Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Lancaster Medical Practice
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Job summary
Fixed Term Maternity Leave cover for 12 Months, unless the post holder returns sooner.
Hours: 18 per week
The successful candidate will deliver a high standard of patient care as an Advanced Practitioner in General Practice, using advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
The post-holder will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice. They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
Please note that this is not a training post but it would be suitable for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner from any clinical background i.e Nursing, Paramedic, Physiotherapy.
Main duties of the job
Act as an expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with conventional nursing roles.
To work as an autonomous advanced practitioner providing high quality and timely patient centre care.
Undertake telephone triage in order to provide total triage during surgery opening hours. This will involve providing triage cover for annual leave. Triage, treat and/or refer/direct patients presenting as same day urgent, to the most appropriate service.
Undertake consultations with patients as an autonomous practitioner and using own clinical judgement, diagnose, treat, refer and/or discharge patients.
Recommend, instigate and explain appropriate invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests, investigations and interpret findings and reports.
Make direct referrals to primary, secondary and social services within locally agreed pathways, guidance and protocols.
Provide clinical advice to reception staff when required.
If an independent prescriber, supply and administer medicines in accordance with Patient Group Directives, prescribing safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative frameworks.
Ensure complete and accurate documentation for each and every patient contact.
About us
Lancaster Medical Practice is a large, at-scale, GP provider delivering General Medical Services to around 65,000 patients in Lancaster and surrounding villages.
Formed in April 2017 from our successful, legacy practices, Lancaster Medical Practice has continued to evolve to become the strong, high performing Practice it is today, receiving a rating of Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in August 2018.
We deliver our services from eight locations throughout the city of Lancaster and its surrounding area and are continuing to develop ourselves to improve what we do for our patients, staff and the local community.
We are a progressive, modern organisation with patient-centred General Practice at our core.
When joining #teamlmp you are joining an organisation with a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical roles but who all work together to provide the best care we can to our patients.
As a Primary Care Organisation current indications are that all our employees will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by April 2022 unless medically exempt. If you are not full vaccinated or medically exempt please consider before applying and inform us of this in your application. Please note that evidence will be required.
Date posted
02 April 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£49,583.10 to £55,452.13 a year pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A4138-24-0007
Job locations
8 Dalton Square
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1PN
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Employer details
Employer name
Lancaster Medical Practice
Address
8 Dalton Square
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1PN
Employer's website
https://www.lancastermedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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