Job summary
The role will be working at East Harling & Kenninghall Surgery as part of Ketts Oak Primary Care Network.
The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to improve the quality and safety of care offered to patients of East Harling & Kenninghall Surgery.
The post holder will support the practice team to provide an on the day emergency service for patients. The role will involve the assessment, diagnosis, treatment or referral of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
The post holder will deliver a high standard of patient care as an Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP) in general practice (including the surgeries, patients homes and residential homes), using advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will:
· Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients according to patients’ needs either in the Practice or patient’s homes.
· Support and continue the development of an on the day emergency patient service in the Practice.
· Accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
· Evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.
· Undertake and interpret diagnostics and take appropriate action to manage patient care, whilst distinguishing between abnormal and normal findings in order to relate them to a possible diagnosis. To use broad clinical guidelines (NICE etc) relating them to individual cases, providing assistance and feedback to the organisation and others on how these should be interpreted.
· Signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway.
· Refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed healthcare pathways.
· Discharge or treat, as appropriate and within the scope of practice.
About us
South Norfolk Healthcare are recruiting this role on behalf of East Harling and Kenninghall which is part of Ketts Oak Primary Care Network.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will:
· Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients according to patients’ needs either in the Practice or patient’s homes.
· Support and continue the development of an on the day emergency patient service in the Practice.
· Accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
· Evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.
· Undertake and interpret diagnostics and take appropriate action to manage patient care, whilst distinguishing between abnormal and normal findings in order to relate them to a possible diagnosis. To use broad clinical guidelines (NICE etc) relating them to individual cases, providing assistance and feedback to the organisation and others on how these should be interpreted.
· Signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway.
· Refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed healthcare pathways.
· Discharge or treat, as appropriate and within the scope of practice.
· Maintain accurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and clinical care provided, including adverse events.
· Advise and support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health promotion and disease prevention.
· Provide clinical advice to other members of the team where appropriate.
· Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable.
· Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.
· Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery e.g. QOF and enhanced services.
· Be aware of current initiatives to improve existing patient services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will:
· Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients according to patients’ needs either in the Practice or patient’s homes.
· Support and continue the development of an on the day emergency patient service in the Practice.
· Accurately triage and prioritise patients, including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
· Evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.
· Undertake and interpret diagnostics and take appropriate action to manage patient care, whilst distinguishing between abnormal and normal findings in order to relate them to a possible diagnosis. To use broad clinical guidelines (NICE etc) relating them to individual cases, providing assistance and feedback to the organisation and others on how these should be interpreted.
· Signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway.
· Refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed healthcare pathways.
· Discharge or treat, as appropriate and within the scope of practice.
· Maintain accurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and clinical care provided, including adverse events.
· Advise and support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health promotion and disease prevention.
· Provide clinical advice to other members of the team where appropriate.
· Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable.
· Where the post holder is an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.
· Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery e.g. QOF and enhanced services.
· Be aware of current initiatives to improve existing patient services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered Paramedic or Registered Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council).
- - Relevant MSc or BSc
- - ENP/ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course (level 6).
- - Evidence of continued Professional Development
- - ALS/APLS Provider
- - X-Ray/IRMER Course
Desirable
- - Independent Prescriber
- - Teaching / Mentoring experience and /or qualification
Experience
Essential
- - Experience as an autonomous practitioner within a minor injury/illness centre or mobile service
- - Experience of the ECP/Advanced Practitioner role within Primary or Secondary care
- - Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the ECP role.
- - Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
- - Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
- - Previous experience of non-medical prescribing and using PGDs
- - Able to work autonomously, using own clinical judgement to form a diagnosis
- - Experience of following referral pathways
- - Undertake home visits
Desirable
- - Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for health
- - Using IT based patient documentation systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered Paramedic or Registered Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council).
- - Relevant MSc or BSc
- - ENP/ECP Minor Injuries and Minor Illness course (level 6).
- - Evidence of continued Professional Development
- - ALS/APLS Provider
- - X-Ray/IRMER Course
Desirable
- - Independent Prescriber
- - Teaching / Mentoring experience and /or qualification
Experience
Essential
- - Experience as an autonomous practitioner within a minor injury/illness centre or mobile service
- - Experience of the ECP/Advanced Practitioner role within Primary or Secondary care
- - Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the ECP role.
- - Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
- - Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
- - Previous experience of non-medical prescribing and using PGDs
- - Able to work autonomously, using own clinical judgement to form a diagnosis
- - Experience of following referral pathways
- - Undertake home visits
Desirable
- - Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for health
- - Using IT based patient documentation systems
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
