experience in an urgent care setting such as an Urgent Treatment Centre or Emergency Department.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.