Job summary
Are you experienced, clinically driven and want to undertake home visits in an Out of Hospital service? The aim of the home
visiting shifts is to support and care for people to stay at home, when it is
clinically safe to do so, to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and escalate
to emergency services other services when clinically needed. This role will
involve working
as an
expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced knowledge and clinical skills in undertaking a holistic assessment, prescribing where appropriate, making
onward referrals, and working autonomously.
We are looking for Advanced Clinical Practitioners
(ACPs) to be contracted on a permanent basis. The shifts available are.
Saturday 12.00 - 21.00
Sunday 12.00- 20.00
Minimum requirement is to cover one shift per week.
Main duties of the job
ACP is an experienced clinician who, acting within
their professional boundaries, will work flexibly to provide care for the
presenting-patient, from initial history taking, clinical assessment,
diagnosis, treatment to evaluation of care. The clinician in this role will be
a key to supporting the clinical work across Mastercall, whilst acting as a
positive and enthusiastic role model, supporting junior staff, and developing
our workforce.
The post holder will demonstrate safe, clinical
decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills,
for patients within the out-of-hours, supporting new work streams and services
to manage patients out of hospital. The post holder will demonstrate critical
thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work
collaboratively and flexibly with the wider healthcare team to meet the needs
of patients, and at times using their own initiative.
Mastercall ACP's will undertake
remote clinical assessments as well as face to face depending on the needs of
the service and will be encouraged to participate in service development and
improvement for the benefit of patients and/or the
organisation, through identifying opportunities to innovate and work
differently to meet the demands of the changing healthcare environment. In
order to work at this level NMC/ AHCP requirements for advanced practice must
be met
About us
Mastercall Healthcare has 25 years experience as
an innovative, highly performing, award-winning Social Enterprise organisation.
We are passionate about providing the very best
patient care at the very best place for the patient.
Our Social Value ethos commits us to ensuring the
very best use of the public pound, maximising the return on investment of our
commissioners, and supporting the NHS deliver affordable, effective, safe
patient centred services.
Our purpose is to ensure that we deliver safe, high
quality, patient centred services that support people to live and age well. We
are here to support our community and our health and social care partners. We
provide a range of highly effective urgent primary care services that support
hospital admission avoidance and early supported discharge from hospital where
clinically safe and appropriate.
Employee benefits include:
Living wage employer
NHS pension scheme
NHS blue light card/ discount schemes
Flexible and homeworking
Career development
Competitive rates of pay
Generous holiday entitlement, long service
enhancements and with option to purchase additional leave
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder
is an experienced clinician who, acting within their professional boundaries,
will work flexibly to provide care for the presenting-patient, from initial
history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment to evaluation of
care.
The clinician in
this role will be a key to supporting the clinical work across Mastercall,
whilst acting as a positive and enthusiastic role model, supporting junior
staff and developing our workforce.
The post holder
will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including
assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the out-of-hours, urgent
care, IV service, alternative to transfer and walk-in-centre areas, supporting
new work streams and services to manage patients out of hospital.
The post holder
will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process.
They will work collaboratively and flexibly with the wider healthcare team to
meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures,
providing clinical leadership as required, using their own initiative.
The post holder
will participate in and lead change for the benefit of patients and/or the
organisation and be a key member of the senior clinical team, identifying
opportunities to innovate and work differently to meet the demands of the
changing healthcare environment. In order to work at this level NMC
requirements for advanced practice must be met.
Please see full Job description attached for further details
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder
is an experienced clinician who, acting within their professional boundaries,
will work flexibly to provide care for the presenting-patient, from initial
history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment to evaluation of
care.
The clinician in
this role will be a key to supporting the clinical work across Mastercall,
whilst acting as a positive and enthusiastic role model, supporting junior
staff and developing our workforce.
The post holder
will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including
assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the out-of-hours, urgent
care, IV service, alternative to transfer and walk-in-centre areas, supporting
new work streams and services to manage patients out of hospital.
The post holder
will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process.
They will work collaboratively and flexibly with the wider healthcare team to
meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures,
providing clinical leadership as required, using their own initiative.
The post holder
will participate in and lead change for the benefit of patients and/or the
organisation and be a key member of the senior clinical team, identifying
opportunities to innovate and work differently to meet the demands of the
changing healthcare environment. In order to work at this level NMC
requirements for advanced practice must be met.
Please see full Job description attached for further details
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Management of a range of illness including acute and primary care / community.
- Management of complex patients.
- Proficient in advanced clinical examination skills.
- Understanding of local, regional and national health policy.
- Advanced understanding and experience of clinical governance and leadership.
- Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge of community/public health.
- Management experience.
- Refresher examination skill course.
- Leadership development course.
- Conflict resolution training.
- Process mapping/Service redesign.
ESSENTIAL GENERAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Self-directed, motivated, enthusiastic, supportive and approachable. Flexible approach.
- Excellent team player.
- A positive role model.
- Works well under pressure.
- Maintains quality of care at all times.
- Exemplary customer service approach to patient communication.
- Ensure every patient matters.
- Work within own area of expertise.
- A strategic thinker able to provide novel solutions to challenges.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience Minor illness/ailments experience. Triage/prioritisation. Contribution to policy / procedure development. Leadership. Clinical governance, quality and safety experience. Leading a team. Audit and research. Extended scope skills relevant to unplanned, out of hours, community care.
Desirable
- Minor injury experience. Project management training/qualification. Triage training/teaching.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse/paramedic or other registered health professional. A minimum of two clinical modules at level 7 related to clinical practice plus demonstrable equivalent level of skills (one to be NMP). Minimum of 2 years experience in primary/unscheduled care.
Desirable
- Minor injury experience. Project management training/qualification. Triage training/teaching.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Management of a range of illness including acute and primary care / community.
- Management of complex patients.
- Proficient in advanced clinical examination skills.
- Understanding of local, regional and national health policy.
- Advanced understanding and experience of clinical governance and leadership.
- Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge of community/public health.
- Management experience.
- Refresher examination skill course.
- Leadership development course.
- Conflict resolution training.
- Process mapping/Service redesign.
ESSENTIAL GENERAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Self-directed, motivated, enthusiastic, supportive and approachable. Flexible approach.
- Excellent team player.
- A positive role model.
- Works well under pressure.
- Maintains quality of care at all times.
- Exemplary customer service approach to patient communication.
- Ensure every patient matters.
- Work within own area of expertise.
- A strategic thinker able to provide novel solutions to challenges.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience Minor illness/ailments experience. Triage/prioritisation. Contribution to policy / procedure development. Leadership. Clinical governance, quality and safety experience. Leading a team. Audit and research. Extended scope skills relevant to unplanned, out of hours, community care.
Desirable
- Minor injury experience. Project management training/qualification. Triage training/teaching.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse/paramedic or other registered health professional. A minimum of two clinical modules at level 7 related to clinical practice plus demonstrable equivalent level of skills (one to be NMP). Minimum of 2 years experience in primary/unscheduled care.
Desirable
- Minor injury experience. Project management training/qualification. Triage training/teaching.
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).
