Job summary
An exciting opportunity exists for progressive forward-thinking ACPs to join our enthusiastic team in the Urgent Treatment Centre based at the Royal London Hospital.
Working in a diverse, supportive environment
committed to our team's personal and professional development, you will be
encouraged to expand your working horizons and consolidate newly developed
clinical skills across primary and secondary care.
We offer a competitive salary matching continuous NHS service as well as an attractive NHS pension and generous annual leave entitlement. You can save through our interest free cycling and computer scheme, corporate gym discounts, interest free season ticket loan and salary sacrifice car lease scheme. You are entitled to occupational sick pay and we have an empathetic employee assistance and counselling service as well as occupational health services. We have regular well-being events, quarterly staff recognition awards as well as an end of year party with annual awards
Main duties of the job
The post
holder is an experienced clinician who, acting within their professional
boundaries, will work flexibly and collaboratively with other members of the
UTC team to provide care for the presenting-patient, from initial history
taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment to evaluation of care within
the urgent care setting.
The post
holder will understand complexity, demonstrate critical thinking, in the
clinical decision-making process whilst supporting the delivery of policy and
procedures, providing clinical leadership as required in line with the 4
pillars of advanced practice.
About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
Read up more about Tower Hamlets here: http://www.towerhamlets.is/
The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
- Innovation and support for primary care
- Being a great place to work
- Integrating primary and community care
- Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
- Influencing improvements in health outcomes
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and
evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with
undiagnosed and undifferentiated illness and injury (children and adults) often
with complexity.
- Clinically examine and assess patient
needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical
care accordingly.
- Triage
telephone referrals, calls from external clinicians, patients and others into a
range of services appropriately as required.
- Arrange and interpret investigations
within the remit of the Urgent treatment service such as blood tests and
X-rays.
- Acts as an autonomous practitioner
within agreed protocols guided by organisational policies and within Scope of
Professional Practice and governing body.
- Diagnose and manage both acute and
chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods
into a management plan.
- Prescribe and review medication for
therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with
evidence-based practice and national and local protocols, and within scope of
practice.
- Work with patients in order to support
compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.
-
Adapt to clinical services which may be
new, innovative and challenging at times with a flexible approach to learning
the skills required to perform optimally in the role.
- Prioritise health problems and intervene
appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations,
including initiation of effective emergency care.
- Support patients to adopt health
promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of
self-care.
- Maintain competence in clinical practice in line with
the practitioners professional regulatory body in line with regulations and
revalidation requirements.
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication
styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
including patients that are receiving bad news.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers,
recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome
different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of
communicating.
- Maintain effective communication within the practice
environment and with external stakeholders.
- Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues.
- Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance
such as online/electronic evidence-based leaflets, signposting patients to
relevant services and provide information in an acceptable format to all
patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.
- Coordinating care for complex patients with consent to
help them navigate the often complex healthcare system and support them through
effective communication to remain well at home.
- To communicate with external stakeholders and other
parties to share a positive image and message of Tower Hamlets GP Care Group.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and
evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with
undiagnosed and undifferentiated illness and injury (children and adults) often
with complexity.
- Clinically examine and assess patient
needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical
care accordingly.
- Triage
telephone referrals, calls from external clinicians, patients and others into a
range of services appropriately as required.
- Arrange and interpret investigations
within the remit of the Urgent treatment service such as blood tests and
X-rays.
- Acts as an autonomous practitioner
within agreed protocols guided by organisational policies and within Scope of
Professional Practice and governing body.
- Diagnose and manage both acute and
chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods
into a management plan.
- Prescribe and review medication for
therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with
evidence-based practice and national and local protocols, and within scope of
practice.
- Work with patients in order to support
compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.
-
Adapt to clinical services which may be
new, innovative and challenging at times with a flexible approach to learning
the skills required to perform optimally in the role.
- Prioritise health problems and intervene
appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations,
including initiation of effective emergency care.
- Support patients to adopt health
promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of
self-care.
- Maintain competence in clinical practice in line with
the practitioners professional regulatory body in line with regulations and
revalidation requirements.
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication
styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
including patients that are receiving bad news.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers,
recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome
different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of
communicating.
- Maintain effective communication within the practice
environment and with external stakeholders.
- Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues.
- Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance
such as online/electronic evidence-based leaflets, signposting patients to
relevant services and provide information in an acceptable format to all
patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.
- Coordinating care for complex patients with consent to
help them navigate the often complex healthcare system and support them through
effective communication to remain well at home.
- To communicate with external stakeholders and other
parties to share a positive image and message of Tower Hamlets GP Care Group.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Advanced Practice/Dip He (N) Advanced Practice.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working independently with patients with urgent need
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to prescribe medications under scope of practice according to formulary
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the 4 pillars of advanced practice
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to interpret blood tests and X-rays
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Advanced Practice/Dip He (N) Advanced Practice.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working independently with patients with urgent need
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to prescribe medications under scope of practice according to formulary
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the 4 pillars of advanced practice
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to interpret blood tests and X-rays
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).
