Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTITIONER: JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary:

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner is an experienced clinician who can demonstrate a high level of autonomous practice and complex decision making. This is underpinned by Masters level education or equivalent covering the four pillars of advanced practice; clinical practice, leadership and education, research, education.

This senior clinician will provide an expert level of clinical assessment and support to the care and treatment of a diverse population providing proactive care. The practitioner will achieve this by using their in-depth knowledge, experience and broad range of techniques, to assess, investigate, interpret, diagnose, treat and refer or discharge patients and create personalised care plans as required in the impact and investment fund (IIF), Primary Care Standards, Network Contract Direct Enhanced Services (DES) and Quality & Outcomes framework (QOF).

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will undertake clinical assessment including history taking and physical examination, form a diagnosis and provide a treatment plan, which may include prescribing. Patient assessment may involve both telephone and face to face consultations.

They will work across the PCN, offering first point of contact at an appropriate place and time. This may include an emergency response to the patient in their own home or other community clinics or setting.

The post holder will provide expert clinical and professional leadership and work collaboratively as part of the team to deliver a high quality service that meets the health and social care needs of all care home patients.

Job Responsibilities:

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients under your care and to ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and those of other staff, by providing expert patient care.

To receive referrals from and make referrals to GPs and other healthcare professionals review the patient and act accordingly, thereby reducing length of time patients wait for intervention and onward treatment, work with the patient, carers and any other parties to create personalised care plans.

To autonomously provide safe and effective highly specialised knowledge and skills, underpinned by theory to instigate and evaluate pathways of care.

To undertake the comprehensive highly specialist assessment of patients, using investigative and analytical skills. The post holder will undertake first line assessment of patients through to discharge or referral, often analysing highly complex facts and situations.

To prescribe the required treatment within the Health Professionals scope of Professional Practice (Independent Prescribing, Patient Group Directions, JRCALC guidelines and Schedule 19 exceptions of the Human Medicines Regulations (2012).

To ensure appropriate, timely and seamless referral to other health and social care agencies through highly developed communication and negotiation strategies.

Actively participate in developing guidelines, policies and protocols as required to support the service delivery. Will be accountable for own professional actions, and will act as the lead specialist role in terms of advanced practice.

Post holder must maintain professional registration for the duration of their employment and provide evidence to a Clinical Director on annual renewal. Clinicians are also required to abide by the codes of the professional practice as detailed by their professional body.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• At least 3 years postgraduate experience
• MSc in Advanced Clinical practice with Advanced Clinical Assessment and Management course (min 30 credits/Level 6) or equivalent
• Management of patients with common acute medical conditions
• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Knowledge of the NHS
• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner undertaking complex assessments and management of own caseload
• Excellent leadership skills, experience in clinical team management including performance management.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of developing and implementing clinical protocols, clinical pathways and clinical policies.

Desirable

• Experience in Primary Care
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Experience of preventative medicine
• Experience with chronic disease management
• Experience of working to achieve standard within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Experience of trauma informed care
• Experience of mental health, substance misuse management
• Experience of wound care
• Experience of working with patients across a range of settings
• Professional and multi-disciplinary working

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Registration/NMC
• MSc in Advanced Clinical practice with Advanced Clinical Assessment and Management course (min 30 credits/Level 6) or equivalent
• Additional professional knowledge acquired through specialist training, experience or other significant accredited courses.
• Evidence of significant ongoing professional development.
• Independent Prescribing Qualification

Desirable

• threshold for entry to Primary Care and be supported by appropriate governance and indemnity.
• Leadership modules
• Teaching / Mentoring Qualification

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Wigan Borough Federated Healthcare

Address

2nd Floor, Ashland House

Dobson Park Way

Ince

WN2 2DX

Employer's website

https://wiganhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)