Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

Provide autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic presentations (both face-to-face and telephone)

Deliver minor illness clinics and contribute to urgent care capacity.

Undertake chronic disease reviews and population health initiatives (including QOF).

Initiate, interpret and action investigations including blood tests, ECGs and imaging.

Participate in digital triage and workflow management via our online consultation platform.

Conduct home visits and care home reviews where clinically appropriate.

Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team including GPs, pharmacists, nurses and allied health professionals.

Directly refer to secondary care and liaise with external providers.

Contribute to quality improvement projects and service redesign initiatives.

Maintain high-quality documentation and adhere to governance standards.

Key Responsibilities

The post holders main responsibility will be to work within the clinical team to provide high quality patient care.

The post holder will provide clinical assessment and management for patients of all ages (depending on their competencies and experience) with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems seeking a primary health care service, including minor illness face-to-face consultations, home visits, care home visits and telephone triage and/or consultations.

The post holder must have experience of assessing and treating various illnesses in a primary or urgent care setting.

The post holder may carry out home visits in the locality for patients who are housebound and registered with the practice as required.

The post holder may have responsibility for a care home for which they will be primarily responsible for clinical care, including weekly care home rounds.

This list is not exhaustive, and all team members should be prepared to accept additional, or surrender existing duties, to enable the efficient running of the organisation.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications & Registration
• Essential
• Registered healthcare professional (NMC/HCPC/GPhC)
• Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice or working towards it
• Independent Prescribing (V300) (or in progress/near completion)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Current professional registration in good standing
• Clinical Knowledge & Experience
• Essential
• Significant post-registration clinical experience (minimum 2 years)
• Ability to assess, diagnose and manage undifferentiated/undiagnosed conditions
• Experience in acute care, minor illness and long-term condition management
• Ability to interpret investigations (blood tests, ECGs, imaging reports)
• Recognising and managing deteriorating patients, including emergency situations
• Understanding of NHS primary care systems and structures
• Experience running own clinics (e.g. minor illness, long-term condition reviews)
• Skills & Competencies
• Essential
• Autonomous clinical decision-making
• Strong consultation, examination and clinical reasoning skills
• Professional Behaviours & Personal Qualities
• Essential
• Patient-centred, evidence-based practice
• Professional accountability and governance awareness
• Confidentiality and GDPR compliance
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Reflective practice and engagement in supervision
• Flexible, adaptable and innovative
• Desire to contribute to MDT development
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and co-operative
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Motivated and proactive
• Ability to use initiative and sound judgement
• High levels of integrity
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure
• Confident, assertive and resilient
• Safe and effective prescribing
• Diagnostic requesting and interpretation
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage a varied caseload
• IT proficiency (EMIS, Docman or similar clinical systems)
• Telephone and video consultation experience

Desirable

• Experience specifically within a GP practice or PCN
• Experience with home visits, frailty or care home rounds
• Experience in womens health or sexual health
• Experience leading or contributing to quality improvement (QI) projects
• Autonomous clinical decision-making
• Strong consultation, examination and clinical reasoning skills
• Safe and effective prescribing
• Diagnostic requesting and interpretation
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage a varied caseload
• IT proficiency (EMIS, Docman or similar clinical systems)
• Telephone and video consultation experience

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).