Advanced Healthcare Practitioner in Southampton

We are looking for an enthusiastic ACP to join our friendly, forward-thinking team. We are a 6 partner practice with 8 regular GPs supported by our friendly group of Nurses and HCAs. This position is open to Acute Nurse Practitioners / Paramedic Practitioners, or Advanced Clinical Practitioners. The non-clinical team at our practice is highly skilled and very efficient, having a fluid working system with our clinicians. We also benefit from having a First Contact Physio, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, 2 Pharmacy Technicians, 3 Social Prescribers, 2 Health and Wellbeing Coaches, a Physician Associate and 2 Mental Health Workers on hand to help with the workload.

Main duties of the job:

• Beyond the expected assessment, treatment and collaboration as required, you will sometimes need to refer patients for investigations and/or secondary care input.
• You will ensure the provision of continuity of care including follow-up if required.
• You will contribute to the writing of Care Plans for those patients at risk of hospital admission where necessary.
• You will operate within your own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.

About us:

We pride ourselves on providing patient-centred care, in a happy working environment, with excellent teamwork throughout the practice. Woolston and Chartwell Partnership is a friendly practice with two sites located on the east side of Southampton. We have a large housebound and care home population who require domiciliary consulting. We already have well-established clinical pathways across our extensive MDT, so you would be supported by colleagues of different professions including MH Practitioners, social prescribers, pharmacists, as well as experienced GPs and existing ANP/Paramedics.

Job responsibilities:

• The ACP will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients presenting with minor and acute illness and injury, working with the GPs to support same day demand and acute care needs of the patients. This will be via face-to-face, video, telephone and e-consultations and home visits.
• The ACP will play a key role in improving access to healthcare services, supporting long-term condition management, and promoting high standards of clinical care.
• Undertake comprehensive history taking and clinical assessments.
• Provide same day face-to-face, telephone, or online consultations.
• Request, interpret, and act on diagnostic tests and investigations.
• Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans.
• Prescribe medications independently within scope of practice (desirable).
• Identify red flags and refer patients appropriately to secondary or specialist services.
• Provide health promotion, screening, and preventative care advice.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records using electronic clinical systems.
• Provide home visits (essential).

Qualifications:

• Essential: Registered healthcare professional with current professional registration (NMC/HCPC).
• Desirable: Relevant Masters level degree, Post registration Independent Prescribing Qualification.

Experience:

• Essential: Practical experience of working with others, Experience of using own initiative, Practical experience of computerised recording systems, Excellent communication skills, IT skills, Time Management and the ability to work to deadlines, Conflict management, Interpersonal skills, Planning and organising, Performing under pressure, Adaptability, Team working, Self-motivated, Flexibility, Confidentiality.
• Desirable: A detailed understanding of a General Practice environment, An understanding of the GMS contract competency framework including QOF, Knowledge of the Practice clinical systems - SystmOne and Anima.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: 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. UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.