A 10-month fixed-term Advanced Clinical Practitioner post at Cleckheaton Group Practice, a town centre practice that also runs specialist clinics. The post holder manages a caseload across a wide range of presenting problems, diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions and prescribing, while the existing clinicians remain available for support. The hours are a full day, preferably on Mondays, starting January 2027. An Independent Prescriber qualification and a Level 7 (MSc) practitioner qualification are essential.
What the job involves
- Manage a caseload covering a wide range of presenting healthcare problems and needs
- Make autonomous clinical decisions in consultations, diagnosing, treating or referring patients
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, combining drug and non-drug treatments
- Prescribe and review medication for effectiveness, within scope of practice and evidence-based protocols
- Make direct referrals to primary, secondary and social services within agreed pathways
- Ensure care plans are in place, including emergency health care plans agreed with patients and family
- Support patients to adhere to treatment and to adopt self-care and healthy lifestyles
- Work autonomously and as part of multidisciplinary and multiagency teams
- Deliver high-quality, timely care in line with NICE guidance and evidence-based practice
- Keep complete and accurate documentation of every patient contact
- Communicate complex care information to patients and families and advise carers
- Visit patients at home when required
What’s required
Qualifications
- Recognised Nurse Practitioner qualification
- Level 7 (MSc) practitioner qualification
- Independent Prescriber qualification
- Minor illness qualification
Registration & licences
- Registered Nurse
Experience
- Experience of working within a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
Checks & eligibility
- Declaration of all previous convictions, including spent ones, under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 exception order
Nice to have
- SystmOne user
What’s offered
- Performance appraisal and professional development
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
