Job summary
We are a forward thinking, single practice PCN, based in Plympton and
Ivybridge (Devon). We have a list size of 43,000 patients. This has allowed us
to recognise the skills and knowledge within our Group and expand our team
further by adding a multitude of clinical skills which allows us to offer our
patients the best care. To ensure job security, the practice employs all
members of the PCN.
We require a Clinical Practitioner to join our team, are you who we are
looking for?
Are you someone who is dynamic, energetic and positive team member that
is passionate about patient care?
The ideal candidate must have a flexible can do attitude with a
passion for clinical excellence and an ability to work well within a team. This
is an interesting and challenging role, pivotal to patient care.
If you have the drive, ambition and energy to join a winning team then
we want you!
If you would like
more information about this exciting opportunity please email alisonsanderson@nhs.net or simon.robinson19@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
To deliver a high standard of patient care as Clinical Practitioner in general practice, using
advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
Triaging, diagnosing and treating patients presenting with illness and treating them following
practice guidelines and protocols.
The practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any
necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. Patients with problems needing
referral to secondary care should be discussed with the duty GP who is supervising or if not
available at an appropriate interval another regular GP in the practice before making such
referral.
Job Dimensions:
To manage own clinical workload in general practice responding effectively to patient need and
ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.
To work effectively and within the boundaries of professional practice as part of an Urgent Care
Team delivering an on the day service to meet patients needs.
This may include supporting the team with ECGs and additional in-house investigations carried
out by the team.
About us
Beacon Medical Group Practice is
a single practice, Primary Care Network (PCN), providing care to 43,000
patients across Plympton and the South Hams. We are a team of Partners,
Salaried GPs, Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, ,
Practice and specialist Nurses, HCAs, Phlebotomists, First Contact Physios,
Social Prescribers, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Practitioners and
Administrative support staff. Our mission is to give all our patients the right
care, at the right time, in the right place. We are a forward thinking
partnership always looking for opportunities to improve services for our
patients. We have a good reputation for delivering good healthcare, leading at
scale and innovating primary care services. This is a really exciting
time to be joining us as we diversify our teams, our partnership and services.
If you join our team; you will
receive support, opportunities to grow in your role, training, and work with
colleagues who care about you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
To deliver a high standard of patient care as Clinical Practitioner in general practice, using
advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
Triaging, diagnosing and treating patients presenting with illness and treating them following
practice guidelines and protocols.
The practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any
necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. Patients with problems needing
referral to secondary care should be discussed with the duty GP who is supervising or if not
available at an appropriate interval another regular GP in the practice before making such
referral.
Job Dimensions:
To manage own clinical workload in general practice responding effectively to patient need and
ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.
To work effectively and within the boundaries of professional practice as part of an Urgent Care
Team delivering an on the day service to meet patients needs.
This may include supporting the team with ECGs and additional in-house investigations carried
out by the team.
Primary Duties & Areas of Responsibility:
Clinical Practice:
The post-holder will:
Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable.
Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting with
undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in telephone triage, history
taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a
diagnosis and management plan.
Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret
findings/reports.
Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and
appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.
Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care.
Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an ongoing plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.
Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education,
screening and therapeutic communication skills.
Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate.
Work with multi-disciplinary team within the Practice, and across the broader healthcare
community, to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care.
Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of
patient care and service delivery.
Participate in identification of community health needs and develop patient/family-centred
strategies to address them.
Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve
existing patient services.
Education, Teaching and Mentoring:
Teaching And Mentoring Role:
The post-holder will:
Promote a learning environment for patients, Nurses and other health professionals.
Contribute to the planning and implementation of the teaching for existing staff, such as
medical students, NP students, GP registrars, Health Care Assistants, within the Practice.
Professional Role:
The post-holder will:
Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines
and the development of practice-based research.
Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through the quality assurance
strategies such as the use of audit and peer review.
Maintain their professional registration.
Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date
evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained.
Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the latest NMC
guidance and other pertinent standards.
Keep up to date with pertinent health-related policy and work with the practice team to
consider the impact and strategies for implementation.
Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the practice.
Educational/Personal Development:
Contribute to the development and maintenance of an excellent learning environment.
Work with Line manager and Educational leads to support clinical practice and development of
knowledge/skills.
Adhere to professional registration requirements.
Participate in defining own developmental plan to maintain and develop own clinical skills and
ensure own professional development.
Undertake and complete all statutory and mandatory training.
Contribute to own personal development and participate in an appraisal and regular
performance reviews.
Teamwork:
The post-holder will:
Encourage and develop teamwork within the practice.
Mentor and support medical students from all disciplines within the practice.
Help the practice operate in a cost-effective manner.
Identify and manage care risks on a continuing basis.
Participate in practice meetings and practice management meetings, reporting progress as
required.
Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate.
Work closely with the doctors and administrative managers in the setting up and/or
improving of practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance against Clinical
Governance and Quality Indicator targets.
Ensure that all Practice Policies are fully implemented.
Health and Safety:
Ensure all members of staff comply with the Groups health and safety policy.
Carry out risk assessments to comply with current Health and Safety legislation.
Ensure any health and safety concerns are reported to the Operations Manager.
To be aware of and adhere to applicable practice rules, regulations, legislation and procedures,
national legislation (Health and Safety, COSHH, Data Protection).
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.
Act in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is
consistent with group processes and policies and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner that is welcoming, non-judgemental and respects the individuals
circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
The details contained in this job description are not exhaustive and may change as the post
develops.
Governance:
Identify and record risks and issues, developing contingency plans with service and contract
leads.
Ensure the PCN is compliant with health and safety policies and procedures to reflect current
best practice.
Ensure that the PCN board and Clinical director adhere to the governance structure as set out in
the network agreement.
Confidentiality:
To maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the
practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
To deliver a high standard of patient care as Clinical Practitioner in general practice, using
advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
Triaging, diagnosing and treating patients presenting with illness and treating them following
practice guidelines and protocols.
The practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any
necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. Patients with problems needing
referral to secondary care should be discussed with the duty GP who is supervising or if not
available at an appropriate interval another regular GP in the practice before making such
referral.
Job Dimensions:
To manage own clinical workload in general practice responding effectively to patient need and
ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.
To work effectively and within the boundaries of professional practice as part of an Urgent Care
Team delivering an on the day service to meet patients needs.
This may include supporting the team with ECGs and additional in-house investigations carried
out by the team.
Primary Duties & Areas of Responsibility:
Clinical Practice:
The post-holder will:
Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable.
Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting with
undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in telephone triage, history
taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a
diagnosis and management plan.
Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret
findings/reports.
Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and
appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.
Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care.
Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an ongoing plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.
Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education,
screening and therapeutic communication skills.
Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate.
Work with multi-disciplinary team within the Practice, and across the broader healthcare
community, to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care.
Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of
patient care and service delivery.
Participate in identification of community health needs and develop patient/family-centred
strategies to address them.
Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve
existing patient services.
Education, Teaching and Mentoring:
Teaching And Mentoring Role:
The post-holder will:
Promote a learning environment for patients, Nurses and other health professionals.
Contribute to the planning and implementation of the teaching for existing staff, such as
medical students, NP students, GP registrars, Health Care Assistants, within the Practice.
Professional Role:
The post-holder will:
Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines
and the development of practice-based research.
Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through the quality assurance
strategies such as the use of audit and peer review.
Maintain their professional registration.
Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date
evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained.
Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the latest NMC
guidance and other pertinent standards.
Keep up to date with pertinent health-related policy and work with the practice team to
consider the impact and strategies for implementation.
Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the practice.
Educational/Personal Development:
Contribute to the development and maintenance of an excellent learning environment.
Work with Line manager and Educational leads to support clinical practice and development of
knowledge/skills.
Adhere to professional registration requirements.
Participate in defining own developmental plan to maintain and develop own clinical skills and
ensure own professional development.
Undertake and complete all statutory and mandatory training.
Contribute to own personal development and participate in an appraisal and regular
performance reviews.
Teamwork:
The post-holder will:
Encourage and develop teamwork within the practice.
Mentor and support medical students from all disciplines within the practice.
Help the practice operate in a cost-effective manner.
Identify and manage care risks on a continuing basis.
Participate in practice meetings and practice management meetings, reporting progress as
required.
Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate.
Work closely with the doctors and administrative managers in the setting up and/or
improving of practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance against Clinical
Governance and Quality Indicator targets.
Ensure that all Practice Policies are fully implemented.
Health and Safety:
Ensure all members of staff comply with the Groups health and safety policy.
Carry out risk assessments to comply with current Health and Safety legislation.
Ensure any health and safety concerns are reported to the Operations Manager.
To be aware of and adhere to applicable practice rules, regulations, legislation and procedures,
national legislation (Health and Safety, COSHH, Data Protection).
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.
Act in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is
consistent with group processes and policies and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner that is welcoming, non-judgemental and respects the individuals
circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
The details contained in this job description are not exhaustive and may change as the post
develops.
Governance:
Identify and record risks and issues, developing contingency plans with service and contract
leads.
Ensure the PCN is compliant with health and safety policies and procedures to reflect current
best practice.
Ensure that the PCN board and Clinical director adhere to the governance structure as set out in
the network agreement.
Confidentiality:
To maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the
practice.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent Interpersonal skills
- Work under own initiative but recognise when to ask for help.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Scrupulous attention to confidentiality.
- Be able to follow guidelines and protocols.
- Undertake training as required.
- Team player
- Knowledge of clinical governance.
- Good communication skills both verbal and in writing.
- Flexible approach to work.
- Accurate keyboard/data entry skills.
- Ability to prioritise and plan own workload.
- Accurate and methodical approach.
- Recognise own development needs and recognise how these may
- be met.
Desirable
- Understand the importance and relevance of health promotion in the community.
- Problem solving skills.
Personal Qualities & the groups values
Essential
- Committed and Enthusiastic to service and personal development.
- Team Player.
- Flexibility of working hours.
- Willing to embrace change that will enhance the quality of the service and contribute to developing patient quality audits and pathways.
- The candidate must demonstrate an understanding of our values.
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of a good general standard of education.
- Appropriate Nursing/Paramedic/physio Qualification.
- UK Registered with NMC
- Pin Number or alternative.
- Post registration experience.
Desirable
- SystmOne user
- Use of the ICE system
- Qualified independent non-medical prescriber or in process of completion.
- Experience in a primary care setting.
Experience
Essential
- Working in a medical environment.
- Provision of health care advice and information.
- Clinically based knowledge.
- Understanding of medical terminology.
- Knowledge of the NHS and its service provision.
- Knowledge of day-to-day health issues.
Desirable
- Working within General Practice.
- Participation in quality initiatives such as audit.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent Interpersonal skills
- Work under own initiative but recognise when to ask for help.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Scrupulous attention to confidentiality.
- Be able to follow guidelines and protocols.
- Undertake training as required.
- Team player
- Knowledge of clinical governance.
- Good communication skills both verbal and in writing.
- Flexible approach to work.
- Accurate keyboard/data entry skills.
- Ability to prioritise and plan own workload.
- Accurate and methodical approach.
- Recognise own development needs and recognise how these may
- be met.
Desirable
- Understand the importance and relevance of health promotion in the community.
- Problem solving skills.
Personal Qualities & the groups values
Essential
- Committed and Enthusiastic to service and personal development.
- Team Player.
- Flexibility of working hours.
- Willing to embrace change that will enhance the quality of the service and contribute to developing patient quality audits and pathways.
- The candidate must demonstrate an understanding of our values.
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of a good general standard of education.
- Appropriate Nursing/Paramedic/physio Qualification.
- UK Registered with NMC
- Pin Number or alternative.
- Post registration experience.
Desirable
- SystmOne user
- Use of the ICE system
- Qualified independent non-medical prescriber or in process of completion.
- Experience in a primary care setting.
Experience
Essential
- Working in a medical environment.
- Provision of health care advice and information.
- Clinically based knowledge.
- Understanding of medical terminology.
- Knowledge of the NHS and its service provision.
- Knowledge of day-to-day health issues.
Desirable
- Working within General Practice.
- Participation in quality initiatives such as audit.
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).
