Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Nurse, Paramedic, Pharmacist)
Conexus Healthcare CIC
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the employment of an ACP to join Conexus Healthcare Ltd. The ACP will be working within Primary Care, for Brigantes Primary Care Network.
Primary Care Networks (PCN) are groups of GP practices working closely together - along with other healthcare staff and organisations - providing integrated services to the local population. Brigantes is situated in the west of Wakefield providing healthcare services to around 50000 patients. The member Practices use a collaborative approach including the use of additional roles to strengthen communities and reduce inequalities in health. The additional roles are key to the PCNs achieving the IIF targets from the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service.
Our team is constantly growing and we have excellent support systems in place - both from management and colleagues. High rates of staff retention mean that we have strong relationships within our team that have been built on trust and experience. We are extremely proud to have had so many staff stay with us over the years and are excited to expand things further.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a role that will mix service development work with a patient-facing role. You will need to be committed to improving health and putting patients first. Your ability to build effective relationships alongside your excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team will enable you to succeed in this role.
The role may involve travel to the 6 practices, local care homes, and occasionally further afield.
Main duties:
To work with practice team in providing patient-focused care responsive to health need.
To work in partnership with the practice in developing the role further.
To provide first point of contact direct access for patients of all ages with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems seeking a primary health care service including on-call, telephone triage, face to face consultations, and home visits.
To assess and manage patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health care needs including investigating, treating, and referring patients as appropriate.
Prescribe and review appropriate medications in accordance with local policies and evidence based medical practice and work collaboratively with the wider team to support patients and to promote medication adherence.
To order investigations, follow-up results and arrange appropriate management including seeking advice where appropriate.
To work with a multidisciplinary team including community and voluntary sector to improve patient care.
About us
Conexus Healthcare Limited is the Confederation for general practice in Wakefield, we have four areas of work.
1.Delivery of high-quality public-facing Health and Wellbeing services across the Wakefield District:We develop, manage and deliver health and care services that support the population of the whole Wakefield district
2.Delivery of Training, Development and Consultancy support across the United Kingdom:We design and deliver a range of training courses, development activity and provide advice and guidance.
3.Supporting Our Practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs):We support general practices and PCNs across the Wakefield district to be more resilient, sustainable and deliver better patient care.
4.Providing a voice and influence for General Practice in the Health and Care System:We provide a forum to develop a unified voice for General Practice and support general practices to cooperate and work collaboratively.
Built within primary care, for primary care, Conexus Healthcare Limited works with local GPs and their practices to champion investment in and deliver effective primary care at scale. By connecting in this way, we are stronger, more resilient and can care effectively for over 370,000 local people together.
Date posted
01 September 2023
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience £55,000 depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
A0430-23-0042
Job locations
Alverthorpe Surgery
Balne Lane
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
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Employer details
Employer name
Conexus Healthcare CIC
Address
Alverthorpe Surgery
Balne Lane
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF20DP
Employer's website
https://conexus-healthcare.org/ (Opens in a new tab)
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