Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job responsibilities

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be primarily based within the PCN Enhanced Access Hub, working alongside other ACPs, ANPs, GPs and other health professionals, delivering care to PCN patients, including home visits.

The post holder will:

• Provide advanced clinical skills for patients attending the service.
• Have at least 1 years Advanced Clinical Practice experience.
• Be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies and guidelines and contribute to service development to ensure patients have a seamless pathway.
• Be expected to practice autonomously, formulate clinical decisions and treatment pans within local guidelines/policy to manage both acute and chronic illness.

The post holder will require excellent communication skills which should include communicating clearly, sensitively and effectively with patients, families and professionals. Be able to signpost patients to the most appropriate services and be enthusiastic to apply acquired knowledge and skills. The post-holder will have a positive can do attitude, working with colleagues to deliver safe, kind and effective care.

The successful post holder will be required to:

• Work autonomously, carrying out in-depth clinical assessment of patients with complex multiple healthcare needs.
• Perform advanced skills in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment as appropriate.
• Use specialised theoretical and practical knowledge to solve problems and make appropriate decisions.
• Work collaboratively, maintaining effective communication, with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met.
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills and provide psychological support when delivering diagnosis.
• Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
• Participate in the development of services and assists the implementation of change.
• Provide education and development opportunities for others.
• Develop own specialist clinical knowledge and participate in the development of others clinical knowledge.

Leadership and Management Responsibilities

• Be responsible and accountable for your own actions demonstrating effective leadership.
• Act as a positive role model through provision of strong and effective leadership across professional and organisational teams and boundaries at local level.
• Pro-actively initiate, and develop effective relationships, fostering clarity of roles within teams, to encourage productive working.
• Evaluate own practice and participate in multi-disciplinary service and team evaluations with the guidance of the Lead Clinician and the management team.
• Lead projects that fulfil strategic planning and service objectives, making use of excellent time, people-influencing negotiating skills and management skills.
• Create a supportive ethos to empower teams to achieve agreed targets, with mutual accountability and contribute to the development of flexible and responsive services.

This list is not exhaustive. There may be other duties required of the post holder relevant to the position and or needs of the service.

See the supporting documents for the full job description.

Experience

Essential

• 12 months experience as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner within Primary Care Setting.
• Evidence of working autonomously, with some support and supervision.
• First contact care.
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.

Desirable

• ARTP Trained, confident in spirometry testing and interpretation.
• Feno Trained.
• Diabetes qualification.
• Working within sexual health including cervical screening.
• Working in an acute primary care setting (Walk in centre, Triage).

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Awareness of accountability of own role & that required of a Registered Practitioner.
• Ability to assess & manage patient risk effectively & safely.
• Good communication (oral & written) and inter-personal skills.
• IT skills.
• Change management skills & ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
• Ability to form good working relationships with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to listen and empathise.
• Understanding of evidence based practice.
• Ability to organise & prioritise workload.
• Demonstrable evidence and commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC).
• Current registration.
• Relevant MSc qualification or equivalent.
• Independent non-medical prescriber.

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification.

Physical and Personal Attributes

Essential

• Able to undertake the requirements of the post.
• Reliable.
• Flexible.
• Excellent attendance record.
• Ability to work independently.
• Awareness of own sphere of competence & level of support required to practice safely.
• Current UK/EU driving license and access to car.
• Motivated, enthusiastic, can do attitude.
• Effective time-management skills.
• Self-directed.
• Team player.

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).