Job summary
We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our team. The post holders main responsibility will be to work within the clinical team to provide high quality patient care. The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare independently to patients. This will include telephone triage, face-to-face consultations, care home visits and home visits.
To apply for this role, you must be a qualified prescriber, have strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
The salary for this position is Band 7.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be required to work autonomously in delivering independent assessment, clinical examination, diagnosis, clinical decision making and planning of care and treatment & prescribing.
About us
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated ACP to join our team. Located in a purpose built modern building with a pharmacy on site, we are situated on the edge of the Surrey countryside, with great local schools and easy access to London and the coast.
- Member of a PCN and Dorking Healthcare Federation
- 3 partner GMS practice with an increasing list size (currently 10,200 patients)
- Training practice
- CQC rated Good
- Consistently high QoF achievement
- Multidisciplinary team committed to our local community with Midwife and District Nurse support, IAPT as well as onsite consultant clinics
- Supported by excellent nursing and administration teams
- Active practice providing a large range of services including minor ops and offsite clinics in a school and nursing home
- SystmOne clinical system
- Modern, purpose built surgery premises
- On-site car and bicycle parking
- Weekly practice meetings, weekly MDT meetings
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities:
- Be responsible for the assessment of health and clinical needs of patients, undertaking consultations as an autonomous practitioner, using their advanced clinical practice skills, and own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, prescribe and refer.
- Be proactive in clinical decision making, underpinned by an advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge.
- Be included in the Duty GP rota as required by practice needs and the clinical role.
- Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with practices guidelines and policies.
- Enable the clinical team to work effectively and provide a high quality service to patients and to work effectively with other agencies.
- Use professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable care events and capture any learning from these experiences to improve patient care and delivery.
- Already working as in Band 7 ACP or having achieved the relevant qualifications and with a nursing or paramedic background ,must be a Level 7 Independent Prescriber.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities:
- Be responsible for the assessment of health and clinical needs of patients, undertaking consultations as an autonomous practitioner, using their advanced clinical practice skills, and own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, prescribe and refer.
- Be proactive in clinical decision making, underpinned by an advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge.
- Be included in the Duty GP rota as required by practice needs and the clinical role.
- Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with practices guidelines and policies.
- Enable the clinical team to work effectively and provide a high quality service to patients and to work effectively with other agencies.
- Use professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable care events and capture any learning from these experiences to improve patient care and delivery.
- Already working as in Band 7 ACP or having achieved the relevant qualifications and with a nursing or paramedic background ,must be a Level 7 Independent Prescriber.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 2 years of paramedic experience
- 1 year of nursing experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Valid NMC or HCPC
- PG certification
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 2 years of paramedic experience
- 1 year of nursing experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Valid NMC or HCPC
- PG certification
Desirable
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. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
